Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-06-11
OBJECTS TO Il MONITOR ARTICLE.
Mr.. EDToR;-I believe an apology

of an editorial in the MONITOR OF Apr
80. The object of the ''American Pro
tective Association may be as yor
say. but even that is doubted upor
very good auth GRITTY.
IL your article you say ''It is stated
and is probably true that the Catho-
lies in many places vote as unit
In this you are very much mistaken
and even if true should they not have
the same privilege to do as Metho-
dists or the members of any other
church organization. The Catholic
church has had nothing to do with
politics in this country. Her priests
deliver no political sermons or cam
paign speeches. They denounce no
candidate for office on account OF
politics or religion. Can you say as
much for the members and ministers
of your church?
One who takes the oath required OF
an A. P A. is man who swears that
he will not deal honestly and justly by
/ his fellow men. Are such to receive
your appreciation? Honest protest
| tants denounce the organization and
the best journals throughout the
country do not stoop to advertise for
them or print their rot. You quote
from Madison Peters, "Silently and
patiently the Jesuits have massed
the Irish Roman Catholics in the great
cities of the United States" If it is
true that the Jesuits have had any
thing to do with massing the Irish in
the cities of the United States, why
are so many Of our farms throughout
the country owned by the Irish?
Your answer probably would be there
is another Jesuit whose duty it is to
mass them in the country. This an
swer would be no more ridiculous
than the assertion is false. 100000
Irish in n. Y. City and still they
should have nothing to say in regard
to who shall govern them or how they
shah be governed. Is this the treat
ment the Irish people must submit to
after doing more for the greatness of
America than any other race on the
face of the globe Don't forget
sir to "Render unto Caesar the things
that are Caesars"
Again from Mr.. Peters ''Irish have
come to rule our cities in all their de-
partments from mayor to school
teachers" If an Irishman should be
elected mayor of city by the ma
iority of the voters, why should he
not be mayor? Let the majority rule
is the Democratic policy, but we we'll
know that it is not Republican prac-
tice. The fact that the majority of
school teachers are Irish Catholics
has nothing whatever to do with
either politics Or religious creeds. Ev-
cry school teacher is appointed after
a public examination, conducted usu-
ally by Protestant board of examin-
ers, and if 81 or 70 per cent. of those
teachers are Catholics it will seem to
indicate the intellectual superiority
of Catholics, who go in for teaching.
Why don't you use the old assertion
that priests do not allow US to be ed
ucated? Is that old dagger worn out or
did you break it off in the stab you
gave the old Jesuit of a moment ago?
Catholics are not alarmed at the A.
P. A. organization. 1t came from the
far West, spreading itself like an in
fernal epidemic, and those whose
minds and intellects were diseased
with prejudice and bigotry caught the
distemper and are now trying to de-
grade the American people with lies
and filth thrown off from their vile
stomach. Study the history of the
Irish people in the United States and
| tell me sir wherein you find them
wanting in allegiance to the Ameri-
can flag. The intelligence of the
American people will arrest the course
! of the A. P. A. as in the case of the
old Knownothing party, before any
harm is done the government of the
United States, or any Of it's citizens of
whatever race or creed.
"Let Rome take rank with other
churches, cease her antagonism to
our public schools" AS for the first
Rome will never take rank with other
churches, but cordially invites other
churches to take rank with her. The
public schools are not antagonized by
Rome and you can not cite me to any
proof whatever that she has antago-
nized them. "Quit politics" Some
thing she never begun in this country
and you have nothing to show for the
assertion. especial privileges"
What are they?
No the "lamb will never lie down
with the lion, until he is shorn of
some of his uncouth antics, but will