The herald., 1895-11-10
For the Presidential Campaign
of 1896
ROTECTION THEIR SLOGAN
They Expect to Be Very Much ID
Evidence
Significant and Timely Interview With
Representative Member Of the Secret
Political Organization

The A.P. A. is to participate In the pol.
tics of 1885, The A. PA. has a presiden.
| tial canuldate. The A. P. A. has opinions
regarding an economic issue, that Of tax
alton, tariff taxation lit is against the free
dom of trade and Tor what is known al
protection.
All this is according to the staten ents
made in the ensuing interview obtained
by Herald representative with a gentle :
man widely known as a leading spirit and
spokesman of the association, Ex-Governor
). j. Gosper.
The Herald, learning that Mr.. Gosper
had recently returned from the east and
that while there he had consulted more
or less with the A. p. A. leaders and
with the probable Republican presiden-
tial candidate of 1885, Governor Mckinley
OF Ohio, sought an expression OF opinion
from MIN as to the present and future
purposes of the organization, for which
be can virtually speak by the card. The
Herald is out for the news.
In response to the question as TO the
par. he played in brin ling the American
Protective association int active politics
in this section. Mr.. Gospor replied: - -
Il am charter member OF the trst
council established in this city, and WAS
its first president. From the very nrst |
publicly advocated the enforcement CT its
principles in the practice OF al the polit-
ASo' VI - HCiioh VI ~
months gave all my time, with my best
efforts to build up the order. to the end
that two terribly destructive and I'M
American elements might be removed
from political party MANAGEMENT"
What are those two n-Amerlcan ele-
ments to which you alluie?'
First. The well known and lam able
TACT that corrupt practices too often pre-
vail IN the management of political and
public affairs, and second, the fact that
the priest power of the Roman Catholic
church over their own mem bsrs and over
both weak and wicked politicians who are
not OF their peculiar faith, is SO often used
to the injury OF good government in this
country.
is your order a political orsaniza
tion?''
v 1T is in the truest and best sense of
the word political. Consult Webster for
this true meaning. Its mem bers have all
taken very strong pledge to practice
purity in politics and to protect all dis
tinctive American institutions especially
the constitution OF the United States and
the state III which they live. The men,
bers are urged to give thought to all pub
lie questions and to especially attend and
participate IN the caucuses and primaries
or the political parties to which they be-
long and never to vote for any candi1a late
Tor ONCE who is nos ali honest man and
q true blue merican.'
4 ut is all we'll enough for your order to
be- opposed to corrupt political practices,
but pray tell us why yon should be so
emphatically antagonistic to a purely
religious institution?
Our order is not antagonistic to any
religious organization, only So far as
such an organization, in the teaching
and practice of it's peculiar dogmas, in
terferes With the principles and practice
of genuine republican SIN according to
our constitutional form of govern IL ent.
do you place the Roman Catholic
church IN that attitude towards our gov
ernment?''
~ do. 1t is a foreign institution. 1t
represents both a religious and secular
power. the seat or center of which is far
away from this continent, the recug nized
living and ruling head of which is one
man. ana he wears Q crown and sits upon
throne and assumes to BIS the particular
one, specially chosen of God, to express
His Will TO man. and TO rule IN the Sec
ular affairs of earth. This sort of thing
is EN- phatically un-AmerIcan. Religious.
political or secular autOcrats are as OBJ
lectionabl e to an A. P. A. or a good Amer.
ican as Is red rag to the traditional
bull.
Q sin New York city the organization
known as Tammany. which usually has
control OF all the secular affairs of said
city, and which is known to be a corrupt
political institution, is nothing more nor
less than the Roman Catholic power in
politics.
''How large is the mem bership of the
A. P. a. order in the city and county of
Les Angeles?'
Large enough to control the nomina-
ting conventions in both the city and
county"
What is your mem bersnip in the
country at large?'
y Several null IONS; enough, we trust, to
control national politics.
But 40 you propose to place q ticket
OF your own in the field?"
I'VE do not in separate and independ'
ent manner, but We do propose, through
delegates TO the national conventions
from the several states, to insist upon the
nomination for president and vice-presi-
dent of men who will enforce the proper
and patriotic principles of our order"
DO you think your order will be able
to control either one of the national con-
ventions?"
II do. What we have so often and
effectively done in city, county and state
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10000, esYsy. GOO