The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-01

them and inspect themP Just try it and
you are likely to get shlllelah over the
pate. The public schools are always open
to inspection.
Here there was an interruption from the
gallery caused by a woman who took ex-
ception to the imputation of the speaker
on the parochial schools. Attention was
diverted to the part of the house whence
came the trouble and drew the speakers
attention to the woman and eIlclted the
following remarks from him:
II don't hear very well, but ii there IS
any one here who has anything to say
they had better not interrupt but get out,
or they will get helped out"
The woman was quickly escorted out,
but not before nearly the entire house was
on its feet and general confusion was for
second or two threatened. The speaker
continued, when order had been restored:
as follows:
THAT is the way with these bigots. Their
priests have been making this platform
hot with their trash, and all we want is
the same opportunity. No member of the
A. P. a. has ever come here to insult any
representative of the Roman hierarchy.
Even if Little Peter were to stand here
this afternoon l think / have got decency
and self-respect enough to listen to his
story and then tell him what I think of
it,"
Returning to his list of reasons, DR..
Henry said: mo other organization has
ever attempted to reprimand a priest for
mildly praising the public schools. Such
words caused Father McGlynn the loss OF
St. Stephens parish.
mo other organization has claimed the
right to refuse to conform to American in
situations and American laws.
mo other organization has claimed the
ri 10 on
lar government and attempted to put
their organization above the law OF the
land.
mo other organization has ever claimed
the right to obey foreign potentate and
the laws OF that country"
He quoted from Father Sherman, a son,
he said, of the late General w. T. Sherman,
to illustrate this point as follows:
IF there should ever be point of differ
ence between the United States and the
Pope we will put the Pope above the
United States"
They will never do it," shouted some
one in the audience.
81 trust not, " responded the Rev. Mr..
Henry.
"No other organization has assumed the
right to antagonize the system of Ameri-
can education.
mo other organization has claimed the
right of exemption from paying school
taxes on account of having parochial
schools.
mo other organization has ever as
sumed to seclude its women in converts,
and thus deny them the liberties granted
by the constitution of the United States.
We ought to use our influence to compel
Congress to open these doors.
No other organization has ever taken
the right to deprive innocen. children OF
the best possible education-a public
school education.
mo other organization has been guilty
of so many insults to Old Glory, the flag of
freedom.
NO other organization has sought to
throttle free speech. forbidden liberty of
thought or freedom of the press.
81 say Rome has put herself on record
as political party and has interfered with
our liberties and privileges, and this ex-
plains the origin of the A. P. a. and other
kindred organizations.
I'VE want Roman Catholic children
educated in the public schools. We want
them to get their religious training in
school house. We want them to know as
much theology as the priests do. We want
them to be good loyal citizens and to give
their allegiance to God and the country
they love-"
In conclusion he adverted TO Cato's in
cessant demand that Carthage must be
destroyed" and then said:
mot Carthage, but political Romanism
must be destroyed, and we shall never
ground our arms and never turn tail TO
the foe until we shall be able to say all
over the broad land-the day has dawned
in which there are no political Romanists."