The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-22
A. 7. A. IS BRANCHING OUT.
Intends to Enter Actively Into Ma
tional Politics. !,
MANUFACTURERS REpuDIATE SILVER,
says washisston Conference Amounted
TO Netting and Created Harm
full Impression.

Washington, March 2l.-The American
Protective association. better known as thu
A. p. A., which has been factor in the
State and municipal politics of several
States for a number OF years. has an
nounced its intention to enter upon the
neld OF National politics In the coming
presidential campaign. Its first move to-
ward this crusade will b. taken at meet
ing OF the supreme advisory board 10 meet
In Washington on Tuesday, March "A. THIS
meeting Is preliminary to the sessions Of
the supreme council, which viii be held
here IN May.
Prominent members OF the order from
every congressional district in the country
will take part IN the deliberations of thu
supreme council sad Will determine the
part which tae organization Win take In
the campaign. II IS a part OF the pro-
Yramme to insist on the re-enactrleUt IN
party platforms this year Or tire plarks ct
the republican aad democratic platforms
OF 1876, in which both parties dt ,larel
against sectarian appropriations and emol-
uments from public moneys or property.
In that year MT Biaine proposed 70 con
gress an amendment to the constitution,
which follows;
Article xV-Neither congress nor any
State shall pass any law respecting An es-
tahiishmcnt Of religion or prrhibi ing tca
free exercise thereof or use the property
or credit Of the United States pr of any
State or any money raised hy taxation, OF
authorize either to be used, for the purpose
OF founding, Maintaining or aiding by ap-
Precipitation. payment for services. OK
penses or otherw lsc any church, religious
denomination or religious society or any
Institution, society or undertaking which
Is wholly Or In rart uadar sectariAn or &C.
clesiastical control
During this eongress Mr. Linton o. Mich
iEan introduced the Same amendment and
the American Protective association Will
endenvor TO have tina amendment made
part OF the constitution.
Another feature Of tho programme with
which the advisory board Will deal rs what
the political leaders of tho American Pro-
tectlve association call Campaign ~ eiu-
cation. They declare that their literature
shall reach every postofnce M the country
and every voter befora election day.
Senators and representatives, have heard
from the American Protective association
organizations OF their States during the
past month.
Tho following Is u COPY ~ letter which
has come to nearly all 90 them.
At d recent meeting OF the State council
OF the American Protective association
resolution was unanimously adopted that
we request our senator's lr congress 20
work and vote for tho following bills.
which are now rarling,
A hill ia secure 1ugt distribution NJ Fed
erzl officers, known In the last congress as
house hili seiS
biz 10 establish p National University.
known "a the last session as house hiH S,El.
a bill a. restrict Immigration aud iertf-
late naturalization. known as Lluton'A tlil, I
house Oil s17t.
Linton's Joint resolution amending -he
constitution, prohibiting for all tine sec-
tartan appropriations.
bill 90 prohibit advertisers or others
from uslag tho National emblem as an
advertising device.
We hope thai this expression Of The rep
Tesenlatives OF go many 81 your coust.t-
ucniA viii meet your Enforcement. az being :
IN the interests Of our country. ln limo witt +
the Ideas of ua found % OF lur govern +
ment
We also desire 70 respectfully call your
attention TO the fact that u Is tte 3etig~ +
30 place In siatuary hall statue er p,ra (
Marquette. We re2ari th.s as a daneeraes 4
Innovation. The JHeuitr ,p iesr f... I
ished from almost every Csthoii, country 1
and yet here in prcte-tant America los 1
arc not only allowed 20 remain and r.l.t I
against the lhecues Of our people. }utl l4 I
even row proposed 20 further violate the /
rrinciplc 81 separation ~ ,hr.e.t ru9 Stats /
by tho introduction Of tbs statue OF ors
OF these traitors to All governments /
among tho Statues or thasn na
ulois who have given their lives that
government by the reorla shau he pro- /
servad. and We appeal 20 you 20 usa y.ur
eraeayors 81 that this idea shall net b.