The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899, December 30, 1892, Page 4, Image 4
THE! AMERICAN VHC AMERICAN, AMIRICAM rUBltSKiKG COMPANY ittir-mftt , K.mo,, 4IM.M, Mh ik l hii. l M, . , lit ttt l ! '" I ffft tf t " I f- ,1 ftt t-.kt ' I II I t I lff .t ' t tlttWt T ft II hi lull tHHil i il h M ni i'ti.t ttt. Hi ,' t. i1i0 fthn et I" I i.tnt V ittttf mt If m l' M i.Hi.tt UmriM (Nil.) l nil HI lltil OMN C. tNOWON, ifttfftft. w r Km i . Htiif MttKKf OMAHA, I UIUAV. MP. 30, r"THt Ahismh i mttnttn ir I'.tiiiom I'M l 1 n CM-. i Nor Wk y"i ! i,i,y. ii'i,i'n Now Yi'r, Now, tin')' 1tijr from Kmim tlmt Sitiiill MiUiiiltTiiit'ltHl Mb liiBlniflliHin. That giHiul nUl ninn, lli'v. CIihh. Plilnliiuy, IdMiinln .'onllriiMl to liln lionm In St. Anno, III., by mlrkttowi. TlIK Citlormlo ( 'atholie, of lMiivor, In tliti IntfHt Uoiniin tit liullti mlilifiitltm U rojolmi IxMMHiw tbti miinli'i'orit of Mayor Miller liiivo not boon eonvielod. It iflooful wllbirlul twkoit up about, otio Imlf wliimn. "Ilo lmnfliH tH't, who IriijiIin liiHt." Wo iiihv Iimvo u t'liiintH! t luuifh yet. Titi'.Hii 1h h impor down In Howton which iltioH yi'iiinun wrvlco for Hn rmin try. H Ih tbo American (HlUrn. Jimt now It In rnlMliiy "HotTotdorvli'd fund," This uho to which thin funil will bo put U oxplnlncd to tho contributors. Pun not tho roii(br of The American woll that fmul? TlIK HtivliiK of tmui tlmn 2,(ltK) which county dork HiiCKott tnmln In tho com pilation of tho (llllmjiu'nt lax 1 Int would HiM'tn to bo HUlllolont pr'iof that tho voter knew what tboy were, about when they rcpiiillaU'tl a Hoinan and elecU'd mi Aini'i'lcaii. The mini Hived by Mr. Kaokett reprinfnt omi-third if t lie total eiiHt of muk lnf tip tint lint liiHt Vf.ur1. iiiwl uSiii-l n!f itf tint eiikt of llio vwh for th in'f'iit year." A ur loti i p'lbtn! amy mk wbai. lieiMinio of that 2,0uti Iftniyi'Kf, unit wa will anHwor, It went Into the' pM U t of tho popo'a tnlnloiiN. AKTKit cltflit yearn ImprlMiniiiiinit in tho hoiiHO of tho (!(hmI (f) Slieppard of Vanhliitftoii. I). (J., MIh Ileiirlnttn nilllioill in rcnu'ii'ii mi hit iiruiimr nun frlotidH. Him Hcciirod ber freedom upon A writ of lialieiu uorpim ixNued by Judtfn liradley. The younjf lady wiih afraid to Hay till o wan detained In tho Koiuiin institution UK I n ft ber will until Juile JlrKillev BMMured htr that he would Hon that hIio wild proteetcd If him dimlrod to leave. Tho mother MiiHrlor mild n)m wan not detained nulnt h r will. Tho court found kIio wan nnd ordered tier releiote. Koinan CBtbollcn of Oinnha, on of your (buiKbti'rH may bit treated tho Haino iih MImk Hanford. Awuko, and nave your daiiibU-ra! i i ONK of the IwMt printer In the city of Omaha In Mr. (Joo. I'". t'omntock, who ha been eiriiloycd In thin ollleo for nearly it your. Ho in ntcady, noUir and indimtrioimand o qutet that you never know what 1m Intend to do until the job U diiiii!, Tho tii-atcut and mimt quietly I'xemited pleco of work wiileh ho ever did wanconcliulod luntTuemlay, I)ecetnler 27, 18H2, wlmn couiity Judjo Kllor InhihhI a marrlajfO lleenito and Joined him in wedliH'k to Mix Ella Uraeey, . Mr, PomMm k in a pleaxant, wee, ir faced little woman of a minny dla poHltlon and will inako (jeor(f a (Toin Rtid devoted wlfo, Atnontf Mr. Com atck' laio olrclo of frioridn notio will wlnh him a greater ineuauro of happl tier than the lxiy with whom ho ha worked in thU olllce, and tho editor with whom lie htm Ix'on jieiMonully ao quulnted hIiico hl arrival in tho clly. TiiKttK wan mimlo, mirth and lauh wr in Central ball, 107 ninth Four teenth treet, butt evenlnif, In that hall at that time, hatt MHMeaibled tho rnemlwm of council No. H of tho Amor lean I'rotcctlvo ANHoolatlon, together with their wlyiw, dttujfbUni and woot hearta. It wa tbo flrit open meet ing of tho BoaHon and wait well at tended. Speeches wcro made by a number of Omaha' leading citizen, nonga, recitation, eHuay and bintru ni en till rmmlu Inter poraod, and rounded out tho evening' pleatturc. Kvcry btnly who attended doclaro they novor had a bettor time, and tboo who did not attend aro consequently upbraiding thomwdvefi for thoir netrbict. Council No. 8 1 alwayii in tbo fore rank. It wa No. 8 which marched to The AMKMCAN olllco in a body ono year ajro and gave thrco chcora for tho victory won. . It wa tho amj council that oHned Its treamiry when tho Miller in vctlgatlon wa utarU-d and voted and paid WO. 00 into tho Miller Fund. It is mado of the ritrbt kind of fituff. Long Jive No. 8. Success to every ono of it member. I I ,t, 1 !. f I' ll t.t, h t, t. ,i. -. I h -t ,1 i' H It kn(: H li.'tJ l 1 n-i t- , it I "1 ! It, ,j. ,!(. Ul ;' t. fU IS ,-t.tf. ft i.,iitt I. i t l , i Mt 'w.illll t., . tin- e-l,,-lM t I' ti ft fl "I I '!, A ' ft tl i4 h lt i-i.ti Ui S is ill. tt tLt I-., -.Ml J j itlj m .t . I l M ism i 1 ItO ibi tt '(' IH (lt W It'll II I. tiur l. .r..i n lIHi fxl m avatn n-vtt'l t'b tH,l liUt it m i ) t !'' I.I lt t l A tut l h-n Pit''. M "" lnH.m, il ft ti iH Itat't , U.t A P, A" Thin m ,-!' t-n - t.Oif ! m .- nil iliet iii. tit notie 1b I trim-, i4 ll prttloti (-, 1lil U-irtti lfl eilttaml ill,t tluitnif tl blmly Ivhi iitttlili-tf . '. i In a riolltiH w to v tn h iiil. ail ivllhm I Uv . the air of ht i' n an.l tf uarsiitti d hy etiii.tllollttnal edit I. '! in,l iim IttimtltMi ei a tin tiHti' l lit i tj , lib no ntMtiitle ii -n or i'otie for thtdr ill'iii'i'( and Ho loipl fael lliai mieb melhod bvi ii'it nlly obtained to an alarmiin: intt iii, Uotii'iitf pi lum taeia e IdeuiK Hint llielr oltj-H l l to dlvldf ami ivrriipl Atni ilean mnllinent and drill our etvllli'atitm back lo a cbmUli era that dlsgraeena inure IwrlMiroopand IblK ial apt. It l Imldly aiiiviiimi'd, With IK! lillitftble ilt llllll. I It'll tin vote of the A. P. A. In Ne'iraitka, at the eelH elect inn, were (K'Oli-tly mild to the hltflieft bidder, reeardle of partlnn altlnttle. With I ho lurid llaine of burning Pat hollo ehurehe, bliHMly rlol and hell Itorn iiHitiiwtlniitloii tlll fi-oidi in the mliiiN of many of our jM'ople that were the direct romilt of Knownothlng Intnleraiiee, hatred and oIhiiIhIiiiom, it I inoiit tnaii palng alrnngn that a hhnlliir orgiuilatlitn, In the light of thiiHK dbtgraeefiil event, nhould lt foal ered and eiieoumgeil until It iM'oome a llieliaellig power III the lilllil.---,t(A inarm ffninV, We can readily ee that Mr. Mo- now that aound a little lloinan IrUb Mr. McArthiir Ih not aeiiuulnted with tho IiihIiIo working of tho American Protective Aoclallon, generally hail ed a the A. P. A. If ho wa ho would not iniiko tho charge that men were tracked becaue they would not alllllato with it. No man I oHtraclaod because ho Ih not a member, or beeauo be, to it ho Mo'a own wonl, doe "not alllllato with them," If ho I not aupported by tho order for an olllco after lxdng nifin Inated by ono or tho other of tho politi cal partlo tho fault i not with tho member of tho aHoehitlon, but with hluiHelf. lis Is either an avowed enemy of our free InHtltutlon, or ho chwely allied with tho element that wIhIio their overthrow that tho men who con Htlluto the incmlmi'Hhlp of that aocl atlon bnllovo it unaafo or ill-ad vlnod to place any reliance in hlui iih a public olllclal. Ofcoui'Ho thl 1 not nl way tho reanona notahlo exception to tho general rule 1 found In Joo Hartley who ran on tho republ lean ticket for tnto troamirer hint NovcmlKtr, Ho wa Hot endorsed almply Ijecauno hi oppon ent Mr. IJeckman wo a Kwede, which nationality coiiMtltute a largo percent of tho loyal AmerlcaiiH of thl atato. Mr. Ileckninn aecurod tho endoremont over Mr, Jliirlley moro a a recognition of a friend of that nationality, than a a thriiHt at Mr. Hartley for hi political aoclatl.iu. Ono of tho cardinal prin ciple of tho A. I', A. I to tako earn of men who will pledge thomolvoH to, or aro known to bo In hearty Hympiithy with the movement now making to per otiiiito our free liiNtllutlon; todlcoun tetianco tho candldiicy of all men who aro directly or Indirectly In yrnpathy with the movement of tho Unman Catholic hierarchy to aubvort thin gov ernment of tho United Ktiite and erect upon it ruin a thoncruiy; to oppoao I he election of any man or any et of men who declare or Indlevo that "they aro Ilomun Catholic f1rtand Ameri can citizen afterward," a IlomanlMt havo boldly declared thi tiimdvei for the lat quarter of a century, Thl ban not lten done Hccrebdy hut openly to tho knowledge of men In every miction of tho United HtaU'H, You know It and your neighbor know It if you have taken tho pain to read, and havo had tho ability to remember. Hut, for fear you may plead tho b:thy act and ay you cannot remeiula'r of an lntance we will cite you a few. No longer ago than lat Hepteinbor, In Newark, N. J. at a convention of German Human Catho lic, ex-Alderman Hrudder, a member of tho convention gave vent to that Identical acntlmoiit. Hut It 1 not nece ary to go all the way to Now Jorey for an example. You can Uip off at Cincinnati, Ohio, where Dlahop Oil tnour lived and there you will bo told that ho gave vent to tho ame language. Nor 1 it alwolutely neceary to go to Ohio. Wo havo a man hero In Omaha who ha been repeatedly honored by tho electors of thl city and county who onco ald tho aamo thing. uod tho Identical language that we quote ltvo barring tho word Horn an. Ho live hero today and a little over a year ago acknowledged, in a public meeting, that tho "little editor'' told tho truth when ho ald ho had once mode a peech In which tho language quoted hud been ued. It i bocuue of tho prevalent idea amon; Itoman Catholic that tho law of tho church aro above the law of tho Rtatc that ha caued American to band together for tho better protection of tho institution which cont an untold amount of trcaure and tho live of thouand of our mont loyal and pat riotic citizen, i ou ay they do not do that. We nay they do. Wo can HUHtain our position by thulrown word. To do ho wo will quote tho word of Leo XIII. He aid, January 10, M)2, in hi encyclical letter, "when tho law V ,1M If l"l it- Ua .( I! U.-4 '.j t U , !t I j ((: III i ... it i t u Pi- X III tit . t In nti . i.. i . ! I 1 1 thin .( nil Pn . l.. ftt ,-,,tirt!"ii.' A r , t t, it a ItiMi. a m I i 1 1, t' , I Uffs H il, Ui it'C Pi U-i'( ii' tint- jv k t I it , it. t in, i- , m i4 ii ItSndliitf tK ti ill lt t'. Tbl il irti l!ti fir ttit.. i-t Pit.t. t.ii,l ii, . j foul llitlr iliiiiltin U l mtfttil lot 1 1 j Prniinl tnttie land but joo, If jit.i ii. Pit.i. itl ii'ii.,. jinn- He ami )itr ihilttiin If yon aiv hte.Mil with aiij! Tln'ti bo in lite name of Om run j nu npbttld mhh a ) It in mi.l it-1 r v l'il Ann i lean bo are tinibd liyethor In pnvent furlher pi b ully intii feremit In aftalr ol tle llttwean )ii fgartl a man a a friend who L lirM tlit Plumtiild the lltllh -tlint ihnwi ilean-r lhn your own llfo a iv obhH't of morn and conlintt? Anothir filing that b a maile Pint elaiit Aittei lenim inpieloii of Ibnuan Cat linl leu U IIikI llit.y ld!i'Vi the Me can almolve them from all oatb-lhat thtdroath of alleglimee to thl country 1 worthle If Ilia old man o;i theTllter boiih deelarv, urnKhrtlm, that they weiv rtdliivotl from an oath voluntarily taken. What manner of men are Ihene whoeomo In tho gulm of frleiidhlp and at a word from a hlnttphomouNly ploiiH fraud would ilenert tho government which had alTorded them an asylum when they were Htarvod out of other IuiiiIh through the avorlctoiiH ileinaiidH of their prloHtHj' Aro they AmerlcaiiH? Pan they Iki clt lnen? Should they bo entitled to a vote? Can they nervo two motery We aro pleaned to hoo you drag that old Knownothlng keleton out of lUcloHot. Any article agulnt tho A. P. A. without a reference to it would be Incomplete. In fact, people would not believe a writer wa ceimurlng the latter organization If ho tailed to liken It to tho former. Hut, let iih lxk Into thl Knownothlng cry a moment. Mc nay it terrorized cities and villagoH during It rolgn. That 1h aimply a mln atatoment. Homo terrorized cltloa and vitiligo during the Knownothlng re gime not tbo luttor organization. Certainly that wa a few minutes before our time, but wo havo met Hoveral people who wore member of that organization, havo road a littlo authentic hUtory, and find able to Hot our friend MoArthur right before tho people of thl Htulo, Ho .also ayH! "With the lurid llamoH of burn lrig"( Ro man) "Catholic churchoH, bloody riot and holl-born aHaHliiatloiiHHtlll frenh in tho mind of many of our people, that were the direct result of Knownothlng Intolerance, hatred and claniilshnes, It I more than paing titrurigo that a Hlmllur organization, in tho light of those disgraceful event, should bo fostered and encouraged until it be comes a menacing power In tho land." Now, Mo don't mean all ho ways, if hoi doe ho Is simply Ignorant of fact. Will bo tell iih where there in a greater display of clun nlnli tu'Hw than In tholloman church? You cannot belong to a single one of It necret societies unless you aro a Ilomun, You cannot belong to tho Hibernians utile you are Irish-born or of Irish parent and not then unless you havo gone to mass within a year prior to making applica tion, and unless you are capable ol bearing arms! Why thl latter quali fication? Why do they have an armed body within tho Itoman church? Why do they have their Jesuits, whose hands aro necking with tho blood of Lincoln, with that of William of Orange, with that of Henry the Eighth? if the Ilo mun church I a religion body why i It her prleNl and pre aro boasting of Harrlon' defeat? If sho 1 so chrl tlan, why aro more than (JO per cent, of tho murderer, tho thieve, pauper, lunntlc and prostitute member of that InHtltutlon? No, no! Tho menac ing Hiwer I not In tho A. P. A. It 1 In tho Hoinan church. The menacing power wa not KnownothingUin, but Homanlsm. To put tho caso a it really was wo aro compelled to place the blame where it rightfully belongs on the Itoman Catholic church. At that time, a to day, it raised it cry of Intolerance, of bigotry. It went even farther. It made it absolutely dangerous for men to join a Knownothlng order. Tho father of a friend of our joined tho order in New York. He had Jut completed a number of largo and costly farm build ing when thoy wero fired by an in con da ry, Tho building, together with stock, grain and machinery were acorn pleto lo. In 1811 the Knownothlng wero holding an open meeting in a pub lic part of Philadelphia when a body of Itoman Catholic who were concealed In a largo brick building fired a volley into tho crowd. Men wero wounde'd and killed, and before twenty-four hour tho city of Philadelphia wa ablazo with the light from burning Itoman Catholic intltutlon. Itoman Catholics wero shot wherever found In vaults, In boxes, under pile of wood, noon the Htroets and In their home. When Ito man churches wero broken Into, their basements searched, hundreds of guns wero found stored away. These were appropriated by tho frenzied Know nothings, and tho workof extermina tion continued until there was not a man who would admit he wasamembor 1.1 tt... of tho then despised sect. In our search plans, its adepts lend to each other mu for Information on this question of tual support, and incite each other to Knownothingism we have failed to find dare and do evil, t;tl ft i.. V Hi l I u ( tj-t '! tin! m l-..t i. .) m U t ,itti i K II Ki!m In I I t,.1 I .,t., '!( It.. ti;l.o ! !, lntitU"i H.e a''i-t-.k-i. ,! ,, m' i. U- tbft tfil !j ' tB ft,'.,i,'.i.it'. hh It,. f,'i Il I. ft.ti a e,t i.l. al il., iHltijt i ,, ittih !t inn ifttt' ti. iit n (t j.i tf la.lttng f.r i ft.. 1 1, .in,.' Iii.j-ii.t Un anttittn ir it r losy mean i tiiiijh li ileiitHittl ?t,f t if lm! jtm Ther !'' another thing which b I loyal American tolhinMng. Il l br mii.Uiil ft tti t.) fc tin it I iif fiw h by tin' Hitman church. Pni' )eh Is a ooii!ltutiin1 iiat-antii', yet Ibr drunken minion of Home lei tioopr-: lillllty a lo ivlclil It eerelo. They have within the lal eighteen month ntoblied Hev. Pha, Phlnhjuy In iCseaiinba, Mich,, Rev. and Mrs, Slattery In Keokuk, Iowa, T. P. Ion In Cameron and Kt. Joseph, Mo., and Cheyenne, Wyo., and Hev. J. I!. W hite In Muscatine, Iowa. They have shown their intolerance ami hatred for all our Institutions, even going so far a to de clare, through Mgr. Caiol In Chicago, that the day wa not far distant when Itoman Catholic would refuse to pay their school tax nnd would send a bullet to the breast of the collector a quick a tho click of a trigger, and that the order would coiiio from Home, and lie obeyed as coming from Clod. Such Hentlment as these are not ex pressed by loyal citizen. Such deelara lons are not made by men who aro American citizens (Irs and whatever conscience dictates, afterwards. The charge made by Mr. MoArthur that tho association vote was sold dur ing tho lust election to tho highest bid der bus not the least semblance of truth. It is but the Idle vaporing of political soreheads who wanted the other fellows endorsed, but could not control tho acts of tho convention so set up tbo cry of boodle. Americans, as a rule, are not boodlors. There may bo some who are, but as soon as they aro discovered, ex pulsion follow. And, now, before wo close let us Im press upon you this truth, wo do not oppose tho Itoman church asa religious community, we do oppose it as a politi cal system, if you are a Roman Cutho llo worship God as you please, but do away with tho idea that you aro bound by an oath only until such tlmo as tho pope sees fit to absolve you from It; do a lias been done before, and give your father confessor to understand that you take your religion from Home, but not your politics, and you will find no op position among Americans. We aro opposed to .tho Itoman system not to Roman Catholics. CHEER FOR MASONS. Though Opposed by the Pope They can Rely Upon Brother Masons, Tho following letter, preamble and resolutions will bo read by our brothers of tho craft with no small degree of pleasure. SAN FllANC'IHCO, Cau., Dec. 10, 181(2. Dear Sir and I Jrothcr: At the close of tho Graod Lodge of Sorrow held jointly by tho Masonic Veteran Association of tho Pacific coast and Gethsemano Chap ter of Hose Croix, No, 6, of of tho An cient and Accepted Hcotlsh Rite of Freemasonry, at tho Musonlc Temple, Oakland, on Sunday evening, Decem ber IHth, the following action was taken: Hro. F,dwln A. Sherman, .'J,'t, as Wise Master presiding, presented tho following Preamble and llesolutlon which after being re ail, were on motion, unanimously adopted by tho said Chap ter of Hose Croix and unanimously con curred in by a rising vote of thl Ma sonic Veteran Association. Fraternally yours, Edwin A. siikkman, Secretary of tho Masonic Veteran Asso ciation of the Pacific Coast and Na tional President of tho Masonic Vet eran Association of tho United State. 1'KKAMIIMC AND JlKHOr.UTIONH. WltKKKAH, it ha been recently pub licly proclaimed to tho world through the public press, that a now decree bus oocn declared from tbo Vatican by Pope Loo XIII, against Freemasonry and Fremasons In general, and agalnt our brethern In Italy In particular, a fresh warrant for perecutlon and a now declaration of war against free govern ment and the rights of conscience, re viving tho bull of Clement XII, In 18.'I8, of excommunication, confiscation and sentence of death, against Freemasons, without hope of pardon; and re-declared by every successor to tho pupal throno to tho present Popo Loo XIII, who In 1884, in his "encyclical letter Jlnmumi Gtnm (or the Human Race) suld: "Now therefor by tho cxamrdo of our predecessors, we have decided to pro ceed directly against the Masonic Soci ety Itself, against their whole teaching, their plans and habit of thought and act, so that tho poisonous strength of that sect, may bo moro and more brought to light, and that this may avail to check the contagion of tho dangerous plague. "Haughty on account of Its former successes, tho sect of Freemasons inso lently erects Its head, and It audacity no longer seems to know any bounds; united to ono another by tho bond of a criminal federation, and by their secret ... t ' l !., iih .,.t i iia ,n ln'i i. ) v .! , 4, 1( H. ( t,n (hit .t I l,t ,,!, ,. lt rl.Htih bi'ti-d ti." fl i.. Hi ifc . I . It. tin ft.iU,,r i..ii!.t h,i i.u,;,.j in a !,: .! f,.t 1 1, i ti ', It-t t ) ht-tv awn 1 1 , ft it.) it..,l kt Hit Hint I il lliftllt i, .M t.i W itttaUy iii.ti! Hj lti!, Pn y ,, Sn.t,. i, f irtit !,,!,. ,tt tlm t ailit.Ue t'vtti'iiHi (ii.in ihw la, and ftvtn lttt a.!ii,liiUti ftil.tn i.l a iiton ( ; and lh iimwijtM if. K thi y Ihlttk thai ft htilo l!i. !!, In. ine.Ululttl iniLI,!., ,tf n.t!tut an,) ,vit ,l itf Pn rhtiivh. And Will tu adopting lt,e laiitfiiatfi of our lalelifftiidPonimaiitb-r, Rn. Albert Pike. In hi ri ply lo tho wild "encycli cal letter of Pope I"0 XIII: "Nuft helv In tbo world, ban Prtvinawmry fyr Mnsplnil agalnsl any government en lltled lo It ohfillcmv, or to men's it si't, Wherever now there I a couatl tutional government, which resisi't the right of men, and of the jmoplo, ami the publle opinion of the world, il I tho loyal upmrter of that govern ment. It ha never in any country, !oen the enemy of the Js'iiple, the suppressor of scientific truth, the stiller of the God-glvon right of free inquiry, as to the groat problem Intellectual and spiritual, presented by tho universe tho cxhorter of confession by the ruck, the burner of women, and tho exhumed hodio of tho dead. It has never been tho enemy of the human race and the curse and dread of Christendom. Its patron saints have been St. John the Haptlstand St. John tho Evangelist, and not the beautified chiefs and pion sters of tho Inqusition. "It Is not when the powers of the papacy are concentrated to crush the Freemasonry of tho Latin kingdoms and the republics of tbo world, that the Masons of tho Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in the United States, will, from any motive whatever, proclaim that they have no sympathy with tho Musons of the con tinent of Europe, or with those of Mexico, or of tho South American re publics. If these fall into error of practice, or Indulge In extravagance of dogma wo will dissent and remonstrate; but, we will not forget thut the Free masonry of our Rite has always been tho apostle of civil and religious liberty: and that tho blood of Italian, Spanish and other Latin Frecmusons, has again and again and again glorified and sunc tifjod the Implements of torturo, tho scaffold and tho stake of the papacy and tho Inquisition," and Whehkas, "The 'father of his coun try,' our beloved Brother Georgo Wash ington and the other Masonic founders of tho American republic in carrying out tho principles set forth In the declaration of liberty and independence, and forming a constitution in accord ance therewith, providing that: "Con gress shall have no power to establish religion or to prevent tho free exercise thereof," against which tho encyclical letter of Popo Leo XIII., In 1884 is directly aimed as well as agulnst Free masonry, and ro-u(!lrmi;dtln his recent declaration made known to tho world through the public press, therefore bo It Jlmolnd, That wo us Freemasons, loyal to tho constitutional government of these United States, to the roe In stitutions and law of our country, as good citizens, and faithful to tho prin ciples of Freemasonry which have fulion under the bun of tho popo and the entire pupal hierarchy at Romo, wo will maintain and defend tho sumo at all hu.urds whenever they are assailed by the enemies of free government, and to which us our Masonic fathers did, "we pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honors." Jlmlnd, That wo extend our fullest sympathy to our Masonic Hrethron of Italy In particular, and to our Brethren of all countries In general, where men are condemned and persecuted for at tempting to exorcise tho God-given rights of life, liberty and tho pursuit of happiness, tbo freedom of conscience and tho right of ouch individual soul to worship Its Creator and it God, un fettered and untrummeled by any priestly power whatever; and that as Freemasons wo will encourago and sus tain our Masonic Brethren whitherso ever dispersed around tho globe, who may bo enguged In tho defense of our altars and tho great light of Free masonry, and maintaining that liberty and truth which makes us, and all men free, and fouml In tho Word of God. HeHolved, That theso resolutions bo spread upon our engraved tablets, a copy of tho sumo bo forwarded through tho proper channels to tho secretary general of our supremo council at Wash ington, with tho request that they be forwarded to tho supremo council of Italy that our Italian Brethren may bo fully informed thereof. THAT portion of tho Roman Catholic church which pretends to believe In tbo public schools Is entirely satisfied with the restoration of Dr. McGlynn. They aro even glad that ho did not re cant or apologize to Archbishop Corrl gbn. But thoir feeling of joy Is not Bhured by tho political boss and his hungers-on. They cry long and loud against tho insult to their chief; against the conspiracy of Archbishops Ireland and Gibbons and Drs. O'Gcrrrnun and Burtsell, Ablie Hogan, Itev, Boquillon und Mgrs. Satoli and O'Connoll. ThU squabble may prove the truthfulness of the old adage that "when rogues fall out," etc. out feasor imi ufetott j I ( "':! '! I ft 111,.,, is! St. , It- II P A . VI , l,i t.l an i.)m n i t 0 )j j h U -,i It I.'! In H,f Pt!.., t. ,, i, n ).), I ,i m ,,f t, ,!.-,,,, m , ia.t.. ,j It. it. H .i, ,t,i Mitt I'MH ., art) j hliu al tt U ! k ii w ) aI h.t , ati tl. ftlt.1 Ihal l jtt.l ftbat be Old MltiitUy ltli?li! lie iMl lit I l, ami II nut mI any tiling Put ltt. t.a.l ll. ti, .l i for imi" lime. He ftfta Mtiifti ! by Hon. A. H. Choc bill lt deSUeoi-d a tlr ring ft.l,lrv um "PatrlotUm," Mr. ClmivMll know what pslt loMam l, llii prat liiitl It during the late unple anine.ii, and today fiil Ihe eftii'l of mini otlnr nun" dUloyally, having leen wounded a numta-r of Hum. Judge Edmund M. BarlUtt titvii-h d Mr, Churchill. The Judge never aaj any thing unlet. It worth hearing, and that w a the caw last Saturday evening, He wa not to make them a long or a set sjsi'ch, but lo perform a far more ploawant duty. To him hail lven dele gated the right to prevent to a loyal American, a patriotic cltl.en, though one of foroitrn birth, a slight token by which he was henceforth to 1st reminded of the high regard in which he was held by the Junior order in Douglas county. That American, that citizen, was tho sheriff, the Hon. Geo. A. Ben nett, and tho token of confidence and esteem was a beautiful gold headed cane. Mr. Bennett accepted the pres ent and thanked the order in a few well chosen words. During the evening sev eral patriotic songs were sung and Mr. Ijoo Forby recited a comical pieco of poetry. Refreshments wero served, after which tho meeting ajourned and all wont home fully satisfied with what they had seen and hoard. Tuesday night of this week was one of pleasure in tho council chamber of Garfield council Np. 5 of South Omaha. A rousing meeting was held. Members from tho Omaha councils were present, four m,en wero initiated, refreshments served and speeches made. Members who wero present say No. 5 is quite proficient In tho secret work; and all report that they had a good time. Brother W. A. Howard will go to Pittsburg, I'enn., next week, as a dele gate from tho State Council of Nebras ka, to tho legislative body of the order. It Is understood there will bo a move made all along tho lino In favor of a na tional enactment prohibiting tho appro priation of public funds for sectarian purposes and in favor of restricting im migration. Columbia Council' No. fl, w'as In ses sion Tuesday night when tho fire broke out in tho building adjoining thoir hall. Tho meeting was hurriedly adjourned, and a number of the brothers proceeded with tbo work of carrying tho supplies and regalia to a place of safety. Itev. Foster, of Immanuel Baptist church, Twenty-fourth and Blnny, will preach a sermon Sunday morning, Jan uary 1, lHO.'J, to the members of tho Junior order. All are invited to be pisent. Next week we will publish u lengthy letter from Brother Stephen Collins in which ho sets forth clearly tho objects of tho order, and tolls of tho work tlono in Kunsus and Missouri. A branch of tho ijniform Hank Jr. O. U. A, M., was organized in this city Tuesday night, Deeemlier 20, 18112. Washington Council No. 1 is exper iencing a steady and health growth. It Is contemplating holding an open meet, lng in tho near future. Tho order Is growing rapidly in both Lincoln and Plattsmouth. QUESTION DRAWER. II. FlkLKY. You can organizo an A. P. A. council with seven men, but it would be much better with twelve or fifteen. II 1 11 t f vim ni-n A mi.i'li'iiriH whv did you not sign at least ono name to your article? we aro nemior airam nor ashamed to father what wo write. A Fkiend in Nkhraska. We novor publish article unles name aeeon- in ies same. Tho name is not for ). .All cutlon but to assure us tho contributor Is relluble. JOK ltHDMAN. Bechol would got our support for tho presidency ol the city council If he belonged to tho A. P. A,, as ho does not wo favor Edwards or Munroo for tho position. Y. Z. If you want to chungo the board of public works do something sensible. Have a chuirman, make tho city engineer tiio second man and tho building inspoctor tho third, Leave tho struct commlssionershlp us it Is. We wunt no John B. Furay for street commissioner. Editor Our Jlojm. You will find tho encyclical in another column. Tho acts of ltomanlsts attest its authenticity. "By their works, ye shall know them." You are right, it Is "tho most startling document" any man over read. Wo did not bellovo in its authenticity until Archbishop Fechan and Win. J. Ona han Issued that cull which was pub lished in too dally papers the 24th and 2fith of this month. II., West Va. You can find tho oath of tho Jesuits In "Nlcollni's History of tho Jesuits." It is also found in "JJow lines History of Romanism," book 0, chapter 1, paragraph 7, and in tho "Constitution Ol the society or .Iohus," part 5, chapter 4, and paragraphs 2 and 4 of chapter !i of the sumo work. Dr. Joseph Jiefele, a Roman Catholic bish op and others are authority for the "ex treme oath" as published.