The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-22
A. P. A. AS A
POLITICAL BODY
The Intention Of the Supreme Adyis-
ory Board to Take Part 10 the
Presidential Campaign.
PARTY REFORMS DEMANDED
Still narpiug % the Statue to Explorer
Marquette Amendment TO the coasti-
tuition The yeneLuslan Boundary
CommissiOa--Otb Notes.

Washington. March 2i.--The American
Protective Association. which has been n
factor In state and municipal politics OF
several states for a number Of years,
has announced It's Intention 10 enter the
field OF national politics In the coming
presidential campaign Ita nrut move
mcni toward this crusade will be taken
at tho meeting OF the supreme advisory
board Of organization. called 20 meet In
Washington Tuesday. March a. THIS
meeting " preliminary to the sessions
Of tho supreme council, which Will b.
held here In May Prominent members
from every congressional district In the
country viii take part In the supreme
council. and viii determine the part the
organization will take In the campaign,
II n part OF the program TO insist on
the re.enaetmEnt In party platforms this
year Of the plAnks OF the Democratic
and Republican platforms Of 1916. IN
which both parties declared against sec
tartan appropriations and emolumenls
from public money and property. In that
year Mr, Blaine proposed in congress an
amendment 20 the constitution. as fol-
lows:
Article NVi-Nelther congress nor any
state shall pass any law respecting the
establishment OF religion. or prohibiting
the FREQ exercise thereof. or use property
or credit Of the United States. or OF any
state. OF any money raised by taxation.
or authorize either TO be used for the
purpose Of founding. maintaining or aid
inE. by appropriation. payment for SER
vices. expenses or otherwise. any church.
religious denomination. or religious So
ciety. or any institution or society or
undertaking which IL wholly or in part
under srCtArian or ecclesiastical con.
troll"
During this congress Linton. OF Mlchl-
gan. introduced the same amendment,
and the A. T. A. viii endeavor to have
tho amendment made part Of The con.
s,i,uuon. Another feature OF the pro-
gram with which the advisory board VIII
deal IL what the political leaders OF the
A. T.. A. call campaign OF education.
They declare their literature shall reach
every postofiice and every voter before
election day
Senators and representatives have
heard from the A. T., A. organizations OF
their states during the past month.
Following is the copy OF letter which
has come TO nearly all OF them:
AT a rcrcn, meeting OF the state coun-
ell of the A. +. A. a resolution was
unanimously adopted that We request
our senators and representatives In con-
grcss to work and vote for the following
bills. now pending; A bin TO secure Just
distribution OF federal offices; bill to
establish a national university. hill
to restrict immigration and regulate MT
uraliEation, Linton's joint resolution
amending the constitution. prohibiting
for all time scctarian appropriations: a
oill to prohibit advertisers or others from
using the unfinnal omhtpy,, "a an aa,..r-
tising advice.
we hope this expression OF the repre-
scn,atlves OF so many OF your oonstit-
uen,s Will meet your endorsement as
being for the interest OF our country
and In line with tho Ideas OF the found
crs OF our government.
We also desire TO respectfully call
your attention TO the fact that It il the
design to place In Statuary Hall a statue
OF Pierre Marquette. We regard this as
a dangerous innovation"