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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1894)
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I' 1 runt ii-j t,( ti it.i-.or. i ij l.i ( w't A !i'i i"n 1nt' m tl (..rmlK !ii'!. lii' 'I'li'iiit'iitii 1, ,t , ,. p, litim il I.Mslty the (.m nil r, Mill t tin1 li'" l !i u liil !( Hi.' UH.t," So welmve 1'nllii'l i' 1titr,on Hint tilt' Columbian I'l'IL'ti' If tl tlllhl t'l Kotiuin ut Ix'lU imii. How lniii h wir H WtlllLI llllM' i n 1" lllt-' llltil Wnh tni:l.'ti Ciad'hlt, ii' I'l'InutiUN tiliiu, Mitrt- V, Uiirliiii', of ninux t'ily, imtl John William, ot Omulm. Neb, Mini li ittiil-A I". A. Mi. ii ty. Th. .vitiv nil Protentiiiitn. you know -I hey "It I'H" toMnuuiiiht tin- A. P. A. Hinl uphold HtmiiiiilHtn - inn! a w-lil manned by noti-puplM wlili'li ImihunIIx object tin.' combatting of tm exclusively Protestant order would liuvi', it Ki'i'iiiH to tin. tnurli itiiiru lnlhuniri' tluiu ni' fiiMmH'tl uml oflli'iinil liy liumtnilHtr, wlttHi 1m tin1 ftmilltioii nf Uio Cnhmil'litn U'ligm to day. OWIASl'MSd AN A. V. A. TIhto Iiuh Iwrn tm DlToft im tin) part of a fi'W cilixi'ti to iMYw n lncul lininclt (if tlm Atni'iiriiii i'niti-ctivii AnHoi'latiiiti In tliln city, ii'i'l ko far iin tho Kai-li uh in aliln to learn, t lio project Ih tit leant, partially HiieiVHHfiil. In the opinion of tins Aiii'i'iiHtliiHortfanlzatioii Ih tirepoHteroiiM ami very untimely. It uIho weenm ipieer that Biieh tin orjratilzii Hon hIiouIiI he upheld and toted by free thinking and eoimervativii inen. Tho A. . A. Ihihi organization which In l.rofeMHed to he wholly void of iolitl t'lil timchiiiKH, yet it Ih worked for all tho political prollt that can he attained throuyh tho mulMinlnlntf Hccreey. If tho organization Ih one of political pro ellvltloH, It Ih wrony, for no political oryatilzatloii nhoiild withhold 11m Wean ordoetrlneH from a crltlclMliitf puhllc, and If ItH tnelhodHiire heyond reproach, every Atnerlean hhould ho ii.ipriiiHed of tho 'fact and permitted to become a member. I 1 lint It Ih claimed by thowi who profenM a thorough knowledun "f ItH teaehltiKM that the order Ih wlioiiy non-part iwin, That belntr wi, the lnetnberH miiHt have Homo object anide from poimcH in view. liiHteiul of be. I n if a iiolltical ItiHtltiitlon, Im American I'rotectlvn AHWiclittlon Ih claimed to be Hectitrlan, and Itn object 1m to iiMHlMt Hi the HlimireMHlon or t tin ltd' man Catholic church. Hh working are wecret, and when one becomcM a member Jin oblhratoM biniHi'ir to ever avoid ren derlnif a ( 'at.holic iiHMlHtance In any way; livoIdH deallnif with htm ho far an pon (.Ible: iivoIdH aHNOclatlnir uml converHlnif with him; uvoidH ithklnif a (lathollc for favoi'Mwo preHiime the ( utholle would not object to in ih), ami inter nil uichi it.ll.iit ii.tiH are irlven, an oitth Ih himi' t.leineiited that would chill tho blood that llowed through tho velim of the JamcH (fiinif. Ah a tnatter of fact. hiicIi an orjrani vittlon Ih whollv iincotiHtltntloniill tint' (foverrimetit wan founded on a IhihIh of KKKK ( lll'ld ll AND KIIKK MI'KKCIl! Do tho teachlnifH of the A. I1. A. (fi'iint tree church and free Hl.eecb'!' Hardly. I'.ven ItH own doltiffH ant necreted from the outer world, and ItH ineinberH nworn to Hecrecy during life. In fact, t bo ordei Ih tietiui loiiH and trllllnif iind nhould In ncorned and (int. to Hhamo by tho trim American citizen, anil wo iiouit, inucii there belii(f a more loyal cIiihh of cltl .erm on the face of the eart h thitn the ineinberH of tho Catholic church. II. would be e(iiallv h,h netiHilile to ttHHlnt III 'the overthrow of the Mel Imdlht, or any other church. In our opinion, an t.ni Catholic. - Liiijun Nucha. Jn tho opinion of thin editor tho man who wrote tho above editorial for the Nuiimn Ih very Itrnoi'iint of the alum and oblectH of the American I'rotectlvc 4 AHHoclatlon. The A. 1. A., fur from beliijf "pro iOHteroiiN and vory itntltnely," Ih a nen hlblo and timely ortfanlzatlon, and the men who make war upon It never fall to hIiow their Ignorance of IU trim oh Jei'tn and purpoMOM. It Ih Junt nuch an orKitnlzatlon hh free-thlnklnjf, con h rvatlvo men would euro to fontcr and uphold. In verlllctitlon of till wu have only to quote tho declaration of (irlncl pic which have Ihich mlopti d by every tul,o council In the union, with prob ably two oxceptloiiH, mid thoMd two ex ception plum tint order npiarely on the ritual, which embodlcH every cHweti tltil fouliirecontalui'd In the (ledum Ion of principle adopted by the other coun cil and which read an follown; There I no (food reiiMon why any per Hon nhoiild bo In doubt an to tho attitude of tho A. P. A, on any qurmtlon. Tho order Iiuh pubt lulled and ropubllnhcd Its declaration of principle, which read an follow: I'Mi-Hlz-Nitlliniiillly l nut n liar loiiimnlii.e Mlilp In IIhi order. No imm win imloul wlinrn tin wim hnrri, ' rlcii'oml-Wo Inli'tfi'ifl Willi n.i 1111111' purll mtn iinlllli'H. Third -Wi m.i l nek no mini' rcllKlnii n Imm hh hn line (nil. iilli'iii.l In milk" hi ri 1 1 1. hi nti I'li'iiieiit of imlltli'iil pnwi-r, Knurl h Wit iiiilln to iirolert our cnioiiiy Hllll II fill' lllHtllllllllllH lllflllllhl I III' H.'ITI'I, Irilulrniiil mid itKifri'HHlvi' rll.ir'K Uml mi' perHlMli'iit ly lii'lnu i'l, fnrt Ii by n r.THilii r-jlKl()-Milll l.'itl iiikhiiI.ilI Inn In I'liiilrnl I In. Kiivi.riiiiicnl, of I In1 lUilli'd HI lit.1 uml ili-Mlrny our Id. init-lMMiKlit civil ii nd ridlKliiii" IUh'I ty. Klfili - We am In fuvnr of iiri.Hi.rvliin enn t,lt,iif Intiul llh.'ily uml initlntalnliiK tlin ov t.rniiimit (if tin) I'nli.'il Hlitl.'K. HUth-Wa it'Kitrd all ri'llnln-pullllcul " Kkicp IHHIIhlWlllllllH IIH till! I'll. 'lllll'N of civil (Old I'll- llllnil llbi'l'ty. Hi.vcntli- It In, la our iipliiluti, iititvlNi. mill u iiHH.ru tn iippnliit or t.oiilncl tnclvll, pullllnil or ml II Miry nlllri uieti wliiinwn mipi'mi.ii al- li'lfliiticn to liny fnrnlKti klnic, puleiitiiln or BcclcHlimtlciil pnwcrH, KIkIiIIi-Wh mn tliercfiini maliitiiliilfin tlni prliiclpln of (inn K.'ii.'iitl iiii'rtiirliui fruit w'liiinl orifmil.iilloti and will oppuitd all it. t -tempt u niipplmil. It by any Mectarlmi IiinII- t il l ion , Ninth Wu urn iiipimii1 tn all atliiinpl., Incitl or iiiiilnnul, to ui piihlli! fionl for any MM'tllf'lllll purpuMi. Ti'iitli-Wn urn In favor nf law tuxliiK rliiircli properly, Wnvenlh -'I'liii npeiibiK (if prlviiltv:iiiiil pa rnrlilal 'hunl riiiivi'iit uml iiintiitFtlerli' to pulilli; (illli'lal liiHpi.id lnn uml plai'hiK mi llui miiiiii plan of morality and liiwum l'roli'tuiit. Iiiutltul.lnn urn. Twelfth -Wi. urn In favor nf rliuiitcltiil our ImiiilKriillmi law In Much liimiiii'r (lint. Uicy will proicid, our cli.l.ini Inliorcr frnm ilm evil liilliii'in'. of clii'iip pauper mill crlmliial lalmr which, ihnnKli tlm lnl riim.'ii tulll y of Kiirnpi'iin propitifiindlNt, Nncli.tln litnl III I hi en mi try by Ilm aid of Hlrlki.r uml I hi' niiIiIIii Inlliii.ni'i) nf prli u. ant nipldly upplmitliiK our fri'it anil I'diiciih'd Aiiii.rlcaii cltlmi In .very linn of Imlinliy, Thlrti'i'ti -Wii lii'llrvn tlmrii liniild Im an t'dui'iil luniil (iiiitllllrnl Inn tn i-lix'tlvn fnni idiUit tliiil. will ri'iiulrn i.vnry A mcrlcitri cltl !iii Ui Im Anii'rlciinl.i"1. Kniiittimi-Wu urn In favor of puttlnil Inlu officii tiniiii!. uml trim pntrlul who arn bnt ijiiallfli.il in fill l In. pi wll Inn rKardli'N of pnllllcal purll.', l'lfM'i'ii--Wii urn wlllliiK In Im Kovnriii.il by Mikhii prlnclpli. In our fiitiini polhlciil net Inn. Hlnti.cti (lur inlloti I to awiiknti Ilm pniipliiof America front I heir MUnrity, In ill If nre wim anil iivi'r(.niiflili.ric-(.t"rnnl vhilhiticn I IIhi prlen of lllicrty, yi. Mm 'ruti.titiit nf Mil ri'pulillii Im vi. cinnert ui Im vlKllmit mid In coiiaclnu ulrciiKlli art. In li'iilly ' 1 1 1 1 h 1 1 1 u tin- iilmlKhty ilulbtr ofiiil.'lly llu.llill w It I It. wn urn HWlftly (IrlflliiK tnwiiril a iiiurH Ir.'mi'mlon and terrlliln cilnl tluiu l,hl(i(iuiit,iy lmyi't knnwn. Mlrtblilai'ii i lint llui uln l.'l nf Aiimrli'an loyally, Wi luivn tneti horn In neveral ('nun trie ri'mnm fruni Mil Mint arn loyal a any tutllvn, Hut, they arn nut llnmiinUI, Aiiiiirli'iin Inynliy conlt In diivotlnti btour coriHl II ui tirii, law, InatltnlliiiiN, Hull, anil itliovn all, uur pulillc i'liooU, for without lie ll'lllKi'lirl', Mil r.'pr.'x.'llllitl v.. republic will KO Ut plnci', Wn nppimit t hi. t. iii'hliiK nf per verted hlnlnry In our hcIiouI ami the uiiil lla lion of reference honk to rover the Infiniili of tin. n I'lilh'd I'li.iri'li which I mm i. pnllll- cnl Minn rellKlnii, Wu urn oppoi.i1 to tirleal mill I relnte a ui'h l.ikiuK purl in eleellniiH, uml vol InK I heir hilly a a unit In Ihn liilere! nf tt fnrelijli corpnriillnil With liiieiil, tti Injure Mil toil Inn ami It liitltu- tlllllN, Will tint NurltUH point out an objec tionable feature In tho above? I thorn itnlnirl'i prlnclplit enunciated It cannot cndnrtMi? I thern (urn prlnclpln any loyal AiU' i'li an cannot. accel, uml ii( hold. In tho .'cond pitrit(f raph the Nmlrun Hity tint a. r, a. i nti organization which I profi'MMcd U bit wholly void of pollticiil touch Inn;." Nothlii) Ih further from the truth. The A, I'. A. claim to bo and I oHMontlully a pnllllcal party, It I oririnilzcd for the miI mid expect. purpoMu or oppiittinK ny tlio ballot, foreign cc(ilaHtlcal Interference, In our tilTitlr of Htate. Ily the uo of tint ballot to protect our Inleri HtH we be- ('nine Ui tin inv niH and imrpoHe a lltlcal orifiinlat Ion, and liny one who (li'iilr that fact I mil. n rolhthlu uni.hor- Ity it to this att itude or ohjnclH of the A. 1'. A. 'I'll o jViiW. im tin in aHHiinie llui other ld.i of tho qucHtlon, anil nay "If the ortfunlzutiori I ono of political pro- V'ouk 1 1 a n i h ok i' ouh jMcjnicii'AI, cllvltlc H Ih wrone;, for no polltlea oriiiilat.lnn hould withhold Hh bleu or doctrine from u crlllclzln(f publl What could ho morn open ihun the ubovn il'Ktlii rti 1 1on? That certainly an wer the (ibjectlon, biwlde howlnif thiit "It method urc beyond rejiroiich," I (ut he neeni determined to find noum fault with tho A. J'. A. for In tint tit xt puraKTiiph ho ay, ''JtiHtead of bolnjf it pnlll Imtl IiihI lliitlon, the American I 'rot' dive iiHHoclatlon 1 clulmi d to bo Hectarlan," ISy whom, pliiiNe? Cer tainly not by II member, Then It iiiiiitt he by ttiiui who know no more about the order than r'erjUHon A. Iiler. It inunt bo by the jfreat enemleH of hiimari (iroifreH and eiillifhtoninrmt thit irel of Hoinn and their dupe who hiivn routed t MitHonry forage, und who proclaltn that, tho cliurch 1 ubovn till) Hi ii In In tint muni) pariijfrupli tho writer ny tho object of th A. I', A. I to "aHlt In the upprcnHlon of thn Cath olic church, Nothlnif I further from tint truth, A u religion tho A. I', A, hu no ll x lit utrulnxt Human Catholic Ihiii, hut when tho church leuvc tho wicw.1 oHIoo of mlnlMJirlnif to the (.lr ftual witfit of her communleiint, und dniK hoili heiHi'lf and her ii(lh(rent thtoutfh tho politlcul mini In order to morn llrtnly llx her hold upon affair of ntulo vote h(!r people, a nhecp - pro- ti t itKitliiNt piilltlcitl itp(ioliitinont u tl wet, iwid el,ubllbe ft bureau at Wunh Inifton to lobby for hill fuvoriibln to Uoman Catholh! Interc!, then tho A. I'. A, will, and doe "alt In the uppreilfm of tint Komun Cuthollc church," ""In fl encycllcul lued by f.no XIII A few yeur utfo, the following lrnueunt nentence occur: "Wn cxhortttll Cuth ollc to takd (tn acllvrt pnrt In mitnlcl- pal nffiilm und election, und to favor ihn principle of tint church In all iuh He wrvco, tneetlni und jfUtherlnifH, All Catholic mut muko themHi lve felt ti active eleiunni In dally political llfu In tho coutitrle whent they live, They mind pemitruln wherever ! Hltiin into tint ttduiiniNiratioti or civil alTitlr, ami hould do all In their power t() CitllHO till! C.oriHtltUtiollH Of HtUt.i'H nud emulation to hu moileloil In the prin ciple of tho trim church," Tim American Protective Awioiu- tlou would ahl't In kupprcln(f any other (Icnomlnat Ion which would darn Interfere, In tint alTitlr of lititt, uml the only wonder 1 that Koine hu I u permitted to net on Uni t line on loritr, Vou tuny think Koine doe not mix In r relltflori with her politic, hiitho do., othcrwlHti you will be unable to account for tho lat'ifo ihjuHmt of Komaii Cai h ollc who urn In ollicn, Vou cannot. ny It I hecau(i they urt better (piitlili. d thiiii Americuti! Then It munt be be- j cuiiHii Ihci'B i u rontfi'r ti" I him party bllidlnif them tutfi't her, What U that I Uf.'t Tlie niiM'rl i ions belief that the laws of the laud urn not ulsiw In, I. sub ordinate to the law of Ilm church, ami that the pi lent Is Ut be ohey.-d In al1 things. Their cation law teaches that "all the ordinunces of Hie ioh; are to ho unhesitatingly obeyed;" that the "law of tho fti)ier(ir ctinnot dissolve Akkaiiih anh or;u Vviu.w Hciioolh!" the cccli!lilcl or canon law;" that It 1 "not lawful for emperor to exact anythlnn; oppoiicd to tho upontollc rule;" und that tho "cotiHtitullon of prince arn not iinperlor but uh- ordlnuto toi cclcHlutlcal contltullofiH." IIecauo of their belief In Hindi un American doctrine tho A. J', A. rc (,'unl with HiiHplclou thttcontaritcfTort of Komunlt to get their hand Infi the public treiimiry, their 0(ipoHltlon to the public rcho.'l and their uhhiiiiIi on (Hibllc ieaker; rd their action urn certainly titifllclii'it ' warrant any ood citizen In iolnlnffuny other ood, law ubldintf cltlzi'ii, In oj)poiri(f ItomnnlHt In politic, That the mernl!!' of tho A. P. A. obllgiito themwdve "to ever uvold ren during ( 'utholle UHlHtiin;!i In uny wity; uvold dealing with him o far hh po. lbc, or untoclutlng or coiiverHing with hi in," only men ignorant of tho real (iprpoeof tho A, P, A. will have the temerity or hrnzonneh to charge. The corner toncof tho A. P, A. are loyalty arid liberty, and the capntoriii I Jutlc, Jn tint next breath tlm writer in tho NnvkuH charge tho A. P. A. with a- Miming an oath that would chill the blood of tho .fame gang, How awful! now (terr.'Ctiy tcrnnm: minx or a timid Prototnnt nlnltor annumlng an oWlgntlon that would nearly waro tine, tif tho red handed uxwiHlri of th .funic gang to death! I It not a won der wit do not hour i!calonully of omn of tliew, men of "pencil on earth, good will to men," dropping dcud before the altar boforn which they mut tand while that blood-curdling, dialillcal, dnmnuhle, iinciiitIi,iitlonal oath I ad mlnllrei1' Will tint SM-kut man i)eft!o tell ii why thl doe not occur tH't'iiBliinully? flut, joking BHlde, there r no torrlblo onth In the rliunl of the A. P, A,- much a Homo and Prot etnl w.io cry bigotry may bhhuuih oi chitrgn, There I a promle tt uphold at all hazard every contltutloni, guarnritee, fctute atnl riatioual, and a a matter of fact tlm UKHiN'tntfori I any thing but iiiieor.Mtilutlonal, and when a Protcntitnt ndlUtr line tint bald-headed, toothlc and blind Brgutnent of Home agaitiHt a (iiitriotlc hkhih'IuUoii he !'- conic tho laughing tock of the bettr dement of tho community In which he live. "J)o Hot teaching of the A. P. A. grant free Hpeoch und free church',''" I this next (juetion akcd by the Smliii), and Bii"Wered with a "Hardly, ' We ay they not only grant thew thing hut will din prcwrving them If n i i -ary, Hut while wean on thiHijncn Hon, of tolei ui inn - that I what tin. (pii'M lon Implii - we will iik w ho hut l.'iuntn (all'olic attempt to prevent fr.i upeceliy Wu it not a Human 'atholic mob that attemji'i d tt pr. v. nl free ip.-. eh find etcn tried to murder Itu v. ('ha I'liinlijiiy In i'.nimiiil.ii. Mich,, In .Inly, I -! i J '' Wa It not a Kouimii ( 'utholle mob thill lit! Ih ted to d.i tint same tiling nt o.loin.lt, In., In IHIII, w hen Patrick Welnh wu npcak log agalunl Komun Inmy Wu It not the wiinc cliiH which alti-mptcil to murder und silence the voice of Kev. J, (J. White, In Axtell, Kurt. In WW VVtwIt not tho name gang thut tried to (itevent T. F. Lynn from lecturing in Cameron, Mo,, In lH!t( and Cheyenne, Wyo,, In Wi'i't Wu It not the name Komun ('utholle crowd who attemfitod to mob I lev. Jo. Klattery and wife in Keokuk, Iowa, a little more than one year go? Wu It not it J Ionian Cuthollc mob, that tried to murder Prof, Oeo, J', itudolph In Lufuyetto, Jnd,, In February, WW Wa It not it Komun Cthollc mob which attempted to murder I to v. H lattery in Kt, littuiw, lettH than tort mouthn itgo? Wu It not u Ilomuti (lutholiu mob thut attempted to nnult i'rof, WuiterHIm In Kuiikituna, WI,, Iom then two month go' Wu It not it llomun 'utho!ii! mob that tried to hang HIhop .1. v. MeNtimurtt In Kuimu City bn4 .funuMry'f' It wa. Tin y were nil com-po-icd of the hell-hound of KumiiniMiri. Agulnnt thl howlng will tho Nurtim mun (iluee one mob compowd tif A, I', A. which iitlemiifed to commit lunrdur und prevent free npeech be,caui" a er on wu lecturing BguliiMt the aim or object of the American Protective AHHOciutloni' It cannot be done. The wr(t!r then nay he believe the llomun embolic urn n loyal h any ol her clan of citizen. We admit thut ime of them are, but by far the lurg. majority are coward, arn) are diloyl, A wltne to thl charge read thl table of enlfHtmetil und dew-rllifi dur ing the war of Hi I, which whh (ml, Unhi d in the ( 'hicMgo Inlff O'lun and New York Nun: VM v tmertemm, . , . Sfi'Mtti t,r 7,i 4 per wnt Hi-rmnn,, ,, Ie.l7nr 71 lrlh , Ill.il or 7 II ' IfMllih American,, , Viuvtur 'itf " KntdUh ., , 4 ,..viir t.ltt " All oilier ... , I in or 4 m . 'Filial tm,m Hr,,MHM, Whll troop, reauliir , Whin treop, voboiO'er Colored , , I'l.W, V!ii:m Total Miw Ii Wi It per rent (ieriiiuri ...(peri:-m Auierlcmi. , 6 " (All in tier, , 1 In conclusion lt us cull your a'ten- Hon lo two s -ntliiient, f-o XIII ,f n. JOj WXt, In an emycllcul said: "When the laws of the state und ttie laws of the church conflict, tho laws of the church are to 1st iinhenitatingly obeyed," hi you believe that'' No! Then you arT an A. I', A., b.euimo all men who oji ko that (bs-triii't are opio d to the very thing such a declaration implies namely, that a Unman Cutholie I "( 'utholle fir-Hl and acltlz :fi afterward." This wa the doctrine laid down by Kinboji Ciimiur, of Oil lo, and John I lush of hint ha. Against thl"nt.luilit and in jiintiflciitloii of the .xlnU-nce of the A. P. A, w.. will pliici the word of fit ti, IJ. N. Crtint, foutni on jiat'e 2b!, vol. I, of "Pei-on.il ,. tnolrs of I'. S, (ii -11111. " They arc: I hate no iijiololes to make Uiv hav ing In-eri one Week a Ineiiil-!' of t he American pit rf) ; for I siill think mi- live lil' eiti.i lis of the I'liill lJ St.lte.4 should have it much protection, u many privilege In their native coun try, a Hume who voluntarily select It for a home, llui all secret, oath-Ninnd (Kilitlcal purlle are ditngeroiin to any nation, no matter how pur.- or how patriotic the motive and principle T HI I It HI . AT imi iii I nit i: nil unit. klllnl III. hltmir, fe nitlh-MinllM Ti lllttif lit r Ih Mil. Hnlibl. it, us I'ltivriHiti, Mmvlt Hi, A ii, nr. del' and tntlclili. mnn n d Hiituliiy tnoi ti ltif In Hn I Iiiii i h nl IiiiiHiti iiliiln ( 'on ci pilot! Ml I Ink li.liil, bile Hie Cimyre triitlnii whh i'iHeiil, .luliti Itiiidy, It Imu-iti iiiilnlci", t In it uml killed hUwifn, Mill'V, while ho WIIH t.'llilnf her In iiiU In front of the it 1 1 nr. Then he turned ll.e revolver mi hlm clf nn.l put u bullet In bin brain, Tint murdered woman hud jimt heed dlvtirc ed froiii him beeaumi of hit dbmipaled httbllH, Kin children urn li ft.. Maul lit ll( lilliin (he IiIhIi. Ciiicamo, IIIm,, March 20, 181)1. Ta the Hdilor of TllK Amkkk.'AN; J notlcn In your Inhiio of March 17th, you men the fact thut In hi mm of the dcpurti ment of the Armour Pin-king Com. puny ut tho Stock Yard, ProtoHtanl huve a poor how of Hceuring poHltlon, while the application of Cuthollc Ih gem-rally favorably cotihhiured iiwtn the recotumeiidatlon of a prlent. Thl 1 ilxactlv no; In fact, a man out thorn ainlitig the ii lh I not nafe to acknowl edge thai he In a Protcntaut. I may add, that if a ProtcHtant out there who carrion hi lunch and earn hi daily bread by the weat on hi brow, nhoiild dlnpluy a piece of meat In hi lunch banket a a jmrt of hi dinner on Fri day he would he looked ujnm nn an object of cont-mpt and Iiatredj not only would he Im ubjeet tocrltlclnm and liable to lone hi Job, hut lie would he In Imminent danger of receiving bodily harm, Certainly the coriHlit'itfon of the United Htatc provide that every peron In thl country hall intve tho right to Ixdong Ut whatever church hu ha a mind to, and it I a good thing for all of u In that renv oi; till, in omu portion of tho country, even in thl city, a man I denied uch liberty, at leant if he attompt to exerdne that privilege ho 1 placed In oritftnt fear of being moieled. in thl renpoct thj Irlh Catholic are the wtent and rnot treiMiherott, and the bent und ufet thing tt do I ti keep them out of power by voting againnt them In all election, and In that way wo cue peaceably and ronpectitbly subdue them and cduculo them Into patriotism am) Americanism, 01 eourw, the Irish are excusable t'l certain extent for their Ignorance, but we must remember the maxim of tho law, 'tijiiufiinlln Ifij'm wmiiii'm tj.v,uml - Ignoi atice of the law excuse none. Of course, men of prominence would naturally rtmin iron) aiding you In your undertaking on account of th lr business relationsand we cannot blame tin m for that - but If you keep nursing your energy and vitality yon will ul wy fe able to cast the winning voto at the election In favor of the fight man tut matter what his politic may be -In fuvor of the true and patriotic American, K",Al;i',. ,t licHiilIfiil ( en lr(. O't'ToWA, III,, March 21, WH,- VAti,r TllK Amv.imsH; f enclfswi you the Ootowa township ticket fthe twogrcat rtl , You can ! V'i"'OWi judge a lo t ie names of each (irty ticket, and will designate them a No, I and 2. I will murk such with ('.that have the (ncullitr ear mit' k, No, I his only one Protestant on the li and plea-e put his name In bold ficed t;, pe, ii be j a I'ro'estunt, anil nfuoil head and shoulders almve all oiler nj'ii hi M ticket; but wo are tirry to so line a toiieg man ciim. inn un. aim )oiiii.'iii llf'i among a cla who w ill some day 1st among the small minority, lb has launched hi political craft. In a dirty m, but he will outlive it, for be stands first clans with the (n oplc, far ahead of his opifierit, and wu hope to we him lnt.ll-d a clerk of the town. He Is a man of good habit, of which Oitowa should feel proud; but we arc Dttrv; Ut find him In nch company, It I an old saying that a man Is known by the company he k"e, but this Is an cx c'pt Ion, Nit, I, W, J, Crabiiin, siiHu'vlor, C,; J(-ph Kuttre, altiint ujS'rvior, !,; Sami'KI. Hfiiifii-'iiKii, twn cb-rk, I'.; (bin O'Kane, si!sor, C, ; (Jiiarle Klink. coi lector, C,; John )i.'r, high way comiiiiioiier, I Nd. Z. Wllliuui ). ilidnall, sujsir vNo'', I',: J-ob ( 'hrlntinaiiii, niMiHtar uin-rvlxor, ', IJ nj, Levy, town clerk, 1',; Puv ld liab heller, a-.-ir, I',; Fred llollowny, colli-ctof, (',: (ieorge Funk, highway I'onculssi.oiier, P, O. I. Ht.K. Go to I )y bull's or fine Candle I'l. Douglu Htr(et. I I iit 1MH I I, VIM Ml ' MMIIH AMI Hll'llll Wll ' I V I ! i i isT,