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?4 THE 1ERICAN. 4 UK NEWSPAPER. "AMERICA FOR AMERICANS." We hold that all men ate Amcucani uhe Swear Allegiance to the United Statee without a mental ruvttation in favor of the Pope. PRICE FIVE I iM J VoLUMK IV. OMAHA, NLT.KASKA, FIJI DAY, AHil'ST .5, ISO I. NUMUKR .".I. READY FOR A COFFIN. That is the Condition of the A. P. A. in Omaha, if Priest Williams' Efforts iu lit half r the Roman Catholic Hierarchy Have Been Truthfully Related iu the East. Lowell, Mass., July 27th, 1894. J. C. Thompson: Dear sir: Enclosed is an article which appeared in one of our democratic sheets. It has made many A. I. A. sympathizers feel bad. Who would have thought Mr. Williams would have been so cruel and hard hearted as to break its back? Why did he not kill it outright and not make it suffer so much? What a blow it must have been; and, oh, what a strong man Mr. Williams must be, to be able to conquer this dreadful foe he tells about! Don't you think he needs something U) quiet his nerves? It is so dangerous to over-tax one's nervous system and is lia ble to bring on prostration. Catnip tea is what I would suggest, I am sure the people of Omaha must feel very grate ful V Grandpa Williams for his earn est labors and success in getting rid of that dreadful monster they call the A. P. A. Just think of what- the decent Protestants have escoptd ? I have known for some time that we had a peculiar sect of Protestants, but I did not know what to call them bofore, out this article explains all. I took The American up this week and of course, I expected to see it in deep mourning, and was surprised instead to see the flag? Now, it cannot be that you are heartless enough to pass by and see the A. P. A. with its back bone broken and not stop to give it at least one parting look? Or, can it be possi ble that it has still some hope of life? I once heard of a man who lived quite a while after his back was broke, and gained strength. Now, perhaps, the horrible creature they call the A. P. A. may recover.and if itshould I would ad vise poor old Father John Williams not to waste his strength on the poor crea ture any more, but shun it all he can, and at the same time keep an ey, on it, 'Or I feel that it will bear watching. eepyour strength, Father John, for ,he Roman tiger will need a kind rid friend when he gets his tail caught in Uncle Sam's Garden Gate, and you will be the right man in the right place. Kentuckian. The article our correspondent refers to reads a-s follows: YV.YX.lt FKOM TIIF. A. 1. A. THE GOOD I'EOI'I K OF OMAHA GET A RESPITE AT LAST. Good Work of the lie v. John Williams and OthiT C'li'ruyim'n-lii'lontW'ss Warfare Waici'd on the Klfrotcd and Un American Organization. "There is at least one place where light seems to bo breaking in upon the true measure of the A. P. A. movement, and where, according to some obseiv ers, it is going down hill, as it must go as soon as the people understard its vicious methods and un-American prin ciples. This place is Omaha, Neb., where the A. P. A. for a long time con trolled the political affairs almost ab solutely, thanks to the co-operation of the Republican party. Everything went down before the A. P. A. politi cians and it seemed as if nothing would ever suffice to break the hold of the organization on the public. As usual, the people were first terrorized with all sorts of terrible stories about Roman Catholic designs and Roman Catholic teachers. Useful, energetic, honest, law-abiding citizens who professed the Catholic faith, and whose standing in the community had never been ques tioned on that account, suddenly found themselves the victims of fierce boycott in political, business and social life. "The ignorant masses among the Protestants were stirred up to a perfect frenzy, and a state of panic ensued that after a time made the decent Protest ants in the city heartily ashamed of their fellow religionists wl o had joined the A. P. A. crusade. As in Columbus, Ohio, where a similar state of terror was worked up by the A. P. A., the Protestant clergymen of Omaha took the mattor in hand. With a few ex ceptions they joined in a movement to stamp down the shameful control of the "Americans." Every possible measure was taken to reassure the timorous who had been frightened by the A. P. A. orators. Appeals were made to the honesty, the good sense, and the genu ine patriotism of the citizens, asking them to assert their manhood and aid in putting down the reign of terror of the new Know-nothings. Among the most persistent on the list of champions of religious freedom and the most inveterate enemies of the precious (."Americans" was the Rev. John Williams, rector of St. Barnabas' Protestant Episcopal church. Mr.Will- jjgp fcr-JTM-ti U-VKL"' Vbnwvw te tj, T71 V .wl . .,,,"''1 H'Mifi!!;,itrrf" SfAmWLV. -r 1 II HI t YWttW l. H li. l,HWf t j .ffl-,P7 ..114 1 W IF M 1-1'. -rr. X f J .PlrRTORMING Pope-(Jo my cmipkeh.put iaras hates bigots of every description with a good, old-fashioned hatred, and he proceeded to make it warm for the A. P. A.'s in a manner that was bound to tell. He went at them is every way, in the pulpit, in politics, and in the newspapers. One of his most effective weapons was the Parish Mtssttujer, a little paper he publishes in the inter est of bis church. The day was never too short for the energetic pastor of St. Barnabas' to furnish some sort of opportunity for a blow at the fanaticism of the A. P. A. and its victims, and his paor fairly teerrod with vigorous deuueiations of the "Proscriptives." Now, as a result of the good fight fought by his fellow ministers and himself, Mr. Williams announces that the backbone of the A. P. A. is finally broken in Omaha. New York Timts. Rev. John Williams? That name has a familiar ring! Williams; John Will iams? Wonder if this is the same in dividual who ran for a position on the school board last fall, and who was de feated by the A. P. A.? Can this be Father John Williams? Let us see. Williams is said to be rector of St. Bar nabas'. It must bo the priest of that same church; and now he is sending the news down east that he is a Protest ant, and that he and other preachers who joined with him were responsible for the demise of the A. P. A. a terri ble un-American organization, one of Orange hue; a prescriptive order, one which would not elect a traitor to his country to office. Oh, no; we do not in tend to accuse John of disloyalty, that remark refers to the Trish Romanists who believe they are Roman Catholics before they are American citizi ns. Be sides John is a Protestant. Everybody hereabouts knows that. lie protests against everything: Against the Ma sons, against the Orangemen, against the A. P. A., against every man who holds an opinion that is contrary to that held by Priest John. Of course we cannot help feeling bad about the crippled condition in which John has left the A. P. A., and if we can get ou the track of the maimed and crippled thing that he has so heartlessly abandoned to its fate, we shall take it in and give it succor, for we believe it is more blessed to give than to receive, which partly accounts for our paying John this compliment, that of allowing his Roman tinted name to grace our first page. No doubt, John is a great man in his own estimation. No doubt he has accomplished more than he lays claim to in the article our friend clipped from his home paper, but there is one thing which John with all his self assurance, his egotism, his cheek and his gall, will not soon undertake, and that is to se cure an election to the school board in this city where the A. P. A. is dead. When Jvnn was singing his own praise he failed to tell how much Roman Catholic blood was coursing though his veins. No, to have disclosed that might have lead some "bigot" to conclude that he was a Jesuit in a Protestant MISSIONARY WORK TOR Tf POPtz nevep forget that you ke Roman Cathcc. pulpit. Neither did he tell how his heart bled because he could not worship at the same shrine with the A. O. II. That, too, miyht have cause d unfavor able comment. Nor did the priest ad mit that he is on record as being in favor of the Jesuit schools of this city prefers them to our public institutions. Nor did John tell whtther he applied to a learned fath r atCreigh ton College to ascertain whether he could take orders in the Roman Catho lic chuich, at a time to which the memory of man runneth. To have ad mitted this would have knocked the bottom clear out of his boasted claim to Protestantism to Anglicanism. No, no, John was too sharp to do anything like that. lie was hungry for an audi ence: he was starvirg for applause; his heart was shrivling into ashes of dis content; and he knew he could find no considerable number of people who would sit and listen to his drivel; who would approve either his course or his utterances; who would produce the "Balm of Gilead" votes on election day to heal his withered and con tracted vital, by overthrowing the "monster," the A. P. A., short of the mecca of Roman hood lers New York City. Yet, 'twould seem that John has not bet n alone in this fearful conflict with this band of "assassins," these "mid night marauders," these "Orange-hued Americans." His companions in that sanguinary contest were ministers of the gospel. But discretion, which is always the better part of valor, induo s him to keep their names iu the back ground, while pushing hU own as im modestly as indecency will permit, into the fore-front. Yetthis is no new trait of John's. John is also noted for having the last word a thing which has perhap8 often brought his sex into serious ques tion. So,1 00, is he the rocognhed literary featherweight of the middie-wes'urn states, that is always in trim. Yet he, with all the glories achieved at home two defeats in as many campaigns goes forth as a general of old, looking for new fields to conquer: he sings his praise, In-ats his drum, and toots his own horn, while the curious crowds gather and ask one another in terrified whispers, "What meat is this our Ciesar has eaten that he has become so great?'' Poor, old J ihn: at him who can seri ously rail, when they understand his mental conditi n? Long live the de fender of the hierarchy ! Murdered by a Jesuit. I see by the cablegrams thatex-Presi-dent Arce, of I'olivia, has been assass inated. He completed his term only a few months ago, and would undoubtedly have been re-elected president at the next election, which occurs two years hence. He was the leader of the liberal party, and the most progressive and en terprising man in Bolivia, as well as the wealthiest citizen. He was worth several million dollars which he made in silver mines, and he owned a large share of the railroad that runs from Oruro, Bolivia, to the sea. The ruling 3" 'wi-: ' 'm. ir, . - - president is a lender of the clerical party which subordinates everything to the will of the church, while A rets was a liberal and wanted to divorce religion and Kilities. His death will retard civilization in that country which is the darkest and most isolated spot of the American continent because ho was or ganizing several enterprises that would bring in capital and immigrants for the development of its industries and was only waiting for a restoration of the value of silver to c mmence opera lions. But among the lower classes of the people there was a bitter prejudice against him because of his wealth, his opposition to priest rule and the sus picion that he favon d the annexation of Bolivia to Chile. His predecessor in the presidency, a man of similiar views was assassinated in a similiar manner only live months ago upon the railway platform just as he was step ping from the curs after a long viit to Europe. Willinm E. Curtis, in Chlraio llaorrf. A Hroiiklynitc's Protest. The Kansas City World offers a horse and buggy to the most popular minister within a certain radius of its office. Votes were cast In favor of Bishop J V. McNamara, and these the World counted out, on the ground that "he was not an ordained minister of any de nomination, nota resident minister,"etc. A copy of the World reached me, and ujKin exuminirg the wording of the coupon, I ask Why is Bishop Mc Namara not eligible in that contest? He was a priest and pastor of the church of Rome, and founder of a Catholic col lege in Brooklyn. They say "Once a priest, forever a priest." Then he is "ordained." He was a popular priest, and when he became a Protestant min ister his popularity increased. The coupon does not state that the contest ants should be "residents." Bishop McNamara has done a great work in Kansas City, and has endeared himself to many of its best citizens. He has there made friends by the thousand through his battle for the fundamental principles of our government. II is pastoral work leads him into extended fields, and he should not be judged by the standard of other men's modes of faith. He is a pastor. He is a minis ter. He was a priest. He is bishop of the Independent Catholic church, and this has its adherents in Kansas City, as all over America. I do not think that Bishop McNamara desired to enter this contest for the World's prize. But as the coupon made no more restrictions than stated, I do think his friends should be allowed the opportunity of voting to testify their appreciation of the man. Will the editor of the World please inform us where he obtained his in formation regarding Bishop McNa mara's "ordination?" Does a priest w ho has been ordained by the church of Rome lose that ordination on K-eom-ing a Protestant? The coupon requires no length of "residence" in Kansas City. He ha resided there quite a while; and all must knew that he "re- i fl,VJ 1 Ut.1 j. II . . sided very prominently and for a long time in jail there," for his American principles. And he prayed and preached through his prison bars anil made many converts, and watt elected mayor of Kansas City against the Cath olic brother of his jailor, ky vote of the prisoners, who thus testified their ap preciation of our patriot bishop. Is there any "resident pastor" In Kansas City who has established such un equivocal right to be "counted" as has Bishop McNamara'-' I think it de cidedly unfair toward him and his friends riot to count the votes as cast. I. M. Kinc;, Brooklyn, N. Y. m hy homkn. I'rolchtants Hill Contest a Catholic Vic tor)' in a School Election. South Amiioy, N. J., July Much ill-feeling has noon engendered here hy the school election. The elec tion was the. first held here under the new law and a full lioard was elected. The trouble has grown out of the action of the priest in charge of the St. Mary's Roman Catholic church, who it is said, ordered the women of his parish to vote for the candidates of their religious faith. AtMMit the time the (Kills opened the Catholic women met in St. Mary's school. From there they went to the polling place in blocks of four. All were provided with the ballots. The Protestants knew nothing of this until the women began to vote in large num bers, always four in a tquad. They soon found out what was going on. For the rest of the time the polls remained open there was lively work on the part of the Protestants to overcome the ad vantage obtained by the Catholics. The wives, daughters and sweethearts of Protestants were hurried to the poll ing place as soon as jnis-ible. Many of tin in were culled from bed to cast the ballot they were enti led to. It wasti o late when the Protestants came to avail them much. It was found the Catholics had elected six out of nine trustees. The Protestants claim they will contest the election ou the ground that many of the women who voted were not the proper age. It is understood that prom inent iir mhers of the American Pro tective association will enj iin theNiard from entering into the discharge of their duties. This will bring the mat ter into court on quo warranto pro ceedings. In the Hands of Americans. Nashville, Term., July -2i. The A. P. A. has carried the city, and Ireland is completely wi)ed off the map. The court house, which has been filhd with and dominated by the Romanists for 2" years, has been cleaned out. Municipal affairs are revolutionized, and Nash ville is in the hands of Americans. "The civil laws of Christendom are binding in conscience so long as; they are conformable to the rights of the Catholic church." "Human laws are OL'K A. P. A. friends should remem ber to "Listen, ask questions hut an swer none!" m 1 OI A UIIMMIAN III IU II. Koimui Cutholii iin a IU lie of I'uKuiiism 11 ml Itlolutry. Wo read in llotl'n Word: "Come row mid let us reMM'h toge! her, faith the Iird; though your oins lie as scarlet they shall 1 as white as snow; though they U) as red a-s crimson they fhul txi as white as wool." My d ur Roman Catholic friends, you we the utter al surdity of the I bullish eonfi-i-sioiial. Almighty Cod does not approve of au ricular confession. It is a pagan doc trine, the same hs purgatory, which In practiced by the followers of Buddha. A child is brought Into the world and if the parent are Romanists they must have that child baptized In the only true church, which Catholics tell us Is the Roman church. I say its an ex brother of the congregation of Holy Cross of Notre Dame, that the Roman Catholic church is not the church that Christ established on this earth, and Is not a church but a reHio-MiiitieaI ma chine, and the writer can prove the statement which he makes. The pOK) Is the head of this religlo H)lltlcal institution ami his word is law. He styles himself the vicar of Christ. My dear Roman Catholics, compare tho difference between Christ and the po of Rome. Christ had not wherewith to lay his head, but the pop - of Rome has a splendid mansion with 1,100 rooms. Christ had for his ciiiipuniomt twelve poor fishermen, but the mpe of Rome has seventy-two cardinals, a sec retary, besides a whole host of monks, nuns (or vestal virg ins), priest- and the whole hierarchy of the Romish ( hurch. Christ was human as well as divine, but the Hpu of Rome says he Is infallible. I ask any prelate of the Roinlsh hie rarchy to mime any jMipu beside Pio Nino, or Leo XIII that was infallible. Win St. Peter Infallible whtn he de nied Christ? Was poo Clement infal lible when he suppressed the Jesuits. Infallibility was only a doctrlno formed in 170. All Roman Catholics who livtd before the year 170 were not obliged to believe that d ctrine of the Infallibility, but every Roman Catholic must lielieve it now or suffer punishment in hell lire so says tho Romish church doctrine. My dear Catholic friends, do you not see abfurdity in such a doctrine. Tho Bible s-ays, "Helieve on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shall he saved." All the works, good deeds, and prayers of the priests, will avail you nothing if your heart is not right in the-sight of God. In the Roman Catholic church you pay for everything jou get-even sal vation. The Hible say, "Ho, everyone that thli-steth come ye to the waters, and ye that have no money, come buy wine and milk without money and win. out price." God's in vitation without money and without price. The Church of Rome condemns souls to Purgatory, and you cannot get out unless your friends on earth have enough money to have in.-ses cele brated for their expiation. Do y u think God is such a mot st.-r; God, who gave his only begotten Sun, would have us pay money for sal vat ion! Christ is a, perfect S.tvioiir. He satisfied God's justice, or His death ai.d rerunvct.ion are of no avail. We have him in that last prayer of the gospel of John: "Father I have glorified thee on earth. I have finished the work thou gavest me to do." The church of Rome says Christ died for the sins of mankind but he failed to pay thedibt in full, so como and lacerate jour bodies, suffer, thirst, deny yourselves and your child ren every comfort, for by doing so you can have more to give as alms to secure the release of some poor sou! from Pur gatory, thus satis fjir-g God's justice, which the sacrifice ou Calvary failed to accomplish. My dear Koman Catholic, is thU be lieving iu Christ? We must worship him in spirit and in truth. According to the Word of God you do not Inlkve in Christ, and we are justified in con demning S'ich doctrines as are taught in jour church, and I, as ot.e that was brought up in that degrading supersti tion, and can now thank Cod I have thrown off the mask of Ro ue, and em braced Christianity; one who no longer believes in the Pagan belief, the church of Rome. H. A. Sullivan, Formerly a member of the Concrocui Ion of the Ilnly Cross of Noire lan.i-, Indiana' and known In that order as Hrotlu r liupert, C !v C. Al M VJOHKM IK1 Gl.OKUM. The Indian Hill. Washington, 1). C, July 2."). Sena tor Washburn today presented 27 peti tions.with upwards of lMWsignatures, protesting against an appropriation for support of Indian sectarian schools. The Indian hill is now in conlereiicc, and a hard light over striking out tho school appropriation provision is cx- jH-ctod. If vou desire to assist the cause sub scribe for The A mf. hi can.
