r H AMERICAN 8 V. THE A. T. A. The enormmin, and to a Ur extent undtblo, Immigration of the t twenty-five J-p was In the main the cause of the organization or u h nn-le-tieaa the Ann rkan IVoU-otlv Ao clation. IMfferin, wMi-ly from native born American in manner, cutom and Ideas; unUr.fiht in the way of iV mocratv tavc that thoy had bten lod to believe that Aim'rU an liberty meant Uconer: the majority of tin in wholy de pendent upon other for puldame In matters pertaining: to politUal govern ment: lacklnj:, btvaumj of their Ignor ance and Illiteracy, that Independence of thought and lief and that lurdlnea of character which are the birthright of American citUena, the ro(H),OoO for eigners who have come here nitice 10 have exerted an Influence which un questionably hat) not tended toward the preservation and jierpetuatlon of A nier Ican Institution aa founded by the fathers of the republic. Ignoring the principle! embodied In the constitution, attempt have been frequently mado 'o overthrow, to nullify, to modify or amend some of Ha article, but more particularly the (lntamendment,whlch read in language plain and eaally understood: "Corgro shall make no law respecting an c-atabllhment of re ligion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." History ha not repeated itself in the A.' P. A., for It i wholly unlike the Know-Nothing 6rganlzatlon. A pro mulgated by the order itself, the prin ciple of the A. P. A. are: The following nrn the divlnrallomnf prin ciple ilotl ly the National l ouniil of Uik A. I'. A. at Ih-nMolnrt: "Loyally to true Aiiierlcanlsm, which knows neither birth, place, nice, creed, nor pHrty. I the Unit requirement for iiitn lM-r-tiliiln the Ainerlcmi Protective AmorlmWin 'The American 1'roleetlve Aiwoa-latlon Is not a political party, anil does not cuiilriil (he political allium Ions of Its members; hut It teaches them to he Intensely active In the dlHchame of their political duties In or out of party lines, Iwwimso It helleves that all problems confront Inn our people will be bound solid by a conscientious discharge of the duties of cltl.em.hlp by every Individual. 'While tolerant of all creeds. It Indus that ubjwt lon and support to any polit ical power not controlled by American eltlens, and whlchclalinseiiual If not ureatersoverelgnty than the government of the United States, Is Irreconcilable with American cltlfenshln. It is, therefore, opposed to the holding f ollices In state or national government by any sub ject or supporter of such ecclesiastical power, "We uphold the constitution of the United Plates oi America, and no pert U n of It more than Its guarantee of religious liberty, but we hold this religious lllwrty to be guaran teed lo the individual, and not to mean that under Its protection any un-American eccles iastical power can claim any absolute con trol over the education of children, growing up under the stsrs and stripes. "We consider the non-sectarian free public school the bulwark of American Institution, the best place for the education Of American Children. To keep them such, we protest against the employment of subjects of any un-American ecclesiastical power as ollleers or teachers of our public schools. "we condemn the suppi.rt out or tnepuo- asurv contract of any sectarian school, reform atory or other Institution not owned ana controlled by public authority. "Helievlng that exemption from taxation Is equivalent to a grant of public funds, we demand that no real or personal property be exempt from taxation, the title to which Is not vested In the national or state govern ments, or In any of their sub-divisions. "We protest against the enlistment In the Vulted States army, navy, or the militia of any state, of any person not an actual cltlten Of the I'nlted Slates. We demand for the protection of our oltl ten laborers the prohibition of the Importa tion of pauper labor, and the restriction of all Immigration to M'rsons who cannot show their ability and honest Intention to become elf-supporting Amerl ancltixcns. "We demand thechangeof the naturalisa tion laws by a repeal of the act h inheriting the naturalisation of minors, without a pre vious declaration of Intention, and by pro viding that no alien shall be naturalised or permitted to vote In any state In the union who cauuot spenk the language of the land, and who cannot prove seven years' consecu tive residence In this country from the Date of his declaration of his Intention. "We protest against the gross regllgence and laxity with which the Judiciary of our land administer ie present naturalisation laws, and against the practice of naturalis ing aliens at the expense of committees or Candidates a the most prolific source of the present prostitution of Americau citlsenshlp to the basest uses, "We demand that all hospitals, asylums, reformatories, or other Institutions In whlcn people are under restraint, be at all times subject to public Inspection, whether they are maintained by the public or by private Corporal Ions or Individuals. "We demand that all national or state legislation affecting financial. commercial or Industrial interests be general In rhsracler and In no Instance In favor of anyone sec tion of the country, or anyone class of the people." There appears to lie a considerable difference of opinion a to "he true ori gin of the A.. P. A. Evangelist Ley den, an A. P. A, lec'urer, is authority for the statcmei t that the idea of a na tional patriotic organization was first evolved by Hon. II. P. Bower, of Clin ton, Iowa, who, with seven others whose names are not given, established the first A. P. A. council in hi native town on March 13th, 1887. He was for sij years its supreme president. Mr, Bowers is a lawyer by profession, and has held several important public offices. For several years the strength of the A. P. A. wa confined to the state of Iowa, but In 1890, 1891 and 1892 it began to branch out into adjoining territory. In the last two months of 1892 and all through the following year it grew rap idly, until at last it held the balance of power in the west central states, and was numerically very strong in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio. In 1892- 63 it for the first time became a power in politics, taking its partisan com plexion from the majority party of the state in which it existed as, for ex ample, in Indiana it is supposed to be Democratic, in Ohio Republican. Dur ing the last months of 1892 the A. P. A, was said to be increasing in mem bership at the rate of about 100,000 per month, and this estimate, so I have been repeatedly told by men who are supposed' to be connected with it, is conservative. The membership, so far as I have been able to learn, is not n ade up of any particular class of society, although the majority are from the great middle class. It has on its rolls, so I am re liably informed, judges on the bench as well a laborer, member of Ute U g Ulaturcn, and national, state and muni- cliwl i fliclal, clerk and farmer, mer chant and mechanic, reprea.-ntativca of a'l KH-ial, linanclaland Intellectual condition. Not a few learned profca xr and collegian are meinour of it. It I said by niem!er of the associa tionand atalistlcf aevm to bear out the truth of the assertion that the ro-elett-bus lin.t onlv a small percent, of " " -v the election in which it ha been en gaged. O In the west, and in several instance in the cast, it has dictated or influenced nomination. In 1-93 it took for the tirst time an active part In the elections of the state of New York, It phenomi nal growth In the empire state at last warranting a participation In them a the A. P. A. and not a voter merely, with none but partisan affiliations. Its sueecs In New York etato caut-ed at once an enormous gain in membership In New York City, where prior to No vember 7th, only one or two unimport ant council had existed. In Brooklyn It was already strong. During this year the gain have been mostly In the east, it is said, in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Connecticut. In Massachusetts, Maine and Rhode Is land the Order of Deputies, similar in uirjmse and prlnclplo to the A. P. A., I ihn turret nolltieal power. The total i a membership of the various organiza tions patterned after the A. P. A., and including it, is estimated to bo not far from 3,500,000. I fall to Dud a sound basis for the contention that the A. P. A., as an or ganization is anti-Catholic, or that It wages war against any religion as a re ligion. That there are anti Cathollo funatlos in the order it must be ad mitted, but they are In the minority. As an organization the A. P. A. con tends against none but iwlitical powers, and only when the influence of those powers is exerted against what Is hon estly believed to be for the best Inter ests of America, her laws, beliefs and the preservation and perpetuation of her institutions. It has overthrown m polities Protestants, Lutherans and Catholics alike, not discriminating against the believer of any religion or the member of any church, Bave when that member has not been a giKid Amer ican and a subscriber to the principles of the constitution of the Unltod States, without mental or verbal reservation. So long as the members of the A. P. A. stick to tholr promulgated principles they will have the sympathy and as sistance of all Americans; but they can not mix religion and politics, and pros per and endure. John W. Stewart in Harper's Vfeekhj. Who Will Help! Seattle, Wash., Oct. 30, 1894. Ed itor American, Omaha, Neb. We are glad to read the encouraging words we find in each issue of your patriotic paper. There is need of every word that can find its way to the sleeping Protestants. Our city Is Catholic rid den, and wo are striving hard to awak en public sentiment to the fact that they must work or die. We in this city of 60,000 Inhabitants have only one hospital and that a Cath olic institution and you who know them so well, know what that means. We are now making an effort to establish one in which a Protestant can have his own spiritual adviser without protest. Can you not through the columns of your valuable paper, solicit help for our enterprise, asking some benevolent person to give us liberally of his moans, or endow us, so that we may furnish a home for the sick In this country where there Is such a large floating popula tion? Please think of this and try to aid us if you can. Our W. A. P. A. is in a flourishing condition. We shall try In our coming school election to put In some one who will be loyal to American Institutions, and American teachers. We had a find lec ure on Friday even ing from J. Q. A. Henry of San France sco. I wish there were more like him. Go on in your good work, and may you live to see your efforts crowned with success in having "America for Amerl cans." Yours loyally. A Woman. American Democrats Carry Maryland. Baltimore, Md Nov. 7. The true Americans of Baltimore city and the state of Maryland have thrown aside party and declared themselves against tools of a lorelgn power holding office in this state, by electing twenty-two out of thirty-one candidates, and pos siblv two more. The A. P. A. of this state has lost no opportunity in present ing to the pooplo the need of the times, and they have heard the warning, and Maryland repeats the vote she gave for Bell and Kverett in days gone oy. Democrat This Will Interest Many. F. W. Parkhurst, the Boston pub lisher, says that if anyone who is afflicted with rheumatism in any form, or neuralgia, will send their address to him. at Box 1501. Boston, Mass., he will direct them to a perfect cure. He has nothing to sell or give: only tells vou how he was cured. Hundreds have tested it with success. Bishop Hatz Resigns. Denver, Col., Nov. 9. Bishop Matz of the diocese of Colorado has tendered his resignation with the request that It be accepted as soon as possible. It is understood this is the final outcome of a five year quarrel between the bishop and Father M alone and other of the case. A late Itrrakfa-t 1 often caused by a lato milkman. No cream for the eoffoe or oatmeal ha delayed many a moraing meal. Keep a stioii'V Of Ititt'den nirn-m Brand Evratl Cr-am in avoid such annoyances. the house and Iluillngton Itotite Dining far between Omaha and Chicago Omaha and Denver Su Iul and St. Paul St. Paul and Chicago Kansas City and Chicago are now operate I on the cafe plan: that Is, passengers pay only for what they order. Ticket and information about Bur lington Koute trains and rates on ap plication to nearest ticket agent or to J. Pkancis, U. P. &T. A., Omaha, Neb. Just a Little Faster. The ''Northwestern" No. C leaving Omaha at 4 p. m daily, now arrives at Chicago at 7:50 a. m, instead of 8 15, as formerly. "Just a little faster." IVin't confuse this with the Omaha Chicago special, which still leaves at 5:45 p. m. daily and arrives at Chicago at 8:45 a. m. NO NEKD TOCIIANGKTIIIS TRAIN City Ollice 1401 Farnam street. Every member of council No. 0, A. P. A. Is earnestly requested to be pres ent at the meeting ncxtTuesday night, Nov. 20, 1894, in Nelman's hall, 4 and Franklin. Business of Importance will be transacted. By Okdkr op the Council. 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