The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-17
MIR. HoAR on RELIGIOUS WARFARE
He Earnestly Deprecates All Attempts
20 Incite Inrolet ance.

Springfield. Mass. Republican
George r. Hoar. who is a trustee OF
Clark university az Worcester. welcomed
the summer school there. The passage IN
his address or most general interest r.
iates 20 the conditions which led 70 the
recent outbreak az East Boston Here -
what he said on this subject.
II called attention one year ago 20 the
s9claiistic troubles and dangers our num-
hers were decreased by the railroad tron-
hles. Bands of hungry men were march
ing 20 Washington city. I veutured 20
PREDICT that they could not disturb even
the least function OF our municipal gov
eminent The prediction has proved 20 be
z reality. The danger has gone by now
and is in the past. We are confronted to-
day. however. with another public dan
ger. quite as serious. and yet quite as
transtory as that OF last year. That
comes from an attempt 70 arouse the old
feelings Of the Dark Ages. and which
ought % have ended with them. between
men who have different forms OF faith.
ADplause) II IS an attempt - recall on
one side the cruelty Of the Catholic
church and brighten men and women OF
both sexes 1aughter1. and on the other
side 20 find the men Ct the Catholic
church all ready for Political action. Both
OF these attempts viii fail. ] happened 70
be reading last night from Milton where.
In writing of the Puritans, he wrote:
Nothing but wide ocean and the savage
deserts OF America could hide and shelter
them from the fury Of the bishops There
can he no apprehension on the part OF the
bishops from any one who has known
fifty years OF Williams Of the Catholic
church and who knew Brooks OF the
Protestant CHURCH.
I'VE have anf institution we mean to
stand by, protect and make perpetual. and
that is the common school, open to all
the children and free from sectarian con-
troll. Now. IL is said a portion of our citi-
zens. as Is their right. desire TO send their
children 10 receive a particular form OF re-
llgious education. They have a perfect
right 10 do 50, but some Of them go further
and say that so deserving and exercising
that right, IL is not fair TO contribute for
the common schools I hope our Catholic
friends will see that they are mistaken in
this expectation. Does any prelate, teach
er or parent doubt that his Protestant fell
low citizen has an equal right TO send his
child 20 a non-sectartan school? Do they
doubt that 1t is for the best interest of the
whole community that all should receive
an education somewhere? EVERYBODY who
desires 20 send his children to a place 9TH
er than the common school still expects
TO pay his share. our friend Mr.. Sails
bury cheerfully pays his share for the
common school, although, / am sorry 10
say. he does not Send his children to the
schools. My children are past the age,
but / pay for the support of the schools
and expect to pay. The rich man, who
sends his children to other schools, even
the bachelor. all pay cheerfully. and be-
cause of duty for the common school The
Episcopalian sends his children TO ST.
Pauls or to the Concord schools, but he
pays his share. Now, is there any reason
why our Catholic citizen should ask 10 be
exempt from the common rule? 1t seems
dor ion M
an end TO this warfare, which looms like
a dangerous cloud.
'"The Massachusetts, law is that the COM
mon school for every child is to be pro-
vided as the public charge for all the chill
dren, and that obligation is the bottom
mortgage on every dollar Of the people Zap
plause). The right of the parent Is abso-
lutte and inalenable. and if these two
truths are taken together will remove dis
cord. have no patience or tolerance with
the spirit that would excite strife. IL is
as much out OF place as the witehcraft de-
fusion or the fires of Smithfield
I'VE have 70O.0 600 Catholics in Massachu-
sets. and more than 80 per cent. of our
population are of foreign birth or parent
age. who retain an affection for their old
land as our ancestors did. ! have a let
ter written by my mothers father in which
he speaks of England as home, although
his ancestors had been away from there
for more than loo years are we not 70 I'VE
in comfort peace and hope? Are we to
widen and deepen ditch, to build up
wall of fire between our fellow-citizens
who will and are to yield so per cent Of the
political power on which depends the hope
and glory Of the state We love?
This nation is a composite. II is made
Of many streams. the union Of many
streams, the twisting and winding OF many
strands. Now. the quality. hope. and des-
tiny of our land Is expressed in the phrase
Of our fathers II Pluribus Unum.' OF
many. one. or many states. one nation;
OF many creeds. one faith. OF many Blended
knees. one family Of God"