The Irish standard., 1915-04-10

VIII continue to come. Now, it would
seem from the history of the measure
and the influence behind it, that these
gentlemen have made up their minds
to accomplish by importantly what
they have failed to accomplish by ap-
peallng to the reason and the judg-
ment of successive legislatures"
Catholics May Be Compelled to Unite
for seIf-Preservation.
Attorney Frank E. Slattery deplored
the trend Of the commercialized Ameri-
can mind tending to de.Christianize
the people. "That is the way the nom
Catholics try to make better citizens:
spending money for everything else
and not dollar for Gods work."
He disclaimed the argument in op-
position that the giving of money to a
cause means union; this bugaboo
will not fool the American people.
Grants made by the state in recent
years have not constituted union of
state with the institutions helped. and
grant to a Catholic institution in the
future would not constitute such
union.
mo demand has been made and no
proof of demand can be found to have
been made by the Catholic church for
money and if this legislature is to-
leglslate on the basis of fear, then
fear will never cease to sit within these
walls. The legislators of the future
may be depended upon to possess as
much intelligence as those of today
and to be able to take care of the
issues that arise.'
Frederick w. Mansfield, former
State Treasurer:
The real question that ought to be-
asked when a bill for appropriations
comes up is not who brings it here, not
the religion or creed of the petitioners
the real question should be, what is
the intent of the bill? What is the an.
preparation asked for? If it is asked
for the benefit of humanity, if it means
mat some element in the community
wants help to take care of the people
OF the commonwealth, to succor the.
sick or supply an asylum for the in
sane, II it means anything at all in the
nature OF the general betterment and
uplift of the people of the common
wealth, it is the only thing your COM
m1ttee ought ever to consider. Upon
these considerations the committee
ought to grant the appropriation, and
we as Catholic citizens, whether the
petition is from Baptists, Unitarians.
or what not, will be with them If their
measure is intended to benefit man.
kind. 1t seems to me that this ought
to be the test and the rule applied in
every case whenever any bill for an
preparation comes before you and not
the religious belief of the petitioners.
Yet these people ask you to render law
ful that which is repugnant not only to
the Constitution, but to the better feel
lngs ofssthe men of the common
wealth."
Screened Enmity.
Every insinuation made against
their fellow-citizens by this coterie of
bigots was hurled back into their
teeth. While ENTHUSIASTICALLY profess
ing peace they were busy stirring up
strife between peoples whom God has
destined shall live together under the
protecting aegis of this commonwealth.
OF whom the Catholic is part and par
eel, with his duties, his Responsible
ties, his fears and his comforts
For years and years the Catholics
have borne their heavy burdens cheer
fully, and, far from asking for relief.
have added to their burdens for the
sake of sweet charity; for the sake of
giving their children a Christian edu-
cation, for the sake of the invalid; the
orphan; the aged; for the sake of suf-
fering humanity, and all this at an ex-
pense now of over four million dollars
annually, without asking cent from
the state.'