The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-07-14
MANUFACTURERS TO DISCUSS COST CODES
Req. Raymond Mulcahy
Writes In Transcript
Native of Waterbury Contributes Article on Part
Catholics Play in History

Under caption ITO the Fore
the current issue of the Transcript
carries an interesting communica-
ton written by Rev Raymond A.
Mulcahy of st Justin's parish,
native of this city, son of Mrs
Mary A. Mulcahy of $50 Chestnut
avenue. The author is gradu-
ate of Crosby high and Holy Cross
college. The article is as follows;
Ours are, indeed, stirring times.
The history of our times whether
political or economic or religious.
has much of interest-both at
home and abroad. New and
strange personages are appearing
in rapid succession upon the hori-
zon. Countries abroad once ruled
lin better days according to our
plan of reckoning-by ardent Cath
olics are now dominated by char
acters at least, not ardent Catho-
lies. At home, also, Caesars
household is changing. 1t is ad-
uniting new Observation-Disclosures
whose accession to Caesarean pow
er is exciting much comment. The
adherents to the old-almost ac-
cepted order of things would OBJ
ject, If Directing would avail any
thing. Those of Nicodemus-like
timidity would fear that there were
almost too many of those new per-
sonages in the various parts of the
Ship of State. With two followers
of the pale, Galilean Master in
stalled to rule the destinies of two
of the great dependencies of the
U. s. A, and two more named, at
least to sit in the inner circle at
Washington, the modern followers
of Nicodemus would be followers
that the "Romanists" had crept
too fast to power.
A glance through the pages of
American history would, however,
give US the why and wherefore Of
this Introduction of new members
to the imperial family. Lest we
and our fellow-countrymen too
forget, Catholics are not as new
and strange in our land as Is COM
monty thought and even, unfortun-
ately, often taught. There were
Catholics here in the very first
days when our great country was
in the making. Christopher Co.
lumbus with his fragile ship paved
the way for all subsequent explor.
ers through the unexplored, murky
waters of the broad, treacherou.
Atlantic.
A well-founded legend woult
have it that another "Romanist,
st Brendan, the navigator from
Ireland, blazed the trail across the
Atlantic even before the time o,
Columbus-away back in the sixth
century. The convert, Lord Balti.
more, founded one Of our origina
thirteen states. The coming over d
the French forces during the Revo
luton did much to inspire conf.
dence in the hearts of the strug.
Cling Americans. The names o.
Rochambeau and Lafayette NEAR
much, indeed, to those schooled II
the real history of the American
Revolution. Then there was Pu
and Lithuania. Barry, the fathe
land, and Colonel Moylan. aide-de
camp to Washington not T
mention Charles Carroll 70 Carroll
ton whose fortune along with thu
gold proffered by the Catholic
C1cTSy VI FTduCS AL Ilc AAHlOui
lie Don Gratuit" practically FL
nanced the American Revolution.
And so we might go on through
the pages of the Civil war, the
Spanish American war, the recent
World war and in every conflict
where the welfare of our homeland
was at stake and find that always
the Romanists have stood the test
and stood it bravely, commendab-
ly, honorably. Truly then might
we insist that these new additions
to the imperial family-strange
though they might seem to those
guided by the standards of yester-
day-have, indeed, right to be
there and we, indeed, have right
to a little pride in the matter--not
Pride that is earthly-pride that
buries it's head In the earth and
remains there, but Pride that Is
upright and noble-Pride that lifts
the soul to heaven and inspires
men to deeds Of valor-to deeds
that make for the welfare of our
homeland.
But let there be. too. well noted
In our attitude the air of Craft
to those who have
risen above the prejudices of their
predecessors and have recognized