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THE A M ER ICAN f ". ; : ! 5 ' fY THE AMERICAN. KaUrJ at lwtm- m-mJ-flw matter. 40HH C. TMOMMON, lOiTO W. l KH.Lf V. Huilnnw Mutor. C. F. P. Knm. - - AwliW EJHor Pt'HLIMim WEEKLY BY THE AMERICAN PUBLISHIKG COMPANY, OFI'U El 1615 Howard Street. eTHSCKUTlON KATKS.; ubwrlptloa. IVr Yrr -.. 2f0 ht Month !' Ton Moutiit Su IKVAMIASLT 1 IAM'I -HIHITIK BAI.f HATE CLIH KATKW. I Oopte one year, pr cop y It 10 ' 1 m , m g, M " The hoe nix to f lutie r good ouly hen full ntiiutwr, and ch for mo, Conipany or.lT. Keiult ly tlrnft, ei prewi or pontoflli-e money ortlcr. pyl"i U Amcmica Iubuhhimj AI'VKUTISINU KAT1W. Per nonpurh'l line r month I . " I In.-ti j-r month .. ., 4.ti " I liii'hi l-'T month ili MI " t Inrhee ur uuiiiih M lit tni'h' ix'r month I'-'111 ID Inch . 1 milium. tl line 5&.WI KtiiiK notion l rents ler line, net. eiw'h liiKerilon. Kqr ivUI ruloe for lttrite KilviTtlM'ini'Ui. write u Tn Amkkicam I'l Lishimu Co., Adverting iN-purtuieut. tVTm Ankhican is tii I'hamimo or aix t'AKTIOTlti UHllKIW-Tlia 1K(1A Of NONl OCTOBER 12. ISM. Evkkyhuuy should attend the open mooting to be given by Council No. 24 Saturday night. We have a few McKlnley souvenir badges left, which his admirers can have at 10c and 25o each. Peoria, 111., has a colored A. P. A. council of about 250 members, and our correspondent says, "there la not a traitor in the ranks." Good. I'iCS IX. In 1804 eald: "The Roman pontiff cannot, and ought not, to recon cile himself to or agree with progress, liberalism and modern civilization." The annual session of the Supreme Council of the World, W. A. P. A., will bo hold In Denver next year. Its ses sion for this year was held In Chicago lost week. The A. P. A. Is growing rapidly In Iola, Kas. The council was started some six weeks ago and has now over 120 members. The leaders expect to have a mom1 ershlp of 600 In a few weeks. WHAT we need in congress are states men who are patriots in the highest sense of the term, men of moral stamina, who will not bo turnod from the path of duty to their country by the Jesuitical advances and Intrigues of a foreign ecclesiastical power. The Catholic Standard, of Phila delphia, publishes statistics which show there aro more Roman Catholic in the saloon business than all other peo ple, whether they have any church preference or not. , This is a bad show ing, but it is commendable for them to acknowledge It. Evangelist J. V. Updike will preach Sunday night at the First Chris tian church cor. Twentieth street and Capitol avenue, 'aklng as his suhject "The Strength and Weakness of Cath olicism." The pastor, Rev. T. E. Cramblet, extends an earnest invita tion to everybody to come and hear Mr, Updike. C. L. Chaffee Is making a campaign in behalf of the Republican ticket, such as was never made in this county be fore and if one can judge from what people are saying it is going to be a winner. Mr. Chaffee is ably assisted by Secretary L -wis and the entire com mittee in his efforts to elevate politics and conduct the campaign on conserva tive business principles. The fact must not be lost sight of that Ed. Smith, the Democratic nomi nee for county attorney, is the especial pet of the Roman Catholic wing of the party. If elected he will oppose the collection of taxes asses;ed against un improved church property held for speculative purposes. The laboring men, and the businessmen for that mat ter, can reduce their own tax bills by insisting that every other piece of prop erty bear its portion of the burdens of taxation. A county attorney who will owe his election to the influence of the Roman church would not dare to insist upon unimproved church property be ing taxed. Defeat Smith and elect Baldrige. Bishop Matz, the Roman Catholic bishop of Colorado, remarks in his October pastoral that the A. P. A. is a "monster, 11 and says that "it i sectarian j bigotry, which, led on by a set of faratics, bids fair to outdo the followers of Cromwell and the mnniacs of the French commune." He also states that the Roman Catholic church in Colorado is passing through ah appal ing crisis from the effects of the A. P. A., and urges Roman Catholics to vote for men who are above prejudice, party passions and sectarian bias. We under stand this to be a part of politics which the A. P. A. is fighting for. He fur ther states of the A. P. A. that "it car ries the constitution of the United States in one hand and the Bible .n the other." We would ask, what more do honest people want? CHtfcRN FOR MAJOHSI IAnt Wedn.eday aft. rnoon and cry ing Edward IteewaUr, editor of the Omaha 11", Kke to Urge and eu thuitic audience in the beautiful city of York. Ills sHtH h was directed against Thomas J. Major, the Repub lican candidate for governor, and a tulneman of that city, who was here Thursday morning buying a Urge bill of goods of Allen Bro , the wholesale grocers, came to our office and related what he had seen with his own eyes. According to his report, the audience was largely in favor of Majors, yet they were kind enough to greet the Ike with applause when he was introduced. From that moment until he reached the place where It became necessary to mention the name of the Republican nominee everything was as quiet and orderly as a Methodist prayer-meeting. Hut as he uttered "Tom Majors," as old, bewhiskered citizen whom everybody in the town knew and respected, arose, swung tils nal annul tils head, anu proposed three cheers for Ton Majors. They were given with a will. The old man sat down, put his hat in his lap, while his face was wreathed in smiles. Mr. Buewator proceeded. Again he had occasion to say "Tom Majors," and again that bewhiskered individual arose and proKsod three cheers for Tom Majors, which were given louder, if possible, than the others. The speaker, who is the ouly Simon-pure Republican In Nebraska, looked nettled, but he is a tenacious, persevering fel low, so he took up the thread of his speech where it had been broken by the cheers for Majors and proceeded. A chamber of death was never more silent that the York opera house was when the editor got his hair to lay down and bo quiet while he proceeded with a speech that was being punctured with applause. He spoke for a time and steered clear of "Tom Majors," but just as the old citizen In the first row of seats was growing restless and nerv ous, the speaker jerked out something about corjKiration tools, railroad domi nations and Tom Majors. In a minute York's old, time-honored citizen was on his feet, his hat was whirling about his head, and he was proposing three cheers for Tom Majors. The vast aud ience of, men and women wearing blue ribbons on which was printed a picture of "Tom Majors, the Next Governor," inspired by the example of their fellow townsman, arose as one person, waved hats, handkerchiefs, canes, umbrellas and fans, and fairly raised the roof off the building as they gave three cheers for Tom Majors. When quiet reigned the speaker took occasion to say that If they valued the fair name of their city even if they all intended voting for Majors they would keep quiet, stop cheering for Majors and allow him to finish his speech. From then on until the close there was no demonstration, yet those who read the editor's account of his reception and the speech he de livered would never have known that York city and county was going for Tom Majors by an overwhelming ma jority. Yet that is what we are told is going to happen in "November. "WHO PAYS THEIR CAMPAIGN EXPENSES?" Chicago, 111., October 4th, 1894. Editor The American Dear Sir: Being in deep sympathy with anything which bears the name "American," and as I understand the Independent American Citizens' Party are, accord ing to their platform, pledged to every thing American, I would like to ask you, Mr. Editor, through the columns or vour valuable oaoer. two Questions. viz.: Where does the Independent American Citizens' Party secure the funds for carrying on its campaign? Ana wny does tne independent Amort can Citizens' Party use the Chicago 'iv.-. -u n - r. . official organ? The reason I ask this. Mr. Editor, is owing to the very conflicting rumors wuicn have been circulated regarding the Independent movement, and in jus tice to yourself, and to all American' loving citizens, I request the publiea tlon of this letter in your next week's issue, along witn your answer to the same. 1 am heartily in favor of an Independ ent movement, and Over my own signa ture ao not Hesitate tr say that 1 would do all in my power to advocate the same, so long as it 'ras conducted hon estly and fearlessly. 1 rusting you will furnlsn your read ers with the desired data, I am respect fully yours, JOHN ANNAL. We are pleased with this letter, Pleased because it shows the sentiment which pervades the hearts of thousands of honest American citizens who are seeking the truth with regard to the Independent American Citizens' Party and we are pleased because it affords us an opportunity to disabuse their minds of the impression that Democratic money is paving its campaign expenses, or that Democratic papers are its official oruans. The first question Mr. Annal asks is "Where does the Independent Ameri can Ultizena t'arty secure the funds for carrying on Its campaign?" From the candidates on its ticket, from the men and women who organized the new party and by private subscriptions irom men in sympathy with the move, Neither its managers nor any candidate upon its ticket has accepted nor will they accept money from any other source. They are not conducting boodle campaign. That is one of the things they abhor one of the things ttwy condemn and one of the things they will not resort to. They are con ducting a campaign on conservative bus'.nrt methods. They do ut propose to buy a vote; wither do they propose to allow theo'tier fellows to buy one if they can prevent it. The candidate chip In when a hall is hired and boar the expense, while the Sjekx'r who appear and dlacuss the issues of the day do so without asking, expecting or re ceiving any compensation for their service. Nearly every man who has done auy work for the new ticket has don.' so "without money and without price," and what few of the army of worki-r have boen paid for their er vieea, must admit they have been poorly paid for the work done. But they, like the others who havedonated their time and their services havo not been work ing for the paltry sum the committee was able to pay them for distributing campaign literature or for circulating petitions for signatures; they have boen working for principle working to lay securely tho foundation which will elect a Protoetant as mayor of Chicago next spring, who will not feel called upon to discharge men in official positions simply because they belong to the Masonic order, or because they are members of patriotic orders. This move is to redeem Chicago from Rome rule, from gamblers rule, from saloon rule, and from the influence of harlotry and thieving. It Is to be in favor of the home, of American liberties, and against anything and everything which tends to jeopardize the purity of the first or the perpetuity of the latter. The second question which Mr. Annal asks is: "Why does the Independent American Citizens' Party use the Chi cago Time, above all others, as its of ficial organ?" It does not. It has no organ. That it does not, and that the Titms does not consider itself the official organ of the Independent American Citizens' Party our friend . ill readily admit if he stops and thinks lor one moment. By referring to the files of the 2Ymes he will find that it has boen the party's worst enemy. While pre tondlng to be friendly it has reforred to the ticket put up by the Independent American Citizens' Party as the "A. 1 A. ticket," as the "Sims ticket," and in various other ways attempted to give the movement a black eye. While we do not think the designation of the In dependent American Citizens' ticket as the A. P. A. ticket would cost the party a single vote, it is evident to us, that the designation was made with that intention; and the same idea was ppermost when the same paper at tempted to make it appear that the In dependont American Citizens' Party was a one-man party, and that one man was Prof. Sims. 1 But it is not in the news columns of a paper where men acquainted with jour nalism look for an endorsement or a condemnation of a new move. They go to the editorial page; and in no in, stance have we seen the Independent American Citizens' Party endorsed there. We have seen many cuts at the Republican party being afraid of the new ticket evidently made in the hope of keeping Republicans away from the new party. The rumors which Mr. Annal refers to were started by either Democrats or Republicans for the purpose of injuring the movement with just such honest conscientious men as our correspondent seems to be) and are on a par with the lies usually sprung during a campaign against candidates on opposing tickets. In order to be fair with our opponents we shall not resort, and the Independ ent American Citizens' Party managers will not resoi t to the methods employed by old line politicians who proceed upon the Jesuitical line that the "end ustifies the means." We are not fighting the Republican or Democratic parties; we are fighting for principle, and we ask all those men who believe the encroachments of par tisan politics upon that grand order, the American Protective Association, will eventually result in its disestab lishment to come out to the polls and cast their votes for the nominees of the party which is built squarely upon its declaration of principles. If this answer is a little lengthy we believe it is concise, and that it will satisfy our friend who has been kind enough to ask the questions. Should any other elector feel disposed to ask us any questions we shall endeavor to answer them to his entire satisfaction We endorse and live up to the principles laid down by the Independent Ameri can Citizens' Party, which appear on another page of this issue, and to which your attention is respectfully directed THE prince of Monaco, who runs the largest gambling Institution, or as it should be more correctly described- gambling hell in the world, recently presented Pope Leo with a golden vase said to be worth $30,000. A magnificent regal gift indeed, notwithstanding the source from whence it emanated, it is not stated that Leo had any scruples in accepting the gift. McGregor council No. 62 of Indiana located in Brazil, a city of 8,000 inhabi tants, has a membership of 800 and will have 1000 by November 1st. This is good for a city of this size and in a Ro man Catholic region. Ex -Priest Slattery and his estim able wife are doing good work lecturing at Bir.ghamton, N. Y. His lectures have been attended by large and appre ciative audiences. AS A1IM KI CLAIM That the Trntperal Soirreignt; f the IVp Is a Newwdtj. The recent convention In this city of German Cat holies Roman "resolved" ca some things which set-m very strange in this progressive ago of the world. Among other things it resolved, in effect, that "the social question" can not be solved without the re-establishment of the church in control of society. In a not very remote past the church j was the govi rning power in the world, I with St. Bartholomews, the Sicilian vespers, the Waldentlan and many ther cru ltles, the torture chamber, the fagot, and the stake, as the fruits it bore, and the horrors of the French revolution as one of the reactions against its ruler. What guarantee have we that, if placed in control of society again, its future would be any better than its past. The convention resolved also that parents have the right to choose their own schools and teachers, and Roman ists the right to establish and govern their own parochial schools. If these schools and these teachers meet the standards established bv the whole state, no American will dispute these propositions. But they must meet those standards, or they have not a shadow of right to existence under the protection of the state, nor can the vol untary assumption of the burden of supporting them be held to in any wise excuse papists from other burdens im posed by the state on all citizens alike. Perhaps the most absurd and at the same time the most insidious "resolu tion" was that "the temporal sover eignty of-the holy see is indispensable for the true government of the church." What does this mean? Does it mean only the sovereignty over a little dis trict Immediately around the residence of the pope? Or does it mean that con struction of temporal sovereignty which of old enabled the head of the church to interfere with the adminis trative affairs of any papal country whensoever, in the pontiff's judgment, advisable in the Interest of the church or its members? If the former, the question is one exclusively for the king dom of Italy, lithe pope should de cide to emigrate to America and estab lish his residence in this country, it would become a question for the United States, and whatsoever state he might elect to reside in, and their decision would not be at all likely to coincide with the resolution of this convention. If "temporal sovereignty" is to be given the other meaning, and justify the church in dictating, or even advis ing, the political policy of any state, it is as archalo and outworn and im possible as the Ptolemaic cosmogony. Astronomy can never again go behind Copernicus, nor government lapse into theocracy or ecclesiocracy. But how ever it is a curious phenomenon that such resolutions could be seriously con sidered and gravely adopted by any body of men in this last decade of the Ineteenth century. They either mean nothing at all, and so are more child's play, or their tendency is subversive of every principle of the civil state whose protection alone enables these men to meet and "resolve" in peace. AT. Y, Advertiser. Good and Pure Government. The chief function of good govern ment Is the preservation of liberty. Wherever political corruption exists, there liberty is threatened. The dis semination of false standards of politi cal morality throughout various metro politan districts of the United States is jeopardizing the cause of American iberty and threatening the destruction of the American republic itself. It is chiefly in the large cities, with their polyglot population, that misgovern ment and injustice find encouragement. There is no royal road to municipal reform and urban defecation. It is only by conscientious work, incessant work, that our politics can be refocil atod. The growing disregard for law and order and for the rules of common hon esty on the part of large numbers of both public officers and private persons is one of the alarming signs of the times. There ought to be a revival of Spartan simplicity and Spartan sin cerity in the midst of us. Laws founded in righteousness and justice must come to be our common rule of life. Those who love good government and hate political iniquity will prove their faith by the manner in which they discharge the sacred civic duties and responsibil ities that rest upon them. Each elector who shirks his civic obligations is guilty of incivlcism. "To secure the empire of the law not only over the actions, but over the sympathies of the people is the very first end of enlight ened statesmanship, and the degree in which it is attained is the very best test of good government," writes the bril liant and versatile Lecky in his "His tory of England in the Eighteenth Century," Voi. II., page 218. yuailned electors who will not vote should be disfranchised. Non-voters are not constituted elements of the American commonwealth. "Loyalty is in tne .ngusn a suo-reiigion, says Emerson. Loyalty is the test of good citizenship in all free states. While the American idea of loyalty may in minor degree diverge from that of the English, yet throughout the English peaking world the cause of pure gov- e-cment is enshriued in the heart of every loyal clti'-en. A constitutional ist's loyal'y and patriotism shine forth at the ballot-box, around which the moral forces of civil society must gather. The moral grandeur and the exalted patriotism of a free nation will find ex pression at the ballot-box. But the franchise should be restricted to those who are competent aBd worthy to ex ercise it. The bribable suffragans must so far as possible and practicable, be expelled from the body of the citi zenry of America. The vicious, the venal, the criminal, the inebriate, the ignorant, have no more right to propag ate their species through the medium of the ballot-box. Citizens of character and persons of principle should govern the world. Mind, not muscle, should teady the ship of state. "The true greatness and welfare of nations de pend mainly on the amount of moral force that is generated within them," etlares Mr. Leek v. Good government obtains wherever the moral force of the community is sufficient to overcome the force of the immoral and the unmoral. The un moral citizen, passive, easy-going, non- civic, neglectful, careless, indifferent, s not a factor in the political progress of the age. The unmoral and non-voting citizen, being a practical nonentity, Is no more worthy to be counted among the exponents and exemplars of politi cal purity than the immoral and venal voter. The consistently moral citizen will exercise the sacred right of fran chise. The supposedly good citizen who will not vote, is an intransigent and flagitious enemy of all good govern ment, of all political reform and of all patriotic principles. The free and en lightened citizens of the American republic must band themselves together for the necessitous purpose of perpetu ating the principles of liberty, freedom, law and pure government, and for the dissemination of popular education. There is exigent need of associations, societies and clubs for the maintenance of good government greater need than for organizations whose sole object is the propagation of theories of morals or theories of esthetics. Adalbert Beach. Kate Field Answered. Kansas City, Oct. 4, 1894. Editor The American: Miss Kate Field in a recent lecture, referred to in the St. Louis "Post-Dispatch" of September 16, and over her own signature, says I deplore a movement that seems to me to be unconstitutional." bne nas reference to the American Protective Association. I fail to see where or in what way the question of constitution ality can arise under our laws that may relate to any secret society. That clause in the constitution of the United States that says no person shall be de barred from suffrage or office on ac count of religious opinions has nothing to do with secret societies, and all well informed persons know this to be a fact, It is the ignorant and shallow-brained Romanist who harps loudest on this subject. At the time the constitution was adopted as the paramount law of the land, a peculiar condition of affairs existed. We had the old Puritans, the Free Thinkers, the Agnostics and the infidels, so-called, all of whom had en gaged in the war for independence, and all were patriots, with Thomas Jeffer son and Thomas Paine prominent among them. That provision, then, that we find in the constitution was put there to prevent religious bigotry from disfranchising non-christians and unbe lievers in religious dogmas. It has nothing to do with the individual opin ion or rights to vote for whom you please, but if a Cathullc, or Protestant, or non-religionist is elected to office or offers to vote, then the constitutional provision referred to becomes at once active and operative, and says you can't deny this person the office or his vole on account of his religious or non-re. ligious belief. This question has never been in the courts of the United States, and would not for a moment be enter tained by any United States judge. It would be a silly proceeding. The A. P. A. organizations have a right as such to cast their votes against a Roman Catholic for office, as the Clan-na-Gaels, Hibernians, Knights of St. Patrick, Jesuits, and other Roman Catholic societies do cast their votes for their own kind only. It is a common remark among the ignorant to say: "The A. P. A. is unconstitutional." iney are only "poll parrots," and repeat what they hear some poor fool say. All Pro testant institutions of charity, reform or learning are always glad to have the authorities, the public, and the news paper reporters visit them, and wel come them. They take it as a compli ment. Why do Roman Catholic institu tions fight against it? Janius Dulutli News. Duluth, Minn., Oct. 9. McGolerich who claims to be bishop of Duluth, is about to preach a few sermons. He will use these subjects: "Popes and Their Persecutors." "Did Jesus Christ Appoint a Head for His Church?" "The Government of the Church Bad Popes." "The Rise and Progress of Heresy in the World." "What the Church's Enemies Say of Her." "Mod ern Persecution Its peculiar methods." The A. P. A. will get a good sound roasting of course. They get that every time tho good bishop gets 'crack" at them. But "Mac" had better deal with the "Bad Popes" very lightly, as they were infallible and unable to sin. If the A P. A. pulls through the ordeal, readers of THE American need not be surprised. We are getting used to it. Zenith. It has been understood that General Mann was the choice, and would be the nominee of the Independent American Citizens party for the t fflee of state treasurer, but at the last moment when It was too late for the managers of the movement to circulate a new petition and place another man upon the official ballot -he refLsei to allow his name to appear on the ballot as the candidate of the Indep. tdent Ameri can Citizens party. While General Mann is capable and would make an fficient officer, his action in letting the new party "told tne Dag wnue ne goes on the ticket as an Independent Republican will not enhance his chances one bit. With this condition staring us in the face we cannot see, at this time, which one of the candidates could be consistently supported by mem bers of the Independent American Citi zens party. But for the despicable tricks practiced by the friends of Henry Wulff we should advise his election over a man who trifled with the confid ence of the new party managers, and deserted them at the lsst moment. As it is, we shall keep our hand out of the fight for a week or two, until the man agers of the new party decide what is the best thing for their movement; when that decision is reached we shall accept it as an honest conclusion, and if in line with what we believe is for the best interests of the A. P. A. it shall receive our support. It seems to us as though its influence ought not to be exerted for Mann. POLITICAL JiOTES. Every voter should register this year. Last year's registration will not count for anything when you come to vote in November. The West Side Republicans propose having a grand rally Monday evening at their hall, Forty-Fourth and Leaven worth streets. Several prominent speakers will be present. Boyd and Deaver are entertaining their admirers in Omaha this week, while Mercer is looking after his fences in Sarpy county. As the campaign progresses the congressional fight be comes more interesting. Jas. Allan is conducting a clean and active canvass for representative, and we believe his election is pretty gener ally conceded. He has hosts of friends among laboring men of Omaha, and they know that they can depend upon him. Benson Place will be taken possession of next Tuesday night by the Republi cans. They will hold a big meeting in the town hall, which will be addressed by Judge Tipton, Attorney J. A. Wil liams and a number of other noted speakers. The Republicans of South Omaha are preparing for a big time next Wednes day night. They have secured Pivonka's hall, Twenty-Fourth and L streets, and will assemble to listen to speeches by J. W. Johnston, Thos. D. Crane and H. H. Baldrige. Clifton Hill Republicans propose to have a love feast at Forty-Fourth and Grant streets next Monday night. Hon. E. M. Bartlett and Philip E. Winters, together with a large number of candi dates, will be present and address the meeting. There will be a grand rally of Repub licans of the Seventh and Ninth wards at the club hall, Forty-Fourth and Leav enworth, next Monday evening, which will be addressed by Hon. J. A. Wil liams, Hon. A. W. Jeffri8 and Hon. A. S. Churchill. Every Republican in those wards should turn out. ' SEDALIA, MO., SEWS. (From our Special Correspondent.) The court house was filled Saturdav rf night, October 6, with the best people of Sedalia to hear a lecture by Rev, D. B. Ray, of St. Louis, on the subject of "Political Romanism." Manv of the weak-kneed Protestants were made to open their eyes. Every sentence that the speaker uttered was proven by stern facts. Round after round of ap plause greeted his remarks, showing that our people appreciate the need of the American movemant, and that they are heartily in accord with the A. P. A. in this vicinity. A sermon was de livered Sunday afternoon by Rev. Ray, in the Methodist church, on a similar subject, to a large assembly of inter ested people. The members of the A. P. A. are working with zeal in every part of Pettis county, and American literature can be found in almost every house. Those w ho desire to subscribe for, or buy a single copy or more, of The American can do so by calling on B. F. Shook, rojm 14, Ingenfritz building, Sedalia, Mo. Last Friday night some one paintod on the pavement in front of the court house, these words: "Lecture on Pol itical Romanism tonight in court house." The letters were about one foot square. The morning following a man was seen trying to abolish the sign with ashes and lye, but he did not succeed. They remained as plain as ever. t .... 4
