The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-08-18

in the church. But it is possible to give
Cardinals, and Popes to prove my posi-
ton, viz: that the Catholic church is
the 'implacable foe" of the public
schools. Here are a few:
The Pope's bull of June %, 1868, de-
nounces the laws for free schools mot
under Romish controQ, and free speech
as "damnable heresies." A Catholic
paper says, ''All we have to do is to
break down the irresponsible oligarchy
of general school boards, and substitute
local boards with power to select teach
ers, textbooks and mode construction.
Here you have it again. They are go
ing to be the whole push, and have it
their way.
Again, There is no b0S5ibirbr0graW
of common school instruction that the
Catholic church can permit her children
to accept" This article from which
have Last quoted closes with the follow
ing MshGs at is not that we declare so.
II is the Catholic Church, in the famous
syllabus Of modern errors, condemned
bv the Catholic church, and which
neither Bishop nor layman can dispute
without the reproach of rebellion against
the church. 50 the church, Mr.. c.,
has spoken on this question and you
know it has, and no evasion or sOphistry
of yours can make it appear otherwise.
Here is one more sentence from the
Catholic Telegr lph: THE secular school
system is a social cancer: the sooner 1t
is destroyed the better. Again: 1T
will be a glorious day for Catholics in
this country when, under the blows of
Justice and morality, our school system
will be shivered to pieces; until then
modern Paganism will triumph.
Listen, you, who love liberty and are
patriotic; you, who are loyal to the
stars and stripes, and would give your
lives to defend old glory's honor; hear
this modern Moloch posing as the only
true church of Christ, this anarchistic,
politlco-ecclesiastica institution strik-
ing at the very bulwark Of American
civilization. and calling your public
school system modern Paganism. -
Before taking up the most vital point
of Pastor C's article | want word on
the question of public school funds, To
the superficial observer the priest made
a very fine point when he said that, 81
was perfectly correct in saying that
Catholics desire to obtain a Just portion
of the school funds. " Bear in mind,
says the priest, that Catholics are
doubly taxed in the matter of educa-
ton. E" How gentle, How innocent. And
yet it is as venomous as viper.
First, we admit the double taxation,
but Catholics are not alone in this. Ev-
cry Protestant congregation IN this
country takes an annual offering for
their respective schools, and the tax is
by no means light. Yet you never hear
Protestants bowling for the privilege Of
getting their hands into the pTblic
treasury that they may purloin a share
Of the public funds. This howl has
gone up from Rome ever since this ma
ton has existed, and through her politi-
cal trickery she has succeeded in loot
ing the national, state and municipal
treasures to carry on her schools.
use the word loot advisedly. Are not
the church and state absolutely separate
in this country? Our Constitution says
so in one of Its strongest articles. But
what does Rome care for Constitutions
when she wants loot? To get money
she has resorted to means and devices
far lower and much more reprehensible
than getting money from public treas
uries. The fact that the British gov
eminent helps church schools is no argu-
ment. So does Spain, and poor old
Spain would now like to get from under
the yoke of the Vatican if she only
could. If it becomes necessary to carry
this discussion any further 1 will pro-
duce statistics from government and
other reports to show to what an extent
Rome has profited 10y draining the pub
lie treasures.
But the priest endeavors to make his
great point in the discussion of the ques-