St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-31
OATHS OF AHTI-CATHOL|CS
STARTLING DOCUMENT THAT FIGURED
IN MICHIGAN POLITICS.
WANTED 1T READ In HOUSE.

The American Protective Asso-
citation and Its Work Against
the Roman Catholic Church.
Denunciation for the Pope
and His Priests-What Caused
Congressman's Defeat.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 30.-The memorial
which MIR. Weadock wanted to read in
the house this morning comes from Mr..
4oumanS, member of the last house
from the Eighth Michigan district, who
was defeated by William S. Linton.
1t declares that Mr.. Linton and his
supporters represented that Youmans
was Roman Catholic, and that the pope
controlled his vote while he was in con-
greSs. The American Protective asso-
citation, a copy of whose oaths accom-
panied the memorial, binds its members
to DO everything in their power TO over
throw the Roman Catholic church and
Its followers. 1t is declared that owing
to the purchase of arms by the American
Protective association the Saginaw dis
trict has been terroriZed. and that many
persons were frightened into voting for
Linton.
Exhibits of letters and circulaos sent
out by officers of the A. p. A. are at
tached to the memorial. They all
breathe the same hostility to Roman
Catholics and call upon ''all true and
loyal Protestants" to vote for Linton.
The alleged oathS of the American
Protective association which accom-
pany the memorial presented in the
house this afternoon by Mr.. Weadock
are very binding on those taking them.
No. Is secretive oath in which the
candidate declares his honesty of pur-
pose, and in which he asserts that he is
not the spy of any theological inst!tu-
ton, and more especially tie Catholic
church. No. 2 asserts the candidates
intention to deal justly with bis fellow
men.
No. 8 (taken on a dagger prohibits
tile candidate from divulging what takes
place in the order. commits him to the
support of the United States govern
ment, makes il obligatory to keep the
church and state separate, renOunces
all foreign powers, temporal or eccleSl-
astical, and asserts that he will take up
arms il need be to defend the principles
OF his faith there Set forth.
In No. the candidate swears he
will make warfare against ignorance
and fanaticism and will use his utmost
power Ito strike the shackles and chains
OF blind obedience to the Roman Cath
o!ic church from the hampered and
burdened conscience of a priest-ridden
aud church-oppreSsed people,"
That he will promote interests of
ProteStants everywhere. will not employ
Roman Catholic if he can secure the
services of ProteStant; that he will
not aid the Catholic church. but will do
all in his power to retard and break
down the power of the pope; that he
will not enter into an agreement with
Catholics for d strike where ProteStantS
might be displaced and Catholics en-
ployed. The closing part of this oath is
political. and is as follows: II further
more promise and swear that will not
countenance the nomination in any
caucus or convention of a Roman Cath
ollc for any office i'll the gift of the
American people, and | will vote only
for PrOteStant; should there be two
Catholics for the same office l will erase
the name from the ticket. | vote that |
will at all times endeavor to place po-
litical positions in the hands of Protest
ants 10 the entire exclusion of Roman
Catholic churches or the members
thereof, and the mandate of the pope"
Oath No. is as follows: 81 hereby
denounce Roman Catholicism. l hereby
dehounce the pope, sitting at Rome or
elsewhere. l denounce his priests and
emisSarleS and the diabolical work of
the Roman Catholic church and its
pope. Amen, amen, amen."
In No. the candidate swears that he
will use all endeavors TO keep Roman
Catholics out of office; oppose all efforts
of Catholics to obtain control of public
schools, and will hold these principles
above party affiliations, and will give a
brother of the order preference in all
matters of business and also with his
elective franchise.