The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

the person you named was appointed 10 prepare nm
address to The American people"
.what other object did The meeting have besides ne
election OF oirccrsf"
1T had several. ono Of which was to adopt an
Official address the American people, prepared ny
the Prcs,dont. and another to hear reports from
all tho subordinate branches throughout the Union"
THE RIAL OBJECTS CT rue SOCIETY,"
..wnas Is the real object OF your society,""
so oppose by all Law iui and honest means tho po'it-
zeal power OF Church of Rome and Its encroach-
ments on tho rights OF non Catholics. That rs It's
sole purpose has been charged that the object oil
our organization is TO make war upon the religious
doctrines oil that Church, This Is not true, ior wo
war on mans Others say that u Is 70 eject
General Grant 10 a third term. Although majority
OF the members are ardent friends OF the great ex-
President, that assertion is entirely erro-
peoua 1t probably grew out OF mo 'aC'
that General Grant had. at one umc or
another indorsed all the principles Of the Order.
Still another charge Is made that toe Order was or
gnnzed for the exclusive purpose Of controlling city
State aud national appointments, and dividing them
among It's members This Is entirely untrue. ~
supports those candidates for elective officers who
in sympathy with its principles, VII ther tney aro
members not The great object Of the o. A. Y. IS
to AWAKEN tho American people 10 the danger that
menaces the future OF country by the extraord-
nary increase Of the Roman Catholic element In our
midst
RELIGIOUS BrGABoo
.Upon what basis DO you calculate the increase Of
The Catholic elcment?'
.In 1900 the number Of Roman Catholics In this
country was about thirty thousand. To-day they
number 1900 900 out OF population Of ooo 40
increase OF $50 Told. The number OF non-Catho
lies in 1900 was 100000 To-day thoy number
81, 500 900, au increase Of less than tenfo'd
With . ratio OF increase Of ons-half Whit
1t was previous to 1860 In thirty-two years from
now they will number one.third Of our population:
in forty years, two-niths, and in hty-two years
1880 from now they will outnumber the non-Catho-
hos"
now TO GUARD AGAINST TIE DANGER.
ssYou speak OF danger existing IN the future from
the numerical superiority OF tho Catholics How
would you guard against that dangers"
eve propose TO create public sentiment In favor Of
protecting children against the future domination
Of that Church by adding amendment to our
national constitution forbidding appropriations out OF
any public funds for tho benefit OF any Institution
under CONTROL orbidding special legislation
for the benent any religious Scot fobdding the
exemption CT my property from taxation except public
property, requiring all ecclesiastical property to BIO
held by boards OF trustees. and requiring all now
voters 10 be abo to rcad and write before exercising
the elective franchise"
NOBLE ARRAY.
"what class Of people belong TO your orderf"
CAN casecs, consisting Of Ex-Governor, ex-Senn-
tors, Congressman, clergymen, newspapermen. and
so ON
..Can you give the number and the names Of Con.
grcssmen who have joined your organization"
~ Will nave TO Decline"
.Do you exclude foreigners from your otderf"
1--WE know no nationality In our membership We
Ireland, England, Scotland and other nations Our
members consist Of Protestants. Hebrews, free
thinkers all banded together to oppose the oncroach
ments OF q common enemy
GLOW do you propose TO accomplish your pur-
posef"'
Two shall adopt the most efficient means, according
TO the best OF our judgment What we shall do
shall have to decline to tell"
NO REoPEN1NG OF THE PRESIDENTIAL TITLE.
Tho proposed investigation Of the Presidential cleo
ton in Florida has had another relapse. Notwith-
standing current rumors Il IL certain that rcsolu
ton for investigation will be offered from sny
responsible quarter tor the present. Tho thing
continues to DO dsoountsnanced by Loading demo.
Gratis The that Is looked for jost is the
porting back by tho Judiciary Committee OF the Baiv
resolution With q recommendation for It's rcierence
to the Committee on Elections, but even this Inn
possible.
PLANS FOR THE nEpu pLIcAN ELECTION CAM
PArGN.
Tho republican plan OF campaign for tho fall eiec-
tions includes the sending Of speakers TO the South
ern Congressional districts which arc close or
which have within a recent period re-
publican representatives to Congress. 1t 10 ar.
gued that In these districts tho Presidents policy has
prompted ambitious democrats to take tho field for
Congressional honors, and that.it win DO easy to slip
In republican candidate. Again, any refusal to allow
such speakers DO heard and especially any violence
that might be offered Them would have telling effect
against the in doubtful close districts at
tho North. In tho cloak room Of the House tho
other day. when tho republicans ask cd some Southern
democratic pcmbcrs how they would treat any such
speakers VINO might go South. the democrats wisely
aud good naturcdiy answered, "Lot them como;
they shall mako all tho speeches they want 70"