The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19

W. T. Brewer submits the following
communication in answer to a late criti-
cism of himself by Rev. Father Yorke:
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. , Dec. iS, 1895.
To the Editor Of the San Francisco CaH-DEAB
SIR: In the issue OF your paper, December IL,
there appeared communication, over the
signature of Peter C. Yorke, in which l am
taken to task for utterances spoken at the
Metropolitan Temple meeting of last Sunday.
First, Mr.. Yorke does me an honor that am not
entitled to when he speaks of me as reverend.
am not a minister, never have been; but pre-
sumo his investigation, in striving to arrive at
the facts in this respect, is in keeping with his
ordinary investigation along all lines, hence
win excuse him.
am glad that Mr.. Yorke said as much as he
did in his communication. Truths are often
spoken inferentialiy when party is under
fire, and am sure Mr.. Yorke has given out q
secret that he would not have disclosed had he
taken a quiet nights rest and read again his
letter before giving publicity to it.
We read with a great deal OF in terest the
senterce, ''We are the only religious body in
America which consistently keeps politics out
OF the sanctuary" My dear sir are you not
aware of the fact that every body knows if YOU
pits that there would be such an uprising upon
the part OF the American people that you
would never secure the appointment of
single policeman upon the force of any of our
great cities Your politics are not of the kind
that can be publicly proclaimed in country
like ours. Ii the politics of the Y. NJ. l., Clan
ua-Odt1, ftiDe1uldNS, League Oh the Cross
Knights of st. Patrick and many other kindred
organizations were proclaimed from your pull
pits the American people would put up the
political bars against you SO effectually that
there would be no danger in the future from
your intriguing.
From the fact that you do not come out open
ly and proclaim yourselves, but hide behind
your pulpits in secret societies with Jesuitical
cunning accomplishing results of political
character to your own enrichment and the peo-
pies lmpoverishment that is causing alarm at
the present time. There is no danger from the
man or the organization who steps out boldly
into an open field and declares the principles
upon which they stand and the purpose sought
TO be accomplished; but the American people
are Justly suspicious of that organization
whose purpose is veiled to the public and
which is composed of unbroken chain of
secret societies drawing the line against every
person who is not member of one particular
denomination. and when some of these organ
izations commence the formation of military
companies and regiments and none but Roman
Catholics to be admitted it is about time, in
our humble opinion, that American citizens,
who love the principles of our Government,
see 10 it that they vote right.
Mr. Yorke, DO you not think you said more
than you intended =? l reiterate the A. P. A.
has nothing to do with the religion OF any
man nor the doctrines of any religious organ
ization, save and except where that organiZa-
ton or Individual threatens the best interests
of our free Institutions We do object TO the
political bureau at our Nations capital ex-
listing for the purpose OF securing large ap-
preparations in the support OF sectar1an 1nstl-
tutions among our Nations wards. We do
object to your secret Roman Catholic political
organizations and their manipulations in our
politics. There is not politician in this State
who does not know that great victory was
scored by the man or party who was pro-
nounced satisfactory to the Roman Catholic
church in the years gone by. There is scarcely
nation upon the face of the earth in whose
politics you have not figured through your
Jesuitical organizations and always to the
enrichment and strenthening of the church.
The A. p. A. is not secret organization in
the same sense in which your societies are
secret. 1t is proclaiming from the platforms
and through the press its principles, and has
been for months and years. 1t announces that
it is a political organization. 1t makes no pre-