The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-12-26
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POUNDS it by ITSELF God reigns
over all nations. Let us talk no more OF
chance or Of fortune, or talk of them only
az of name with which we cover our
ignorance. He alone .holdeth all in his
own hand, who knows the name OF that
which Is and Of that which is not yet, who
oyerrules all times and prevents all coun-
sells"
Here we have the true and only founda-
ton of all Christian craftsmanship. TO
this high ideal of craftsmanship Mr.. Dew
Inns whole parliamentary career proves
that he tends And this is just the quail
ity of craftsmanship that the people de-
mand, for hath not another great French
man, Lacordaire, said: "The people, by
whom humanity is represented, are re-
ligious; not as their masters would wish
them to be in accepting religion ike
bit which men put into the mouth OF an
untamed steed-the people would blush
for shame at that! They accept religion
rs a want, as an honorable passion OF
their nature; and. although efforts may
be made to dishonor their faith by call
ing it the faith of the ignorant, they pro-
tect it by their poverty, their toll, and
their majesty. They exclaim: We are
poor, we are lowly, but we are not dlsln-
herited of that which is grand, we are
not disinherited of that which is sub
lime.'" ...t
Mr.. Devlin's craftsmanship is like that
of the great Daniel O'Connell, truly Cath
Ollie. He knows the history Of his re-
ligion in America and all that that his
tory stands for, and will suffer no man,
in his presence on the floor of parliament
or on the platform, to deny or decry the
splendid record of Catholicity on this
continent. He himself denies no man
fullest liberty of conscience; the consci-
.entious beliefs and convictions OF all
classes of his fellow-citizens he respects,
with a respect at once profound and SIN
cere. but no man will he permit to falstfy
history by declaring that the Catholic
church is the foe of civil liberty. He
knows and fears not to proclaim that, In
dependent of its mere physical develop
ment, the country is almost entirely In.
debted to Catholicity for it's great prin-
ciples Of civil and religious liberty. With
the late venerated Bishop Gilmour. he
knows, believes, and at fitting time pro-
claims that our civil liberty consists:
First. That our house is our castle;
second, that no one can be imprisoned ex-
cent by due process of law; third, no rep
resentation, no taxation; fourth, trial by
Jury; fifth, fixed courts; sixth, habeas
corpus. These six propositions contain
the sum Of all we mean by civil liberty,
and they constitute the basis OF all our
constitutions, state or national. II we
add a seventh, that all men should be
free to worship God according to the die
tates of their consciences,' we have all
that constitutes our civil and religious
liberty and that gives us all the freedom
we have.
Now, the great Magma Charta of Eng
land contains substantially the first six
propositions. But the Magma Charta was.
created by Catholics, maintained by,
Catholics, fought for by Catholics-bish-
ops and people-long before the date OF
Professionalism. At the time OF the Re-
formation this Magma Charta was the law
of England; it is today the law Of Eng
land and the basis of all law In America.
There has not been a single element OF
liberty added to it since the Reforma-
ton.
Arain. the common law Of England
constitutes the basis Of our Jurisprudence
and is the basis of all our laws Of equity,
and gives us the principles by which all
lust law must be created and interpreted.
OF course our statute law is our own; but
the great principles Of law that guide all
our, courts is the common law OF Eng
land. Yet the commonslaw Of England
is derived from and founded upon Cath
Ollie canon law; hence the great princi-
pies OF our laws have: been created by
and derived from Catholicity."
Endorsed by the electors OF Wright
(his former constituency having been
sub-divided), at the last general election,
held in June, 1896, Mr.. Devlin stands on
the threshold OF great career. He has,
as no man OF his years has ever had, the
confidence and the esteem of the half
million Irish Catholics Of this dominion.
In him they know they may safely put
trust. to him they know they may look.
He is their champion and with him as
their tried, trusted, chosen, God-given
leader, they fear no assault or onslaught
of foe or oppressor, but with the courage
Of well-founded legitimate confidence ex-
claim:
If the odds be against us, what matter?
While God and Our Lady look down,
While the saints Of our country are near
us,
And angels are holding the crown.
March, march to the combat, and fear
not.
A light round our weapons shall play
Love God, o my soul, love him only,
And then with light heart 60 they way.
knew the Process