The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-01-22
DR., |, A, LAMBERT ON
. I. EVERGREEN WATSON
A Famous Controversialist
Administers a Castigation
to Tom Watson of Georgia
Who Makes Vile Attacks
on the Catholic Church in
the Magazine Published by
Him--Knows No More of
Theology Than a Jackass.

A correspondent sends us some clip
pings from paper edited by the &C.
centric, anti i-Catholic bigot, Thomas
Evergreen Watson of Georgia, and
asks us if it would not be we'll to reply
to his rehash Of all the misrepresenta-
tions and falsehoods of anti-Catholtc
literature, writes Rev. DR.. Lambert in
the N. Y. Freeman's Journal.
For several reasons we do not think
; it worth while The stuff he repro
duces with fisherwoman vulgarity has
been replied to time and time again
and relegated to the ill-snlelling sew
ers of decayed ISLANDERS. They are the
stock in trade of the malicious spirit
that manifested itself in the burning of
churches in Philadelphia, the burning
of converts in Boston and the murder
of American citizens in the streets of
Louisville many years ago. It then
went under the name of the Native
American party. It's fire and blood
policy was too hot for the level headed
American people and it became FOR a
time quiescent. Some years later it
showed it's ugly features again under
the name of the Know Nothing party,
and ragged, for a time until it excited
popular disgust, and as a consequence
skunk out Of sight A few years later
it blazed out again under the name Of
the A. P. A. party. This attempt Of
the evil spirit had its day, a short
day, and then followed its predecessors
into obscurity. One of the reasons OF
its short life was the fact that many
of it's leaders found themselves dead
politicians, showed under as reward
Of their excessive zeal, and under the
necessity of roofing In other grounds
for subsistence. Nothing opens the
eyes of the crafty politician SC quickly
as a snow storm. Many of them with
opened eyes have denied their con-
nection with the A. P. A, but its dark
shadow sticks to them like a pitch
plaster to a pine board. When they
come up again as smiling candidates
their records are recalled.
AS the epidemic of A. P. Aism has
been absent for some years, and as it
is periodical, like Halleys comet, its
temperance is not improbable. AS
tronomers have discovered that the
comet, though threatening, does not
portend destruction. And experience
has taught Catholics that the periodic
Iesurgence of A. P. Aism, like measles,
small pox and other epidemics, though
inconvenient and annoying, soon ar
rives at perihelion and passes out of
sight, leaving. the atmosphere in its
normal salubrity. The present ne
1 farious activity Of Evergreen Watson
may be prodromous; at least it indi-
Gates a desire on his part to resurrect
the evil spirit of bitterness and ami
mostly, fire and bloodshed.
In view Of this it is comfortable to
notice that nearly every movement
Evergreen has been conspicuous in as
promoter or leader, has turned out an
abortion. This justifies the antfcipa-
,{o
the infamous A. P. A. will prove abor-
tive.
The Catholic, therefore, can look at
Watsons efforts with the same even
ness of mind and confidence in the
harmless result, that the astronomer
looks forward to the coming of Hal
leys comet.
), Another reason why Catholic
should hesitate to. discuss his religion
with man like Evergreen Watson,
is the same one should have in de.
clining to discuss matters with a fish
woman eloquent in the language of
blackguardism. Judging from the
clippings sent US, and the statements
therein, we must conclude that the &C.
centric Georgia crank knows no more
about Catholic theology than jack
ass knows of conic-sections.
I There is one thing about the Cath
olic Church which must destroy the re-
. pose Of her enemies. She can wait
wait until they are dead. She waited
j till the powerful Roman emperors dis.
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