Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-19
CLAIMS THE GLORY.

Tho supreme President Of the A p. A.
savs the society Was the Chief Cause
OF Democratic Defeat
DETROIT. November ls.-W. ]. H.
Trayuor. the supreme president Of the
American Protective Association, has
issued a letter Of congratuIstion TO the
order q which he claims for the organ
izatiou the overwhelming victories OF
the Republicans throughout the coun-
try. Mr.. T:aynor's letter says in part:
Here as elsewhere the Republican
press and leaders take 10 themselves
the victory TO which they are only to
small degree entitled. They were
driven TO place in nomination candi-
dates who. for the greater part, were
true members OF our organization, as
they recognized too well that along
these lIues alone party success was pos
sib.e. The seed OF patriotism so"n 0Y
our owa devoted Linton st Washington
has borne seed aad now eight members
out OF twelve from this State are
=
All the rest are in earnest sympathy
with us, Not all the press OF the
United States can roo Us OF our iaurels.
The hEht is ours; we have won u.
R0sseau o. CrumD was openly noml-
mated az the orange celebration July -
last and T. A. T. WeadOck, the jesuit
ical political king Of Bay county, con-
bined with machine RsDu0iicanism 70
defeat him. The result is machine
politics and the Dapacy were scattered
nv the united forces OF the A. 7. A.
Fifty per cent. Of the State Legislature
OF Michigan are members Of our order,
and from SD 20 60 per cent. of the new
county officials ara members Of ouI
order.
As with Michigan, so with every
o,her state where the A. P. a. is or
gauizei. Illinois, outside OF Chicago,
hss made a clean sweep. Massachu-
setts, Indiana. Missouri, Wyoming,
Mo1tana, Washington, Colorado, Mary
LAID, West Virginia, Ohio, PennsYlva-
MA. Connecticut, Wisconsin, Oregon,
New Jersey, Nebraska, Tennessee, Da-
kCta and Kansas have achieved Ike re-
suits. Kentucky and California have
torn the bands OF the priests
from the political helm aad placed u 10
the hands o. loyal Americans. Il ia
q fact worthy Of notice that Holman Of
Indiana. Cultivate OF Ohio, Springer
Of Illinois, w. l. Wilson, Tom John
son. Frank Hurd, Tarsuey, Tracey,
Campbell, Cummings and many others
who fought Linton 10 Congress, have
been buried out OF sight 10 grave Of
ballots with the ep.taph, Too Loyal
90 the poOe." upon the headstoDe,
while Weadock, sarewder thsa bis fel-
lows, albeit more cowardly, preferred
political suicide 20 death 81 the hands
Of the political eXecutioner.
Repu1.icanism, democracy, pOpulism
and prohibition played .ess part 10 the
issue than ssIt-seeking politicians would
hsve the world believe, and let the
organ zati0n serve notice upon the Re-
publican party that unless they abandon
their present system OF trucking 20 the
pauacy and have the courage 20 meet
our members openly, they will be buried
beneath an avalanche OF genuinely
American votes. Let 10 be noted As
sign OF approaching reformation that
there are twice as many mem oers 10 the
A. p. a. aud not half as many reDubi-
cans, democrats, popu,ists aad proh.oi-
t.ouists sc Two years sgo.
Iu closing Nr. Traynor once more
coazratu atei the o-der on its maznif-
cent victory % November G, aud ASKS
the order not % lose the opp0rtgn -
which success has opened 10 10. He
gets ia another sho, az tie secular press
and winds up b7 asking the members 20
patron re the orders periodicals.