The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
A Number of High Authorities
Quoted to Back His Con-,
tentionS.
MAKES A FIERY PERoRATIoN
Declares That the Constitution and
Canonical Law Cannot Be
ReconCiled.

There was little perceptible diminution
IN the audience that greeted Rev. j. Q. A.
Henry at Metropolitan Hall last night,
despite the fact that 1t was his fourth
appearance upon the rostrum within
three days and that he is to speak at least
four times more within the week.
As be entered the hall the strains OF
Yankee Doodle" were going up from the
orchestra on the stage, and these were
completely drowned by the tremendous
applause that greeted the champion OF the
A P. A. as he marched up the center
aisle to the stage and took his seat.
He was the guest of Council No. "A,
A. P A., which fact was indicated by the
golden letters strung across the rear of the
stage reading Council No. A welcomes
J. Q. A. Henry"
Baby Mearns, a tot of about years, en-
tertained the audience with the patriotic
songs that have been comp osed for her for
similar occasions, and then came pleas
ant little surprise, both to the speaker of
the evening and to the audience. The
president of the council in few we'll
chosen words presented the Rev. Mr..
Henry with handsome gavel and ped
eStal, the former of California manzanita
manzanita.
After returning thanks for the gift and
the appreciation it indicated, Mr.. Henry
declared that the work of educating the
people in true patriotism could only go on
under the auspices of the church, which
has done so much already, he claimed, for
the cause. He then continued;
Il am to speak to you tonight in answer
to the question, Is there agreement or is
there antagonism between true American
ism and Romanism? There is nothing
but the deepest antagOnism between them.
1T is a misnomer to say that every man
born in this country is a true American
citizen. He is not unless he lives true TO
the principles OF his ancestry and OF the
constitutions
"Rome's antagonism to the very name
American is such, and her boycotting OF
verything that bears the title OF Ameri-
can is so thoroughly part of the
methods of the Catholic hierarchy that
true AmeriCanism can never be expected
from Romanism.
There is no country in the world which
depends so much for its future prosperity
as does this upon the quality of its citi-
zens.
Like Sparta, we do not need wall of
stone to perpetuate our liberties. What
we need is what Lycurgus told the Spar
tans Sparta required-a wall of true man
hood.
THE truest test of the real man outside
of heaven is the respect he has for the
gentler sex. Professionalism has ever shown
this respect for woman, which is more than
can be said OF Romanism. While Protest
ants do not look up to the mother supe-
rior, their homes are full OF superior moth
ers.
True Americanism is not only indie
pendence, but it has reverence for Al
f1rNl
lumbus and the pilgrims who landed on
Plymouth Rock is that Columbus took
possession of San Salvador in the name of
tae crucitix, while the Pilgrim Fathers
took possession of Plymouth Rock in the
name of the Christ"
Liberty of conscience, of speech and OF
the press he declared to be one of the
great fundamental principles OF true
Americanism. He proceeded as follows ::
when the Romanists accuse the A. P.
a. OF making war on the Catholics to-day
because of their religion they lie, and
when any one else says so he lies.
These same people that have lied in
this matter have lied IN another direction.
They have said to the Jews that when we
got through with the Romanists we in
tended to go for the Jews. That is simply
lie of the Romanists. | want to say we
have nothing against the Jews. They do
not attempt to wipe out Protes tan tism !:
they do not attempt to control our schools
or pervert cur Government l take pleas
ure in saying that the Jew makes one of
the best citizens that we have to-day.
I'VE are against Romanism, because it
is the only organization which has at
tempted to defy the law and debauch the
constitution of the land.
1--WE must preserve the American home
to preserve the American citizen, and
Romanism makes an assault on the pure
American home through the confessional
box.
eve are not only going to save the
home but the little red schoolhouse and
the ballot-box; but We can't protect the