The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-10

AID, THAI fneinDers Oh tne n. Il. "A. Or
ganization never made any opposition at
all to the appropriations for these institu.
tions until the night before, and then
they bombardcd the committee room and
insisted upon the appropriations for these
institutions being stricken out.
"The animus Of this organization" no
proceeded, sis well known. Members OF
the house have been importuned, not in
the interest OF justice, of freedom, or of a
broad spirit Of lbcrality and American
ism, to oppose this bill because it appro-
priated money for Catholic institutions.
/ stand upon this floor. born and bred a,
Roman Catholic, and proud OF it, and ]
deny the right OF any secret organization
to como before the legal representatives OF
the country and by its dark, deep, under
hand methods seek to deprive me and the
members OF the religion which / profess
of the rights and privileges and dues OF
American citizenship.
Catholics of Bygone Days.
"What apology Is there for Roman
Catholic TO live In this country? Is one
necessarily Look at the deeds OF bravery
and heroism and statesnanship that hayo
been performed by Roman Catholics.
challenge any member OF the A. Il. A. or
gani1ation in this house or any member
in sympathy with 1t TO name any sphere
In life or any public duty that has been
badly filed or lily performed by members
OF the Roman Catholic church. In the
great War OF the Revolution Washington
had no flrmer friends or firmer supporters
than the Roman Catholic members Of his
staff; and when we look at the great
naval struggle which was the pride and
the glory of the American people ut that
time, the first name that springs TO our
lips Is that OF al Irishman, Roman
Catholic, Captain John O'Brien, who
achieved the first great naval victory OF
the war off the coast OF Maine.
"It was not asked whether kosciusko or
Pulaski or Lafayette were Catholics when
the IL colonies were struggling for th
independence AT that time could "
find any fanaticsa AT that time could
you find persons stcalthily creeping from
one end OF the country Co the other in se-
crecy, intriguing against mans re-
ligion? i know we talk about the breadth
and liberalty OF the American people n
these days; why, sir, it is not to be COM
pared with the breadth and liberality aud
wisdom that were exhibited in those
times.
"My friends, IL wc should have war with
England on account OF the Venezuelan
matter, or war with Spain on account Of
the Cuban matter, where would the MEM
bers of this famous organization be-
where would they be foundY They wou,d
be found in the Same place and under the
same auspices that they were found in the
War Of tine Rebellion. taking the steamers
for Nova Scotia TO put themselves undei
the protection of the British tlag.
n HI.
would exist and those are the conditi,
that always exist when people try TO strike
with u knife in the back. AS nation we
begin by declaring that AL melSare Gre.
atcd equal We now read 1t, except
negroes and Foreigners and Catholics
When it comes To this 1 shall prefer emf.
grating to some country where they make
no pretense of, loving liberty-to Russia,
for instance = where despo:ism cap 70
taken pure aud without th1 base alloy Of
hypocrisy"
In conclusion, he quoted amid round
of applause the famous lines of Long
fellows, beginning;
Thou, too, sail on, o ship of state,
Sail on, y Union, strong and great;
Humanity with all its fears,
With ali the hopes 90 future years,
Is hanging breathless on thy fate.
In tho senate.
After being in retirement for some
weeks the tariff silver bill was brought
forward In the senate yesterday as u text
for speech by Mr.. Mantle tMon.), one OF
the five Republican senator's who voted
against considering the Dlngley tariff bill.
MIR. Mantle defended the course of the
silver Republican senator's, declaring that
the Dingley bill was not framed rs
patriotic measure. He urged that unsec.
tional protection should be linked with BIZ
metallism. A sharp tariff colloquy fol-
lowed between Senators Mills, Hoar, Haw-
ley and Mitchell as TO the effect of the
Wilson bill on wool
Some progress was made an the Indian
appropriation bill, but the sectarian school
question went over
The calendar was cleared OF oil private
pension bills, after an hour specially de-
voted to pensions.