The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-16
A CATHoLLC.s REILLY.
He Criticises Archbishop ireland for His
Lack Of Legal Knowledge.

Lack Of LEGAL Knowledge
Cornus Christi Tev,s oc,oho, :, Tho
''''""'"s 'cP'S /" Nrcnpishop ir''anu re-
cent letter, by Judge f. f.. MaCmanus.
prominent attorney and cx-st,to sep,,or
fro,, chic ii.,,t.. H. $780,. -.
'''' ''''9 ''s.'''' mas o'c" eNe" "N' ~
ihe press me judge Is a pronounced
Catholic. having been raised i'm taal faith
and &c wolf l,rou,, ti,,ou,ho,,, ,hi s,,,t,,,
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DO lawyer VI "p''''y ana S'n'l'i"au az
learning winch gives anything be might
saw on This subject unusual weight
I, is ,c m -,tt,.. -, .,. 4,
- - w '''' '0'I'0' VI ''5'''' 40 II
must DC 10 all Oatholcs' that ms dis
tnguished prclaie has seen ut to enter the
arena OF politics. and align himself with
the classes, who are seeking to rtyet tha
chains of financial slavery upon the pro
ducing masses OF the American pooplc. lie
enjoys the same right as his fellow -citiz-
Gus to hold and express such views. con
sistent with good conscience and adequate
information as he pleases Bat his words
are entitled to no weight derived from mis-
high sacerdotal rank His utteranccs upon
great political questions must be weighed
and JUDGED solely from the STANDPOINT Of
good citizenship They are no more in
fallible than those of his noighbors. Brown,
Jones and Robinson. When he undertakes
to discuss great uucstions of constitutional
law he voluntarily subjects himself to the
same rules of criticisms is Z, learned and
oxpert LAWYER would in discussing the same
matters
The constitution of the United States is
the supreme law of the land II is the
power of attorney from the States and PEG
ple of the Union to the Federal govern
mont. defining and limiting the authority
of the legislative, judicial and executive
branches of that government ANY act
| done in controvantion of its mandate is an
usurnation and a menace 10 the freedom
| and welfare of tho neonle
| Ar,icle A section A nf the constitutions
nrnvides that the Tnited STATES shall guar
| anreo 70 every state in the Union 4 re
publican form of government and shall
| nrotec, oach of thcm against invasion. and
| on annIiration of the legislature or of
,he crecutivc ,yhon the legislature can not
| ho convonodl against domestic violence
Und tho nrese,t administration lawful
| ar,borj,v to send Federal troops into the
| Stato Of Illinois without The i'm yitation or
| consent of lis legislature or chief oxecu-
i've That is The only question; and mat
orcs,ion is entirely PASSED over in silence
| Nv the DISTINGUISHED archbishop who is
a,3iso,,,l,. not nm evner, in ,b. ronstitu-
| .t,nai low Of rho Tinted States mr. II he is
tos boon ornjnontlv successful in conceal
| ;n1 nat Gao, In his late ,ltferances on the
| subject
~ William Uonhurn Russell Of New
| vori, a, en,inont constitutionaI LAWYER.
raferrinr 70 so,tion 5e97 of the United
$50 bcyised statutes which .xnrnssly
o1a.IS ne ~ aa,nnst,c iry,rrnc,io3 shall
p rI,. hn sr',,ressed Inv The I'nited States
Wr' n,, ,,,o o,rnIicatiop If a state legislature
uro,, o u.,v saws
! o,,,, iinti,s tho RIGHT of tho nrasi-
| lev, 80 ao, tn cases NJ domestic tns,Irrcc-
u.m' W th, i,risdictior of Tho civil
ION IMP 49, ha invol.nd ~ anofrce mo
,oui 70 ,"n ~, insrrrnctiop is against
, "a" a,e ~ me lrnitcd states itself -
'"e l,lIno,jars If tbe chicago Mai
nlS We a +,,, in H.. lono,,are ordinnr-
,or'h o1V u"u.',' ~ 90 irrnsnonsIhIe narti-
NY u''1 r w ni,tfnrm solemnlv voices The
saus' lha' pi,,,',s ~ Nc co,,ntrvmen
aspllalluus W -, ,,ssor,NieI from every
UA'ne' nd Terri,ory Of The Union. Yet, on
state anu IeIi ,o1 ',o",aro,,or 81 = sinple
the uhaulnoI'@eu .,',t,' t.,,,ad down
memoe' VINO W. - DO aro,,hjshon saws.
hy the coHIrn''on' VIZ g" ~. ,ee1, no., &,
Ihat u Is ,he ,,,',r,, Nth deotructjon ot