Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-15
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The proceedings Of the Americin
Protective association m tho case Of
Thomas II. Carter In Montana, de-
yelop genuine case Of religious per-
socutiJn Ia a most dangerous form.
ML Carter IL a candidate for United
statcs senator ami there appears "
probability Of his election by the Mon.
tana legislature. no Is man OF TO-.
cognizod ability nud probl,y. But he
is Catholic. Because OF this latter
fact, J. T.. Caldwell, president Of tho
A. p. Ali the state, wrote a letter TO
The Legislators, protesting against Mr..
Carler's election, aud warning the
members Of the assembly, 10 tho name
OF tho A. r.. A., "nOt % elect any
man who may bear tho slight.
Get suspicion Of owing any
allegiance % any ecclesiastical
power whatever This be- accom-
panied with the threat that every
legislator who votes for o. Catholic for
the Senate will sound bic political
dealb.knol. Attention is called to the
fact that in Moulaus only tntsO
Catholics were elected O. "seats ln the
halls Of our sla,o" at tho lstt election;
aud In referring to the pope, mention
IL made Of "hls miserable auIaclty Ia
debating to ifro American citizens
what they shall do and what they shall
not do.n
When CAliwclps letter was being
read in the house OF representatives
yesterday (ghe li.h), motion Wa
carried TO send the communication
back 10 the writer unreal; therefore
% wa, not flashed. Nj a voice
was raised la the house against the
motion, notwithstanding the fact that
some o. the members are also mcmbctB
Of the A. T.. a. IL 10 stated also that
four legislators Of the latter class
promptly tolographoi their Resignation
Ne members VI tho order Farther IN.
tellig,nCe from Butte H. that 300
a. 4. As had lei, that city Tor tho
tate capital, and that the opposition TO
Carter might result in violelce n he
is elected.
THIS illustration Of A. T.. A. proce.
jure should rouse the country TO pfomp.
action towards this dangerous society.
That there are In its organ.
izatlon elements Of rcspeclabillty
and patriotism Ii we'll known, aud
IL further emphasized ~ the manly
action u the members who Withdrew
upon the offensive letter being read al
Helena. Were these elements TO fully
realize the unrupubllcan nature Of the
work they are aiding by their member.
ship In the order, It probably would
seo them mo- more. Bat the reception
given such overt actions will serve 10
make tbs ofdet's operations more
secret, and therefore more frhught
with peril. Already II has given
abundant evidence that no far as
Republics concerned, where there shall
be- a free oxorciso Of religion, the A. T..
A. Is Ia Iraltos5us organization.
There 10 no necessity here TO COM
ment ON Mt. Carter or the Catholics iu
their methods. The fact 10 that Ma.
Carter is being perseou,ed by POWER.
iul secret society DoCaule OF his teig.
ious hniliauonsi ani the threat 10 held
over public officials that they too will
be- practically uis'rauchised n they will
not engage IN this lawlrss persecution.
When the society which 10 doing this
work refers TO the pJpu's alleged "mls.
cradle auIAully Ia debating 10 Amer.
lean citizens what they shall do and
what they shall not do" cousistBnoy
suggests that they remember the de.
acrpllou Ms the a. Il. A. exactly. Its !
aIGmautino cheek IN this regard M. |
pals people afgtHnoI sensibllllios.
A. 10 how lar this religious perez. |
ouuon Will 20 IA this land may not be |
ag present. The crusade
against tho Catholics was not the drst |
Instance; It ia uutA further driving In |
VI tue opening wedge which, u u be
not soon Withdrawn, viii rund the
Republic, ami pave the way for
'auiaidal EIug3lv fearful 20 olutem.
lu,o The danger to this government
rom secret r0oie.ivs be- just beginning |
30 mani.utt ITSELF Our statesmen
IhoulI deal with the problem before |
assumes such proportions as 10 require
HeIoiu treatment