The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Biqotry Again Rebuked.

Under the heading, 'Roman Cath
olics," Mr.. George 4. Angel, presi-
dent of the American Humane Educa-
ton society and editor of Our Dumb
Animals, has. in his paper, the follow
ing:
1T seems to give offence to some
persons who write us long letters Cn-
closing no money! that we are dis
posed to speak kindly of the Sisters
of Mercy, and other good Roman
Catholics.
I'VE assure these writer's, once for
all, that so long as we control the
publication of this paper it shall, with
out fear or favor, tell the good deeds
of Roman Catholics just as freely as
Of Protestants.
IF Roman Catholic policeman. or
driver, or teamster. or Sister of Mer-
cy, says a kind word or does kind
act to or for dumb animals, we shall
be glad to mention it; and, on the
other hand, if any Of these writer's
can point us to a single Roman Catho-
lie school or college in which cruel
vivisection is practiced-or any Of
those college and school outrages so
common in some of our Protestant in
situations of learning a Roman
Catholic clergyman who spends his.
summer vacation shooting harmless
birds for fun. or any Roman Catholic
Sunday school in which the boys are
being armed and drilled in U. S. army
tactics. we will tell that
But we shall never forget that in
nearly all our large cities most of the
men who are liable to be called upon
at any hour Of the day or night to-
risk their lives in defense of the lives;
and property of their low-citizens.
and most Of the drivers and Transfers.
upon whose kindness and mercy de-
pend those whom it is our duty to pro-.
tect. are Roman Catholics; nor shall
we ever forget the great assistance we
lave received in our humane work in
northern, southern and western cities:
from Roman Catholic clergy and lay
men and women.
when in 1870 we began the forma--
ton of the Illinois Humane society.
one Of the first to give us substantial
aid was the Roman Catholic bishon of:
Chicago.
when we started the American
Band of Mercy one of the first to-
join was the. Roman Catholic arch
bishop Of Boston. and one of the first
Bands of Mercy formed was in the
paroclal schools at Lynn.
when ten years ago we asked the
school committee to grant us permits
sion to address for one hour every
public school in Boston, the first to
rise and move that we have the unan-
imous consent of the school commit
tee was T. Roman Catholic.
Among those who have served with
us on the boards of directors of our
two humane societies during the past
quarter of a century, more than three
quarters have been and are Protest
ants. and many of them have been
and are dear friends but none we
think more truly so than Patrick Don,
ahoe and John Boyle O'Reilly.
and we shall never cease to regard
any man who is seeking to promote
discord, strife. hatred and war be-
tween religious sects as public en-
envy, who deserves to be sent to some
great reformatory where he can be
properly educated, and made over If
possible) into good citizen and de-
cent Christian.
While Patrick Donohue was CALI
ing at our office some years ago we
told him that we had just received in
our mornings mail letter from some
little paper away out west, saying
that its editor never wanted to see
Our Dumb Animals again, because of
the kind manner in which we had
spoken of the Roman Catholic church.
Poor fellow said Mr.. Donahoe, L
will pray for him.