THE AMERICAN.
THROW I Mi STONIX
Vnf Amerira Tk Side (he 1.
I. A. (jumUt.
11 w.i k nimt rhildrtw rvuld In Id
the vlolrUv of the Town 1UU, and who
attend hol at Et Berkeley Cali
fornia!, were x lied with Ume a they
pawed down AddiMia tmet, near St.
Jon h' Churvh. There waa not ex
actly volley of t'xs and the effect
of what were ib'oon wm harmle a
birnilM k the rpitheW that nxMim pa
nic J them. Tho moat f ten-repealed
cry that hurled at the pairing
children, and ihn one whleh Hie unem
thereof ap arod k) regard as tho moot
abiwue, a "A. P. A.," although the
boy and flrl who vera railed thlt
terrible name did dot apparently fetfl
it to he an Intolerable inmilt. The
Uttle tlliurban.o waa nothing worth
not Ire, rxe pt a a remarkable lllunlra
tlon if tbo ile; result of the A. 1. A.
Cal nolle controversy. Tho children
who threw tho stone and called the
names were pupil of Iter. Father Phil
lip ' parochial school, on St. Joseph
tnvt; the boy and glrli they attacked
(If six-b a word can be lined) were from
the lival public tchoola, and the cauao
of the animosity displayed wan simply
the aversion of children who hear what
I torn an Catholio Instructor have to
teach to thorn- who attend the school
that are ao fiercely denounced by nio
(Jalhoiic. ltu known tkal the par
ents of aomo of tho children who were
pelted are A. I. A.'i.
A llnald representative called upon
Father 1'hllllp to hear his version of
tho incident hleh ha boon repeated
more than once and which haa given
rise to a good deal of talk.
"I waa not awae that anything
tho kind had taken place," aald Falht
Phillips. "If thero waa auch an occur
rene l, it nas not tioen brought to my
notice."
Iheral'ior was told that the story
could be verified by an Interview with
J. L. Wheeler, of Addition street, near
Sacramento, wIioho chlljren were
among those at t icked, and he an
nnuncod hli Intention of endeavoring
to alft tho matter to the bottom. "If
any of my pupil have thrown' atone,
s stated, and I am able to find them
out, they will bo punished for It," said
he; "but tho probabilities are, If the
etono throwing ever took place, that
the outside children are as much to
blame as those of the parochial aohool
The child red of parents who would
teach such doctrlnei a are propagated
by tho A. P. A. might be expected to
do such thing."
Father Phillips spoke of the A. P. A
as an organization such aa Americans
are not aoousto ned to affiliating with.
"We have not heard tho kind of dogma
A paints tjach in tho United States un
til recently," said he. Tho rovorend
father tbea re'orro J to an article which
appeired In tho Herald of August 7th
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.me arucio in question, wnicn was
headed "The Archbishop Was Mad,"
told of political bickerings before the
last Califjrnlan gubernatorial cam'
palgn between Archbishop RlonUn
and representatives of Governor Budd
who was said to be an A. P. A., but
whose frioadi ni an aged to convince the
archbishop tj the contrary, thu scour
Ing for Budd Roman Catholic as well
as A. P. A. support. Father Phillips
strongly denied tho while story, and
h la contradiction is here given equal
publicity with the original article.
' Jsvcry one who knows anything
aboit tho Cath )llc church and Catholic
priests know thu they do not control
votes through the confiaslonal or by
other me ins," said Father Phillips.
"Such charges are similar to the asser
tions made by Pixley often against
men who were totally ignorant, of all
matters political. It Is qutto absurd to
accuse Archbishop Riordan of swing
ing vote to one ear did to or another,
but there Is a class of people that will
accept and relish such charges tho
class that enjoys sensational literature
upon the Roman Cath llo Church as an
organization with huge seorot designs
and whose machinations are dangerous
to toe country, sucn people as It no
proof. Their hat-ei f jr tho church
makes them ready to axopt any tales
against it."-Bcrkeley (Cul.) Herald.
SATS THE POPE MUST BE KING.
Kome the Papal City by God's Ordlna
tlon, Says Bishop Messuier Demand
for Political Power,
A quarter of a century ago yesterday
the Italian Government deprived the
pope of his political power with the
hearty approval of the people of Italy
and Rome. The Italians of New York
celebrated the cccaslon joyously. The
German Catholics of New York, on the
other hand, held a mass-meeting last
night in'Cooper Union, protested in
eloquent addresses against the act of
the Italian Government, and unani
mously adopted an address' of condol
ence, which is to be sent to the sover
eign pontiff to-day, through Arch
bishop Corrlgan. It will be engrossed
on linen, and enclosed in a Valium case.
Three hearty cheers were given for the
pope.
The large underground hall of Cooper
Union was well filled with German and
German-Amcri.-un adherents of the
Roman Catbohc faith. All of the Ger
man Catbolij priests in the city were
co the stage,, tnd among others seated
there were 'Michael Joseph Adrain,
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Kdward C. Amend, Henry Amy, Louis
Benzlger, Peter Doelger, Judge L. W.
Glcgerlch, Herman Rlddor, Jacob Rup
part, and Conrad Strassburger. A
brief Introductory address was made by
Mr. Amend, and then Edwin Stelnbach
was chosen chairman and Victor Dwar
zak secretary. Archbishop Corrlgan
spoke briefly, saying:
"It gives me great pleasure to come
hore to night for the cause you have
at heart. I have tho causo at heart
also. There l one sentiment that in
spires our souls this evening, and that
Is one of affection and devotion to the
holy father, and of deepest sympathy
for the wronir which the sovereign
pontiff 'has been suffering for the last
twenty-five years.
"No lapse of time will ever make that
right which is against the principles
of justice and charity, and the deed
committed twenty-five years ago, when
an invading army, without warning, in
the time of peaco, entered the City of
Rome, is an outrsgo and a sin that can
not bo condoned.
"Therefore we are mot here this eve
ning to express our undying allegiance
to tho sovereign pontiff and the cause
of justice and morality which he up
holds. We know that right will prevail
in the end, and no matter how much the
church may suffer for the time being,
Almighty God will bring forth good
from evil and make all things tend
toward the good of the church."
In conclusion, Archbishop Corrlgan
said: "Bishop Messmer of Green Bar.
Wis., will also speak to you in English.
I am sure you will bo pleased to hear
him. I myself taught htm English, and
when you are listening to him you are
listening also to me." Bishop Mess
mer said among other things:
"We may safoly take part in this de
monstration, not only as loyal subjects
of the pope, but also as American citi
zens. The grounds on which wo Cath
olic stand are often misunderstood by
American non-Catholics.
"To us Catholics the pope is the head
of God' church on earth, and his pri
macy of the whole church is according
to God's own ordination.
"There is no doubt whatever but he
ho is to govern a church like the
Catholic church, which is a universal
institution, cannot be subject to any
one sovereign of any limited territory.
He who stands at the head of the uni
versal kingdom in this world but not
of this world cannot be subiect to a
worldly prince. Therefore the pope
must enjoy political independence and
sovereignty, which of necessity de
mands for him an independent terri
tory. He must be the ruler of a tem
poral territory. He must be the pope
king. "Rome is the city of the popes, by
God's ordination. A small temporal
sovereignty for the pope wouid not In
terfere with Italian unity. What of it.
even if the people of Rome did vote not
to have the pope for their ruler? We
American Catholics accept the doctrine
of the sovereignty of tho people only so
ftr as it is consistent with the princi
ples of right and justice
Ml of the other speeches were In
German. Among the speakers were
the Rov. Henry W. Wolf, the Rev. A.
B. Schwenniger, and H. J. Spaunhort,
ex president of the German Catholic
Central Union of the United States. j
The address of the German Catholics
ARE UNDER THE ROMAN LASII.
New York to tho pope was adoptel
by a rising vote, with three cheers for
tho pope. The addrew is as follows:
"Most uoiy rather: More than a
thousand years have passe 1 away since
the union was established by which all
Catholic Germans are bound to the See
of Rome; that divinely ordained union
from which have sprung their Catholic
wages and traditions. Whatever we
have thus inherited of Catholio spirit
and sacred tradition has become with
us a second nature, and we have kept
it faithfully in our adopted fatherland,
which has become for us a fatherland
Indeed, because in it we enjoy the lib
erty to profess and practice, without
let or hindrance, the principles of Cath
olio faith and tho manifestations of
Catholio life which from our forefa
thers were handed down to us.
"Those happy privileges we Gorman
Catholics of the Archdiocese of New
York enjoy to the fullest extent besause
of the loving and fatherly care of our
zealous and devoted chief pastor, our
beloved archbishop, and of the prudent
administration of the delegate, whom
the wisdom of the Holy See has sent to
this country. It is our most fervent
prayer that God may preserve these
prelates.
"While we have every reason as faith
ful Catholics and as loyal citizens of the
United States to thank God for thee
liberal favors, we witness with deep
sorrow and sadness of heart theodeplor-
able condition brought upon Rome, the
capital of Christendom. The patri
mony of Peter has been wrenched from
his 'successors, and we see you, most
holy father, deprive! of that liberty
which is becoming in the Vicar of
Christ and necessary for the adminis
tration of holy church.
"We, therefore, renew, before the face
of the whole world, our most solemn
protest agalnet the sacrilegious viola
tion done to the patrimony of St. Pe'.er
in September, 1S70; we protest against
it in unison with the entire Catholic
world, but more especially in connec
tion with similar demonstrations in the
United States, the general convention
of German Catholics in Munich, and
the Roman Catholio Central Verelo in
Albany. We demand with them the
restoration of the sovereignty of the pa
pacy by territorial independence of the
Holy See.
"Seeing at the present time the ene
mies of ths church, on the occasion of
the twenty-fifih anniversary of those
days of shameful deeds, rejoicing in in
iqultlous triumph, filling your heart
with sorrow by their impious cries of
victory, we feel compelled within our
inmost hearts to unite with the mill
ions of your faithful children gathered
in spirit around your throne in order
to share with you your sorrow, and im
plore, unite! with you In prayer, aid
and consolation from the hlgh-priestly
heart of him with whom you, holy
father, are called upon to share sor
rows and triumphs. May God hear
these our prayers I
"Before your feet, most holy father,
we lay the assurance of our most rever
ential loyalty and filial obelicace, our
boundless love and affection."
The mass-meeting closed with the
singing by the audience of the "Leo
Hymn," composed by Joseph Brener of
Bonn, Germany, to the air of "Amer
ica." New York Times.
k GRAND SPEECH.
Thousands Present at Turner Hall to
Hear an A. P. A. Lecture.
Turner Hall, Kansas City, Mo., was
packed to suffocation a week ago
Thursday night, to hear the lecture
on Americanism by Hon. J. H. D.
Stevens, of Chicago, who filled the
stand in place of Hon. J. H. Jackson,
of Texas, on aucount of the latter being
too 111 to lecture.
A series of lectures has been given
during the past week in and out of the
city, of which the two at Turner Hall
were a part. All of the talks have
proved a great success, and greatly
benefited the order by placing It be
fore the people in the proper light.
Many people nave attended; who were
opposed to the order as it had been
represented to tl.em by tho Rome-
ruled press, but left the lecture-room
convinced that they had been prlev
ously misled. During the week several
hundred applications for admission
have been received in the various coun
cils of the city, accompanied by letters
stating this fact.
Many prominent citizens were on the
stage during the lecture, numbers of
whom were not members of the order,
snowing tnat tne people are alive to a
question which once they thought
"very improper."
Among other things Mr. Stevens
said: "It is charged that we are an
oath-bouud order; that we are a mid
night organization, and hold our ses
sions in dark cellars behind iron bars.
If there is any one thing that makes
Romish organizations jealous it is an
order outside their own that is oath
bound. What excuse can they give
for the 'societies the stench of which
rises to heaven? What excuse can
they give for the Clan-na-Gael and
other societies not under the control of
a single individual, but controlled by a
single man who lives over the sea?
Cheers.
"Yes, this is an oath-bound order,
and to-night all all over this fair land,'
from ocean to ocean, from the great
lakes to the gulf, in every city, in
every hamlet, in every village, there
are audiences convened at this hour.
They are not in cellars, and are not
peeping through iron bars. They
swear by the Almighty God that they
will protect Old Glory and all that it
represents.
"I want to say that if the Episco
palian, Methodist, or any other sect,
would raise their hands to establish in
stitutions to increase their power as
against the power of the Government,
they would meet with the same oppo
sition as do the Catholics. There is no
necessity to explain what the policy of
the Catholic church is when it is
hurled from pulpit and goes through
the Catholic press that the public
schools ought to be abolished to further
the interests of their schools.
"I cannot find language to express
my contempt for a class of men who
would raise a voice against our public
institutions or against the little red
school-house. Continued cheering.
If a class of men say anarchists or so
cialists should band together and teach
their 'children to work against the
Republic, would you raise your voice?
What do the parochial schools teach?
First, the duty of the pope. -The chil
dren are taught that there is no higher
power. I want to say, strike where
it may, that institutions of that kind
are dens of treason, and ought to be
annihilated aid the American Pro
tective Association will do this. Not
by the means outlined by the Irish
Americans in their meeting at Chi
cago, but by legislation. The Govern
ment of the United States and that of
each state are the guardians of the
rising generation. Our Government
has the right to say that the children
shall be educated according to the
principles of the United States Govern
ment.
"The A. P. A. says that the supreme
law of the land shall be obeyed. Our
first principles are that every man
shall have the right of a trial by jury.
"I want to eay, and I challenge con
tradtction, that these so-called reforma
tories meaning some Roman Catholic
inttitutions, under the control of a
foreign power, shall be known by no
other came than dens of infamy. Let
their guns be spiked and their arms
Biacaeu. iney win never nave ocra-
sion to use their guns and other instru
ments of war, because the A. P. A.
will level to Mother Earth these ders
of infamy. If what goes on inside these
places can bear tho public gaze, let us
have a seat on the inside and see what
is going on.
"You have all heard that line:
'WToodman, spare that tree,' etc. I
would change it to read: 'Romanism,
spare that American school-house. In
youth it protected me, and I will pro
tect it now.' i
"Were you to ask me wherein lay
the safety of the Republic, I would
take you to the public-school house at
9 o'clock Monday morning and at 4
o'clock Friday afiernoon, and, pointing
to the children going in or coming out,
I would fay: 'There It lies.'
"I believe it was General John A.
Dix who said: 'If any man attempts to
haul down the American flag, shoot
him on the spot.' I would change this
UUICUU. Jl ttUJ UIOU UU11S UOWn me
American school-house, with the in
tantion of destroying it, shoot him on
the spot.'"
For nearly two hours the vast audi
ence listened attentively and enthusi
astically cheered many points of the
lecture. The audience sung "America"
and departed, much pleaded with what
they had heard
BLACKSTONE OS PAPALISM.
Why the State Cannot Treat Them as
Good Subjects.
"If once they the papists could be
brought to renounce the supremacy of
the pope, they might quietly enjoy
their seven sacraments, their purga
tory, and auricular confessions; their
worship of Images and idols, nay, even
their transubstantiation. But while
they acknowledge a foreign power su
perior to the sovereignty of the state,
they cannot complain if the laws of that
state wiil not treat them upon the foot
ing of good subjects." Vol. II.. Book
IV., Vhap. IV., Blacfotone's Commen
taries. '
Here is the opinion of a man who is
the acknowledged master of all law.
He is the father of all jurisprudence in
all Anglo-Saxon countries. In fact, he
is the rock upn which all our consti
tutional government have been built.
The opto loo of such a man a Black
stoue should certainly have more
weight than the opinion of almost any
other man that could be mentioned. If
this great maa considered it dangerous
to allow RoxaalsW to have too much
power, and if he considered that they
are not good subjects, surely the A. P.
A. has good authority back of it for
charging the Romanlsta with being
inimical t) the welfare of the country.
If the people of this country are will
ing to take Blackstone as an authority
on law, taey ought to bo consistent
enough t i accept him as an authority
on the question of Romanism, and to
admit that Roman Catholic are not
good citizens, and will not be, ao long
ai they owe their highest allegiance to
thepjpe. This is all t'-.at they want
the American people to admit. San
Fraucutco American.
Chinese Justice.
The reluctance of the Chinese Gov
ernment to consent to any investigation
of the horrible treatment to which the
missionaries and foreign residents have
been subjected, is only another evi
dence that the lime 1 rip for some
very aggressive movements on the sub
ject of American independence.
The United Slates is abundantly
able to protect its people wherever
they may be, and if these outrages con
tinue, it may be necessary to inaugu
rate a policy of retribution that will be
memorable in the annals of history.
If the Chinese do not want the teach-1
logs of these missionaries, they can
keep their children aad citizens away
from them. That is their right and
privilege, but they must not murder
and rob and torture Americans. That
should go without saying. They put
themselves outside of the pile of hu
manity when they attempt such a
course, and all ideas of decency and
order are by this conduct set at de
fiance. It is an open question with
many people whether, in view of the
particular relations between the Chi
nese and Americans, we have very
much right to interfere. It is also a
debatable matter whether it is worth
while to keep up the supply of mis
sionaries to be butchered and tortured
in such ways as these accounts indicate.
The Chinese are not so well received in
this country that they can feel any
great degree of enthusiasm toward
Americans further than the use they
can make or them and their institu
tions. We forbid the Chinese entering
our ports except under certain condi
tions; they are not desirable citizens
according to our way of thinking, and
we put every reasonable obstacle in
the way of their coming and their resi
dence; but tnose who are here, if they
go about their business and do not at
tempt any interference with our usages
and customs, are not disturbed. They
set up their Joss houses and indulge in
their special forms of religious service,
and very little attention is paid
them.
On the other hand, our people go to
China, and because they set up their
American notions and customs they
pay the penalty with their lives. This
is unfair and unjust and cannot but
lead to serious if not deplorable con
sequences. There are not wanting peo
ple who think that a war with China
might be a good thing. The United
Stales is abundantly able to carry on a
war of this kind, and would get all
necessary assistance Iromj other na
tions.' In view of these facts, it might
be well, as a matter of policy, if for no
other reason, for China to be a little
cautious about her ways and to let
American citizens strictly alone, at
least as far as annoyance, torture and
murder may go. Falling to do this,
there is a cloud in the horizon, and it
is already very much larger than a
man's hand. New York Ledger, Sept.
SSth.
Ererj-Day Items.
Til ft fnllnwincr urn anen! me nu nf sirartr.
day items which somehow do not get
into the average Boston dnilvr
Cleveland, O., Sept. 22.Michael
UMntn hniDi ei.it I n 11..
common
pleas court yesterday against Bishop
Horstmann, of the Roman Catholic dio
cese of Cleveland, and three Cleveland
priests, Rev. James O'Leary, Rev. J. T.
Carroll and Rev. James T. McCloskey.
He sajs his mother, Katherine Mc
Intyre, recently died, after having been
constantly ministered to by the three
priests. When her will was opened, it
was found that it had been made shortly
before her death, that Father O'Leary
had been made executor, and that prac
tically all tier estate, amounting to
$4,800 in money and a valuable lot on
Hamilton street, had been bequeathed
to him, the other two priests, and the
bishop, for religious purposes. Mc
Intyro sues to have the will set aside
on the ground of undue influence ex
erted on his mother. 1
Guadaijara, Mexico, Sept. 22. The
murder of the Mayor of Yahualica by
a priest was due to the fact that the
former had procured the dismissal of
the priest from ecclesiastical duties in
the parish on account of his strange
mania of firing pistol-shots into the
public plaza. The mayor remonstrated
with the senior parish priest, who re
moved his assistant. The latter imme
diately went out and deliberately killed
the mayor. The police have been un
able to find the murderer. Boston
Citizen.
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