The San Francisco call., 1896-03-23
Rev. Dr.. Ray Palmer Replies to
Some Criticisms on the
Organization.
IT'S PLANS CLEARLY DEFINED.
Incidentally the Speaker Declared His
Hearty Belief in the Innocence
of DR.. Brown.

day. There was a full auditorium pres
ent. Before DR.. Palmer took the rostrum
Chairman Outflow, after asserting that he
wished to prove to the audience that the
Roman Catholic Church was in poll
tics, stated that at the German Catholic
Church on Golden Gate avenue, between
Jones and Leavenworth streets, there were
circulated notices referring to the "damna-
BILE American Protective Association as
being subversive of liberty, and instruct
ing them to vote for the list of men SUBJ
mitted in the notice, who were declared to
be the best men selected from the tickets
of the various parties-men who were in
favor of liberty.
DR.. Palmer spoke on the subject of
Criticism of the A. P. AS" He said:
81 believe that the American Protective
Association has right to live. I believe
th at if our flag has a right to live, if the
American Government has right to live,
if the public school has right to live, if
free speech and free thought have right
to live then we claim that the American
Protective Association has the right to
live"
He stated that wrong reports were again
about concerning the American Protective
Association to the effect that it was en-
gagged in a religious war. This he denied,
and added that every member Of the
American Protective Association was
ready to-day to take up arms in defense
of the rights of the weakest ana smallest
sect to worship as it pleases. He declared
that the Roman Catholic church was not
being fought on account of its religion.
but on account Of its interference in
politics.
Among other things he disclaimed that
the movement was one OF preachers.
Preachers" he continued, "are no good
all sorts of trouble. They have to protect
themselves in every way nowadays, even
to locking their doors SO that the ladies
cannot come to see them.
Now, don't want my words construed
to be directed against DIR. Brown. So far
as / am concerned l believe from the bot
tom of my heart that DR.. Brown is an in
spiracy organized for the destruction of
his life and soul. / do not know DR..
Brown. | met him but once, and am not
member of his church. The troop of
liars who have appeared against MIN is
something | have never before seen, but
he will live to see his enemies dead. He
will yet live to be great man and a
preacher, just the same as Beecher was"
Partisanship, he declared, was no part of
the plan of the American Protective Asso-
ciation. All that it wanted, he said, was
10 see the men in office who were for pure
and true Americanism. He also refuted
the statements that the members of the
American Protective Association were
made up OF foreigners Irish,
Dutch and others. Hall of those who
criticize us in this particular" he said,
"can't speak the English language to save
their necks."
He thanked the City press for their re-
ports of the meetings in San Francisco and
added that the country press were bitterly
opposed to the movement. Then he con-
tinued:
ting the business man into our ranks They
say they believe in our principles, but they will
not join our organization. And we find this
particularly so among the Jews. They think
only of their business and of the dollars and
cents view of IL. Their only thought is to
make money.
ted for politics, and that that is the reason
they occupy so many OF our public offices. But
it is now time for them to look for some other
occupation, for the American people are about
to take steps to prove that they, too, are pecu-
liarly fitted for politics.
We do not propose to resort to force to con-
vert the Roman Catholics to our way of think
ing, unless they force US to do so, but we pro-
pose to keep this country Protestant now and
forever.
The speaker then spoke in eulogy of the
public schools and of the great need of
constantly intoxicating into the rising gen.
Grafton the principles of liberty and love
of country.
Spain was denounced for her action in
opposing the efforts of Cuba to secure her
independence and the liberty of her people.
He referred to prophecy of Catholic
publication, which declared that fifty years
from now the children of the members of
the American Protective Association would
all be good Catholics He added that he
would also like to make a prophecy, and
continued:
want to prophesy that fifty years from now
there will be no Pope at Rome. Fifty years
hence the hierarchy will be numbered among
the relics of the past. In fifty years from to-
day models of monasteries and nuneries will
be on exhibition to show what awful things
have been. There will not be single old
bachelor priest on this continent or on any
other continent. The priests will all be mar
ried men. There will not be a nun living as
nuns live to-day. / have not one word to say
against these women, for many of them lead
the highest kind of life and do much in the
way of good, but fifty years hence they will all
be married to the best men they can find.
Fifty years from now every child will be taught
to properly honor the stars and stripes, and
in our public buildings will be hung banners
inscri bed, "In honor of the immortal deeds of
the A. P. Al