The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-10-05
AGAINST ROMANISTS.
Organized Attack on Papal Iriueuce In
This Country.

orRah'Zeu AtthcK on iapsl IEnuenCe IN
This Country.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 27-The Arler-
| lean Protective association, the anti
Catholic secret society which has recent
ly gained such a strong foothold in the
west, is Waging an active campaign in
this city. The first Buffalo council was
organized last March, and now there
are S36 members In Il number Of cOun-
ellis. Isaac Cuff, a Toronto Orangeman
was the organizer, and he is still the
leading figure here. Said he:
1--WE are going to run this city just as
the A. L. a. runs Kansas City, Detroit
Saginaw and other cities of the west
We are saying nothing until we have
5000 members. Then we will show our
hands. Our membership here includes
the most prominent men, lawyers, doc
tors, merchants and even ministers
We propose to fight Papacy with ballot
and. if need be, With bullets. Look ut
Buff llo's pu lie schools. Over 80 pei
cent OF the teachers are ROmSn CatnO.
lies. Inside of two years there will not
be one q ithollcleft. Almost every Off
clal and EN- ployo Of the muulclp tlity
and corporation of Detroit was Il few
years ago Catholic; now there are
only two left III the Guys enp,OY.
"LoDk at the aFm! IF Ron III C4thO.
lics about the Buff ,lD city hail. Within
JWo ears that VIII be Pro IestanlZed. |.
In New YORK State nert wi be Il gre 1t
turu over, aud we are getting ready to
leave every T. CtthOlic It home. Look at
our army and navy 'ing ran entirely
oy Catholics, for some day | suppose
ihey nope TO use il. We tank We ctu
PrO'eStlZ9 the amy ana navy, DuG
mt Il
th"llclsm retains ITS grip on thes7 tW)
Important branches Of The service then
We nave plenty Of meu Wno can b.ar
the musk 49,"
Mr. Cuff says the criza f)r member
snip is tremendous, 81 TO I5J c tudidatts
n"tug lnla cd every III .etlug night. The
R1V. w. l. O ielt, pastor of the ID i /.
ware Avenue M+in)dist c1urGh is IA
member, buL refuses to talk abDlt tnn
Society. LII" platform for New y Orll
Is given as follows:
Protection of Cn4 free puDl:c SclO0l.
Objection TO $. tta aid to secraciau
| institutions
RESTRICTION OF i'm migration.
sOniform uaturaliZ AJlon laws for eve
y state with eXtentlon of terms OF pro.
| Hagon.
In choosing public officials. preference
gwen 10 tAoSe who are iudeDen ienI of
| lIreiSn, temporal and ecclesiastical
| control.
Taxation of church property.
me opening Of all private and paro
chlu schools, converts and monaSterieS
10 pubic OIL ia! Inspection.
The last two planXs in the above are
Cot Included in the national pt ttJtOrm
out are Included in many Of the sSatt
CODES, as is also the principle of prohl
! bltlon OF the liquor traffic in CERTAIN
states as we'll as the extension Of tht
elective franchise to women. The or
ganlZAtlon claims that in two years, i
mas grown to membership of 1,O0O,O0(
the most remarkable gro With OF Al
order ever known. 1t has had an aver
age increase of nearly 10000 per weeL
for two years and today Is Increasing
| much faster than ever. 1t Is made uL
OF Republicans and Democrats, Prohi
bitlonlStS and Popuilsts. Recent in
qulry developed that III the order ther,
were nearly 100 clergymen OF differ
| ent denominations. In some of tn,
WeStesn cities every Official from the
mayor down is u member Of the order
The oath is very formidable especial
ly In Its provisions for secrecy. Other
parts OF 1t are:
L solemnly swear that | will neve
| vote for Roman Catholic seeking aay
| Oluco III Cae gllt OF the people, nor Will
L lend my support to any candida
who IN any way countenances the RD
man lie interference with our ma
tlonal, state, or municipal affairs.
| L swear that I Will bear arms shOul
occasion arise, against ny ayowed enc
! mle5-the Roman Cath OllCS.
| "A petition Is to be forwarded +.
| washington next week, says the Buff /
10 Enquirer, against the recognition 10y
congress Of Mgr. Sato!i rs representa-
| tive OF Pops Leo IN America. The su
| preme council holds It's annual session
next year at De.rolC, Mica, cOmmeuc
Ing on the first Wednesday in May.