Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-11-10
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Father Raster Furnishes =
Conn1unicationand Quo-
ia tiona Hbout The m.
#what some People Think OF.
the Nnnerican Protect
i've Hsaocietion.
LITTLE d ALLs, MINI.
Oct 81 1893. s

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Dear Sir: Please kindly allow
some space IN your valuable paper,
both daily and weekly to the en-
Iclosed clipping in order to contribute
something fpr the preservat ion of 4
the present peaceful relations
between the = yarious constituents OF
our lllunfcipal Sc ON mon avealt % s.s
regard dlesH oi oiscfeed and mai tianality.
The article being. freefrom every trait
Of bitterness and entirely animated.
with true American fairminded edness,
it.appears eminently apt to promute
peace by checking in time, the evil
germs now being sown in SO many
even Of our larger cities, on the
fertile soil of ignorance and prejudice
and political trickery in order to
rouse feelings OF hatred and unchari-
table discrimination against an
essential portion Of our populat ation,
and this for no other reason than for
their being Catholics.
Under the heading, ''The Oaths OF
Anti-( Catholics" the st. Paul Daily
Globe publishes six sections forming
the pledge of the A. P. "A. secret
society. ~
The American Protective Associa
tion, says the Daily Globe in it's
preliminary remarks on said oath,
"binds its members to do everything
in their power to overthrow the
Roman Catholic church and it's
followers. The following section
six needs no further. comment as to
the motives and sentiments that in
spired it and madeit an article OF the
oath of the A. p A. In this article
six the candidate sswears, ss.. :. T..,z. .s
'..That he will prom ote. interests OF
pretestants everywhere, will not
employ Il Roman Ca tholic if he can
secure the services Of 8 Protestant, !,
that he will not aid tho 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 strike where Protestants
might he displaced and Catholics
employed g The closing part OF this
oath is political, and is as follows:
| 81 furthermore promise and swear
that I will not contenance the
nomination inany caucus or con
ventio,l Of a eRoman Catholic for any
office in the gift of the American
people, and will vote only for q
| Protestant, should there be two
Catholics for the same office I viii
erase the name sfro1n the ticket I
vote, that / will at all times sendeavor
totp!ace political positions in. hands
of Protestants to the entire exclusion
OF Roman Catholic churches or the
members thereof, and the mandate
of the Pope. Amen, Amen, Amen
/ The above, then, is a partial
|quotation from the oathas published
lin the above mentioned issue Of the
Daily Globe. Now compare the
address by James II. Brewster in
Idefense OF true Americanism with
this oa til of the "a. P. A. and decide
flor yourself where the spirit OF
genuine Americanism is to be found.
May 6 God shut ontfrom our peaceful
Iprecincts the Unalnerican and
eminent1y uncfristian spirit Of "A.
IP. A. .bigotry. AS toth rest
catholics, protected by the Egis Of
American liberty will be able to
illegally and manfully take care OF
themselves. They might he forced
to practice the Latin motto, '.Par
pari referre. = S.s A. r. II
/ AMERICAN FAIR PLAY. 425sz II Il
IAN Able and Timely Address By