New-York tribune., 1871-09-13
EEIlGlON IN POLITICS

ST. rATRICKS MUTUAL ALLIANCE-AN EXCLU-
SNILl EOMAN CATHOLIC DEMOCRATIC SHCI,LT
OEGANIzATION-A DANGEROUS ELEMEST ~
Nj NICIPAL POLITICS - CVNTEOLLLR co.,
MOLLY AT ITS HEAD.
The second annual picnic Of this political
association was held yesterday at Jou Woods and
largely attcnlod il i. secret lniMt.ou Which
cr.,~s great deal r innlcncc III the DruD.rLtic rams
Of ths city. II Is understood that Controller L. II. Con
molly Is The patron taii OF this organization. its chief
officers henS clerks IL hIs Department. and the officers
generally holding positions In the several departments
e. the CITY Government 4 organization consists Of
lrl-L (mos! loman tatAUitsl whU dcvo;'G to i;s
iM,lcsta and If We, LLUWn tat It tooh an ac " pait
III tie Io;s Of ldf jay. pc ralHtlQns hay E h,cn made
tAcIcor IL the organization several weeks b, iorc the
, orange paraic. T." society has rtual grip. and
password whereby It's members known ouly to edch
otho; -uA they bound by ~" most solemn oath 90
stand bv tins organ 2nor against all others. II said
ry some who claim to know That the ritual and forms Of
tie society COPIED from those OF the Old Know
NuInc order, and 1t is arraycd not only against ,c
'I',l,i ana Germans. but HI,o acant such oi ~ ~
r;A i>nrm ~ ." ""' ~ W mo- hc'"nr 10 II. The
e. ON itIoS l." the mOai hhOI"ht, bgocd ana brutal
: cl1-~ "i thl, c"nIn"my.
1A.r Iho with which J.. Il. Connolly works.
n.d ..;.IG ni ii,n leaders dl'"i! l"r'iic in"i ne
u. ui,GIYl kunV Nothing l:ltl. c,"cl" IN tii-
'., ihan .,y act committed 6y lnrlr ioi"""r- IN u,
,'rt'u'At I political contests III re- Is HOW u" Doubt
I4i tl. Soc cay attended the late mcc, Of the LH-t
SIic Association with intent 10 break mp ana also tie
r,, .,r'"uD hi wnnd Lave iIEcn place Il ~, r,iri
meeting Lad not been for the presence OF
| .,I,a.. ~p. ci,.b.c Democrat, OF trc NLG-u"t
vino were cary informed Of the intention
e.: -rty. ana went there icrnncd 10 rotrci 10"
,o:!.al hcla- dcntih'! with -ccrrt o~garizI.
iul~. .uH~prupU among Whch was one that inrmcry
ll o. tirOC Medical Coll - IN CruSby-s mean II"1u.".
= % .a- l',L Ia. haht f." e lhct tr Woti - h't' 81
sc.t} ,oectnc' ana and IN by oa 10 adhere 10 th"
d'. .-l'., "i the n'r'\' "Ihg SI! caIrui thi sH,h
io..Ir. .,""}s 'uH"'nod nm 5 nr OF t.'r Ihi t"''
sl.nu. lrI>ncn. but having once taken the oath thry
.,A-.o'.a., D,pt -. dad have supported ConnCA! III
/ vo,scl ."acc.
A Nrw KNuW-S0TIUHG MOVEMENT - TIE
"AMLICAH rAEIl' IN TIL TNLArIITH
! The twentieth Ward American Party is a
! .,s ,l..4...;.,' wL,L Iajo o4.stc"e month
! t-". 8 Ouen.aors were men who had strong
! Ji,-aGrrs against Roman Cathoh'lty, and
/ 3. .Ic,,G that ITS influence in politics was
| $40 Widespread and needed some count"ractng
! il :!ucnc. 4n4 with the intention of 1urmNh.Hs The
ore SIN. iorcr iccc>oIy to make all things equal tne
"1v,n.,,'L ward American Party was organized. The
oi III word American III the title Of the new party
- hot iIt,udod to imply that 1t is an association OF
L., ban ciiIz-nt the VOID having been adopted to
dc. .liiic the f.,t that The interests Of the party
! are purely AncI ican. such is the explanation gwen
bv the l,a !rs IL the movement. Believing that Re-
Iu.u { .th.hc>m the first cause o the great evils Ia
New FORK TO-DAY, tie rules Of the new organization
make the profession Of IrOtestann -STy TO mem
! icI,.Ip. Even Democrats may be admitted although
th. members are, with scarcely single exception,
Kol.u'l:rIn, III" Association pledges i,sof TO oppo'c
T.:,Iy corruption. and iU the cali for the meeting OF
last night exhorted all ordeIovng citizens TO join han is
III the new crusade 1t is expected that associations VIII
soon be organized other wards. and the True liub-
ra Cuh q. the Fifth Ward claimed us being founded
| on the SANG basis "a the b" American Party
Last Dr rt's meeting which the third was hrlG az
Lincoln Hail. on Tchth-aye the President T T. Pascal.
In tie chair After the routine business Mr. Pascal gave,
ior the hcn fit of the new members. an explanation OF
Tie o,.ct, Of Association. adding that 1t may have
hrcu wise Oh the part Of the Association TO exclude R
u,l. C.thuc- and may he II was unwist' cohlnini.
c,iio irom True Icpucan Club of the IIith ward
%r %iry m M Enr ~" her ASSOCIATION purely frorsnnt
ou, Lumir OF r"rs"llH were than prupoSeu & ai' In "a
n.: Won Ari ior aN good lrOttS'"ns were declare 10
De d ccrtod n'emner7. ,...o. -. .,o ,vor,,, Wa
mt L..!.,i 1, years there was sua''"n very
wa, eA,rc~,rd III the liibc when Isaiah Niid Thy
Irlrcc hellons and c"n'n'ons OF th'r'r; T every
| ia, cast III New-i"ik, ""d t.e primes oi ~,
y lad done I, ely a. ths "1nys 1rw.,G T ra. .S".
rnrsird for them IN The same n'"k' Wnri"
80. t.'r" The acton ot IN. day by the maiori'v 4
rac ..l-aenpnns TO na"" coln1'y "a oSa" t"i-
-. ,;.Irs. a tLrf could never he bialnrd for
a~-;,,r'5. Tie evidence % L. guilt lie ;LoGsit
mi throwing the Ccntr"Irr overheard . Was
! r,,r p,lcv Tor unless The dishonest officials hung
fo.tttr- they would certainly iIi% separately! Inc
confidence hich naIy people i' l" have H. thc "a"
and fle courts the speaker thought was misplaced le
r,' men coud be- brought L. JUSTICE through tht
,v tion the fact that indictments could not be iould
t..l-. - cI excepting the D,'ilct ATTORNEY dlrW we
toruurut. and that officers !lfC would be w"rth mott ig
Ia, dared make pItss Clagcs dsaIhst Ds haS'rls
! tie va. u lat dog with .'"ht CoIdI iounu
! ... t.ll ;11 BE- Kucw better Than 10 DiiK IN me
wr,,r ,ilicctl.i Il was much tu lc ithr"d mat tie
o,r,,, w.tLot trouble. and even possible that
: ,,i,.. rr,urs Of the men t..I De.oic inc
/ p.n, d." v. l!d head 10 hiuods:cti - -
FL, -eru was well received and every word concern
IL ,u, ,ii.an, frauds heaI;Iy ann pc!rNirl''S
I.... There go people III ne ha'i, about LIE
49,. ! -. O.: tAc new iariy.