The San Francisco call., 1896-06-08
Quotes Many Authorities in Sup
port of the Principles Advo-
Gated by the A. P. A.
RELIGION VERSUS POLITICS.
Members Exhorted to Stand By Their
ColorS-Preaches at the First
Baptist Church.

the major portion of his time to Father
Yorke, Archbishop Riordan and James
Barry of the Star. He was caustic, vindlc-
tive and humorous by turns.
The meeting opened with few appro-
pirate remarks by Chairman Outflow, af-
ter which State President Hudelson deliv-
cred brief address, in which be paid his
respects to the two great political parties.
He declared that the Democrats in con-
vention had indorsed the main principles
advocated by the American Protective
Association and that the Republi-
cans had done practically the same
thing. Some OF the prominent lead
crs, he said, had withdrawn from
these great bodies on account of this in
dorsement The speaker was inclined to
believe that when the next election oc-
CURED there would be very few voters in
either party if they did not swallow all
that had been done in convention. They
could not vote because there would be no
party to vote with.
When Rev. ]. Q. A. Henry came in the
vast audience rose amid cheering. The
ovation continued fully five minutes.
Mr.. Henry began by saying that he had
known many people cursed under the
Pope's blessing and many people blessed
under the Popes curse. For himself, he
had thrived under the ban which had been
placed on him by the church of Rome.
The speaker denied having said he in
tended 10 come back here and give Ro-
manism bullets. What he did say was
that he intended to give them ''whacks."
Nothing will contribute more to the
hY7iII51n nf A
Association" continued the speaker, than
the articles which continually appear in
the Star and in the Monitor. l feel about
these poor creatures very much as Ben
Butler did when asked If he Intended to
reply TO a violent newspaper attack upon
him. 'ReplyP said the general. No;
I paid that fellow $50 to publish that ar
ticle.'
'Now l feel very much like paying these
people for all the things they have said
and are continuing TO say about us. But
let US remember, however, that it is not
question of personality; it is question of
principle. The arguments now advanced
by Rome might have done for 800 years
ago, or the dark ages, but they are no
good now. Here is a publication recently
sent down from Chicago to Nashville. l
ask you, does it not bear the earmarks of
good American citizenship?
To the Mayor Of Nashrtte, TenH.-sIR: I see
Oy the chicago chronicle Llal your town Is an
A. ?. a. stronghold and that yeu are the
standard-bearer of that villainous organiza-
tion. The communication has been forwarded
10 the Chronicle by its special correspondent
in the South, our feIloW-citiZen and coreligion-
ist, John +. Finnerty, who is now IN Savannah,
Ga. You know-nothing infdels, what do you
mean by organizing the boards of satan
against our holy Roman Catholic church,
which discovered America and made it pos
sible for such dogs you to live?
We own this country and We mean TO gov
I n the interest 0f qhnrph purSi
How could you fellows live without us? We
run the Government OF the United States you
rebel dogs. In the next war will crush out
both your rebels and your Yankees, horse, foot
and dragons. In ten years America will be
the greatest Catholic empire in the world and
Grover Cleveland the head of affairs, and
the Roman Irish Catholic church will WELD
the power which signalized its existence in Eu-
rope. Then good-by to fidelity, which is an
other name Tor American Protestantism. We
Irish. Catholics are the people, and don't you
forget il.
I'm q lecture delivered before Roman
ish organization at Pawtucket by one, Os-
field Junior, l find such expressions as
'helish,' devil, vampires human scor-
pions, midnight plotters.' church burn
ing bigots, etc. These terms are applied
to Protestants who thing they can get
along without Pope rule. Junior thinks
otherwise, and his refined, elegant speech
is proof his faith.
But l am to sbeak on the subject is
Patriotism Petering OutP | say no. but
patriotism is. Five years ago man
would not have dared speak as l am doing
now. But the Pope realizes that attacks
by means of rocks and stones must be
done away with. The attack on me three
years ago has done more to put the people
on the right side of the question than any
thing else.
at is amusing to hear Romish priests
and editors and their subordinateS accuse
49, A %f.,- - foyo
its makeup, asserting that there are Or
angemen, British-Americans and other
foreign-b born Protestants in it. There are
foreign born Protestants in the A. 2. A.
They probably compose 10 per cent of its
mem bership. And what of it? Why not
find fault with our forefathers for taking
Lafayette, De Ka!b, Pulaskigand other for
eigners? This is IA battle for principles,
not warfare against race and religion,
except as these are used as weapons to
destroy our Nation. But how consistent
to find foult with the A. 2. A. for taking
in the Protestant foreigne and how kind
not to find fault with Romanism on the
same score. What is taere more foreign
in this country than RomanismP
Now for Father Yorke. He said in
recent lecture that the Catholics held not
over per cent of the National and State
Offices, and by statistics regarding conviets
endeavored to prove that the parochlal
schools were not responsible Tor them.
The following figures were compiled by
Dexter A. Hawkins of New York, and
illustrate the comparative value and worth
OF the parochial schools of the Roman
Catholic church and the public schools.
Mr. Hawkins investigated 10000 persons
who attended the parochial schools and
10000 who had received their learning in
the public schools. He found that of the
O,000 from the parochiaI schools there
were 1400 illiterates, 410 paupers and 100
criminals. From the public schools there
were II iIliterates, 49 paupers and II Grim.
inals.
Now, about the National and State
offices This same authority says there
seemed not to be large city in the land
that was not under the bondage OF Rome
and where so and 80 per cent Of the offices,
the high salaried, are not filled
by members OF that church. Even DR..
Washington GLADDEN., who has so bitterly
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