The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-10-05
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of Forty Years
Ago a Counterpart of the
Present Idiocy.
i Speech of Henry A. Wise That
Broke the Backbone of the
F1iserabie Order.
Scored Any Who Leave the Pulpit
to Join Dark-LanIern Sc
cret Political Party.

4 y.oratTit,Itto- 20 the Philadelphia Cath
ss!sc Times ssads that paper the following
sasw5ag how closely the present A. P. a
Je17Ssica. resembles that Of the old know
xaotaicE party, party by the way
tAas aasS De considered TO have been
es-rsSir named:
Neo-v a. Wise Of Virginia was the
man WHO h.oke the backbone of Know
Nottiasisz, IN 1g545. His campaign
sa- gcFeTnor in the latter year was one
ai the naos1 unique events in the history
cf American politics. He took the
Samp Ii his own behalf and made q
cS- rsSs Of the state from one end to the
o1ee-. The issue was sharpely defined
KDosg-Notbingism was the growing po-
sitscsl creed of the hour. 1t had some
q She most prominent statesmen of the
Cain fn ITS clanmy embrace. But Wise
Gid not hesitate to oppose it with all OF
me eacuuence and intelligence in his
,,re-. One OF the most notable speeches
delivered in that famous campaign was
made by wise at Liberty Hall, Alexan-
a-g- on Saturday, February 8, 1856.
Aass- outlining the state issues in
votTe7 II the campaign. Wise turned his
attention 80 the Kaow-Nothing question,
saving among other things: Having
sveqS the NoTth-Massscru usetts, New
York Pennsylvania, and all those other
Rases-the question was: How can this
lie wedged into The South? And the
5er.s was at the elbow OF those preachers
OF Christian politics to tell them precisely
how There we're three elements IN the
Sausa and ea Virginia particularly to
which they might apply themselves.
Tasrs is the religious e.emenr-the Prot
stznt bigptry and faIaticisln (for Prot
.stzaks- gentlemen, have their religious
zsas without ssnc~.edge as we'll as the
t-sshoaics, II IS an appeal to the 103, 600
P-@as1s-sans, to the 10000 Baptists. to
ehe 30 Geo Neshcdists of Virginia. Well,
hSE we're they 70 reach them? Why,
s7ss by raising a fuss about the Pope.
Gentlemen. the Pope is here.
Pzle~-efSst at home is what you have
~ fear more raan ali the Popes in the
Eo--k- No man honors priest or
a-sac1r more than I. But the priest
was deserts the spiritual kingdom for
tAs caznas kingdom. he is 'of the earth
earthly Whoever he be-Epfscopalian,
bazssN or MesFlodist-Who leaves the
zgisN 20 Join a daTk-lantern secret polit-
scea society il order that he may become
Protestant Pope. by seizins ON political
pSFe-z- ne is a hypocrise. whoever he be.
When the Jews expected Christ to put
-,re md n
re actual throne of David He asked that
: penny be SHOWN Him. A penny was
brought 70 Him, d metal coin, assayed,
e.iepei- stamped with the image of the
S&ss representative OF the civil power
sssmpei with CAESARS image. Whose
i this mage and superscription 1t is
Caesars Then render unto Caesar the
things which are Caesars and unto God
the things which are Gods lApplause)
And I tell YOU that If stood alone
II lie state Of Virginia and if priestcraft
of -he priests Of my own mother church
-s.zT=d to lay their hands on the politi-
CO. power Of our people or to use their
churches TO Weld political influence, /
would stand, IN feeble imitation Of, it
NAY be- but I would stand, even If /
stood alone, as Patrick Henry stood In
the revolution, between the parson and
the people I want no Pope, either
Catholic or Protestant.
They not only appeal to the religious
element. but they raise cry about the
Pope. These men-many OF them, are
nsi.he- Episcopalians, Presbyterians,
Eaotists. Methodists, ongregationalists,
IgthersRs nor what not-who are men OF
no religion. who have no church, who
10 Tot say their prayers, who do not read
-1a~ NHI I4fx
every day OF their existence-are now
seen with faces as long as their dark Ian
terms With the whites of their eyes turn
ed up in holy fear lest the Bible should
BE- shut up by the Pope! daughter, ap-
plause and derisive cheers) Men who
were never known before on the face of
Coz earth to show any interest in re-
ligion. TO take any part with Christ or
his kingdom, who we're the devils own,
belonging 10 the DEVILS church, are Of q
sudden very deeply interested for the
Word Of God and against the Pope! 1t
would be well for them that they Joined
q church which does believe In the Faith
eF. the Son and the Holy Ghost s.
Before George Washington was born,
before Lafayette welded the sword or
Charles Carroll the pen OF his country,
six hundred and forty years ago, on the
18th day Of June. 1914, there. was an
other scene enacted on the face of the
globe when the general charter Of all
charters of freedom was granted, when
one mana man called Stephen Lang
ton--swore to the barons Of England for
the people against the orders Of the Pope
and against the powers Of the King
swoEe the barons on the high altar OF
the Catholic church Of st. Edmundsbury
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