New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-31
yrprBLICANS AND THE A. PA.
..,cvs OF COLONEL KERENS, OF MIS-
SOURI,.
-, GAYS THE DEMOCRACY is TRYING TO
SHOULDER OFF THE ANTI-CATHoLIC OR
c.NIZATIoN UPON THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY AND THUS CREATE
PREJUDICE AGAINST II


PREJUDICE AGAINST 1T.
, ,asling has been growing among certain proml-
-, ReDrb.icans throughout the United States for
- time that the American Protective Association.
s',ar N cover up the painful disasters and mis-
m.roce,nent Of the Democracy in Government
WIS is being used by that party to engender re-
"~,,,s preiudces and thereby gain advantage
~ the Republican party which II is unable to
80 hy straightforward issues and honest meth
DDS.
rha Democratic aeaders have long recognized the
&c, that the broad and LIBERAL tendencies OF the
pa,uhcan party attractive TO men Of all creeds.
- 4specia,y TO young about to cast their first
ties whose fathers have always voted and acted
18th the Democratic party; and a arge number OF
.,,s class belong 10 thu Roman Catholic Church
r,sv know the potency of prejudice within such
.,sss and TO distribute the poison they have found
:, hotter means than so to manipulate the selection
=, delegates Republican conventions as TO create.
.,,ough the agency of A. p A. organizations. discord
u,on sec;arian questions.
ro,one, r. c. Kerens. of Missouri the member OF
,,s Republican Nationa. Committee from that State
.,a himself a Catholic In his religious faith. for
.,h,v denounced these methods In a conversation
s..rday He has watched the advance OF the move
,, and through the introduction OF resolutions
a, the recent Republican State Convention warned
,,s Marty friends of the dangers which some others
,,a failed TO recognize. Co.onel Kerens is now At
,ha Holland House. in this city, where Tribune re-
,or,er talked with him yesterday.
This movement" said Mr. Kerens. resembles
closely the growth of Know-Nothingism Lack In the
srs when the Wing party disintegrating ana
,bs Republican party was in a formative condition,
ls,ding up 10 its great triumph under Mr. Lincoln in
1851 The Roman Catholic cement was in those days
avied 10 the Democratic party because OF the
Affiliations Of representatives OF the Whis
marty with NothingLsm: but a new genera
tion exists and we are in the end Of the nine
teenth century. of greater tolerance with re-
spect 10 religious belief. This is true Of the Roman
Catholics as well Of the Protestants. Less Big
oiry exists among al creeds. great civil war has
been fought since then. and as .arge a number OF
Roman Catholics as of any other sect were so.d'ers.
and assisted in preserving the Union In 1861. when
Mr. Lincoln took up the burdens and cares of the
Presidency. with gigantic civil war wagng against
the perpetuity of the Union. 1t Of Archbishop
Hughes OF New-York. the great Dre,ate OF the
Roman Catholic Church. that he sought counsel and
advice. and he him TO fo.ow up the arch
traitors Mason and Sde.l throughout the Cd World,
10 plead for the Of the Union
Some people," added Mr.. Kerens. look upon the
consciousness OF General Philip II. sheridan. Cen
eral W. 5. Rosecrans-known 10 his soldiers as Dear
Old Rosy" and later Democratic Representative in
Ccngress-and General William Tecumseh Sherman.
the hero Of the March TO the Sea-. with his Roman
Catholic wife and his close affiliations with that
Church as providential in the way of berazing the
sentiment Of the people in their Views OF religious
creeds Ii was shown that the Catholic element OF
the Nation loyal any other religious sect
in the preservation and perpetuation of this young
Republic Prominent Catholics who good Re-
pub.icans are anxious to be understood thoroughly
in the contest going forward. In a general way the
American Protective Association processes to be
based upon the Idea that Roman Catholics should be
excluded from Office lest the Church of Rome shall
establish its power upon this continent to the an
hfTh .1taQ- Trim tS
utterly absurd
THE spirit Of the Constitution of the United States
and Of, l believe, every of the States in the
Union, Is 10 the effect that all men have natural
right to worship Almighty God according to the dc
Of their consciences, and that no person
should of his religious opinion be made
Ineligible to any office of trust profit under the
State"
THE AGITATION IN MISSOURI
Referring to the agitation in Missouri and his
par, In II, Mr.. Kerens added This conspiracy on
the part Of the Democratic party to link the ideas
o. the American Protective Association with the Re-
publican party has been quite prominent within the
las, few weeks. In the State Convention resolution
proposed by to the effect that the Republican
party Of Missouri. in recognition of It's well-known
spirit Of tolerance expressed in the Constitution
Of the State deplored and condemned any attempt
having for it's purpose the inauguration of religious
bitterness In the political affairs Of the country that
the Republican party emphatically protested against
the Importation Of such foreign doctrines as ex-
pressed by any organization with hostile purpose
against the religious beliefs of any section OF the
people the resolutions further declared that no
sucn organization should have the confidence Of the
desire meet this question at once and before the
machnations Of the DemocTaic party MANAGES
10 an extent that might prove disastrous In the I'M
my object in putting forward this resolution was
TO prevent A. p: A.-ism from becoming an issue IN
ne be ID inf Contest of @ The
Of the a. are 50 iron mnalner, of beins
made an issue and yet they dangerous 3usi
as the careless words OF Burchard In 1874: KUN.
Romanism and Rebellion, effected the defeat OF
Mr.. Blaine and the Republican party Their prin,,
epes, when they become understood VIII Perlsh 0d
hundreds of thousands of young Irishmen; Ger
mans and Catholics of every naonsy Ren whI
party They recognize its Progress,Vetn,e Govern
mental affairs. These young men VIII nH.d NV this
be hoped allow themselves TO be stampede py hny
n nu,i b and openly Of
DDS that being employed by me sne of Djsruie
and failure behind conspiracy based upon =, ., a
purpose to create sectaran pre}nGce within the
eurrtn, YEAR has solemny resolved against a. a.
P. A.-ism with the covert purpospe o,nhIcan
paTty s and ]A MAKING the appear as sPon
sor for it's bigoted sentiments row umy nrincples,
no NOR be16nSs 70 the Republican party than 20
The Democratic party or ne , iano party Where
ever an American Protective Association Inein niy
Once and has e Sefn Gpeddy
known as such. he has been T W. oreaniza-
ton was sSe Strongest There have been b few few
stances however OF this KIND. De Seclare them
members had the foolhardiness 10 S ia tolerance
selves as candidates on platform Vi
and bigotry.
THE DEMOCRATIC TACTICS
The tactics are. as have observed ''e,"' ,.,s
the Democrats operating under coVe' ~ saddle
Organization IN appeal to bgotry ana 10 So So
tactic. ~ ~ bs ,h opou '1 E lSc
ac and as a Republican. think ma M sauarely
Ssny hS dce tss and p}
scaSoi must not be driven from , attempt Of the
snxs either or In 1896 by any ihat they may