The colored American., 1901-01-26

cd an answer TO my Protest against
his speaking OF the CGuTch Uf my faith,
in what he now cUnfessss To be "Of-
fensIve termsn and aItem pts TO justify
his position and bung fOIWaId proofs
that iI Is ITue as SAID by him, The
RomSnIsh (ROman CaIhOnc) Church
Is pOlIIIcal machine"
! am delighted 10 know my judg-
ment Of his great nobility WAS LOT =
DlI mis- placed. L was sure LIE would dis
claim any intention 10 offend, an0 that
ne was only bent Oh taxing = fail out
Of those Catholics VINO LIE believes we've
"InsIduously endeaYoIing" to boss thls
loved land of ours TO the eteTuaI ruin
Of our Cover nment AID every thing eIse
but Wnat Catholics saw nI 10 exist.
An how much more delighted Ia be,
could but know my friend was broad
enough TO drop LIE offensive WOTd
"ROmaHisn" now ana forever. But
since ne only no ds On TO II beca use he
just cannot be plain Without using 1t
L should not cuIn plain. AL. how Irue
IL Is, when We Want 10 SLOW Just hoW
sharp our feelings are, We just have In
use sharp, offensive " Ords, don't VIZ?
On, yes, l know, 1 have been there.
We DO not mean anything offensive,
we feel, that's all. The humble Jew,
when called Sheeny" by The college
professor, the Italian, when caiI>d d
''DagU" by the statesman Of Louisiana,
the Afro American Of North Carolina
when called ''nlgger" by Senator
PriGchard, with nltCh aha u Mss on
the mig, All have now 10 drink ~ ezt
consolation from the wisdom Of Broth
or Bluce, ana their caIUmn0 laIOTs have
DuL 10 explain, Ia the language OF your
learned cOrTes pOu0ent. l use these
words "Decause l MAKE II habit 10
speak plain" On. how We sons of
Ham, IIaly and IsTaeI do get sick al the
fallacy OF such Claim. To be plain Is
well, but the Use Uf term offensive Is
never plain English.
THE JUsFIEICAnON,
First: Based upon The action of the
Roman Catholic priests Of New YORK
during the cent campaign.
Do the Roman CslhOIic priests Of
New YuIk City compose the Roman
Catholic Church, Is the policy any more
the principles and teachings Of the RO-
man Catholic Church 10 be deter
mined by the acts and declaIatIons in
matters wholly outside OF religion and
morals, of the priests Of the city Of
New YORK. The Archbishop snd priests
OF that city are very potent admit but
they do not compose the Church.
| nOuced that nearly aII Of the Blsh
OBS Of the a. Ii. Z. Church and the
Zion II. L. Church took very active
part "pending the recent campaign"
and besIiTIed themselves in advising
the race and directing their political
action. .Iwss proud 10 see them lake so
prominent q part and yoIcIng what
they thought 10 be the best cOnscienC
Of the race. / fatty dIssenIed from
their views, but alas; little Of braIu l,
dull Of thought l, never To OLca have
thought these Bishops were dong
what they did because the Church 10
which they belong was political or
caniZstion ana machine" But Gospel
Truth says, Brother Bruce, the action
OF clergy men IN the TOcenI campaign
iustIties ole In saying that The ChuIch
OF their faith Is "but q political ma
chine"
PEREICIOUs ACTIVITY.
Second: "Of the Roman Catholic
Secret Societies in that their purposes
are securing for Catholics their rig hts
and proper recognition ID political and
uuhuc sffaus." 30 then l guess The
churches TO which our black brethren
beIong who organize for the purpose
Of sacurIng 10 the Negro their lights
and lToper recognition IN political
snd public affairs, ATe political machines
ton. haven't You been g atty OF belong
inc 10 such a Society, = DINER Bruce?