Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-10-11

since the a. "A. became an impofsant Pou-.
teal factor, was the Democratic convention OF
this State. assembled In May last, .. Kansas
City, over which had the honor 70 preside. At
Condemned the A. p. 4. Is undemocrasic and
un-American. and pledged itself TO protect
OF creed, against any interference with his
religious liberty. Three months thsreafter, the
Republicans Of Missouri met In State oonyen,
the American Protective Association with
that agust assembly, Mr.. Richard c:
more Republican than Catholic, appeared be-
fore tn At body with resolution denouncing the
p. A. In most emphatic terms. His inten-
advertised throughout the State, accompanied
by dire threats as to all the terrible things he
S aae n on thu
before an imposing array Of delegates; but he
came not like conqueIing hero; Not the
ant ears. Self-heraided he came, but unwel-
coined, unhonored and unsung, 10 meet only
phere Of the convention hail was full Of frost,
even in the sultry month of August. He was
NOT f h 20 reaa MS Eesonsien In tne pres
Committee on Resolutions without even the
poor courtesy Of hearing. He was unceremo-
committee he bore the pulling child of his hope
and promise, especially OF his promise, oft re-
guised reluctance TO hear him briefly. but lie
patience. Kerens was bounced again. And
his little resolution there, surrounded Dy enc
mics, without genuine friend in sight either to
which it was treated by the convention Was re-
peated by the committee Il was peremptorily,
TSs Hs Maitland hand FassSg
of that committees; but II he did not approve
the slaughter of the innocents, - he at least
than Frank is a Jew; and the jews Of ali the
peoples Of the earth should be the last 70 toler-
unOn religions HharrV. for Than other
have they suffered cuion. the very tor
| lures Of hell, for conscience sake. But more
tician-a great St Louis politician. across
| whose distempered vision it Is said giimpses of
ambition lisa is dangerous thing. Franks claae
destine amour with the A. p. A. illustrates to
what amazing strategy, to what INDUSTRIOUS ar
And so, after all MT Kerens' vociferaticn,
after all his loud alarums, after all his wrathful
contortions, not word did the Republican con-
truth can it De said that this same A p A was
absolutely dominant in thar conventlon Ard
silence. That fierce aspect Of Mars that did
ing hon he mas degenerated into a:sucking dove.
II ne does not march with finley, Frank.
he Is at least subdued. He will not strike
another blow. Henceforth, ne will, no doubt.
of inducing Republican Catholics to support
the Republican-A. A. continuation; and, I
The is essensisiR and for all
practical purposes, Republican organiza-
zion. The two organizations are certainly co
most prominent St. Louis members Of the A. r.
A have recently withdrawn therefrom. Like
other Democrats, they had been induced BY
81 was unwilling to longer remain IN an or.
manipulated by Republican ofice-holders and
seekers, !" and that no decent and self-respect-
main In it e M ae GARLAND was equally fs.nE
and severe.
But after all, there is NO occasion for surprise
natural or Unusual in q combination between
Missouri Republicans and proscriptiye organic
make them wondrous kind. The A P. A. is
touch, taste and smell. Il is both familiar and
agreeable. 1t was by the moot brutal and saw
age prescription that the Republican party
maintained itself in Missouri twenty-five years
driven chained like cattle through the public
streets OF our cities, and Democratic Protestant
cls5gymea were locked MP With ye1min in jail
fore, that party which maintained its power
by such despicable me ans, should now ally it
nouncing, hoping thereby to advance its mad
effort to regain ascendancy in this Common
wealth. There is nothing in all that for sur
know not what Republican Catholics may
do suppose they will continue TO march up
straight. Recently some Republican. ashamed
Of bis party's record in this ben, IT., invented .
Is Of
was set in high sounding phf ases and was ex-
tensiveiy quoted throughout the country If
wrote directly to Reed for the truth, and Reed
replied that the " hole story is pure invention.
greatly surprised if Thomas B. Reed should do
such thing as that at this time. After the
party mas R iougns ana hi dsstroyea the
longer use it, he Will come limping In to voice
his depuncistions in trumpet tones. Bnt not
now. The A. P. A. and Thomas Bracket Reed
are cheek by jcwi in this year Of the Lords
grace.
Cooperation between Republicans and A. p.
are not ants gonistic But what business has
Democrat in such unsavory company?
There is not thing about the movement that
Is not opposed to the spirit, purpose and history
of the Democratic party, and Is not violative of
Upon the granite obeiIsk which marks the tomb
Of the great Jefferson is thfs eptath b, written by
himself Here was buried Thomas Jefferson,
author of the Declaration OF American Inde-
pendence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious
Freedom, and Father of the University of Vir-
ginia. +" Among the three proudest achievements
of his life, he numb red the authorship Of the
Virginia Statute Tor Religious Freedom. In the
ct tine BY
No religious test shall ever be required as
qualification to any Office or public trust uneer
And the very first amendment to the Constitu-
ton provided that:
Congress shall make no Law respecting an
establishment OF religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof
The Constitution of Missouri declares:
ssThat all men have natural and indefeasi-
BILE right to worship Almighty God according
to the dictates OF their own conscience; that no
persOn can. on account OF bis religious opinions,
be rendered ineligible to any office Of trust or
profit under this State; that no human power
can control or interfere with the rights OF con-
eoio nv,6 hat l0vu
to be molested in his person or estate on ac-
count of his religious profession -
Every here and on all occasions the Democrat
ic party has Instantly and boldly proclaimed Its
unhesitating antagonism to every form of poll
tical interference with the freedom of conscience
or of worship. AS / have shown, 1t throttled
and destroyed the old Know-nothing or Amert-
can party And now again. while the Republic
can party is dumb we find the democracy Of
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