The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-08-03

We do not hold ourselves responsible for The
opinions Of correspondents. Our columns are
open TO euert shade of opinion or party or
grievance. Correspondence must not be libel
tous or Indecent and must be accompanied by
the name ofthe 'criter, not necessarily for pub
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Ed. The INDEPENDENT
Sir:-The position OF The INDE.
PENDENT on the A. p. A. question,
deserves the commentator of all
men who love truth, and hate OPP
preston, The INDEPENDENT in this as
in other things has proven that it is
fearless exponent of concrete
truth engraven on the minds
of free men and eternal, free
speech, free press, freedom of con-
science and freedom to educate our
children according to our conscience.
The Advertiser on the other hand
in a covert way has shown itself to
be an meter OF sectional strife and
disorder, there is nothing sound or
lasting in any Government, church
or people that is not in harmony
with its lights and its lights are dim
and circumscribed indeed. like the
English Lord who said-"let Law
learning and Liberty die, but live
oh live our Aristocracy.' The AID.
vertiser would shout, let law learn
ing and Catholics die, but live oh
live our Church and the A. P. A.
A short time ago the Advertiser
RECALLED its readers with lengthy
editorial on the A. p. A. and treated
as gospel truths certain statements
made by the Canadian leader Of that
organization, those statements we're,
first, the A. p. A. is Political or.
ganization; second, by it's votes it
can control or burst any of the
great political parties in the U. S.
and third, that the Catholics are
organising for the purpose of OBJ
structing them, let us take those
buncombe assertions in detail and
just let little of God daylight
shine upon them and they will melt
like snow beneath the sun.
The A. P. A. is composed of three
classes OF individuals, there is the
hoary beaded fanatic reeking with
bigotry too ignorant and uncouth to
find his way into the society Of
decent men. There is the gutter
political the mau of base and sor-
did soul who is always ready to
sacrifice God and country for mess
OF politician pottage. And there is
the young unsophisticated youth
enticed into it by subterfuge and
the plausible plant tongue of the
two first named and to prove that
it is not patriotism but religious
intolerance that is the guiding Star
of this triumvirate, will cite few
OF their recent acts. Some months
ago one of the Brigadier- Generals
of the U. S. Army retired, General
Coppinger, son-in-law Of that great
American, Jim Blaine, was named as
one well worthy in every respect to
fill the position, when the A. P. A.
heard of it all the machinery of the
order was put in motion to defeat
his appointment. What was it, be-
cause he was a Democrat, or Re-
publican No, because he was
Catholic. Again when the State of
Wisconsin placed in the halls of
Congress a statue of the man, who,
opened civilised, and explored her
territory a howl OF indignation was
raised by the A. p. A. Why? Simply
because that man was Catholic.
The Hon. M. M. Estee, as pure
and patriotic an American as ever
lived, in an open letter to the Press
said: A deputation of the A. p A.
waited on me, offering me nomina-
ton if / would make certain conces-
sions to them. My great grand
father fought in the revolutionary
war. My grandfather fought in the
second war of Independence; one of
my brothers was killed at Vicksburg,