The record-union., 1894-11-26
Special to the REcoRD-Ux1ox.

I
ROCHESTER, (N. ", Nov. 25.-Bishop
NcQuaid at the Roman Catholic Ca
thedral in this city preached a sensational
sermon to-day, in which he denounced
j the action Of Archbishop Ireland in COM
ing to this State and taking part in the
/ last political campaign. In his sermon
! bishop McQuaid said that in his forty-
/ seven years of priesthood he had never
! put himself under obligations to any DO
Iitical party. For twenty-seven years he
! had never cast a vote, out OF anxiety not
to put it in any mans political power to
say that lie had voted for one party or the
other. Following is an extract of the
| sermon:
Having said this much by way of pre-
| face, L will now advert to the late scandal
which caused these remarks. Every
Catholic having respect for his Bishops
and priests, and the honor and good fame
OF his church, must have been pained and
mortlhed when he learned during the
late political campaign that one OF our
bishops, the Arch bishop 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 the election: of
his appearance on the platform at ratiflca-
tlon meetings, surrounded by the leaders
OF the Republican party; of his views on
! political questions, strongly expressed
| through interviews carefully prepared
! tor the press, and OF his mingIing in
crowd of excited politicians and parti-
sans on the night OF the election.
Il contend that this coming to New
! Nork OF the Archbishop of st. Paul to
! take part IN political contest was un-
dignited, disgracetul TO his episcopal
office and scandal in the eyes OF all
right-minded Catholics OF both parties
! 1t was, furthermore, piece of meddIe-
| some interference on his part to come
! from his State to another, break down ali
| the discipline among our priests and
! justify the charges of those ininical to
| US that priests are partisans and use their
Offices and opportunities for political
work.
IF Archbishop Ireland had made him
| self as conspicuous IN favor of the Demo
| cratic party. he would be just as blame
! worthy i'll my estimation. ii his conduct
| was not censured and condemned. it
would not be possible tor me to restrain
! the priests of this diocese from initiating
! his example, and descend from the pulpit
| to the political platform and narshaiing
their Pensioners up to the polls on the
! Gay of election. Not one Of them but has
| an equal right with his grace OF St. Paul
! to turn e!ectIoneerlng against one party
| or another, and absent himself from the
| parish, as did the Archbishop.
| at is no excuse to say the Archbishop
was working i'll the interest of good gov
| ernment. Every other clerical aSpirant
| to political distinction would say the
same thing. New York is abundantly
! able to take care Of itself, without ex-
| traneous help, as the last election showed,
and II the newspapers report correctly,
| the Legislature Of Minnesota is sadly in
! need OF publication, and his grace might
| have found full scope for his political
schooling and stay right at home, if poll
| tician he would be.
But it is well known to many that it
was not the love for good government
! that kept Arch bishop Ireland so many
weeks in New \ 1ork city, and so far 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 \ Ork Legislature, Archbishop
| Ireland busted himself writing letters to
! Republican leaders In favor of the candi-
| dacy OF Rev. Maloney for the position of
| Regent OF the University. Ii was none
! OF the ArchbiShop's business to meddIe
| with business that did not concern him,
! Then he knew that the Archbishop of
/ New \ Ork and his sufIrangants desired
/ the election Of a candidate able and will
/ ing to protect the best interests OF the
| Catholic schools and academies coming
! under the control OF the regents. They
know the priest who had declared that if
he could he would wipe out every par
ochial school, and that the time had come
! for the Stale TO turn down the church in
money matters, was no tit representative
of the Roman Catholic body.
| "FortunateIy, since the visit of the
| Apostolic Delegate to New York, his ex-
| cellency, Archbishop Corrigan, has
! learned that the Holy See has no truck
| son or more devoted adherent, no Bishop
| sounder in the faith that needs no expla-
/ nation than the Arch bishop of New
! York. His loyalty is of the heart and on
| principle, yet, strange to say, this clerical
| clique has contrlved to make many be-
| lieve that the Arch bishop of New York
| is antagonizing the Apostolic Delegate in
| the first place, and in the second his alli-
| ance with Tammany Hall. The two
calumnies are persistently repeated, un-
/ til the Catholics are annoyed and grieved,
and the Catholics believe the charges, en-
anating from Catholics, must have some
foundation in fact"