The Irish standard., 1893-10-21
THE ODlOUS A.P.A.
Ex- congressman Ball, of Ohio, Fires
Hot Shot at the Un-Ameri-
can Organization.
4 SCATHlNG ARRANGEMENT.
There Was no Apaism at the Re-
cent Parliament of Reli-
gions in Chicago.

gions in Chicago.
The Catholic Columbian gives the fol-
lowing report OF the whitening invective
of Judge Ball against the A. P. A. at a
Democratic meeting recently held at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio:
But, my fe]low-cit,zens, there is an
other question that I propose to talk to
you about this evening. The constitu-
tion of the Uulted Stntes provides that
there shall never be a religious test re-
quired for any Office of public trust in
the United States. And it forbids the
placing Of any one religi US denomina-
ton above another. The constitution
of the state of Ohio relterates the very
same matter, and goes further and says
that no sect or sects shall ever be per
mitted t have or control any portion OF
the school funds of the State of Ohio.
Now say to nay Catholic friends, you
cannot have share in the school funds;
and il that provision were not in the
constitution, if could prevent it, you
should not have it,
am told chat you have an organiza-
tion in this city of SEQ that nave made a
pledge that no Catholic shall hold office
if they can prevent it, and that no Cath.
ohc shall be given employment if a Prot.
estant can be found to take it. l have
been told that if attack this 800 they
will ali vote against the Democratic
ticket; That is perfectly natural. You
could not find another 800 who would do
it because it would be an abandonment
of all political principle, but will con-
cede that these people woulddo it. II (
we're candidate before the people today
and wanted the office, I would rather be
defeated than elected by their votes.
[Applause.
am satisfied, and [ have been for
monthe,th that organization is scout
ing party for the Republicans, sent out
by the Republican party to do it's dirty
work, the most of them not kno ing
why they doit.
They tell me that the Catholic Church
is idolatrous and superstitious. want
to say TO you that the Catholic Church is
the oldest Christian church in the world.
She is the mother, directly or indirectly,
of every Protestant church in Chrlsten-
dom. And / want to tell you further
that the cardinal doctrines of the Catho-
lie Church are the cardinal doctrines of
the Protestant church. They kneel to
the same God, they pray to the same
Trinity, they believe in the fall of man
and original sin, they believe in repent
ance and change of heart and salvation
and damnation, and it they agree 50 far I
see no occasion for dissension.
have witnessed devotions in Catholic
churches, once in Cathedral, and they
are intensely beautiful and deyout and
reverential, more SO than any I have
ever Witnessed in Protestant church,
and while 1 say this, there is not drop
of Catholic blood in my veins or in the
veins of any of my relatives so fer as /
know. They wouldn't give Catholic an
Office or days work if they could get
anybody else to do it.
On the morning of the 10Th of October,
1854, we were lying on the north bank OF
Cedar Greek IN quiet repose. Just as
the early dawn of day was beginning to
crimson the east we heard the rebel mus
kerry on our left. The rebels drove out
and plundered the camp of the West
Virginia troops. they drove out and plum.
dered the camp of the Nineteenth army
corps and they drove from position the
Sixth corps and would have plundered
the camp except that we had taken ad-
vantage of the interim and removed
everything to the rear. We were driven
back three miles or more where we
formed line and awaited the attack of
the rebels whom we knew to be on their
way across the Potomac. While we were
waiting Gen. Keifer came up and asked
me to go and take tin of coffee with
him As we went back he said, it is re-
ported that Sheridan is on the ground.
I hope to God it's true, I said. and a
minute afterwards he came riding up.
He had made that n memorable ride from
Winchester, which Read has immortal
lied, and he arrived in time to save the
army. Without waiting for the rebels to
come up, he ordered his troops to attack
the single line and when the sun went
down that day there wasn't an organized
platoon Of rebel soldiery in the valley Of
Virginia.
The A P. A. would censure the con-
gressman that recommended Phil Sheri-