The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-15
Impertinent Document Sent By the A.
P. As 10 The Legislators,
1T WAS SENT BACK UNREAD
President Caldwell. of the Montana
A. r. A.. Trying to Hold Ills
Men In Line-They REFUSE
20 Be Called Down.


tectiye association and handed it to the
clerk to read. He had not proceeded
farther than tho first paragraph when hep
resentative Tallant sprang to his feet ana
moved that the communication be re-
turned to the writer, unread. A dozen
seconds were heard and the motion car
ried without dissenting voice. FOLLOW
lowing is the communication:
EXECUTIVE Rooms.
MONTANA STATE COUNCIL,
AMERICAN Pro orECrIvE ASSOCIATION.
STATE PRESIDENTS OFFICE, ..-
BUTTE, MONT, Jan. Il, ls9O
To the Honorable Senators ana hepFesehtoo''tS
Of The State Of MORtdnd:
The undersigned, being In possession OF mes
sages letters and petitions from voters Iepie-
seutipc at the present time more than e'Ooo pa
tIiotlc Americans and citizens of the great state
of Montana, demanding that the writer lmme-
diately and without delay petition your honoI-
| able body to guard well your selection OF our
| representatives TO the United states senate,
| do hereby warn you, in their name, not 10 eject
| any man who may bear the slightest suspicion
of owing any allegiance to any ecciesiasticai
| power whatsoever. -
| To the republican members, having the ma
| iority in both houses of our legislature: rake
| notice that there are now not less tnah e'oVo
pairs OF eyes watching your every move Hose
| keenly and every man that shall cast MS No.o
| for a Romanist for the United states senate ms
| name will 20 down on record and be the sound
ing of his political death knel not only In TINS
state but 1t will also be recorded In every state
| in the union. A.,
substantial spread of their sentiment against
| Roman intolerance in Montana, please look up
your legislative record Of the past. On Nov. o.
| 1891, only three Romanists were elected TO sedts
| in our halls OF state. Compare this win the
number that were seated two years ago Con
! slder this fact and do it well. Only men were
elected last fall who we're supposed TO owe no
| allegiance except to the constitution OF the
| Irnited states of America and our demand Is
| tina! you use your distinguished franchise only
to the furtherance of the principles OF that con-
stitution
can Won copscientiously cast your ballot for
United States senator for an ayowed represen-
| tatye OF a foreign power that has the mlseraple
audacity to dictate to free American cltLens
| what they shall do and what they snall not do'
| Can YOU, AS an American citizen, Free Mason
| a Knight of Pythias, an Odd Fellow, a son OF
Temperance, vote for an avowed representative
of a foreign power that has found it necessary
for its political success in America TO launcn ts
ban OF disapproval upon and prescribe youl
secret organizations and denounce them as con
trary to the spirit OF Christianity?
refer you to the press dispatches OF Dec. a
1891. when Bishop Curtis in directing the decre'
to be made by all priests in the diocese, says
"You will. and am sure, to the very utmost
| your ability, endeavor to procure from all Wnon
the decree OF the holy see may concern, promo
and loyal obedience to this decree Catholic
| excuse himself as he may, ceases 70 be Catho
v lie If he fails to conform himself Thoroughly an
at once to that utterance.'
Il Press dispatches, Sunday, Dec. 80, 1894, las
). paragraph: ''Church authorities say the dc
p | clsion should not be construed as against tn
knights OF Pythlas. Odd Fellows, etc, but onl
u as a rule of conduct enjoined on members OF IN
n church, whereby the church retains controi
the consciences OF its own members instead q
. lottinO thpn1 he hound DV secret OathS.'
p Ais" i'm the Associated Press OF Jan. i2, ls9I
B!shop Horstman of the Cleveland, Ohio, die
~ cese is quoted saying to his people In his ca
Is for prompt obedience 10 the popes decree
SC "This decision should settle the question fC
every true Catholic. II makes no differenc
IL what his own private judgment may be conceri
v ing the nature of such societies, OF the tempor
. advantages they may offer, or any other reaso
IL he may have had for becoming a memo'
D. thereof"
- It would give mo pleasure to quote further
but Il is not necessary. Only one more in tn
a line In the Tablet OF October. 1854, Cardin
9. Manning, speaking as representative OF u
| none. used these words: II acknowledge |
= | civil power I claim TO De the supre me Judi
= and director OF the consiences OF men. al
rs sole last and supreme Judge OF what Is rgl
10 and wrong moreover we declare, aiiIm, deiir
and pronounce Ii to be necessary to salyati,
9O to every human creature 10 nc subJecs 10 "
as Roman ponIln
u
institution that holds tho future OF all its COZ
al municants 10 the palm Of It's hand; that hol
and demands the control OF the conslences
~ citizens Of this republic? BE careful what the
it ! syinpathizers may tell you. for by eXamni
l.. | into their history it will be observe that III
u favor education in Massachusetts and n
at against ;t in Louisiana; 1t is for temperance
,,+ | Iowa and opposes it In New York. Take G
state and hold it for Rome. no matter und
Ho what flag.
AT the democratic state convention OF {
state OF New York, a gentleman stated TO u
oy boiy and warned them that IL they placed
,6 Romanist on the ticket he would DO defeat
al the Uols by 10000, and, senators and re
ge resentatves OF Montana, you know To-day
a that prediction was verified. Today the !
dsrsgned tells you positively and without fe
~ or favor, representing several thousand pal
otlc men OF tho state. that II the republic
majority Ia the two houses OF state persist
ps forcing a Romanist United States senator M
~, them. YOU win lose. two years hence, 20,
- votes at the polls Can you overcome II?
It's earnestly desired by the patriotic citiz'
Of this state that you. rs our representativ
elect true American citizens for the high p'
tons OF trust However. E you odecide up
a man who Is reputed 10 he \ EOmauist, II !
behove you 10 place before your constitute
| the documentary evidence that your choice
indeed many. many degrees removed from {
rel!cio-po itical institution. There are enot
brilliant loyal American citizens within y
own party linz :. and IN TIE state, W!tAouI IA
ing to take = ROmanist For once 90 away
po.ltlcal trlckery aud elect q man that Is hor
4 o-ab.e and true 10 his country. have the no
Js q be most sincerely yours toI America.
I-f~ued. y. ID. CALDWELL
President American Protective Association
Montana.
The sending of this circular is genera
d.sapproveI even by the members Of
or-anizatioa who are IN the leGislatJ
Il has been the main subject OF talk
,nf day and this evening.