Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-11
EDITOR BOYER RETORTS
He Tells Something About the A. P. A
and the Maryland Campaign.
Things That Have Been Brought to
the Surface by Rev. DR.. Eas-
toms Retirement.

Mr.. A. ]. Boyer, the editor of 1.-THE
United American in speaking to Star
reporter today of Mr.. Burton's comments
on what Mr.. Boyer had to say of Rev. DR..
Easton and of the A. P. AS part in the
recent campaign said:
There is no quarrel between Easton and
myself. and never has been. There is, and
always will be, between myself and Bur-
ton. DIR. Easton is abundantly able to
take care of himself, and has no thanks to
waste upon Burton for championing him
and his connection with the A. P. A.
"Burten says DIR Easton knows how
much I got for an issue of the paper.
That's true, because I hold him, and told
everybody. and it is no secret. I would
do it again. I sold just s125 worth of the
United American for circulation in Mary
land to aid in maintaining the purity and
honor of the A P. A, and as far possi-
BILE counteract the evil influence of Burton
and half dozen others in the pay of one
of the political parties in Maryland, who
visited the forty councils of the state on
their unholy mission of endeavoring to
drag the order into the dirty pool of poll
tics. which l was endeavoring, with the
S125 worth of paper, to prevent. 1t is not
true that the United American hoisted it's
flag for Hurst and German, as its files will
show.
TT never used Hurst's name during the
campaign nor advised single A. P. A in
Maryland to vote for Hurst 1t did advise
the boys to vote for Mr.. Levering, because
the prohibition platform and Mr.. LeVering' 8
letter Of acceptance indorsed the A. P. A.
principles. The platforms of the two lead
ing parties and the candidates running upon
them ignored those principles. Hence the
neutral position of the United American
regarding them. I stated in my paper-and
now repeat it-that neither of the state tick
cts contained the name of single Roman
Catholic. OF the local ticket 1 knew moth
T ~ nnn
tered the state during the campaign. That
my friend and colleague, j. G. Burchield
endeavored to sell 5000 copies of the United
American in Maryland may be true. l had
no knowledge of 1t and never asked him
to do SO. and if Burchfield did this 1 deeply
regret that he did not succeed, as 1t would
have greatly aided me in nullifying the
work of Burton in Maryland, defended Cor
man only to the extent that 1 denied the
false statements circulated by the Burton
ties, that German is a Roman Catholic.
And now l am compelled by the volubility
of this man Burton to disclose little secret
which will throw dazzling searcElight up
on the whole matter l have disclosed no
secrets Of the order because / respect my
obligation to protect my fellow members in
the order. Burton has freely and frequently
violated his oath, which he could do: be-
cause he is virtually out of the order, the
supreme president of the order having,
months ago, determined upon his suspen-
sion, holding 1t in allegiance only until the
last Mondays convention should have come
and gone. l have it from Mr.. Traynors
own mouth that he will Immediately execute
this expulsion process against Burton.
Hence Burton is free to speak, whether it be
truth or falsehood. Another secret. Burton
made most determined effort to prevent
me from occupying a seat in the late local
convention, and dismally failed. Hence
again, his animosity and hatred of me- I
supported the successful candidate for the
state presidency in that body. Burton op-
posed him, and seeded from the conven-
tion when he failed in his purposes. 1 state
what know to be fact, that Burton came
into the order, about year ago only to use
1t to boost himself for the position of door
Keeper of the next House, to which he
aspires, and for which purpose he en-
deavored to use the order in Maryland Up
to that time Burton was known only as CO.
worker with Powderly in the capacity of a
local labor reformer in New York"