The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-20
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Hig hest Market Price.
ARC iDE MILLS.
CRUSADE OFTHEA ?. A.
Organizer Cluf Reveals the Pro-
gramme of the Society.
"Any thing from Ballots to Bullets" Will
Be Used in Its Fight Against
Roman Catholics.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Sept. 19-The Enquirer
this afternoon publishes on interview with
Isaac Cluff, o Canadian. who came to Buff
falo about sixteen months ago. and who Is
now head organizer in this city OF the
American Protective Association. an order
known hitherto only in the West Cluff is
quoted as saying:
What are We organized fOr' To fight
Papaey. What with? Anything, from bal
lots 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 q Catholic
teacher In the schools. We are going to
do the same In Buffalo as we did In Detroit,
Saginaw. Kansas City and other West
ern towns Almost every employe of the
municipality and corporation Of Detroit, q
few years ago, was a Catholic. Now there
are only two Romanists in the city's en-
ploy. Look at the army of Catholics about
Butfalo's city and county hail. Take my
word for il, we will turn down every one
of them. Every department. will be pro-
testantized; nor will we stop here. There
must be o turn over all through New York
State. We are getting ready TO have every
Romanist at home Why have the Catho-
lies gained ascendenoy in our army and
navy unless some day they hope TO use
themf l tell you that if we cannot pro-
plenty OF men ready to bear the musket
against the papal Zoe. and our members are
sworn 10 be 10y al until death"
"Who belongs 10 the order in BuffaloW
Lots or good people. Clergymen. law
yers. business men and employers of labor.
some of whom have agreed not TO hire any
help unless they are members of the A. L.
A. ALI members are sworn To score cy not
to reveal the names of officers of the sub bor-
dInste councils. or the names and places of
meeting. We don't want any body to know
anything about our order until we are
strong enough to declare ourselves"
Mr.. Cluff did not realize that he was
speaking 10 o member OF the press when
he made these statements. He also
added the information that there were six
councils IN Butfalo-two In the heart of the
city and four in the suburbs. 1t was in
tended TO build the order ND to q member
ship of 5000 this winter. and fifty
OF q hundred mem mbers were being initiated
every meeting. Two circulars have been
distributed by these anti paplsts-one
quietly among avowed opponents of the
among those who have taken the obliga-
tions of the order. The first cir ular re-
cites that the order Is about two years old;
that In that time 1t has grown TO mil
ern cities every official from the Mayor
down Is member; that it is
sggressive without financial benefits.
and political. yet nonpartisan. Ii is
secret order fighting secret
foe-the Jesuits. The circular concludes:
The charm OF the order seems to be In the
fact that II means fight. The members are
men who are sick or the apathy and su-
pineness so prevalent in ProtestantIsm. of
Americans generally who allow Rome to
trample In the dust their most cherished
institutions without n word of protest, and
allow the many ten ntaoled monster to seize
and control city after city without mur-
mur. This Is tho grand reaction; a revolu-
tion. If you will. and. it properly guided
and controlled, it means the anEihilation
of the dominant political parties IN 1896 and
new political heaven and eaTth."
The paper says the entire ritual. which is
printed. shows the oaths demanded of the
candidate at initiation swear him 10 utter
secrecy; that no will never vote or lend
support TO any Roman Catholic seeking n a.
sionai. municipal OF State office. and the
candidate promises TO bear arms. should
occasion arise. against the avowed enemies