The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-09-27

BUFFALO. N. Y. Sept 1s.--The En-
quirer this afternoon publishes an inter-
view with Isaac Cuff, a Canadian, who
came to Buffalo about sixteen months
ago and is now head organizer in this
city OF the American protective asso-
citation, an order known hitherto only
in the West. Cuff is quoted as say
ing:
What are we organized for? To fight
papacy. What with? Anything from
ballots to bullets. Look at the public
schools in Buffalo,; over so per cent.
of the teachers are Roman catholics.
Inside of two years promise you there
will not be a catholic teacher in the
schools. We are going to do the same
in Buffalo as we did in Detroit. Saginaw,
Kansas City and other western towns.
Almost every employee of the municipal
ity and corporation of Detroit few
years ago was a catholic. Now there
are only two Romanists in the city's
employ. Look at the army of catholics
about Buffalos city and county hall.
Take my word for it, we will turn down
every one of them. Every department
will be protestantized, nor will we stop
here. There must be a turn over all
through New York state. We are get
ting ready to have every Romanist at
home. Why have the catholics gained
ascendency in our army and navy UNI
less some day they hope to use them?
I tell you that IL we cannot protes-
tantize the army and navy, we have
plenty of men ready to bear the musket
against the papal foe and our members
are sworn to be loyal until death. Who
belongs to the order in Buffalo? Lots
Of good people, clergymen, lawyers,
business men and employees OF labor,
some Of whom have agreed not to hire
any help unless they are members Of
the A. P. A. All members are sworn
to secrecy, not to reveal the names OF
officers of the subordinate councils, or
the names and places Of meeting. We
don't want anybody to know anything
about our order until we are strong
enough to declare ourselves"
Mr. Cuff did not realize that he was
speaking to a member of the press
when he made these statements, He
also added the information that there
were six councils in Buffalo; two in the
heart of the city and four in the sub
urbs. 1t was intended to build the or
der up to a membership Of 5000 this
winter, and fifty or a hundred members
were being initiated every meeting. Two
circulars have been distributed by these
anti-papists. One quietly among
avowed opponents Of the Roman cath
olics and another secretly among those
who have taken the obligations Of the
order. The first circular recites that the
order is about two years old; that in
that time it has grown to 100000 mem
bership; that in certain western cities
every official from the mayor down is
a member: that IL is aggressive, with
out financial benefits and political yet
non-partisan; it is a secret order fight
ing a secret foe-the Jesuits. The cir
circular concludes:
1.-THE charm of the order seems to be
in the fact that it means fight. The
members are men who are sick Of the
apathy and supineness so prevalent IA
professionalism, of Americans generally,
who allow Rome to trample in the dust
their most cherished institutions without
word of protest and allow the many
tentacled monster to seize and con-
troll city after city without a murmur.
This is the grand reaction; a revolution,
If you will, and If properly guided and
controlled, II means the humiliation Of
the QOmlDduI pOllllCdl pdTlleS III loJO
and a new political heaven and earth"
The paper says the entire ritual which
is printed shows the oaths demanded Of
the candidate at initiation swear him to
utter secrecy; that he will never vote or
lend support to any Roman catholic seek
ing national, municipal or state office,
and the candidate promises to bear arms,
should occasion arise, against the avowed
enemies-the Roman catholics. The chap
lain's charge at the rites Of initiation
recites that the catholics are forming
secret military companies under the
names of Columbkill, st. Patrick's cadets.
the Hibernians, etc, and that these So
cieties are not only well drilled but
armed. The warning read by the re-
cording secretary to the novitiate re-
cites that papal edicts have made 1t no
sin for a catholic to kill an American
and that the catholic church Is inimical
to the state and professedly superior.
The Buffalo councils have lately pre-
pared and are now canvassing a petit
ton to the president and members Of
congress asking that no action be taken
by this government officially to recog-
nize Mgr. Satolli as the papal ALLOCATE
in this country and protesting against
such action as opposed TO the best in
terests of the country and the letter as
we'll as the spirit of the constitution of
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