The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22
DANGER THREATENS
THE REPUBLIC
Lecture of Father Caraher
at the Metropolitan
Temple.
Religious Bigotry and Intoler.
ance Divide the People
Into Factions.
PERSECUTION IN AMERICA.
Corruption Undermining Our Free
Institutions and Enslaving
the People.
PERSECUTION IN AMERICA.

A large audience gathered at Metro
politan Temple last evening to hear Rev.
7. Carahers lecture on Dangers to the
Republic" The lecture was given under
the auspices of Birmingham Council No.
SO, Y. NJ. T., the proceeds to go to the
benefit of the Prese ntation Convent.
Frank ]. Sullivan, in his remarks as
chairman of the evening, gave history of
the foundation of the order of nuns who
conduct Presentation Convent He stated
that no less than 10000 pupils have been
educated BY these good sisters in this City
alone.
After an organ solo by Miss Georgiana
and song by w. J. Hynes, Father
Caraher was introduced. He said in part:
Shortsighted indeed must be the man who
does not see dangers threatening this Republic,
and he is unpatriotic If he does not point them
out. I perceive these perils and feel that
should sound the signal of alarm, for allow
no living man to surpass me in love for this
country. While love the land that gave me
birth, 1 am ready to stand or fall with the Re-
public of Wash ngton.
The first danger threatening this country is
religious bigotry and intolerance. Although
the Declaration of independence makes nc par
ticular allusion to religious liberty, yet free
dom to worship ana religious tolerance spring
naturally from It's principles.
The constitution expressly forebade the
making OF mans religion test of his fitness
for office. George Washington frowned down
ali such attempts and occasionally worshiped
in Catholic churches. In the face OF such an
example we have since had frequent examples
OF religious bigorry. The persons and prop
erty of Catholics have been frequently violated.
At the instance OF Rev. Lyman Beecher the
Ursu.i inc Convent was burned by fanatical
mob This is a stain upon America. In the
days of Know Nothingism the streets of some
Eastern cities ran red with Catholic blood.
Within the last few years frequent attempts
have been made to revive the doings of those
days.
awaiting the signal to slaughter their Catholic
fellow-citizens. 1t would seem that the
Catholics of that city should have been able
to cope with that force, but they were unpre-
pared and unaware. Again, the police lorce
and military, under the command of the
Mayor, were ready to aid the A. P. AS
Recently in this State endeavors have been
made to rouse the rassions of the infamma-
tory A. p. AS against the Catholics. If reli-
gious riots have not taken place in this. City
it is not the fault of Drs. Case, Goodwin, Ollie
and Bovard.
This bigotry strikes at the foundation of the
Republic, for 1T makes possible q religious war.
Even If that should not take place it keeps
many of the people divided into two hostile
camps, and house divided is weakened
against foreign foe.
l wish here to warn all Americans against
das Chamberlain. There has been no one
deeper implicated in the Armenian massacres
than he. The very agents that Chamberlain
is using to keep Ireland divided and from
gaining her Independence are being employed
here 10 disrupt this Republic. They are the
Orangemen and their kindred.
wish also to ask Americans to frown down
in the future every manifestation of religious
bigotry. Coming generations implore us not
to hand down to them the heritage of religious
dissention.
The next danger is that of political corrup-
tion. / see that the letter of Archbishop Ire
land has drawn down on him much abuse
Had he known the nature OF that abuse he
would probably have hesitated. / see that he
was assailed by DR.. Derrick-whether a horse
doctor or chiropodist don't know Arch
bishop Ireland is the peer of any man in this
State to-day.
Our political system here is deeply tainted
Our primaries have become a disgraceful by
word. Respectable citizens stay away from
them and leave them TO the control of the dis
reputable politicians. The conventions foist
candidates upon the public who are not fit to
hold plow, mucn less office
Before the adoption of the Australian bal
lot system our elections were foul, drunken
orgies. The polls were controlled by unjailed
feIons and some of the voters were sure TO be
beaten by paid bullies. But the Australian
ballot does not secure the desired effect 1T is
around the ballot. By m cans of corrupt board
on the inside and intriguers on the outside
the will of the people is defeated.
sprung up to fumigate the poiisMthe ear Ameri. rs
can Protective Association Its primary object
is the total extinction of Catholics It's SECOND
object is to purify politics. Its leaders are
among the greatest criminals that curse crea-
tion to-day. They are stemmsrg the tide of
corruption by selling their votes to the high
est bidder.
The citizen who sells his vote should be dis