The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-15
M'kINLEY AND THE A. +. A.
Ills Friends in the Association Arc Salts
fled with pressnt hrIanscmcnts-Frc
sent Irnvnor'S Address

Washington, May lit is. asserted
Of he .lrne. lean Protective ASSOCIATE III
tonight that since The convention hste
thc Chic delegation tSlv lvgrduhsu IL MI.
l.d..i.d {. despatch. the !dturc Of WhiGn
vas 10 oieVcnt Al. Giusvenur liOm
n.aniu2 any iuithtI uttsranccs detii-
mental - Judse Stlveus and that the
ieriy t. tie tciCSia!n WAS oi the char'
actei to thu. ouILiy s.tti.fy the tlie"ii
CT Mckinley ia the association
The ADDRESS Of III 7S,iCrr Tray GOr,
which was made :'ublic t,3iGft says
tha, 1hg tnlrlcsu Protective as;o 1ia-
tiOa Passed ttr proHat.ouar? Eiie-stois
OF it's cXisten,e I'd today is "a rec e.
nized factor in American politics, whose
favor is opIniv CQurted by political
leaders, organizers aud Dcstui5nts for
public Ott!C, VIII Vtag ago iTICl cd.
treated with Cort~mrt or denounced H.
! The CddresS dCtS nc saver Gi inuch
regard fcr eleventh hcur c0nvelts and
much stress IL riven 20 similar points
questioning th2 honesty Of DaIt!ea in
cnorts to control he American tIotHt .
tive association VOC. ard orgaE'=1ti IN
together with n Earnings tha, the order
shUGld in no 9t be made the cltspuW
oi any rarty sHIh ti.c address continues
While IT is i{g rom NV intention to
! either direct. 1t I iTdIcCtly throw cold
! water nrol q OF the campaign 81
| raEgeIEcn,aNcT ~ DlD%ar boards and
officers. WhilcT 1.tiiy approve what
/ | have Loe!I ~ IL ara concerning the
action Of ne ut.ve committee Of
I your advisory tC.,.d Ia placing before
/ the people ii the tfTitrd Stat 5 the
name Cf Euu. " l. Linton a. 4 presi
/ Dental candidate | icii that | she uld be
false to the tiust imposed in me by the
! membt rskip of this Oidei ii ] neglected
I this; hnal opportunity to pOiat t. the
dargoIs that may result from the disas-
! teis which n.dv ensue from misCun-
ceptiOp Of its PURPOSE.
1T is no doubt highly essential that the
vote Of the American Protective Asso-
Ciatinn dele gates to the national con-
vGntions should be centred round pati-
/ Gts like Linton Gear. Bradley and Bur
ruughs but i: is injudivicus to make
! lnvidi0us distinctions In This regard and
TO give the results of delegations to the
| press before those inteTestad and the
/ supreme CCuncil first passes upon mat
tcrs Of Gucn vital moment" Any aspi.
rant for presidential hUn0i - any see
ton BY any party who desires the uift-
Cd sufiraGcs Of our order mu5t freely
endorse ite principles ard over his own
/ signatur. iIuHrise t. maintain and up
y
The only reference in the address that
can be construed into an assault upon
those Of III" Catholic faith seems I, be
in allusion to the infanCJ Of the order
1t was cradi"d' he says, in thl
| mang"r &C salf-sa crifcr and nurture ed
upo! self denial Is YOU dig up the
foundG tons Of the institution ycu vii
bring to light many q giinninG skeleton
of our early martyrs: many a broken
fortune and the nouldering rerlains OF
many poor fellow who loved the prn.
ciples of the order better than his life
and its welfare too much for the hcaltf
of his own nocketbOok. The bones ot
the victim of the merclnss Roman boy.
cott cemontod together with the If,
blood If his little ones are ali the NOR,
ghGst!y because his mGrtyIdom was {
moral rather than Il physical one ant
none the less rrcEna't iC .aure hunger
and financial ruin WrrC the suhet tute.
fer the rack and thunlbscrew. The key
stone Of the American Protective asso
ciation' he remarks. ''is the fact that
pacist no matter how liberal nomin
ally. is not a consistent citizen of tn,
United States"