The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07
ROME AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
A Rennn Catholic Ask Infsrnatio. eT .
Baptist Univer~it, 'PresidenL

n heunu Cntboiic Asks nnferunnttou 81 .
Baptist Univer~itS 'PresiaenL
To THE EDITOR OF THE sUS-Si-: There is no
uncertain ring in the words OF DR.. Whitman at
the banquet Of the Baptist Brethren in New York
on Thursday night
DR.. Whitman 10 alive. He 10 q keen and
vigilant observer. He stands as q sentinel upon
such dizzy heights that there is fear of his
getting in the clouds, and he surely viii II he
does not use some ballast.
Wonderful man that! As q Christian he be-
lieVes in freedom OF worship, but as a patriot,
and here is the rub. he has his eagle eye riveted
upon those red-hatted. red-headed. dangersignsl
Cardinals. More power to DR.. Whitman Heis
astute. He scents the danger from afar. ! tell
you plainly that we need more men and uni
versity Presidents like DR.. whitman.
Hands OF the public sehools!" shouted this
patriotic President, and he WAS greeted with ap-
plause. What 10 Rome at nowi What specially
ingenious and hair-raising scheme are those Car
dinais correcting 1t is well to watch them.
DIR. Whitman should be appointed the Grand
Patriotic Waterman. He can see what others
cannot He knows that Washington 10 the
capital. not Rome. That is very commendable
in a university President, Up to this the Catho-
lies have believed that Rome was our national
capital. So. Mt least, says the doctor.
write to find out what is up now. What is
this College OF Cardinals at Washington, which
Dr. Whitman says is our "law.making power r.
OF what is it oomposedi Who are they. any.
wnyI DR.. Whitman must know that 4 Presi-
dent OF q university would not be guilty OF such
nonsensical rot.
am living out In the country, and not having
q special wire to Washington. much less to
Rome. am accepting the of THE Sun
as " So" l rise TO ask what did DR.. Whitman
mean in his remarks at the banquet
They tell US that the Savoy is very exclu-
sive. Is there a gallery in the banquet room :
Was thu callow doctor playing TO this or TO the
servantsi At any rate. he got applause. On
this. doubtless. rests the triumph ant peace
which now soothes the doctor. for he did his
very best TO make Rome howl.
Will the doctor tell US what Rome has to do
with our public schoolsf 1 can tell the good.
dear doctor that Rome has naught to do with
the public schools up our way. Why. the very
thought of it! They will send hundreds OF miles
up where we live 10 get an "snti-Romanist 10
teach in the schools while Catholic graduates Of
fully passed ey:, Why; Because they Belong to
our Wanted free school education. upon the
much.lauded university training. TO have a
man in the position OF a university President
utter such arrant nonsense.
Does this man know that a great proportion Of
the priesthood in this country is the product OF
the public s. hoolsf IL he ignorant tand IL looks
like wilful iRnorancel OF the fact that most Of
these priests look back with fondness and sweet
grateful remembrance 70 the days spent within
the shadow OF these public schools. and. like the
writer. speak a blessing upon the men and
women who taught them. who edited them,
whose holy aim WAS 10 enlighteu, not 10 dsrken
with poisoned shafts. as at the B 'ptist dinneri
Away with such stun! The speaker of such
folly has no place in the minds of thoughtful
men. The doctor belongs to the eocene age,
He is an egregious misnt.
But it Is we'll for him to keep a sharp eye on
these Cardinals.
/ can tell him that they are clever. II he
wants 10 keep up with them he must remain
away from banquets- These Cardinals are excel.
lent thinkers. They do not assail their brethren
with unseemly claptrap. They think that we
can take care Of our public schools. and SO they
do not interfere in our business, What q grand
lesson Of minding ones own business they do
give 10 university Presidents.
Would that il could be learned
This cry against Rome through the public
schools is an "owlc nut" as the Trojan once
sale OF the chestnut Give us something new.
FONDA. n. Y. Dec. T. J. W. DoLLN.