The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-17
TO BLISS AND C0UDERT.
CATHOLIC CLUB Presents LoVJNG
CUPS TO THEM.
The Gius Made IN Recognition OF the
Lawyers Services Before the COnstitu-
tionaI Convention In Behnir of Catholic
charitable Uuatttuttons and Schools.


Lawyers Services Before the Con-titu-
tionil convention Ia behnH OF ,".honc
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The Catholic Club gave a reception last niRht
to Col. George Bliss and Frederic X. Couuert'
ana incidentally the committee on Cathoic
Interests presented to each OF them a silver low
Ing CUP, In recognition. as the INSCRIPTIONS
stated, " OF valued ana ef1clcnt services IN the
cause of the Catholic charities or the arch-
diocese OF New YORK rs counsel before the Con
stitutional Convention OF the state OF New lorR
held In Albany In 1SO4."
The cups are nearly two rect hiRh' anu they
rest upon SOLO EBONY oaseS' MI 'ouuert Oeio-
graphed from Washington that no was unable
On IN nros,nt nj, a,count ~ nm iuuortant neet-
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ing OF the venezuela Commisslon' anu Ooi.
Bills recei we'd the cup in his name.
Judue Iosanh n Daiv ,reaIded and In his adj
sross no .nundod Tho nraia.s NJ CoI pIias and
drees ne souhueu the PRAISES vi 'oI' bliss anu
Mr.. Coudert for the services they rendered on
hohalfnf Tho reliuioua cbnrities of the State.
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"Ihe result OF THESE SERVICES salo the speaker
"was the passage of enactments which, IL Is
hoped. will forever remove the ignorance and
prevent the misrepresentation concerning thcse
charities which were SO conspicuous when these
,en,Iam.n beyan THAR lnhors
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Iheir TASK was 10 ehllRhteh an ignorance as
co,,u,i.s nj. adroit n a tbev ,yere Ia h,rad ~
mittee on Catholic Interests, Judge Morgan j.
O,Rrien said.
You Will recall thattor months preceding the
Constitutional Convention the air was rife with
r,uors NJ tho formation ~ what wcra rayardod
~ vi tno "na. "el. W
as the TWO most lormldaole ORGANIZATIONS nos
tile to Catholicity which had appeared since
the era of Know Nothingism. or these
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the most blatant the most bigoted. and
the most extreme was the organization known
n III. a. y ubich vos ayovadIv
na "Sn
ahti-0athoiic anu was engaged III the attempt'
not only to destroy Catholic churches and re-
I,uion. lint To deprtvo Catholic citizens of their
so u " u'p'''o 'no 'nen
right TO vote or to participate IN any way In po.
iitical life. This organization for a time spread
time burnt itself out; because. no matter how
many might tavor us sentiments. no reasonable
esty could afford to ally himself openly with
such an orgahlZatloh. mus inc very extremes
ization prevented its becoming a permanent
menace to our religion.
.,on nhle Other 9 fnS ,ha ppn;a known f"y ~ as the theta Ma,
interests, whose promoters were more circum-
spect and judicions, and who proceeded to acs
complish their objects without any flourish of
trumpets, succeeded IN enlisting not only those
who from 5,i pure "5sa Rr,ipd dbo s wSrs 9p df @dn to Gath Gath.
ing nnS 1 3o Ssna i the sq nn !, Nnd t prsSparea TO fol oy,
ganization whose ostensible object was the pro-
lection OF American Interests.
IL III rcCtlNeu VI u hCIiNlty us
played In getting up an ~anti-Catholic sentiment
by these organizations was not idle rumor, and
when the delegates had been selected to the
Constitutional Convention IT was found that for
months prior thereto. while our own people
were sluinbering and inactive, the whole state
had been canvassed by these organizations with
a view of securing, a safe majority in the Con-
vention to their policy. The Con-
vention itself was opened BY a speech from the
Chairman which evidenced the fact that the
seeds which these organizations were engaged
in sowing had not fallen on barren ground.
The knowledge which thus dawned on the
of the strength which our opponents.
through organization, had secured, filled uB with
CONSERVATION. 1t was necessary to arouse the
attention not only OF our w people. but OF the
well meaning and intelligent OF other denomi-
nations. to projects, some of which, while more
directly aimed at Catholics, were also directed
religion itself.
Naturally, in our alarm at the progress
already made by those in favor of the change,
we felt that it was desirable to obtain the aid OF
the ablest and best that money could furnish,
whether Catholic or not. to plead our cause.
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