The San Francisco call., 1896-08-13

that you would appoint Marshall to be spy
upon the dolngs OF Catholic ladies'?
SUMMARY.
In your letter you "brnnd each and all of the
statements made by these men in any wise re-
fecting upon me or my friends, or charging
me or them with any moral or political wrong
doing, as absolutely and unqualltiedly false" !"
l have merely put the statements into the form
OF questions for your conVenien ce and only ask
q straight answer TO them.
group them here so that you may see at q
glance what the charges are:
Is it true after Marshall had made this cur
rupt proposition, namely that Hudelson and
the other leaders of the A. P. A. would sell out
that you then referred said Marshall TO
John D. Spreckels, the local leader OF the Re-
publican partya
Is it true that at the Sacramento Republican
Convention the A. p. A. faction headed by the
Rev. Benjamin Hudelson co-operated with
John d. Spreckels and controlled the con-
vention
Is it true that this cooperation was the re-
result of a com binatlon between the Rev.
Benjamin Hudleson and John d. Spreckels
by which as proposed by Marshall in January
the Rev. Benjamin Hudleson agreed to throw
the solid A. T. A. vote to the side of John D.
Spreckels
w.
Was it not the threat to publish
First-The combination between the Rev.
Benjamin Hudelson and others to sell the A.
P. A. and
second-The su bsequent corrupt proposition
made to you by Marshall in the January OF
this year?
Was it not the threat to publish these facts
that caused the stealing OF the documents
containing the expose on the 10th OF April
and the loss OF MarshalFs front teeth four days
later?
Can you explain the fact that though you
knew that the Rev. Benz jamin Hudelson and
Henry f. Marshall were engaged in this cor
rupt proposition to sell out the A. P. A. you
still permitted the said Rev. Benjamin F.
Hudelson TO appear in your columns as rep
resentative of the anti-Catholic side OF the
con troveTsy and that you retained Henry +.
Marshall, who admitted TO you that he was
corrupt politician, in your employ until after
the episode OF the front teeth in the following
April?
Do you consider that the Rev. Benjamin F.
Hndelson is a reputable citizen and credit
able witness?
1t you think that the said Benjamin F. Hud-
elson is worthy of credit what have you to say
to his explanation that he wrote the tin-type
letter under the conviction that you would ap-
point Marshall to be spy upon the do1ngS OF
Cathol1c ladies?
await your answer with confidence. You
have signed yourself Yours for religious and
political freedom" and ! cannot conceive an
1t is sad indeed that these sentiments have
been so long concealed, but am convinced
that the day is at hand when they must be rem
dered vocal. do not believe that the patriot
ism OF this City viii suffer the reproach to lie
longer at our doors that this is the only town OF
the first class in the Union in which no great
daily morning paper has dared to speak for
freedom OF conscience. Now that the utter cor
ruption of the A.P. A. has been exposed journal
lists may pick up heart OF grace. Better late
than never is true saying, and the friends OF
religious liberty will not forget it to him who
shall prove the pioneer. When one shall lead
the way the others must follow. Religious lib
erty is the very foundation of Anne ericanism, and,
though bigotry may rage, the fathers builded
the foundation stronger than hate. The day
is at hand when the people will be ashamed
that such society as the A. P. A. could have
existed, and in that day many a man will
curse and swear and say OF its members, l
never knew them. Yours truly,
PETER C. YoRKE,
Editor OF the Monitor.
SAN Francisco, August II, 1896.