The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-06-20

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than has been done.
NOTHING LIKE 1T.
Fr. Cleary on the Government by
the People.
At the opera house last Wednes-
day evening Rev. FIR. Cleary, OF the
st. Charles Catholic church of Mime
apolis, and president of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Society of America,
delivered a lecture on american
Manhood" to large and appreciative
audience. Fir. Cleary is very able
and forcible speaker.
Before the address Misses Cooper
and Baker rendered an instrumental
duet, after which Misses Baker and
Barley rendered vocal duet. FIR.
Cleary was introduced by W. j. Nc
Leod in few appropriate words.
FIR. Cleary opened his remarks by
saying that in no country in the
world was manhood as much respect
ed and honored as in the United
States, all men being equal according
to law, regardless of race, politics or
religion. That he is man tells it all,
he said. He dwelt upon the rights OF
men in the old countries and the
rights of men in this country and said
that the government in the United
States was for the people and not the
people for the government.
Mr.. Cleary said that the foundation
of our government as we'll as of all
good governments was authority,
liberty and personal rights and that
man could enjoy his rights as long as
he chose to do what was right.
These privileges in the United States
we're given by the constitution. We
do not exist for the government but
the government for us. In the old
countries the people existed for the
government and this accounted for the
large number of emigrants and
refugees coming to the United States.
He said that where the people exist
for the government it causes them to
distrust it.
Mr.. Cleary then dwelt upon the
part taken by the Republican party
in the emancipation of the slaves in
this country during the late war, and
the discredit thrown upon the Demo
cratic party because of its actions in
the matter. He then told a story
about an Irishman who, upon being
asked by politicians of the different
parties to vote for their party, said he
was against the government, and con-
sequently was q Democrat, the Re-
publican party being in power at the
time. An Irishman was against the
government because the government
in the old country was always against
him.
Mr.. Cleary told bit of his expert
ence while travelling in England
several years ago. Being DESTROYS of
meeting several of the distinguished
members of the parliment he received
seven letters of introduction to them
from friend in this country. Much
to his surprise and amazement he
found upon visiting the parliament
that six out of the seven were serving
time in prison, and that the other one
was in this county or he would have
been serving time in prison also. He
found on inquiry that man to be
true to the people was an enemy to
the government and consequently
would be punished. In this country
man who was for the people was for
the government because the govern
ment was for the people. He thought
that many do not understand the true
meaning of personal liberty. A man
in England said that England better
understood the United States since it
had had the courage to punish the
anarchists at Chicago several years
ago.
Mr.. Cleary then dwelt upon the re-
ligious side OF the question; the free
and equal rights enjoyed in that re,
spect. He said that the church and
state could not mix. Neither could