Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-13
SEVERE ROASTING
ADDRESSES AN OPEN LETTER w
THE SUBJECT TO THOMAS
EVANS OF BOSTON.
Believes Catholics Are Good Cit
sens. and the Movement Is DO
ins More Harm Than GOOD.


WORCESTER, Mass. Aug IL.
Senator Hoar has written letter
on the A. +. A. to Thomas Evans. OF
Boaton, In response to the letter from
the after expressing surprise at state
ments made by the senator In a speech
that II 1.-THE 4. p. A. moyemenD Is an
attempt to recall on one side the cru
elites Of the Catholic church and 10
brighten old women Of both sects, and
on the other side to band the men Of
the Catholic church together for pc.
litlcal action. Both these attempts
VIII fall
Senator Hoar writes In part as fol-
lows:
There Is no more jealous believer
IN the principles Of the New England
Purliaus and no more jealous advocate
OF them than l. There IS not man In
Massachusetts who has Mt heart the
welfare aud perpetuity OF our system
OF free common schools that have
THE difference between you and mo,
Is difference OF method. | want to
get the 100000 Catholics In Massachu-
sets on our side. ! want to send their
children to the public schools. to pay
their share Of the cost and when their
young women are suitable, are intel
llgent, are liberal persons, attached 10
the school system, | want some OF
them 10 be employed az teachers.
u don't wish to exclude them from
my political support when they are
Americans and agree with me In other
MATES because of their religious
faith.
You want to Join an association
whose members are ashamed 10 confess
tney belong 20 Il, so many OF them,
without apparently fOrfeiting the re-.
spect NJ their fellows. lie about their
membership In IL when they are asked
ABOUT " You want TO mass together
the whole Catholic population OF Mas
sachusettA to the support OF their eN-
IRENE and wrong headed priests, II any
iuch can be- found.
think your method would overthrow
The common schools system, would
,getthruw the Republican party. and
would end by massing together all the
catholic voters as prescription always
hoes mass men together to Increase
and strengthen that political party
which you profess so much to dread. I
thihk the time has come 10 throw
down the wallis between Christians and
mol 10 build new ones, think the time
has come TO inculnte harmony and good
vii between American citizens. espec-
iAliy o. the commonwealth u MaayH
chuaetts / want tile whole 100. 900
Catholics OF Massachusetts 10 belisv,.
what Juhn Boyle o'Rellly believed. and
70 love and reverence the Puritan
founders % Massachusetts as he does.
ih~ way TO make good citizens and
tH1d men OF them and 10 attract them
- ffoteAthntism Is not to exclude
Them their sons and daughters. from
al public employment. and go. your
sell. IN dark cell and curse at them
through the grated windows"
In conclusion, Senator HOar asks GER
lhln questions concerning the A. 4. A
~hciner ne opponents have an oppor-
unity 10 know IT. purposes and he
convinced by It's arguments. whether
taly and France are not IA free from
temporal control by the pope as Mas
tachusetts. whether Gen. sheridan. in
1e was living, would be unit to hold
1iiice. and whether his daughter, II
The entertained her fathers religious
1elef, would be unit 10 teach In a
public school.