Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-03-09
TROUBLE PREDICTED
The American Protective As-
 socIation In Texas.
LECTURER HALL CREATES A STIR.

 He Delivers Bitter Speech at Fort
 Worth Which Almost Terminates In
 Row-Tbe Speaker Charges the
 Death of Gincoln to Jesuit Catholics.
 Much Feeling Prevails.
 FoRr WORTH, Tex, March 9.-J. W. Hall of Kansas City, Mo, member and representative of the American Protective association, lectured in the city hall auditorium Wednesday night. An audience of about 200 people, half of whom we're Roman Catholics, heard the address The lecturer set forth the principles of ths American Protec- tive assoclstion, and spared no pains in
 One of fbs objects of the organiza- tion was to purify politics and banish from the body polite all religious po- litical organizations which were re- garded as inimical to civil and religious liberty; also to antagonize for election to any office without regard to political utilization any man who owed allegi- ance to foreign ecclesiastical poten- tate.
 The speaker, as he progressed in his remarks, became more and more abus- i've of the methods of the Roman Cath olics, alleging that it was one of the tenets of their religions that all should take an active part in all national and state issues in order that the principles of Catholicism might be made felt in this country. The society of Jesuits came in especially for share of abuse and they were all denominated an or ganization of thieves and cutthroats who would stop at nothing. not even murder, to carry out the corrupt ob ject of the organization.
 The allegation was made that it had been proved beyond the shadow of doubt that A braham Lincoln had been assassinated as result of conspiracy of Jesuit Catholics, while the crime had been laid At the door of the south ern people.
 The parochial school system of the Catholics was referred to and Mr. Hall quoted from what purported to be ut teranees of the Catholic clergy to the effect that the public schools of this
 
 turned out nothing but educated horse thieves and scholastic counterfeiters, and that Catholics who sent their chil- dren to them could not expect the mercy of God.
 At one point in the lecture. where Speaker Hall made some particularly harsh statements regarding the Catho- lies, the word ''lie" came from all over the audience. There WAS considerable excitement for some minutes and 1t looked very much like row might be precipitated, but cooler heads prevented any such occurrence.
 The speaker said that such demon- strations did not disturb him and that he was used to them, having at several times since he had been laboring in the cause of the American Protective asso- citation to stand off infuriated Catholics at the mouth of revolver.
 After this several persons left the auditorium highly incensed at state ments made by the speaker derogatory to Catholicism.
 At the conclusion of the address it was announced that a council of the American Protective association would be organized in Fort Worth and all who wished to become members were requested to meet in hall in the city. Speaker Hall requested that Q number of friends accompany him to the hall as the emissaries of the pope would not hesitate to assassinate him on the way did opportunity offer.
 There is much feeling manifested over the advent of the American Pro- tective association in the city and it is feared that something serious may be the result Mir. Hall announced that he would speak tonight in the city hall