The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14

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1 believe that there is no man too honest, no
man too true, no man too patriotic for even
the smallest position of trust under the Amerl-
can Government. oppose putting INTO once
political preachers, characterless shysters, ply
sicians without practice, business men without
credit, politicians without principle, dema-
gogues without education and bigots without
sense. Because this is an exhaustive list OF
the active membership OF the A T. A. am
hostile to that society, and every respectable
American shares in that hostility.
QUESTION 8.
Is Mr.. Yorke hostile to 'loyalty to true Amer
icanism which knows neither birthplace, race,
creed or party" as first requisite Tor mem ber-
ship in any organization?
That depends. The Native Sons, rs organiza-
Irish organizations take note OF race. The
Methodists' organizations take note OF creed,
the Republican organizations take, note OF
party. If an organization is supposed to culti-
vate Americanism without regard to
these points there is no reason why
should be hostile to it. But when
an organization purports not to take note of
birthplace and ostracises every one born in a
certain country; when an organization pur-
ports not to take note of race and boycotts
every one sprung from certain stock; when
an organization purportS not to take note of
creed and maschinetes against every member
of certain church; when an organization
purports not TO take note OF party and sells
itself or is sold TO q certain political cabal-
then 1 say such an organization is fraudulent
hypocritical and un-American. Because the
a. oOSo oil tliGsO bA1uRo d1u 41CnItl4g Op-
posed TO it.
QUESTION 10.
Is Mr. Yorke hostile to intense political ac-
tivity and conscientious discharge of the
solution of the problems confronting our
people?
I believe that only by reasonable and inteili-
gent political activity and by the conscientious
discharge of the duties of citizenship can we
solve the problems of our times. But because
the A. P A, by placing its members at the
ing them to the polls at the dictation of
a boss or a eabaI of bosses destroys that
Intelligent exercise of the duties of citizen
ship which the American constitution re-
quires, believe that the A. P. A is a menace
10 the constitution, and I look lpon those at
the head of it as the most dangerous enemies
sense of individual responsibility and creates
caste OF political workers fattening at the
public crib is an un-American society, and
such society is the A. 2. A.
QUESTION II.
Is Mr.. Yorke hostile to our toleration of all
chise guaranteed by the constitution of the
United States, the right to support or oppose
such candidates as we think proper?
Because you do not tolerate all creeds / am
hostile to you, and deny you the right to pose
tolerants of all cree0s when your only
reason for existence is intolerance.
do not deny you the right given by the con-
stitution to oppose any candidate you see fit;
but when in defiance OF that same constitu-
tion you make religious belief condition for
Office and oppose candidates because of their
creed, say you are unworthy of the franchise
and hostile TO the constitution. Because yGu
do this oppose you.
QUESTION H.
Is Mr.. Yorke hostile to our position that sub
lection TO and support of any ecclesiastical
power which claims equal if not greater SOW
ernity than the United States Government, and
which is not controlled by that Government, is
irreconeilable with citizenship?
on fnrthpr I halipCp that eT1h
to any ecclesiastical power which claims jot
or title OF sovereignty within the territory of
these United States is irreconcilable with citi-
zenshlp. And because the A. p. A. is an &C.
clesiastical institution ontrolled by ecclesias-
ties like the Rev. Benjamin Hudelson, which
exaets the control of the supreme act of sover-
eighty, to wit, the franchise, believe that the
members OF the A. P. A are unfit for citizen
ship.
QUESTION 13.
Is Mr.. Yorke hostile TO the uphoIding of the
constitution of the United States and its guar
antee OF religious liberty 10 the individual?
have sworn to uphold the constitution of
the United States, and to no principle of our
American polity do l render more ready
allegiance than to that OF religious liberty.
But because the A. P. A. strives to render that
principle null and void by waging war upon
Catholics and by attempting to drive them
from public, from business and from social life
l believe that organization to be hostile to our
constitution, and consider its existence dis
grace to our civilization.
QUESTION IA.
Is Mr.. Yorke hostile to our position that the
non-sectarian free public school is the bulwark
of American institutions, and does he claim
that it is not the best place for the education
OF American children?
/ believe that our free public school system
is a necessity TO the continuation and pros
perity of our people. That it is the bulwark OF
our institutions l am not prepared TO say, for
remember that our institutions were estab-
lished and fourished for fifty years before
there was a free public school system. believe
too that if by any contingency (Which God
forbid our public school system ceased to
exist, American freemen would still be found
able to defend American Institutions.
The best place for the education of American
children is where patriotic and conscientious
American parents choose to send them. The
private schools of the past gave to America
the greatest patriots and the greatest states
that the private schools of the present are in
any degree inferior. Freedom of teaching and
healthy rivalry between State institutions
and private enterprise are the true American
ideas in the matter of education.
Because the A. P. A. tries to destroy the non
sectarlan character OF the public schools and
attempts to abridge the right of American
parents in the education of their offspring,
am opposed to it. l am the more opposed to it
that the leaders of this A. p A. show by their
they are unacquainted with the inside OF any
school, public or private.
QUESTION Is.
Is Mr.. Yorke hostile to the principle which
condemns the support from the public treas
ury OF any sectarian school, reformatory or
other institution not under public control?
l object TO the appropriation of public money
for sectarian teaching, and therefore ] object
to the A. P. A., which would force sectarian
teaching and sectarian textbooks on our pub
lie schools.
do not see, however, why the State should
not support, feed, clothe and maintain its de-
pendent classes in institutions under sectarian
control if such support costs less and is more
humanizing than any which can be otherwise
provided. The experience of California is not
such as to induce the taxpayer to experiment
with many more State institutions.
Moreover the dependent children of the
State have as much right to religious educa-
ton as the children OF the rich II the State
refuses to the orphan what the citizen gives
his child the State is making inyidious dis
tinctions between the fortunate and unfortu-
nate. do not think that Americans have vet
come to that point when they will deny to the
boy or the girl who has been bereft of parents
that religious teaching which they give their
own little ones.
Because the A. P. A. would infect all State
institutions with sectarianism and would pun
ish the children OF misfortune by refusing
them knowledge of the faith of their fathers.
am opposed to the A. P. A. and to the hypo.
critics who rule it.
QUESTION 16.
Does not Mr.. Yorke believe that exemption
from taxation is equivalent to grant of public
funds, and is he hostile to the taxation of ali
property the title to which is not vested in the
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