The record-union., 1895-10-17
A. P. A. PRINCIPLES
SET FORTH BY THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION.
Resolutions Adopted for the Appoint
ment of an Advisory Board Of
Thirteen Members.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 16.-The members of
the American Protective Association, in
session here, perfected the organization
of the National Advisory Board by the
election of j. II. Stevens of Detroit as
President q. w. Van Fossen of Tacoma,
Wash, as Vica-President, and Rev. DIR.
James ID. Dunn OF Boston, Secretary. A
number of sub committees were ap-
pointed to look after the various business
OF the order.
Yesterdays session was held behind
closed doors. Secretary Dunn stated that
reports as to the condition of the order in
different States were received. These, he
says, were very encouraging.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted recommend
ing the appointment OF an Advisory
Board OF thirteen mem bers which shall
collect information about Iresidential
and Vice Presidential candidates of all
parties, to be disseminated throughout
the order. Mem bers of the order are ad-
vlsed TO vote Tor only such candidates
nominated by their respective parties as
will support the principles OF the Ameri-
can Protective Association.
The following report and resolutions
were adopted
We recommend that an Executive
Committee be created. composed OF thir-
teen members OF this board, the Chair
man, Secretary, Treasurer aud Vice
President to be officers, and nine mem-
bers to be appointed by the Chairman,
We recommend that the Advisory
Board, through its Executive Committee,
collect al possible relia BILE Information
concerning The views. affiliations aud
record oi Presidential aud Vice Presi-
dental candidates aud possibilities" IN
all political parties, and after collecting
and formulating the same, TO furnish tho
Information 10 the Executive Boards of
the states, 10 be by ibem disseminated
among the subordinate councils and Ad-
visory Boards OF their Jurisdictions and
to the couuciis OF the order. where SuDe-
rior Councils are not organized.
ResOtGei. That the board advises the
mem bers OF this order TO vote for the
nomination to office on the party tickets
OF the party they affiliate with and to vote
for the election of candidates only who
are in thorough accord with and will. if
elected. support the following principles:
Reduction OF immigration 10 debar ali
undesirable persons; extension OF time
for naturalization and educational quail
fications for suffrage; the maintenance of
one general non-eectarlan free public
school system; no public funds Or public
property for sectarlan purposes; taxation
of all property not owned and controlled
by the public; the opening TO public Off
cial inspection of all private schools, con-
vents, monasteries hospitals and all in
stitutions of an educational and reforma
tory character; no support given for any
pu blic position TO any person who recog-
nizes primal allegiance in civil affairs 10
any foreign or ecclesiastical power; pub
lie lands for actual settlement by Ameri-
can citizens only.
ResoLUed, That this order demands the
thorough enforcement OF all existing laws
by legally constituted authorities. The
only true American remedy for existing
evils is to be sought in the courts or at
the ballot.