Show CATHOLICS IN 1 the victory of the american protective the alati society ot of the count country ry in the election CLion 11 butte butle montana I 1 tx an indication of its it growing power in the poli politics kics of this asti iu slid ut of tj ire V f lous loua which can caa tie lie aroused aifong MOD men who aade tile tiie elective LIVe when political contests tu carried aloan the kloeb 01 I 1 member ember hip chip la in a roll rell joua one buoy body no matter what particular cular denomination ij 1 aar oa bulted aul teil the proceeding edlo is it a direct menace to the welfare ellare nr of the Jio whose government in based u the ex P of be popular will wilb flude af f lioun obliterated and tile me society to be it rel tulous or non aun or in daul willett political warfare D n site lie baris 4 is itself unpatriotic aud aua un american la in itis ii ds As A was wae tu be expected the action of ibe 1110 aun AULI is bringing luto into full ploy pi ly an upp tuition 1 I r character ohara to itself that IA U une no that proceeds iu politics pulli iua epou lines t f membership in ID a body of religion into this later movement evidently nog the luil full bac kinic or of a church organization Lion fr it cuttit so not tie i ressu mabi to 10 presume tak thera w aid be unanimity ot of action among me Cat holse voi etlea on such uon an aa lax im pontaut subject it if the proceeding did lacot nave have at ai least the tacit approval ol of the be churco whose members are taking part from the length to 10 which mat tera have been allowed to go already them mere is good reason to believe tuai toa a political litt and deatti struggle glo is ou on I 1 ii between auti alati find and catholics CAtholic as and that aus contest will be waged more fiercely than ever groin this thia time forward lor ward it is not confined to the municipality of butte ur or to montana or even to the west but bui reaches to every part of the guiou and with the campaign as it la Is to bt be instituted this summer it probably will not be long before therein there to no caud candidate wate for office from president of the united states down who Is 18 a catholic or an A P A or who la is believed to 10 have AL a leeling feeling of u toleration for out one or the other who will not have to meet the solid olid political of we the aide which ne is looked upon as being abeln ul air favorable lavo rable to the A P A part pt the program la Is pretty wed from recent dlo aus rhe catholic division which has been in embry otio operation three or er four years la Is about to be opened be tore fore the coultry cou though like the he power it antagonizes wo me wor workings klug will be principally in secret tut tue launching of toe me scheme is to take place at the convention or of the Cat catholic hoile union which opens la in clevelano Cleve iano on june 26 the lour four conven yohb previously hold held nave have had bad member tip in onlo only taking la in the III catholic ot of los ia tale slate trio the meeting just jat year however owing to the notion ca 01 to tot A ai P A tt tie e catholic u union u ion has ban boon ben made a national anair and JU in shia regi has assumed brad pro in the call cali of he union issued to the catholic Oak holto clergy and it is set i forth lorta that bat the object of the be organization to is to units la in fraternal fraier nai jut the promotion and protection of cattia olio interests term la and for the mutual we welfare of its ita members mem bere all catholics cath aias the argens nod need of aoh such union is i pointed out in the existence exia teace and workings oi 01 the A P A from the references to which the following excerpt to la maue by a widespread organization rAtion which is in the dark the catholic Oath olio church and her children are maligned and per aws in the vilest manner and at tempts tenants are made tor for their disfranchise and oppression in political and stecial respects its influence is felt in society as well as in the legislative halls by the enactment of partisan laws the 4 maintenance of parochial schools is ia rend rendered dred more and more difficult to Cat catholics holies as for instance by the enact of the free school book bill every r now and then ihen new measures are brought y forth which are calculated to curtail the rights of catholics and where will they stop if not chocked checked by the united action and energetic endeavors of catholics to assert the rights guaranteed them by the constitution of our glorious land who the united action and energetic endeavors of catholics cattolics to auert assert the right guaranteed them me are to be directed in the political channel with all the vehemence of fervor lt 6 is s pointed out that even in its limited state capacity the ibe union has baa had its influence in politico pol itice among the works claimed for it is that in ohio olt it succeeded in blocking the of the free school book bill for two yeara v ears and would certainly have bare baffled the project completely but for the she shrewdness and artifice on the part of nl persons in high political igal standing PY its ita influence is now invoked as a hat national ional organization regardless ol of any lines hues of division divi aioo to cause all catholics to stand bland ready with watchful eye and strong hand band to ward off these malevolent aggressions and defend our warranted rights P 1 whatever influence the enemies of the catholic Catu olio church may have thought it ezero ined in the political affalee of this his nation heretofore it is now an assured fact that henceforth catholic unity and perseverance will be directly felt in politics politic the roman baman church as such may take no active part and its ita utterances may be as aa fris friend jud ly to the republic and its it inet tUti ra ever Dever thelen through this union everything that the be religious body could accomplish and more too can be attained the church as aa such can keep beep aloof while its members as aa a secret society 4 union such as an the one about to commence oom national operations may carry out every purpose within reach nor can tle te republic complain it tolerates a secret organization which ostracises and virtually citi citizens because of their religious affiliations while this Is done don there othere can be no offense taken at those citizens organizing to fight their asal lents with their own weapons the anti catholics and Oat catholics holics in that oa are strictly and emphatically in plit iod it if the fight feih id 11 permitted to go or oo much longer there Is trouble coming to the nation from that source |