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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1891)
THE AMERICAN' THE AMERICAN. Telephone W. tnlM. at tha Omah pnatoHice Swornl CU Mml Matter Omt'JJ f 31.1 flOff 8 HTHKKT, BUHHCHIITION, f'J.CMl PF.H YF.AH. "AMKtllCA ITOtt AMKMCAN8" Wt Modi all Pron Amofkani Who Sr Ah Iwijianca to tha Unitnd btntwt Without a Mental Renovation In f not of tha Pop, ADVERTISING) RATES. 54 InchM, l than 3 Mo., Each Imus $75 00 ii ii ii 1100 14 H " 7 00 f ii ii ii J 50 j ii ii ii 55 SPECIAL RATE3 ON 6 MONTH CONTRACTS. A WKF.KLY PUBLICATION. BOLT) AT ALL NKWB HTAND8, JOHN O, THOMPSON, W OMAHA, TIIUKHDAV, SKIT. 24, 1891 TllK mlalako MMiMt not bo made that ilila warfare la Icing made against particular Catholic. It I against tli church a a political organization, LOOK AT TIM rilKBKHT. The question la quite often naked, 'Why do you not publish mora of tbu MfUit of llifl church of ilium, and ' opuri the eye of tboao thoiightloa Proteatant wli encourage the build ing oi parochial achoola, convent and nunneries by thi Homan oorporailonP" To which we Itfivi Invariably an awered, thorn la no necessity for do ing so, Historically the Homan church fa not only a vil and unclean thing, hut it la a murderous and unchristian Institution -so abomination In tho sight of (InA and of man ft disgrace la civilization end ft stumbling block In the wry of ebi Ntlun and O d-fnar f ri Catholic. Thla la known to every body, itn need no glossing or color ing by thfl hand of any writer to make It stand forth In nil It bldcousucs. Tha history of the Komau orgnnlza Hon la like Hmiqno' (boat It will not down, Turn where you will In well Authenticated historic and you will find the tory so often told of fraud, Corruption, licentiousness, Intolerance, superstition am! Ignorance being the legitimate children ut Hoinaniani to be trim. We all know thla to be (he truth, We can see !bt touch even today, and knowing thla, do wn cure what tti Horulah church haa been In the jmatP True, loir agents and emle arle any aha fa unchangeable, which MKHir hk aufllclant reaaon fordrag' glug tha bloodf, criminal paat of thn mothr church Into publlo flaw, ao that tha futura mlgtit, In a rnaaauro, bi firefoldj yt w doubt If any have for gottan tha talca told of tha borrori of tha Kpanlah Inquiaition, by man of mora than ordinary ability) wa doubt if any who bar raad liava forgottan of Ht, Bartholomew' va, whan 70,000 I'roteatanta wera murdnrod niurdrd? Yaa murdaradf by Koma'a moat loyal ana; by man wearing on their braaata tha emblematio croaa, Wa doubt If any hart forgotten that Hua and Wcllff and Mrtln Lutbor wer to ado to fi'-l thn Rful wi-lght of I'H'li'aUot" leal authority, or Hint any hate al lowed thn fii t to all thi'lr inlioU tlmt Olitrdaito Iti ii tin, line of thn moat glftml Italian dilloandii'r, waa burimd at tha atake, to aatUfy the t'hurch, on February 17, im, in the city of Koine .juat bi'jond the halo of the vatltmn. Hi'iiiemlHirliigUiiiaiilhlnga-knowing them to bn inm why ahoiild wo ay inoroP U It nut enough to know that thn Human (Jatkollo church la aWaya ajalnal the governmntitP I It not enough that the Hoiiuiu corporation la endeavoring to deatroy our public) aohoolaP la It not enough to know that Human Catholloa dlacharge I'ro- teatanta imd aubatltuto tiioan of the Homan faith P la Ii not enough to know that the church holda hero l-'fiO,- 000 worth of real property for apecu- liitlve purpoana, which la free from taxation? la It not enough to know that tho aaaoclntloii known aa the Hoclety of Jeaua, through !t chief olll ccr, loana church funda on real eatnto accurlty, drawa Internal but pnya no taxeaP la It not enough to know they boycott any ami every niiin who lina tho courage to aay "I am on American and a I'rotealnntP" la It not enough to know tho Roman hlerarcny la en deavoring to unite the church and atateP la II, not enough to know the church of Home haa branded your wife aa a concubine and your children aa baatardaP W any It la enough to know theae thltiia; and that It la, therefore, much more appropriate for Tiik Amkkwan to call attention to thlnga of today, and keep, tho people poated on Juat what the Human corporation la doing and intend doing to thla country and Ha Inatltutloria, We believe that when men fully reall.e that tho ''holy mother" church la a political orgnilnv tlon, that tho laity vote aa one man and that they are alwaya Ignorant enough to allow theprieeta and blahopa to uo them for their own grandl,e merit, and that many of theae aume pricil are diahoneat enough to call In qucatlon the Integrity of every man who aay tha Homan church la a polit ical fraud and a religion inUiionir, "topping at nothing, reporting to every thing, to injure thoae who oueatfon the loyalty of every man who glvea vent to auch aeutfment a "we are Catholic Heat and cltl-en afterward," we aay that when men fully realize theae thing tha ring, the Intreguer that hav alway manipulated the Homan rote, will have to take a back aeat, When men fully realize thla Home will rule no more, Her ruin will come through her Inaallable greed for all poaltlon of truat and honor, arid her unlawful attempt to aubvert public achool fund to tha uao of Homan parvehfal achoola, ANOTiiicu binriNurion. A gentleman who wa born in Ger many aay wa left out a good point in laat week' article, which explained the difference between the old Knownoth ing parly and tha American Protective Aaaoeletatlon, It wa the fitft that tha charge wa proved to be an untruth upon it face, for men of all nationali ties were member of the American Protective Aaaocfatlon, while '.he Know nothing excluded all foreigner, We welcome all l'rotetant foreigner, AMERICA. My country, 'll of thee, HwiM't land of liberty, Of thee I alugi I.aud where my father died, l.aud of thn pilgrim' pride, From every mountain' able Ih'I freedom ring. My native country, thee, I, find of the Indite free, Thy name I love; I love thy rock and rllla, Thy wood and templed hllta; My heart with rapture tin III Like that above. Let niuale swell tho breeze, And ring from all the tree Hweet freedom' aong; Let mortal tongue awake, Let all that breathe parluke; Let rock their alienee break, The Bound prolong. Our father' God to Thee, Author of liberty, To Thee we aing; liongmay our laud be bright With freedom' holy light; Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King. 1'UT DONMLLY ON HliCOHl). Councilman Donnelly waa, the Hint of the week, approached by a gentle man who naked, In behalf of quite a number of Protectant, that a certain man bo named a a member of the reglalratlon board, Donnelly refuaed to name him, When naked why he would not aend in hla name, tho coun cilman answered, "he la a while cap." "I don't know about that," retorted the gentleman, "but I do know he i ft Proteatant," "It la ell tho mmm thing; I will not appoint him," "Then you propoao to appoint no one but Homana on the board of registration In the Hecond ward," "I won't appoint any Proteatant white cap, that I certain." "Alright, Mr. Donnelly, wo will place you on record," and the gentleman who had the above conversation with the night-watchman at the government corrall who I better known to the citizen of Omaha aa Councilman Don nelly, came to Tiik Am Kuwait oflice and reported the same, Proteatant should be on their guard. Donnelly explanation may mean more than you can see on It face, It may mean that there I a Homan scheme on foot t i pad the registration. Wo advlae a careful and minute scrutiny In every district of the poated Hats, and that a complete list of all the registered voter be made for use at the polling places on election day, Thl explanation of Donnelly' may mean that they will carry tho election by fair mean If po lble by foul meani if necessary. It may mean that In case they can not out vote u they will have men on the canvassing boarda who know how to count our candidate out. Or It may not mean any thing at all, any farther than that Donnelly ha allowed hla tongue loo much latitude. V. would be J ii at a well for Protestant to bo on their guard, however, and If any fraud i attempted any place in the city, it should be reported to tho proper au thorltlo, that lmmodiato action may bu taken, In conformity with the law. To I "forwarnml I to be forearmed." Hemeniber "F.ternal vigilance U the price of liberty," run romas iiorcorr. There U a policeman named Kiaaano who ha a bent out on North .sixteenth street who should be given a vacation. While ho waa tramping hla beat Inat Saturday, according to Mr. Vlney, of Sleu & Vlney, barber at loo North Nlxlecnth street, he noticed Mr, Pat. Powers ifolnir Into the shop. Klssaiie called him out and urged lit it to stop patronizing Sleo & Vlney ns they were members of the American order. Pat win; bound to go in but tho patrolman kept urging him to stay out. After onalderablo parleying he got away from KUrfane and went In the shop, where ho paid his bill, and as he turned to leave was naked by Vlney to come In again. Klssatie after being con vinced that Powers would no longer patronize tho llrm proceeded on hi way, and when he reached Qulnn'a sa loon, at 1 1 :!I0, run. stepped Inside and re mained there for twenty minutes, or, to be correct, until 1 1 :o0 a.m. Wo desire to know whether policeman and lire men are paid for working up boycott against buslnc men who belong to American socletie. How I this Messrs- Smith, Gilbert, Hartuian and Coburn? AM! YOU (WILT Y M It. KLKFFNKB. We tilway had considerable respect for (Jeorire Klefl'iicr, but If what several of our friends tell ns Is tho truth, ho has committed an act that I deserving of the most evere censure. Our friend say he was a member of the crowd that went to Central hall Friday night to break up an American meeting. How is this GeorireP Were you In that crowd f You are welcome to all tho space you want In these columns, If you can by the use of It establish an alibi. He frank Mr, Kleffner, Were you one of iho crowd that defied Olllcer ISIoomP 'if you did not In word did you In aeUP Yei or no, Mr. Kleffner. MMMRHIBMI AI8UIID. Our Homan contemporary ha at d I f -feront time Intimated that the Ameri can Protect I ve Asaoclatlon wa boy cotting Homan business men. The In timation I absurd. There I not a Hu manist doing business In Omaha today who could carry on his business for three month were the Protestant to boycott him. Thl I a Protestant town. All the Homan have had ft "cinch" on heretofore has been the ofllces. They will not have It on those things after this fall. mmmmmmmmmmmm Subscribe for 'i iik Amkukjajt, ENGAGE YOUR HWKET MILK, HUTTICIIMILK AND VMSAM AMERICAN DAIRY. E. W, READ, PROPRIETOR mi Decatur,