, 1875-12-16
Have We "Sccrct Antt-CntIlo1Ic
Order" Among Is?
The Letter Of the Editor Of tho Newark
Courier to Ex.speakor
Blaine.
somo Explanations by tho Author Of
the Document.


Of aenei Al interest ~ explaining aosae OF Tho
1ofe1cuccs In sho le,ter:
Orr1cE oy the Eyzs1xa co1rn1zz. NerAnx. N. j..
Nov. y. la.s.-iAe Hon j. e. Na,ne-- Mr DIAN Sin
New 1sr.sy y 1a7o. Wish now to smphasas that
srrI ~ ~ our reor,e ~ aoa Jou sna Te c4h
III ~ W.. III a.and r.
Alxo Le a.erod. Of courae IY unot Of Nuw Ennl.pJ.
tue Mthdio Btsea, and htrosg so!ee from TIN Eputh
potent faction f. our nezt Convention wlu ls tho
hecfet m '.catholio ordsF. aF.ns ~ MEMBER Of
snd j. hss Rooa aes' q strength IN C.ng'tss
you s. L. i,tatsd snrxbe4e T., onn e4son ~ H. H.
urder Is sprcadina Wildly. My obijs.itons do not
D. ruit me 10 say moro than this ezcttt that r,ut no
doubt reI,ea upon 1t 70 promote his aims. Hb ws-
dom - washington and in the States +e hhvc carried,
re- san .I1y ao'o ne county ~ TO hoI It To-:
M, ~ vs.s ,,,I,t1Ia rot.n tne & csaoe. y ior
Yuurs yery truly. y Jour NV i r,.tryn ~, y'u'
.s,:.s ~" s.11l r" 49, ''eu roe.
!el' ea11of o. Inc he"hsK Eesh'f9 toar1fr, a.
his house 10 No"ark. yesterday, 10 mako inquir-
les foiat1vs to tho abovo los.er.
al aun, osa." raid MIR. F,atar ,thst v,,,
u;sh ~ tn,k ,h,,,. ,n,, ,r,,,. e..o.n
VIZ. ~ '"'A ao'"' .nss o""o nnsco'
1ea' s'f. 1ophsa tho reporter "Dtd 7ou
"r1to lilo letter originally printed In tie Maine
ayes. air. uroto that latter or r.thcr n lat.
.t'.e',.n" w. Nv 'A@s 'eet' " 'A'uo1 to'"
w 1aeio "es1 oulno ~
alottaut ou1sbions III tue ptlhteu letter. but
IA AAAtkl40 VI PNUlAI tAkt4 G6t kFpGAEfu 1u1t ~
wro,s sl4en."
air: Foster then explained that tho omissions
of WHICH no a. ohe Hero references to ctnyel-
sAttons with ME. BEafno. Tho chief in
teress centres in tie remarks about tho
secrot nnt!-Casholic 0rdos,' aud I will try
TO explain nybslf touching that tolnt. My At
tenton NAB tirtt called to this matter during tho
coLtr very that ps evailed IN this btaso during
1874 and lb75, relative to tho constitutional
anesduont that wss iu consideration forbIdd-
ing The g'antlng # publ 1nonoy for secta,lan
Turpusca. Iae amendment as finally accepted
by thu cople VAS: M dunat on Of land or mp
preparation OF tnonoy shall be made BY fhe State
or auy municipal col porattop TO or for tho rse
Ills mtst effective support Of thih Rmend-
men;, Is soon scovorad, sume from the secret
order u United AMPElcan Mochaucs. aud, N
tho warfare progressed. became convinced
loTerful every week. And when finally
tho special e1ecs,on for tho question OF
appiovai 10y tho peopio) Of tlus amend.
ne. tnent ., sano on lat september, and this
gave mai 1erity Of 4.4u0 In favor OF the smend-
nont. "as conaceit thAt tllla Order Of 'LnNed
American Mechanics whoee foundation.atoue
u hoEtlHty to seotarlsn legislation, wRs It tho
common talx rith Ill Intelligent people, alt over
New Jerne7. THAT Was my atsrsing point. About
tNo Neeks lAtcr prominent Warrington Official
called upon mo 10 Neaark and gave noe further
!tiosaet'ou' Ao soiu u!o tuht tuo CF0eF oI
United American Mechanics ~a1 growing With
amazing f4plaity az over .ho coHutry; that IN
sve1y a.ae o. ne uhaon a'ssalons Or Tue order
nsa leen eetaol1sheo; Aea thst, "hen the pext
l.e'l1enua! Gopseotion sno e!eetton came
on, should DO aole to aee for myself
that the ordef wouid be, perhhrs, the
grent aiIeotlnK power. no told mo that thers
rera at least scoro ol ConRreesmon at Waahing-
tot', ana great many public officials, who wsre
membern OF ms ofoc1' aud assured ine that
ten. Grant himself was deeply interested aud
aciive member. boch.1 ron uotioe that 10 my
letter 70 hr. blaine said, adYla'ns him 10
60 N ;: . II can 10 arranged 10 NAT you eau be
anit1sed an1wnefa by ono pefson.'
- dld not ray tt,a from my own snowledge
Of the older: for an nut member of II, but
from the Information of tho Official. who said
that no WAS sncn on h's WAY, by appointment, 10
initiate Ger. Merritt, Ut Sew fofg tho rcccnt
nepoplfcAn csnoadate 4of o!afe 1teAahrer IN
70" foak: Hut y VA not til somo TINS later
thas Wrote 10 Mr. Blame. McnnWhsle the BAL
timotn city elootiou h.d taken klaoe, 10 which
the Reform patty coaleaced with tito RspubIl'