New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-20
HELL-FIRE AND POLITICS.
rRENCH-cANADIAN BISHOPS AND THEIR
CAMPAIGN OF TERRORISM.
TO REVOLT IN THE COMING
DOMINION ELECTIONS.

THE HIERARCHY MAY DRIVE CATHOLIC VOTERS
TO REVOLT IN THE COMING
DOMINION ELECTIONS
Quebec March IS.
Now that the I'LL for forcing separate schools upon
Manitoba by q Federal statute has been reached at
ottawa the belief is growing IN the Protestant prov
,nces that. technically at any rate. the Catholics
are IN the right Separate schools in Manitoba,
with Catholic population. largely haf-breed Of
only IS per cent may be indefensible. and. as the
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in England
has decided the Manitoba Legislature within
re constitutional powers in abolishing them. But
they were virtually guaranteed when Manitoba be-
zane part Of Canada In 1870 and the aboshng law
&c ,n:ra wires only because OF the accident that
,hey were not established till year later, when
the Legislature organized Their abolition
however gives Catholics the right TO appeal for
re,ef 10 the Dominion Government, under another
mart OF the act Incorporating Manitoba as a prov
nce and the Dominion Parliament has power to
pass remedial Dill
The difference between the Government party and
thu Liberals at Ottawa turns mainly upon the
manner of applying a remedy. The Government in
order 10 get TIE Catholic vote-and the Cathohc
nopulation Of Canada Is twohfths Of the whole-has
resolved TO reestabsh the separate schools in Mani
,oha by Dominion law without further parley. The
liberals say the remedial hi. will not afford
remedy: that the hostility Of Manitoba will render
:, practically imperative; that the best way is TO
hold an inquiry TO ascertain the real condition OF
affairs ana then make friendly settlement Win
Manitoba II possible. Mr.. Laur1er, the Lioera
leader is French Canadian Catholic. but the her-
archy here in French Canada are making an attack
upon him for seeking. they say. TO delay SET
element Their newspapers declare that the french
Canadian vote which returns sixty-hve members OF
nearly onc-th,rd OF the Dominion parliament, Is u
he thrown en- bloc for the Government cahulua'e"
and that what the Canadian law prohibits, namely
undue spiritual influence at elections, - 70 De CHI
ployed II necessary. for that purpose.
feu vears ago, when the Church was al ooos
x,b the Liberals over other matters. the BISHOPS
laid down the principle that the Church' from Nor
divine origin and mission. was above the state as
heaven is above earth. and. in the sphere ~nich
she chose TO define her own. altogether su-
nreme: hence when she declared that a certain
uaa,,on fell within that sphere (faith and morals)
the State mus; stand aside; hence aiso' nothing
the clergy did as clergy In the way or competing
Catholic voters TO vote as she directed on such
questions could be brought up against them IN
civil tribunal In the Charlevo'x case ~here tne
alec,ors had been threatened with hel-fre II they
su,nor,ed the Liberal candidate. Judge Routher
beld that the position OF the Church was sound
and that the Dominion Parliament had no right
10 restrain the clergy from such practices. Inc
Supreme Court Of Canada upset this decision ana
voded the election But the Bishops re'orteo that
the Court was wrong. and ordered the cures TO
10 do
THE ELECTION ACT DEF1ED.
Thu attitude OF the Church IN threatening once
mora 10 set the Election at defiance and drive
the French Canadians TO the Government sioe pS
terrorism Is beginning 10 attract as much atteh-
ton as the school question itself. Bishop Cameron
OF New Brunswick. has referred TO Mr. Laurler
party as "hell-inspired hypocrites. In ontario
the Irish Catholic Bishops have thus far kept quiet
They have separate schools there. OF which, curl
ously enough, the Liberals have been the stoutest
defenders II is announced that just before the
general election the hierarchy in Quebec Will issue
q Joint letter. warning the people that 10 support
igious obligations. and directing the cures how TO
deal with recacitrants In ms ne%spa d,s,snant
suggests that Parliament should be abolished and
the Bishops reign in Its stead Mr.: LanrieT eIs
but the Tories boast that this time he Will not
than the s and
humlliat ton before God" that the 'New-England
Sa made the sac Of the French
dams south of the line is against the dragooning
The mandements and pastorals Of the bishops are
Interesting study Laval the first bishop Isea
9 sas
said in 1852. dressed as for q ball or comedy
coming eoni sI Christian person. His successors bazed
at dancing especially between the two sexes
before sermon due Ing. and flirting , ~ the
Tsnn luxe lending
risk OF losing at Interest," against the wearing OF
monks and "faisifed Bibles" against impostors. who
pretended to cure by tho laying on OF hands. and.
Later sHSa't on Inc haSan. enjoined warn HI.
children against emiFratins to The United States TO
OF suppressng the potato bug to refrain from swear
@ and s oT the
in Is only during the sa last ary ys
6 against
ican. and Gallican she remained to all intents and
M her or War .ne then
Liberasme Catalogue and the Liberal party.
tithes. etc. was almost swept out Of existence in
Quebec. OF late IT has got on pretty well with the
sores.
THE CLERGY AND THE PRESS
The editor who is enthusiastically bad editor has
q hard time BY the DEGREES, DE Scriptoribus Cath
oicis Of the Fifth Ecclesiastical Council Of the
Province S73 he Is warned and then boycotted. his
printers. reporters. subscribers and one else
connected with the paper. directly indirectly be-
ing prohibited from reading or having anything 10
DO with IT, under pain OF mortal sin If the paper
is destroyed In THIS mdnneT and the ed'oT
s sesds 'i that the Stale has NO Jurisdiction over
him in his capacity as Bishop, and t hh
saitos having dragged an ecciesiastc before civil
tribunal for something done by him qua ecclesiastic
S,tb the fudge and Jury. In 1876 lie ReveiI was
killed for copying an article In favor OF the Oar
had evidently never heard OF Darw!nism before. to
assert that man was but un SINCE periectiohne. ~
paper that is under the ban. but in Montreal liz
Patrie' and "The witness" the latter English
nou, shing in spite Of It,
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY MEETING.
The regular quarterly meeting OF the New-Yori
,x.,,h 80 tho yyoman's Foreign Missionary Society