The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-05
The A. P. AS After Mckinley.


In the mail Of every Senator and Rep
resentative at Washington has been re-
ceived three separate circulars in one
envelope indicating opposition to the
denomination Of Mckinley and the cleo.
ton Of Henderson for the Speakership
OF the House. These circulars are sup
posed to emsnate from the A. P. A.
They all bear on the question OF relig.
ion. The protest against Mr.. Hender'
son Is as follows
I'VE, as Republicans. protest against
the selection Of D. B. Henderson az
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives, and we demand that our Con.
gressmen select an American OF intelli-
gence and integrity. This Henderson
championed In Congress every attempt
Of the Roman Catholic lobby to get
money from the United States Treasury
for sectarian purposes. In the House
Record. December. 1898. (when Rome
was attempting to get money for her
institutions in the District Of Oolum-
bia). will be found the report Of Hen
- and Ian.
gusgs. When Mr.. Grout. Of Vermont,
obi cted to this grant. Henderson re-
Piled see the ghost Of A p. A ism.
and want the gentleman to under
stand that l am net afraid
&" Henderson voted on the other side
from the Massach usetts and other New
England Republican Congressman on
every matter where Rome was concern
ed, including restriction Of immigra-
ton, cutting Of grants to seotarian In
dian schools. the District Of Columbia
sectarian appropriations. and all other
matters, and then blatanily boosted OF
what he had done The selection OF
Henderson for Speaker Of Republican
Congress will be regarded as q selection
by the Papil hierarchy. and will be re-
sented accordingly. Can the Republi-
can managers afford TO take any chances
this year, We demand that better
man be nominated for Speaker. "
IRELAND SEES M'KINLEY."
The otner two circulars are aimed at
the President One 10 headed. Ire
land Sees Mckinley" and reads as fol-
lows:
For nearly three years the American
people have been surfeited with press
dispatches which, in their final analy'
sis, could be thus briefly expressed
Ireland sees Mckinley Over and
over and over again this legend has
confronted us; not 90 often in Boston
dailies, but in Philadelphia and Wash
ington and Chicago and 81. Louis pa
pers we have been forced to read, with
ever deepening disgust Ireland sees
Mckinley. or course. II tho seeing
we're all. or If the visit were simply
one Of friendship. there would not be
80 much cGose io- complaint; but the
seeing n this case means osjolinR
or coercir the President into doing
some unwise aud un.American thing
for the man who 10 correctly described
az : the slickest Jesuit schemer this ma
tion has ever SEEN
The slang phrase, touching the
President, would more correctly express
Ireland's purpose. 10 every case after
the seeing came the inevitable de-
nouement-the result-the accomplish
ment Of Pap,l end. This game be-
gan before the nomination in 1896; for
we are assured that just prior to the
st. Louis disgrsce-the throwing ouf
by the Republican managers OF the pa
triotic plank at the command Of Arch
bishop Ireland-that Jesuit called upon
President Mckinley and rendered his
services. "
The circular then sums up what 1t
calls q history of the " Unholy ALI
ance. b" as follows:
ALLEGED "UNHoLT ALLIANCE"
"Ireland sees McKinley-The sectarian ap
propria N plank thrown out of the Repubh-
can Llatform.'
"lreland sees NJ X nley-McKenna (Ro-
manist), d third class lawyer, appointed At
torney G, neral"
"Ireland sees NcKineY-Bellamy storer
(Romanist) nominated for Assistant Secretary
of the INFERIOR"
"Ircland sees McKinley-McKenna pro-
NOTED TO United States Supreme Bench
Iceland secs McKinley-Storer made MIN
lister TO Belgium"
cir land sees NJ Kinley Mckinley refuses
to call Spain down for the sinking OF the
Maine"
Ireland sees McKinley-Offers the Pope
as mediator between the United States and
Spain b."
ireland sees McKinley-Havana will not
be bombaIded, as there is much church prop
erty there"
"Ireand sees McKinley-Spauish papers
report new political power in the United
sta es O. great influence (oaming ireland :"
Ireland sees ncKinley-Admiral Dewey
ordered to protect all church property In
the Philippines.
"Ireland sees NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. refuses
en- ann Aguin.ldo's enVOya."