Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-26
ASSASSINATION WAS LOGICAL.
Reasons Outlined to Show An
archy's Telected Enemy is
RightfuI Authority.
scathing Arraignment OF the r1aunt-
crs of the Blood Red Banner by
Eminent Catholic Clergyman

Denver Feb. 26-with the solemnity
and reverence due to his holy position
and spotless character, the body OF
Rev. Father Leo Heinrlehs was taken
from st. Elizabeth's Catholic church
today to the Union station where 1t was
placed aboard the afternoon Burlington
train to be forwarded to Paterson, n.
j., whore the franciscan fathers have
their American headquarters.
The funeral procession was notable
one and was witnessed by thousands
who stood bareheaded as the hearse
passed them.
The parade was led by a squad OF po-
lice and company Of the knights OF
81. John in full uniform and with
drawn swords acted as guard of honor.
The knights OF Columbus and repre-
sentattves OF numerous Catholic So
cieties followed ON foot and long line
of carriages brought UP the rear.
When the services We're begun in
the church at 10 o'clock this morning,
every available scat was filed and q
crowd of 5000 people waited patiently
outside until the church ceremony was
over. inside the church were many
of the prominent citizens of Denver,
| including Governor Henry A. Buchtel
and Mayor Robert w. Speer
FATHER o'RYANs EULoGY.
Solemn high mass was reclted ana
! the service was impressive. Rev. Fa-
Their William Organ delivered the fu-
| neral sermon. IN which he highly Gu
| loRized the martyred priest.
Rev. Father O'Ryan said in part
That any sermon Is attempted on
| this solemn occasion is not because
Father Leo. the simple Franciscan
friar. who is dead, nor even because
of the high offense against the AL
mighty Father Of us all, who lives.
but because of the society in which
we live and it's outraged and loosened
bond of law. Grimes such as that OF
Sunday are assaults on no mere in
dividual; they are against you and me
and all of us. They strike and wound
law and justice in her holy sanctuary
whence breathes the very life Of the
civilized state.
MOTIVE OF CRIME.
Father Leo was struck down. the
murderer confesses. because he was u
priest and not for any fancied griey
auce or imagined injury that the MUIR
derer had received from him. Hs
never knew the dead priest; he had
never spoken with him: their lives.
except in that one dread moment Of
blood and saerilege. had never
| touched. Nor did he kill him, as
| priests have been killed. in hatred of
his special creed. But the flend knew
that the priest was some outward
symbol and present ambassador of
that only authority by which kings
reign and magistrates execute justice
and human law rears Itself In awful
dignity and lends its sanction--the
! authority and governanoe OF Goo.
And because the murderer had re-
VOTED against Gods authority HIS re-
| hellion went to its uttermost logical
| in he nItn1
against its presence in the world Of
| human law and broke II until it
gushed human blood he revolted
| against it's outward symbol the priest.
| and slew him.
MURDER WAS LOGICAL.
"The murderer was logical. the
| anarchist Is never truer to his diabol-
| zeal principles than when he Stays Il
| Catholic priesI and stays rim at the
altar Of God. II matters not that the
| individual priest possesses little OF the
worlds power or goods. nor desires
| tham for himself. II matters rot even
| lhaf he is a follower OF that blessed
| Francis who chose Lady Poverty for
| his bride and gave his great love 70
| the poorest things and the most un-
| loved. Wherever he is the Cathode
priest in some great way carries In
himself that church OF authority and
| of God and externates her to men. Flo
Is an officer in that great army whose
tramp is around the world whose dis
| cipiine Is most perfect; whose organ
| izatlon "a most minutely refined;
whose banners forever set against
tho enemy OF disorder and anarchy IN
the hearts. in the speech, and in tho
notions OF men as opposed TO Just
human government and divine rule
SLAIN BUT TO LIVE.
The ministers OF other Christian bodies,
but not with similar hato-the impo-
tent hate that Stays, for they, alas are
TOO divided TO be dangerous 10 him.
He might hate a king. for he rules;
but kings come and 20, and kinBly
policies have their chances ana chang
es But the Catholic priest Is slain
hut 10 live and the Catholic policy, the
Catholic accents OF morality are un
changed and Interchangeable as the
throne OF God. He saw this at home
IN Italy that there Is not the parlia-
nent Of the king that saves his crown
10 him: It 10 not the army OF Italy
that saves her from the spelling OF tho
Socialist and the red hand Of the ail-
archist: though weakened by many de
fections, the one strong, coherent, un-
yielding power IL still an imprisoned
pope and an ill-used church.
'And hence the whole foul brood of
them the Socialist who breaches an6
The anarchist who translates the aer-
mon into rcd de0dH, come here hating
the church and the priesthood. Here
they learn 10 hate all other things that
are conaecrated 20 US, the power or
our president, the wisdom of our
sonates. the majesty Of our courts and
The quiet dignity OF our homes
WHAT ARE WE poING2
Great God. brethren, what are We
,.fna "a a rn NO. thlullnno A
great president OF our country is slain
by a degenerate who WAS norYed 10
he decd by Socialist and anarchist
vnporlngs. We read that anarchy has
lts seat IN New Jersey; that sha sits In
council IN New Orleans or Chicago.
They have propaganda, red press.
AN nppeal 10 reason forsooth Ne
ara made aware ih7t some OF trc
come nor from f'HNar1 and o7Gtrr'
Europe IN oVory nru H'th ip
nine indifference " iHuH on Have
we found tho pearl beyond price that