The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-12-11
cudahy, Catholicism, Schools

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cudahy, Catholicism, Schools
Patrick Cudahy. who has retired from
the active management Of his packing
plant. has signaliEed the occaion by con.
tribnting ss5, 900 20 the Milwaukee foun.
dation. Il Is the experience Of persons
~ wealth that once they looscn their
purre strings for philauthropic or beucv.
olcut purposes they arr besiegcd hy an
army Of mendicants and hsggArs aad
solicitors for charities. such hes been
Mr.. CUdAhy 5 experience, and m az inter.
view in TIE ScHtinel he sets forth bis
views on charity. which, he thinks, en-.
oepting 10 the dependent, Is an insult
A mcmher Of the Catholic church. Mr..
Cudahy, We should Judge has been ~,
upon by the Jesuits and the hierarchy 20
devute his wealth 10 their educational Ia.
stitntions, but II we are 60 rad b,twccn
the lines Of Mr.. Cudahy's interview, he
has httle sympathy with their efforts Ia
segregatc the Catholic youth and rear Il
in an undemocratie atmosphere Of clerical
authority. he says:
think that private schools,
whether sectarian or otherwise,
should he placed in the supply and
demand class, and those who build
them, or encourage them, should see
90 IL that the supply is no greater
than the demand. IL there are q few
who think their children are Of dpcr
clay than what those are who pat
roniEe the public schools, and wish
90 have a select or private school for
their children, then they should be
willing 10 90 down In their pockets
and pay sufficient tuition fec 20 sup
port Il, without asking their neigh.
bors for assistance. | think that our
public educational institutions. from
the kindergarten 20 the university,
should be the best that money could
buy, and should bc patronizcd by all
who wish their children 20 become
good, loyal American citizens.
Mr.. Cudahy, We suspect, has been T;
greater success in life than he has heel
credited with being by those citizens VIII,
have measured his success by the wealtl
that be has smassed. There Is no ring II
his nose Alvoukes Ledder, Nov. 81
1915.
! After all has been said for ant
against the public school, there j
no room for argument other thai
that set forth in the above. Mr
Cudahy has stated the position
every American should take on tn
school question, and the fact tina
he is a Catholic does not detrac
from nor add TO the strength, &C
curacy or justice of his position
THE MENACE has maintained ain,
always will contend that the publ
school is the safest and best inst
tuition in which to train childre
for American citizenship and an
person or power opposing that sys
tenn Of training is a menace {
American principles and ideals.
If Cudahy is a Catholic he is ais
an American in sentiment-his rC
ligion has not hurt him. TIL
MENACE has no quarrel with Re-
man Catholic religion, insofar q
il is a religion, but it does object I
Romish interference with the II
, ligion and rights Of non-CatholiC
} in matters of education, legislatio
! and administration.
: There can be no objections I
! Catholic schools, separate snd dit
tinct from public schools, 1
CATHOLICS WILL BUILD AN
! MAINTAIN THEM WITT
e THEIR OWN MONEY. Let thei
educate their children in their ow
r schools, even as other churches d,
: BUT LET THERE BE NO PUI
! Lie MONEY APPROPRIATE,
a FOR THEM. This nation h
+ provided schools which are open
E all. The people are taxed TO mali
tain them, Protestant and Cathol
C alike-let that be understood /
$ Rome, NOW AND FOR AL
e TINE.
Cudshy has shown his America
!, patriotism educationally, at least
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