West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-04
ANOTHER CRUSHER.
The A. T.. As. Catching It On All
Sides.
To the editor Of rur ARous.

1uNNkLroN, w. VA, Jan, 16. 1897,
As "a reader OF your paper | would
like the privilege of inquiring who and
what are the A. T. AS, and who is this
thing that signs his non dc plume
jonathan" in the columns of the Jour
uAl of last week would like To know
Just who this Jonathan" is aud how
much OF the earth he owns When did
he build wall around the United
States Does his Satanic power ex-
tend beyond the pale of human weak
nessP Has he taken possession of all
the keys OF both heaven and earth.
hell and the grave? | have been igno-
rant of the fact till quite recently that
the God OF Nature, and all things
tHereiR. that he had petitioned of both
land and sea and that ne had given all
power in heaven and earth TO that
Secret Order, styling itsolf the A. T..
AS, with jonathan" high admiral
and spokesman over all
Now "Jouathan" there is just such n
thing as over shooting the mark. aud n
fool generally fires the gun off deceiv-
ing himself as To- his power and mayni-
tude in these United States of America
of one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-seven. And now "Johathan"
we wish TO be just and honorable with
you, for our great grandfather was n
foreigner We are not what Sonle peo.
pie call a good Catholic, and we are
not what some people would call a
good Protestant, for we as yet. have
not enrolled ourselves among hypo-
crits, ignoramuses and the Secret Order
OF A. p. AS. We were born in the
United States oyer forty years ago and
when we vote we vote the Repu blican
ticket straight. We have paid our
taxes. We have paid money for the
benefit of both Catholic aud Protestant
churches. We have been n teacher In
the Protestant Supday-Schools. We
have collected and expended moned for
the home mission, but none for the
foreign, for you know "Jona han"
that charity should begin at home
And now brother Jonathan" what "A
shame that you did not live i'm the davs
of Abraham and the covenant that the
great God made Cncluding circumcis-
ionsl with Abraham that his seed
should prosper, then you could have
been the Mohamet of the A. p. AS.
Then you could have incIosed these
United States with high wall and
your little band of sentries could be
stationed all along this wall. and then
you could have looked back TO your
sister Celestial China with pride. with
glory, with brilliant institutions. What
a country we would be, what "a pro-
gressive nations. But "Janathan,"
Notwithstanding your idea of good
government is based upon traditions
handed down from Ancient China and
pig-tail progressiveness, you are surely
either au arrogant fool or stupen-
dous, bigoted ass and you don't own
half the territory you think you do.
Let us be honest Jonathan" let us
look at the country just as it is, and as
it has bees. Columbus. native of
Italy, discovered or led TO the discov-
cry OF this country accidently or he
thought he had discovered the East
midas. Was 10 crime because Colum-
bus was Catholic 4? ] think not In
the House OF Burgers, Patrick Henry's
voice electrified the spirit Of Revolu-
tion from one end of this continent TO
the other Was IL crime that he was
an Irish Catholic Statesman Think
not. When the Catholics settled Mary
land and st. Mary's they were one OF
the first colonies TO pass law that ali
religious faiths should be protected d.
Did those Catholics who settled IN
Maryland commit crime by passing
that law2 ! think not. Were not
these laws as pure as the laws passed
by the Puritans and the Pilgrims ? All
countries had an equal chance Of set,
tliug In United America Jonathan"
seems 20 be afraid of the foreigners
tCatholics) and wants 20 run this. his
country. lie must be ignorant Of the
constitutionality Of the law OF his
country.
Article second, clause fourth Of the
Constitution reads "No person ex-
cept a natural born citizen. or citizen
Of the q Uaited States, at The tirae Of the
adoption Of this Constitution. shall be
eligible 20 the Office of President OF
the Uaited states" Now Jonathan. 4"
this clause knoclss the bottom clear out
Of tho Pope. aud / attn very much in.
clined ~ bclieve that be will remain at
Rome and that vou- scare ~ visionary
That The wicked necth when no nun
pursueth." After viewing the law J
fad that 90 prohibit good Catholics
from camisg over here and worshiping
their Go according 70 the 6icta0ons
Of their own consciences. that it viii
BE- a difficult task FOR the A.. y rs
Article FIRST Of The Amendment 20
the Constitution read Congress
shall make no law respecting an esfab-
lishment Of religion. or prohibitisg Che
freo exercise thereof Now. JOS
atban" you and had better make up
our minds to let these foreigners re-.
main il peace.
Jonathan You say THAT your pr'n.
ciples are above party lines. and tba,
you have many Democrats in your A.
T. a order We do not doubt fbar