Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-30


14,725 foreign born, showing that more
, than one-half of all our white convicts
are of foreign birth. Our benevolent
institutions contain 69, 1862 inmates by
the last census of which the
foreign born compose "a per cent
The total number of the white inmates
of our poOrhouses is So, ,696,
over 81 per cent, were born in foreign
countries. These statistics show that
with foreign population of 14.77 per
cent, more than half of our white pen
itentiary convicts and more than half
of the white inmates Of our poor
houses, are foreigners, and prove that
of the immigrants coming here during
the past few years, too many of them
are deficient in morals, and are in
capable physically of self-supp ort.
Foreign countries not 1ly
encourage immigration = Of
criminals and paupers but use pu olic
money to pay their expenses here.
This fact seems to be sufficient rea-
son why SO large a percentage Of i'm
migrants SO soon find themselves in
our prisons and poorhouses.
THE AMER7c1N PROTECTIVE
ASSOCIATION.
The question is sometimes asked,
what does p. A." mean? The asso-
citation Of the above name is secret
organization which has recently
sprung into existence on account of
the alleged custom of the Cath olics in
the large cities and towns of combin-
Ing and massing their votes to control
the officers. It is stated, and is proba
bly, true, that the Catholics in many
places vote as a unit and that where
the Protestant population is much the
largest all the officers III towns and
cities are Catholic. The objection to
this is that it is contrary to American
principles that any church, order or
association should throw itself, as
body and unitedly, into politics. 1t is
claimed further that the Catholics are
not the friends Of the common school
and that there is conflict Of opinion
and action on this matter.
The A. z. A. as an association was
formed as an anti Catholic force and
where it is successful it is elects no
Catholics to office. IF the first condi
tion Of things prevails it is unfortu
nate and must sooner or later unit
all Protestant and anti Catholics for
ces to oppose, that religion and power,
creating religious enmities and ulti-
mately war. On the other hand it is
unfortunate that, either by mistaken
opinions or by spirit of defense,
ecret society has arisen which strikes
at any man on account of his religious
beliefs. At this time the country has
enough to contend with without en-
gaging controversies which involve
religion and politics.
Speaking Of Catholic control OF 'he
great cities Rev. Madison G. Peters o
New York recently stated, ''Silently
and patiently the Jesuits have n1assed
the Irish Roman Catholics in the great
cities of the United States Irish have
come to rule our cities in all their de-
partments, from Mayor to school
teachers. Twenty years ago in Bos-
ton the Protestant American drew 95
per cent Of the total amount paid out
Of the city treasury. To-day the Irish
Roman Catholics draw 80 per cent Of
the total, while they pay only per
cent Of the amount raised for taxas
tlon for this outlay. In New York :
City the Pope's Irish pay 10 per cent.
of the taxes and hold nearly 80 per
cent Of the offices. In Dublin there
are 245, 900 Irish; in New York New
Cork there are 900. The men
who misrule New York-Croker, Gil
roy and the Martins-were all born in
Ireland. Troy, from Mayor Dennis
Whelan down to Edward Murphy is
Irish ruled. Rochester, under the
leadership Of Bishop McQuail. is
thoroughly Romanized from Mayor
Curran down. Buffalo is Erinized.
and Cleveland are largely
under the control Of the Papists In
st. Louis the Pope's machine is full Of
Vlgor. Kansas City, Omaha and San
francisco are Rome ruled. Philadel-
'hla is the only city in America that
IS distinctly American. I simply de-
nand that the Pope's Irish give the
americans a chance, and the times
Indicate that the politicians Of the fu
5ure will have to catch the American
vote. [ know many Irish Roman Gath
olics, useful and honorable men. an
acquisition to any country, but they
ire seldom put in Office because the
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