The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-06
HE SEEKS THE DARK.
The Jesuits Denounced by Ex-
Priest Daily.
LIFE OF THE NATION At STAKE.
''Churchianity'' or superficiality-T The
Blessings OF Life and the Secret
OF Happiness.

The Jesuit IN Politics aHo-cet ex-
Priest J. 3. Daily subject Of an ex-
f1zustiye discourse before the A. r. A at
Ranke's hall yesterday afternoon Long
before the tine for speaking had arrived
the hail was full TO over1foving. SSSi
numbers OF persons unable 10 get adr1is-
sion tickets we're turned away. A snort
musical programme was rendered, 10
which Mrs. Daily contributed The Battle
Hymn OF the Republic. and Miss Carrie
N Fleming piano solo.
Mr. Days appearance before his audi
erice was a signal for a burst OF applause.
Tie IS a man Of middle age, rather above
medium height. well made, snootn-faced,
dark-complected and Of good address. he
81 calm and collected, and speaks. With
out bitterness. prejudice or vindfctiveness,
In language fairly bristling with rugged
Angio-Saxon. He IS not an orator, Yet
his demeanor and discourse are force'ul.
and give evidence shat he is in earnest
and means what he says. He possesses
a fund OF anecdote and az times con-
vulses his audience with a story or apt
Illustration borrowed from his OWN ex-
perience in the Catholic church Along
towards the close of his address he caught
up a small American flag. threw u grace
fully about his neck and shoulders. and,
calling on his auditors 10 rise, instructed
them in what he termed the American
doxology''-that Is, three cheers for the
stars and stripes. They were given with
a heartiness indicating that the speaker
had the good will and support OF all who
had heard him.
The address opened with a statement
that the speaker was an American. rather
than Protestant, proud of the land OF
his birth and glorying in her free institu-
tons He quoted the words of an Amer
can Christian poetess. that THE time
has come when men with hearts and
brains must rise and take the misdrected
reins OF government" and he then pro-
ceeded 10 the subject. There was natur-
ally suggested he said. the questions.
who is the Jesuit: whence his origin;
what his character. and what his ooJectF
The Jesuit ne declared to be the right
hand OF popery. whose teachings, through
cunning and malign influence, had so
permeated the Church of Rome that IL
had become huge religio-political ma
chine. He then traced the fight of the
reformers for an open. Bible. and the step
taken by Loyola to organize the society
destined TO occupy the blacklist page in
the political history of the world for
to the present day. the speaker said. 1.-The
Jesuit does his work in the dark. Like
the bat. he shuns the sunlight. In the
school he is the cultured scholar. I'm the
church the enthusiastic priest. and in the
state ne is the secret, cumming and
treacherous politician He Is trained 10
proves the latter with a harsh word, but
sheds on him the hypocrftical tear of sor-
row for human frailty." Mr.. DAILY con-
tinued:
The Jesuit opposes no one in the open
daylight, but in the dark chambers of
political intrigue he carries the dagger
of bigotry and intolerance that stabs 10
the heart religious and civil liberty
Beware of him. freeman. for you know
not where he turks. The snake is more
merclful. for he rattles before he strikes
you with the fangs OF death. Kings and
princes have employed him to prosecute
unsuspecting and innocent Protestants,
and have paid the penalty by finding him
fastened on the stats and welding great
er power and influence than the king him
self For the sake OF self-protection and
self-preservation every Romish govern
ment under the sun, at one time or an
other. has been compelled 10 Danish him
from the realm"
To show that the Roman church was
averse 10 freedom in the state. the fam
lly and the individual. the speaker quot
ell from whom he termed the three great
est statesmen OF the age-hadstone, the
Englishman: Bismarck. the German. and
CASTELAR, the Spaniard. From these an
thorities 10 was shown that not a single
progressive principle had been announced
but had been cursed by the Catholic
church. and that not a constitution had
been born. a single step OF progress TAX
en-. or a solitary reform effected but IL
had been denounced by the terrible ana
themas OF the pope. The pope In politics.
as DR.. MoGlynn said. had been the curse
OF every nation. II had ruined and devil
riIized the Latin race, once the rulers OF
the world. and now by political intrigue
and cunning sought 70 conquer the Anglo
Saxons and again become the dominant
power in Christendom. Mr.. Daily said:
IF she ever does. modern civilization
and freedom will go down in darkness and
death The United States, is the pivotal
point. the United States Is destined 10 be
ire future scat OF worldly empire. IL
Rome rules the United States she VIII
ieaie the world. II the American people
are true 10 the principles of our consti-
tuition thu republic viii live and freedom
and equality Will continue 10 bless the
world"
The speaker here quoted from Gen
Grant that the contest for national ex-
istence would I'm the near future ne be
tween patriotism and intelligence on one
hand. and superstition. ambition and
ignorance on the other" He referred TO
the pluniering Of national and rrunicipai
treasures for the heneft OF Catholics.
and read statistics TO show where money
had gone The church controlled the
United States senate and manipulated the
larger cities Of the land The Jesuit
could SO into the legislature and the
legislature would DO his bidding The
publ, schools were threatened. and ev-
erywhere Catholicism stretched out its
haad II grasp the Institutions OF the
land. To exempt church property from
taxation the speaker declared to be in
effect q union 81 church and state. and
uB-Amcrican and unconstitutional
= am now Methodist preacher ne
concluded, "hus I am also an American
citizen. ! have come 20 oppose the cath
ollie church. Now. / want - ask YOU
ProtesjaHts. honestly. are YOU willing
that any priest should run the govern
meat or the politics OF this country
tories Of, No, uo.'1 The scum of for
eiEnism - threatening - enxulf ia IN
! national ruin. Thoughtful minds viii IN
qaire Where are We at answer. VIC
ara on the edge OF = political rvclo~e
teat Is ahsut - sweep away from fhe
face ~ our land foreign ideas foreign
politics. foreign ecclesl4stIcism and for
eien flags"
TIKI l. RELIGION N THE CHURCH.
DR.. Garrett on "Churciliauftv.. as m