The San Francisco call., 1896-03-09
Major Ryan Confronted With His
His Former Utterances
at Boston.
INDEPENDENCE OF THE STATE.
The Order of Jesuits in the Early
History of California-The
Orangemen.
The Rev. Father P. c. Yorke sends the
following communication:

The Kew. Father Z. Z. 4Orke sends the
following communication:
To the Editor of the Cali-DEAR SIR: Iremark
that delegate from Mono County who rejoices
in the name OF Sam Iones-What is his fathers
name deponent knoweth not-intends to pre-
sent me with the names of the State officers OF
the A. P. A., together with the photographs OF
the same: beg to assure , this generous per-
Ten minutes after the delegates had been
seated the names OF every one in the conven-
tion could have been had for the asking To
borrow the words OF certain Eastern editor.
there is not an A. P. A. in California whom you
could not buy for a clean paper collar and a
drink of whisky.
beg to protest. and to protest most vigorously.
have no use for rogue's gallery. If the
proposition had been to present the photo
graphs 10 Chief Crowley there might have been
some sense in 1t. However, even that too
might be SnperhuouS.
There is, perhaps, no use to which could put
the photographs. / imagine that If they were
published with appended biographies the book
would make in teresting reading. For instance,
the opinions of Captain Spear on his successful
rival, State Treasurer Burnes, would look pretty
in PRINT, and the record of Benjamin Hudel-
son in the Order of the Native Sons would ex-
plain oceans of things about the A. P. A.
1t might be impossible to print this latter
gentleman's biography, but remark that the
Sacramento Bee of March has made a begin.
ming on that Little Read Patriot NJ. T. Brewer:
NJ. I. Brewer, the man elected secretary, was for
many years resident of this city, member OF
the fruit shipping firm of NJ. T. Brewer & Co. The
failure of the firm cost loss of many thousands
OF dollars to the fruit-growers of this section.
search OF the great register fails to find his Dame
registered a voter during the years he resided
here. Many people who know him well wonder IL
he has forsworn allegiance to the Brlthish crown
and become an American citizen. 1t is not likely
he has, and search OF the great register in the
county in which he resides would likely disclose
that fact.
II the Bee had known as much as some peo-
hon thn sol <Nf
New Brunswick the fruit growers of the Sacra-
mento district might not have Jared so badly.
THE STRENGTH OF THE A. P. A.
remark also that the delegates seem to be
very much pleased with an extract from the
Monitor which B. F. Hudelson read to them.
as Walow Coons = Great PhGbus, what a
name so 900 copies of the extract are to be
distributed among the members. 1t is rather
sad commentary on Professor Hudelson's
attempts at literature that his wonderful
thirty-nine articles have not been deemed
worthy of perpetuation. However, / would
suggest that the following paragraphs from
the same page OF the Monitor should be added
to round out the piece that took the fancy of
the A. p. A.
For instance, the following description of
the appearance of the delegates might be of
interest to the rural regions:
The 1O-cent lodging houses are filled 10 over flow.
ing and the doggeries are doing rousing trade
The demand for cheap whisky and paper-collars
has experienced a sudden and startling increase
The number OF suspicious characters who are seen
prowling about doorways, dodging round corners,
diving into alleys has almost demoralized the
nerves OF the police. No one knew in the begin
ming what the cause OF these unwelcome
symptoms. But now the secret Is out. The apes
are holding the State convention of their glorious
order.
The next two paragraphs am afraid are too
fiattering. Still the patriots who have set out
to save the country may not have their mod
esty materially injured by peep into the
looking glass of history:
This is the hour Of the bigots and OF the beetle
browed. From Siskivou to san Diego they have
gathered like the Goths of old 10 the sack of Rome.
The majority cOure from the most backward and
unenlis htened districts. Their looks betray them
the "Pagani" OF later days When OF old, Chris
tianity was conquering the world 1t first con-
verted the cities. The ancient superstitions lin
gered longest in the country districts. Hence the
name OF countryman or Pagan became a SYNONYM
for the devotee of idolatry inst in later times
the name heath-man was contracted into our Eng
lish word, heather.
History repeats itself. Modern heathenry is the
A. p. A. Men rude and uncultnred are It's main
stay Delivered the judicial blndn ness of
bigotry, they believe everything that knaves
choose to tell them. Endowed by nature with the
talents OF a cart horse. their dull minds cannot
comprehend the first principles OF civil and re-
ligious liberty. Credulous, the ignorant always
are, they imagine that their society is about to
the pnbc treasury with the same success which
has distinguished the operations of so many Of
them on the purses of their friends In fact, they
just the material that knaves desire to handle
and that traitors can turn to the public ILL.,
1t might be too much to expect that the ac-
companying veracious description of the ma
chine would Re popular with the Friends.
Still it may do them good to see themselves as
others see them:
This is precisely the reason why the A. p A. is
such q dangerous factor in our politics. 1t Is
chine directed by boss. The advisory board
ders the members how TO vote, and the members
have no choice between candidates. They surren-
der their american lean privilege Of Of choosing their
not know. whose faces they have never seen, with
whose characters they have not the slightest
quantance.
Tne sole object which they wish to obtain is one
which the constitution expressly forbids. They
hope to exclude Catholics from office, and not only
Catholics but Protestants in any way suspected OF
friendship for Catholics. To gain this object they
surrender their manhood and their Americapism
1t is but Just that those who propose to violate the
constitution should be driven to methods execrated
by all honest men.
What the Monitor said about the strength of
the A. P. A. Is undou ubtediy true. If Ameri-
cans do not arouse themselves to its true a.
ture it will hold the balance of power. To ac-
complish this great awakening the circulation
of these 5O, 900 copies will be of material
sfstance. Thinking men will inevitably reason
as the Monitor reasons in the paragraph which
immediately followed and which 3. f. Hu-
delson did not read
1t cannot be denied that this is a serious outlook
and it behooyes all who have the interests Of the
community at heart to face It 1t would be last
ing disgrace California if any body Of men could
force on the State penal laws which all other
tions have rejected. Yet as things now stand this
disgrace is inevitable. Right here however let us
say that we have no particular love for the indi-
yidual known as the Catholic. politician. The re-
lgious affiliations of any candidate should have no
influence whatsoever on his election and the Cath
olic politician 10 Just disgreeabe person as the
Protestant politician or the iniidel POLITICIAN
Hence when speaking of the A. p. A. we have
not the slightest sire to help into office any man
because of his religious faith. We only op-
posed to those who would keep men out Of office
because they profess a particular creed. We be-
lieve that the man who goes before the people and
demands their suffrages because he is church
member and the man who refuses to vote for q
candidate because that candidate is church mem
ber are both un-American.
AS shall be absent from the City for few
weeks may well attend now to some of the
most veciferous of the patriots. A certain
Major Ryan deserves first mention. This
military gentleman" has been haranguing
the ''Friends" at 10 cents harangue. Even
d. NJ. Ross did not Ito do him justice) come
down SO low. With him it was two bits or
nothing. That Ryan is cheaper than Ross is
description sufficient for the people OF this
town.
Fame is as silent on the military achieve
ments of "Major Ryan as i is on the military
achievements of ''Major Sherman. However
he possesses all the qualifications of an A. P.
A. orator. His sub bime indifference to truth
and shame would not be unworthy of DR.. Case.
His morals are as unimpeachaDle as those OF
B. f. Hudelson.
He has, it is true, refrained from speaking
about Catholic women during his stay here or
the papers have refrained from printing his re.