The Irish standard., 1896-04-11
THE LEADER OF r1EN.

Fhe other day the telegraph told us that /
in Detroit w H. j. Traynor, supreme
president of the American Protective As
sociatfon, had issued circular to the or
der-at-1arge upon the politica. situation. |
President Traynor declares that the A. r
A. has the cinch upon the presidential sit I
uation and pTeseats an exhaustive plan /
for the complete political organization of |
the order from the primaries up. He |
urges the various state councils TO send |
their Representatives to the supreme
council, which meets next month al
Washington, pledged to such reforms as
the subordinate members of the order
most desire, thus avoiding the danger OF
strong partisans from using the order for
their own ends. He makes a strong pro-
test against the Marquette statue, espe-
ciafly warns the order to oppose the reso-
lution of Congressman Morse. OF Massa-
chusetts: acknowledging Almighty God
as the source Of all power and authorit.
IN civil government, and our Lord Jesus
Christ as the ruler of nations and his re-
vealed will as the supreme authority in
civil affairs" as a remarkable and dan
gerous proposal to place the affairs Of
state In the hands of the church. The
writer concludes with the declaration that
the Venezuelan war scare was a mislead-
ing campaign dodge and that the Cuban
and TIE Armenian agitations, while advo-.
Gated by those who are sincere, are mere
subterfuges to kill time until after the
presidential elections and distract the at
tention Of adj the people from the pro-
posed and much-needed national meas
ures ofrefornl.
All Of which reads very pretty. f'he pub
] lie, however should know something
about Traynor. His history has been lold
many times over but it will bear repeti-
| ton.
! He is Canadian Irishman, who came
from Toronto, and located in Detroit,
Mich, shortly after the war closed and en-
gagged in the business of saloon-keeping
on Atwater street, near Water street, ole
of the most d1sreputable parts of that
city. On each side of Traynor's saloon
was a house of iil-repute, known to the
| public as the "House of Lords" and the
House of Commons" owned and operat-
ed by canadian prostitutes which the
chief Of police, Martin V. Bargenlan,
cleaned olt. Traynor then gave up the
saloon and engaged as a travelling agent
for the wholesale liquor house of Doolittle
e Robinson, on Woodward avenue, near
the docks. At that time they had no
state licensed saloons in Michigan. Tray
nor made some money He then started
a paper in the interest of the Liquor
Dealers' association, called the Public
Leader" to fight the liquor law ia the
columns Of which he most shamefully
iibeled and abused Rev. John Russell
founder of the Prohibition party, and all
! other clergymen who dared to speak
against the liquor traffic *
4 w. Fl. J. Traynor, Supreme President OF
the A. P. A.. is NOW editor and proprietor
Of the Detroit American, the official or
! gan of that party in The United States
who claimed great victory for the Re.
, publican party last November. Whisky
Bill Traynor, while publishing the Pub
tic Leader ia Detroit, not only abnsee
temperance ministers of all denomina
tions, but he resorted to the lowest anc
: most Infamous abuse Of the members O
the Wonan's Christian Temperance,
Union.
i Mr Traynor is an avowed infidel ant
+ | has always and on every occasion advo
Gated the principles Of infidellty. as h
i does today. He was schooled and trainet
ION the Toronto Globe by George Brown
Grand Master Of the Orangenen Of Uppe
Canada. Brown was murdered in his ow,
Q Office by brother Orangeman, name,
!. Bennett, cousin to Rev. Dr. Bennett, O
Columbus, Ohio. w. H. j. Traynor, tt
supreme president Of the A. P. A., ha
4 kmore than once denounced the America
n dag and the Grand Army organization
4 and goes over to Canada every 18th q
), July to celebrate "Orangemen's Day
This is a sample Of the patriotic gentle
men who are trying to educate the Amer
ican people as to how they should cor
i duct themselves, morally, socially an
otherwise.