The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-13
PETTLS DRY GOODS co.
REV. PETERS ON THE POPE.
Defines the Motives of the A. II. A.
with Great Vigor.
New York Advertiser.

New YORK Advertiser.
The Rev Madison c. Peters, in prelude
TO his sermon last evening in the Blooming
dale Reformed Church, said:
The times indicate a revival of Amer
ments or dome On our public schools, the
political offices. and the municipal, State
ana national treasures. IL is an undsputed
Iact tndt the Irish Roman Catholics have
monopollzed the offices of our cities, and
both TIE Democratic and Republican parties
seem hoPelessly bound by the priests. who
NiclAte public policies and our politicians
OBEY theEi as the slaves of their masters.
ar cites are in the hands of bosses,
newd fellows of the baser sort most of
Ihem Irish ROmanists. Our Irish-ruled
American cities have become an acknowl-
edged menace to our civilization and the
Dlshops ana the priests have forced men
on the voters who ought to be in the peni-
Tertiary. The American people are anxious
and willing TO be friendly If the Catholic
Church will take rank with other churches
cease Its antagonism TO our public schools
Its participation in politics, and abandon
It's pretenSonS to special privileges. The
determination TO resist ROmes aggressive
political power is seen in scores OF anti
komanist ORGANIZATIONS forming all over
the country. The opposition TO Rome is not
religious, but is arrayed against the HE
Farchy as political machine. The most
efficient of all these orders is the a. p. A.
the American Protective Association-an
order about two years old, numbering now
Upward OF one million and half and stead
lily increasing at the rate OF 10000 week.
The "A. Il. As exercised more weight in
the recent elections than was exercised by
the financial depression.
The protest against Irish Roman meth
DDS In America is organized; it means bus.-
ness; The millions are rising in an aroused
patriotism that is determined that Ameri-
can and not Roman principles shall prevail
IN this country, ana thas Americans and
not foreigners shall rule Am erica. The prin-
ciples of the A. Il. A. are: First restric-
ton OF immgration: second, extension of
time for naturalization; third, an educ1-
tOnal quallncatiOn for every voter; fourth,
one general nonsectarian free public schoO.
system; fifth, public funds and public prop
srty not to be used for sectarian purposes.
sixth. taxation of all prOparty not owned
ana controlled by the public; venth, al
churches and places of a refOrmatory CT
charitable character shall at all times be
open to public official inspection; eighth, 10
person VINO recognizes allegiance TO any
foreign or ecclesiastical pOtsntate shall b
supported for any public position whatever,
ninth, American lands for actual settlers.
Any citizen who approves these principles
Is eligible 10 membership, regardless of his
IA tionality and party affiliations.
Let no one imagine that the a. Z. A.
will soon pass out of existence. This move
ment in It's inception made blunders, but II
Gious and eonserTatiTe I'm ms AMI iS tn Ro
man hierarchy might just as well learn at
born. will defend their public school sys-
teII- and resist all foreign interference,
with their lives If need be.
why should the Roman Catholics organ
lie themselves into a great number of Sc
eret societies, the principal of which are
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Irish
American Society Knights of St Patrick
st. Patrick Cadets, Apostles of Liberty, Be
nevolent Sons OF the Emerald Isle, knights
Of st. Peter, Knights of the Red Branch
knights of Columbus? Almost all these so
cieties military ones. The Irish Catho-
lies may have their beneficial and civic or
ders. but IL is certainly not a good thing
that they organize into military companies
and regiments bearing arms.
IF the Romish church organizes all Cath
olics without other basis than common
religion by that very fact they will organ
fze the Protestant population as a single
party, and then, instead of the peace and
harmony now prevailing between tine differ
ent elements of our population, the doors
war. the most terrible of all
THE American people have become so
tolerant of intolerance that sooner than
defend their rights they allow the Corri-
gans and the CrOkers to ride over them
roughshod. Rome has so scared the Ameri-
can people with the shout of 'bigotry' tina
they have allowed her TO fill the offices with
thieves and thugs, loot the public treasury,
attack the schools, subsidize the press, muZ-
Zle the preachers and run everything, from
the White House to the penitentiary, to
suit the Pope. And now, when Americans
awake and organize 10 defend the institu-
lions for which their fathers died, the cry
Of persecution is raised Rome has lost
her power in the old world. She is making
vigorous efforts to regain IL in America,
and the American Republic must be crushed
or the nations will be free"