The Irish standard., 1905-07-08

church long, long ago. And in re-.
sponse to the presents urgent call.
God give us men!"
"Men whom the lust of Office cannot
buy"
Men whom the spirits of office can.
not KILL she points to her teaching.
and its fruit. That teaching that i'm.
poses upon every man in the republic
supreme duty-the duty not only of
! holding true to high ideals, but of
! working ceaselessly to destroy the
domination Of corrupt wealth, that
teaching that urges her sons to meet
corruption with incorruptibility; the
| teaching that makes a man honest. NOT
because Honesty is the best policy"
but because 1t is right
True Catholics fall into the pit az
we'll as others but they can never SO
fall. II they cling faithfully to the prin.
ciples of truth and justice, those oil.
lars OF fire reared in them by the
church. And there are many shining
examples all over our land of Cath.
olics, American Catholics, who have
been guided by these principles and
now by reason of their manly integri-
ty and sincerity of purpose command
the highest degree of public respect
and confidence. Was 1t not Cath.
olic teaching that gave America a fur.
lst whose name Is linked with that of
Kent-Charles OConor, of New York?
Was it not Catholic training that gayo
Maine her Governor Cavanagh? Was
1t not devotion to Catholic PRINCIPLES.
was 1T not honest practice of Catholic
ethics that gave Maryland her pride
today, and gave America in her need
OF a man of character, a man of un.
swerving honesty, and of unninching
devotion to the highest ideals-in
Americas need Of such a man, was it
not Catholic teaching that made a
Charles j. Bonaparte, whose merit so
lately raised him to a cabinet office?
These men who have been faithful
to their duties as Catholics, and. faith.
full to them, have been of Americans
the best. These are Catholic Amer
leans.
Theirs is the glory of the stars
that with the stripes combine"
"Where'er they be, what'er their lot,
they're eager to be known"
mot by their mortal names, but by
their country's name alone"
Yet how often do we hear the d.
stinction drawn, "This man is an
American, but that man is Catholic"
land that too, by Catholics them.
selves? Is it cause for surprise then
that others deny us the highest office
in the republic by prejudice that has
all the force of constitutional amend
ment?
1t is the plain duty of overy Catholic
| to make it known that the Catholic is
pre-eminently an American. Why,
consider Catholicity's part in the dis
covery OF this America of our That
tremendous event, that finding of a
new world and the vast results that
| flowed to humanity" can be traced d.
rectly to the Roman Catholic Church
and to the Roman Catholic church
! alone. Let every Catholic therefore
| challenge the students and scholars to
search the archives of Spain, the
libraries of Europe. The deeper the
research the more glory will adorn the
brow of Catholicity.
Was not a pious Catholic that con-
ceived the mighty thought? Was it
not cardinal that interceded with the
sovereigns of Spain? Was it not a
Catholic king who fitted out the ships?
Was it not Catholic queen who Of
fered her jewels as a pledge? And it
was Catholic Columbus and Cath.
olic crew that sailed out in an un.
known sea where ship had never sailed
before. 1t was hymn to the queen
Of angels and of men that closed the
perils of the day and inspired with
hope the morrow. It was the holy
cross. the emblem of Catholicity, that
was carried to the, shore and planted
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