The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-16
He Fears to Fire Prematurely
the Guns He Has Ready
in Reserve.
ADDRESS OF MRS. RICHARDSON
She Thinks That Americans Are Too
Happy.Go-Lucky to Danish Sur.
rounding Evil.

The crowd that gathered yesterday at
the good citizenship meetings in the Met
ropolitan Temple was quick and demon
strative in its appreciation of the points
made in the address of the Rev. Donald
NJ. Ross.
lam getting too full for utterance, said Mr..
Ross. l mean by that l am getting so tull |
do not want TO show my hand until the rlght
time comes, and l must be careful how L play
my cards. If YOU do not see me often in Met
ropolitan Temple II is because fear II should
the guns 1 have prepared in reserve Tor the
final battle. tell you, my friends, the enemy
will back out before the time comes. They
have no more intention of meeting this Issue
than they have of going to heaven tonight.
l knew they would endeavor 10 evade this
proof and some time ago said TO myself, "l'll
puncture your wind bag before this country"
/ will tell you how I did it. mentioned the
president of our association, and it was then
that the wind-bag broke. But as | said, must
not show my hand before the proper tune.
1t was said by an old Roman that whom the
gods wish to destroy they first make mad, and
think this applies to our enemy. They are
mad.
We are here not as bigots nor as fools. but
because we feel there is mighty power wait
ing to destroy US.
1t is the enemy's folly that has made this
meeting possible, and the A. P. A. possible.
l believe that on next November, during that
election day, the bell that rang out liberty
long ago In the days OF our 1OrelalnerS Will ring
out liberty again.
Mr. Outflow, referring to the objection
of W. w. Foote to his acting as judge in
the settlement of the controversy, said:
1t has been discovered that am member
OF the American Protective Association. When
l was first asked to act in the capacity of judge
for Mr.. Ross I declined, thinking it better to
remain as an unknown citizen. AS soon as IL
was known that was to act 1t was found that
l was an A. P A and an objection was offered
on the ground that I would be biased in my
judgment
They were scared. interposed Mr.. Ross.
However. continued the speaker, in such
capacity believe would have rendered judg-
ment as free from bias as any other citizen.
The preliminary address of the afternoon
was made by NJ. T. Brewer. In part he
said:
No matter what we may think about the way
they may worship or the way they are led
there IS not a member of the American Pro-
tective Association in California to-day who
would not stand up with the Catholics shout
der TO shoulder in the protection OF his rights
to worship God as he pleased.
Ny Catholic friends, let me tell you right
here, the American Protective Association
stands for you. We have enough immigration
from the shores OF the Old World. The Ameri-
can Protective Association stands to say that
there should be an educational standard and
rule.
The A. P. A has not been idle. We are now
outyying even those who would trampie upon
telligence.
Mrs. NJ. E. Richardson, president of the
Women American Protective Association
of California, spoke interestingly on ZAP
athy No Longer Pardonable." Before
launching into the subject OF her address,
however, she took occasion to reply to re-
marks she said were made by Father
Yorke, referring to her as the president of
the petticoat protectors.
Father Yorke is very smart man. no
doubt said she, but for myself 1 can see
nothing particularly witty in that remark. 1
am not one OF those new women who claim to
protect the rights OF their sisters and don male
apparel. have always worn Detticoats and /
shall always wear them, for they are the garb
of women. But, in my estimation. q woman
who rises TO speak for needed reforms is slightly
affected by slurs thrown at her by man who
writes in female attire"
I am not member of the American Protec-
tive Association. was not born in the north
or south of Ireland, nor in England, but on the
free soil of America. My great-grandfather
fought for the independence of the American
colonies in those old days when they charged
pitchforks instead of bayonets.
The great question which confronts America
to-day is, "Dfd our forefathers shed their blood
invain?" There is a great deal of apathy in
America to-day, a careless, happy-go-lucky
feeling in Americans that allows them to put
up with ills without raising hand TO Danish
them.
The kings will never right themselves: we
must put them right.
Our country is under the rule of political
machines. Alesi times are to-day so de-
generated that to call man politician may
be a very doubtful compliment.
There is ssmal minority OF the public in San
Francisco that has the government in its hands,
and we can't get it away from them.
You know that it has been told you that we
are to oppose the Roman Catholic church, but
this is not so. We are simply organized to
stand for absolute religious liberty, But when
a church says that the Government shall be
subordinate to its laws and dictates what others
shall believe, then that church interferes with
absolute personal liberty.
This Government is made up of units, it is
true, but we must look after the welfare of the
whole. We are organized because we love this
country, the land that our forefathers wrought
Some one has said the American Government
is going to the devil, but, friends, we have not
yet got to that. There is yet time to stop. 1t
is not yet too late for remedy.
1t is time to have our hearts open to bring
forward every principle of patriotism within us.