The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-26
DON'T NEED HELP.
Bishop MCQuaid's Opinion
of New York
AND ARCHBISHOP IRELAND.
Expressed in Sensational
Expressed in Sensational
Sermon.
SHOULD KEEP OUT OF POLITICS.
That Is What He Says of All
Priests, and Does Not Except
the Archbishop.

IlOChfLC tEIs Ns 4'3 INOf'
McQuald at The Roman Cathol cathedral
in This city preached sensational sermon
this morning in which he denounced the
action of Archbishop Ireland in coming to
this State and taking part in the last po-
litical campaign.
In his sermon Bishop McQuaid said that
In his forty-seVen years of priesthood he
had never put himself under obligations
to any of the political parties, and that for
twenty-seven years he has never cast
vote out of anxiety not to put it in any
mans political power to say that he had
voted for one party or the other. Follow
ing is an extract of the sermon:
Having said this much by way of pre-
face. | will now advert to the late scandal
which caused these remarks. Every Cath
Olic having respect for his bishops and
priests and the honor and good fame of
his church. must have been panied and
mortified when be learned during the late
political campaign that one of our
bishops, the archbishop of st. Paul. cast
to one side the traditions Of the past and
entered the political arena like any lay
man. The newspapers were careful to
keep the public duly informed of his ar
rival in New York before election; of his
appearance on the platform at ratification
meetings, surrounded by the leaders of the
Republican party; of his views on political
questions strongly expressed through in
terviews carefully prepared for the press
and of his mingliOg in crowd of excited
politicians and partisans on the night of
election
II contend that this coming TO New
YORK of the Archbishop Of st. Paul to
take part in political contest was undig-
nified, disgraceful to his Episcopal office
and scandal in the eyes OF all right
minded Catholics of both parties. 1t was
Furthermore piece of meddlesome inter-
ference on his part TO come from his State
to another, break down all discipline
ong our priests and justify the charges
of those inimical to Us that priests are
partisans and use their offices and oppor-
tunities for political work.
''If Archbishop Ireland had made himself
as cons spicuous 10 favor of the Democratic
party he would be just as blameworthy in
my estimation. If his conduct was not
censured and condemed. it would not be
possible for me to restrain the priests OF
this diocese from initiating his example
and descending from the pulpit to the po-
ishoners up TO the polls on the day of the
elect on. Not one of them but has an
equal right with his grace of ST. Paul to
turn electioneering against one party or
another and absent himself from the parish
as did the Arch bishop.
sit is no excuse to say the Archbishop
was working in the interest of good gov
ernment. Every other clerical aspirant to
thing. New York is abundantly able to
rake care of itself without extraneous
help, as the last election showed, and if
the newspapers report correctly the Legls-
lature of Minnesota is sadly in need of
publication. and his Grace might have
found full scope for his political scheming
and skill right at home. if politician he
would be.
''But it is we'll known to many that it
was Mt the love for good government that
kept chbisbop Ireland so many weeks
in New York City, and so far away from
his diocese, where the law of residence
obliged him to be. 1t was to pay debt to
the Republican party that his services
were rendered. During the last session of
the New York Legislature Archbishop
Ireland Of far-off Minnesota busted HIM
self writing letters to Republican leaders
in favor of the candidacy of Rev. Mr.. Ma
loney for the position of regent Of the uni
versty.
'It was none of the Arch bishops busi-
ness to meddle with business that did not
concern him; then he knew that the Arch
bishop of New York and his suffragants
desired the election Of a candidate able
and willing to protect the best interests of
| the Catholic schools and academies coming
| under the control of the regents. They
| knew the priest who had declared that if
| he could he would wipe out every paro-
chial school and that the time had come
| for the State to turn down the church in
money matters was no fit representative of
| the Cath olic body.
Fortunately, since the visit of the apos-
tolic delegate to New York, his Excellency
Archbishop Corrigan has learned that the
| Holy See has no truer son or more devoted
adherent. no Bishop sounder in the faith
that needs no explanation, than the Arch
| bishop of New York. His loyalty is of
| the heart and on principle, yet, strange to
say. this clerical clique has coutrived to
make many believe that the Archbishop of
New York is antagonizing the apostolic
delegate In the first place, and in the sec
oud. his alliance with Tammany Hail.
"The two calumnies are persistently re-
peated, until the Catholics are annoyed
and grieyed. and the Cath olics believe the
charges. emanating from Catholics, must
have some foundation in fact.
II also wish it to be understood that the
| meddling 10 the politics of another State
by Arch bishop Ireland is altogether ex-
| ceptional. as he is the only Bishop who
thrss interferes with others; that this scan
dal deserves rebuke as public as the of
fense committed. l sincerely hope the
| church will be spared its repetition