The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-13
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xHE WORK OF THE A. r. a.
These initials stand for the Association
for the Protection of America" The title
Is sy absurd one, and the pretended pur-
pose Of such q secret political association
II missioner in q country whore the bal.
LOT is in every mans hands and where We
elect our own rulers or speedily unhorss
them. The duty OF protecting American
instftutions devoIves upon the government
Of the United States, including congress,
the supreme court and the army and navy
that il under their control. There il or
gauized home rule in the forty -four gov
ernments OF our forty-four states with
their courts. legislatures. militia and do
mestic police.
Under this situation political secret
society for the protection Of American In
situations Is an absurdity. The A. p. A. il
nothing but stupid effort to transplant
the aickly Orangeism Of Ireland and
Canada 10 the United States. In Ireland
and Canada thousands of intelligent
Professionals denounce orangeism and un-
hesitatingly support Catholics for public
Office. The great majority of tho Irish
leaders Of the homo rule party are Profess
fant gentlemen representing Roman
Catholic constituencies. With the excep-
ton OF Daniel o'Connell nearly every
Irish sgitator for popular liberty and
Catholic emancipation was Protestant,
freely trusted and voted for by the Irish
Roman Catholics. orangeism In Ireland
Il limited 70 comparatively few Protestants
and was treated with deserved con-
tempt by Swift, Grattan, Curran,
Burke, Fox. Flood. Pluakett, Mitchell,
Parnsll. Gladstone and Morley. The En-
glish opposition to home rule Is not drawn
upon lines Of religion: Lord Salisbury and
Balfonr would scorn today to join an
Orange lodge as did George the Thirds
gracelsss son, the Duke of York. The
great tory statesman Beaconstield never
hesitated TO denounce political proscr1p-
ton because Of religion; 30 did William
Pitt. Sir Robert Peel, Lord Palmerston
and Lord John Russell. Whatever atti.
tude these men may have maintained re-
garding home rule from the day of Catho-
lie emancipation in 1879 no Englishman of
reputation of either party had any affilia-
ton with orangeism, which Is bitterly de-
nouneed by the great irish historian
Lecky. although he Is opposed ~ q matter
of expedieney TO home rule.
The A. r. A. is nothing but orangeism,
which leads sickly life In Ulster and
Canada. and is sure TO die OF inanltion in
America. where there is not the slightest
excuse Cor It's existence. The New York
l,adepenseas, well-known Protestant
religious Journal. devotes good deal of its
space to denoancing this species of trans
planted orsngeism as thoroughly I'M
American in its aims as in its methods,
and among other things the Independent
says:
1T is part of our business TO read all
the leading Catholic papers of this coun-
try, and We have never yet seen anything
In them indicating disloyalty. Roman
Catholics have proved themselves, in war
and peace, 20 he loyal citizens. and We
have no righs 20 assume that Proiestants
represent all the patriotism there il in the
country, and 70 deny IL to s.oo0, 900
Catholics"
This statement OF the Indepeadeal was
made in reply 20 the assertion that the
Catholic press of this country preached
disloyalty 10 American institutions.
Prescription of Catholics is the corner.
stone on which this un-Amegican organi.
sation of the A. +. A. rests, bat the propo-
sstien that because person is a Catholic
he must lie prevented from serving his
country altogether Is so revolving 20 all in.
telligent persons. no matter what their re-
iigious persuasion may be. that these anti.
Catholic higots do no, dare proclaim il
openly. so they resort TO the dark lantern
methods and devices of political seere,
society.
Among the documents presented to con.
Fress by ex-Congressmsn Yo1mans. cen.
testing the seat of his successor. were the
various oAths taken by the members of
the A. r. A.. in which they swear never
20 vote for . Roman Catholic and never
employ Roman Catholic In any capacity
u they can secure the services Of a Prots..
sant. There were also 8 number OF cir.
euisrs urging men 10 ycte against the
Catholics These documents SHOW that
VIZ ENsfSsc W tHs 0E0cs II 10 prevent
Catholics from obtaining Office. and 10 in.
form members OF the order what canai.
dates are Catholics and what protestants
have spoken disFsspectfully of the order
sad should not be voted fer. The purpose
ci this nn-American order 10 nothing but
the political and industrial prescription or
eeyeotssng OF Roman Catholics, and the
Isdep<sdsas does not hesitate to declare
that the A. +. A. are engaged ia ian I'M
patriotic and psescrip,ive movement"
The evangelisis Of the A. I. A. are ex-
priests Mcnamara aud Slatsery. A.P.A
Editor Bsiwsn. Of Fort Wayne, Ind, has
been placed under $I.olo hond. tor libeline
the Catholic asylum authorities; there was
q bloody riot caused by shess agiGators At
kaakanna Wis. 4 leading American
Protestant journal con naentinr anon the
iniiammatory anti-CAthelic address Of an
alleged minister Of the gospel'' named
wl.soa in Brooklyn, y. y. says that .sAe