The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

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not a foot to stand on in your denlal OF the
propositions. Brownson says: "lf the rellglon
and the laws come i'll conflict 1t Is the laws
that are to be reformed, not the renglon tndt
is to be suppressed"
Your answer, in order to be valid, ought 10
contain the statement that my proofs were not
taken from Roman Catholic publications. You
dare not do that. You have not and you can
not answer me in any other way than by call
ing me vile names And when you have used
up all the nasty terms that you coulo remem-
Der YOU ran away to Los Angeles and thus
hoped to make an honorable retreat. You say
that Riordan is not well lately and that, there
fore YOU must go on holiday. Just so.
Sir have had men close 10 you and to him
for three months, and his own word for 1t IS
that he is all right.
On the 9th you say you must stop writing
ticing is said it will keep. No doubt-truth
always keeps. So will the A. P. A, and you
will know on election day. Do you remember
the last thing you said as you jumped on the
train TO get away from your wreck and failure?
1t was an answer to Major Ryan, consisting of
You dirty dog. That is choice language for
q priest, isn't it? And of course 1t was a con-
elusive answer to all the majors quotations
from Deus moral Theology! l see you are
going to gather your stuff up into cheap
book. ! hope you will. Pll guarantee you
that shall buy copy and l will put up the
money for L. l'Il not do as you did with that
hundred dollars which you promised to put
what promised to give to charity. Pll give
what promise for your book for future refer
ence. And if you do not put into your book
all the nastiness that appeared in your letters
TO the press shall carry a file of the papers
and the "bit" book with me, so that can say
in the language OF the ballad singer:
Just look at that.
Just look at this;
And tell m If I'm not
A very pretty Miss
Let me quote a few of my proofs and see
what your answers are. l shall use the
deadly parallel"
ROSS FIRST PROOF IYoRKE's FIRST REILLY
1.-THE State is only an ''The mountains are in
inferior court, bound TO labor, and there appears
receive the law from the a draggle-taied Ross"
Supreme Court (the Examiner (Feb. 26).
church) and liable to
have its decisions re-
versed on appeal"
BRowNsoN.
Is that quotation not plain enough in its
assertion that State laws are subject TO repeal
when they come into conflict with the church?
Is my quotation not the substance OF your
challenged proposition? But what q learned
answer you gave!
Again let us draw the deadly parallel.
PROOF. YoRKE
Plus TX said "If the D. Ross, unnatu-
church should hesitate or rallied Canadian who de-
give way before an oppo- votes himself to the pro-
sition of newspapers and lection of our American
of Governments its office institutions, must neces-
as witness and teacher of sarily be fraud and a
reye alton would be hum bug = Examiner
shattered throu ghout the February %, page 4.
world. Life of Plus by
Hazard.
Icannot see the connection between the proof
and your answer, but it must be there, for you
say you understand the English language fairly
well and no one else does
Let me submit your own church laws, as
ound in Elements OF Ecclesias tical Law"
PROOF. YoREE
If princes and their The ''t tlements OF Ec-
laws deviate from the clesiastical Law" is
law of Goa the church textbook of the church
has authority from God in the United States.
10 Judge of that devia
rion and 10 oblige 10 its
co rection.
Why cannot you say that these quotations
are not from Catholic publications? Never
mind telling US what they mean. Other peo-
pie are as learned as you and can tell what
these sentences mean. Simply show that they
are not in the textbooks referred TO or that
the textbooks are not Catholic publications.
Failing in that, put up your hundred dollars
for charity, instead of junketing around on it
in your cowardly run away"
l purpose showing you up in this matter
even 10 your hearts content
Again let me ask you to answer this proof
ana tell me, does il not push the laws of the
State in their cognizance OF crime to one side?
PROOF. YoRKE's ANSWER.
Q.-1s il allowed TO Archbishop Riordan
transfer priests of bad and Rev. p. c. Yorke
morals from parish will leave for Los An e.
TO another. instead of de les tomorrow Inter
posing them? view in THE CALL
Aft the character of March 8, 1896.
such priest is unknown
In the new parish, and
there is reasonable
hope that by the change
he will reform. it is un-
quest onablv lawful to
transfer him.-Nolume
l, Elements of Eccesi-
astical Law" page III.
Let me ask you why is that law in your
church? What is the occasion for il? What
percentage of priests comes under it? II there
were only few priests-rare instances-for
whom such need existed, would that law be
made? Does it not require over half the priest
hood TO feel the need OF such provision before
it would become an accepted statute? True
the laws of your church are not made by vote
OF the priests but ii the priesthood was white"
such law that could not exist for single
day. Imagine what believing you would in
dulge in il such law found in or prac-
tlced by any Protestant denomination Do
you remember any cases of immoral priests
sent TO parishes where their immortality was
not known? | know of several at present.
Do you think such man as comes under
that statute is God, even in the confessional.
approach the inside of your church with
reverence, and will not SANDER any holy thing
within 1t, but l say without hesitation that
when church or society or club covers up the
"bad morals of its mem bers, there must be
something rotten in the State of Denmark"
And you, sir, q member of that institution,
call other people "dogs," asses bulls"
frauds "hum bugs" 'lepers," '1iars" and
what not! Fie on your coarseness! Clean out
your mental stable, and show yourself master
OF refined language and companion of moral
that you refuted all ISLANDERS. Can an institu-
tion that covers immortality be slandered?
The greatest slander on your church this year
nd dafa of