The New York herald., 1875-12-22
Livingston Place.

have the same aims and objects in view,
Tor both intended to defend and uphold
system OF public education The two organizations arc
just alike, and, as ! understand, one OF them was
organized in Ohio while the other into existence
In the Eastern States don't know II they are now
working together a single body. Perhaps they are
'The names and aims Of them are, lsuppose, familiar
''The name OF one OF the organizations don't know
and II l did know the other Il would be out OF my
power to tell you what The aim and object ofthe
societies have already been touched upon. They are
organized on an entirely unsectarian basis and have
been created solely for the purpose Of defending the
integrity OF our present admirable public school
system"
eyes, but what about the support which II is said
Grant is TO have for third term Of office from the
1.-THE organization has nothing whatever to do with
the third term agitation in Washington all last
week and saw Mr. Blaine, who says that the entire
matter is all Greek to him; and don't believe that
either he Grant members Of either Of the socio
ties now indicated don't know Of any meeting con-
cernsng these societies having taken place In the ST.
Nicholas Hotel New York Indeed my health and
circumstances hSs Aays q lats been such q pot y
which In to.day's HBRALD's article is designated
as the National Council never heard Of money hav-
Ing been obtained as here alleged, that
the big guns and employees Of the Custom House afe
active members OF any such fraternity that de-
scribed Neither Fosters letters his interviews
with members OF the press prove anything for u Is
clear that he has thrown light the subject Of
this so-called O A. u. and that II he Is q member OF
buCh an organization " would De out OF dis power 70
reveal any Of Its secrets am, and have been for
than twenty years, member OF the United Order Of
American Mechanics but this Is not Q secret order !;
everybody knows when and where lts meetings are
held People OF all creeds, including Roman Catholics
belong TO IL and the brotherhood Is non political in
every sense being in no way compromised 70 support
any political party"
"Are you prepared, Major, to say anything respect
Ing tho reasons which led 70 the organization Of the
o. A. U.W
"Why, as far as know their existence must be at
tributed to the avowed hostility OF Bishop McQuade
Father Walker, OF tho Roman Catholic church. and
othor leading Catholics against the public schools On
several OCCASIONS IN hts addresses lectures and letters
Al Syracuse New Orleans and elsewhere, Bishop Mo
Quade has expressed himself as the determined op
ponent 70 tho national schools, and hoped that he
expression OF such beral sentiments as these coupled
with the ianatich discourses OF Father Walker tho
threatening acton OF the Catholic Union and such like
signs Of the coming storm rendered some counteract
ing agency an absolute necessity
"The Catholics think that King James Bible should
not be read In the public schools 70 the exclusion OF
other editions OF the Scripturea What would you
reply to this pontf
II would the Bible in the public schools as n Il
were the work OF Shakespeare any other celebrated
author IL ought not TO be either especially included
or particularly excluded from the schooR Those who
desire 70 read the Bible there should have the prv
lego Of doing so, and those who don't want 10 read
ought not 10 DO compelled to use the book. Catholics
should have the rgnp (which undoubtedly they possess
and reading them there Protestants ought
also be conceded an equal privilege with re.
speck 70 their particular version OF the Scriptures
any Board OF Education has taken the unwarrantable
liberty Of adopting rule for she purpose OF making
obligatory on scholars 70 DarticDase In Bible reading