Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-06-02
Rome Ddgllilea to Rule
She Is Earnestly PJspaflag 10 Dawn Every
Form Of Public IND PdIats fIsadon.

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Archbishop Qaigley, in I'D.
dressing the .ffty-.ixth annuaI
convention Of the German Datho'
lie Central Verein in Chicago n
September 1918, stated shat shs
time would come when the patho.
lic church would have temset the
same attacks in the Unissd States
that it had in France and Portu.
gal. In the time that has elsps-
ed since he made .thRtSE state.
ment We have seen much evidences
of Rome's discrimination 70 rule
at any cost, and have .sssn fruit
born of his assertions made at
that time. Read the following
excerpt from the s.archbishop's
speech at that convention and
note how we'll his words have Of,
fectei she action of his faithful
folio wers: -.. tss
"The question confronting this
organization 10 what to do about
the dangers that are now thfsatsu.
ing Christianity IN this county.
In France and Portugal the Catho.
lie church was defeated and per.
secuted bscau 20 the Catholics ,wsrs.
not osgaulzsd. Although there
were thousands of dsvont snd.
loyal Catholics who world have
given their lives if need be for
conscience rake, thsy. were merely
a mob without Leadership and
were defeated. 20 say. that
when the time ,eemss -in~ethis
country, - it surely wall come,
and the same fefoss attack the
church here they will -snet fad %;
unpreparsd or unorganiysd usnd
they shall not prevsil. IL g '''
eve have we'll ordered and
efficient organisations. ALI Of she:
beck and nod Of the hiersrohy,snd:
ready to do what the church, "a.
thorlties tell them to- do. With
these bodies of loyai Gssholica
ready to step in the breach ~ sny
time and present sn uhbroken
front TO the enemy, We may" feel
secure" ......, =, r
Portugal has had trcabls With,
the arrogant power Of Roms sssl.
since she threw off the yoke. and
PiusX issued an enoyolical eoneesn
ing affairs in Portugal in which
he said:
"Whi]st the new rulers afford.
ing such Numerous and awfnl sx-
amples of the abuse of power, you
know with what patience and
moderation this Apostolio See has
acted towards them. We thought
that we ought most carefully to
avoid any action that could even,
have the appearance of hostility
t, tte republic, For ve cluug TO
the hope that it, rulers would one
day take saner counssls snd
would ut length repair, by some
new agreement, the injuries in
ficted on the church, In this
however. We have been altogether
disappointed, for they have now
crowned their evil work by the
promulsation of vicious and
pernioious decree for the sepsra.
ton of church and state"
As q result of Roms's own per-.
nlcious activities, Portugal has
been torn by revolution and con-
ffict, and To-Day trouble is abroad
in that little republic which Rome
has had . hand in fomenting, in.
directly, if not directly, bringing
insldious influences to bear wath
the intent and purpose to restore
the church to it's position Of pow.
or. What she has done in Por-
tugal she will do in the United
States unless wise heads meet the
issue squarely and stand with the
people against the pope. '
Quigley charges the defeat Of
the church in France and Portu
gal to the fact that Catholic forces
ware not organized. This is'being
forestalled il the United States
by d system of'organizasienawhich
is all inclusive and if allowed to 90
on unopposed will mean the de.
struction of civilization and free
dom. There oan be nc. doubt
that the church is organized for
political action aud her influence
is fels in many placer where the
church il recognized, through thu
insinuating effects Of Jssuit in
daenoe upon persons in power.
The press has come to feel the