The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-28
1t Says the People of the Rcbeiiious
Province VIII Not Submit to the
Preposterous Demand.
DISSENSIONS AT OTTAWA
MEMBERS OF THE CABINET AT WAR
WITH EACH OTHER.
Resignation ef Sir Charles Topper
and Minister of Militia Patterson
Serious Lack of Harmony.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, March 27-The
remedial order on separate schools does
not come up in the Legislature till to-
morrow night, but it was nevertheless the
one topic of the day here Both the gov
eminent and opposition are holding fire.
quent caucus meeting and what the out
come will be is difficult to predict One
thing is certain, namely, that the Manitoba
government will resent interference by
Ottawa on educational matters. There is
every Indication that the policy of the
opposition in the Legislature will be to
advocate some notifications to the school
law. In other words, some sort of compro-
mise. The opposition of Premier Green
way and the government is clearly out
lined The newspaper organ of the gov
eminent has this official statement under
the heading ''Manitoba's Answer
THE remedial order has been read in
the Legislature. We are asked to restore
previous TO 1890. Let Quebec and Ottawa
rest assured that the restoration win never
of justice too much regard for truth and
equity to recognize as religious ariStoc-
racy an element Of its population BY no
pie attempting to realize in measure the
ideals of the nineteenth century. Manitobans
demand that the should turn back the
wheels of progress three hundred
supplant n modern cviization BY med use
ism. This whole question is not a quarrel
between Manitoba and the Dominion. 1t is
not even quarrel between races and
creeds; it is a struggle as to whether the
ideas of the nineteenth century or ideas
Of the dark ages shall prevail The act Of
in the land the benefits of common school
education. 1t recognized neither class, nor
of common citizenship. 1t aimed at devel-
opment in this. noble country unity Of
and It sought to sink ali prejudices and
class distinctions through making all equal
in the sight Of the law. Could anything be
Catholic Church? Standing aside, wrapped
MP an "a d. that DdeK # shoud Be considered
ligious aristocracy. 1t refused to have the
children Of its members receive instructions
are their superiors in intelligence and wis
dom. And on what grounds? 1t said Cath
from others by the act that called the prov
ince into existence Then, when shown
that eyen nzl this o mere te wheh Il Is not
the promise, since it would violate the foun-
dation principles, Of state organization
son that the public schools are Protestant
If the refusal of Roman
department Of ae ane Of the areh
bishop to act as member of the advisory
board could make the schools Protestant,
of proof has been advanced in support of
this claim. Why does not the Roman
Catholic Church come out with the truth
at once? Why not advance the real reason
for discomfort? Rome-is not in accord with
the spirit of the age. 1t is welded TO a
dead past. Mediaevalism cannot or will not
coaleSce with modern thought.
I'm place of the act of 1890, what sub
stitute is offered. We asked to set
creed against creed and race against race;
to break up the unity that should exist; to
mutually support each other in wrong CO.
ing; to make the state the teacher of re-
ligious truth How can any Romanist, te-
lieving that Protestant schools teach
ing errors, conscentiously support them,
and how can any Protestant, not believing
in the religious teaching of the Roman
Catholic Church agree that portion of
his taxes should be devoted towards the
support of such teaching? No, any one
who has the least sense of Justice, any
one who is patriotic in the slightest degree,
any one who believes that all citizens are
equal in the sight of the law and that
what is good enough for one is good enough
for all must stand by the act of 1899. And
this is our answer to Quebec: We shall rot
allow the state to support religions; we
shall not allow the church to control the
state; we shall not return to the civ!iza-
ton of the dark ages; we shall not recog-
nize Rome better, or in any way diff
ferent from others We shall hold to the
principle of equal rights for all and that
principle shall be dearer TO us than con-
fedora ton ITSELF.