The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-16
rHE ROuAy c,rB0iIC PiPyRs.
4 Roman catholics Denuncist'on Of Theft
Ignorance and spirit.

ignorance anu SpiFWs
To rup EpiroR ~ THE SuS-Sir Lately
a good deal ha. been said and written on tho
Influence OF catholic papers The readers
Of Tar SrN must remember that " per cent
Of so-called papers are edited or owned by
humbuRs and charlatau.. Hence Intelligent
Catholics seldom read a Catholic paper
We have had n Catholic paper published
here in Ncw Jersey for some time. published
not In the interests Of the Church. but In tho
IN pc Of getting a few scraps from the political
party in power. There Is another so-cAled
Catholic paper printed In this State who's"
editor believes that editing n Catholic paper
comes by nature. like Dogherry's reading
and writing. Just think OF editing a CATHOLIC
paper without any training or NJ Y previous eX-
perience In journalism ~ any share or formI
His knowledge OF Catholic theology is on q
par with Sancho Panza's or Teresa Pan2a's
Such men will put on the arinor OF Achilles
and, OF course, get slain every time they at
tack the Hectors of the secular press. l
believe Sir John Falstaf or ClrIca would
succeed In Journalism rs soon rs the editors
Of many Of our so-callrd Catholic papers.
We shall ba told that we are not competent
to give Judgment on the question. We shall
be told that we could not do "a well ourselv' q,
Their argumert may be summed UP In a
few words: Who drives fat cattle must him
self bs rat.
A great Catholic publlcist wrote years ago
that through the Catholic press the faithful
may he taught the philosophy Of their religion.
learn its place. or once, In this world, lts
rights In relation to the various speculations
and tendencies OF the ag.-learn also true
Catholic politics, and be stimulated and en-
couraged to the defence OF Catholic Interests.
1t cannot and ought not to supcrsede any
- q a. "a .-,.lIf,I- II ,,aat- .,I ,..,IAI.
OF instruction.. for they have been instituted
by our Lord Himself. but il may be auxiliary
to IN IN as phi osophy IL anclllary. to
theology. IL IL true that we must not hope
to bring man and his passions into subsection
by science and philosophy. but we ought not
forget that knowledge and reason are III
ministers TO faith. The hurch Lad her Paul.
her Justin. her Augustine. her Basil. her
Gregories, her Chrysost m, her Hilary, her
Leos, her Ambrose. her Anseln. her Bernard.
her Scotus. her Bonavehture. her hlbertus
M.gnus. Aquinas. Suarc2. Bosslst. Fenelon.
Bellarmine. Newman and Brownson.
IL will be interesting to read the editorial
omment Of so-cslled pa pers on the Pres
ident's message TO Congress. They cannot
ignore It. They will probably ssssil its
author with n bittornrss and meanress
worthy OF themselves. They will attno him
WIN y HIIdH' u llIINt'lf'' '"aN ''l!
men OF small intellectual calibre or men with
a srnstteriug Of knowledge would be capable
of. What they read never seems 10 pass
through ,ha slembicof hei' own minds. They
will give us what their employer suggests
or dictates. which IL equivalent to saying
what his Majesty OF Hsdes commands. Let
some unfortunate Catholic layman protest
against the vile manner in which the Civil
Magistrate OF the United States Is treated,
Tho victim OF the editors hate Is hendi-d
without gloves. lie is spat upon. buneted.
dragged from the hail OF hypocrisy to the
nan vi preJuuoe' oo"heu WIN 'h"rA''
sGogrsed at thu piii"r OF mendac'y low
m'n,, hroin. - $500 wv ,,,.roo m
mrm : o's'n, =" pegon, '' 'n'e"e''ua'
Here is a case. | have alwavs believed
with the author q, the vicar Of vakere,d"
that IT,. man Who married ma and brought % u up +,
a large family did more service to his country
than he who remained sing and only
number Of beautiful boys and eirls-,hey
tooA AFTER their ia'her,o .osso'ains INTO man
hood and wonanLood. ! hope they will
grow ~ up an honor 20 pt their r, cou IN, and their
Church. Nothing .hai! be let undone by
me to make them good citizens OF America.
Wiz thrs' reisIs thrVushout the eternal
ie9T,, Sah ny. - lau.', anu s'"ttrneh
the read even once = wees tHe vicious
nteaature whlgh moat OF the Sath"ilc papers
ave t te rt ,sId ...t syG d4d M ,cac, her IL l., !. a,n net
!se e s SS az, 9hl % Sc2@+'I .sa. Z {, in, tfn'l SUM-. e
our so-oaIIru ,a'solo ealtpL' eve non rang'
ana cause more iears 10 lheir readers than
"ars anu women nave
ne tci'is'Iau, continues the above quoted
au.noiit,, = .chei mean or iltie IN ms as
put'S ne.sr tdh". unfair advantage, never
hlstsSss peI.ohaiitie, or sharp sa'tngs Tor
ara'Ineht'' OF lh'ihuStes evil which h" dare
not say ON o5 pi HE Is Fatient; foT6Gaiins and
mt 70 Pam o oeHan-t It t. Inevitable. to be-
in controversy Of AM kild. his di;Cipllled
intellect preserve, him from the ,blunder-
ing di'G9nI,e'y OF hctttri though less Cd
cated. iTlhIs WHO, IKE hiuht weapons, tear
and hark instead OF cutting clean. who mis-
axe ths l'lnt IN argument, waste. their
strehsth on trln"s. ml-Conceivo their I'D
versarJ ana leave the que ton more in
VOWED than the, IND, II They are seen
within IT," pale ot tn" Church and without il
head . Few OF inc current, numbers OF the
so-Cal!ed Catholic pItfs., and tell Inc how will
you permit your, children 10 play with tho
def0rnod mica which these mounts ms Of sin