Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-10
Congratulated by Judges.
PRESIDENT DENOUNCED.
The Administration Accused of CO.
quoting With Roman Catholics.

At a meeting held last night at Masonic
Temple and presided over by Josiah Willard
president Of the Protestant American
League of Washington, an address was
made by Jesse Hardenbergh of Cleveland
Ohio, supreme grand master of the Loyal
Orange Institution of the United States
The speaker bitterly arraigned President
Mckinley, charging him and his admins
tration with entering into a barter and sale
transaction with the pope of Rome and
selling out the country to Romanism the
price paid being political power. Mr. Hard
eEbergh. also violently attacked the Roman
Catholic Church and denounced converts
in emphatic sentences replete with broad
destinations. He declared that both politi-
cal parties had been coauetting with the
Roman Catholics and the republicans SEEM
ed to be the successful suitors. In conclu-
sion the speaker appealed to his auditors to
Rally round the flag and give battle to
Roma nism, even if it is found in the White
House,
In announcing the object of the meeting
the chairman, Mr.. Willard, stated that it
was to revive the doctrines of the Reforma-
ton and the revolution in the minds of the
men and women of this generation and
that it was held under the auspices of sew
eral patriotic orders of the United States
including the American Protective Associa-
Mechanics, the knights of Malta, the
orahgemen and the Protestant American
League. He declared it was the dutv of
american citizenship to destroy the power
Oh the Roman Catholic Church.
After Rev. W. A. Cuddy offered PRAYER
Mr. Hardenbergh spoke as described
Nheh ne mad finished series of resolutions
, were offered and adopted by rising vote
Ihey had been prepared by a committee
uluer the craftsmanship of c. B. Schaefer
VINO reported them. After reciting that ali
men, according to the Constitution are en-
ulied to the full and free exercise of their
several modes of religious worship and are
exempt from the contribution of money for
the propagation of opinions in which they
diSDeIleVe, 1t was resolved that the pres-
erNation of the Protestant religion in its
OF the Constitution and the right of free
inquiry and private judgment:
That this being a Protestant nation
every discrimination in favor of popery is
dangerous to our national life and there
fore we deeply deprecate all acts of govern
ment appropriating public money to insti-
tutions controlled by the Roman Catholics;
also the placing of Roman Catholic priests
as chaplains in our army and navy;
That the time has come when, as Amer
leans and Protestant freemen we must
tax part in politics, but by reason of ac-
quiescence in existing abuses the same be-
come 1nveterate by repetition, and we there
fore condemn the existing political parties
for their course on the school question and
on appropriations in support of Rome'
1t was also resolved to send copies of the
resolutions to all senators and representa-
tives. After benediction was pronounced
by Rev. c. H. Butler of the Lutheran
Church the gathering. which had sung sew
eral patriotic songs dnrng the meeting
also sang two stanZas of the Star Span-
gled Banner and adjourned.