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Show NOT FOR ONE MINUTE. I If Archbishop Quigley of Chicago Is correctly fl reported, he should consult with some of his H brother archbishops before he tries a second H speech. He declares that the New World was fl discovered by Catholics and the cross was plant- ed in the name of the Church." That is true, and H the part discovered by them has been under Cath- ol.ic control ever since. In all those states the Church has claimed the right to take direct part in the Governments and to dominate the schools The result is not encouraging. The archMshop H thinks Catholics should control the schools where H Catholic children are educated. There is no ob jection to that. But he further believes the -chool fund should be divided for that purpose in .11 the states. In 'opening his address he said: "W can- not get it out of our heads that Catholics vdl not claim the New World again." H Jf Jie thinks that claim will bo further! W fl advocating the distruction of the American free fl school, he ls not wise enough to he an archbish- B op. This is'a free country and the people come fl pretty nearly being a pure Democracy. The ob- B ject of the free school is to educate on a level all B the children of the 'country; to supply places fl where all children can meet on -common ground B and receive the rudiments of -u education, leav-. B ing the religions, training of children to their par- B ents and the churchps. Could the archbishop B have his way, then the Episcopalians, the Metho- fl dlsts, the Baptists, the Presbyterians the Con- B gregationalists, the Jews, the Mohammedans, the B Mormons, the Campbelites, the Christian Scien- B tists and all the rest would want a division, and H chaos would follow, or at least there would no H longer he a separation of church and state. That B ground has been repeatedly fought over in this H country and the subject is practically settled. In- B cidentally it may be remarked that the tone of the B archbishop's speech was quite as objectionable B as the matter of it. When he says: "The pur- fl pose of the non-Catholics is to prevent the B growth of the Churcti," he makes a mistake. B There are millions of non-Catholics in America who B never by word or act have sought to prevent the B growth of "the Church." But his statement pro- B yokes the question, What is his purpose except to B down every other creed? Again, when he says: fl "They will scruple at no violation of justice to B gain their ends," can he not see how sharp could B be a reply to that statement? The archbishop's fl speech recalls the fact that the news of his ap- B pointment to his high office was received with surprise and profound regret by the best Ro- Bj man Catholics of Chicago. |