The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-08-04

toltS property IN the United states. Would Captain
/ o'Farrail maintain that the property of Trinity
/ Church in New York Ito choose an example coming
/ home TO his audience) shall be taken away from
that corporation without full lIcompensation-merely
because and though it consist of some of the best
and most valuable business blocks in the American
Metropolis" or shall sauce for the American goose
/ not be sauce for the Philippine gander?
The first requisite, it has been wittily said, for
! entering upon an argument, is to know nothing
! about the point only profound ignorance of the
/ just modes oi acquiring property and of the man
lier IN "hieh the property under consideration has
been acquired could lead man to make insnua-
'i"'S as The captain does IN ms wild reference to
/ lhe frIhF> property II would be wei for all
champions OF church SpoIiation first 10 learn some
thing of the history OF properties they are so eager
L. c"nicate, before they proceed to the division.
Il all property was as fairly acquired rs was that of
lHe FrlarS' anarchy would not have the ghost ola
foundation or reason for its being
/ why has the doughty champion of peoples rights
nothing 10 say OF The violation of the rights of his
/ fellow Catholics in our new territories instead of
appealing 10 the anti-Ctthoc prejudices of his
dieue2 tremendous applause greeted his burst of
unhealthy and narrowness, showing how he touch
ell ,"e core o their pF,Judice) Is 1t not violation
/ OF ie SraSSest kind, committed under and BY our
Government, Of the rights of conscience when mar
rib-e is proclaimed invalid and illegal ii performed
/ by priest. Here are patent sacred rights denied
/ to the catholics ofour dependencies The Captain
has word Of burning Indignation wherewith to
brand this infmctfon Of the liberty of conscience
ofCa;holies lie is guardedly silent Though ref
craag 10 the outrages perperated under the flag of
the free and the brave" urrn the defenceless Fill
uiHos' Churches would have been an unauswerable
argument against the Presidents Filipino policy)
about the sacricges soiattons Catholic Churches
auI ;ae iudeceneies in the abuse Of vestments,
irn,.as ami ,,nbIcfns of Catholic worshipq No. a
y.ri in defence Of helpless people against the in
direct yet none Tia, less effective propagation of
+ autt-ga,hoilsm under and through Government
agencies ia the schoolhouse and elsewhere. Why
daes this Boanergcs not thunder from his political
ruIpi the ficty would furnish such splendid uuau-
/ snerihIs arsllpeut,J and make the welkin ring
with mi, INDIGNANT and riehteous depupciation Of
Government which. after going to war with Spain
ou the hisi. a,G lofty moral ground of deliveranee
from spiritual ana material oppression and bondage
,-our moral sense hat been outraged by the mon
>tfous crimes of Spliu'l on the ground of freedom
and liberty. deals oat 10 the conquered peoples
ruly Cromwellmn liberty Of conscience the liberty
T., fhiuk and believe as the eonqueror chooses and
elects his Captiges shah do Perhaps he knows not
ug these things. shall say he Is Of those Cath
olics who never read ANYTHING in defence of the
tt their and church Ii he not
le cannot have helped seeing these things in the
catholic anl secular press. He will lind in the
catholic News of July Ilth ample evidence of all
these things, copied in some instances from the
Isl@cs oi she daily press Let him read, and then
direct hi, heaviest ordnance against and blow 10
atom, the wall of oppression which tyranny, in
She uamr uI itnaIiy. is rearing against the heaven
given boon of freedom in our colonies" and
silence by his batteries the artillery Of the gospel
oGEuuprwdyT.
AS tH what Father MacHinnon is doing the Cath
ollie News ui July nth, copying an article of the
>lu Francisco Monitor viii tell him. the ChaplsnS
work ANA the mauy ouyugcs above referred to,
viii Furnish him a theme worthy Of his mettle
What risht has Our geverament 10 invite the Papal
prIete 60 ad or assist us IN settling our political
ahtiu pc asks The same night, answer any con
testing }altas nave 10 invoke the arbitration OF a
power n.enily @ both hchigerents, which can,
therefore, d. presumed 20 safeguard the rights Of
both iu tbe delicate task Of arbitration. Besides.
f,,. ,,.ffay l-.r,r. ArrbhiShop Cbanpelle Is not
" ss'
merely i"iti'S' one MS 'iA'e represents the
Caurgh lui her rights IN tse matter, aud these are
f.t 5tIIr ana, domain of mere purc politics This