The San Francisco call., 1896-05-11
Rev. Mr.. Bakers Lecture Before
the American Protective
Association.
HE FAvoRs woMAN's SUFFRAGE
But Says There Should Be No Higher
Ambition Than to Be Queen
of Household.

ov reason OF sudden illness. Rev. +. K.
Baker at the last moment was induced to
I'LL the gap, and though not at, all we'll
himself, made stirring patriotic address.
Chairman Outflow opened the meeting
with the following remarks:
American Citizens and Friends: re-
gret that matters have so shaped themselves
for us to-day that we are left without
speaker 70 make the address of the day.
The friend who was to speak for US to-
day is too sick to be here and to perform
the duty we had assigned TO him.
I'VE must not expect that everything in
this struggle Will run smoothly, for if that
were the case we would be apt to flag in
our exerIions and be thrown off our guard,
giving our opponents decided advantage.
While looking at the work we have taken
upon ourselves from this standpoint we
are always reminded of the oft.repeated
maxim, Eternal vigilance is the price of
liberty.
LET US, therefore, live up to that maxim
and resolve that we will not allow our de-
votion to the grand principles of the Amer
lean Protective Association to abate for
one moment, but to redouble our exertions
to accomplish the aims of this noble insti-
tuition and see to it that every sentence of
Its platform is carried out and put into
PRACTICAL working.
III we work for that end from purely
selnsh motives We will find that by work
ing in unison, each individual worker will
receive his Just share OF the benefits de-
rived from the practical workings of the
principles Tor which we are united.
But when working out these principles
from broader point of view, for the ad-
vancement and benefit of all, with feel
ing OF good will to all men, We should feel
doubly inspired to work for the fulfillment
OF onr aims and objects, for the broadness
OF our motives will lend strength to our
exertions and crown them with q greater
glory.
THE American Protective Association
has just cause TO congratulate itself upon
the success it has already attained, for we
have lust held convention at Sacramento
entirely dominated by our people, to such
an extent that Sacramento paper, which
Is run IN the Interest of our opponents,
comes out in large headlines and styles
the convention An A. P. A. Council
In this instance We are constrained to
say that this paper, the Sacramento Bee,
has spoken the truth, and can only add
that we expect and look forward to the
Great National Council of a. P. A. to be
held at st. Louis to do their work hon.
esJly, patriotically and fearlessly, SO
that We will feel proud when going TO the
polls on November next to cast our vote
for true and loyal American, one who
stands squarely upon the platform of true
Americanism.
"And when the ballots are counted
throughout the length and breadth of our
beloved country and the result announced
that We have elected a fearless expounder
OF our principles We then will look for
ward to the return of prosperity to our
broad land.
"To the accomplishment of this great
result we must bend our energy, not ex-
pecting that others will do our work for
US, bur each one remember that he has his
duty to perform. that he forms part of
the great whole, and that so much of the
whole remains undone if he neglects his
part. You cannot expect to reap a har-
vest If you do not sow, so / ask each and
all here to-day not to neglect their duty to
their country.
While at Sacramento / was frequently
asked what were the principles of the A.
?. A, and when l answered by saying,
Loyalty to true Americanism,' L was an
swered by the question, We'll, are not the
Catholics loyal Americans?
II was constrained to answer no, for no
m an can be loyal American and owe his
first allegiance tc the Pope OF Rome.
And TO the answer, On, that is not so.'
further answered, "A divided allegiance is
worse than no allegiance.
"l further said that we were determined
not 10 allow foreign power to interfere
and control the politics of our country.
We have no objection to the individual
exercising his full rights. no matter what
object TO his spiritual adviser controlling
his political action.
1--WE further object to the sectarian use
OF moneys appropriated for the main
teDance of our public schools.
But would nave it turther understood
that we will maintain just as strenuously,
that the rights to the free exercise OF all
the privileges guaranteed by the constltu-
tion to every one, regardless of BIRTH
place, race, creed or party, is the first
fundamental principle of the A. P. A., and
which We are in duty bound TO carry out
Let US therefore firmly resolve that we
will always keep these cardinal points in
view, and we may rest assured that we
will be rewarded by the grateful praise of
millions of our posterlty yet to come.
1T has been said, and justly so, that
there never was traitor to a bad cause
but many q one to good cause So Won
will find the bad strenuously adherine TO
bad cause.
You cannot expect that the followers
of Roman Catholicism can be SO easily
brought to sense OF their abiect slavery,
because they have become accustomed to
wearing the collar and would not feel com
Portable without it, but if once they do
commence to think and realize how pleas
ant IT is to be relieved of the burden, their
stature becomes more erect and they ex-
pand out into full and magnificent man
hood. and when looking bacK they can
hardly realize how it was that they were
SO bind.
Opportunity and contact in this life is
all that make man, therefore we owe
muca TO these 5wo--tnat we are here to-
day advocating the humanitarian prnci-
Piles of the A. P. A., and we should look
upon those who have not been so fortu-
nate as to have enjoyed those opportuni-
ties and the same contact more with pity
than with derision.
''In taking this view of the situation we
may hopefully look forward that with the
same opportunities and contact ali those
who have the capability TO rise to higher
standpoint viii soon be with u.s."
Rev. Mr.. Baker began by saying there
were five points he intended to speak
about-points involving the most pressing
wants OF the age. ''The first to be consid-
cred is man" said the speaker. Il don't
exactly agree with SAKE when he says the
proper study OF mankind is man. One of
the most pressing wants of the day is for
men Of genuine physical, mental ana
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