People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1893 — What’s The Matter. [ARTICLE]

What’s The Matter.

Communicated. In last week’s Republican we noticed an editorial in which the principles of the A. P. A. were given. The editor stated that “Every person should read them that he may come to know that this organization is not such a terribly dangerous body as its enemies have claimed.” We were surprised to note the manner in which this simple statement was treated by the editor of the Sentinel. Is their anything unconstitutional, unlawful or unchristian like in any of those principles? Are they not in favor of free schools, free thought, free press and free speech? Are they not in favor of religious liberty? They are not composed of any one political party, although they may have votes cast as a unit. If they discover a man running on the Republican ticket that they deem dangerous to our country’s welfare. to be in office, they all unit to make certain, his defeat. If oue on the Democrat ticket is considered inefficient for the office he is treated in like manner. Farther than this they are not a political organization. They are acting upon the defense, all the while. Their members are found in the ranks of all political parties. Some of our very best, and prominent Amercan citizens have their names en-* rolled upon the A. P. A. list. Camps are springing up all over this Republic in, cities, hamlets and districts. A very strong lodge is soon co be organized in the northern portion of Jasper Co., and in it will be found memoers of all political parties. A prominent Democrat of Jasper Co., told me not long ago that, "A camp of the A. P. A. should oe located in every district in the United States.” Why any true patriotic American should oppose the principles of the A. P. a. is indeed a mystery not to be unveiled. We would not wonder at outlaws and anarchists, setting up a cofaplaint against unem out when we an editor of one of our county papers complain we wonder “What’s the matter.” Everett Halstead.