The Irish standard., 1904-11-19
HAY TO De RE-Apfo1n1ED

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election to know that his first utter
ance as to his future policy was that
he would retain John Hay as secretary
of state. No matter what may be the
ability of Mr.. Hay, it goes without say
ing that he stands for policy which
is distasteful to every man who has
Irish blood in his veins. Mr.. Hay is
the personification of the Anglo-Ameri-
can alliance idea. To him alone prob
ably is due the policy of the govern
ment toward England and toward the
contestants in the far east. He has
lived so much under English influence
that he is no longer able to be an
American where England or English
interests are involved. On his account
it was hard for many Irish Americans
who desired to support the president to
do so. The election returns, however,
show that many of them did support
President Roosevelt Notwithstanding
Mr.. Hay and his policy.
Had it been generally known, how
ever before election that Mr.. Hay was
not only an Anglo maniac, but also
rabid anti-Catholic, it is probable that
many of those who changed their DO
litical affiliations of a lifetime would
not have done so. They cannot COM
plain, however, for the president de-
ceived no one in this respect. 1t was
perfectly we'll known that Secretary
Hay would be appointed in case Roose-
welt was reelected. But, it must have
been rather CALLING to Roosevelt's
Irish-American admirers to read his
first announcement after election.
Some of the Catholic papers of the
country which We're remarkably silent
during the campaign, fearing that they
would injure the chances of the presi-
dent for reelection, are now exposing
Mr.. Hays anti Catholic feelings as dis
closed by his writings, notably in his
book, "Castilian Days" Speaking in
reference to Mr.. Hay and his work the
Catholic Standard and Times of Phila-
delphia has the following to say:
Mr.. Hays writings brand him as
bigot more rampant than any that has
as yet sought livelihood by the low
est vilification Of the Catholic church
and her doctrines Or by ISLANDERS upon
the people who follow her teachings.
There never was an atheist or an ICON
oclastic ranter that used viler insult to
the faith that is cherished by millions
of citizens of the United States and
hundreds of millions elsewhere. One
holding such views as these is incap-
able of judging of any great subject in
that dispassionate way that states
manship demands. He is blinded by
his coarse prejudices to a degree that
units him for any deliberative condi-
ton. President Roosevelt has shown
that he is above such paltry indu-
ences. He has proved that he can in
duce members Of the Administration
to display similar magnanimity and
correct the tendency of subordinate Of
ficials to yield to them. Is it possible
that he is willing to have his name as
sOciated any longer with that of one
who has shown himself unfit to give
counsel to the Executive head of all
the American people-the people who
are Catholics as we'll as the people who
are of other faith? All these people
have their feelings on religious mat
tiers, and these, mistaken or otherwise,
are quite rs worthy of respect as the
presidents own or those of Mr.. Hay.
1t is not the right or the privilege of
any citizen to insult any other; such
conduct is barbarous boorishness Mr..
Hay has shown himself guilty of that
by his outrageous insults to the belief
Of the Catholic citizens of the United
States.
Mr.. Hay, some thirty years ago,
wrote book and got it published here.
He called it "Castilian Days." US it re-
lated to sojourn Of his in Spain. 1t
reeks with venom against Catholicity,
against the Spanish people and every
thing he saw around him. 1t might be
said that what was published so long
ago was written in the immature reck-
lessness Of youth. But this excuse
does not hold good. He revised the
book and got new edition out only
n year or two ago. In this edition the
venom seethes just as rancorously as
in the earlier one. From the pamphlet
giving selections from it's pages, sent
out by the Democratic organization in
New York, we select the following
choice specimens Of what a literary
statesman can do to show how letters
refine the mind and elevate the under
standing:
From page 3D.
Down to a period disgracefully near
us, those balconies We're occupied by
the dull-eyed, pendulous-lippedt yrants
who have sat on the throne of st. Fer
dinand, while there in the spacious
court below the varied sports went on
to-day comedy of Master Lope, to-
morrow the gentle and joyous Staying
of bulls, and the next day. with
greater pomp and ceremony. with BAN
ners hung from windows, and my lord
the king surrounded by his women and