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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1895)
X A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER. - "AMERICA FOR AMERICANS." We hold that all m.-n A cerUan who Sueur All, glance to tin. L'oIUmI SiW without "a mental n.-rli.n In favor of the Pope. i'ltK'K KIVKCKNIH VOLU V OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FIJI DAY, XOVKMHKK It;. ISO.".. Nl'MHHU 40 THE AMERICAN MORE ROMAN CHARITY It Works Hattie Dugall Six Months at the Wash Tub, Then, When She Is About to Become a Mother, Instead of Calling a Physician, Tuey (art Her Off to the Cuunty llos ltal and Leave Her In the Yard. The inhuman bide of the Roman Cutholio nun was never more thor oughly expotel to view than it was thin (Friday) morning at the County Hospital. Read this short story, then toll us what you think about those good ti ters: Something like six months ago Miss Hattie Dugall wont to the House of the Good Shepherd, where she has worked like a slave ewr since, Last night she was taken sick, and the ''sisters" bundled her into a car riage, hauled ber to the county hospi tal, dumped her in front of that institu tion anil drove away.j They had no permit for her to enter the hospital, but the officers, seeing the girl was about to become a mother, took her in, and thirty minutes afterward she gave birth to a healthy child. Think of a place claiming to te a re ligious institution accepting the fruits of a girl's labor for six long months, and then, at the hour when she needed friends, taking her to a county hospital and leaving her to gain admission as best she could. Out upon such institutions! Out upon such sisters of charity! They are hells on earth and demons at heart. BOYCOTT A l'AI'ER. The Gang Cannot Use the Aurora Made. So Try to Kuin it. Aurora is the political hub around which revolves a wheel that is rotten and worm-eaten from tire to skein. The component parts of this wheel represent about all the elements of so siety known to the arts and intrigues of a wily politician, and in each succeed ing campaign, as one revolution fol lowed another, new strength has been added to this monstrous power with money when possible, or Intimidation if necessary until to-day any man, newspaper or business house that raises a voice against this iniquitous circle, he or it is placed under the ban ostra cized, as it were. At the present time the great jug gernaut car metaphorically speaking is being drawn about by the gang of henchmen to crush the life out of every one who dares to exercise his rights as a citizen; and there are tc-day in the city of Aurora people who fear to pub licly express their honest convictions, lest they lose trade, their position or social standing. These are the condi tions, brought about by truckling poll ticians who have sacrificed the rights of the common people by catering to almost everything vile known in the criminal category. The Blade seems to have been a special target ever since its support of the Citizens' -ticket last spring, and the latest attack is to circulate the re port privately, and insinuate through the columns of the evening paper now edited by two of the men who were on Senator Evans' stuffed legislative pay roll, and which paper is hacked to-day by the following men, not for lovo of party, but through cowardice fear of the element that the Post caters to politically: A. J. Hopkins, congressman and would be governor; . Ira C. Copley, state central com mitteeman; Frank Hanchett, ex-state s attorney and would-be congressman; M. O. Southworth, county judge; C. I. McNott, master in chancery and ex-city attorney; M. E. Plain, "city committeeman; H. L. Krahl, candidate for county re corder; FYank Harral, supervisor; D. K. Set t, mayor; Major Sill, board of public works superintendent; John C. Murphy: whoso namesj are on a mte for $11(0 in the bank of the First National, that the Blade is an. A. P. A. paper. This charge is mude.'with a view to forcing the business .men to' withdraw their patronage, hoping to suppr. ss the put- JNkpW I f m mill UJCCLK SAM Unless our loyal sons are imbued with some of the spirit of '-(, Columbia, when they jjo to the polls next No vember, you need not be surprised to see me kneeling before that deputy pope, a candle in one hand, a crucifix in the other and my old lips puckered ready to kiss his llcation by boycotting. It is true the Blade has given news matter relative to the American Protective Association as well as the proceedings of t.s lae stato legislature, which no other paper in this district had the courage to pub lish. The A. P. A. question is as much of an issue in this country today as any other political movement, and the Blade will publish all important notes regardless of party or ecclesiastical creed. A. P. A. money is not running the Blade, nor has the Scott gang got a dollar Invested in this enterprise. Merchants who advertise in these columns do to purely from a business standpoint. They recognize the Blade had a following of over 2,uu0 voters at the city election to spy nothing of its country readers who buy clothing and otht r necessaries of life. Their trade is worthy of consideration, and the shrewd' business man seeks it in all le gitimatc ani honorable ways. '1 lie A. 1'. A. in Memphis. The Commercial-Appeal, whose editor-in-chief Is a prominent Romanist, has this to say about the A. P. A. in Memphis: "The American Protective Associa tion was organized in Memphis last year, and finding congenial soil grew rapidly, until now it numbers among its members a majority of all the Protestant church-members of Mem phis There are now several councils, all in a flourish irg condition, and one women's council recently started, with a prospect of several more in the near future. The first cour.cil instituted in the city is known as No. .'!!; it eon tains the largest number of members and has on its list some of the mcst prominent citizens of Memphis law yers, doctors, eftieials and representa tive business men ard meets every Monday night in I. O. O. V. Hall. The next is No. 4.'1, and known as Banner Council, as its officers are all active workers and perform the Initiatory we rk without rituals, having memo rized their parts. It has also the best attendance and usually the most candi dates, and are proud that they have a large number of ministers upon their roll of membership. No. 41 is a hard working council and meets every Fri day night at the corner of McLamare and Mississippi avenues. No. 40 meets every Thursday night on Iowa avenue, Ft. Pickering. Would Burn the House. 1 1 During the trial of Jtlm Flynn on a charge tf thieatening his wife in the local police coi rt Saturday, Ann Ruirke, thfl boarding mistress of Mrs. Flynn, testified that Flynn had threat ened to burn her house because, an A. P. A. boarded there. Flynn was found guilty and put undo." IL'OO bonds to keep the peace. He appealed. Lowell (Mass.) Herald. big toe. He thought it would KOMVX IDOI.AI KY. Slattie Crowned iii New Orleans with a Kiadci.i 1 JmjIiI. New Oulkans, Nov. 10 This morn ing, at the historic Convent of the Ur suline Nuns, the statue of Our Ltdy of Prompt Succor was crowned with a diadem of gold and jewels whose in trinsic value is many thousands of dol lars. The occasion was rnndo one of great pomp and ceremony by the promi nent Catholics of this city and state. It win very much on the order of the leceat celebration in Mexico, and is really the first eeremony of its kind. that has evu taken place in the United States. The utatuo Is about four feet high, and is a beautiful piece of wood carving, representing the Virgin Mary holding in her arms the infant Jesus. During the early part of the present century, when the ranks of the Ursu line Nuns were thinned out by yellow fever, and the question of the owner ship of Louisiana was In doubt, the su perior here wrote to France and asked for recruits for the order. Among the number who offered her services was a sister who was refused permission to leave France. She was in a great quandary, and, finding this statue in a garret in the convent where she was at the time, she dt.emcd it a divine in spiration, and made ;i vow before it that if she could secure permission to come to New Orleans she would en deavor to have incorporated Into the principles of the order the worship of "Our Lady of Prompt Succor." She wrote to the pope. Ho grantel the permission. She came, bringing the statue with Ler. It was set up in a niche in the Uraiilino convent. It is claimed that shortly after its arrival thetavingof the convent from a de structive fire is attributed to the devout prayers before it. The greatest mir acle attributed to it is the salvation of the city of New Orleans from the inva sion of the British forces in 1815, when Andrew Jackson, with a small force, defeated the British about a mile below the convent grounds. There are other miracles alto attributed to the statue. The ceremonies to-day wero con ducted by Archbishop Jannssen und Bishops Heslin, Meorschaert, Defoster, Gallagher, Dunn and Vertaguer, and a hundred priests. It was done with the sanction of the pope, under a decree j from his holiness, giving his blessing; and appointing Arehbishoo Junnssen papal delegate to conduct the cere mony. There were lO.ooo people prts- ! en!. The croA-ns were sub.-cribi.-d for! by all the Catholics of the ei'.y and were purchased by a committee of j women headed by Mrs. YV. H. Staufer. 1 Mormons Allied With Uepuhluans. 1 The Republican party carried the I election in Utah on Tuesday by the aid j come this year, but the A. P. A. of the Morn.on hierarchy and a heavy price was paid for the party victory. The Republicans of Utah elected a MOiiuou governor; they elee'eJ a Mor mon secretary of state, a Mormon state auditor, a Mormon state treasurer. With the t xception of the two last and least important offices on the state ticket the attorney general and the superintendent of public instruction the Mormon Church d mande.1 and the Republican party surrt ndi red every state official. HmUm I'art. - - - The Schools Protected. The Seattle American Protective As sociation ebctil all three tchool di rectors last Monday. A large vote was polled, an unprecedently large number of women taking part, atd all candi dates on the Amcrii an ticket were elected by handsome iniijoriiio. Thoto who had charge of the Citizens' cam paign attribute the A. P. A. victory to perfect organization. A telegram and a le tU r from C. U. Daly, of Seattle, gives a full account of the battle, and relates a number of amusing incidents, one of which we ap pend: During the afternoon a Catholic priest camo to the polls, and with a 'God bless you," voted a ticket handed him by an A. P. A man without read ing it. Chilberg, Wells and Mrs. Thomai are the now directors. G. A. Leavht and Mrs E. Fifield were elected school directors at Ta coma, on the 23, by a practical')' unani mous vote. Thev were nominated by the A. P. A. Very little interest was taken in the election. Porllumlcr. Freeze-Out. The lit raid is informed the Cronins, the Ilynds, the Cunnca, and all the rest of the old-time gang wero pro moters tf the political labor federation; that its whole tibjett and purpose is political control in Morris, and that this has for weeks been the talk, ex cept when it was the purpose to get some Protestant or member of the A. P. A. to join. Af;er enough or these had been gotten, a gereral strike was to te declared, ar.tl then the Tam manyites would go haeK and freeze the A. P. A. members out, fiilina their places with ttelr ward-heelers, who! have boasted they would work for .10 cents a day to get ev 11 with them A. , P. A's. Nice scheme, but it was sprung a little too quick. Morris I'd.. II' raid, j Dominates anil W in-. The A. 1 A. was prominent in the elections in Omaha and in Massachu setts, and has tien.onstraled again where it is j rope rly used for good pur poses it dominates and wins. .V-mV era i'f. was on guard. Ill VYVAT1I I IN LINK. Home Made a Flghl, hut Americanism Won. Hiawatha, Kan., November 11. KoitouThk American: Council No. .'17, of Hiawatha, Brown county, Kan., Is still 01 earth, and extends words of congratulation to the Omaha boys and all along the line to Maryland and Ken tueky, on account of the victories won in the last t le ition. The tight Is just commencing for 'iMi. Guard well Amer ican interests, and guard well the nom (nations for President. Nominate a food A. P. A. for President. Put a plank in the platform against building up foreign industries and favoring the restriction of fo e'g i immigration. 1 t us pro'ett American industrhs by a high-protective tariff on all American products, and what w do not produce put on the f rt e list. Foster t he indus tries of America and create a demnnd for labor, and a de na;d for labor Is a sure preventive for strik Every man who belongs to a labor un'on should continue to vote for American in ere-ts. Wo will soon gain the day. I wonder if Colonel Uobf-rt G. Jrg 'r soll recollects the time when, in a po litical speoeh, he declared that he would believe there was a hell when Kentucky went Itcpiibiican? I hope his ft rmer view has been eh inged, for old Kentucky Is now on top. Tie; solid South is no more. The erth trem bled in token of the e:omirg change. The change came, and j y and glad ness seem to be with all true patriotic citizens. The Lord said: "Go work In my vineyard; there is plenty to do." Work has logon: the blighted fruit is being culled; the vines are being pruned; the fruit is of a higher grade; the filthy gutters are filled; the disin fectant has done its work; the microl.es are few and weak. Hiawatha has a fljurishlng A. P. A. council, which cuts tjuit.i a figure in each election. Ten of the city and county offices are now filled by n. em bers of the A. P. A., and the incum bents of the remaining offices are good American citizens. We have no kick h re. Kveryltr.ng runs smoothly on election day, and we had but little au noyanci' on ta ic is day this vear. A few Romin and Romanist sjmprtthi I zers tried to run the Fourth ward, but the bette r class of citizens ea'leJ the sheriff to qui -t the disturbers, and har ' mony soon prevailed. The Fourth warti elected patruuc delegates, who did their work well at the convention and nominated oar man. One of the defeated candidates made the remark: "Thcd d A. P. A.'s nominated him: now let's see them elect him.' Thank God, he was elected! A better or truer man than Simon Fras'er, elected as sheriff, could not "In? found. We all hope he will so administer the affairs of UieottiK! ui to r licet credit UHn himself and uMin the men who elected him. IliawHtl.a (Kan.) Council, N.. .11, A. P. A., meets every Saturdny night at N o'clock, In I. (. O. F. Hall, over First National Hank. Friends of either councils aro cordially Invited to attend. Yours In F., I', and 1'., A FliiKNU. . Silence the Croaker. KviTyl council of the A. I'. A., liko other 'organization, has Its ''croak ers," ;eph of the "j (ij yitll 8uii stripe, men who cry "You can't do It," or, "If we do not win now we never can win." Some of these men ate fault-(ir.deru by 'nature; I hey were horn so. Thin clasH can tic managed when they aro onee understood, but the dangerous "croaker" Is the man who finds fault for a purpose. Many tuiunclls havo among their meinlerB men who en tered for the purpose of making trouble. Usually they aro hide-bound partl'anw' men who would vole for a yellow dog If It were on the regular ticket. There men are positively dan gerous In any council, and the sooner they are "r-potted" the bette r ft r thti order. Stuiietime a fellow of this class may Imv so shrewd that he will keep within the constitution and do this so adroitly that It Is 110 easy matter to defeat Mm plans E In such rates heroic treatment may bo excusable. Again, ho may bo an apparently active worker, one who Is on iiiot.t. of the special committee?, especially if there he money to collect or expend. This peculiar specleH will often do much harm before he is finally exposed and punished. While these e vils may be expected in any council, they need not be long en durcd. If any member becomes a chronic objector or "kicker," he should be dealt with promptly and firmly. Ills rights should lm respected, but at tho Biiiue time he should he made to under stand that the good of the order Is of more importance than individual whims; and should he show the marks of a rlngster or tool of a rlngster, it matters not what the political com plexion may tie, tho more quickly the council gets rid of him as a mum 1m r tho hotter. In tho A. P. A., as in all well order d organizations or communities, the will of the majority should prevail, and the fellow who will not play unless tho game is of his own eeltetion, should not be permitted to play at all. One of the first and most useful moves a ounoll should and can make is a weed ing out of the useless and mischievous members. Silence tho croaker, or make It so uncomfortable for him that he will be glad to net out.. .Si renin Sue. - Crisis Imminent in Canada. OTTAWA, Ont , Nov. 0. Mutters are not going very smoothly in the Domin ion cabinet just now, and reports say to night that the dissensions are 1 kely to provoke a serious rupti i) over tho Manitoba school case. Several of the ministers are now inxlous to avoid the intrcduetlon of tho promised remedial legislation to the Catholics of Manitoba in restoring them separate schtxils until the general evtlons a-e over, while, the unjorily of the cabin' t ay tie y must slick tn their pledf'e, although Jefeut at tho nvxt session seems inevitable. A letter was shown to day trom Lieu tentr.t Govt i fit r Chapleau, whi m Sir Maeker zie liowell is trying to induce to cnte 1 his cabiret, in which Chapleau says hob not coming in now to take the chestnuts out of the fire for others. Sovereign grand master of the Orange order, who holds the position of comptroller of customs in the Howell government, says he will resign If remedial legislation is attempted. There are now six vacar.t scats in par liament which will be DlUd he-fore tho house meets in January, and these will give the government an opportunity of testing their strength in the country and the popularity of their policy which pro pi ses legislation in the Inter est of the Roman Catholic minority against the strong protestations of tho Orange or Jo- and those holding ex treme Protestant views. Why It's Hi piildiian. Kentucky went Uep ibiiean, tie' first time in the history of the stale. Re publicans claim that this victory is the result of a change in sentirxent on the tariff question. It was nothing of the kind. Kentucky is a strong A. P. .. stile, and the Democratic platform read all A. P. A.s out of the party. Down south most members oT this or der Ixdong to the Democratic party. This time they vi ted with the Republi cans; hence the result. Fairhunj IU.1 i' .ir-('( r. .OO Catarrh Cure or money re funded W. H. Riley. 112 W. Madison St., Chicago.