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-4 THE AMERICAN, THE AMERICAN. li .1 !. I l ... lllit'i'.l " It VIH AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY tttt rttwM . V. . 111 I man V.m fc' I tWI1 1 I" W " " " " " ,, , - ' " Tit !" l !' mil h. n full s.ii..t, unit i n-fc t-t iiii, j roii,.ttKi thlll I(m 'it i-r !". lti",t 'Ot.,..m ortli-r '(t'lr lit AttH I 1 SI l"tllli lUHI'IM Ml ill nil hi lml. 40HN C. THOMPSON, liM. W I", Km i .. IiIih Munmu r OMAHA. FRIDAY, A Till I. ID. 1ML1. iri'ni Am isths rnAfioN or Al l, rKTH1HI I'HI'IH 1 H t'tUU l MS. TlIK secretary of the state Nmrd of h't'liMiltuiv, ltebt. V. Furnas, IhiIouik some unliio nil voi'ttpinif Ihisjcar, Tho mount offered in premiums 1 110,(100; it,(XH speed nurse mill J2,IHH) county collective exhibit. TllKliK it jroc again. Peoria, 111., has boon captured by tho A. I. A. Jfot a subject of tho mimi wa elected. They wort all burled no dovp thnt they will never hear tin angel Gabriel blow hi horn. Ixt tho food work go on. i Somk papers whloh claim to bo Amer ican are very Inconsistent, according to our idea of consistency, Thoy cry flown tho Hnmnn because thoy want schools In w hloh the "mother tongue" may bo taught, and on another page run columns of ntulT tn-t in Gorman typo, Why don't thoy practice what , thoy preach? M. Vkhsuviuh Gannon in hlM argu ment Itoforo Judge llcrka laHt Wednos day in a coso in whloh a Koman Catho llo priest, Father Jaklmolcr., wan 'charged by a Polish Unman Cathollo father with having malt routed his son, denied tliat tho police Jude had any authority to try tho prlout. Mike him , vldontly got the city ordinances and ' ' tho canon law of hi church mlxod up or cliH-ho ilrmly IwIIovoh tho laws of ( horetlcal common wealth aro not hii pcHor but inferior to tho Rtatukm of tho lHlo. Probably I'rototitant polloo j jtulgo will dlmgreo with hlo vminenoo. 'Down in Atchlwm, Ka., tho repuh-1 Hean and demmji atlo ttiayora have locked horn. It 1 not customary , for i city to havo more than ono mayor, but AtchiHon 1 alwayt doing Homothlrig out of tho iiHual way. At tho lant oloo- j tlon the ''unofficial rcturnn gave Mr. tlland, democrat, two majority, and ho took tho oath of ofiloe. Lat Tuowlay ji night tlio official count guvo Cloycs, rupubl loan, ono majority, whereupon he took tho oath of office. Now both Bland and Cloyea aro endeavoring to !' 'play horMo"by acting an mayor. '"' TherbIii no doubt in our mind but ;hat tho noxt Iniard of Flro and i'olloo commlndionon will bo comiHwed of men who will exceed tho pronont board in their anxiety to bcnoflt tho llomnnlU. American have nlmply been old out. Gov. Crouniw In coming to Omaha to ank a few ullk tock!ng who they want, which means that tho wMion of the men who did the voting aro to bo Ig nored. Thoeltsctor of thln city will pqt .countenance tho appointment of a 'dTcmlor or manufacturer of liquor to that pooltlon. They will not lolorato , tht apK)lntment of men who can bo whipped Into line by tho Iloman Catho llo boycott. They want American. They want Counnman or Churchill, or Andemon or Gilbert, or Howell or Covcll, or Strlcklcror Littlefleld; they would probably not object to Dick Smith or Edon Itlch, or Ernent Mtuht or II. Cohn, but tiiey munt lw latlnfled that tho Protectant jKjllcemen ara properly taken care of. They munt have an equal how with Chief Beavey' Roman Catholic officer. Onck again 1 tho power of tha priet oVer tho laity domontratl. Up in district No. 3H, Dixon county, Neb., three men coinme the school board. i Ojw of that number employed a teaeher. ' Thl wa followed by Xbd employment of another teacher by, ho Sotber two dlroctorn, which proeipitatcd a row. Thb morning ncliool won to open direc tor No. 1 and h4 hired man, armed wHh a reyolvaraiid' an -exe,' apiared on.' tho ncone to inntall hi, teacher. There coino alno director No. 2 and , 8, armed with a Iloman Cathollo prleHt, Father .Laynlgh, to pen -that" their teacher took' 'charge and taught i"tho yonng Idea how to hoot." Hut Father LayHlghdo-Uied whoohould teach. Thd axe wan returned to It wwxl-pllo, tho revolver to it cl(ick-holf, the priest to it confeHiilonal, and all i nowoHMorene and calm ' an a May Day morning. Great, oh prlent, In thy power! Thou art mightier than the majonty of the law! Thou art more feared than hell itolf! Thou art more loved than Jchum 'ChrlHtl Thy blanphemy 1h exceeded only by tho ignorance of thy dupi'! Thy interference with the public school will bo the mowt potnt factor in the overthrow of political KomaniMin in tbi country. Thy reign 1 today; the future will witness thy judgmept. j I I Uti f I f" " j J. b I HU ,l,Mw,! l.-ti l!-...!i. ((., t (lh W-iH(. ', . if tUtii.il' jlt j Is. ' i . I lite U''i.' it.H.ic i f. U-i.i' ll ml l, 'il In Html ln.ii.itw .t )! I ji -wr !' .u-( Ui mv tt l it, ft! i- II !. (!c i li i tt.'"!)' tti-m li'M tt woe l ni fem W !niiUl tnl.v M II. ( V " ! if iti' H,nk iiioilrtl. le'timn 'nliiilte 'iii l, I ilirl. ivui i l li lit in )tnf il!i"i,li l r iiet.v her gn wii-'-i ml l r mm!), l in U l It, ami k )-inir-U If ,i r fnih r -ikmIi ' l hot mnti - einbme.! wild all li ntlou you ml ; n. II, u!i von nu n, Jim bmllii-r !. ilei itliil from ivninnw fulher Hli"l ikiiiuk'II n oilier, mi. I tell why you will allow men-blind ihiiiuuli their talth -to wiii k not only their own unit, out tliomi of dome of the falreM ami lovellent ehllilreil Gih ha placed upon thl earth, lt' liil It! I .ml It, and ftk yourM'lf If thin In no: "lie told me he could do tin wrong Ik ciiiiwi be a piient!" Itend It! I'ontler over It, and ank youtnelt If prlectn ure more than human, and then remember ' H In human to err." Head It, frlrtvln ami Koman Cathollen, not liecaiimi It n lleetn upon a niemlnr of your church, but no you may warn and ntivngthen your daughter ero they go ngaln to auricular oonfennion: Gk.nksioo, N. V., Ajirll lll.Thn jory in tho trial of ltov. C'harlim Flaherty waa coiiiplelcd thl morning by the nelecllim of Charlen W. Wlngate of Avon and John C Htnlth of Portage. Seventv-neven talcnmen had been ex amlneil hi 'fore tho twelfth juror wan seated. The jury in made up, with ono exception, of Protentantn and other who have no rellglotm preference. Tho exception In Mr. Htnddlcr, who in a German-t !al hollo by education, but who ban not attended church in flvo or nix yearn. J. M. Hunting, of counnel for tho proneeullon, begun hi addrenn in opcnlnir the cane at 10:Li, after the court room had loon cleared of npoc tutor. Mr. HiiHtlng occupied forty minute In hln addrenn, promising that the people would provo tho dcfcndunt' guilt beyond reanouuble doubt. Ho reviewed Mary Hwceney'n life from her birth to tho prcm nt, relating how her mother died within a week or two of her child birth; how the child wan placed In the Canandalguu convent; how nho wan taken into Maurice Noon an' home about five yearn ago; how the prlent of her church hud taken nd- tMiiit.iit'rH i,f hup Vfiuth Rtiil Innv luit'l.irif.a and of faith In hlmnelf, The flrnt wltnenn called wa W. H. Todd, a Mount Morrln photographer, who identified no me picture he hail made of the ncene of tho alleged crime, Then Mary Hweeney, the complainant, who had entered the court room in company with her fonter mother, Mm, INooiiHn, tooK tna witncn Rtand, she wan clothed neatly in a brown drenn, with a bodice belt, and a red hat. She look (ctircoly a do.cn year of ago, a bright, Nweet-faced, round, plump little girl, and it wa dlfllcult to Imagine that nho wa already a mother. Hhe wa drenned like a child alno, her nklrt barely reaching tho top of her nhooi. She Vgan her tentlmony in a tone ncarcely loud enough to lie heard by tho nearent juryman, and several time Judge Nanh urged her to onk louder. She told a plain, tralght-forward Htory in a modent manner, annwering quen tlonn promptly and clearly, and with out hcnltation. It wa decided at tho outnot that no evidence should be ad mitted that had to do with event ub sequent to her 10th birthday, July 4, 1MH2, a the indictment now on trial cover only that jiorlod when tho com plainunt wan under the age of consent. Father Flaherty changed hln neat a the complainant Imgan her story, and sat where he could look straight Into her face. Mary Hwecnoy did not seem to nee him, but went on with her tale of nhamo and dlngracn, with downcast eye and flushed cheek. Mr. Coyne found conslderablo difficulty In induc ing tho wltnci to continue when she reached any particularly embarrassing portion of her story, but sho stuck to it bravely and went on to relate In detail her relations with tho prlent between February, 181)2, and her Iflth birthday, July 4th. "lie told me," sho explained "fta lu rmld not tin wwnj, bcsauM he wai a prifM. llo said ho know better than 1 what wan right and what was wrong." Then sho reviewed incident of Mr. Noonan' return from tho went and tho dincovery of her condition. Bhe could root bolluvo that her orient emild have betrayed her. I hen how sho ran away from Mr, Ncnman's houne, how sho was arrested, and then her ftponranc bo fore tho grand Jury, and a llttlo later tho birth of her llttla girl. Mr. Peek failed in hi effort to con fune the witness or to subvert any part of her statement. Tho rest of the day was occupied by several wltnesnc to establish tins complainant's age and corroborative of Mis H weeny's tentl mony. That even thl cano 1 freo from Kllllcl aspect I evident from the composition of tho jury. Mr, Puck, tho attorney for tho defense, is tho democratic leader of Livlngsteno county, and Mr. Coyne, of the pronecn tlon, It a lieutenant of Jame Wads worth,' the republican loader, Not a man ha been admitted to the jury who has lieen connected prominently with either party. "' THE JiBNKFITOF TJ1K AO ITA TIOX. A Americans, we are apt to feel so elated over our country, its glorious history and grand possibilities, that wo forget that there aro other countries In the world with a larger and vatitly more Instructive history than ours. Tho anti-Koman Catholic agitation eorn pells us to study history, not only por tions of history ns that of England or the United Htates, but all history. And that in greatly to our benefit. It widen our intellectual horizon to know that there are other nations, other litera ture, other form of civilization bo- side our own, and that other people look down upon us juntas contemptuous ly an we look down ujxm them. That will tend to make us humble and wine. It ii, li... . il, nl mi ih.il im I t H fit, bi t I line 11 i WKWI r 11 A met l,l' ! !. tillil ll l ti l k t.il'- '.H i'ir In I iin. , i 'I ! i f Bust iniM,- H M U lllfi S I nfil V.IIUlf I SI- ,'ll l'l T. M ,n li pnwlUj, t,m i sr I lie p" Wivli ivi'fll,i nitlmi il tlx tinl ihsvik if I Anilin, W lll Ml M iH )' I V'lli l) liV It t Ml ,t Mnt.fcMi lieiiM' In litMinf ll I untiiiiil ijlinii, in pri')lni; 0ml tint nl Ibo linljr fnllii r sod In r nmpuly Ihe IlllW-n, llllMVM tll ll'l-l' Ihiiiio Ill l Ititfnla tbuntiiclilv notwil. The lm l Insiur lili'liiMine il Sil btiilsiiiniii li H,(,ir w do nnlil In ho In jnll, tul the Pmfinfmf ,fiiiier linn wi Mien In Itie tlie In line mlnUli-r lul Mini HsIIkImii v, Aiitl will prol wbly in' ml s pet It Ion lollie iimi-ll ileiiiiiMilliii; hln liinlfh!i's lv- limv Iriun tbennrvlew throim, Itemli-iii III i-i'iurmlur I lie illtniii ful Is-lmvlui' of n tiolny knnt if ProtentHtit i nlil iiihiii Die mi iixlnii nf Alili riiuiii Kntll's efiH'Hou In 'be mayorslly lunt Novem Ut, w hen he ntmillv refuw d hs n Catli olle to ul tend a Protectant pluee of wiirnbip. Dui'lng hln half year of oltlce since then Mr. Knlll him fullllleil I he dutlenof hUolllce with admirable din cretion, trlvltiir olTenne torn) seel, niul earning the giatltiule of several by the Kcucrous manner In which lie mis iicIim ed otllclally and iirlviitely In their chin liable work, ixird mayors from time Immemorial have entertained every veer archbishops and hliihopn of the entabllNhed church of England, mi l Mr. Knlll renol veil to doanlnillar honor to t he prelates and orients of his church, with tho result that at tho prenetit moment he Is the most abused man In England. The most curious feature of thin peculiar business Is that tho lord mayor was entirely JuhIIHoiI by pre cedents. Up to the reformation tho universal toast at convivial gatherings In this country was "Tho Pope and tho King," or queen, and since tho reforma tion, at luncheon and banquets where precedent aro studied and followed, the toant ban boon, "Tho Church and King," At tho Mansion house dinner to Protestant prelate only last year Lord Mayor Evans proponed, 'The Church and tho Queen," and nobody thought of charging him with treason. Heading tho above report, tho shad ing form of the Jesuit inquisition at the elbow of the press correspondent is clearly dlsccrnablo. Every day it 1 becoming more apparent that tho press of this country, in fact one might safely say, tho press of tho entire civilized world Is under tho censorship of tho Koman Cathollo hierarchy. In offering tho toast of "Tho Pope and the Queen," Lord Mayor Knlll must have fully realized tho fact that ho was ottering an Intentional insult to Protestant England. Tho incident it self, we trust, will open tho eye of tho people of England, and that in future, a Koman Cathollo Lord Mayor of .Lon don will bo an Impossibility. . In next week' Issue, I hope to.giyo tho readers of "Thk Amkiucan" wmio insight into tho working of the papacy In Protestant England. C. F.l',.V. THE PLAN OF THE JESUITS. The Jesuit aro a political body with a religious name; hence we have the tame right to criticise their action a we have those of tho republican, prohi bitionist or any other party, and not make ourselves liable to tho charge of religion Intolerance or religious fanati cism. Tho Jesuit aim at worldly power. They have tried to establish such a power with tome monurchlal dynasty at its head. That plan failed. They have tried to control tho politic of countries ruled by monarchlal dynas ties; that ha aim failed. From Henry VI If to Victor Emanuel, tho Catholic monarch havo denied tho political supremacy of tho pope. Now they seem to have changed tactics, Tho experience "f tho last century in tho United States, tell them that political power can he gained more easily under a republican form of gov ernment than under a monarchlal gov ernment. They teem, therefore, to have decided on a change of policy. They will favor republican form of gov ernment and work for tho overthrow of all monarchic. That will gain them popularity as defender of popular rights, A jHjpuhir leader they will bo almighty, or nearly so. We know that no tyranny can bo to complete as that exercised by a popular leader, an unscrupulous demagogue. Home rule In Ireland means, of course, full tway for tho Jesuits, a wlde-awuko Irishman lately told mo so, and he added that homo rule would bo tho greatest calamity that ever has cursed pr mis-ruled Ireland. Tho growing Jesuitical Influence In Eng land, we all notice, and we aro beginn ing to feel their power in tho United States, Tho Jesuit work with all their might for the disintegration of Protestantism. H, M, H, THE ENLIGHTENED MOltMONS. Many paper havo been deluded into praising the Idaho legislature for giv ing tho elective franchise to women. That Is but a sly trick of tho Mormons to help them to keep tho control of tho state The Edmund' law has cotmoll dated the Mormons, by tho show of persecution for conscience sake, and as tho Utah commissioner have been In duced to report that polygamy is vir tually put an end to, President Cleve land has proclaimed amnesty to tho saints. This ha given them full con trol of Utah even Halt Luke City and Ugdon have boon lost to tho Gentiles. And thin control Is maintained by tho elective franchise that the Utah women have always bold. For tho sake of the ) sanctity of thechrlstlan home, It would be a blessing if tho franchise wsn with held from the Mormon entirely, men as well a women. S. M. II. Tli- We. kit !.fc.f,.n ,.f I ',il,tn,li,n, vh !! ,!.!ih.,i lh.. f,.;!,'a I,.,. ,,i li-i in! ' tif mi I it I't'H utile i , M ef iii.nl, i w lint, itirtUs.jj !' - in 1 .i ll , ni., i i rt.i u niii t j, n pinM.t Hum1) , pinll1 y li vh m In nn; mi iixti l'siikii'tm In iti ibmI ami I, ,.,,)!,, niul III will Ui,,n i.. il.Un-i. I i nlli(. The lH'iw l inn' wliiih lin Ih'H I hi-l h ii,' of Ml lie In all ny, - Inlolb isiii-e In rvllglou, When III" A III, limn Plulii'll ve An notation wan ennii'lveil, nn matter who by or fur what lstlunt put ("two, It wn eagerly eled llnil by iSH'nrMtlin for the purpiwn of breaking up Hie Knltflil of liilmr mganliiatiiin, niul tlmn preventing the tti-oieriilton of their employe, This In clearly proven by the fact Hint the on) or had lis In itiative niul bent growth among the Protenlnnl employes of milium! cor- (torsi limn, Hiul that the isith contain tho following significant claune: "Nor Fanaticlnm him been encouraged and the spirit which caused the burning of witches In colonial days and the crucifixion of Christ, In ln-comlng ram pant. Irrensinniblo jxuplo In different commiinltlen, malcontent and nhlftlenn members of society, aro spreading brondoiiHt, stories to the effect that Catholics aro arming and equipping to murder Protestant and el.o tho reins of government. They draw upon the slorlcs of the Dark Ages, connect them In their own Imagination with recent events and so work on tho minds of the weaker minded and lens intelligent cliwncs that terror overtakes them and neighbor dlntrust nelghW. ' In many parts of thin county there aro families, which have lived neighbors for years, of different religion and faith and which have always enjoyed nolghlsirly will I enter Into any agreement with a Koman Catholic to strike or create a disturbance, whereby tho Koman Cath olic employes may intervene and sub stitute the Protestants; that In all grievances I will seek only Protestants, and counsel with them to tho exclusion of all Kotnun Catholics, and will not make known to them anything of any nature matured ut such conference." Thl mission has been practically ac complished, as may bo seen in tho downfall of tho Knight of Labor organ ization, which is, at present, only a shadow of Its former self. Hut the deleterious effects have not ended here, in fact aro only begun, confidence and intercourse, who havo become estranged by those foolish yarns. Tho following letter from 8t. Ed wards to the writer explains to sorno extent the situation as it exists: "In your issue of March 2-lrd I read an article on tho Catholic scare, As I am not a Cathol lo nor tho member of any other church, I take tho liberty to f:lvo you omo of tho fact a they exist n lloono, Platte and other countlu west of Columbus, Two week ago a rumor wa circulated here to tho effect that thero wa an uprising of tho Catholics; that they had tho church hero filled with guns and ammunition and that they were going to blow up tho Protestant churches here while tho people were In them, Other stories were also circulated, in order to stir up fear and strife among tho Protestant. A man, who was hero from your city, started the rejiort that tho Catholics were all drilling in Columbus and were armed and equipped ready for fight, A man from North Herid spoke here Thursday last. HI position was that tho Catholics, teaman, were armed with Winchester rifles and all larger town were receiving arm and ammu nition all tho tlrno and storing them for future use. Ho insisted that the people organize and prepare for an out break, as 'twas surely coming; that ship loads of Catholics were arriving In New York every day, sworn b the pope to do all in their power to destroy our constitution and bring tho country under his control. Ho also asserted that the papers of this country dare not publish onythlng concerning it, be cause tho majority of them aro under Cathollo influence. In hi closing re marks ho exhorted tho people Ut nub scribe for an Omaha paper called "TlfK Amkkioan which dared to tell the truth about tho Catholic conspiracies. This talk ho created a feeling hero which will not bo forgotten for year, and I am glad to see that your paper is not afraid to stand up for equal rights for both Protestant and Catholic," Tho stories told in this letter are all true and, indeed, tho half has not been told. It seems st range that people of even ordinary Intelligence should glvo serious thought to such Id lo tales, but where religion flame are fanned rea son eem to tako flight, Thero Is no more foundation for them than tho oft repeated assertion by omo religious crank that tho end of the world is near at hand and, although it ha been dom monstrated time and again that such self styled prophets were wrong, yet there aro always those who believe tho silly twaddle. As to the A, P. A. organization Tht, Ir.kgrum has no quarrel with it, If people want to join such a society it is their bunlnenn and wo will not object as long as It 1 their business. Hut, when they begin to take measures which work to the detriment of tho commun ity, it Is tlmo tociul a halt. There aro many of our bent cltlzonn member of the order, but wo do not bcllevo that thoy endorse such brainless methods as wo have been describing. With .them wo havo no quarrel In this article we simply neck to quiet the feam of IhoW who have succumbed to tho religious mania and give credence to such vllllan ous statements, in order that man and woman may learn to remember that no h H r m lt lh, it n (., U !!. f 1 1 , i Utility l.t fll.,l,.tt Ix, It.i I .ii..t l't Out! Hip i flUu.,1,-. , tl lb.- Pi.. I !tt.'i' ill llil Isimtijr Sit' I'ld! Li' I Irmi rjti i t, (ii,1 II. S tbi vili'j ; I' l'im i.f tl.r t i Hi-, k-i, -i nut, , j l,i tt buiul'U ( i 1 1 Ifi a t he I i' hi li 'i ililpl,tl hn I.I Psl h (tin soil .H l ,i-a,m i' l,t Iteblit ( In, Suit the i ii h li of iiu , i.iK'i Uo-r Ha liiili iitntv , ,m Will obi Isle H ililfii ull ii t-'.crvtw I belli, ' " To the tune nlltotlft! It-I. II. H Itniwn made the following reply: 141 1 or H'l)f fiJuiMM, t'tilumbtm, Neli. My JMir Kir: I have ivml In your U.on of April th, the srlli lo n lilted "rWlloUm tn, Hoi H.lle." Ill thai rtlcle Inn letter from St Ed ward, which mnki reference lo an ad dress whloh I delivered In that place iinl lung slm-e. if you will allow me the spnee In your ni'r, I wish to ssy a few things concerning the subject matter of your article, Including the letter from Ht. Edwards; In the flrnt sirt of your article, you nay "Fanaticlnm I rampant," the cause In "Intolerance of religion." Near the clone of tho article you any "Tho con stitution of tho United Htates guaran tees to tho humblest citizen tho right to worship Ginl a ho sees fit." Evi dently you Intend to make the Impres sion that tho Koman Catholics aro sr socuted because of their religious be lief andform of worship. Now let It bo stated definitely and publicly, so that all may understand. Tho Koman Catholics have a right to Isdong to that church and worship God as they choose. They havo tho same right that belongs to Protestants; the right of religious liberty. So far as I know, thero Is no deslro to deprive them of that right. They may hold their creed and have their worship without molestation or trouble Jn any way. Hut you must remember, that a church creed is ono thing and a politi cal platform 1 quite another thing. A church I allowed whero a political party Is not tolerated, Tho trouble with tho Koman Catho lic church is, that, practically, it Is a political party. Many of it fundamen tal principle aro political principles; and a vast amount of its work is politi cal work. It stands before tho world as a political organization, and a politi cal power, and whun a church becomes a political party, it lone tho sympathy and respect of the American people. Furthermore, Unpolitical principle are directly opposed to tho fundamental principle of our country. Wo believe In freo religion; Home demand that wo all become Koman Catholic. We believe in freo speech; Komo i opposed to free speech and curses it with all tho bltternos of a papal anathema. We believe in free public school, butKome I opposed to them, and Is persistently making war on them. We believe in Individual freedon; that each ono shall think and act for himself; Home be lieve that wo should all obey tho com mand of tho jkijm. We believe in tho universal education of tho people; Komo believe that tho leader should bo educated and tho masse should bo trained to follow. This kind of teach ing doc not harmonize with the spirit of this freo republic. The Koman Catholic church claim tho right to use force. The horror of the inquisition stand upon their record. They have never repealed or amended tho law, and neither havo they taught anything opposed to tho inquisition, If tho present teaching of the church wore opposed to the use of force, we might excuse tho bloody past; but their teachings now endorse and sustain tho theory. You say these j toman i;auiouc arc loyal American citizens, How can that lie when tho cardinal doctrine of their church aro opjnised to tho constitution of the United States, Tho canon law states that the pope can absolve from all oath and obliga tion. A Koman 1st may take tho oath of allegiance, but it only hold good until tho popo absolve him. Ill al legiance to the pope 1 first, and hi al legiance to tho nation Is secondary and subordinate. In my address tul St, Edwards, I tried to sot forth these fact in an intelligent way, notwithstanding the extravagant statement of your correspondent, Thero Is a seclusion about the work of the Koman Catholic church which is not warranted. Why should a church have vast department which are not open to public examination? If they want to assure tho public that arm aro not stored In their churcbo throughout the country, let them fling open the doors and Invite an examination. I am paster of a church. I think I could soon assure the public that no guns wcro stored In my church. I would1 -sr- LECTURES FRANK CRANE. At the Fin! M, E, Chnrcti, Corner 20tn and Davenport Streets, Omaha. ON TURIlll TllUK&DAYS OP MA Y (May 4, also FRIDAY May 12, May 18, May 25,) at 8 p. m. May 4th "Omaha to Omaha, via Mexico." May 12UI "Three Hundred Years of Kotnanism and the Struggle for Liberty." May 18th "The Ancient Peoples of Mexico." May 25th "A Lecture to Young l'eople." Price $1.00 for Course ; 35c for single Lecture. ' i'"l' l Uliie iti v'l' t" r ! ivj I jfci-itUl $ .: !j lu' 1 1., in Urn"., b t i j i(tof ibe t'ti illi k ,i I Iiu' Ji . no- Uii ,ln i in, ii ..( i. n't, nUntl ' l.i. -t si in a i I I n- li fcr Ukn tiiiitin r eiiiml l fmt lbi jn-ii g tsie, Il I ni( I lli,i t)l' ( iifinin tn-w (apt r ! ring lh i l,mi mi ' I uristl t inn,' ' I'eotnliitn l.i it(tbip l(d," ' Pi iKi ullim of Hie ttl,i.i,V "He ilfc'iim liiluii inlnv," Mo , Iml tu tor iiientltui l!u t,ii!li ul ei III 'I liolitnie l-iu. Wp do Iml ittijei I li Hi church Wltl lege, ul religious pi it liege of Unman Win, but w (lii ohjii-t liimlltlcn Ihr mi)lMii, A i -lunch muni tint Wi-i-on- tolitlvnl Jmrtj. The ionimon "horw eiKti" nflhii American people forbid It. We sny you must Dot disturb our public nt'hisiln; you cry nut "Fanati cism," We say Koine shall not rule our cities; you nay "Hellglous Intoler ance," and so on to the end. Now, 1 It not gmnl "borne sense" to preserve our system of common schisils, maintain a freo press and freo icooh. with tho true spirit of American free dom and liiili H'inii'iicoy to all of which Hie Koman Cathollo church is tho sworn and eternal eriu.ny. It. 1). Hhowm. lu answer to tho request of Kov. Drown that tho ttlsno be published, tho editor of tho 1'ekyram writes asfollow: Cot.tTMUUH, Neb., April 17, 1W3. Mr. H. D. Hrown, North Dond, Neb., Dear Sir: Your lengthy communica tion of the loth Instance was duly re ceived, and a perusal of ita content convinces mo of the fact that with you I havo no controversy. You will re member that I stated this regarding tho A. P. A, in my article calling forth your reply. 1 am neither a defendant of, nor apologist for, Koman Catholic ism. 1 simply sought in my remark to allay tho fears oi an excited lot of individual who had been rendered un easy by brainless talk about what tho Catholics might bo expected to do. Your remarks in reply to my pacific utterances lead mo to believe that you havo been guilty of circulating some of tho rot about Koman Catholic churches being used for arsenals: I consider such reiK)rts to be the acme of nonsense. Excuse mt If I do not enter Into a dis cussion of tho merits and demerit of the Koman Catholic church. 1 am not a Koman Catholic, and therefore not a proper person to defend tho faith; neither urn I a fanatical bigot. I claim tho right to worship, or not to womhlp God an I see fit. 1 also protest agates what Is commonly called "religion in politics." If it ever becomes necessary to defend tho national instltut""1 against encroachment on tho part of any organization, Iteman Catholic or otherwise, I crave tho privilege w fighting for my country, side by te with you and every other patriots citizen, At present I can see no dan ger from the source which you aro, at tacking, and I object to the stirring up of cnseless strife in our heretofore peaceful communities, Kcspectfully, (Signed) D. F. Davih. t To thl letter Rev, Drown immed iately replied: NotlTH DKN0, Neb,, April IS, J803. Mr. li. F. Davis, Columbus, Neb,, Dear Sir: Your of the 17th Inst., refusing to publish my article, is received. In reply allow mo to say, you embodied In your article a statement concerning my addres in St, Edwards, which was practically a personal attack, doing great violence to the spirit of my ad dress, and now nothing Is admitted from mo. When you cive ono side of a discussion, you should give the other side also, . , I write and sjsjak only a a l'rotesv ant and a minister of tho gosjwl. It Is not my business to defend the A. P. A- . You claim great credit for your article as "specific utterances," yet you talk about "fanaticism" and 'Vellglou In- .I,.!, ,,.,." ii nil vorv el,, ml v Indicate that you are throwing mud at Protest ant who take a stand against the en croachment of Komo. You aro not a member of the Iteman Cathol Icchurcn, but tho term of your reply, which I tiaui inuf mi... I? nil. eoiivliwi.ii mo that you aro a willing servant, If not tho ,,..i . a, a if,,i.iin c:iiUi,iiir, ohurch. These Komans are making every effort . . .. ...LH L 1 ...ul.m to destroy our puouo scmsa nj"(""f ...V. l,.K (. iha nutlullmn if mil- lUtfirtioS, and yet you publish In your paper that ..... .i I....-I ..i.e. ...... i.l ihrt iney are k"ou i"' w'""" v' United States, when at tho same time. you call Protestant "fanatic' " kindred names. You may have a K" man Catholic constituency to serve, and judging from tho character of your ser vice, they outfht to givo you a g" supjiort. Kcsjsjetfuily, Tho great Methodist church need more Drown in her pulpit. Two of them have become known from one end of thl country to tho other, for tho bold resistance offered Komanlsm. May other bo raised up, Linen Stationery. Every attorney should call on The Amkkicah Puiiuhhino Company 412-13-14 Sheely block, and ordor a supply of flno Dond Glazed Linen Sta tionery, It is tho finest thing in the market, and does not cost moro than ordinary linen paper. 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