The menace., 1917-01-06
Prince OConnes Astounding Reacona Statement Which Our Popular
NoSectaian Education and Magnificent Charitable and Social Work Are
Grossly Msrepresened EverPesent Hostility For Our
Educational and Humanitarian Activities Boldly in Evidence
CARDINALS REMEDY FOR MODERN DEMOCRACY EXAMINED
lust Watte Pap aevsm Which the Boston Cardinal Would Pour Down the Oa
Of Our Democratic Government Really asShng Historical Citations Illustrating
Teaching and Acts Of Hierarchy During Middle Agehe Two Systems Conted

Of Our Democratic Governn
Teaching and Acts of hier
fessional social worker, trained along purely
mathematical lines, II viii fnd ct the end
q certain period Of time that all the prob
been solved eomplstsly-on paper-and, II
then gets Q moment 70 put on its speetaeles
and look out Of the window instead Of at
the report. Il will find that the same prob
lens are still there and nothing much has
been really accomplished, except the printing.
The whole difference lies In just that which
exists between the attitude toward humanity
Of the exacting, perfectly mathematical
sehoolmaster and that Of the intelligent, kind
hearted Christian mother. II 10 the differ
snce which exists between. the exceedingly
clever and perfectly methodical social worker
and the Sister Of Charity.
In passing, it should be observed that
no attempt has been made or Is being
made to suppIant the york Of kind
hearted, intelligent, Christian mother OF
our land, but rather to effectively sup
plement the Work, fact that the in
telNgent, kind-heGrted Christian mother
Whose minds hate not been dWdrfed by
the medidevaIsm Of tho Roman priests
fully appreciate, as is instanced by the
fact that they are splendidly co-operat-
ing in all the great scientific social move
ments which call forth the sneers Of this
medieval Roman churchman.
We now come to notice the crowning
feature of the cardinals speech, as re-
ported in the Boston Journal:
By this time the world ought to realize
batch Of fads, BUT A GLANCE BACKWARD
TO THE AGES OF FAITH.
The world will always want . Rslnum.
WHAT is REALLY NEEDED IS A GOOD
STRONG DOSE OF VIGOROUS, GENUINE.
ISM.
Perhaps before considering the nature
Of this sovereign remedy prescribed by
one Of the three highest officials Of the
hierarchy in America, it will not be
amiss to say few words about this
prince Of the Roman church.
A Word About the Cardinal
In the above quotations it win be no.
ticed that Mr.. 0'Connell says the world
will always want Barnum," and W.
can easily believe the prelate spoke the
conviction Of his own heart in view Of
his marked success in copying 30 many
Of the great Snowman 3 devices for keep
ing himself before the public. Indeed,
should Mr.. Barnum be with us today we
imagine, were he susceptible to the pangs
of envy, he would be green with jealousy
at seeing the cardinal 3 face so frequent.
ly paraded before the long suffering pub
lie on the slightest provocation. But lei
this pass.
1t will be remembered that when Gov
ernor Foss was chief executive Of Mass
achusetts, he aroused the bitter enmity
of the Roman Catholic political machine
Of the cardinals diocese because he pre-
ferred to maintain the dignity of hassa
chusetts by remaining away from ban
quet at which President Taft was to bt
the guest Of honor, rather than permit
Cardinal O'ConneH to take precedenc,
over tho chief executive Of Massachusetts
at tho banquet.
When last April 10000 Knights Of Co
lumbus and other faithful sons of tn,
pope INDUCED in a characteristic displa.
Of criminal lawlessness and mobocracy a
Haverhill, Mass, The Baptist Clergyman
Of Boston urged this same cardinal t.
express his displeasure at the shameful
war on the ORGANIC LAW Of the na
ton, the statutes Of the commonwealth
Of Massachusetts, and the common right
Of peaceable citizens, and this same oar
dindl stood tongae-tied IN tho presence o
his impressive exhibition Of tho praoti
cal fruits Of Roman CdthoRc parochid
schools. 5..-..
Finally II was this same cardinal VIII
in the recent city election in Boston
December 10, 1916), refused to throt
tho weight Of Romo's influence dgdins
tho forces Of rum and the undervorl
when the moral, the Christian, and tn
conscience element Of Boston was seel
ing to overthrow tho great curse an
blight of our civilisdtion.
But 1t is not Cardinal O'Connell, N
sisting thdt he haze q place nert to tn
president of the United States instead 0
permitting that seat to be filed by tn
governor of Massachusetts since he hel
the high position Of q prince BY grdc
Of q foreign potentGtej it is not thi
mouthpiece Of the Roman hierarchy n
fusing to utter one word Of condemnatio
against the criminally lawless Knights Q
Columbus when they defed tho ConStiti
ton Of the United States and trdmple
upon tho dws Of the commonwealth q
N Massachusetts, fnurdero,ssIy Gssaaltin
pedcedble citizens and burning an effig
Of free speech in the Haverhin riot;
is not this Pharisaical religious lead,
throwing his influence with rum and Il
underworld so as to prevent the TRUMP
!, of the forces Of temperance, moralit
and civic righteousness, that we wish
consider, but rather we must now vie
the cardinal as Rome's official prescrib
for modern democracy.
Yes here we find the cardinal in d
role of physician to the nation, and /
deed, to the modern world, so it is fifth
that we should consider the remedy
has prescribed. Many a valuable Ii
: has been snuffed out because the phys
clan in charge prescribed the Wro'
remedy. Hence the propriety, since Il
cardinal has been good enough to tell
exactly what his proposed treatment
!. Of examining this cure-all Of Rome, le
o unhappily in spite Of the vigorous co
!. stitution Of the patient this genuine A
J. opathic dose, this 'strong dose" of t
S cardinals prove more than even mode
y democracy could stand.
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