Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-30
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People Who Boycott Men on Account of
Nativity Religions Faith.

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People who Boycott Men Account of
Nativity or Religious Faith.
The Chicago News, in an article on
the Knownothing organization in the
state, divides them into four societies
with the following estimate of member
ship:
American Protestant association. go
Pati lotto Sons of America. 300
Junior Order of American Mechanics. -. 6,oOO
Orangemen-
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .6l-VO
While these associations work under
somewhat different rules, their objects
are practically the same. They are OPP
posed to Catholics holding Office and all of
them except the Orangemen are as Bit
terly opposed to foreign born citizens
being elected or appointed to public
position. These Orangemen are mainly
Canadians and cannot of course fight
foreigners. Most of them, it is said, still
regard Queen Victoria as their rightful
sovereign.
All these societies are preparing to
take action against such candidates as
they wish to oppose. Each society has
different method of dealing with poll
teal questions, The American Protes-
tant association simply designates those
persons who are Catholics on the party
tickets and nothing more is done. The
Patriotic Order Sons of America by reso-
luton indorses or opposes such candI-
dates as it sees fit. The same is true of
the Junior Order of American Mechan-
les. The Orangemen oppose as prim-
airy consideration of their order all Cath
olics and especially Catholic Irish whom
they find on any ticket.
OF course the bulk of the membership
in the societies are Republican, the most
popular estimate of that party's proper
ton being 80 per cent. The organization
is being pushed and fostered by Repub-
Hcian candidates on the state ticket,
some of whom are said to be members
of it. The News say of its probable polit-
ical action:
while no formal action has yet been
taken by any of the societies, the action
is practically determined. Gov. Filters
course in promising much to all the
foreign elements, and especially the
German Lutherans, has rendered their
support to him very lukewarm. Altgeld
is bitterly opposed. He is disliked per-
sonally by them and would be an object
of aggressive attack but for the fact that
dlIOTd 10 Will
prevail the course of Gov. Fifer. 1t is
only on this ground that he does not
mean all he SAYS that the members are
reconciled to him. The fact that Altgeld
is not a German Lutheran and not a
Catholic, and that he was not nominated
because he was a German, tends to
modify the fight that otherwise would
be made on him. 1t is believed that
hot Tar,aarots, he
CARNATIONS will vote for Altgeld.
1.-THE fiercest fight will be made on the
democratic nominee for attorney gen.
eral. That gentleman excites especial
opposition among the orders by reason
of the fact that he is not only Catholic
and an Irishman but that he is said to
belong to the anti-Cronin element Of the
Clan-na- Gael organization.
"a hard fight will be concentrated on
Henry L. Hertz, the Republican nominee
for state treasurer, he being foreign
born citizen. This is regarded as suffi-
Gent cause to evoke the opposition of all
the orders. If it be true as claimed that
these orders number over sixty thousand
voters, and that they are almost solidly
Republican, Mr.. Hertz, it is thought will
have to recoup himself for their loss
from the foreign born and Catholic Dem
ocratic vote or be beaten.
wv. H. Hinrichsen, the democratic
nominee for secretary of state, is not
liked and will be opposed to some extent.
This will arise principally because Pear
son, his opponent, is strong favorite
with the orders.
Regarding the other candidates there
is little feeling. The lieutenant govern
orship is not being considered gravely,
though Lieut.-Gov. Ray is favored in
preference to Gill, the D, mocratic
candidate. In fact, it is believed tat
Ray was nominated at the demand of
some of the orders"