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TO THE READER.
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"VVi ni'i'il iiuii like II." nnil
"ii.mI im i O ymi in vmir iiul'li' work."
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Tine Amkiih an In imly per yi iir; II
fur ri niiinl Im, nr Mv fur II iihhiIIih. Address
AMI: IU (JAN rUBUHHlNQ 00.,
414 Hlii'cly lllui'li.
Omaha, Nui.
Amehicans of Missouri Vulley iiml
Sioux City wo congratulate you.
Iowa bus oiio ini'inln'r of her legis
lature who In on tin! right trui'k part
of tin) time nt least. 1 lis declares In
favor of taxing churou property.
INI'OHMATION rcjflll'illllH thu A. P.
A. vtin lxiluul Dv mill rcHNlnj; l.lil ollloo.
Thoiv hIiouIiI bo n hruiii'li of 1 ho orilor
In fvory cmiiity nout In llio utiito.
TllK niHcnl who toro down nnil iIoh
troyod tho IIiik ciiu up by tlm ('lovclanil
doinocnitlc club of Ibo Flret ward
nhoiild bo tied lo tho lluj; iolo, lioml
downward, iind nhot uh mion UHCiipturod.
Next Frlduy will 1j a hg day In
OmnhB. . ThoMUika from 11 ovor tho
Htate uro licadi d thUwuy. Thoy pro
pono to touch AiiiitIouiih whut putrlot
"iHifrls. Wonilor how many 'of tho jKipo'u
Ignorant followeru aro awaro that Pat
wa a ProUHttttit?
THE ropubllcatiB of Council IllutTs
have nominated two ladlon fornicinlMira
of the Hchool iMiiud Mrs. M. It. AyloH
worth und Mrs. Annlo Hinm. Tim cill
smsiib Hhould oe that they hiv olwohul.
Thoy Hhould not rcmiilii at homo uh
they did hint Monday.
Ol'K Chtccmi'd coiiloiiiporary, tho
Omaha C'hrlMlun Advimite, hcom danger
In Itomanlum und nays no in ltd IuhI
Inhiid, Ilev. Kliank Im ono of thorn) pa
trlotH who always conio to tho front In
Union of national dangor. lionjj may
ho llvo to battlo for chrlMlanity and
our form of government.
Nothing irivo uh much (ncour
aKotnont to cont lnuo in our work uh tho
vlnltH from mon who havo attained tho
ago of throo Hiioro and ton, who gniMp
our tiand and forvontly bodooch (iod
Almlghly'H blodhing ujmn tut and upon
our work, whllo tho team gllnton in
tholr eyoH or trlcklo down their
wrinkled eheokK,
Hkv, T. K. Ckamhi.kt, paHtorof tho
Klrnt ChrlHtlan church, corner Twen
tieth und Capitol avenue, will dollvor
a Hormon upon "Tho Gambling KvIP'
Sunday evening, March 12 at 7:.'lo.
Itov. Cramblot in ono of tho tnont forc
lblo and convincing ftpcakerN of tho
largo nuinbor who occupy pulpits in
Oniiiha churcheu today. American
will mlHM a trout If they fall to hear
him din(!im "Tho (.ambling Evil."
Kill tor of Tub Amkiiicans
Thoro Iiiim nothing liecn Hald or
written In America that hui'piihmoh tho
Traglo-Kplc, delivered by Henry IJ.
Kntabrook, of Omaha, before the Union
Leagut! Club, of Chicago, on Wanhing
ton'n birthday. Truyic an it deals with
a soeno In tho life of tho greatoot tiro of
thin nation tho "VknuEANCK OF THE
Fcao," at tho nHHUHHination of Lincoln
Epic. becaiiHO it in an heroic poem on
national lovo and devotion, clothed In
American c.lannie language, bloHHomed
with f.Uynwe, burning with elinjwnce
and Biiblinie imjruiuH.
"Our Henry," no pK't exceeds him,
no orator HurpiiMHon him; futuro ages
will Hieak of Omaha as the birth
place and residence of tho author of
tho immortal drama, "Tho Vongonco
of tho Flag."
Please publish tho TragloF.plc.
SUHHCHIHEH.
In comjillance with the bImivo re
quest, our readers will find Mr. Esta
brook's beautiful tribute to Lincoln and
the Aug on tho second page.
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fur tho HIh iIIi ii thill iiiv In ilnn-jiT
ami fur tho wImhiIh wbioh lioinaii
('Mlhiilirl-in atMiill. Wo expin'l to hoar
Ihn rallying cry an It io-coihIm on all
oIiIom - to wo iu'Im w h It'h hH-iik plaltior
tliini whi'iIh - und lo roall.o that tho
griiml ivmiIIm at liilni'il In tho pin.) uro
not lo bo frittod away boeaimo wo did
not miocct d in worsting 1 1 1 other fol
low. Wo exM'ot to hoo conwrviitivo
notion nt every oiiit nil working lo
attain llio mime im-at end (hat end to
ho llio eimiplolo hoparatlou of church
und Htuto by a law fnrever prohibiting
the appropriation of money from munic
ipal, Htate or national troiiHiirioH for tho
Hiipport of any Hectartun iriHtitut ion; wo
exiiect to hoo tho enactment of a law
roHtrlellng immigration Hhulting out
Koniiin Catholic panpci'H and criminalH;
tho enforcciiiont of tho law guarantr
lug foo Hpoech, and tho enactment of a
law in every ntuto In this Union taxing
church property,
And now, fi iomln, lot uh clvo a long
pull, Huteady pull, and a pull togothor,
and wo will get thn old nhlpof ntuto o IT
tho roof h and into drop water.
$1,000 HEW A U IK
There Ih a mimt infamoiiH ilouiimenl
publlnliod by tho A. 1'. A. of tho eiiHt,
and widely circulated In tho went, pur
porting lo bo an encyclical letter of
Loo XIII. of DocoiiiIht .'10, 8!)2.
hereby offer publicly ubovo my nigriU'
turo, 1, (MX) reward to any man of tho
A. P. A. who can provo this document
to Iw genuine. I glvo throo week tirno
from dato lo earn thin money. If with
in that time proof aro not furnlHhod, I
will havo. a word or two to nay on the
fabrication of thin document.
Ant. Kuiif.H,
Hector of St. Marys.
Kanww City, Kan., Fob. 2S, m..
That Hounds like Komo. If Father (?)
Kuhls wants proof of an encyclical that
tho A. P. A, has circulated, why In tho
namo of common wnso dooB ho not
glvo tho correct da to?. That associa
tion has not used afly encyclical of
December Jto, 1W2. .d(Knt)thilf(vo
It has, as an organization, Wfriutod an
oncyelleal, (hither gonuino or bogus.
lint if it has, what would Father
Kuhls accept as proof If Father
Kuhls will brand a whole document
us a fabrication, would ho not ho
brand all proof? Hosldos, by what
authority docs Futhur Kuhls pro
sumo to HM'iik? Ho not tho source
from which It emlnated, therefore ho
knows no moro than tho A. P. A.
whertieror not tho document ho says
It circulated is genuine. Thoro aro
probably not to exceed two KirHons
In tho whole world who knows whether
an encyclical Is genuine or whether It
Is false, and It Is moro than likely that
If Ijoo XIII. executed the document
which ho says was used by tho A.
P. A., the pontiff alone will bo able
to decide as to its authenticity, so
all Father Kuhls' blow und bluster
alsmt giving l,o0 for proof Ih a great,
big bluff. Father Kuhls is not a coin
jM'tont judge. Ills deductions aro as
likely nay moro likely to bo erron
eous than would Iw the deductions of
non-Ciitholles, Ieo XIII. Is tho only
x-rHon who can certify to tho authen
ticity or brand as false any document
which Is credited to him. lt him
deny that document! His Is all tho
testimony that is com Detent. Fat her
Kuhls can only opoak from a hope that
ho is right Leo from a consciousness,
a reality. Money docs not talk, and
anything Father Kuhls may say or
wrlto will not change any encyclical
that has been credited to tho pontiff.
To ahow why it will not, wo will suj
poso a case. A document is circulated
in Homo credited to Father Kuhls.
Some obscure person in that city says
tho Kansas City priest never wrote
It, and offers !i,0M) lire for proof.
Father Kuhls knows of tho existence of
that document, but docs not rofut It,
Do you suppose any Intelligent man
would Ixdlcvo tho obscure person had
disproved said document by thut act?
Would ho not huvo to produce docu
mentary evidence a sworn statement
from Father Kuhls? Ho certainly
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I'll iiik'" i.f 1 1 in i Id illsi i.'ii: in which
llll I1 .lllMllll Ih' A lIllO I'D'D'IM l l to llu
uplllinliH of liii'ii. i n tin' lit Im-
pulii nf Aiiiorlenii mirlntUiii, After
four gi m i ni iniiM pa.Dil away we still
Iiml tho spirit of liU'i'ty nmnifosl in
I he Ih'iii In uf men, ami still nppi-DsM i
by the lyratiiiioal porseeut inim uf tin
enui'i'ii in r.iiLMiltiil, no see llttiKO nolilo
lliell VD hoso ery linilios an' IliMrpartthh
from the thought of patriotism, signing
a doehiral Ion of indoH'iidi'iioo. the llrst
elaiisii of w hich declares that they do
siro a "deoi'iit ressct to the opinions
of mankind." For Ibo support of this
document these men pledged their
"lives, fortunes and sacred honor," and
by so doing havo given to tho present
generation their greatest blessing
liberty. In the years that havo passed
since thai memorable event thoro havo
risen patriots whoso merits have made
their names immortal. Thoy were
"worshipers of liberty and friends of
tho oppressed," and gave their lives to
tho noble work of securing blessings of
liberty for their fellow men. These,
indeed, wore patriots; thoy respected
tho opinions of all men; thoy wore fret
from prejudices; they thought before
thoy spoko. Hut things aro changed
since tho days of Lincoln, Webster and
Henry. An organization enthused
with tho "climax of patriotism" has
arisen and declares that "all men uro
Americans who swear allegiance to tho
United States without a mental reser
vation in favor of tho pope," To "sweat
allegiance to the United States" neces
sitates tho upholding of religious lib
orty und a "decent respect to tho
opinions of mankind. Then It appears
that tho American Protective Associa
tion is governed by prejudices rather
than patriotism; passion rather than
thoughtfulness; bigotry rather than
honest convictions.
Will the editor of The American
kindly toll us what constitutes pat'
Holism? Wamio P. Wakken.
The editor of The American will
tell what constitutes patriotism, accord
ing to his standard. It is tho lawful
support duo tho government, unhesi
tatingly given by the citizen; it Is tho
jeopardizing of personal interests to
protect national Interests und thosaci
floo of his lifo by tho individual that tho
llfo of, tho nation may bo preserved
Patriot ism is that spark of manhood, of
jimUfo oven cuity that binds every
citizen to his chief magistrate by a ti
tiiut no ecclesiastic nas power to un
loose. In tho honrts of somo Itoman
Catholics is this spark brightly burn
Ing in millions of others it never knew
birth.
HA TOLLl'H COMMISSION.
Have you read Monsignor Satolli's
commission? What do you think of It?
Havo we not an American pope In
reality? Think of It! From his deci
sion there Is no appeal. Ho will bo
sustained In ercry decision. Even con
Htitntiont arc infc.ritrr to bin decisions.
In fact they are annulled by this letter
of tho JKipo.
Oh, America, thy guaranteed lib
erty, thy boasted freedom of con
science, of HH'ech, of press; how soon
will they bo things of tho post? How
soon will freedom give place to tyranny
thy guarantees bo set usldo? Oh,
America, thou homo of tho oppressed,
how soon wilt thou bo a place to lleo
from no longer a plaoo of refuge?
These are questions for Americans to
consider to weigh well. They aro
questions of great moment, and arc
worthy of moro than passing notice.
Tho answers made to them must be
sincere thoy must embody patriotism
thoy must breathe tho spirit of '70,
thoy must evince the feeling of 'fil
they must to frighted with a desiro for
"continued liberty, or a resolution to
die preserving it,"
UEUAliMNfi "A VASCIEHOVS
MAN."
Lust week wo republished, without
comment, an article from the Catholic
Citizen, of Milwaukee, Wis., under the
heading " Dangerous Man." This
week wo propose to comment a little on
that editorial.
That article was written with two
ends In view; First, to discredit our
urticlo In tho minds of intelligent
Itoman Catholics by pointing out a
clerical error in our article wherein
tho name of Henry VIII., instead of
Henry IV., appeared: and second, in tho
hojKi of inciting some ignorant Human
ist to assault, and possibly to assas
sinate, tho editor of The American.
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Thin jtil niie Imnib! stall u in the
tmik! AHult us in the dink! and a
iiii-a theli' U a Iiml in hi iiven, as
sure as the sun m-ls this ('Veiling, then
win lie no Human i unione etiurcii in
lliuiglan eiiunly, thi'iii will Is- no eon
vent, no nunneries theiv will I
luiir-Hof ruins, sumo ileml priests, and
Jesuits of the short rolm-.
I lie people of tills oiiuntv will not
tolerate another awiiHlnatlon they
will sitain tho right and an assault
on the editor uf this iiiM'i by a Itoman
1st or a lool seals the ileal h warrant uf
Humanism in this city! If Humanism
can stand tho ordeal wo certainly can,
If she wants her fato scaled with bluod,
our's is ready to How in defense of
truth, honor anil justice.
TIME TO CIIANHE.
Tho Omuhu Printing Company has
applied to the district court for an
order setting nsido tho contract inadt
by tho county commissioners with
Klopp &. Hartlett Co., under which that
firm is doing somo county printing. That
company claims that their hid was tho
lowest when taken In the aggregate.
That may bo ho. But tho trouble with
their bid Is found in this: Thoy offer
to print full-sheet blanks, which the
count ij not no use for would not use a
thousand In ten years for 20 cents per
thousand. The bid of Klopp & Hartlett
Co. for the same blanks was $2.7o per
thousand. Thoro you woo tho Omaha
Printing Company underbids its com
petitor, 6n where ihim the count;) derive
Hiiy benefit when il hon no uw for the
blanks,' And that Is the way tho bids
of tho two lirms range all tho way
through tho list of blanks which tho
county does not use.
Hut how is It when you reach tho
blanks which the county officers use
Lyery day, and of which thousands aro
annually printed? Klopp A Hartlett
Co are by far tho best bidders. Just
look at a few figures. Tho Omaha
Printing Company bids on;
Letter heads per 1000 $ 4.W
Packet Nolo IioikIs per law 3.20
ftul lit Envelopes per 100.. Ifl.80
Vouchers per 1(100 4.B0
AsslKiimenl of ( VtlHi'iite P,r 1000 1.36
Order of Hl liii'limi'iil, anil (iiiriilsln'o-
merit (District Court) per 1000 ft. 10
Malm, Ciiuoly Court per loot). 5..T0
I'rolmtn Nollet! per 1000., 4.00
Total on I'lKlit articles $11.25
The bid of Klopp & Hartlett Co. on
the sumo articles wits:
I.cl lor hi'uds per Idoo J 2.50
Packet Nolo hi'iuls per looo 2.(10
lliillot Envelopes per ItiO 4,00
Vouchors per 1000 8,00
Assignment of Certificate per 1000 ' ,TO
Order of Attiielimi'iil In (Jiirrilsheonient
District Court 4.00
Claims, County Court per 1000 . , .'1,50
Town Notlwi per I ooo 210
Total on clKht articles 22.78
And so it goes all tho way through
tho list of blanks that aro In constant
use by county officials,
It seems to us that no court should
hesitate for a mlnuto In deciding
whether or not tho commissioners did
right in awarding tho contract to Klopp
fc Hartlett Co,, particularly when each
bidder was given to understand
actually told by tho commissioners
that a n'nare, lainent bid would hare
preference tmr one jlbd with fictitious
figures. With that understanding bids
were receiviiVopenod and the contract
for certain supplies awarded to those
firms who were tho lowest bidders on
tho several articles. By that action
tho commissioners will save tho county
hundreds, possibly thousands, of dollars
that would havo boon wasted had tho
contract txwn awarded to thu Omaha
Printing Company, Tho tax-payers
have boon robbed often enough through
tricky bidding by contractors, and tho
connivance of officials, and thoy will
uphold tho commissioners in their
move for honest competition. Tho
Omaha Printing Company has hud this
official teat in Its mouth long enough,
A change will work a benolit to tho
county. The commissioners should be
HiiHtalned.
CITY.
Our old und esteemed friend, J, C.
Green, has been appointed sanitary in
spector of the board of health.
Tho board of health has decided to
continue Israel Frunk as meat insjM'ctor.
He Is the right man in the right place.
Mr. .las. C, Ish and his pretty little
wife wore pleasant callers ut TllK
American office Monday. Wo now
wonder how James remained single as
long us ho did. Mr. Ish loft a box of
fragrant ha vanas on tho editor's desk.
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The liuiiiiui ('iilliullo rellgiuti us
taught ntnl I11I1I by it ndiuliilslt nt i e
hlei'iirchy t IisIh, an ever u n miii'ii'
uf ihiUger lii every civllieil lialiull on
the face of (his gluts', and tn nunc
mure m than In this great and glorious
republic of America, fur it is Is-euming
dally mure apparent that America Is
tho objective pnint fur which she is so
aldutiusly working.
It Is hardly probable, though not im
Hissibl(, Hint she will atlempt lo con
quer this country by force of arms: but
every move of Hume shows us that she
is concentrating tiu vast machinery of
her system to conquer It "polit ically,"
so that the government of this country,
while ostensibly emanating from
Washington, will in real it emanate
from the Vatican.
What is the basis of the grout
strength of Homnn Catholicism? Tho
basis of its strength lies In its unity
ono body, one head, whose word is law,
unimpeachable nnd Irrevoknblc; whilst
tho essential weakness of Protestantism
is caused by its division Into ho many
various bodies, claiming different
creeds, controlled by different heads,
in continual strife one with another,
therein lies tho main element of tho
weakness of Protestant ism. Could
however, Protestantism, like Human
Catholicism, bo united under ono head
little, indeed, would It havo to fear
from thi! hands of Its Inveterate enemy
Human Catholicism, and tho govern
merit of this country would bo safe from
tho aggressive encroach merits of ito-
man Catholicism, for then would Homo
sec tho utter futility of trying to con
trol tho government of this country.
Any person who is acquainted with
tho touching of the Itoman Catholic
religion cannot fail to lie impressed
with tho foot that Itoman Catholicism
(sun open menace to tho Integrity of
allegiance to this government us laid
down for lis citizens by its constitution.
What is it that Homo teaches? It
teaches that all Itoman Catholics owe
allegiance first In all things to the pope
as bend of their church, and rightthero
comes the trouble, for tho simple rea
son, that In the opinion of every good
Itoman Catholic tho pope Is still a tern
porul sovereign and as such is held by
them, and what Is more, tho pojsi today
fins never relinquished his claim to tho
sumo, and never will. Therefore, how
In I be name of common sense can a Hu
man Catholic who zealously obeys tho
mandates of his church, bo a loyal rind
true citizen of this government? When
his allegiance Is pledged toafurelgn
pontiff it is utterly impossible for him
to bo such. Of course It would bo alt-
surd to deny tho fact that there are on
lightened Itomrin Calhollcs who do not
yield this allegiance to tho pope, so far
as their duties to this government aro
concerned, but tholr numlsir Is uri
fortifnatoly so small as to make but very
little material difference,
Ho long as Human Catholics claim a
temporal sovereignty for their pope
and so long us that jxipo claims the al
legiance of a ll morn bars of the Homan
Catholic church In those civil functions
that do not In any manner or way what
soever of a right eorno within tho
authority of any church, Just so long
will Human Catholicism be an element
of discord and 11 menace lotho Integrity
of civil allegiance In this country,
By a big majority the members of the
Ilomun Catholic church In this country
aro naturalized citizens, Immigrants
from other countries and tatlstos
show that they are to put It us mildly
as possible thu least desirable of all
migrants seeking anew home In this
great and glorious republic of America.
Now then It Is an undisputed fact that
in order to hav the right to vote, every
foreigner must llrst declare bis Inten
tion of ts'comlng a oitzon of the United
States, How does ho do il? By swear
ing to the following declaration of In
tention before some niithorizi.d official
of this country:
I, , do declare on oath
that it Is my bona lido Intention to be-
ornon citizen of the United Stales, and
to renounce nnd abjure forever all nl-
eglaneo and fidelity to all and any
foreign prince, potentate, stabs or
sovereignty whatever and particularly
to uf whom I was a subject.
This foreigner, In order to become a
ilizeriand able to cast his vole, must
renounce iiml ntijuro, nil allegiance 10
any foreign iutontat, etc. How, then,
dts's tho Komiiu Catholic would-be citi
zen got a round this? Ho must either
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CrtthuUe pi h .U nf Hie ttsle bm.' mi l
In re Renin with n iii innhing a
fti emiil . !ui ,i n utv the ililnsliu linn
of a bill attacking the Ulo mlusil
fiiml in the Int, 11 st nf pmisbhil
ehisi. The net piin lilet that ll sbhll
tn' law fill fur nny pi ivt' sclusil inr
Hiintimi to tile with the Mnto or any
enunty uii'l liitenib lit, 11 eerlllieatn nf
lliont put nt Jim, ttllh 11 deeliil nl lull nf the
willingness of tho eiii siiiillon to havo
the schisil used fur a five public solum!,
Tho enunty suN-i'liiiinilenl Is then to
tipHilnt a president, secretary and
treasurer uf the cm suaton as a hoard
of schisil truteos. Such shimls shall
ls subject to tho general school laws of
the slate, and all teachers shall havo
regular school cert Ideates; the school
trustees to make roHii lsof the (nuutier
of pupils attending these additional
"free public schools," us tho act, culls
them; to tho stuto school superintend
ent, nnd on llio basis of the census tho
state is to assign out of Its school fund
to such additional "free public schools"
the same money per child that it cost
the stuto in tho preceding year for each
child within school ago In tlyt public
schools in the state.
The A. P. A. PrinciplJ
Ooo B. Jucktnun, president o7 tho
slate council of Iowa of the "Ameri
can Protective Association," says:
This organization has a membership
of 18,000 to 20,000 in Iowa, and about
1)00,000 in tho United States, although
it is only about live yours old,
1. Nationality Is not a bar to mem
bership in our order. Wo ask no man
whore ho was, born.
2. We interfere with no man's par
tisan polities,
.'I. Wo attack no man's religion, so
long as he does not attempt to make
his religion an element of political
power.
4. Wo unite to protect our coun
try, and Its free Institutions against the
secret, Intolerant, and aggressive efforts
that aro persistently being sot forth by '
a. certain rollglo-political organization,
tocontrol the government of the United
States and destroy our blood-bought
civil and religious liberty,
, We uro In favor of preserving
constitutional liberty and maintaining
the government of tho United States.
0. We regard all mllglo-pol i Ileal
organizations us the enemies of civil
rind religious llts-rty,
7. It is in our opinion unwise und
unsafe to uppolnt or elect, to civil,
political or military oJc in this
country, men who owe supremo alle
giance to any foreign king, potentate,
or ecclesiastical power, and who are
sworn to obey such power,
8, Wo are In favor of maintaining
the principle of one general unsoe
tarlan free school organ (nation, and
will oppose all attempts to supplant it
hy.any sectarian Institution,
!. Wo are opposed to all attempts,
local or national, to use public funds
for nny sectarian purpose,
10, Wo aro in favor of laws taxing
all church property,
II, We aro in favor of changing
our Immigration laws in such manner
that they will protect our citizen la
borers from the evil Influences of
cheap pauper arid criminal labor,
which through the Inslrumenlality of
Kuropeiin propagandist societies, ' and
In this country by tho aid of strikes,
and the subtle Inllueneo of priests,
are rapidly supplanting our free and
educated American citizens In every
lino of Industry,
12, Wo Isdloffn there should be an
educational qunlifloutlon to the elec
tive franchise that will require every
"American citizens" to bo American
ized, l.'l, We are In favor of putting Into
office honest and true patriots, who
lire best qualified to fill the position
regardless of political parties,
11, Wo arts willing to he governed
by those principles in our future politi
cal action,
1.". Oilr mission is to awaken tho
people of free America from their
enrgy, Indifference and overconfl
Ii nee. "Htojiiiiil vigilance Is the
price or lilierty," yet the, J'roteHtnriM
of this republic have ceased to bo
vigilant, and In conscious strength,
are either Intently chasing the al
mighty dollar, or quietly dozing, while
wo swiftly drift toward a moro tre
mendous and terrible crisis than this
iountry has yet known.
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