The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-12-23

Irish upon long terms, at low interest. Inns
new departure has developed IN Ireland d.
most as rapidly as the r. f. D. system has
grown in the United States. The consequence
IS. that revolution has taken place IN the
condition of the Irish. They are now forging
to the front, as rapidly as any other people In
the world
Whenever they can throw off the burdens OF
the priesthood, they will show their ability to
do exactly what England and Scotland have
done under free trade.
I beg to call Mr.. Cutters attention to an
extract or two from book entitled PRIESTS
and People in Ireland, by Michael j. +.
Mccarthy. barrister -at-law. This work was
published in 1903, and describes conditions as
thew were seen by this Irish lawyer, who was
a Catholic and who was communicated be-
cause he was brave enough to tell the truth on
Papa's hierarchy. He says
81 am Catholic, I am an Irishman, have
right to speak
1T is sacerdotal interference and domination in
Catholic Ireland, beginning in the infant school
and ending with the legacy for masses after
death, that will be found to be the true and uni
versal cause of that universal degeneracy upon
which commserate ourselves.
Cali the factories and business of Bessbrook
are the work OF Protestant brains and hands. The
Protestants have Cardinal Logue to mystify
and interfere with them.
81 regret to record equally odious custom
prevalent in the north of Ireland, namely collec-
tons on the dead bodies of poor Catholics
The coffin is laid Tin some instances) on chairs
outside the door, and large dish or plate is
placed upon it, and all those present come for
ward and place their offerings in the plate In
one instance -. a widow offered the priests
$25 if they would consent not to have
such collection. The priests refused the offer:
for not alone would the collection amount to
money but they said they could not set the prece-
dent of breaking through an old-establshed and
lucrative custom"
Few people, even in Ireland, realize what vast
amounts handed over to the priests for mass
es. The Most Rev. Dr. O'Dwyer, Bishop Of Linn
erick, begs to acknowledge the receipt of s.,
$500 for masses for the repose of the souls of
Mary O'Grady, of her parents and rela-
tives april 18th, 1901).'"
Mr.. Mccarthy proceeds at length to de
scribe how the priests paralyze the minds OF
the common people in Ireland, and how they
inculcate the belief that the people can have
communion with God, and need expect no
lief from the Almighty, excepting through
the intermediary, the priest, who must be paid
in money for his intercession.
Continuing, he says:
eff we examine the standing army of priests
and who quartered in such af1uence in
the City of Dublin establishment can not fail
to be increased at finding much vice and misery
among the poorer classes of the Catholic popu-
lation."
If Mr.. Cutler will refer to any history of
Ireland, giving the condition of her people
prior to the adoption of the free trade policy
in 1916, he will discover that this afflicted
country is infinitely better off, at this time,
than she has ever been since the Pope of BONE
sold her, and conveyed her IN aoriting, to the
Norman King, Henry H.