The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-17
The Catholic Champion Wants
the Proofs to Be Sub
mitted.
IN REGARD TO AN A. P. e. OATH.
The Organization Is Declared to Be
Especially Antagonistic Toward
Catholics.

General Morgan, ex-Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs, who was recently in San
Francisco and addressed a Sunday after
noon meeting at Metropolitan Hall, sends
the following communication to THE CALL:
To the Editor of the San Francisco CdlE-S!R:
Since nv return to New York my attention
has been called TO a copy OF your paper OF No
vember 81 containing report OF an address
delivered by Father Yorke in Metropolitan
TamDle in which he made some very severe
reflections upon my military character. AS l
am a stranger 10 almost all OF your readers
this statement, if left unnotieed by me, VIII do
me harm, and l have been urgently asked to
correct it. Without going into details or the
matter, let me say that the events referred TO
by Father Yorke happened more than thirty
wears ago. and being purely personal can nave
no possible relation to the pubnc questions
which / discussed at Metropolitan Temple
Besides this they did not at the time they
occurred affect my standing as an othcer ana
Christian gentleman IN Inc least degree on the
part OF those who were familiar with all the
circumstances. The proceedings of the court
were reviewed and set aside by General James
B. Steedman. I was restored to duty, and re-
tanned nv connection with the army until my
resignation, when was honorably discharged.
Subsequent 10 the events alluded TO. on the
recommendation of General George II. Thomas
l was promoted to be brlgadler.general by
brevet, being one of the youngest officers upon
whom that honor was conferred, and was
unanimously confirmed by the United States
Senate. For thirty years l have been engaged
in public life, asSoclatlng with men eminent
for piety learning and honor, who, knowing
nv military history, have given me their tuIl-
est confidence and accorded TO me the highest
consideration. When the Roman Catho'lc
attacked me and attempted to prevent my con-
firmation in 1889 as Commissioner OF Indian
Affairs,a and brought up this matter OF my mill
tary record, procured from the archives OF
the acknowledgements Office of the War De-
partment al Washington a certified copy OF the
proceedings of the court, with all the evidence
against me; and placed it in the hands OF the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, asking
them to judge me by the evidence. Ny record
was very carefully investigated by friends and
enemies alike, and l was triumphantly con
was very fully exploited in the
public press, and my statement OF
the case was accepted by Republican and
Democratic papers alike. and has never been
brought up against me by anybody, so lar as
know, except by Roman Catholics. l am
q member in good standing OF the Grand Army
of the Republic, belonging TO Lafayette Post
No 40 of New York City, associating with some
a member in good standing OF the Loyal Legion
of the New York Commandery, the most promi-
nent body of army officers now existing, and !
have the honor to number among my personal
friends such men as General o. o. Howard ex-
President Harrison and others who are fully
acquaint ted with my military work. There is
nothing in the past which is to my discredit,
and were all the facts known TO your readers
they would see at once how grossly unjust is
the attack made upon me. Very truly yours,
T. J. MORGAN.
III Fifth avenue, New York City.
Rev. Father Yorke submits the follow
ing in connection with the pending con-
troversy between himself and Rev. Donald
NJ. Ross:
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16, 1895.
To the Editor Of the San Francisco CdtE-DEAR
SIR: The Rev. Donald N. Ross, H. w. Outflow,
Rev. NJ. T. Brewer, Mrs: NJ. E. Richardson and
erousIy defended our american institutions
last Sunday against the Vaccinations OF the
Pope of Rome. As they all demonstrated their
patriotism by pitching into" your humble
servant l consider that I have the right to
make few comments on the interesting pro-
ceedlngs.
In accordance with the saying '1adies first"
/ beg to address in the beginning word of
humble remonstrance to the eminent ''presi-
dent OF the Women's American Protective As
ISOLATION of California" l am afraid that this
learned lady is laboring under slight mis-
apprehenSion. She saws that invented tn e
phrase "petticoat protector ard applied il to
her. regret that cannot plead guilty to the
soft impeachment. The credit OF inyenting
that apt expression belongs TO Mrs. Carrie
Stevens Waller, the able editor of the Santa
Clara Magazine. AS / am restrained from say
ing any more about Mrs. NJ. E. Richardson by
the respect due her years and her sex, thereby
hand over this portion of the controversy TO
the Santa Clara Magazine aforesaid
Concerning Rev. Mr.. Ross, do not think it
would be proper for me 10 venture any re-
marks at this stage of the controversy. It
needs no words of mine to make clear to the
people OF San Francisco the utter indecency of
discussing subject which is practically under
adjudication. MIR. Ross may relieve the full
ness OF his feelings by calling me '1iar," a
''foof' and ''Windbag, 4" but / am under the
impression that even his own friends realize
that he would help his cause more by pre-
serving prudent Ietlcence until the test has
been met and decided.
I wish. however, to disabuse his mind OF
one delusion. He is under the impression that
the whole Catholic church is united against
him.
'sRemember," he said, ~ shall have to deal
with a cunning, crafty fraud, trickster, and
the whole united force of the Catholic church"
Mr.. Ross magnifies his own Importance. In
this controversy he has to deal with a single
individual. l do not put myself forward as
representing my church. l am only an indi-
vidual Catholic standing for no one but NY
self. 'fCunning'' or "crafty," "fraud' or a
"trIckster, the only person that the Rev. Mr..
Ross has to meet in this controversy is Peter
Yorke.
Mr. II. w Outflow, who has been protesting
his Spartan virtue every day for the past week,
entered another protest on the same lines last
Sunday. Mr.. H. W. Outflow protests too
much. Now that he hasibeen Withdrawn by the
Rev. Mr.. Ross | feel myself at liberty to make
some remarks concerning him. This day week
in your columns gave his speech of the pre-
time did not know that Mr. Ross had chosen
him. If had thought that he was to be ap-
pointed one OIL the Judges IN JnlS case should
not have said word concerning him. The
responsibility of the choice rested altogether
on the shoulders of the Rev. Mr.. Ross.
Moreover, know nothing of what passed be-
tween him and w. w. Foote; neither dolI care
to know. / have not seen Mr.. Foote since that
interview, and if l did / would not be so i'm
pertinent to inquire about his reasons for
any action he might take in the present mat
ter. When l threw the decision of the case
into the hands of three non-Catholic lawyers
reasonably expected that the three would be
men of standing in their profession and that
none of them would be notorious for special
hostility to the Catholic church. However,
Mr. Editor, even after the appointment of Mr..
Outflow l made no objection. do not know
what Mr. Foote said in his interview with Mr..
Outflow, but do know that even Mr.. Ross
friends realized the unftness of the appoint
ment.
One of their organs complained on Deem
Der IA: sfIn naming Mr.. Outflow as the man to
represent him we believe that Mr. Ross made
q mistake We feel that the public
will say that Ross was afraid to trust his side
of the question to a man who was not an
avowed friend of the A. p. A."
The Rev. NJ. T. Brewer devoted the prelim-
mary address on Sunday to proving that the
American Protective Association is not making
war on the religion of Catholics. He is said to
have addressed the Roman Catholics present.:
"Your leaders say the American Protective AS
soclation is against you and your church, but
no baser or more false an assertion could be
made than that. No matter what we may
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