When McGlynn was ordered to Rome, Henry George published
a strong article in the first issue of the Standard in which he
vigorously attacked the actions of the Catholic Church.*' This
article created a sensation and two extra editions of the Stand-
ard, in all 75,000 copies, were issued. From now on Henry
George gave a large space in the Standard to the conflict with
the Catholic Church, which grew to international importance. In
the next issue of the Standard he wi'ote :

"It iB aotorlous that In New York tbe CatboUc cburcb has a long
aeries of years beea more or less allied with Tammany, and that thlB
lnflu«ice, for which a quid pro quo has been paid by grants of public
property and lavish appropriations of public money .... And
this Is significant, that Archbishop Corrlgau had no objections to Dr.
UcGlynn making any number of speeches for a candidate by Tam-



" standard, Jan. 8, 1887. p. 1.
"Ibid.
" aeoTge-Betcitt Compatgn, 140.
" Standard, Jan. 8, 18BT, p. 1.
"Standard, Jan, IR, X88T, p. 1.
Uie candidacy of dev^Iand, 1882;
by the church authoritlea.
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The newspapers of the old partis approved of the archbishop 'a
action when he, in the middle of Januaiy, removed McGlynn
from hia pastorate. Even many Protestant Chorch authorities,
actnally in conflict with those of the Catholic Church, took the
side of the latter in the conflict.
At the beginning of May, Cardinal Simeoni summoned Mc-
Glynn to Rome, giving him forty days to go, under pain of ex-
communication. As McOlynn coTild not obey. this order, he was
excommunicated from the Catholic Church by Archbishop Cor-
rigan on Jidy 3, 1887.
