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Show GENERAL MILES NOT AN A. P. A. Some correspondents of the American of Boston the A. P. A. organ of the country only a short time ago urged the formation of a political party upon a platform of opposition to the Catholic church, urging that its hierarchy were in conspi racy to obtain control of the government of the republic. re-public. The inane utterances of these bigots created creat-ed more amusement than resentment, because popular pop-ular sentiment has reversed itself since the early days of Know Xothingism; and the latter-day A. P. A.'s, or what is left of the malodorous order,have discreetly sought cover. We are tinder the impression impres-sion that the Boston American is the only paper of that stripe published in the country. But there was one suggestion which these bigoted big-oted correspondents of the American made which caused pain and perplexity in the minds of Demo- crats of all shades of religious belief, and in the minds of Catholics affiliated with both political parties. With consecutive unanimity of expression, expres-sion, General Miles was named as the "best man" to head the rump ticket of the, A. P.' A. as their candidate for president. It did not look good to Catholics. Did General Miles consent to the le of his name in such connection-to boom his candidacy, and win the votes of bigots? Or, rather, was it a cunning scheme to rape the name of a distinguished dis-tinguished s.oldier and popular citizen in order to attract attention to a most unpopular movement ? The latter is anost likely. Xot only most likely, but those who know General Miles personally (and there arc mauy proud of such intimacy residing in Montana), are convinced that such was tho object of the American and its correspondents. Xow comes John F. Fincrty, a man' foremost in Celtic .thought and action in this country, who endorses General Miles as a presidential candidate. An article ar-ticle appeared in the current issue of his paper, the Chicago Citizen, in eulogy of General Miles. It is certain no such euolgy would come from the pen of this noted Irish-American if General Mile3 1 were in alliance with tho A, P. A.'s of Xew England. Eng-land. For although John F. Finerty may not belong be-long to any church sodality, it is certain he is a Catholic and hates a bigot as the devil hates the ! crucifix. We quote from tho Citizen: General Nelson A. Miles spoke at the banquet of the Iroquois club in this city Inst Wednesday evening, even-ing, and his presence evoked great enthusiasm. As a champion of the American constitution he has few, if any, equals in the United States. Like his okl commander and comrade, the late General VT. S. Hancock, he believes that military should be suoor-' dinate fo the civil power if the republic Is to last, and that the executive should be subject to the legitimate le-gitimate checks of the legislative branch of government. govern-ment. Nelson A., Miles ha been a soldier since he was in his 22d year. He has fought In thirty pitched battles and In 500 "affairs," but he has never forgotten forgot-ten his brief civilian life, which gave him unchangeable unchange-able respect for- the masses of his fellow-citizens. A native of Massachusetts, he is filled with her brave traditions., her devotion to liberty, her surnpathy with the oppressed of all races and her mighty benevo- lence. General Miles is a typical .WT" a member of the Massachusetts .vnliu , r' ll' tenant of Volunteers at 22: ;i fun P'''':!; :i 'h,.. brigadier general at 21. r.,i a lllrlj,r " :,t- 2?; , He commanded at the latter a. f,. " ""laI t 5. , I magnificent Second norps of tho P"n"'1-nncl P"n"'1-nncl f0"ht in. every battle m whi,.h , I.''n". fxc-pt Gettysburg, from which hK W;,s :,,,'t" !pH;"l. : of a dangerous wound received i r ,!' '"'. from Bull nun to Appomattox. AM tH-' ''. vii volunteer service. After the civil ,.,;'".!!' colonel of the Fifth regular infamrv ' Sadler general ,.f the regular nrmv ri " " h"-gcneral h"-gcneral ten years later, and lieut-,,., nr ,' "'"T 1901. He retired, covered with soars ,( h",''.'"!l! age. in August. u.3. ' ThlA is. surely. a llWJt ..Jous . Sherman, Sheridan. Thomas. t ' Howard were all West Pointers, ard h',. a"'1 . vantages of that magnificat miiitarv , "'. "1-graduated "1-graduated from the counting house a, ,1 ...Z ' self throughout his long and brilliant e-,,L'.r' " every military emergency that has eopp-,,. . ' On the old frontier, which he did so much "'" 'i his name will be immortal. i - is 1 i e" '' great possibilities of what us-ri t. j,,."'.'.' 1:1 ? arid west" and is an enthusiastic ad o. .' '"' ;h rlgatlon system whether bv the r".-v- '" ;r-system. ;r-system. He Is also a stem f.-e of ' imp-'!', v -'.l" does not believe in forcing the '. '- want to rule themselves. ' " ' ' H memory be accurate, the writer l.eliev, f' F. Fincrty rode with General Mile in J,;, r,' campaigns, acting as correspondent f tj;f. ,. ; , eago Times. Friendship undoubtedly h.ei ',.,"'" thing to do in the creation of the jd.ovc -r ,,.,,. thr same time it proves that Fincrty kiM-.r f, , 'n V ( actor of the man. and knowing it, he v.,li;;,! ,, , ' V I dare deceive his co-rcligionists and fcllow-cm,.! f ' men by repeating what is printed it' Gen- n,! t::, was or ever had been an A. P. A. Our purpose is not to fall in line with r;Il( ..... to promote the nomination of General Mile- ,.. other candidate. Simply to direct attention f.,';. mischief a gang of bigots may render to ., famous in contemporaneous history, imd . perplexity and doubt from the mind- of our (V!,,'v Catholics. |