The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-31
A. II. A. OATHS.
What Members Of the Society Are Al.
legged to Swear To.

What Members of the Society Are Al
legged to Swear To.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3O.-The memorial
which Mr.. Weadock wanted read in the
House this morning came from Mr.. YOU
man, 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 a Catholic, and that the
Pope controlled his vote while he was in
Congress. The American Protective Asso-
citation, a copy of whose oaths accompany
the memorial binds its members to do
everything in their power to overthrow the
Roman Catholic Church and its followers.
1t is declared that owing to the purchase
or rc arms has by tine a. 'a and hat
persons were frightened into voting Tor
Linton Exhibits of letters and circulars
sent out by officers of the A. T. A. are at
tached to the memorial. They all breathe
the same hostility to Roman Cathol1cs,
and call upon ''all true and loyal PROT
The alleged oaths Of the American Pro-
tective Association which accompany the
memorial presented by Mr. Weadock are
very binding on those taking them.
No. l is a secret OATH in which the can
didate declares his honesty of purpose, and
in which he asserts that he is not the spy
of any theological institution, and more es-
pecially the Catholic Church.
No. asserts the candidate's INTENTION 10
No. 3 (taken on a dagger PROMPTS the
candidate from divulging what takes place
in the order. commits him to the support
of the United States government, makes lt
obligatory to keep the church and state
separate renounces all foreign powers. tenn
poral ecclesiastical, and asserts that he
will take up arms, If need be, TO defend the
principles of his faith there set forth.
In No. 4 the candidate swears he VIII
make warfare against ignorance and fanat-
icism, and will use his utmost power TO
strike the shackles and chains of blind ODE
dience to the Roman Catholic Churcn from
the hampered and burdened conscience or a
priest-ridden and church-OppreSsed people.
That he will promote the interests OF
Protestants everywhere. and will not en-
ploy Roman Catholic If he can secure ii,,
not aid the Catholic Church, but will do all
In his power to retard and break down the
power of the Pope that hat ne W Tbnn not f eteP
strike where ProteStantS might be displaced
and Catholics employed. The closing part
Of the oath Is po dse a1 t5a IS as w %e
countenance the nomination in any caucus
or convention of a Roman Catholic for any
office in the gift Of the American people,
and l will vote only for q Protestant.
Should there be two Catholics for the same
office. 1 will erase the name from the ticket
i vote; that /, at all times, will endeavor
to place political positions in the hands of
Professionals, to the entire exclusion of the
Roman Catholic Church or the members
No. is as follows: II hereby denounce
Roman catholicism. l hereby denounce the
Pope, sitting at Rome, or elsewhere | de-
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
order preference in ali matters of business
and also with his elective franchise.