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MAJOR RYAN SPEAKS.
He Addresses t Large and Enthusi
astic Audience in the First M. E.
Church in Chicago.
Wbile the SUrm Was Kaglag Wlthtat
a Storm ef Aplanse Wat Bagta
Wlthln-Rev. J.Q. A. Henry's
Story.
A friend who was present at the open
meeting In the First M. . church last
Sanday and heard Major Ryan's ad
mirable address, furnishes this synopsis
f what he said:
Nothing better will advance the
American cause, for which the A. P
A. was called into existence, than their
open meetings. Let it he well under
stood: Our salvation lays with the
people. These open meetings, prop
erly advertised, held throughout the
country, especially In the large cities,
the strongholds of the enemy of our
free Institutions, cannot fail to en
lighten the publio mind, to reconcile
prejudice and to arouse many a sleepy
patriot to a realization of the dangers
of the hour.
The growing interest in the success
ful Sunday afternoon meetings held in
the First M. E. church, points happily
to a hopeful future for Chicago. Hun
dreds faced the raging storm of last
Sanday and filled the church to its ut
most cupacity, in order to greet one of
, Aarlrm.'a foremost patriotic orators,
Major T. C. Ryan, of Columbus, Ohio.
After the singing of some patriotic
songs and a prayer by the Rev. Dr,
John Q. A. Henry, Major Ryan stepped
to the front, and held his audience
spellbound for nearly two hours.
Major Ryan said in part: "We never
can emphasize the fact strongly enough
that we are against no man's religion.
I am a Methodist, and if I want to
kneel at the altar-rail, and remain
there as long as I will, no one can in
terfere.oMy Presbyterian brother has
the same right; and if my friend here
pointing to Dr. Henry will dip
underwater, he may 6tay under as long
as he pleases. It Is no man's business.
And if my Roman Catholic friend will
sit under the drippings of the holy
water till he thinks he looks as clean
A ) aJ tfca Jsnaw from hearen, he has a
right to do so. a The same constitution
secures us the same rights, to worship
God as we may see fit. But and here
the fight began if any ecclesiastical
power lays hands on one of the stars of
the union, then the American people
will rise in their might and smash the
oppressor." Great cheers.
Major Ryan then pointed out the
duties ofjitheA. P. A. Of all the pa
triotic societies, the A. P. A. was the
best. Its aim and object was not only to
stand 'by and defend our free institutions
and schools, but it had also the noble
mission to lift the ignorant Roman
CathollcE masses coming to our shores,
out of the valley of darkness and super-
stitionoto tbe high plains of American
civilization, of light and liberty.
His illustrations were remarkably
striking and beautiful: "When a boy,
I used I to play under the shadow of a
big oak tree.o Some time ago, visiting
my native town, I saw how that tree
had changed. Its leaves were faded,
Its branches withered, and I looked to
see what icaused it all. I noticed how
a worm had found its way to the heart
of that tree, .and slowly, but surely, was
destroying the life and the beauty of
this mighty oak., And what is the con
dition of the American tree of liberty,
planted by our fathers? See how it is
fadingla Onone branch you see the
red rag of anarchy; on the other branch
the green rageof Ireland and that is
enough to kill It, and in Washington,
right in.'the very heart of this nation,
papal; authority has vested itself in the
parson of the Italian,) Satolli, destroy
ing the heart and the life of the na
tion. Oh, how I do wish that God
would rise tup another Washington to
drive ourjenemies from our shores."
With a strong appeal to rally round
the flag, Major 'Ryan closed his inter
esting speech. (ZJ CD IZ.
"Alexander," said a colonel in the
late civil war to a sturdy negro, "I
need a brave man to carry the flag of
the union; will you do it?" "Yes, I
will carry .this .banner and return it
with glory, or I.will report to God the
reason whyl"
"That is the kind of patriotism on
which this" 'glorious government was
founded byi'our fathers. This kind of
patriotism saved the union in its trying
hour. Young man, will you stand by
this flag? It represents all that is dear
to the American heart. United in ef
fort, lnsplred'by this patriotism, Amer
ica will stand against its greatest foe!"
After the applause had ceased, Rev.
Henry was called upon and related a
simple storr. "Last year," he said,
HOLY FATHER:
my wife and children were out in the
country on a picnic. The boys had
carried a flag, but In an unguarded mo
ment a goat got hold of it and chewed
it up. The next day the gdat died, and
when the children heard of it, my boy
came to his mother and with uplifted
finger, he said: ' 'This teaches us a les
son that we can not monkey with the
American flag.' Surely, should anyone
attempt to destroy this sacred emblem,
he will have to travel the same road as
that goat.' " P.
Swore to IU
Father McAtee, the Jesuit priest, has
been pretty thoroughly ventilated in
these columns heretofore. It will be
remembered that in the preliminary
trial of a Catholic woman on the charge
of bigamy last June in this city, this
priest, who performed the ceremony at
midnight in his churoh, in the absence
of witnesses, and knowing the woman's
first husband was alive, but ignoring
the former marriage because it was a
simple civil affair and therefore not re
spected by the church, refused while
on the witness stand to answer ques
tions put by the court on the ground
that to answer would incriminate him
self, and also because, under the laws
of his church he was not obliged to an
swer as it would expose the secrets of
the confessional. He violated the law
in performing the ceremony and vio
lated it again in neglecting to record
the marriage.
The woman was held to appear be
fore the grand jury, and a few weeks
ago Bhe was arraigned for trial before
one of our criminal courts, and this
same McAtee was called to the witness
stand. In justification of his previous
course he coolly said to the court "that
there are certain enactments of the
church that overrule all law." We
recommend this treatment for this fel
low, suggested by an exchange:
"As for the priest who defied the law,
he should be given a quiet, secluded
apartment in a penitentiary, where, on
a bread and water diet, he may have
opportunity for reflection concerning
the relative autnorny or tne Jttomlsn
hierarchy and the United States. If,
after being incarcerated awhile, he is
still of the notion that his ecclesiastl
cism is bigger than this government,
he might put the matter to a practical
test by calling on the former to rescue
him from the clutches of the latter."
We have been told that Father Mc
Atee has since been shipped to some
point outside of this jurisdiction, to
avoid, if possible, another subpoena as
a witness, as the case is not yet con
cluded. United American, Washington,
D.C.
Hopes for a Clean Sweep.
Editor American. I. a charter
member and also secretary of Holadav
council No. 107, am well pleased with
The American, I am glad that I am
a member of the A. P. A. It is seme-
"FEAR NOT, MY SON, NONE BUT THE
OF OUR ALLY,
thing much needed in America. If we
do not stand up boldly and fight for
our country and protect ourselves and
our American homes, Rome will step
in and take hold of the reins of govern
ment. Why is it that some Protes
tants are so opposed to the A. P. A '
movement," but at the" same time pre
tendto be in sympathy with the cause?
Will some friend please explain why
this is bo? Some men la this section do
not join because they are afraid they
will lose their popularity. They think
some time of running for office and
want the Cathollo vote which, of
course, they will get. But if these
men think more of popularity than
they do of home and country, and if
they have the majority, I suppose they
can hold the offices. I am an A. P. A.
and don't care who knows it. I am
strong in the belief that it is a good
order to belong to, and also that it is
the order of all orders. We hope to be
able to make a clean sweep at the next
election. Yours in F. P. and P.,
A. F. Wilson,
Corresponding Secretary.
A Voice From Michigan.
Detour, Mich., Feb. 18, 1896.
Editor The American: As your pa
per has the largest circulation of any
paper that comes into this vicinity, and
as nothing has appeared in your col
umns from here, I wish to write a few
items on the events of the past week.
The writer, by special dispensation,
went to Drummond and instituted a
flourishing council. Some friends may
ask: Where is Drummond? Take your
maps and look it up. It may appear to
be in the wilderness, but the inhabi
tants are loyal to the core and the very
air Is permeated with patriotism. Mem
bers of Detour council assisted in the
ceremonies, and a jolly good time was
had by all. A vote of thanks was ten
dered Detour council, which was re
sponded to by the president. As for
Detour, the cross-backs think we are
all dead; but we are simply sawing
wood, and they will find the liveliest
corpse on election day they ever saw.
We all wish The American success.
Yours In the cause, Borneo.
After General Hawley.
A press dispatch from New Haven,
dated February 6, says The Iieakter
this afternoon says that at a secret
meeting held in Hartford a night or
two ago, the state council of the A. P.
A. decided to exert all its strength in
opposition to the election of General J.
R. Hawley to the United States senate
when the time comes to fill his place.
The step, it is said, was decided upon
because oi General Hawley's attitude
in the matter of the confirmation of
the nomination of General Coppinger.
The state body, it is said, also con
demned the United States senate for
its actios in the Coppinger case.
CURSED HERETICS WILL SUFFER AT THE HANDS
THE TURK.
SUE KICKED ONLK TWICE.
Marion Longfellow, tbe Port's Grand
Meee, Disrupted St. Sebastian's Con
gregation.
St. Sebastian's Catholic t congrega
tion, of Woodsido, L. I., dwells together
no longer In unityr Just why tbe bib
lical injunction has been lgnoredcame
out yesterday February 15. There
was high kicking by a fourteen-year-old
schoolgirl at an entertainment
given by the parishioners Thursday
night In Firemen's Hall. After it the
church had two factions prudes and
liberals.
Five months ago Miss Marlon Edith
Wadswortb Longfellow came from Bos
ton to live in Woodsido. As her name
indicated, she was a relative of Henry
Wadswortb Longfellow, the poet.
Stephen Longfellow, her father, had
been his nephew. His widow had mar
ried John McKenzie.
When it got about in Woodside that
Longfellow's grandniece was in the
village, there was plenty of curiosity.
This became ill-concealed jealousy
when fourteen-year-old Miss Marion
went to the Woodside Union School
and proved her ability to be put In the
first class with Woodside's young men
and young women of 18 and 20. Half
tbe girls in Woodside became Indig
nant when Father Edward M. Gannon
put the girl in St. Sebastian's choir.
She put on too many airs, they said.
The other half became angry when at
Christmas Miss Marion carried off the
prizes for history, English and poetry.
St. Sebastian's congregation worships
in Arion Hall, but prosperity has come
to it, and on the hill at Woodside ave
nue and Fourth street a fine new church
is going up, that lacks little of comple
tion.
When funds were needed to help
along the building last December, Miss
Brown suggested an entertainment,
The parishioners agreed with her.
"I'll tell you, we'll have one for the
children first," said she, "and then one
for the grown folks; and we'll get Mar
ion Longfellow to do her Spanish dance
for us."
"That's a good idea," said Father
Gannon, "but we won't have Marion
kicking before the children."
So Marlon was duly admonished, and
gave her "wing dance" instead. But
she promised Miss Brown to do her
Spanish dance for the entertainment in
February for the grown-ups. Father
Gannon took things in hand, and,
though talent was quick to volunteer,
brought out the young men of Leo Ly
ceum, Brooklyn.
Firemen's Hall was packed to the
doors Thursday night. Father Gan
non did the announcing.
The audience was In good humor
when Father Gannon announced:
"Miss Marion Longfellow will per
form a Spanish dance."
The lights went down, the village
orchestra struck up tbe strains tc which
Carmcncita used to undulate In years
gone by, and a lithe figure, clad in
black and yellow, tripped out on the
stage. The yellow skirt came below
the knees, and beneath It were full
skirts of black lace. In her hand she
carried a tambourine festooned with
black and yellow ribbons. On her feet
were tiny black slippers, tied with big
black bows.
The music started, slowly at first,
then faster and faster. The girl danced
quicker and harder. She swayed and
pirouetted, but her feet kept close to
the boards. At last the finale was
reached, and the village orchestra did
its best with the fascinating Spanish
music. It was too much for Miss
Marlon.
Up went the tambourine high above
her head. In a twinkling a little foot
flashed from beneath the folds of black,
and "Twack!" its pointed toe hit the
tambourine. The young men of Leo
Lyceum burst out in wild applause
Urged on, the little foot followed the
tambourine again. Then Miss Marion
ran off the stage, flushed with excite
ment and deafened by the applause,
She had to come out again, but Father
Gannon's stern eye met hers, and there
were no more kicks.
Most ot the audience was delighted.
But there were several women who
shifted uneasily in their seats, and one
who left the hall. "Shocking!" whis
pered one matron to her neighbor
"Horrible!" said the other.
But none of it reached the ears of
Miss Marlon's mother till yesterday
She told the girl, and she became al
most upset by the talk.
"The truth of the matter," said Mrs,
McKenzie to the World reporter, "Is
that Woodside Is only a little, narrow
village. Some of the prudes have made
a fuss over Marion's dance. They can't
understand it Why, the trouble 1b
that the girl has taken all the honors
at school, and has done things here
that none of the rest of them . could do.
She's grace itself, and she taught her
self to dance. And then she kicked
only twice. I wish we were all back in
Boston. They are all jealous of us
here."
Mrs. McKenzie sent for Marion. She
is a pretty girl, with big hazel eyes
and long, dark hair. She spoke quietly,
and evidently regretted the false posi
tion In which she had been placed by
the other faction. Her dress, which
she showed, was quite as long as the
one that she wore to school.
"I have always tried," she explained,
"to behave myself here. I don't know
why any one should find fault with my
dance."
It was hard to find who the prudes
were. Fred Smith and Spencer John
son, schoolmates of Miss Marlon, said
that they kaew, bat wsulda't tell.
Father f iaanoa is greatly put out by
the affair, aad is doing his best to bring
bis flock into line again. He refused
to say a word about it yesterday. Xew
Yw k World
By Ft pilar Yeta.
Senator Turple's resolution for the
election ot United States senators by
popular vote Is a measure that should
meet the approval of every American
who has the welfare of the nation at
heart. Tbe existing system is re
sponsible, to a large extent, for the ag
grandisement of the trusts and corpora
tions at tbe expense of the people, and
so long as tbe senators of the United
States are elected under the pre sen
condition, the national senate will be
little more than a capitalistic repre
sentative body almost exclusively.
While, in many Instances, our leviathan
capitalistic bodies have been instru
mental in sending to the house of rep
resentatives their own creatures, they
have not been nearly as successful la
this direction as la the election of sen
ators. A notable instance of the popu
lar voice ia the selection of a national
senatorial representative was the elec
tion of Senator McMillan of Michigan.
This gentleman was never the choice
of the people of the state. He was the
nominee of the capitalistic end of the
Republican state machine the repre
sentative of the corporations of Michi
gan. The mighty dollar not popular
sentiment elected him, and the fact
Is not gainsaid that at the last sena
torial election more capitalistic gold
was used to corrupt our national legis
lature than at any previous election of
that class. For many years past Mr.
McMillan has maintained a ring of
political supporters in tbe state at
enormous expense to himself and those
whose interests were wrapped up in his
senatorial vote. This ring has con
trolled the local elections for many
years past by supporting popular local
measures of reform and carefully keep
ing out of sight the real end for which
they worked. What Is true of Michi
gan 1b true of nearly every other state
in the union. The capitalistic rings
have learned the lesson that it is im
measurably easier to buy one vote rep
resenting one thousand popular votes
for 11,000 than to purchase ono thou
sand popular votes at II apiece, a faot
which accounts for the concentration of
capitalistic effort upon tbe national
senatorial elector rather than upon
tbe primaries. Such exceptions as
Burrows, Weir, Teller, and a few
others, who were elected In ipite of
capitalistic scheming as the representa
tives of the people losteadof the money
power, are few and far between and
constitute the redeeming features of
our present senate rather than the sys
tem which governs it. The United
States senate as it exists at present Is
a body as much representative of a class
and that class the capitalistic as the
house of lords Is representative of the
nobility in England. The difference is
that while the house of lords has prac
tically but little power, the senate of
the United States possesses a power
which exceeds even that of the house
of representatives, possessing, as it
does, the right of rejecting or confirm
ing the presidential appointments,
which the house does not possess. To
the senate Is primarily due the many
great concessions which have been
made by congress for fifty years past to
the railroad and other corporations, In
volving hundreds of millions of the
money of the nation, for which the peo
ple have not received a quid pro quo.
Let the people vote direct, and this
class legislation will disappear with
the class legislators who at present
constitute the senatorial majority. We
trust that Senator Turple's resolution
will pass and that the day of the Mc
Millan tribe is drawing to a close.
Patriotic American.
A Serious Charge.
Public Printer Benedict is now en
gaged in discharging non-Romanists
from the government printing office on
the ground of their "mental condition."
This is an old papist trick but maybe'
Benedict hadn't heard of it till it was
dictated to him by the priests of St.
Aloysius church, who run Benedict's
establishment. Every convert from
Romanism is charged by the Catholic
church with lunacy. No one but a lu
natic would leave tbe Roman church.
UniUi American, Wellington, D. C.
Jiot in Politics.
Last Sunday Priest Cuddily, of Mil-
ford, Mass., said in a sermon:
"There is another thing I want to
say to you, and that is about your care
lessness and your factional fights in
pDlltlcs. Last year, through your own
fault, the Catholics of Mllford, although
representing half the population of the
town, were not represented on the
board of selectmen. Give up your dis
sensions and put good men into office."
My rood men is meant gooa iwman-
Iste, ei course.
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