St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-06

The Oaths, the Passwords. the Speeches, the
Initiation and the Stories That They
Feed Upon.

c. L. Coleman, the presiding officer Of
the local council and the most active er-
ganlZer, If not, indeed, the individual
originally introducing the order here, is
North of Ireland Irishman, conse-
quently presumed to be an Orangeman.
He has not been very long time a resi-
dent of this state. His Office is No. 1913
of the Pioneer Press building, and his
residence $50 East WInlfred street, Oh
the West side. In the directory he gives
his ostensible occupation as that of
book agent; but beyond the dissemina-
tion of the peculiar literature of the A.
?. A, he is not known to exercise his
qualifications for the pursuit In any
other way. It is further asserted that
he is not citizen of the United States
He is apparently in easy circumstances,
without any particular exertion upon
his part, and without any visible sources
from which his revenues are drawn, but
his financial position is such as to en-
able him to devote his entire time to the
turtherance of this organization.
ORANGE LODGES.
In addition TO this, about the time
that the A. P. A. first made its appear
ance here, or Immediately preceding It's
| organization, there was organized, and
now exists i'll this city, one or more
Orange lodges. If it is true that the
English government has devoted some
OF Its secret service fund to the organi-
cation Of A. P. A. councils and the dis
seminatlon of their peculiar doctrines,
| with the further intention of introduce
ing its influence into American politics
local, state and national-it would
certainly have to work through the
means stated and through the medium
of the class of persons above noted
| that is, North of Ireland Orangemen-
for certainly no American citizen,
whether native-born or adopted, who
has any regard for the constitutions of
the several states, or of that of the
United States, or for the welfare of the
republic or his citizens, could be
employed for this purpose.
The Orangeman is peculiar produc-
tion; he is, perhaps, the only member
OF the human family who is noted as
being born with an intense and unre-
Ils
and it would be strictly in accordance
with the habits of mind of this creature
that he should feel the same haUred for
the country of his adoption and should
place himself at the disposition of the
British governmental spy system as a
ready and willing tool to carry out any
plans that that government might de-
termine upon, no matter how unworthy
they might be or how vile the results
sought to be obtained.
NO RELIGIOUS ENHANCEMENT.
The government and this republic
have existed so far without the necessity
OF appealing to the religious preiudices,
differences or sympathies of their cit
liens, and the great prosperity of the
republic and its faculty and facility for
asSimilating all of the different peoples
who have resorted to us for their pro-
lection. and making them good citizens
of the republic, is due in large meas
ure, we believe, to the absolute nom
sectarian character of our institutions,
and to the constitutional right guaran-
teed to every man to worship God &C
cording to the dictates of his own con-
science, and, while enjoying that right,
to continue unmolested and unattached
in the enjoyment of life, liberty ana
happiness in absolute equality under
the law.
And we do not think that this latter
movement. which, in the first instance.
sets aside and defies the most important
provisions OF our constitution, and next
tends to introduce among US an element
of discord, injustice and dissension, the
results of which in their evil tendencies
are so far reaching as to be almost be-
yond the scope of contemplation, will
] meet with any approval of the Ameri-
can public or will be tolerated by any
citizen of the republic, whatever be his
nationality, religious belief or personal
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