The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-10
EvAsloNs AND MEASUREMENTS.

Il will be seen now that there is gross mis-
representation Of the facts in the letter of the
ants. In petitioning according to legal form
and usage the school board to prevent Ivy
resolution tho recurrence II the haccaaurcste
sermon in any church, tho slgucrS did not sp
pear as religious minority" guilty NJ ''mon.
stlouS usurpatnns' but as citizens and taV.
payers in the full exercise of their constitutional
right. It "l alsn t. seen that there :
pprvcrSiOn of the fact in the Wild statement
that the writer considered the preaching of the
haccalaurcate sermon in the VI T.. church
violation ~ the rights " Catholic taxpayers,
"hcCauSc h,c Protcstans tmcaning the gradual
ing class went 10 the church to which he il
opposed" That statement il false and the
writer challenges any member II the school
board, any man, woman or child catholic or
Protestant in JcrmNn, to prove that he has
over shown himself to he opposed to any CON
gregation in the community, whereas tho con.
trarr is known again the assertion that, "a
petition was presented 10 the board signed, not
hv ~ a. he claimed, but 10y 81, and u of these
unable to prefix their signatures to the petition"
contains false statement and truth The
mistatcmcnt j. that only ~ mon signed The
petition, while following are the names on
the roll " honor, Of the 80 men VINO signed the
petition and who are willing to make affidavit
that they did 80 before the paper WdS put into
the hands of Attorney Frank Il. ~torhrr, who
presented: Thomas Mar.E, Patrick ECcnry, ".
c. NCCloskcv, Patrick Cain, John f. Loughncy,
Patrick Nonahan, James Sharkcy, ST.. john j.
Clark Arthur Mssctt, Patrick, Boomcr William
Cunningham. Patrck Wynnc. James Monahdn,
George MCtloskcY, Michael !. Roche, inoma-
Henry, sr, James Edmunis. James ~hdrhcy, jr.,
Bernard Kinney, Daniel Mcchan, SECOND street,
Michael Clark, p. H. Collins, John stanton. Sr.
Patrick w. Collins, James koll,, John Marian,
James b, Mcchan John f. '.ou-lncN, John !.
| Rpth Rilli j
Grant, Patrick Muldoon. john Nualley, ". j.
Kinney. 1hoS. +. Hart. Michael Monahau, frsnk
Cain, John MoIloskoy, Daniel Nullrv, Thomas
Mcchan Peter Mcdonald Daniel Tmony Mich
/ arl II, NUldoou, Henry Brown, Frank Sums,
! James Kcat;ng James Drar', Thona, Spillanc,
| George Hart, Michael Ko~naun, John Mccarthy,
/ Patrick Loughncy, Andrew j. Gavin, James
/ O'Gara. John Cafaney, IT,. Patri'k L. Mcchau,
! Patrick " Farrell, Dennis NrGpyrn Blrlcy
! Mullen, 81, John Tichc, Ilmc, llo,lc, John !.
! Mmtin John " Forbes, John \. MnClau. Mich
| acl Mulhcarn Patric kMulhcau Michael Nul
! doom. T.. Mualcr, George cannon, j. +. Sulit-
van, William McChroac, Patrick Dempsey, ID.
| j. Sullivan. +. BIrdi,h, James rmliu, Michael
! : Walsh, 7. l.. Martin, W. F. Brecn !. T..
swift r. i, MuIdoon, John tahaucl, T'rouaS
/ O'Rricu. Neal Gallagher, Peter Sprichor.
! The element IT TRUTH however, found in that
! statement is that there were indeed twenty ONE
+ petitioners who were unable to write their names
/ and were obliged, therefore, to make their mark
But the very inability # these men, who have
plenty - company in Jcmyn amongst their
hua,tfA uciGlborN, ought to have protected
. them. old mon lo" the most part. from insult
. added 10 injury and above all from the men
D who inflicted il, When the names Of the illit
! crates are scanned it will hc seen that they
are men from ireland where through the draS.
4 tic, degrading and hrulali2ing penal laws uf
| the rcgns of Elizabeth, james, WUliam and
An,
! Catholic TO attend school TO secure an cduca.
| ton, Wm, and Mary C.. Of the Penal Code,
/ prohibits CduCation To Catholics in these words
! "lf any subjects in Ireland should go or send
! any child or person TO he educated in any popi.h
| university, college or school, or in anv private
family; every such offender being convicted
thereof should b. forever disabled to sell, etc.
! to he guardian, administrator or executor, ctC,
| to he capdhlc Of any legacy or decd Of eli;
and besides should forfeit all their estates, both
/ real and personal during their lives" First ar
tirc ot Cromwell the regicide, provides that
no scholar ~ the Irish nation be permitted "a
teach the art of writing, speaking or arithmetic
| Forbidden tu teach or to be taught, whether
At home or abroad, unless they gave mp then
Catholic faith, rho Irish people in the mass were
deprived of educational advantages onioycd Ivy
the English and Scotch, until ls2a when through
the matrheSs Daniel O'Conne, the law oman
cipating Catholics from the horrible proscrp
tions Of the neral laws, freed eight millions
Of people from slavery more degrading and
calling than ever cursed the black man in tn,
South, The Irish people preferred, aud they dc
still, the knowledge derived from divine Fatl
aud the safe guidance Of their bishops ant
priests to that which would he given in tn,
unholy barter proposed 10 thcm and now II
in or day, these poor men, deprived in tho
youth Of educational advantage, cannot writ,
their names 10 petition, the disgrace for thci
inability to do SO must fn'l upon Protestau
England, "thc most Christian nation" Ru
they can make mark which, because ~ thci
integrity and honesty, merchants rrofcssiona
men and the hanks respect and prize, an
which the law holds as valid as the highest ar
" penmanshp; and, If from inability 10 W, itc
these mon are not able to sign their name
to a petition. through supe,i)r manhood the
could never he found. like the learned maiorit
Of the Jermyn school obard, 10 put their nam
to letter they were unable to write, the credi
] for which, however. since no man Of pride Q