Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-05-06
BISHOP SPAULDING A LIAR.

him at public meeting i'll Chicago
last Sunday evening, and as the
Times indorses the Englishman it is
useless for the right reverend gen
tleman to offer any defense.
At public meeting in Chicago
to protest against expansion Bishop
John Lancaster Spaulding was one
of the speakers. In his address he
said England has never been a
friend of this country" and an En-
glishman near the platform shouted
That's lie" The Bishop ignored
the interruption and continued his
address. Such conduct and lam
guage at a respectable meeting,
where ladies and gentlemen we're
present, regardless of its object,
stamp the fellow as blackguard.
When he publicly disputed a state
ment by man of the known learn
ing of Bishop Spaulding he proved
himself conceited fool, and when
he insulted clergyman he showed
he was a coward, for any one, no
matter what his belief or whether
he has any belief or religion, who
insults a clergyman, whose calling
precludes his resenting it, proves
himself contemplate, second only
to he who would insult a woman.
Of course the Bishop ignored the
interruption. AS a clergyman he
could not with self-respect resort to
the only other alternative for a gen.
tleman to treat a blackguard-kick
him out of the hall, as he deserved;
not because he is an Englishman,
but because he is blackguard and
was out of place and rendered him
self offensive TO decent people.
That he is an Englishman is no
credit to England, nor will his con-
duct be other than condemned by
intelligent and well-bred English
men, as we'll as by all decent people.
But as he is an Englishman, the
Times squibber approves his con-
duct and indirectly indorses the
charge of falsehood against Bishop
Spaulding. He does not do so
directly-doubtless being cautioned
by lingering remembrance of the
result of a recent libel suit-but his
indirect way of not saying what is
meant is sufficiently clear to be I'M
derstood. Here is what he said
1t is related that Bishop Spaulding,
who declared at a Chicago anti-expan-
sion meeting that England has never
been a friend to this country" and
was called down by a Britisher who
said that's lie," continued his ad-
dress without noticing the Interrupt
ton" of course, the Bishop didn't |
notice the interruption. If anti
expansion speakers were confined to facts
they wouldn't have anything to speak
about, and the Bishop didn't intend to
let any blarsted Britisher spoil his speech
by injecting a question of fact into the
discussion
The Times squibber does not
seem to know much about Bishop
Spaulding, and very likely knows
less about the history of this coun-
try, as the Bishop would promptly
convince him should he condescend
to notice the Times squibber's in
situation about facts" Bishop
Spaulding is recognized as one of
the most learned writers and orators
of the country, specially versed in
its history. Here is the Times
squibber's chance of a lifetime to
become famous by pointing out and
publishing to the world wherein
Bishop Spaulding misstated history,
or, to put it more to the point, as
the Times squibber has it, show up
injection of facts" implied by the
Englishman when he said Bishop
Spaulding lied in asserting Eng
land has never been a friend of this
country"
Here in Kentucky, where Bishop
John Lancaster Spaulding was born,
reared, educated and served as pas |