The herald., 1896-04-27
FOR IRELAND'S INDEPENDENCE
Father MaI0ne's Address to the Order
Of Eiibernlaus
Roman Catholic Support Pledged to American
Executive, Judicial and Educational In.
stitutlons-Ireland nust Be Free

DENVER. Col, April 26.-The Ancient
order OF Hibernians attended service in
a body at st. Mary's cathedral in this
city today. The services were conducted
by the chaplain of the order. Rev. T. H.
Malone. In the course of his remarks
Father Malone spoke as follows:
THE effect of Catholicism upon the
civilization Of our own country has been
deep and far-reaching. In the midst Of
many unstable elements it has been the
force of equilibrium that has kept the
stfactlve infIehce fiH Upon nexosGEting oGtti de
ment. From the establishment vi ti1r
government till the present day, con-
hicting interests have at all times
threatened Its perpetuity. Frequently
those who were loudest in proclaiming
patriotic principles were most deeply
concerned in subverting, by practicing
political corruption, its stability. But
the Catholtc church has at all times re-
spected this as it has respected all duly
constituted governments. We who pro-
TESS belief in the church of Christ are
at all times conscious of the great re-
sponsibility involved in our own citizen
ship, and are ever mindful that we must
answer to our Creator for the manner
in which we conduct ourselves as neigh.
bors of the community. God has sent
men to rule over this society in which
we live. These men rule by the will of
God through the people; they exercise
power from on high; power we can
not disregard or disobey without rem
dering ourselves displeasing to the Crea-
tor. Therefore if there be a people
among the citizens Of this great gov
ernment in whom there is to be found a
high and holy motive, to be true to the
motives of citizenship, that people is
the Roman Catholic. Hence, say but
not by way of apology, that to every
institution of this government, to its
executive, to its judiciary, to its legisla-
tive, to its educational departments, we
give at all times most cordial assent
and support. Patriotism, when worn in
the form of a button, is cheap; loyalty,
when paraded at the expense Of guaran-
teed rights Of our brothers, is cowardly:
but loyalty, when it is tried and purified
by sacrifice, without hope of reward or
emolument, is the only patriotism
worthy Of consideration, and it proves
its possessor stable and deserving cit
1zen. The loyalty and patriotism Of the
Catholic citizen have been tested by
sacrifices for hundred years, but he
has never flinched in the hour of trial
Let it be proclaimed to the world that
we are good citizens and loyal to the OBJ
jects Of our government, because we are
good Catholics. We do not ask special
privileges in America either for what we
are or for what we have done. We are
still willing to endure for the sake of
America 1t should be to the loyal citi-
zen duty and a pleasure to make for
that which will give perpetuity to insti-
tutions which are capable of so much
good to the human race.
But at the same time let 1t be under
stood that we will battle for Irish inde-
pendence and ask for the people of Ire
land autonomy Of government to which
they are justly entitled, regardless of
all attempts to impeach our loyalty for
SO doing"