The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-02-24
IN AM. AROUND THE CITY
INF1DEt INGERSOLL.
In His Discourse on ''The Loyal American
Father Cleary Gives Him Rap.

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In His Discourse on seThe Loyal American
Father Cleary Gives Him Rap.
In his instructive address at Labor
Temple last Sunday evening. Father
Cleary explained what constitutes loyal
American as follows:
Every man who longs to enjoy the nm
paralleled blessings which this country
offers to all who seek shelter beneath
its flag, owes at least to the land that
welcomes the weak and oppressed OF all
nations duty Of honest and loyal devo'
tion, Obedience to the laws of the coun
try, respect for our national characters
tics and tendencies, and fidelity to the
American constitution are the tests we
are justified in demanding of all who will
share our prosperity and make in this
fair land home. He is loyal Ameri-
can, therefore, who cheerfully responds
TO these tests that we o fer.
The man who sneers at our national
traits, who condemns our glorious con-
stitution, and who is ambitious to revise
to his contracted views, can never be-
come loyal citizen of this republic until
he learns to adapt himself to American
ideas.
American notions of individual freedom,
of social equality, OF civil government
and political rights, will not be trans
formed to suit the whims and hoary ira
ditions Of other lands. We believe in
personal liberty; we believe in civic
equality; we believe in obedience to or
der and law;and we believe in the Amer
loan Sunday. Those who cannot con-
form to these articles OF the American
creed are sadly wanting in the desirable
qualities essential to loyalty TO America.
We believe in sobriety and temperance
as natural virtues necessary for intelli-
gent and honest American citizen hip.
We believe that the liquor saloon is q
constant menace to Americas dearest in
terests, and that loyalty to our beloved
lection of the dangerous power of the sa-
loon. We believe in the general difu-
sion of knowledge and have an abiding
faith that the state is performing one of
its most binding and sacred duties when
it places the schoolhouse on every hill
side and in every valley, in city and
town, so that the humblest as we'll as the
proudest child in the land may enjoy the
advantages of common school educa-
ton. The impartial system of common
schools, maintained and supported by
the American people, is the fairest and
best that loyalty to America can suggest
or devise. Maliciousor mistaken enc
mics of Catholics and Of the Catholic
Church sometimes assert that Catholics
cannot be loyal American citizens. This
is most unwarranted imputation cast
upon large and loyal portion of our
American people. The Catholic Ameri-
can citizen who is true 10 his Church
and his country cannot fail to be good
citizen. His religion requires him to be
loyal to his country, and if he is false to
his country, he thereby is disloyal to the
teachings of his religion. Irreligion and
unbeliet, not any specific form of reli
gion, are hostile to our American life and
American liberty.
The notorious Col. Ingersoll, with his
characteristic disregard for truth and
good manners, did not fail to abuse the
opportunity afforded him last Thursday |
evening, in insinuatiug that the Pope
had encouraged the southern rebellion.
judah P Benz amin, secretary of the con-
federaoy, called the Pope's letter for
mula OF politeness, not political recog- |
milton. Col. Ingersoll, who brags so
much about intelligence and fairness,
either knew this fact or he didn't know |
it. If he did not know it, he is unpar
donably ignorant for man Of his pre-
tensions. If he knew it, he unblushtngiy |
lied. The latter is the more likely.
THE INSANE OF THIS COUNTY.
Probate Judge and County Commissioners
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