The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18
"NO POpERYw IN THE WEST.
POLITICAL EFFECT OF THE AMERI
CAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION.
The Society's Chief Purpose to Keep Roman
Catholics Out OF Pebble OMEGA Hogu-
Eucycitcnl Commanding the DETERMINATION
Ali Ilcrctics on tho Fcnrt Day OF Loyoia.

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Encyciicni Commanding the DETERMINATION
Ali ucretics on the Fcnut Day OF Loyoia.
limitations have occasionally been tele-
Rraphed East In connection with local cleo
tions In some OF the Western States OF the
existence OF an anti.Catholic society patterned
after the old ~Know-Nothing organization.
This society Is called the American Protective
Association. 1t Is popularity known as the A.
i. A., and its tenets and practices are dubbed
A. p. Aism. 1t has been In existence abont
four yonrs. and In that time. 1t Is said. has
succeeded In defeating Catholic candidates In
the municipal elections In several Western
cities.
The practice has been to affiliate with the
Republicans. and various s~o-callsd Republic
can Victories in heretofore Democratic strong
holds have been due to the Introduction Of n
sectarian element into tho contest by the
American Protective Association. The society
is found in Ohio. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa.. Wis
consin. Michigan. Minnesota. Missouri. Kan
sas. and Nebraska. In Toledo. Columbus. and
Cincinnati the society has made Its presence
manifostly felt In local elections and In other
ways Saginaw. Mich. Is said to be an A. 7. A.
hotbed. In central Illinois. the southern half
OF Iowa. the northern half OF Missouri. and
the eastern half OF Kansas and Nebraska the
society Is also strong.
The A. T. A.. Of course. has It's ORGANS. There
are arowcd A. I. A. journals published in St
Louis. Minneapolis. and Omaha. and two In
Michigan. and several other publications SYM
pathise with the purposes Of the society. I'm
like ,Know-Nothingism. the association is
principally made up OF foreigners. not Of native
Americans. An Episcopal clergyman OF Oma-
ha describes. tho Nebraska, branch as being
composed chiefly OF Englishmen.. Canadians.
Orangemen. scandinnvians. and
form the bulk Of the society In other States.
Iho numerltat strength OF the a. !; J., is
s sey' IS suots sd'm as saying that nhnatsh IN ssrinaw there there
is not a merchant who has not felt the effects
q the boycott which has been, conducted In
siiss: as Catholic" DO not tsads VIII kERe%Ss
SasiSa WI witch i is usually ;" II. bemacrstis. ~
pr A nsst ,s a c m%is,sr church in hG ani denoun was
i foman GatholieiSm Inn IS quoted a. nonsting
Columbus. All Catholics who ran for Office in
ColumLns last November were defeated by
There are those who would minimize the ex-
ennity toward tho Catholic Church. We know
that the membership runs into the thousands;
s sSrs. # Lawyers Rs%S.' so IL .s ranks and P FslsrSi Sf aes:
holders; that 1t Is pledged to keen Catholics
o os1r ot nis !sie s1 i sdelpaiiy. .hf Even IN jS Ssiia' + 10 aR Sa
throttlsI to serv. their base ends. The
T s tSs Court TT ta0 Conc nS9 mon f Pisss tf fhis
ginning Q, the end Of tile only logical outcome
casually brought out in the course of the trial
that Tho defendants counse! was u Roman
for ia' asauit lar a 1nI1 fSur f isr as. a, tn and iOt bat asSSa
tho verdict reached was manslauRhter. The
sisniGsante OF the - verdict ss let l. aprarsn, when
who hold out for manslauRhtsr. is a member
Of he 4. !: 4. aud, - It Is Technically p,rassd.
msm es %st ae reed with ,Se h iHrs mao n'' 'no liner
In Peoria the members Of the society are
than sight per cent. being. Democrats. In ex.
PLANTATION OF this Bishop Spalding writes to u
Tie Whis party, when ruin threatened
with the National American party. so the he.
publlcans. here in Illinois ut least. seem to
the A. I. Aists."
in ss oi 4 h4 Il q; s sfSssd y lot OF %ln nisssp sP Piass
in the basement Of the cathedra! In Peoria for
what they iaii to acquire by fraud. The
Bishop. through the columns Of a local paper.
asked AL thc troisstnnt siergymen OF reori I;
,Adelecation of the Kansas City branch OF
souri, to blacklist all Catholics in making ap-
Golntments. The Governors reply was:
drop OF know-Nothing blood ip my veins"
o:tb C an oil IL Journal nrrnlnT o pIinff ar TINS M mnfshTssni9r form Oh
do most soiemnly promise and swear that l viii not
siiSw any ny s one; "a , m nsn,s.r OF q, The his a4ssl / k Ns,s91,s
him to be such: that VIII use my influence to promo,e
s Msr.d tnf ,lss / viii Vi nc no, r sSplsy a Roman ssi'{ S~tnsiie N IN amy my
ss sI. WI 4 b ! can nj rTo ,n su .ns ssty oF IN Of ns a rsG4sna.p !;
my resources any Roman Cathoi,e Church q instita:
my pow o. 10 retard and break down the power Of Tho
Roman Catholic upun the subject OF inns order. nor Will
,. sn'st or i1 s1ss Any "a e St,ssrSsns. WI, VI he r HG sns ROAD on'hS, us, H.
p p1S,s snglsyss ,s, ~l " ali apd sr + ana VIII : stSt on MY
r i.rS.ssfants and soanssi win tsrm. to the exclusion q
all Roman Catholics: and win no. maEe knowI to them
that ! will not countenanoe the nomination in any
Sauss in The sits Of II. tmer,csn people and thA. viii
no. yo,s FOR, nor eognss, others to yo!s for: any EIwsn
enasayor a, al lime, to PIass J. ,hs p pS!t.,en, p''i I y, o;
Which / DO most solsmnly promise and swear. SO help
me tod: amen.
istic. organ OF the A. T. A. is the T'de .awpican.
the circulation Of palpably bogus oatholic
ported to be a secret bull or encyclical q Leo
Kill. in which tho Pore relieved Catholics
slhaiot on Of ali %here!iss That IS. Protestant
d az s,sPsed That the copy Of the, encyciicail which
It published had been dropped from tho pocket
Of n priest when one OF Ks sanH WAS nsss q,
| MANU- III up"A'' m
influence the recent local elections In Mis-
souri,. and is said to have produced some effect
The document reads In part:
To H.. JoaiD. Iatuarh. PRIV dt'. Ar,hI.hop'. and OH"
o'dirari~, r,a,s and Communion uhA he Apa.A0iio See y
TortSs ;e%po5sl reign Of me i","s. Pope: in the Ian.
lptted states OF AinrricA
>pH,nr pRrTnRyNi Directing and tha Apostolic
h,n,d,ction, Leo. Bislop and servant of the ser, anti
of ,,oI, lie Il remembered Ny posterity that lie who Il
omnipotenti in heaven and on earth hath conhded Hi
uhurch, which Is one Holy Catho.ic and A. ostoiicAl
and ont Of which there L. no salvation. TO enc mar
,..n arih namely. to Peter. Prince aud ADQatlA
and 10 the Bishops Of Rome. his succes'orA. with ful
mower 10 rule overlt
TINS Pontit alone hath been constituted head over al
nations aud kingdoms. aud invested with power u
destroy. 10 separate. to scatter and tubvert. to plant
build Up. link together BY mutual charity. in order e
prssertr the faithful III tho spirit of unity. and sur
FENDER them whole and entire 10 their Saviour.
Slha American pubic. under Protestant rulers. 10 witt
the worst enemies OF the church whore security. II
offered: this republic having seized upon the lands dis
covered by christopher. Columbus. a Catholic, ant
usurpsd the authority and jurisdiction or the supre IN,
head OF the Chuch, the United States 10 Tiled with oh
scure heretics.
The United States has been filled with books contain
ing the mos. fragrant hsrssies. Of which the Protestan
version OF the Bible is chief. And not content witt
adopting Its false and impious doctrines. proseiy TIM