The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-09

Free and Enlightened Candidates
Are Chained Down by Il \
Bigots.
The secretary Of the national advisory
board Of thea. p A. says that all of the
Republican candidates mentioned for the
presidency are acceptable to the secret
society save only Mckinley; because he
is member of the Ancient Order Of Hi
bernians and for the further reason that
he has disseminated in favor OF Catho-
lies and against members of the A. p. A.
in making appointments to Office Major
Mckinley replies with alacrity, denying
the charges, all and several. He is not a
member of the A. O. H., but Protestant
church member. He has not appointed
Catholics to Office In preference to Apes.
He belongs to several secret societies,
but to no prospective ones. His "Ameri-
acanism dates back to the days. OF the Rev
iolution,' and he was a soldier in the late
war. We believe that his accuser's
Anericanism dates back to his landing
from Scotland; but that is an unimport-
ant matter, says the Boston Pilot.
The interesting fact is that here is
formidable candidate for the presidency
confronted with the charge that he is
member of society to which he could
not belong if, as his accusers state with
unintentional truth, membership in the
A. O.. H. is limited to Catholics. Being
themselves accustomed to talk and act a.
falsehood in regard to mem bership in.
their own society, they fancy that SINH
lar duplicity is permitted and practiced1
by members Of the Hibernian society.
Or, they don't think anything Of the sort.
They know perfectly we'll that Mr.. Nc
Kinley is not and never has been a.
member Of that society. They know also
that he was until recently the favorites
candidate of their own society But
something has happened. What is it?1
Did Mr.. McKinley's rich friends refuse
to have their ':fat fried for the benefit
of the needy "A. P. A.? Did he think that
he was sufficiently Solid already viii,
the bigots, forgetting that bigots have
appetites and chronic yearnings for
plumber, just as well as ether rascals?
Whatever the cause of the breach, Mr..
Mckinley and the A. p. A. are. "out.'
It3would be incalculably to his credit if
he could prove that moral and not pecu-
mary incompatibility were at the bottom
of the quarrel. ga,
There is an excellent opportunity for
an honest man, il one such there be in
the ranks of Republican aspirants for the
presidential, nomination, to distinguish
himself by telling the A. p. A. when they
approach him for moral or financial sup
port, to go to---to go Home. In such
case the issue would be plainly drawn.
James G. Blaine missed the chance of
lifetime, and lost the presidency, ,.wnen
he stood silent while Burchard insulted
the faith of the candidates mother. Had
he there and then rebuked the bigoted
fool. he would have won the respect of
every honorable Protestant and the sup
pert Of thousands OF Catholics who felt
kindly towards him for other than re-
hgious reasons. il
r 1t is one of the inscrutable mysteries
that religion should be dragged into
politics here, above all civilized countries
OF the earth. Catholic France gives place
and power to Protestants, Jews, Agnos-
tics. Protestant England has an Irish
Catholic chief justice. If that should
happen in non-sectarian America there
N%ohA NC llpul ulctlISl 10 Cdll.
fornia. Canada, whence comes the bulk
Of our new Americans, has had within
q few years a Catholic prime minister
and a convert at that--and half dozen
or more cabinet ministers 1of the same
faith. Catholic Austria does not. dis
crinrinate against Protestants. & Catholic
Spain has had a Hebrew for president
in it's Republican days. Catholic Ireland
thq.c coir ~ ~ ir, frtr rfoS1i ~,
TO Irish and English and Anglo-Ameri-
can Protestants. Austria took an Irish
Catholic '.felon" and made him its pre-
nier, the crown comforting the added dis
tinctton Of knighthood on ..Sir Charles
tGavan Duffy. = = s ... "a.
= Here only, OF all places, the politics Of
Little Pedlington: asks candidate for
office what is his religion? And IL his
religion happen to be satisfactory, What
is the religion Of his wife, or Of his
moth -in-l law? "a # al
We are a great people, assnobody can
deny; but we are in some respects.
a pretty raw community. The fools
among us believe. and the knaYes pre-
tend to believe, that Pope Plus TX.
recognized" the Southern Confederacy.
being moved thereto by the knowledge
that it represented the distinctly Prot
estant section Of the country! Idiots
instructed by knaves, believe that Abra-
ham Lincoln was assassinated by 'sthes
Jesuit" the active agents thereof being
the Protestant Booth, the Baptist minis
ter's son Powell, and one poor woman
who certainly was a Catholic as she also
certainly was innocent of all completely
in the Infamous conspiracy. 4; 5t
1'hea a. II. A.. claims to hold the balance
of power in the coming Republican con-
5vention. If they do and If they exercise
it, it will mean the death Of a great party;
for every self-resp citing, honest Repub-
slican will cast his vote against 4 party
controlled by such elements. The Know
no1hings destroyed the old INhig party.
The new knownothing may be able to
ruin the Republicans. No body and no!
clique can succeed in turning back
the hands, of the clock SO as to put the
great United States of America u here
Titus Oates and Lord George Gordon put.
ENGLAND a century sOr two ag d. But the.
mere fact that a. candidate forsthes Presi-.
$dency deems it necessary ito assert that
LIE III 0f tltis that reli gion, q humfli-
sa1ing cont fession offs our roYi1ciaI cnIldi-
can fancy the ans,FerSy d
sffsal American Would MAX to a1l I'm