The San Francisco call., 1896-08-03
WHO OPENED The
GATES OF L|BERTY2
Ray Palmer Gives His An
Swer to the Ques-
ti0n.
LAUDS ROGER WILLIAMS.
Denies That Lord Baltimore Was
the First Champion of
Freedom.
CATHOLIC PRIESTS DENOUNCED
Palmer Declares That Their Protes
tations of Patriotism Are
Insincere.

a fair-sized audience was present at the
Good Citizenship meeting yesterday after
noon in Metropolitan Temple to listen to
Rev. Ray Palmer's farewell address before
leaving this City for the East. Before
introducing Mr.. Palmer, Chairman Quit
zow made few Introductory remarks, in
which he commended the audience for its
faithful attendance at the weekly meetings
and urged it to continue its efforts in
behalf of good citizenship.
Ray Palmer was then introduced and
spoke upon the subject, "Roger Williams
Opened the Gates of Liberty"
81 wish to draw the brush of history
across the picture which the Papists have
painted on the dome of the temple of
liberty-the picture of Lord Baltimore
opening the gates of freedom" began the
speaker. 81 wish to place in its place
another picture, the picture of Roger Will
liams the hero of Narragansett Bay, who
indeed opened the gates of liberty. Roger
Williams promulgated the doctrine which
constitutes the cornerstone OF our liberty
the doctrine which is so repulsive to
Popery and Catholicism.
"If the immortal Williams could return
to-day he would take the bound
priests from their cells and send the old
bachelor of the vatican from his papal
prison.
Roger W illiams stood almost on the
summit of tue Mountain of Liberty. He
was the first person. said Bancroft,
who believed in freedom of conscience in
its fullest plenitude. He breatbed fully
the spirit of Milton
"Here stands the man whom Rome
would have burned at the stake, here is
the man whose principles are so repug-
Rhode Island and Narragansett Bay re-
main, so long as the stars and stripes float
over the little red schooIhouse, just so
long shall the name OF Roger Williams be
revered.
1.-The American Protective Association
is founded upon the principles OF Roger
Williams. | am a member of that order
and am not ashamed that every one shall
know 1t. The American Protective Asso-
citation represents freedom without pro-
claiming 1t, as the Catholic priests have
been hypocritically proclaiming.
at behooves US as Americans to show
forth our light and be true to the primer
pies of our order. The principles of our
order are as clean and bright as the stars
that shine above US, and any one of our
order who dIsgraces himself makes a stain
upon the whole organization to which he
belongs.
1--WE cannot afford to retrace our steps
or retract what we have done as an order.
What we have done as an order we have
done rightly and should stand by. We
are organized not only 10 protect our own
nomes but to see that no child in this
land, whether he be black or white, rich or
poor, shall be brought up in the teachings
of any priest or sect.
The American Protective Association,
comprising, as it does the best and most
honorable citizens of this country, should
be the father of the oppressed, the down
trodden and the unfortunate. And as the
Jesuits will march to death rather than
denounce their base and treacherous prin-
ciples SO should we be willing to undergo
anything for the sake of our glorious
principles.
'Our friend, Father Yorke, says he ad-
mlres DR.. Wendte. So Go l. But do you
know why Yorke admires DR.. Wend te
Because he is not an A. P. A. Although
DR.. Wendte has denounced Romanism as
loudly as any, yet, because he is not an
A. P. A., according 20 Father Yorke, he is
gentleman"
At the conclusion of Ray PaImer's ad-
dress a resolution of thanks was unani-
mously rendered him for his loyalty in
having addressed the meeting on various
occasions while he has been in this City.