The Irish standard., 1895-02-23


municipal. state and national politics.
Some OF the principles to which the
league pledged it's support are as fol-
lows:
Equal rights to every true citizen,
regardless of color. creed or former ma
tiona1ity.
s'The constitution of the United States
and OF the states and the laws based
thereupon.
''The absolute separation of the state
from the church.
/. "The protection of nonsectarian pub
lie school system.
"rhat no citizen shall be prescribed
because of his religious belief from any
of the privileges guaranteed to him by
the constitution OF the United States, nor
shall any organization, either secular or
permitted to adopt any test
whereby it's members are obligated, co..
creed or intimidated to act in violation
of the constitutional provisions for the
guarantee Of Religious liberty.
"That any organization, either civil or
ecclesiastical, that violates in its consti-
tuition and obligations the independence
of the citizen voter, the right Of free
speech, religious liberty. liberty of con
science and the freedom OF the press is a
conspiracy against republican institu-
tons.
''That no true citizen patriot can be
an nrscrnpulous partisan politician"
Winfield Scott McComas said that if
the old organization had the new plat
form it would have become power for
good. He was not afraid of Catholics,
but for unscrupulous politicians. He
said he was for reform, but had no faith
in Civic Federations or Marquette Clubs
The only political party, be asserted, that
was in earnest for reform was the Prohi
bitioa party.
Leo Richardson declared he was less
afraid Of Catholics than, he was Of COW
ara]y Professionals, of white chokered
men preaching partisan politics and relig
ious intolerance most OF the week and
prayed in the pulpit Sundays.
John T. Baker said b had US personal
friends Catholics on whose devotion to
the constitution OF the United States he
would stake his life, and that he had left
bis Identification with the American Pro-
tectveAssociation was homogeneous with
his faith and friendship in and for his
Catholic friends. He promised to get
many of them to join the league.
The new principles were adopted with
out dissenting voice. An open letter
OF Prot. Sims TO w. j. Ell. Traynor,
Supreme President, of the A. ?. A., was
read, in which the professor stated his
reasons for renouncing all allegiance to
the secret prescription, un American
practices, unjust aud illegal acts, corrupt
political machinery of the A. P. A. In
these reasons Mr.. Sims stated that he
could sustain the following charges
against it:
Il. It's secret partisan political meth
DDS are conspiracy against the rights
OF American citizenship and menace
to honest popular government. s.
49, It's constitution by which deebotic
power is vested in it's officers is E viola
ton of the constitution of ting several
states and of the United States and a
menace to the personal lfber.y of its
mem, ers. ,,,sr
%. It's usurpati2a Of powers such as
are alone vested IN the constitutional
courts Of the republic, and it's refusal to-
allow it's n1embes to appeal from it's
ACTIONS to the civil courts, make it or
ganized instruction.
III. Its so-calleo advisory boards. in
which are vested all the political action
and liberty of it's members. is a conspi,-
acy to control thell franchises of citizen
ship in violation of the constitutional
and Legislative provisions and laws for
the protection OF the independence of
the citizen voter.
-. LIS syStSihdIc persecution OF It's
m ,mbsrs and councils by the secret prop
agation OF slanderous and ~libelous &C
cusations, suspensions and explosions
by it's officers for Refusing to comply with
their unjust, arbitrary aud illegal dicta-
torship is despotic ind un American.
70 Its claim to 30 a protective asso-
citation OF the liberal institutions which
arg founded upon the constitution under
conditions is misno mer, under
cover OF which 1t IL organized as secret
political machine Fun ia the interests of
boodling politicians.
81. As now constituted and controlled
It is the enemy Of free speech, q free
press. liberty OF conscience, religious
liberty and political Independence.
The letter was Endorsed unanimously.
The national fi:53ers of the Loyal Patri-
otic League ere: President, Walter
Sims; Vlce-President, Arthur E. Gam
mage: Chaucellos T r. Ellacott. Chan