The San Francisco call., 1896-10-05
Says National Holidays Have
Degenerated Into Days Tor
Bicycle Parades.
OUTFLOW GIVES FAIR WARNING
Will Not Longer Quietly Submit to
Boistarous Cheering and Taunt.
ing Kisses.

Major I. G. Ryan was again the magnet
at Metropolitan Temple yesterday after
noon. The attendance was not nearly so
large as usual. but what was lacking in
numbers appeared to be more than made
up in boisterous enthusiasm, Mr.. Ryan
was repeatedly cheered TO the echo, and
he seemed to enjoy the pleasant inter-
ruptions fully as much as those partici-
pating.
Chairman Outflow in his opening re-
marks took occasion to warn those present
that Interruptions, Kisses, etc., such as
had been attempted during the past three
or four Sundays would not be tolerated.
"All are welcome" he said, "but this is
our meeting and we propose to see that it is
properly respected. We have force enough
to back up what say, though 1 should
regret very much to be compelled to eject
any one."
'The Second Declaration of Independ-
ence" was the subject selected by the
speaker for the afternoon talk. Among
other things he said:
1.-THE worlds great Republic was born
120 years ago. The world had never seen
the like before, and it probably never will
again. The world was looking on that
early Colonial Congress with high expect
ancy, and En- land, of which we hear so
m uch in latter days, was trem bling in every
fiber. We fought for and gained our inde-
pendence, which gave US perfect liberty OF
thought and religion"
Mr.. Ryan then described the first Decla-
ration of Independence, saying that we
had started this Government in a sort of
contradiction. He referred to the fact
that the Supreme Court, headed by
- ,fof hod ~ 1a1 q hnf !. hod
no rights which the white man was bound
to respect. Yet this indignity had been
wiped out by the best blood in the land.
He referred to those who had participated
in drawing the Declaration of IndepeEd-
ence, saying that they could not have
seen the going of Satolli or the coming of
Martinelli. Continuing he said:
"The Catholics have the audacity to tell
US that Lord Baltimore was the first 10
establish religious liberty in this country,
but we know this to be gigantic false
hood. The merest tyGo knows that it was
Roger v illiams. The Both day OF May,
which is the most sacred day of the year,
has degenerated into a day of bicycle
parades and baseball games. Take the
22d of February. We do not associate it
with the trials and hardships of Washing
ton and his innumerable victories but
rather with Washington's little hatchet
and the cherry tree.
Now we come to this new Declaration of
Independence. / would have our children
trained IN the great American college
our free public schools. | would have
them instructed by American teachers,
and then there would be no time for max
ing rosaries or crosses. l would have
this second declaration compel every for
eigner to take the oath of allegiance and
the oath of supremacy. You know that
Lord Baltimore could not become a citi-
zen of Virginia because he could or would
not take the oath of supremacy, and why?
Because it denied the supreme authority
of the Pope and no man can serve two
masters, and this is statement which
needs no proof
Major Ryan then turned his attention
to the Catholic church. He said it was
the most dangerous organization to man.
kini to-day in the world. The speaker
rapidly skipped over the alleged short
comings of the church, referring particu-
larly TO the charge that the whisky men
were mostly Catholics He said that he
would have this second Declaration of In
dependence remedy all these evils and
make all citizens good American citizens.