THE AMERICAN THE AMERICAN, e iHWHtii, AirncAN rurusmKa ccierAXT, or ; ttt, CUrV A nnlo!-h S , CMiiS s T f(k'n Mt !, Kmi tit), Mv H M 1,11 1 ! Ml i n w. . . IM I IM1 Milt UI Hill Mll Hw.iwif ?' ! "! " J" - ' , " I Uf sIhmc it In i-lnl- mf i''l (SH .! l'll( t PUU r t-mslli- In Aumii I't HMMIM. MT'Tmh Awrim t in i n i'i" or t I'jihuhiii itni.m lim 'Mw or " MAlil'H 1. bi'l. M'AttlMI I'll lllil'l I UIO li.ootl TllK Uoiiiiui Cntliollrs of I'nrls, Frnne, luivi Is-eonm rntnncli-il In I ho nnntvtilst plot. Thin Ih a sinilliir cnso lotlio letter Hint wero founil In the pi li-Kt' hoiiHO In Homo when the riots wore on. Anhy 1 1 ai.ky whisky Is Unwind freely. Some vote enii ho llitihliitetl ly tills iiieHiis, hut It will not eitteh Amorlmin votors. Tho A. 1'. A. will carry tho election (or tho people they Kiipport. Tho silent eurivnt will tell this oloollon. The church of Homo Is always nn obstructionist. It Is opposed to pro gress of any klml. This can ho proved by t certain street railway which wanted to po across somo property owned by that corporation, and which bad to go several blocks out of lis way in order to roach tho point It was beaded for, . OUH friends have read, no doubt, tho nwful story which wo publish this week on the fifth paifo. It needs no comment, further than to express sympathy for both tho man and tho woman who wore weak enough to believe In tho doc trines of tho church of Homo. Homan Catholic mothers, think of your dmitfli tors. May they not bo slmllarlly tempted? ' GoVtfKNOlt HTONK has seats reserved for htm at tho Homan Catholic churches, and comes many miles to (111 them. Would he do tho same If re quested by several thousand Protestant Americans? If tho governor has sena torial or presidential aspirations ho will find a better support In Homo than will bo given him In Missouri. It I rumored that tho governor has become a mem ber of tho Catholic church In or near Jefferson city. Is this true? Home ac quaintances from that section havo sub utantlated the same. Thk mayor of Hrooklyn, N. Y., has taken a stand which deserves notice. Ho' has refjsed tho Hibernians tho right to flout tho Homan Catholic, flag on the city hall on Bt. I'atrlck's day. An exchange says: "A delegation of Hibernians waited on tho mayor and requested blm to havo tho Irish sun burst displayed. Ho replied that spec ial privileges could not ho given to any nationality. Otic of tho delegates said: 'Well, Mr. Mayor, nro wo to take? that for n negative?. ' Mr. Hchlron replied, You yourselves must judgo that.' Ono Of tho committeemen said that tho full tiro of Mayor Hewitt, of this city, to fly tho groen flag killed him In politics, end Intimated that Mayor Hchlron might meet a similar fate. Mr. Hchlron replied warmly: 'I euro nothing aUmt Mr. Hewitt's fato. Whllo I am mayor I shall not grant special privileges to any nationality. All shall )m treated alike. Tho American (lag Is good enough for all American citizens."' I'OUCR JUIJOK JoIINHON is showing a flno hand In upholding woitlcl-lsj assassins. Last week's AMKIUCAN gavo an account of tho assault on James Mlnear by a thug who gave his name as John MacNamara when taken to policn headquarters, MacNamara had slugged Mr. Mlnear when bo was walk ing on a crowded street noar tho Grand Missouri hotel. At tho station Mac Namara was released on a "slraw W.,1 and tho case was to bo tried Jn police court Friday, Marcti 2. As tho ., fll.1 notHimear In eouri tor inai, and Mr. Mlnear being unablo to find who tho bondsman was, tho caso was postponed until Tuesday, tho tun. When tho caso camo up Tuesday tho only excuse for tho non-appearance of MacNamara was that tno uoukt couiu twttflrwi him. After another day's do- lay tho thug, MacNamara, was brought into court and fined f.'l.OO for assault ,HVi Intent to kill. It Is a wonder that tho Judge? did notfino Mr. Mlnear for .,.nrr mum ted. Tills 18 me way mo lUIO - tntsft distributes justlco and is a fair example to tbo peopio oi hid junww max bo exDectcd from thlselo- vw,t when men are put intotheso ofllces who will not coach and protect highway robbers, tho people may do ablo to walk the streets in day time without a body-guard for fear of being a rihi American. )! I,'i WvtihS Im I, it I-..L i I i n if e i-mil It il ! i I . ii) lil tiHt,l ! fe lii',it. It. .. , lu liiittls ly l tii-s l,i t. !, ! t.liH.I . lit. nit 'tit i.t . m hU t !!" I'itIi in I '. In ti n i t l. tm r 1ti.ti iiiinij ini intiU' m it ttm Pii'ti Mnt fltl ! Hi"e an I. nli ) U ii I. .j i r ti t f tl.t" i!l. if fti U l,i kn ,! i tt e i . i ii 1 1 Slid , tin !l (.'id, II fi ii i. it n on to (,. H nttit e tu. a mit tln l it ! . tlitii Hjiihiiii k!ii lii S ly dlrf i h tloii1 i ' lie iiiill liihli4 a -lienp man ami liilnitii'i at woik wlifit' Jon m i it. -it him," ' I"- mil, lit haie witil until tniiiii ii elm k and ii mill lisle njan d Mm," it "h lia.l ph lltl if time to take hi ft It llil nNi'll vi t.lntrn and Kunilny hH ln(inHc mi'ilisl heiv," uitlil his i-inplojcr tin ajjiiie im'I lce are vry iiimnllsfiii tot y nud ii'tiini ks Hint If be knew of a gisl, rellnlile man he Mciihl not Imthnr with tho other fellow. This la what the Human ban been waiting fur. lie knows a man; one lli.it will JiM suit; reliable, IndiiHtrleim and always atten tive to his duties, lie will have him call. The next day ho nhow up, lie Is a pink of perfect Ion. Father (' Hi it I ley says In his letter that he worked In ono place for live years and never mlsxci n day, exemplary In his habits, and an exceedingly valuable man. He Is told to como to work the following Monday morning. Haturday evening, owing to light trade, or do creasing business the 1 'rot cat an I, Is laid off, and when he drops around n few days later to see If things are looking up lie tlndsan Ignorant looking Homan Ist doing, In a bungling way, the work lie bad formerly done in u workman like manner. This scheme, or other very similar, Is worked until all tho 1'rotoHtants arc weeded out and Hotiian 1st put In their places, Then they lie- gin domineering over and dictating to their employers, who see tbo trap they hnvo fallen into when It Is too late, ami after they have boon systematically robbed by the men In their employ. Wo know of Instances very similar to that cited above, but can think of only one- way to whip tho uriprlnelpeled ras cals, and that Is for Protestant employes to fight them with their own fire, at tend strlotly to their business, remem bering what is for the interest of tho employers Is for tho Interest of theem- ployo. Don't bo asking to get off a day this week and two day next. It look as though you were neglecting your business and gives a Homan foreman or superintendent tin opsirtunHy to get rid of you. Keep Home out of positions by retaining them yourselves. HE VAHEFVL OF XOVH SUF FIlAfllC. (I'riiin Kiiiihiih (Ml y American,) This city lias been aflllolcd with Homo rulo for a number of years, but from present indications wo believe It is tho intention of tho voters to move for n. change at tho next election. There seems to bo moro widespread In terest In polities this spring than dur ing any previous campaign. This can bo accounted for easily enough when you stop to consider tho kind of men who havo been elected heretofore) when you take Into consid eration not only their comiolenoy, but itlno their morality; and when you think of tho nick less extravagance, tho exoeaslvu taxation and tho lawless ness which Is ranmant under tho pres ent administration; w hen these things aro taken Into consideration wo say this unusual interest In imlltlcs, by the bolter element, can bo easily accounted for. If tho ofllcer who havo been elected in tho very recent past havo not Isren dishonest, many of them havo certainly most flagrantly abused tho jsmlt lotis they were elected to till, Tho people know this, and they know morel They know the gamblers, tho saloonkeepers, the harlot and tho priest of tho Homan Catholic church dictate, tho nominees of tho political parlies, and that In order to purify tho city government It ha become necessary to not only go to tho polls and veto on election day, but to go to tho ward caucuses and pri maries and lend their Influence In de feating tho ring candidate. This feel Ing is widespread, ond no man need ex pect U fill an official position this spring who Is not sound upon reform questions. It might as well bo under stood that a majority of the people, do not believe In gambling; that they do not bollovo In saloons running wide open nn Hundays; neither do they be lieve in unrestrained harlotry. A ma jority of tho people do not bollovo In electing an incompetent man simply liocatmo ho will give all tho jositon In his ofllco to communicant of the Homan Catholle church; neither do they believe In electing an Irlnh Homanlht simply becauso bo I an Irish Homanlst. They do believe, however, In electing good, clean, capable, effi cient and trustworthy men who will enforce the law of tho stato and tho ordinances of tho city regardless of whom they inconvenience or affect. Excessive taxation must cease; mob violence must not be permitted, and every SH!clo of lawlessness must be curbed, if not completely wijsid out. This cannot bo dono If men aro elected to office who are either members of I ... I - r u h': 7- , , :!'p: urn- rir : i:i-iw mi -o& TIIU I'OI'K ASI lini'KIXS, A dispatch from ltnmedatd Mnivlt 2, luil, shj that on the occasion of the celebration of hU Hill birthday, and the sixteenth anniversary of his coronal Inn, the poe today delivered an nililri'HH, In the eourxe of which be said: We arc In the decline of life; but hull continue to the lut day of our life to devote ourself to liillkllig the bcnel. cent, aetloii of the church universally It, The need of this Is great, for all the eld eiiiieenl Ion of honesty, justice, authority, lllierty, sis'lal rights, ami social diil.li'H havo been overthrown, The church must nee to recall the na tion to the principle of moral faith, point out the true causes of the exist ing evils, denounce tho designs of Free Masonry, Imbue the dllTeretit cIiismi- of society with a feeling of equity and charity, inspire rulers with reclllt.uile, and the governed with suhmlsHlon, and Instill In all an ardor for s-ace. A few days after the above appeared In the Inter Oram, we found the follow ing statement: In hi zeal to fill all the place In the city hall with "suitable democratic substitutes," Mayor Hopkins has caused to he discharged a mimlM-rof Mason of high degree, Tho well-known enmity of the papists toward this Noclety give color to the statement made yesterday by a promi nent Mason, t lmt ail who heiong to that or any other rrotestnnt order are doomed. Appended I a list of prominent. Masons and Knight Templars whose heads havo fallen; Insiiector I toss, police department, a thirty-second degree Mason. Captain John I'. Heard, police depart ment, thirty-second degree Mason, Hubert A. Hmlth, cashier board of publlo works, thirty-second degree Mason. M. K. Hnowden, Inspector sewerage department, thirty-second degree Mascn, Foreman Costello, water main de partment, thirty-second degree Mason. tho IComan Catholic church or In sym pathy witli that, politic tl organization, because sho I In sympathy with and encourages every kind of crime, for crime is sin, and without sin her occu pation would bo gone. That being so It becomes absolutely necessary to have men for officials who are not tainted with Homanlsm, Ho careful of jour suffrage, F.nqulre well Into tho stand ing and antecedent of eooh candidate before giving him your miffrngo. There I great religion excitement among tho people f the town of Jerez, Mexico, and surrounding country, over tho Bp'ttraneo among them of a beau tiful young girl, who pronounces her self to bo their patron saint, Anil Tho girl ha performed some very re markable cure of serious disease by simply laying on her hands, and the Ignorant Indians of ttiat section are wild over her, Hho seerns to posses the same power a the so-called Ht, Teresa, who created such a sensation in northern Mexico about a year ago, Ht, Anita Is a native of Molto F,cotodo, and began exercising her strange power over the Indian only a few week ago, MAftCY K, HltOWW has ridden his political horse until It can only propel itself by tho pmh proeo. AIUIXMT TllK KOMfHlf MW. For a l!manll Ut Niihscrlhe .Money for I'mlcsiiuit ( luirlly, J lev. D. I. Moore, editor of the Cin cinnati WMtnm (JhrUtMn Adwmtf,, some tlmo ago applied to It, It, Hprlnger, a wealthy Homanlst nf Cin cinnati, for a subscription In aid of tho Wosleyau college, at tho same time stating In his communication that it hod been assorted tlmt !ComanIt were debarred from giving to I'rotetnnt bodies and ho wished to dispel what he assumed to bo a grot Illusion, Tho answer came and ran as follows: DBA it Hw; Your favor of the fth Inst, asking aid for your college re ceived, I fully believe In tho great ad vantages of a literal education for both exes, but being a member of tbo Holy IComan Catholic and apostolus church, and believing that religious Instruction should form an important part of edu cation, I could not, with a clear con science, aid in teaching what I did not believe in, thus confirming what you preface your letter with, "that Catho lics never aid a Protestant cause." This from your standpoint may be re garded as Illiberal, but I right, never theless, a we view our duty, Yours truly, H, It, Hl'W.VMEIt. Let patriotic American reader hand a copy of this letter to some open hearted Protestant who make it hi Hseliil a"tueitt Clerk llr)-r, K night Templar. II, F, 1 iveliMtrl, ehief of the house drain department, Knight Templar, Klchitrilaon, water oltlee, thirty second degree Maon. lnvenNirl ami niehardioii are two men who have worked for the clly more than twenty years. They are ae kiiowleilged cxpTt In their particular Hues, as Is Foreman Cotelh, to whom whs Mialgned the duty of Inspecting all pljs' and house connections, with I he exception of Inspector H'iss, who was told by Mayor Hopkins that he was let out fur political reasons, these men have never la-en given the satisfaction of knowing dellultely In what direction their olTenso lay. They have been dismissed aflor years of fnl l b ful service. One of them was told that, he was "too old." There Is a well organized protest be ing formed among tho Moaons, who naturally fuel considerably aggrieved at the turn affairs are taking at the city hall. Ono of them, who for various well grourtded reasons asked that his name be withheld, said yesterday: "Heyond the shadow of a doubt Mayor Hopkins Intend to cut out every mem ber of my society now In the city's em ploy. Nothing has been done openly, but the quiet tip has gone around that every Mason may exs et hi discharge. It Is easy to see now why Mayor Hoj klns told Inspector Ho there was no appeal for him, I Cos Is a thirty-second degree Mason, and that settled hint. "The mayor has no reason for dis charging member of any secret society, except that they are of necessity, 1'rofc estants" continued the g:ntleman, "I think, however, in jutle to the Masons, tho public ought to know why they are being discriminated against, anil 1 am prepared to prove tho whole sale slaughter of that order to which I ha ve referred," Can tho utterance of tho pope have any liearlng on tho other? Are Free Masons to bo ostracised in this country? I It not time for I'rotestants to awake? ( !hk(i ja Ami r'imn. business to subcrlls lo Horolsb chari ties. It Is a poor rule that don't work both ways. Hot Hprlngs, ArV., Millmtit ( hang. On and after January 20th, the Mis souri Pacific Hallwoy will run a through sleeping car from Omaha Ut Ifrt Springs, Arkansas without change, via Kansas City, Ft, Hmlth and Little Hock, leaving Omaha daily at 10 p, m. For further Information, rates, t-Ut., call at dofrot, Fifteenth and Webster, city ticket office, X, Y.. cor, Thirteenth and Farnarn, J, O, PnifXtl'l'l, A, d. P, nd F, A, Tiioh, F. i(nniv,Y, a. T. A. $20 to Salt Lk and San Francisco, That's all If. costs you vlaTIf V. lNION PACIFIC; 'Xt'M fur the round trip, Correiondlng low rates to all western points. Through first and second-obis sleeper and dining cars, Hce your nearest Union Pacific agent, or HAitny P, PatKf,, City Ticket Agent, S DOLLARS and 20 DOLLARS To 8in Franclco, The five pays for your fa-irth In one of the through Pullman 'Tourist Cars, and the twenty pay for a first-els passage, all vlaTliK UNION PAClFfO, No, you don't have to change; the sleepers run through to Han Francisco, Have your nearest Union Paelflo agent reserve you a Is-rtb, or wrUt HAitiiv t . i;vi;m, City Ticket Agent, YMfl Farnarn Ht,, Omaha, - The Cabinet Hollable Gasoline Btovo I Warranted for Threw Year, It I the Most Perfect gasoline stove mode, W, F, HTOKTZKI,, 71 H, Pith, Is agent for the west, ..I i - Mid-Winter Fair Rt are Down, The Horllngton ICoute f now sidling round-trip ticket to Han Francisco at .r.M; one way, 20.00. Hce the city ticket at l,'!2 Farnarn street, and get full Information, or write to J. Francis general passenger and ticket agent, Omaha, Neb, it Council No, fi, A, P. A, will meet hereafter In G, A. It. hall, lHNo, J.th st., first and third Mondays in eoeh month. The member will govern themselves accordingly. Hy order of the secretary, -' -" Go to Dybttll' for fine Cundlcs V Douglas Htreet, - .. Hucees Council No. .'I, W, A. P, A,, will meet the second and fourth Wednesday In each month In G, A. It, hall, 1 IS North Fifteenth street. - John Hudd ha removed hl Jewelry store to 317 North 1'lth strwt, Midland Hotel block. ROMANISM IN AMERICA Hit human Cailmlla tliurch a a I nnler 111 Milled. s - . , w.imi'lail and II.mih h mMlrstiii llir Hateful Infliiimref the IIuHish I sllinllr i lull I h, The lleienii t'hit)ie i,un h I the liit.l.lii 1 iticatiliatliMl on lh fiteti of the i Hi Ih, Thl i-t'lli lltelil Is tl lie (or a lhie fold ri nwir I. It Is h. w .. d of a tnlghl I'feit duraiie' such a lias Im ii nirtiifi nte by lui oilier Institution, Fur mure than twelve Ci'litill i It 1)11" serenely held Oil II way, luidUturls by the mutation of time and unharmed amidst the wreck of nation, and the dost ruction of em pire It is the aole survivor of nil the Institutions Isirn under, and fester, d by, Ih" Human empire, Tint! mighty em pire Its'if -in many r eels the great est ond mightiest dltleal organl.atlou with w hleh history makes us acquainted perished long ceiilurlcD ago; hut the Human church remains, having success fully withstood the hostile Bgettele that destroyed that vast Imperial owcr, the ravage of lime, and the persistent and impetuous attacks of nu merous and powerful f. Though b'airy with age, It shows no symptoms of desuetude or decay, but is even now contending sturdily, valiantly and vig orously wit h all comers for the leader ship of the world. It is also everywhere putting fort h Horcub an effort for its own advancement and aggrandizement,; and In carrying out it plan and pur pose, it displays a jiorslstenoy, energy, astuteness and wisdom unequalled by any of Its rival. Z. It ha the might of multitudinous millions of ardent adherents. Not less than one slxth of the world's population is sheltered in Its fold. Its votaries are found In every land and on every sea; they sjs:ak all languages, embrace all classes, color and condition of man kind, from the humblest peasant to the proi.dest prince. This diversified host of adherents I moulded lnt) a homo geneous mass by their common love of loyalty to the church in which they have been reared and nurtured; and by their unquestioning obedience to the hierarchy whose will Is their law. The faithful Catholic everywhere dis play a degree of zeal and devotion U the interest of hi church, and of obedience to it authority, unparalleled by tbo member of any other ecclesiasti cal organization. 3, It I mighty in It method of ad ministering and conducting the vast and varied concern under its care and con trol. Ho perfect and complete is it in all It appointments, and no thoroughly adapted are it method of procedure to attaining the desired end, that ffrg land's great historian, Macaulny, felt Impelled to pronounce the following eulogy ujsin it: "The polity of the church of Home is the very masterpiece of human wisdom, 1 he experience of twelve hundred eventful years, the Ingenuity and patient care of forty generation of st,al!men, have brought that polity to such perfection, that among the contrivance which have been devised for deceiving and controll ing mankind, it occuphft the highest place," The power that operate and make effective thl astute polity U the pope and the college of cardinal, who, from their headquarter at ltorne,dfrect and control the affair of the church In tw,ry land, and thus give homogeneity to the vast and varied b'wt that com pose the IComan Catholle church; all of whom are pledged to faithful and un faltering obedience to the mandate of their spiritual ruler. The administra tion of the pope and his adviser I characterized by shrewdness, persist ency and vigor, and, inasmuch as tbey are able to direct the Influence and tlvitisof the mighty forces under their control in any channel they may choose, the church of IComo under their direc tion has always proved ltelf to bo ft dangerous foe when its resentment ha been aroused, or a powerful friend and ally to any cause which it may hav esisiused. Thl mighty organization has been increasing with great rapidity in this tuninlrf during the current century. At the beginning of this century there were, In round numbers, JOO,OW Itoman Catholics In the United Htate, Today thl church lay claim to one-sixth of our population. This great Increase of one hundredfold in the Catholic popu lation of this country during the last nine decade 1 almowt wholly due to the fact that during that time many million of Immigrant have flocked to our hospitable shores, most of whom have come from Catholic countries and were of the Catholic faith. These Im migrant and their descendant consti tute, In the main, the membership of the Catholic church In America today. Thl great Increase In the numerical strength of the Catholic church In this country would 1st a matter of little moment If that church, like other christian bodies, were simply an ecclesi astical organization engaged In spread ing tho Gospel and devoted to tho spiritual and moral elevation of man kind. Hut the facts of history show conclusively that wherever the IComun Catholic church ha gone on Its ecclesi astical mission, it has, as srsm as It has obtained place and r,Kjwer,boldly entered ACME" School Shoo MlKMtN AND CMlLUMtN. 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