THE POLICY OF CATHOLICS.

Bruce Herald, Volume X, Issue 959, 20 November 1877, Page 3

THE POLICY OF CATHOLICS.

THE ' TABLET'S ' "DTTEB.ANOE

Tn view.of the^appr^aching dissolution of Parliament it is most important that all ' Catholics' shoujdj-have clear./ ideas of their wants in reference to education, and the line of action they should pursue in order to the realisation of these ideas. Our demand is ; that, we shall re- ! ceive from the* public funds, to which we contribute, a fair share to enableua. tp educate our children in secular subjects in -oup own Bphpolg ' Whait' we propose is this— let there be an examination of children in all '^chobis made by duly qualified Government Inspectors in '. all merely secular subjectP, such as reading writing arithmetic, «fee,- and jet there be an equal allpwappo in SJoney given to the managers of all schools for the children who have passed the required ex nmination and attained the necessary standard. With this we shall rest.satisfled,'but with less we shall never be content, nor shall we evey.-eeage'.-to. agitate. All who refuse this much to us are our 'enemies', our plunderers^ and with them jfe must ever be at war. They are our enemies,; and no matter to what political party they belopg, we shall oppose them at, al] times and under all .circumstances. Catholics must be united, and in referepce, to this question, vote as one man against all who refuse aid to their schools. Party considerations must go down in the presence of the school question, and much as we admire and trust Sir George Grey, we shall vote against nieipbers not only of his party but even of his Ministry who, have voted against aiding • our schools. And much as we detest the policy and' acts of Major Atkinson and h{S* party, we will vote for even a member of that party who has faitheFtp yotefi for doing, us justice, or who pledoes himBel f to yote in pur favour in the future. — 'Tablet/