Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-06-29
President Il. j. Cooney. of Cath
Ollie Press Association, Writes
POstmaster-Genera
Senator Bradley and Congress-
man Sherley Notified by
Local Catholics.
CHARGES UNDER CONSIDERATION

The following letter from Mr.
Edward j. Cooney, President of the
Catholic Press Association of the
United States and Canada, and who
is also editor of the Providence Wis
itor OF Providence, r. L., is self
explanatory:
CATHOLIC PRESS ASSOCIATION,
United States and Canada.
Kentucky Irish American, Louis
Vile, Ky.-Gentlemen A few days
ago received from Southern
priest a clipping from your paper
anent the Gen. Miles controversy, in
which you stated that the Post
master and Assistant Postmaster of
Louisville were present at meeting
when a branch of the Guardians of
Liberty was formed. ] conveyed the
Information with complaint to the
Post office Department at Washing
ton and received the following letter
from First Assistant Postmaster
General C. p. Grandfield:
''In reply to your letter, which the
Postmaster General has referred to
me, stating that you have been in
formed that the Postmaster and As
sistant Postmaster at Louisville,
KY, recently participated in the
formation of a branch of the or
ganization known as the Guardians
of Liberty, which you state is a re-
vival of the A. P. lA.'s, and is being
formed solely to attack Catholics
and the Catholic church, and pro-
testing against Fsderal employees
participating in h movements,
you are informed pat your state
ments will receive psideration.
&C. Grandfield,
First Assistant ktmaster Cen
eral"
ing, known as the 01ardians OF Lib
erty, the Kentucky Irish American
forcibly called attention to the fact
that Postmaster Robert e. Woods
and Assistant Postmaster John G.
Morey took a prominent part in this
meeting and of which the Louisville
Herald, a Republican paper, spoke
as follows:
"The Herald deplores the launch
ing Of a movement of this character
at meeting marked by assault upon
religious denomination. Reports
of the gathering at the Scottish Rite
Cathedral represent two speakers,
one a former Congressman, the
other a preacher, attacking the
Catholic church in undisguised Bit
terness. We are told their speeches
we're greeted with applause, and an
amazing feature of the affair is the
fact that TWO FEDERAL OFFICE
HOLDERS occupied seats on the
platform while these attacks were
being made"
In addition to the above prom
lnent local Catholics have written
our two representatives, Senator
William o. Bradley and Congress
man Swagar Sherley. protesting
against the action of Woods and
Morey and are expecting them to
push this matter with the Post Of
flee Department, as these two have
never volunteered an explanation of
their high-handed conduct in pro-
noting an attack on their fellow
Catholic citizens. Others on the
platform at the time were ex-Mayor
Weaver, ex-Chief of the Fire Depart
ment Fillmore Tyson. ID. B.. G. Rose,
business manager of the Evening
Post; Col. Andrew Cowan and Rear
Admiral Watson. Since then Messrs.
Weaver Tyson and Cowan have
acknowledged that it was an attempt
to foster the A. p. A. movement and
declared they were invited there
under false pretenses, but no ex-
PLANTATION has been received from the
others.