The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-28
SOME Mckinley "LOG ROLLING"

He Sought by Machine and "Lobby" Tao
tics to Secure the Endorsement Of a
Powerful Orga the Organ
fzation Promises to Defeat Him.
The A. Z. A. is an immense Organi-
cation in this country. 1t is said THAI
it has membership OF four million
voters. Its avowed purpose Is to an
tagonize Roman Catholicism and pre-
vent the encrOachments of that reli-
gious denomination from extending
its influence in educational matters in
a sectarian way. The A. p. A. claims
to be a purely patriotic, nOn-political
organization. Its chief organ, how
ever, recently declared for free silver,
and urged the membership to align
itself with the political organization
! which gave the fairest assurance of
| enacting that princi pie into a law. In
doing this it antagonized Mckinley.
Mckinley at once arranged for an
interview with the advisory board and
expressed himself as being in sympa-
thy with the oh ccts and aims of the
A. l.. A, and thus secured something
of an endorsement from the organiZa-
ton. But on the next day, fearing he
would offend the Roman Catholic
vote, he took it all back. And then
when the supreme council Of the A. p
A. met in annual session at Washing
ton, Mckinley sent a lobby" of his
''rOOters" there to try to get an official
endorsement.
This kind of log rolling raised the
ire of the council, and the result was
that Mckinley got Il roasting and q
promise that the A. Il. A. would dc
what it could to defeat him. The fol
lowing are the resolutions passed:
"Whereas, The Supreme Council Of
the American Protective Association
of the United States, at. its session
Saturday evening, by "A unanimou:
vote adopted the report of the Ma.
tional Advisory Board, which report
Endorsed the action Of the executive
committee OF said board, and in plaif
language said that the executive com
mittee was justified in pub isl,lng The
political utilization of Mckinley will
the Roman political hierarchy, which
utilization is proven by the affidavit
of reputable members Of the order,an
which affidavits have never been con
; troverted, except. by the unsworl
statements Of Major Mckinley him
self; and.
Whereas, Major Mckinley did, OF
May IA, 1896, to committee of tn
+ National Advisory Board, in the cit,
of Canton, Ohio, state that he hearth,
approved the principles of the Ameri
, can Protective Association, and o.
] the following day gave an interview
= to the press denying that he had me
such committee, thus giving the Ii
to the report of the committee, whic
E was composed of honorable ANA truth
= full gentlemen; and,
y Whereas, The members of the Su
a preme Council have, during its ses
:. sion, been bounded and badgered by
e large Mckinley lobby, composed c
e members and nOn-members of the OF
5 der, that used the most disreputabl
: Matchmaking methods to discredit tn
Advisory Board and to turn the ST
Y preme Council into Mckinley rat
e fication meeting, and having signal
# failed to clear Mckinley of the const
n quences of his pro-papal political ret
r. ord, to-day, after two-thirds of tt
It delegates have started for home, a
d tempted to take revenge by abolishin
It the National Advisory Board, and a.
cOmplished same by a vote of 80 to 2
Resolred, That we, the delegates
a condemnation meeting assembled, d.
b nOunce the unwarranted interference
l. of the paid Mckinley lobby with tt
, affairs of the order, and denounce IL
n cowardly denial by Mckinley of h
d Endorsement of the principles of tt
10 order given by him to our COMMITTEE
C, and,
lie Reso'ced, That because of his recor
v as reported by the National Advisor
20 Board, we herewith pledge ourselv
l" to, by our influence and efforts, a
lie cOmpiish his defeat"
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Chauncey NJ. Depew, the orat
and philanthropist, is one of the la
;" gest owners in the Western Uni,
ID Telegraph monopoly; and he ell