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MARCH 1.1, l-.O.
From am! nU, r March 1.1, agents
will have no authority lo receipt In our
name for money eo.Wted on .ibM-rl-lion.
All pi'tvlp'n will be sent from
thlsoflVe. If jou want to hold u re
Hiulhlo, be mi to retain tho official
receipt. AMKHH'AN 11 llUSIUNM Co.
IF you are called upon to elect city,
OiKtrK't or school Iniard officers be care
fut of your imllots. Itcmcmlx-r that a
Roman Catholic cannot l true to his
church and trim to his country at the
same lime. Keep tho oe'B followers
out of oflieo.
JKSUITISM ha hatched a bright
scheme to defeat Coo. H. Swift for may
or. The word has been passed among
the faithful that they are to shout for
Swift and vote for Wonter. This Is
what they did In Nebraska when elec
ting a governor last fall. The Roman
shouted for Major and voted for llol
comb. THE riot In Georgia, in Colorado and
In Nebraska, by the fuithfut followers of
tli o pope tihould eonvlneo tho most
skeptical that Rome is a menace to our
free Institution; und that tho law und
argueiui nt In which the members of
that church place tho most Implleite
confidence is the law represented by
brute fureo.
A kispatcu from Hiirrigburg,
l'a., says: ''The house passed tlnally
by a vote of 1M to 2(1 tho bill prohibit
ing the wearing of any religious Insig
nia or garb by teachers in the public
schools. Before the bill came up the
Republican leaders of tho house and
some of the officials of the patriotic
orders held a conference. Some of the
former feared that the nieasuro would
prove to the party a gun that kicks Btid
favored Its withdrawal. They were
overruled, however, and the bill was
kept on tho track. In defending the
bill Mr. Spangler, of Cumberland, made
a speech denouncing the Roman Catho
lic church and Its head, to whom hu re
ferred as 'that man, Pope Leo XIII.1
He fald of Democratic National Chair
man iiurrity: 'roiiow this man up
along tho Alleghany mountains and we
hear that he was in consultation with
three Roman Catholic priests who said
to that man, 'Denounce tho order and
wo will give you the votes of our
church.' In closing his speech Mr.
SpBiigler Jock from his pocket a small
American flag which he waved
triumphantly until called to order by
the speaker.
Elsewhere In these columns we
publish an apieal from tho Independ
ent Pole. We hope our frit rids through
cut the United States who have enlisted
In this work of awakening our citizens to
the danpt rsof Romanism will recognize
the great work that hs been aecom
plished in this city and answer that ap
peal as quickly and as liberally as their
finances wi'.l permit. The courage and
determination displayed by Anton Inda.
John Kowalewski, Rev. Kamlnskl and
their followers during this whole fight
for the possession of the church proper
ty baa been of the high st quality.
They have at no time trausgrossed the
law, or an order of the court, yet, while
In peaceful possession of the property,
while the priest was mil Istering to the
spiritual wants of his followers, a mob
of the bishops fo'hwers luyaded the
church and made a murderous a-sfiul'
on him, which, but for his splendid se!f
possession and righteous determination
wouU have, resulted in bodily Injury, if
not in death. But. having already re
ceived numerous threatening letters,
he was prepared for the worst, and
when ho saw a score or mere of the
- Other faction coming over the brow of
the hill, armed with clubs, and stones
and guos hi knew that trouble was
nigh. The altar boys were told to ring
the bells, and began to do so, but the
mob rushed in and stopped them. Then
one of the boys climbed to the be'lfry
and rung one of the bells by hand to
arouse the people. Anton Inda was a
few blocks away. He had been told
that trouble was brewing;, but did not
expect the storm to break so soon. Upon
shearing the church bells ring, he ran
to the church, where he was set upon
by about a dozen of the bishop's
followers. They were armed with
clubs and hatchets, aad began to beat
him over the head with them. Inda
knocked them down the steps and
started to run. Being weak from exer
tion and loss of blood he was overtaken,
knocked to the grjund and pounded
over the head with a club. He visited
our office Thursday, and while suffering
from a score of wounds declared his de
termination to fight to the bitter end.
We ask Protestants everywhere to give
them a helping hand.
WANTED, A LEADER.
The I'uiud Amerutm I crying loudly
forahadcr, one that U capable of di
recting th. army of patriot which W
now awakening a'l over the eouo ry.
If we art' not too presumptuous we will
say, Friend lloyer, we believe be U
with us. We helltfe he la the man
who has aorl!le d a fortune In the
work, who Vat risked his life and who
has DegheUd ttU family; yit stands
ready to meet Rome on the rostrum, In
lh publlo print, at the ballot box, or,
if lal wills I , on the bloody field sw. pt
by the awful carnage of war. He Is
the man who carried the spirit of a
new Americanism from Its cradle In the
now capixd Rm klea to the million p a
triots beyond the Sierra.-; the on5 who
reawakened that spirit even to toe
threshold of our national capital, plant
ing It la-side the Roman Upas tree that
the nation might live, our people be
free and future generailons nap the
liemfit of our constancy. lie 1 the
man who has mini" the American
movement a thing of character, by the
conservative yet tenable position lie
has assumed and maintained toward
political Romanism. He Is the man
who fought that Insidious foe lon years
before the rest of us took our proper
place In this fight, liefore wo held up
his hands, before we enlisted in this
crusade for a higher, truer and belter
Americanism; and while his course has
not been like that of a )cautiful meteor
In the sky, illuminating It brilliantly
for a time, only to bo followed by a
more intense darkness, when Its luster
died away, It has been, as the morning
star which shines brilliantly until the
greater and brighter rays of the sun
engulf it In a perfect Hood of light.
True our leader has not bet-n swift, but
he has been safe; he has not been bril
liant, but he has been wise; he has not
devcloiK'd Into a shameless trickster,
but ha remained a good, true, loyal,
American citizen, filled with a love of
liberty, anxlom to throw olT tho yoke of
tho papacy and set seventy millions of
people free. Thatcan bo accomplished.
Hut It cannot bo brought about In a
day. It will take time. It will require
diplomacy, and a vast amount of work.
We have the time, and the diplomats,
and they are at their task. When they
fail let us cy for a leader. Until they
do, let us hold up their hand i and push
manfully forward, confident that with
Supreme President Traynor at the
helm, all rocks and reefs and shoals
will be safely passed.
Hunk Cowardly I'artlzaushlp.
The New York 'iVi7iueof recent date
says: "Owing to the prevalence of
scarlet fever In the villago of Hunting
ton, L. I., the board of health of Oyster
Bay, of which Huntington is a part,
passed an order a week ago on Friday
that no public gatherings of any kind
be held until tho danger had passed.
The order was made to Include churches,
and a week ago yesterday the different
pastors were informed that they must
not bold services on Sunday. AM obeyed
this order except two. The disobedi
ent ones were the Rev. C. G. Wright-
man, of the Baptist church, and Father
Crowley of the Catholic church. In tho
churches of both these ministers ser
vices were held, although they were
sllm'y attended becauso of tho general
understanding that there would be no
services."
Oa Thursday of last week the two
oiTenders were taken Into court, and
both pleaded guilty. To the surprise
and consternation of the intelligent, the
Baptist minister was fined $50, while
the priest was acquitted.
The l'rihuue adds: ' When the news
of the acquittal of the priest reached
Ojster Bay much Indignation was ex
pressed, aud there was talk of openly
defying the hoard and holding an indig
nation meeting. Town Clerk Knapp,
who was present in his official capacity,
teild Supervisor Underbill after the
meeting, in the presence of the crowd
which gathered about the angry dis
putants, that the beard need cot expect
to have any of its orders obeyed In the
future, and that it would be hard to
enforce even the commonest rules."
American Citizen. -
The Roman Way.
It is reported to me that In a certain
town of prominence In the aestitute
part of Nebraska, the chairman of the
county board is a Roman Catholic.
When the coal came for distribution in
a certain precinct, the said Catholic
gave coal to the Roman Catholics of the
precinct, but to no one else, although
he did cot lake the receipts for it, he
had another man to receive the receipts.
He then sent word to the precinct com
mittee to come fur their coal, which
they did. It was out of the usual order
of things to have this distribution to
the Roman Catholics before the rest
had a chance. Then ono of the good
Catholics came for another la", but was
told by the committee that he had re
ceived more than his share from the
chairman (Catholic). He said, "I
thought it was another load of coal."
I suppose this Catholic had thought
that the chairman could pull the wires
so well they would have an occasional
favor, when none but the faithful would
know anything about it.
It is a fine thing for the Catholics
that the distribution excludes no one.
for the Roman Catholics will want all
of their money to build cathedrals.
They are great friends of charity if it
runs in the proper channel.
Stonewall.
St. Tali-id.
Ob Oik rUlitb ilT of Marvli ll xituo peo
ple ajr,
Tlil St. I'mrl.k Hi It Idntuhl he tnlul ll.r
day ;
Wlil. iiilirra dm'lnre 'twiu ilia ninth be i
txirn.
Ami 'I nil inlsinkt-. U-lnfi'O nildnltrlil
nod n or a;
t ut iiilH.ski'n will cur In a hurry and shock.
And mine tilitiiied (he habjr and mime lilmi d
tli t-hn-k;
Till, ltli nil ihi-lr eriit-(U-nilonH, urv, no
line could kimw
If the child wus too fast or thr clock was Umj
slow.
Now I lie drnt f.u'tl.ui rlk lil In ould Irt Und
I hey sny.
Vi'u ullon arcount of t- I'ttlrli'k's birthday;
Some fuuiMii for the I'litlilh. for th ulnlli
more wi-uld d!.
And wlui wouldn't sec ri'lit uri". tln-jf lilitek-
riird hi eye;
At lii-l uol h lhi fact ion no posit I vh crew,
I'll itl I'lu h kept a Inn I. day. no I'm then had
t wo.
Till Km her Muleiihy. who showed tlu-in their
slllN.
S.ild no one could Iihtu too birthdays but a
pair of twins.
Says he. In ys don't he fighting for eltfht or
for til in-.
lion' I lie al ways dividing, but sometimes com
bine. Comblnn elulil with utiie, und scventei'ii Is
the mark,
Si let that lie bis birthday, "Amen" says the
clerk.
If he wa-ii't a twin, sure, our history will
khow,
That at least he Is worth two saints thai we
know,
Tlii'ii they all not blind lirunk, whli-h com
pleted their bliss.
And ' keep up this practice from that (lav
to this, Sami ki. I vr.it.
It Is announced that the Irish Roman
Catholics of Omaha and Council Bluffs
are going to celebrate what Is called
St. Patrick's Day, next Sunday evening
under tho auspices of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians. Why do the Hibernians
celebrate on what is erroneously sup
IKised to lie Patrick's hirthday, for he
was not of them, nor of their religion?
Who are the Hibernians? They are a
lot of Irish Roman Catholics whose his
tory from Its organization to the present
day Is that of a lot of thugs and mur
derers. The first lodge in Nebraska
was organized by a lot of refuges from
Pennsylvania, who lied from there to
escape being hung, unless common re
port Is untrue, in the hard coal
regions they were an oganized band of
murderers, and were known as the
"Molly Maguires.'' Prior to 1873 a
large number of persons had leen mur
dered, but tho courts were unable to
secfi re a conviction of any of the per
sons charged, because they would al
ways swear each other clear, unt.l a
deU clivo was secured who went among
them and got tho Becrets of the whole
gang, and the result was that over
thirty of them were hung. A large
number of them Ik-d the country, and
thereby escaia'd hanging. And the
first lodge organized in Nebraska was
instituted by a lot of those escaped
murders who came to Omaha. But
why should thvy or tho other Irish Ro
man Catholics celebrate Patrick's birth
day, for he was neither an Irishman
nor Roman Catholic, but a Scotchman
and a Presbyterian, for in his day there
was no such thing as a Roman Catholic.
The day, mouth or jear on which Pat
rick was born is not known. Patrick
was a descendant of a noble Roman
family, which came to Britain at the
time of the Roman conquest of that
island, or shortly after. In Rome his
ancestors belonged to the class of people
called pairiuiatis, from which Patrick
took his name.
The time of his birth has varied tron
Ufil A. U. to 3110, and the month is not
known, and as to the day of the month
there is no more certainty than there
Is regarding the year or month. His
birth-place was in the neighborhotid of
what is now called Dumburton, on the
Clyde, in Scotland. In the short sketch
of his life written by Patrick himsell
and called his confession. He says: l'I,
Patrick, a sinner, the rudest and the
least of all the faithful, and most con
temptible to very many, hud for my
father Calprinius, a deacon, a son of
Potitus, a Presbyter, who dwelt in the
village ef Banuauem Taberniu; for he
had a small farm hard by tne place."
Patrick's father was a Uecurio, which
was a magistrate of high rank in the
colonies of Britain at that time. When
nearly 10 years of ago Patrick was
taken captive by pirates to Ireland and
sold into slavery, and was purchased
by Milcho, son of Hoa Bain, king of
north Dalaradia. Milcho put Patrick
to herding cattle and feediog swine.
Patrick's condition during slavery was
most deplorable, but after serving six
years he escaped, and going- to the sea
fell in with some seamen, who were go
ing to Britain, and took him aloue, and
he returned to his home. During his
slavery in Ireland Patrick learned the
language of the people. After return
ing heme, he spent many years in going
to school and in study at the eehuola of
his native town. The Bchools which
Patrick attended were famous for their
instructions in divinity and the great
learning of the professors .n the Old
aud New Testament. The Bible has
never been taught in any Roman Cath
olic school, eitner ancient or modern;
not even in what they term theological
schools, where the priests are prepared
for pastoral work. Patrick was called
by God in a dream to return to Ireland
ana convert ner people, who were
pagans, to Christianity. He prepared
nimseii ior tne worK to wmch he was
called, and returned to Ireland in about
the year 432 A. D., and proved himself
lo be a great ai d mighty anoilleof God.
He preached Christ and Him crucified;
be pn-acbed Christianity and not pap
acy. His Influence over the js-ople was
wonderful, and thotisind up in thous
ands were converted and brought to
Christ through his teaching. He was
a reeor.d Apostle Paul, and was mighty
In the Scriptures, something that no
priest, bishop, cardinal or poie ha
ever lx en. Had Patrick been a Roman
Catholic', it Is not at all likely that he
would have known much about the
Bible. The traditions of the church is
the Bible of the Roman Catholics.
Patrick went from county to county,
and province to province throughout
Ireland, preaching thf gospel and estab
lishing churches and scbtxds, and plac
ing over or at the head of each church
a bishop or overseer, who was its pastor,
as every pastor was a bis' op. Patrick,
during his life and work in Ireland,
organized 3(15 churches aud placed over
them 305 bishops. How many bishops
are there in Ireland today? Not many.
There was no head tiishop, or arch
bishop, who ruled over them. Every
bishop or pastor ruled bis own flock,
and had no one to whom they rendered
an account but God. Ireland In Pat
rick's day was ahead of all nations in
gtidliness. Many schools were estab
lished by Patrick, and Ireland soon be
came famous as the great seat of learn
ing, and students flocked to her schools
from all parts of the world. But during
all this time we hear nothing of Rome,
neither Patrick nor any cue else ha 1
ever spoken of her; she had nothing to
do with Ireland at that time. The
Roman Catholic church was not estab
lished until the year HOG A. I)., about
171 years after Patrick began h's mis
sionary work in Ireland and consider
ably over HK) years after his death.
Phtieas, who had murdered the eastern
emperor Maiiurice, and his wife and
seven children, and usurped his throne,
appointed Boniface head of the church
of Rome and universal bishop. Thus
Phoeas and Boniface were the founders
of the papacy. So we see that Patrick
never had anything to do with the
papacy. Patrick was never sainted;
there is no record at Home of him
either that ho was sainted or was sent
as a missionary to Ireland. There is a
record at Rome, however, of one Pat
rick who was made bishop of Dublin in
1074, and he is tho only St. Patrick.
About this time (1074) the Roman
Catholics began to introduce Catholi
cism into Ireland, and then her troubles
began. Poor Ireland, what a curse fell
upon her! The Roman Catholics did
not make much impression on the peo
ple of Ireland for many years, for in the
year A. D. 1110 there were in Ireltud
700 bisheps and 3,000 presbyters. The
government of the church of Ireland as
established by Patrick was the same as
the early christian church, as these
pn sbyter bishops and deacons were the
only two orders in the church at
Ephesus, Philippi, Crete and other
places. Patrick followed tho teachings
of the apostles and patroned after them
in forming and establishing his
churches, as to their government and
all. Pope Adrian IV. In his hull to
Henry II. of England, A. D. lloa,
called the Irish an uncouth and Illiterate
nation, and granted Ireland to the
English king on condition that he
would bring it within the bounds of
the church and pay one pen ay a hearth
to St. Peter therefor. If the Irish were
at that timo Roman Catholics, why did
the pope sell Ireland to the English
king on condition that ho bring her
people into the Roman church?
The claim that Patrick was & Roman
Catholic is like all the other claims of
the church of Rome a pure fabrication
and is without any foundation what
ever. The papal writers and authors
of the middle ages were a s -t of abomin
able liars, and to be in keeping with
that great power Romanism hunted
up all the noted characters and claimed
them as Roman Cath dies, and Patrick
being a great man, they claimed him
also. Patrick in his confession says:
"I, like Paul, was called by God to
preach the gospel in Ireland,'" but not
a word does he ever say about being
sent by Rome. He could not have been,
for the reason that the Rjman machine
had not then been established.
Insidious Home.
Editor The American: The entire
civilized world has known and experi
enced the insidious, selfish and foul
foul work of the Jesuits. And these
are only the expressions of Rome in its
emphasis. The papal church is now,
as she always has been, the church of
usurpation. First, the daring and un
just usurpation over her equal (or su
perior) churches, the church at Jerusa
lem, at Antioch, etc., and then her
papal (but not Ivr christian or apos
tolic) usurpation over kings, potentates
and nations, yea, over our own cher
ished nation in particular, since, as
was recently declared by a Romish
archbishop, "that Pope Leo XIII called
our republic his favorite child." This
"favorite child" Rome is endeavoring
to make fast, and to secure at all haz
ards. And her apprehensions are that
it is an easy matter, if, ultimately, by a
monetary or a majority influence over
legislative assemblies, she can grasp a
key or two to our republic's internal
mechanism, then all is over.
Fellow Americans, shll we suffer
ourselves to receive the yoke of foreign
emissaries, to be their vassals, and if
once Initiated, to be enslaved forever?
Shall we submit to the eternal renun
ciation of our liberties and fre dora of
conscience and worship? Read, think,
consider, act and vote.
"Strike for your altars and your
fires;" yes altars of our sacred liberty
and national prosperity, and fires of our
cherished associations and domestic
felicity. How true the trite old saying,
"Procrastination is the thief of time."
Not many years hence, and we are
gone. H'liie ttmpu txt. We Know
whoreof we affirm. We know it from
the experience of the past. It la said
"that confidence is a plant of siow
growth." But in this, our sal case
here, confidence Is a plant of no gtowth,
for the papist asserts, everywhere1., that
he is always right, that the papal
church never does wrong, nay, can not
do wrong, sine she is infallible, and
whatever she has done, is right. In
deed, a Romish clergyman but recently
lioasted, through a handicapped daily,
"that the Inquisition itself was all right
in all respects." The old foa on the
Tiber never changes. She, with her
canon laws and all, are "the same yes
terday, Unlay and forever."
Their canon laws are their only guide,
executed by "that old man of sin." A
single ono of which would, If followed
out, sink to oblivion and destroy free
dom and liberty, republics and re
ligions, and even aotolic Christianity
itself. Then consider, think and act.
You have the evidence in human bio. id
and ashes, that stained Europe's crystal
waters from the Tiber to theSwink.
Alhert S. Russell.
Dunn Grade.
Mu. Pecci: I wish to call you atten
tion to some statements which are in a
history which is before all, and which
I call reliable, but which you call heret
ical. "Rites and Ceremonies Still In
creased." That has been the trouble
of the Roman Catholic church all the
time; the rites and ceremonies were all
tho time increasing, and tbe true spirit
of worship was all the time decreasing,
and that explains why it beeame pos
sible to have an inquisition, a St. Bar
tholomew massacre, etc.
Again, "To the festivals already op
pressively numerous, was added a day
consecrated to the mxid of the cms, on
which the Saviour was crucified." It
seems wonderful how the wom of that
cross has grown in the hands of the
Roman Catholics. It is wonderful how
powerful they are. They can make tho
cross to produce wood five times as
great as the original cross, and if they
have not the original cross, they can
take any cross an J tirn it into an orig
inal cross. I tell you, Pecci, the Roman
Catholics are the boys to do wonders.
If the Apostle Peter were here he
would hide his face for shame because
of the Roman Catholic "ability."
Again, "The pantheon at Rome was
obtained by gift, and consecrated by
Boniface to the Virgin Mary aad all
martyrs, as it had before been sacred to
all the gods, and particular y toCybele,
and t e feast of All Saints was insti
tuted." I wonder, Pecci, if Boniface
got the pantheon in abeut tbe same way
the Roman Catholics got the property
in New York Ci'y on wnich the cathe
dral is buiL? ' I would not be surprised
if it were, "and consecrated to the
Virgin Mary." There are some young
men who attend church that they may
worship some fairdamsol, and bae the
oleasure of accompanying her home;
and if your priests are not carrying on
a flirtation with the Virgin Mary 1 am
sadly mistaken. The Apostle Peter
never preached any such theology;
neither did Paul, who was preaching
in the city of Rome. Tell your priests
to break their vows of celibacy and
marry some honorable ladies and stop
this flirtation with some dead saint. If
they want to worshipsomeone lot them
worship the Lord.
"It had before been sacred to the
gods." Here your church was dressing
in the garments of the heathen religion
that they mijht in that way induce the
heathen half way, and there meet them.
That is the reason I sometimes refer to
your church as tho semi-pagan church.
In many cases a pagan ceremony wi h
a christian name, a cayote in a sheep
skin. If you were to fio to the gate of
heaven and refused admittance, and
then went down below and found that
black caitiff they call Satan, and if he
were to tell you that you were not re
ceived in heaven because you were a
pagan, I expect you would be surprised.
Think on these things.
"vVisemen sometimes change their
minds, but fools never.'' A LEi'H.
Wants All Church Property Taxed.
MADISON, Wis., March 5. Before
the Assembly Committee on the assess
ment and collection of taxes this after
noon a large delegation of A. P. A.
men appealed, including the slate
president and secretary, all for the pur
pose of arguing for the bill to repeal
the laws exempting church property
from taxation. At times some con
siderable feeling was shown for and
against the measure. One of the sensa
tional features of the debate was the
statement of ex-President Cheney of
the A. P. A., to the effect that the re
sult of the last election in defeating so
many Democrats was accomplished by
the quiet working of the A. P. A., not
against them as Democrats but as men
who had voted for measures against
which the A. P. A was interested.
A IMYEKSITY EDI'CATIOX
Te Im Dared la Kearh of the Poor anil
thr Kieh Alike.
On the 2.h ult. Mr. H-tiner, of Ne
braska, introduced a bill providing for
the e-tablishment of the University of
America in this city, and setting apart
as an endowment for the same certain
property in tho District of Columbia
of the public lands still belonging to
the federal government.
Mr. Hainer and Mr. Linton have had
this matter under advise ment for along
time; but the research and patient labor
required for the preparation of a meas
ure of such transcendant importance
has caused delay, and it is probable that
the bi;l would not have biea presented
until the next ses,ion of congress but
for the fact that it was deemed best to
present it now with a view to securing
a discussion of the subject during the
coming summer. To that end Mr. Lin
ton will visit all the states, and will
deliver addresses al different poiuts on
the f ubj jct of the prop iscd university
in connection with the free school sys
tem, the immigration laws, the pro
posed sixteenth amendment to the con
stitution forbiddiug the appropriation
of public money to sectarian institu
tions, etc.
Mr. Ilainer's bill is the eighth meas
ure that has been proposed looking to
the establishment of a natiemal univer
sity at the national capital. Tue first
ofthise was prepared by Hon. John
Barlow, U. S. minister to France, and
offered by Senator Logan, of Pennsyl
vania, in 1S06. The second was offered
by Hon. R. II. Wilde on oehalf of a
committee of the house of representa
tives December 11, 1810. The third was
offered by Senator Timothy O. Howe
in March, 1872. The fourth bill was
prepared jointly by Senators Patterson,
Howe, Carpenter, Ingalls, Allison, La
mar and Garland, and Professors Henry,
Baird, Agassiz and others, and was of
fered by Senator Edmonds, May 14,
1800, and was entitled "A bill to estab
lish the university of the United
States." The sixth was "A bill to es
tablish a memoral national university,"
Introduced in the house of representa
tives bv Mr. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania,
June 7, 181)0. The seventh was a bill to
establish a national university, pre
pared and offered by Senator Kyle, of
South Dakota, a membar of the se
lect committee of the senate on the es
tablishment of the university of the
Uui'.ed States.
Ail these bills had to he examined,
together with the numerous reports of
congressional committees, memorals of
learned societies and the writings of
leading educators, scientiests, scholars,
and statesmen relating to the subject.
The laws relating to the government
military and naval academies were also
taken into consideration.
From all these sources of information
and patriotic inspiration, the best
thought of the age has been invoked in
the preparation of the bill presented
by Mr. Hainer. It is unlike any pre
vious bill of ths kind in tae following
particulars.
1. It provides for the almission of
women as well as men.
2 It limits the competition for
scholarships to the children of actual
citizens of the United States.
3. It provides that every scholarship
shall entitle the holder to free tuition
and text-books and to $"00 a year for
support during a term of four years,
placing its students on the same footing1
in that respect as the cadets at West
Point and Annapolis.
4. It gives two tcholarships each
year to each congressional district, to
be filled by competitive examinations
to be held once a year, so that after the
first three years every district will have
four scholarships in the university.
5. Tne bill is intended to carry out
the suggestion of George Washington,
written in 179." just 100 years ago
that our country s.vmld eater upjn a
course of "universal education," and
that a national university in this city
was indispensable to the performance of
such a work. Other bills have limited
the scope of the Institution proposed
entirely to post-graduata courses; so
the common people would have no lot
or part in the great university of the
nation. But this bill is intended to meet
the views of the Father of his country,
rather than those of s.-holrs and scien
tists. Post-graduate comss are pro
vided for; but the kernel of the scheme
lies in its adoption of a scheme of free
education similar to that provided for
at the government military aud uaval
academies.
The foremost reason suggested by
Washington in favor of a national uni
versity was that our American youth
should not be sent abroid to be educa
ted, lest they should imbibe princioles
at variance with those of our free in
stitutions. It is not now neues.-ary thut
our youth should go abroad to learn such
pernicious principles. There are now
in this city two universities which teach
them, aud these are the only universi
ties h 're. The government has gath
ered here every conceivable thing re
lating to art and science. This city is
filled with treasures available in educa
tional woi k. Here is the National Ob
servatory, the great Library of Con
gress, the Smithsonian Institution, the
Government Zoological Park, the Na
tional Museum, tho Army and Navy
Medical Museum, the establishment of
the Fish Commission, the Botanical