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AUGUST 15. !!"..
cr "u Van Dervoort
prove hlm-!f the. Theodore Roosevelt
of Omaha.
Bishop Rosewatkr and bit
Urlos have thus far tailed to foment
sectarian strife.
IT will pa; Roaewater to procure a
primer on civic and dovoto hi leisure
time to studying it.
Thk people of Omaha are (lowly but
urely recovering from the deleterious
efiVct of Roman rule.
Ol'R Falstaft" diurnal dissertations
on law, government and duty are not
taken erlouly by thoughtful people.
R08EWATKR baa been In Omaha a
long time, but not long enough to have
habituated himself to the manner,
customs and usages of civil society.
THE cormorant of the Daily jrbl-(f-
llol la a fussv flffhter. but no one hag
ever yet caught him In the act of eon
tending for principle, truth or justice
ANY American plow-boy has a far
betttr conception of the genius of our
Institutions and of the qualities of our
utilization than has the Jack FalstarT
of the Omaha Dee.
Tub reputable Republicans and eon-
tant citizens of Nebraska who are non
eupportors of Rosewater' alleged met
ropolltan journal would alone sustain a
decent dally newspaper.
Excessive prudence Is not ono of
the attributes of the Falstafllan editor
of the Ike. Ills attacks upon men of
character and consclenoo constitute the
very quintessence of Imprudence and
impolicy.
The New York Mail umi Exprctt
casually remarks that Grover Cleve
land, professed disciple of Isaak Wal
ton, Is "fishing for mummychogs with
hellgrammlte bait." That will prob
ably be Rosewater's occupation next
summer.
Geokoe Pearson, the well-to-do
bachelor who died a few days ago in
Adams township, Seneca county, Ohio,
in his will bequeathed his estate to the
A. P. A. organization of Clydo, after
his debts were paid.
We have received a very neatly
print d wedding Invitation, which an
nounces that Mits Katie Carberry will
be married to Mr. Bert E. Gantz,
Thursday evening, Aug. 22, 180 , at the
borne of the bride's parents, 2110 South
Fortieth street, Omaha.
You can talk to us about Roman
Cathollo loyalty, but how much do they
have when they will curse and damn
a paper because It runs the Ameilcan
flag at the top of its editorial columns
and says "the flag Is always right"?
We know thii happened several times
In this city during the last forty-eight
hours. Uomanit-ts all over the city
have been damning the World-Herald
for that very act. Americans should
not hesitate to sustain that paper.
The members of the firm of Meyer
& Harmon, who have the oontraot for
elating the roof, putting on the cornice
and finishing the inside of the new
post-omce building, are aliens, never
having taken, out their papers. Is it
possible that we have not enough citi
zens in this country to build our public
buildings? How is this, Mr. Mercer
and Mr. Thurston? Is there not a law
that all labor on public buildings shall
be done by citizens of this country?
By the omUsion of two words from
an editorial in last week's isauo wo were
made to say that Rotewater had gone
"so far as to Incite riots and cause
bloodshed" by bis course in fighting
the new police board. We stopped the
press and rectified the error aa soon as
we discovered it. If any of those pa
pers crept into the mail and reached
our subscribers, they must remember
that there have been no riots and no
bloodshed in Omaha, in spite of the
fact that Rote water desired to have it
otherwise. That sentence should bave
read: "Even going so far as to try to
Incite riots and cause bloodshed."
Booming In Kentucky.
Padccah, Ky., Aug. 14. American
Ism is flourishing here. There are
three patriotio councils about 1,800
strong, and growing fast The Junior
O. D. A. M. is also taking in members
at every meeting. The city officials
are Americans, excepting three or four
After the next election every office will
be filled by a loyal citizen.
AS TO FHANK E. MOORES.
Lt wtek Mvwrs. Fred J. Sackett.
II. Winapear aad E. l Davis filed
charges w ith the county commlaaiooert
k-alnrl Frank E. Moore, and praying
for bU removal from the t ft!i of clerk
of the dlatrlt-t curt.
For several year there have been
rumors about Fi ank E. Moore collect
ing Illegal fee and over charging liti
gant wbo bave bad cans lo the dis
trict court. Trior to the time that
Messrs. Davis, Wlntpear and Sackett
signed those charges, the public was
unable to b arn whether there was auy
truth In the rumors that wore being
Indiscriminately circulated. Now, how
ever, the trutn win oe Known.
We bave a great deal of confidence
In the Judgment of Mr. Wlnpear, In
the Integrity of Mr. Davis and in the
fairness of Mr. Sackett. Tbey are men
who are conservative, and wbo weigh
well every move, never taking a posi
tion which 1 not tenable; for that rea
son we shall Insist, as voter and a tax
payers, that the charges which they
bave Died against Mr. Moore be tried
peedlly. lie should be given the
fullest possible bearing, and if it de
velop that be 1 not guilty, be should
be promptly exonerated, but If, on the
other band, It should be proved that be
lsgu ilty a charged, the full force of the
law should lie agalntt him. We do not
know to what point the jurisdiction of
the commissioner extends. It may be
that through a technicality Mr. Moore
could escape responsibility to the com
missioners, as most of the cases are
civil cases. If there were over charges
ho might argue that the parties over
charged could sue and recover as In
dividuals, and that the county could
not take cognizance of the excessive
charge.
Hut Mr. Moore cannot afford to hide
behind so flimsy an exouse. He is
either guilty or he is innocent, and he
owes it to himself to demand the most
searching investigation. Abuse of Lis
aocutors will notdlsprove thelrcharges.
Hosldes, the publlo has a right to know
whether be tun been a faithful servant.
Let the investigation commence. Let
It bo pushed, and let us hae an end of
this talk of malfeasance and misfeas
ance in oftlce.
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
Last Saturday afternoon Judge Hope
well decided that an injunction would
not He against the newly appointed flie
and police commissioners, and since
that time they bave been receiving ap
plications for positions in both the fire
and police departments, and have ac
cepted the reports of a majority of the
firemen and policemen now employed
by Iho city who are ready to recognize
the authority of the new board. They
are holding meetings every night In
the city hall, in ordor to pass upon the
applications.
So far, Anarchist Rosewater has not
succeeded in precipitating a riot upon
this community, and it does look as
though he would be left to fight the
battle alone, or with the help of the
other two Eds, for both the old and the
new board have consented to submit
an agreed case to the supreme court
for adjudication. Briefs will be filed
before the 22d inst. and a decision ren
dered as soon thereafter as convenient
probably not later than the 27th.
The 84,000 friends of the A. P. A. and
of the new board throughout the state
need have no fear as to the final out
come of this controversy. The law is
constitutional, and the judges of the
supreme court will not allow them
selves tobe used as cat's-paws to pull
Mr. Rosewa',er' chestnu's out of the
fire.
CONSISTENCY!
The attitude of the Omaha Dee at the
time Judge Eller was being persecuted,
at the time Jeff Megeath was under fire,
and at the time Henry Bolln was as
sailed, and its attitude toward Frank
E. Moores since charges were filed
against him, gives our citizens a fair
example of Rosewater's consistency.
When Eller, Megeath and Bolln were
accused of misappropriating funds
which passed through their hands, the
Dee wa loud in Its denunciations; but
now that Moores is under fire, what
does the Dee do? It assails his ac
cusers; impugns their motives, and de
liberately lies about the A. P. A.
When Bolln was accused, the Dee
yelled for his immediate dismissal
without a trial; but when Moores is ac
cused it demands for him a full, fair
and complete investigation. Why dis
miss Bolln without a hearing and re
tain Moores pending an' investigation?
What is there in it for the Deef
USE THE SAME MEASURE.
Those people who inveigh against
the A. P. A. because it is a secret
organization bave looked at but one
side of the question. Tbey have not
discovered, or bave forgotten, that the
force which the A. P. A. is organized
to combat is the most secret organiza
tion the world has ever known. The
Roman Catholic church has a multi
tude of secret societies. Into them no
Protestant is ever inducted. In fact,
they are organized to hinder, retard
and break down Protestantism and to
injure Protestants in business, or those
holding situations.
We bold that if the Roman Catholics
have a right to organize associations
composed exclusively of Romanists,
Protectants bave a right to organ Ue
aaaoclatlun ootnpoord exclusively of
I'roWoUnU. if it Is right for Roman
Uu to have their Society of Jesua, It Is
right for ProUUnta to bave their
Orange lodges; if IlomaniaU bave a
right to band together In the Hibernian
Rifles, American ProteUoU bave a
right to band themselves together in
A. P. A. councils, and if KoiuanUU
have r right to associate, vote for and
trale only with Roman Catholic,
1'roUnLanU bave tte aama right to
patroula, vote for and asxociale with
non-Catholic. The constitution that
guarantees to them that right, guar
antee it equally to the Protectant. If
this is not so, we bave been mislead.
Frveuom, toleration or bigotry should
not bave one nieaaieg when applied to
Protestantism and another when asso
ciated with Romanism.
A RAILROAD AGAINST THE A. P. A.
We bave received the following letter
from a friend in Chicago:
Chicago, III., Auc-ust 15. 1895.
Editor The American: While past
ing down Madison street I overheard a
conversation between Riley and a "cop"
wno claims vo nave a orotner in umaha;
and, by the way. the policeman I a
great friend of White. Riley let his
sympathies out, and the "cop" told him
In my bearing (and I was not an eaves
dropper, either) that he (the copper)
had a personal friend in President
Miller, of the Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad company, and that Miller say a
tome (the copper), "the fight In Omaha
1 an A. r. A. fight, and that be (Miller)
would not have one on the road, and
he (Miller) would back White to the
extent of the road's finances in order to
crush out the A. P. A. Gjt one of
your men Introduced to Riley. He dare
not deny It Yours truly,
PATRICK MCCANN.
President Miller may bave been mis
represented by thatChltugo policeman,
but if he was not, it would not be a bud
idea for member of the A. P. A. aad
their friends to consult the Burlington,
the Northwestern, the Rock Island,
the Union Pacific, and other road 4
whose advertisements appear in the
columns of patriotic papers, when get
ting realy to ship any freight or to
travel. If the Milwaukee Road cun af
ford to fight the A. P. A. the A. P.
A. should not hesitate to fight it.
Stand by your friends. Oppose your
enemies.
The Trouble.
The Omaha fire and police muddle is
still very badly muddled. A contro
versy arising in Omaha cannot well be
otherwise. Scorns to be too much Rum,
Rosewater and Romanism for clear
heads. Western Wave.
WHAT DAVIS SAYS HE DID.
From Kansas City American.
The party of Kansas Cityans just re
turned from the trip through New
England, headed by Mayor Davis and
Wllten McDonald, and projected to
advertise Kansas City, hold a levee at
the Coates House last evenlDg.
The speech by Mayor Davis was in
part an excoriation or those persons
(aid to have adversely criticised his
absence from Kansas City.
"The excursion was to advertise Kan
sas City," said the Mayor. I accom
panied it to talk for Kansas City, and
every speech I made was about and to
the honor and glory of Kansas City.
in ail my trips outside 1 nave been a
constant boomer for Kansas City. I
venture to say, without egotism, that I
have done more for Kansas City by my
absence from the mayor's chair than
these men who crap at me have done in
their whole lives."
The mayor praised President P. H,
Tlerman warmly and declared that in
Mr. Tlerman and Speaker D. E.
S toner the city had been provided act
ing mayors more capable than himself.
Continuing, he exclaimed: "I have
been attacked and decried by little fel
lows who try to be politicians. These
little kickers, whose brains would rat
tle around in a grain of mustard seed
and leave room for a cotton plantation,
can only sit down and whine!"
Says the Star: This is a dose similar
to but smaller than the Fourth of July
oration by Mayor Davis at the A. P. A,
plcnio at Merriam Park.
Some young men do a great amount
of talking, and seem to think that their
personality would so abash the general
publlo that the "brainless mustard-
seed dupes" who elected them would
fall buck in horror when these mighty
"I am's" throw back their heads and in
gutteral tones proclaim: "How do you
like that!" Adding to the knock-out
exclamation a facial expression with a
turned-up nose to represent disgust,
and mouth drawn down to impersonate
the thug element.
It takes great brains to carry a calm
head, but any common creature can
snarl, snap and bite. The man in office
who deems himself bo majestic, infalli
ble and great that the people who
elected him have no right to criticize
his actions, will soon find that those
who have been bis warmest friends and
supporters will leave him and travel
another road. An ounce of first-quality
brains will be of more practical use to
a public official than the stumping of
the whole United States for notoriety's
sake.
Not long since the Mayor of Kansas
City was reported as having said:
have been attacked and derided by
little fellows who try to be politicians.
These little kickers, whose brains
would rattle around in a grain of mus-
tard-seed and leave them room for
cotton plantation, can only wblte:
This "whine," which bl honor has
turned into a nightmare for himself,
may become a volcano of unusual
activity, and, if we mistake not, it has
already begun to smoke and rumble. If
the mayor who made such assertion
had remained at home and attended to
hi official duties more, traversed the
state less, made fewer reckless speeches,
the outlook for future office-holding
would be much better. Officials wbo
desire to pleate the people, and who
draw the moderate salary of ten dollar
or to a day from the people's city treas
ury, should be able to be in their office
more than two hour a day. The poor,
nslgnlficant laboring man ba to toil
for eight or more hour per day; yet, if
be should try to apply for work from
the mayor, and not succeed in even
seeing bis honor, because his honor is
out of town and out of bis office so much
of the time, then it becomes bis honor's
duty to make speeches on the Fourth
of July, and at other times, calling this
character of man bad names.
This may be politic which these
'little fellows who try to be politicians'
bave not yet learned, but they can
speak louder than any clap of thunder
hi honor has ever heard when certain
men bob up for an office. It will only
be caueed by these brainless fellow,
ho would rattle ia a mustard-seed,
voting for the other man.
BUSKER HILL COUNCIL
Sends Patriotic Greetings' to Friends la
Eaxt Boston.
Bunker Hill Council, No. 27, Junior
Order of United American Mechanics,
of Worcester, Mass., adopted the fol
lowing resolutions:
'To the Friends and Brother Patriots
of East Boston:
Whereas, On the 4th day of July,
the natal day of the nation, while at
tempting to parade in the streets of
Boston with the "Little Red School
House," which Is tne palladium of lib
erty, from which sprang the matchless
splendors of the greatest republic on
earth the American Union with Its
scintillations of science and its unparal
leled achievements of art; the little log
cabin and the school house in the pio
neer days of American patriotism were
humble and unpretentious in appear
ance, but we revere with profound sa
cred ness the very footprints of our
forefathers, in their hazardous march
from tyranny and despotism through
hunger and flood, in their courageous
conflict for our blood-bought freedom;
and pledge our lives, our fortunes, to
maintain the fair freedom and immor
tal fame thus transmitted unto us; ex
act and equal justice of the humblest
to the highest; not a throne and not a
slave in the land of the free; one coun
try, one flag, and one inseparable
American brotherhood, with a non-
sectarian school system, is the mission
of all true Americans; and,
Whereas, We think it augurs well
for the free institutions and reflects
credit upon the patriotic citizens and
the brave Loyal Women of American
Liberty and W. A. P. A. ladles, who
also marched in the parade, that they
had the courage to measure out to the
Irish Roman Catholic mob of hoodlums
the repulse which it so richly deserved;
and let us not forget this insult to the
flag and to the public-school system,
and that in this instance the unpatri
otic and intolerant course of the Roman
Catholic board of aldermen of the city
of Boston was signally rebuked by the
highest authority In the common
wealth, and by the loyal and patriotic
people of East Boston; therefore, be it
Resolved, That Bunker Hill Council,
No. 27, Junior O. U. A. M. of Massa
chusetts, in regular session assembled,
commend our compatriots for their
heroism and bravery in that now memo
rable parade, and especially Albert E.
Andrews, of the Roxbury Horse Guards,
who so gallantly rushed to the rescue
of American women and aged men, and
with his saber, wielded in defense of
home and country, successfully held at
bay the vile crew of drunken Irish pa
pists who attempted to prevent Amer
icans in an American city from doing
honor to the day which gave birth to
our republic; and,
Resolved, That we, as Americans,
pledge ourselves anew to the defense of
those principles of American freedom
and the glorious cause in whose behalf
those patriots so bravely contended in
Boston July 4, 1895.
Resolved, That a copy of these reso
lutions be sent to various patriotio pa
pers and a like copy to Albert E. An
drews and to the national president of
the Loyal Women of American Liberty
L. S. Gilliam,
H. P. Dalton, Jr. P. C,
S. Jean Bucher, Special Organizer,
Committee.
The Mariaberg Asylum Scandal.
Terrible abuses have come to light in
the Roman Catholic convent Maria
berg, near Alx-la-Chapelle a home
for invalid priests and asylum tor luna
tics, epileptics and dipsomaniacs, con
ducted and managed by lay brothers.
Some time ago a pamphlet was pub
lished by a certain Herr Mellage, ac
cusing the lay brothers of gross cruel
ties to their patients and the inmates
of their home, asserting that the medi
cal treatment and supervision in the
asylum was practically nil. Father
Forbes, a priest, had been sent to
Mariaberg by his bishop ostensibly for
hi health, but in reality because bis
strongly demccratic view had made
him obnoxious to bis superior. Forbes
(the pamphlet said) bad entered Maria
berg as a voluntary Inmate at the bish
op' wUb, but soon on a hint from the
bishop be was declared insane, de
prived of his freedom, and shockingly
ill treated by the brother. The bishop,
it was further said, bad charged him
self with the yearly sum for Forbes'
maintenance.
The pamphlet caused a great stir,
and an action for libel was brought
against Mel'.age, the author, which has
just now ended in a full acquittal, Mel
luge's charge having been found true
in every (articular.
Many witnesses were examined in
the course of the law suit, and the hor
ror brought to light were uch that
in the words of Prof. Flnkelburg, of
Bonn, one of the experts called by the
court words can hardly be found to
qualify such a state of things, such a
tateof thing that would bave been
thought Impossible in Germany or any
other civilized country.
A few facta will suffice. The asylum
contains 600 patients; its medical staff
consists of two doctors, who do not live
in the convent, who have their own
private practice, and give an hour and
a half each dally to their work in Ma
riaberg. The lay brother wbo man
age the establishment are by no means
educated men. In their previous state
of existence they were shoemakers,
tailors, bakers, etc. They treat their
patients with the most disgusting cru
elty; kicking them down-stairs or stun
ning them by blows on the head with a
heavy bunch of keys, are common oc
currences; but they have a few modes
of punishment for them that can be
compared only to mediaeval tortures.
One of these is called "the douche," a
strong jot of cold water from a hose,
that causes the poor fellow to whom it
is applied to dance about in agony.
Another is "the tub" (bottich), a large
bath of cold water, into which the
"patient" his arms and legs tied is
plunged headforemost and held down,
his feet only projecting, until close
upon suffocation, when he is dragged
out by the heels, allowed to breathe a
few times, and is then replunged, this
hideous proceeding being repeated ten
or twelve times. One of the wards of
the asylum goes by the name of
"Schmutzige Station" (dirty ward); its
horrors and the helpless lunatics who
people it may be imagined. A favorite
treat and punishment of the brothers
is transference to this ward. The strait
waistcoat is also in common use as a
punishment.
It seems almost incredible that these
atrocities should have been discovered
at the periodical examinations by gov
ernment medical officers. Yet bo it is.
Several witnesses declared that the
brothers had ways aad means of know
ing beforehand the day on which the
inspection would take place, and that
they cleaned and washed their wretched
charges and got everything smooth and
tidy ready to time; that, further, the
inspection was a mere farce, a in every
case the brothers' account was believed.
The truth of these allegations will be
tested at the approaching government
inquiry, but it cannot be disguised that
culpable negligence has been proved
already. Geheimra'.h Kribben, one of
the examining physicians, acknowl
edged in court that he had certified
Forbes' insanity, and when asked his
reasons for so doing could only say that
be had seen Forbes drunk and very ex
cited, and that Forbes' bishop had de
clared him to be a dipsomaniac and his
condition to be hereditary. When
asked how he had been informed of the
bishop's opinion, his answer was that
"Brother Henrich (one of the Maria
berg lay brothers) had told him so."
DiHtish Medical Journal.
Simply a Lie.
What canards these newspapers tell!
An account was wired all over the
country, a day or two after the Fourth,
about a riot at a p'enic at Siberia, 111.
(some papers had it Siberia, Ind.),
which was being held by German Cath
olics and was invaded by a cans; of
toughs. We noted that the report was
denied, but it was again reaffirmed,
and an interview was reported with
some one who described the whole
affair vividly as he saw it. We re
ferred to it in these columns, but our
suspicions being again aroused, we did
a little investigating; There is no Si
beria in Illinois, though there used to
be a number of years ago. The name
has since been changed. There is a
Siberia in Indiana, and inquiry of the
postmaster elicited the following reply:
Dear Sir: I will let you know that
there was no picnic at Siberia, Ind.,
and it was all made up. There was a
farmer living about a quarter of a mile
from here, and some few boys went and
got them a half-barrel of beer and had
a little dance, and two of them got in a
little racket, and that was the whole
thing. Yours truly,
Joseph Hunt, P. M.
Siberia, Ind., July 26.
So far this is all the basis we have been
able to find for that harrowing story
that had a number of people killed and
about 100 injured. New York Voice.
Feed Them Properly
and carefully; reduce the painfully
large percentage of Infant mortality,
Take no chances and make no experi
ments in this very Important matter,
The Gail Borden Eagle Brand Con
densed Milk has saved thousands of
little lives.
Sore American ia Ufflee.
The use of base-ball bau and lead
pipe to subdue the Intane patient at
Dunning must be the American (?) idea
of reform. I had got the idea some
bow, that brlck-baU, club, etc, were
some of the best arguments that Rome
eer male use of; but as some people
are under the Impression that the poli
tic of Cook county ha been Ameri
canized, since the advent of the new ad
ministration, it waa a surprise to learn
that the attendants played ball with
the patients. A the umpire was not
present, it will be a hard matter to dis
cover whether "three strike" or a
"lead-pipe cinch" constituted a "put-
out." Of course it was only one of
those unavoidable accidents that so
many of the O'Brine family got mixed
up in the inquest. As the O'Brine
family take to politic "like a duck to
water," and as they Increase and multi
ply and help one another, it is no sur
prise that there should be so many of
them at the insane asylum. If they
keep getting as numerous under the
civil service "fake" as they have under
the "ward heelers" rule, it will only be
a question of time when we will have
to commence renumbering them, as
there will not be sufficient names to go
around, by which to distinguish them.
Commissioner No. 2 accuses commis
sioner No. 1 with putting friends, rela
tives, nephews, etc., in office, and No.
1 is reported as saying that he would
not believe No. 2 under oath. Accord
ing to the Roman canon law, when an
oath is obnoxious or would in any man
ner Injure the church (Roman) it is not
to be considered an oath, but a perjury.
I happened to drop in when a ward
meeting was being held, the other
evening, and overheard from a little
side room how a certain Twenty
seventh ward politician had dictated
any number of appointments under the
G. Baldy Swift administration, and
that it would be a good thing to keep
on the friendly side of this same poli
tician if you were looking for a city job.
Of course some of the public were
under the Impression that this politi
cian was down at Springfield looking
after the. interests of the people, and
taking all precautions to prevent
burglars from stealing any of the peo
ple's money from the state treasury. I
merely mention this to show how the
minority can rule the majority, and
how easy it is to hoodwink the public
under the partizan politics of both
parties as noiV conducted. If I remem
ber rightly, this is the same politician
who, according to one of our partizan
organs, "became an American and re
mained a good German." I suppose
that means a kind of 'alf and 'alf.
There are any number of the half
and half politicians in Chicago and
Cook county.
Once in a great while you find one
straight, like G. Baldy Swift, who says:
"Before I am a Methodist, I am a citi
zen," but as the applause commenced
just then, it was impossible to hear
whether he finished or not with "but
before I am a citizen I am a Republi
can." And now comes the latest from "the
bog beyant the say": Ex-Mayor Hop
kins has experienced a change of heart
and has joined the gold-bugs. There
may be some mistake about this, and it
may be that he has only changed his
liver-pad. Ajax.
Demand the Truth.
Detroit, Mich., August 12- -Editor
The American: Please publish the
following:
Whereas. Hon. A. F. Martin, on the
floor of the Manitoba legislature, stated
that there were things being taught in
the public schools of the United States,
ana especially 01 is iston, that were un-
ht to be repeated or published; and,
Whereas, It is the desire of the
American people to oppose all teachlne
detrimental to the youth of the nation,
we, as women 01 uouncll Ho. 5, W. A.
P. A., of Detroit. Mich., do protest and
offer the following:
Kcsoivea, That, as patriotic women
loyal to our American institutions, and
especially our public schools, we do
nereby demand of Hon. A. F. Martin
proof of the assertion herein made, or
a reiteration of the same through the
press. Maria Peel,
Chairman of Committee
Some Presidential Timber and the A.
P. A.
McKinley, through his secretary, de
nies that he is a member of the A. Pj
A. Elklns says he is not a Roman
Catholic, and does not belong to any
church. Is this not the same Elkins of
Star Route fame?
Harrison used a government gun
boat to escort Satolli into New York;
Stevenson occupies a seat on the plat
form in a Catholic church, wh.ie
the Hibernians stack their guns inside
the door; and Cleveland in writing to
the pope of Rome signs himself, "your
obo
Will Vote Right.
We see some of the newspapers esti
mate the A. P. A. as numbering about
20,000 in Kentucky. The election re
turns this fall will indicate that there
are two or throe times that many in
Kentucky. There are thousands of
voters in the state that are not talking
politics but will vote right, all the
same. The A. P. A.'s certainly pro
pose to help the party that is the most
favorable to their principles and will
steer clear of any party that will pass
resolutions against them. Ashland
Sun.
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