The San Francisco call., 1898-06-10
JANUS AND MAGUIRE.


 In 1887 he withdrew permanently from the Demo cratic party because 1t in favor of the single tax and announced his intention to support Henry George for President Like other fad fanatics, he be- lieved that private ownership of land would be abolished, and that the movement for its abolition would command large a follow ing that 1t would sweep its candidates into office. Allied to this movement in America was the ant-andord issue in Ireland, that had for its motive the actual suffering of tenantry exposed to the rapacity of nonresident landlords. In 1887, too, there were symptoms of revolt of the Irish III America from the church of their ancestors, and Father McGynn suddenly oomed in the sky as the probable leader of an anti-Pope movement in asso- citation with Henry George.
 Judge Mcguire thought that he chance to combine communism and religious bigotry and get an office out of the shufie. So he wrote his book, Ireland and the Pope" and it printed for him by his friend the editor of the San Francisco Star, who wanted the Pennsylvania militia killed as rattle snakes
 In this book the method was Magurean in the ex- treme Where necessary he ignored historical tacts and where necessary he invented them; his language violent 1t always is, for the Judge has su- preme confidence in the efficacy of hard words, and thinks they fully take the place of reason and logic This habit is revealed in the extended title ot his book, which is: Ireland and the Pope; A Briet History of Papal Intrigues Against Irish Liberty From Adrian " to Leo XIII By James G. Ma guire Judge of the Superior Court o San Fran cisco California Printed by James H. Barry, 42o Montgomery street
 In his preface he said he would show the "treach- cry" of the Pope and 'he persistent and deadly char acter" of his interference He said: "I conceive it to be most marvellous record of alliance of cen t1ries which has been characterized by constant and simple faith and confidence one side (the Irish people, and equally constant duplicity, ingratitude and tyranny on the other (the Pope). To the Ultra montanes who may read this book and whose stereo- typed criticism may fairly anticipate, have but say that 1t is not my fault that the spiritual heads of the Catholic church claim also to be, by divine right temporal rulers theoretically, all nations. and in terrible reality Ireland. It is not my fault but more shame them if the publication of the political history they have made shall disadvantage the church. It IS my purpose to assist III raising my fathers countrymen and my own kinsmen above that groveling fear of the Pope which makes so many of them nerveless when he strikes blow at their coun- try and their race The Pope in this respect enjoys the unenviable not to say infamous, distinction ot being dangerous only to those who conhde in him" With that fine preface he proceeds through II8 pages of epithet in which he says "the cruel and bar barous persecution of the Irish people took place during and throughout the period of four hundred years before England became Protestant, and while the Kings of England were the Popes beloved sons in Christi and that Ireland has been sadly handi- capped in her struggle by her dependence the broken reed of Roman honor The whole his tory of the Vatican shows that since it assumed to be the political as well the religious head of the world its universal policy has been to crush the weak to frighten the timd and to concate the strong and defiant.
 That statement it will be observed, goes outside the Irish question and is ascription to the Papacy cf universal policy of enmity and oppression to the weak and timid
 Critics of the Papacy, who have written from the standpoint of religious difference, have never gone that far in ascribing permanent and universal record to the Pope adverse to the interests of humanity.
 Describing the incidents of Daniel O'Connelps fight for repeal of Catholic disabilities, the Judge plu1nes his wings for high rhetorical flight and claims
 "But o the goddess of Irish liberty, lately so joy ul is weeping She fants, she reels. Alas! Ms tangs of fhs Vatican serpent have been driven again to her heart"
 The special Pope described by the Judge as the serpent of the Vatican Gregory XVI, and his of- ense consisted in rescript to the Irish priests refrain from participation in the heated political ings then being heidi
 In America consider 1t rather proper for clergy of all denominations to keep aloo from partisan assemblies and rather fancy the Judge would yell murder" if priest were to appear in a meeting not in his interest But for advising this wholesome abstenton in Ireland the Pope became "a serpent i'll the Mcguire view
 Again, the Judge accuses the Pope of being eager Ito shelter hell hounds" and he speaks of Cardinal McCabe as the red-cap hunting hound of the Vat can"
 The whole book abounds in this style of invectve No doubt the Judge expected 1t to produce pro- found impression, but it did not. His friend Barry pocketed whatever profit of the sale of it to the A. F. A. lodges when they organized. and then 1t passed out of print
 Now we find Judge Mcguire back in the Demo- cratic party which he permanently abandoned and in pursuit of office, ingratating himself with those whom he denounced in "groveling fear of the Pope" and in full cry against the A. P. A. who used his book in their ritual
 It is record devious and deceitful to astonsh