The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-16

s.sss-sx 1. ,xtTi n. r~soscfeSs ns eexrx party
which does ro- incorporate the rfzsIorN
os the order n It's S&1- The zreA1 20
turfry q cz- ctaer hare waited Sssst@1tiy
turing the past year fer sorae SIZE llo'a
orc or ether os tne political Parties tnst
81 has received a contrstioz es hsars
xhseh IL Is hooes- enouxf 20 p1bliciy sn-
prezz There are Z few Republicans 81 y
a. Linton OF Michigan. Gear OK ioWA
Bradley CT Eertacky and Stone os Als-
soari. who Have been fearless n the4< h
1orserenr % cur purpose. and vaase u
may BE- fortunate tAat they are Eep1o4i-
cans Il II more than unzortu7ate tn4t
they are nos the Republican party or rep
resNnszrtv~s of ths. body. and the CUES
ton should H< asked and answered here
and uox that while the A p A--tssn on
these men Is tolerate IS the party for tne
A. p A. votes which each Of them csrrses
behind hffn. what Assurance have Se thaf
this liberation all bot cease the moment
the votes have teen dss1vereiT
The president expresses Eegret that tae
A p A has In some states been Ezei by
party machines. He sifscoGrages any at
tempt 10 secure the nomination Of a MEM
bar Of the order for the presidency BY
either party ard says that 10 member
Of our grand organization could ever re-
eeive within a hundred votes sufficient 20
make him the nominee OF either ore of
Akir SrFZl ttTflsl-. fttl4 tA4L-l t@telN -t4tAa--
b~r were the immortal Lincoln himself
Referring 10 the advisory board. which
created a sensation by its attack On Nc
Kinisy. he says. a source of prospec-
tive danger ~ the national advisory board
as u Is at present constructed. In lis
present fcfn IL Is in danger AT any time
Of coming into collision with the supreme
execuriv. board. which Is the supreme
council cat OF session. ard undoubtedly
-. - al eez~ f.r.or ri .
ent II recognizes no superior but The SUI
prefns council in session. and may pursue
ene policy while the supreme president
and hts cabinet pursue one entirely op-
posed to It," Traynor suggests that the
powers Of the board be specifically named
He recommends that no candidate for .
national political Office should receive the
Endorsement Of the board until ap the
state councils have passed upon him.
that no notifications Of = political nature
from a state or supreme council be man
dafory. bat merely advisory.
Tho only references To church matters
In the address are the following: "A well
meaning and by no means untaporsant sec
ton of The order has ar-sen which aaxo-
Gates peace with the priest and his sub
jects and harmony between them and the
members of the order. Some even go SO
far as 10 negotiate with them politically,
than which nothing could be more danger
Gus to the Perpetuity OF the association.
Others go as far as TO take the position
that q member OF the order possesses the
right TO determine for himself The ques-
ton of the loyalty or disloyalty of any
Paplst postuiant for office and reserves
TO himself the right TO persuade others TO
vote for said Pap.st. Such contention Is
not only absolutely untensbIe. but highly
dangerous. The candidate voluntarily re-
nounces the right OF private Judgment in
this essential when he becomes a MEM
Der of the order. II Is a solemn compact
which he can neither himself modify nor
amend. The keystone Of the A. r. A. is
the fact that a Papist. no matter how lib
eTai nominsily. is not a consistent citizen
OF the United States. Entire renunciation
OF the papacy must precede his acceptance
Of our association as a Candidate worthy
Of It's suffrage"
The report OF the committee on press and
literature was presented BY its secretary.
J. A. lansing. OF Michigan. IL showed that
over one and half million OF leaflets had
been distributed TO state councils IN the
last year. and also hundreds OF thousands
OF pamphlets pertaining to the order.
Five congressman spoke before the coun-
ell this afternoon. among them Linton of
Michigan and fiiiborn OF California The
report OF the committee on agitation took
the ground that agitation without esiucs-
uoh - dangerous 10 the cause The COM
mittee recommended that a bureau Of In
formation be established, to consist of the
supreme president and one member of each
state council. The work OF the Junior A.
p. A. was reviewed and the proposition
urged that the body be placed under con-
troll OF the women's auxiliary Of the A. p.
A The main point OF the report. however.
was the recommendation that all property
IN the United States. except such as is own
f4af ffF,r..
organizations. be taxed The renor. was
adopted. The committee on ritual and
paraphernaiia made an extended repor,
covering technical changes in the ritual
An Armenian subscription was raised THE
advisory board will report tomorrow.