The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-06
ECAN CORNERS HIS PARTY.
He Wants Promises That II Won't
DiCkeT With The A. P. A.

The Issue DodFed by the Committee on
Platform of the Republican Conven-
tion OF New York state-E Egan Points
Out That the Catholic Church Has No
Desire to Interfere in the Political
Affairs of the Country.
New York, Oct 5-At a meeting OF the
Executive National Republican Committee
to-day Chairman Manley submitted loAg
letter from Patrick Egan dated Sept. IL,
bearing upon the American Protective
Association. After giving the purposes for
which the American Protective Associa-
tion was formed, viz. to retard and break
down the power Of the pope, and also TO
oppose any Roman Catholic for public
Office, Mr.. Egan says The
American Protective Association has
entered upon a campaign of the
most deliberate, venomous and outrageous
misrepresentation and slander against the
Roman Catholic church, its rights, its or
ganization, its clergy, its converts and its
members, and above all, by attributing to
the papal authority certain designs and
purposes in regard to the politics of this
country, which tho American Roman Gath
olic hierarchy and the lay members Of the
Roman Catholic church would themselves
be the very first to rise up against and de-
feat.
1t is attempting by stealth by secret
delegations and fallaciOus representation
regarding its numerical strength and in
tuence TO intimidate and capture weak.
kneed politicians of all parties and come
mit rhau1 btr f,1r to
christian and un-American objects of the
order, and seeing that all present indica-
cations point in the direction of republican
success, il is making special efforts TO at
tach itself TO the Republican party so that
1t may be able TO claim share in its pros
pective victories.
THE Roman Catholics, numbering at
present nearly one-ffth Of the population
OF the United States, never have sought
and never will seok any advantage of their
fellow citizens.
They never have counteuanced and
never will countenance either prosecution
OF or prescription against any other section
OF the people on account of their religious
BELIEF; they have never sought in the past,
nor viii they seek In tho future, any more
than tho equity to which, under the con-
stitution Of their country, they are enti-
tied.
81 feel confident that the enlightened
sentiments Of the American people can be
depended upon 10 very soon stamp out the
present serious attempt TO revive among us
the feuds and horrors Of knownothingism!'
Meantime, l feel that we Catholic republi-
cans have the right 10 expect from our
leaders the assurance that all attempts on
the part Of those biRots and disturbers 10
exploit our party will be strongly discount
enanced and that no negotiations or alli-
ances will be entered into, or undertakings
or pledges be given to the so-called Amer
lcau Protective Association, or 70 any
kindred association" ="
The Herald adds; "The committeeman
were 10th 10 say anything upon the subject
after the meeting, but it was gathered that
they had thought it wise to take no action
in the matter holding that they should not
touch on question that had been ignored
by the state convention. This plank was
submitted to the committee on platform>at
the convention Resolved, That the Re-
publican party stands, as it always did in
sympathy with the largest liberty of relig-
ious opinion and in favor Of entire freedom,
standing on the ground Of no religious test.
When the platform was submitted TO the
convention the plank was not includedn