Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
Apcunrsuop rprIASp.s VIEWS.
Substantially Endorsed by Prominent
Churchmen of the Enst.

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Churchmcn of the East,
Mr.. n. J. Edwards, New York corre
spondent OF the Philadelphia Press whC
writes under the pen.name Holland" say,
tho views expressed by Archbishop Irelant
In his recent letter on the issues Of th'
presidential campaign are In the main ap
proved 'by the greater powers OF the
church" Continuing Mr.. Edwards writes
The letter was OF course written in thai
lmpetuous and intensely earnest manner
which Is so characteristic OF the archbishop
OF Minnesota. Others OF equal authority III
the church with himself might have eX
pressed these views with more cautious and
less heated language. II Is the understand
ing here that Bishop wigger OF Newark does
not differ with Archbishop ireland upon the
questions of public and private morality
which are so prominent in this canvass, but
that he merely objects TO the exciting Ian
guage with which Archbishop Ireland ex
pressed his views.
Bishop Chatard OF southern Indiana has
seen ht in a vague and entirely discreet way
to suggest that Archbishop Ireland might
have expressed his views with more OF eau
tlon, and yet Bishop Chatard frankly says
that with the views themselves he is In en-
tire accord.
Bishop Chatard was in this city few
weeks ago. There was an important and
solemn ceremonial OF the church, in which
he assisted Archbishop Corrigan and some
of the other influential clergymen OF the
church. After the ceremony was over the
clergy and some distinguished laymen met
at lunch and spent an hour or two in social
| Intercourse
Among tho company was one democrat of
| national reputation, who has been often hon
ored by the party In this city and who now,
| in defiance of the threats of party leaders,
| Is speaking to great audiences all over the
| country against Organism. To this man
Archbishop Corrgan said that It seemed
to him that no patriotic American and no
| moral man could find 1t in his heart to OBJ
joct to any proper effort which was being
made to stamp out the influences which the
Bryan movement represents. Then Arch
| bishop Corrigan said, speaking very earn
estly:
This is not a mere question OF politics.
II Is not an ordinary party controversy.
Party lines are oblterated. for this. is a
question OF ethics, OF morality, Of honesty
and of order. There is higher law than
any mere party rule
And he added that no man could be ac-
cused of being less democrat or be made
liable to any taunts. who stood resolute in
his opposition to the forces which are
| making for dshonor.
This opinion Bishop Chatard warmly
seconded 1t was a question of ethics OF
| morality. and for that reason he believed
1t entirely proper for those whose duty II
is, as clergymen, always to inculcate the
lessons of truth, virtue private and ma
tional honor to speak now in support OF
these things. Men might. while acting in
opposition to these repugnant influences
support the candidates of the republican
party or OF the national democracy. That
was something for each individual to deter
| mine But every man who believes in pub
lie and private morality and who had faith
in the permanence OF American institutions
could without any just censure from party
associates act in opposition to these new
| forces
1t is now made clear that the greater
powers OF the Catholic church are not only
| looking with alarm upon the doctrine which
Bryan breaches, but feel free to depart from
their custom and to sound each in his own
way, a note of warning. Yet II I'm other
parts of the country there be no greater
need for such warning than is the case in
this city. these appeals will meet with in
slant sympathetic response from the great
| body OF faithful members of the church.
The pastor of one OF the largest Catholic
congregations in this city said to the Press
| correspondent the other day that IL there was
| a member OF his parish who had decided to
vote for Bryan that man had yet TO be dis
covered, and the pastor Of one of the larger
| Catholic churches in Harlem said that he
| felt sure that out OF his entire parish less
| than 10 per cent Of the members would vote
| for Bryan.
That was, he thought, the feeling in all
the parishes OF the city. and he added that
| the Catholic clergymen felt that in this
crisis they were as justified in counciling
| their parishioners TO refuse to support
| Organism as that true statesman and great
authority in the church. John Hughes. once
| archbishop of New York, felt justified in
preaching and councilng for patriotic sup
port of Abraham Lincoln and the American
flag I'm 1851.