The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-11
SALOONS MUST Go.
Ultimatum of Bishop
WattersOn.
ALL CREEDS WILL UNITE
In Crusade Against the Liquor
Traffic.
CATHOLICS IN THE BUSINESS.
The Church Knows How to Reach
CATHOLICS IN THE BUSINESS
The Church Knows How to Reach
and Also How to Deal With
Them.

CHICAGO, Oct 1O.-The birth of Father
Mathew. apostle Of temperance, was cele-
| Drated to-day with a parade, in which Is. coo
people participa ed. Catholic orders, Prot
estant societies. children from the public,
parochial and private sch hools, Good Tenn
pars and similar organizations were in the
procession, which was reviewed by Gov
ernor Altgeld. Mayor Hopkins and other
notables. The parade was preliminary to
the mass-meeting at the Auditorium, with
Bishop Watterson Of Columbus, Ohio, as
chief orator.
Inc committee received the following
reply from Mgr. Satolli 20 letter compli-
menting his stand for temperance and in
viting him to be present: II am pleased
to hear that my recent decision has pro-
duced so happy an effect. 1t is matter of
deep regret that so many Catholics are en-
gagged in saloon traffic, which, by abuses,
Is the cause of so much harm to their
fellow-men. and a scanda to their nOn-
Catholic brethren. Fondly trusting this
abuse may be- mitigated. il not obIterated.
and this cause of reproach be removed
from the Catholics of America. 1 remain
yours, very sincerely. in Christ"
A magnificent gathering assembled to-
night at the Auditorium, the audience as
well as the speakers, including prominent
representatives of ali the leading denomi-
nations.
Bishop Watterson was given rousing
reception. His address dealt extensively
with th controversy regarding the recent
decision of Monsignor Satoll against
saloon-keepers. Bishop Watterson said:
The most of US here tonight will doubt
less concede that the saloon business is
not an evil in itself. AT any rate the
Catholic church does not excommuDicate
any one merely because he is engaged in
the LIQUOR traffic. To suppose so is mis-
take, and countenance has been given to
that order within the past fortnight by
one of our distinguished fellow-citiZens of
Chicago. / will digress moment to take
notice Of IL. At mass-meeting during
The German Catholic congress in Louis
Vile on the 25th of last month, Mr.. Wash
| ington Hesing. Postmaster of Chicago,
and proprietor OF the Illinois Staats lei
| tung, made lengthy speech, in which he
| said that Because the low dealers in wines
| ana liquors have fostered lawlessness and
! crime it is no reason why every LIQUOR
dealer. among whom may be classed those
| who sell good Rhine wine and good Ger
man beer, should be communicated. [
| hold 1t to be a great mistake; that the edict
OF Bishop WattersOn will be considered a
material concession to that Garro w-minded
element of our population which is con-
stantly waging war upon our creed. Pro-
| hibtionists and temperance fanatics raised
cry of exultation, and Miss Willard
sent her sisterly greetings. The German
| Catholic of this country is true son of
his church, but he is also true patriot
He can be both with an honest mind and
defend his rights
Now, Mr.. Hesing either read the letter
of the Bishop of Columbus and that OF the
Apostolic Ablegate or he did not. If he
read them his condemnation of the apos-
| tolic delegate and me, even by insinuation,
for what we did not say is objectionable :;
| if he did not read them. he should not have
spoken of them at all. Intentionally or
unintentionally, he misled his audience
| and at the same time intensified a preju-
dice which grew out of an unfounded and
unworthy suspicion that the blow was
aimed with partial hand.
"'PrOhibitonlsts and temperance fana-
tics,' he said, raised a cry of exaltation.'
More than 'prohibitionists' and temper
snce fanatics raised cry of exultation.
A cry of eXultation went up all over the
| land from all who have at heart the well
being of our communities and the honor
of our country. Let me tell him frankly
| that the greatest injury that has been done
| to the progress of our faith in this country
is the disgrace inflicted upon it by those
Catholics, and their name is legion, who
are abusing the saloon business to their
own infamy and the honor of the church.
| The majority of saloon-keepers, it is
charged, are Catholics. While / doubt the
truth of this, even if you include those
who are only Catholic in name, still, God
knows. we have more than our share OF
them. This, however, the church Is not
fairly responsible for, because she has
protested over and over again against the
| abuse. No one knows better than she
| how to make just aud equitable
distinction when she comes to deal with
| individual cases. But we are now speak
| ing Of salooniSt5 as class and as they
| have made themselves; not of excep-
| tions, but of the rule; of a condition, not
a theory. The apostolic delegate affirmed
a decree, not accommodating individual
| saloon-keepers. but regulating the rela-
ti0ns of Catholic societies with those who
are engaged in the liquor business, and
this was done with full knowledge of the
nature, condition, methods. practices and
effects of the liquor traffic in this country.
It was done, first, because the traffic is a
| dangerous one and easily abused; Sec
| ondly. because it has been, aud generally
| is now, abused by those who are engaged
| in il; thirdly. because on this account it
has been generally disreputable and inju-
rious to private and public morals
| fourthly, because Catholics themselves
| have contributed in no small degree to
| make 1t so, to the dishonor of the Catholic
name; and filthy, because our CATHOLIC
societies have been tainted in their honor
and hampered in their influence and too
often dominated by those who are en-
/ gagged In 1t.
"The Catholic church, besides her 9th Ell
means of reaching the moral needs of hel
children. has one special way which nc
| other religions organization has in dealing
| with the individual conscience Of those who
do not withdraw themselves from her in.