The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-22
A. P. A. BUGkBOO.
The Order Rebuffed by
Both Political Bodies in
the Recent Elections.
DESTRUCTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS
Catholic Club Lectures and ORA
matte PrOdactisns--General
News.


In Its arrogant ana preSumptuouS die
tation A p. Assn experiences rigorous
and significant rehans IN all directions.
and which clearly point to the fact that
It Is a moasesosity growth Il hlgetrys
hatred and usaliees hae car have no
favor or ence0ragerneat upon this sotl
says the ~Erssnsanss Joarnsl@
II tried hard last year TO Invade the
councils Of the Political parties. and to
impress she eeltsS that it was powerful
enough no aaesaee the decision IN the
Presidential election. Rut the managers
of these parties refused 90 be scared
worth = cert and IN neither Of n
platforms Of principles dad the policy Of
A Assn oetsta the least -reeogaition.
In the ceaggess of the Unitea States
some OF the leaders Of the order fomed
and howied against the acceptance OF the
Marquette statute by the Government.
Their eEeSss were agaia eanfea BY the
good sense and patriotic dsfease Of the
vast majority OF thai body. and in New
York State Governor Back gave the or
der "a black eye when he turned his
back upon its representatives who a
come TO demand h he should not re-
view the St. Patric&'s Day parade At
Albany.
4Lo VIVA Ii ClEICIS &OA~lNA - Tie
order held its annual meeting IN Wash
ington, and in the course OF its proceed
ings condemned and denounced Senator
Vest OF Missouri for asserting in the
United States Senate (hased upon his
personal observations that teachers in
the Indian service were composed of
-proken-down preachers and political car
pet baggerS, except those VINO We're OF the
Catholic faith. and under Jesuit auspices.
FOL doing this the Supreme Council. by
resolution. called upon the Senate 70
1mpeach Senate Vest. on the allegation
that he is hostile TO American policy
and interests. One need not have the
GIT of prophecy TO predict that this in
solent and impudent demand, if it is ever
brought before the Senate. which ii is
not likely to be. is quite certain 10 be
unceremoniously sat down upon. or
kicked out with contempt and disdafn.
This, then. will be another example of the
failure of the A. P. A.ism in applying its
plans of "Americanizing' the people and
savlng the country from the terrible
blight of 'Romanism."
From the published reports of the Su-
preme Council one would be led to sup
pose that the order is making wonderful
progress, and that its power in adyanc-
ing its aims and purposes is irresistibIe.
No one disputes the fact that there are
thousands of men throughout the coun-
Catholicity are 50 deep as to cause them
TO readily yield to any gilded scheme
by which they can find a vent for their
aversion; and there are other thousands
who become member upon purely mer-
eenary grounds, believing that their
business interests will be advanced and
that, possibly. there may be a chance for
political pickings. But it may be ac-
cepted as a fact that A. P. A.ism exists
IN no UGH formidable numbers as has
been represented. There is no astute
and prominent leader of either of the
great political parties in any State. in
deed in any locality, but that knows the
strength, legislation and of
the A. p A. as fully as the wisest and
most influential officers in it, and when
such leaders disdain to notice its boasts
Mba4 threats threat it is because they know
proof is needed OF the utter absurdity
OF the claims of A. P. A.fsm; that they
are based on wind and duplicity: that
they are part Of a hellish plot to destroy
clvll and religious rights, and that the
people are in no mood to support such.
INFAMOUS methods. We have had before
US, at various times, the results of town
and city elections. in which A. P. Assn
was made an issue. and was in every.
or very nearly every, case ignominiously
deieated- Successes in political elections
VIII inspire a belief more quickly in the
claims of A. P A.ism to a vast member
snip and a confidence in it's political
power than any big row of figures which
u IS accustomed to give out for public
surprise and to create political fright.