The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-13


people believe thsm 20 be true. The exist
snce Of such al order 1.-THE A. PA and
It's strength IN sorne sections Is Al evil
dcnce that religious prsjnalee can blind
otherwise intelligent men sn3 make fasrs
the Slaves Of an unpairiosic and prcscrip-
tive movement
The A. p. A. is nothing bat an orTanisa-
ton OF anti-Cashoise bIgoss Who are trying
20 nuIlify that clzuse Of the constitution
OF the United ssa.es which declares shas
mo religious test shall ever be required -
. Qualification 20 any Office or public trust
under the United States. :"
In Kansas City recently this A. P. A.
had the gall 10 demsad OF both parties
that they should not piace any Catholic
on their ticket ut the coming city election.
On the 2gsh nit. committee OF the A. p.
A. called on the Democratic city commit
tee Of Kansas City and made formal de-
rnand that no Catholics should be allowed
places on the city ticket at the election
this spring In other words. the A. p. A
asked the Democratic party to trample
the Federal constitution under foot a. the
price of the votes of . set CT bigots.
OF course no political party can afford
to oountenance such an order which
makes war upon both the spirit and letter
of the constitution OF the United States
No mans religion should bs . barrier to
his political preferment or his industrial
employment. The A. p. A. will meet the
fate OF tbs old Know-Nothing party,
which as an un-American organization
was buried under the scorn Of the Ameri-
can people. One Of the most brilliant
assaults upon "Know-Soshingism" was
written by Gov. Henry A. Wise. Of
Virginia. Wise was . Protestant. Q
lifelong Democrat: had served many
years in congress; was an intense
ly Southern man and o secessionist,
but he revolted AZ the idea Of prescribing
. man politically or industrially because
Of his religious faith. and his eloquent
depunciasion Of Know Sothingism in 1855
killed that un-American doctrine utterly
with the Southern Democracy. Henry VIII
son dabbled with Know-Sotaingism in his
youth In Massachusetts, and lived to be
hcatthy 1suaihSd oi ~ bau w &C AuoNAeu8o
II AZ the weakest act Of his life. It Is .
wise man In either of our great political
parties that keeps entirely clear Of this
A. p. A.; for il is nm un-American idea;
an attempted notification of the spirit ana
letter Of the Federal constitution.
This boyeotting OF Catholics 10 prac-
ticed in Belfast. Ireland, as We learn from
the following report Of recent proceedings
In the British house Of commons:
Mr.. Knox--I beg to ask the chief secre-
tsry II he could state what number of
Catholics have been appointed TO the
school attendance committees Of Derry,
Belfast, Lisburn and Lur gan respectively
by the local authorities, and how many
Catholics are there in each of those townsf
The Chief Secretary--The number Of
Catholics appointed by the local authori-
ties respectively are as follows: In Derry,
answer 10 the second paragraph, the
numbers of Catholics in these towns are,
respectively. as follows; Derry, Is, $40;
Belfast. $3.50; Lisburn, 1851; Lurgsn.
1886.
Mr.. Knox, who asked these questions, Is
Protestant Irish home ruler. the member
from West Cavan. but was elected by Cath
Ollie votes. the vast majority Of the electors
of Csvan being Catholics. This Irish Pro-
testant heartily condemns and is heartily
ashamed Of the bigotry and intolerance of
these Belfast Protestants, and yet il is
nothing but the same kind of detestable
political prescription that the A. p. A.
would introduce into the United States.