| Show CATHOLIC The establishment of ot u a 1 Catholic poUt cat Icat I al party In tide this country according to tl the pattern of lit tho the Herman German Center Anter par pilI party party ty now to bo be h According to 10 the Catholic Citizen of nt n 1 Milwaukee quoted In Public Opinion tho the Catholic Federation moil and the tho Oer Ger man Ivan Catholic have hoo ha o concluded to establish such lIuch a n party In the th United States 8 They think It can all be ho done by hy vetting setting afoot a n movement for a n division ot of the fund That movement they say fRY to 10 mean anything must exert oxell Itself In III securing pledges front from candidates for the legle I I Neither nor ace Domn mo critic aratie candidate will give such pledges Therefore If we I are In uc we c must minuet put up candidates of lit our own Tho The evolution Is la easy raty and ant natural wo be he become become come a third petty n a Catholic Center party In American politics panties The Tho Catholic Million III An however does doeH not of lit if the program for rOl the Ih reason that It must he be co premature prem premature and therefore Ill That paper pallor pa 1101 Tho rho mere attempt direct or Indirect to I establish n 1 Catholic unity party In the United on R a 1 platform to divide I tho the school fundor any 1111 other platform pint form means a n hurricane In the ocean of ur re religious reo prejudice Irl Even K n though hol hollive live an nB it will 1111 l In he It means meana the doing of or Incalculable damage da One Olle Mould that in so 0 n top would not be b taken by hy any Cath Catholic olio olic society or 01 urged by b any catholic Ithol prelate relate without w previous consultation with the th ns hied of ot the th country Thin Thle has hal not been done The Tho have ha e not nol been naked asked to I approve of a n demand tom for n division or of the school fund We feel entitled to toay tofil fil aay ay If It they tho had lied been consulted they would have hao counseled against any an euch such A Catholic political party lort doe dOlI notI nolI not nol I r I n nr r h j jr r I t 11 r f I oj 1 I Hound well In III this country whore ono one of the fundamental doctrines IB la the tha complete separation between church and state Willo Vlee Catholics will counsel counse an nn agitation of vf that kind as tie detrimental to their Ih lr own nun Interests The church should he ho content with Its Ita mis mie mission sion to chaps the tho morals of the citi ettl citizens zens Zeno In accordance with tho the divine standards and to o do this by tho the spirit spiritual ual means provided for tor that purpose It If tho morals morale of the Iho citizens are aro right the government of at the he state elate will bo hu good Mood That kind of ot church Influence Is la IsIt perfectly It legitimate But Hut If the church Is le transformed Into n II political machine ma mat chine It II will end In the secularizing of the church Instead In lead of or the spiritualizing ing of ut the state stale |
