Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-07-17

T. % 1. 5ssoEe Boun D. nU L&ke CllY, Ul2f
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primary object Of which is to meet All
combat the A. p a. organization. Tn
new society is known as the American
Order of United Catholics It has al
ready nine councils in this. city, the las
of which was organized this week ir
the parish of St. Teresa's church, .one
of the largest Catholic churches on the
lower Yeast side The meeting was
secret
II Is the intention OF the founders
OF the new society that It shall make tits
influence felt next fall In the election of
president members of congress and of
the state legislature. They will be all
asked TO give assurances that they are
not in accord with the purposes of the
A. p. A., and that they will not support
any measure of discrimination against
Roman Catholics. Arrangements have
already been made to send two dele
gates to interview Major Mckinley with
a view to ascertainirg whether 1t is true,
as reported. that he assured a delegation |
from the A. p. A. that he was in SYM
Pathy with the purposes of that organ
izatiou. The new order will cooperate
iu this attempt to secure deliverance
from the waddling candidate with the
Marquette club of ST. Louis, which
has recently become active in opposi-
ion to the A. p. A.
The first meeting of the American
Order of United Catholics was held in
his cit on March 7, and the supreme {
was formed. The members have
ince been at work In various parts of a
he city organizing subordinate coun. S
lis. a confidential circular was sent f
nj to many persons in which the OBJ a
ects of the order are thus particularly 5
ct forth; n
10 unite fraternally all practical d
'atholics of every profession, business c
nd occupation; to give all possible aid
! its power to members of the organiza- c
on by encouraging each other in bust a
ess, and by assisting each other to OBJ r.
in employment &C
ITO uphold and defend the Catholic 81
ilh, clergy and institutions against p'
lturalized foreigners. who aided and dc
'etted by said class of native Ameri- Sc
ms, have gained great strength and CT
'wer in our legislatures "
4 -,
G largest parishes in the city said tir
81 agree entirely with the views of so
'rdinal Gibbons. who said that he did m
It favor political organiza ion which tn
'uld set Catholics apart; but If they re
re to be specially attacked, the time az
ght come when it would be necessary NJ
Z them to act together as a matter of cr'
4 protection tn,
The church, he said. Is not opposed to in
ret societies except those which are ve
Ia bound
An officer Of the society was asked:
That are the relations of the order u
n the church," am,
OF course, it has no direct connection Hal
b the church II Is an organization
side of The church, and the work of c,
anizing it has been done by laymen. ns,
e clergy are eligible to membership tior
the same terms as the laymeu We obi
< not sought, however. TO bring the We
'ey into The movement In an active w
Dru
Every thing is being done to prevent H'
tics from entering into the organiza- ing
Every member of the supreme go 80
neil Is pledged not TO accept an Office H.
nomination to one and II any local
'ch should SO far forget the purpose ~
ne organization as to bring out q 49,.
iidate for any office, the members of nv,
supreme council are sworn not to -
'ort him. We do not intend to have M
candidates for office, but we do in. &
to find out just where the candi- <
: stand on the a. P. a. issue and to 81
accordingly" va