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THE AMERICAN A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER. "AMERICA Poll AMERICANS." We hold that all men are A nerlcaos who Swear All. flu no to lb United Slates without a mental reservation In favor of the Pope. PRICE FIVE CENTS VOLUMK VI. OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FIUDAY. JANUAUY 3, 1890. NOMBIB 1 v BY FORCE OF ARMS. Rome Will Control America or Fight to the Death. "UtboUYkm U n Intruder Ipon Asaer lean Sell," m Says s Catholic Paper. The following la from the Louisville Catholic Review and Rtcord: "Catholicism b no intruder upon American toil. It b here by the right of priority. It came here with Colum busan Inseparable and essential part of his life's ambition. " 'Our Lord,' he said to the king and queen of Spain, 'Our Lord has opened my understanding with palpable hand to know that I was made to sail hence to the Indies, and he opened my will to execute it, and with this fire I come to your highness.' "Catholicism took root In America when Columbus planted the crucifix in the soil of San Salvador, and its history here began when the great mariner founded the city of Isabel, which was consecrated by the sacrament of mass and the establishment of the first ec clesiastical body in America, under the jurisdiction of a superior appointed by the pope. Nor does it stop there. The history of the Catholic church is traced in every part of the American conti nent by the names of her saints and her festivals that dot the land and mark the pathway of theCatholie missionary or the Catholic explorer. "True Catholicism needs not the fra' ternal and fostering hand of any state, A full field and an equal opportunity for a fair and an uninterrupted growth thank Gad, we possess in this country, and this right we are prepared to main' tain by argument and by arms.' In the seventh chapter of Daniel, we read of a "little horn" (papal power on the head of the beast, that not only made war with the saints, (Protestants) but "had a mouth, speaking great things. " The greatest claim this little horn ever made was the declaration of naDal Infallibility. But now comes the Louisville Catholic Review and Record, which Is a mouth-piece of the "little hurt," and In the above article speaks "great things," even claiming America as Catholic by divine right. But in the face of truth, like all her claims, lis flat. Columbus did not discover merica bdeause he was a Catholic, ut in spite of that fact. The pope and ,11 his dignitaries looked upon Colum- bus as a hair-brained lunatic and be lieved the world was flat as a pan-cake, and called everybody heretics who taught otherwise. America is the I greatest nation on earth, not because of Romanism, but In spite of It. The dis ( covery of America opened an asylum to ( the victims of Romish persecution. By reference to the twelfth chapter of Revelation It will be seen that the dra?on (db Dal Dower) cast out of his mouth water as a flood (persecution) after the woman (love church) that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. "And the earth helped the woman and opened her mouth and swal lowed up the flood which the dragon cast out 'of his mouth." The earth "opening her mouth" refers to the dis covery of America, where oppressed pilgrims could find refuge from the "flood" rof caDal persecution that threatened to engulf the true church of Christ. No wonder that when the states of Virginia, Rhode Island, Massa chusetts, New Jersey, South Carolina and New Hampshire were organized, their laws Jprovlded that "no person was eligible for election to the legisla ture unless he was a Protestant." They wanted to provide against another "flood." God never designed America for a Catholic 'country, but rather for the grave of Romanism, ignorance and superstition, o America, Romanism and the A. P. A.. are epeken of in the Bible. The eighteenth chapter of Revelation is now dn' course of lulfillment. It speaks of 'an "angel having great power, and the earth being lightened with his glory." J The Fair Dealer 'be lieves the angel herei mentioned is the A. P. A. movement. Angel in Revela tion does notmean a glorified spirit, but usually prefers to a movement en trusted (with a specific message, It says this angel had "great power." So has the A. P. A..D It says the "earth was lightened with its glory." The A. P. A. has turned-more light on the (lark, devious ' andj damnable ways of J iome in thej past six years than all ' other agencles'combined since the first pope was "crowned emperor of the world." Again tthts "angel cried mightily with! a strong lce saying, Babylon Is fallen, and has" become the hold of every foul spirit and the cage of every uncleanfand hateful bird." Baby lon here refers1 to the Roman Catholic church. In jthe seventeenth chapter, I U-NULiii bAM. Let me see, apply to Venezuela are Irish me ienows wno are trying to sieai a pari oi Aiassa are ueing urgea on t itoman priests., uoes greatest Protestant nations in a I wish I could lay hands on John saw the woman seated on the scarlet colored beast, and upon her forehead a' name written, "Mystery, Babylon, the mother of harlots and the abomination of the earth." "Anl I (John) saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints and the martyrs of Jesus." The twenty-fourth verse of the eighteenth chapter says: "And in her was found the blood of saints." What could be more clear? But in the sixth verse the Fair Dealer gets its commission: "A voice from heaven said: Re member her ever as she has remem bered you, and double unto her double according to her works. How much she hath glorified herself and lived de- llciously, so much torment and sorrow give her." The Fair Dealer shall keep up the fight on this line until that other angel spoken of shall pick up a great stone and cast it into the sea and say: "Thou shall, great Babylon, sldk to rise no more." The angel here referred to may mean some existing political party, or some party to be organized out or this movement. Fair Dealer. GREEXWAY HAS MADE SO MISTAKE The Winnipeg (Manitoba) Daily Drib une of December 24, 1895, said: There are few honest, patriotic Mani- tobans but will heartily endorse the action of the Greenway government in deciding, even as hurriedly as they did, to ask a verdict from the people of e province on their conduct of the great issue that has troubled us for years, and to secure the dictum of the people to go forward and stoutly main tain the undoubted right of Manitoba to preserve her system of schools. By what right does the Dominion govern ment dare to'deprive this province of her autonomy? If we did not know that in seeking to coerce this province the Dominion government is weakly yielding to the arrogant demands of the Roman Catholic hierarchy in order to obtain the support of the church to keep it in power, the case might be different; and Manitobans would have some patience with the Ottawa author ities in the course they have chosen to follow. C But in the face of the actual and deplorable facts, how is it possible to entertain any feelings towards that government other than those of the deepest hostility and contempt? That confusion and defeat will overtake the Dominion government for its traitorous conduct cannot be doubted, for thou the fellows who are howling loudest for the enforcement of the Romanists. Venezuela is a Horn war? the fellow who jerks the strings! sands of the best citizens of Manitoba whose custom it has been to vote with the Conservative party In Dominion affairs are stanch supporters of the local government, and will be found voting for and working with the local government forces in the coming strug gle for the maintenance of our rights and the preservation of our national school system. It would be discredit able to the province If it were other wise; for are not the old-party lines, even in the east, sadly mixed over the question? and is it not as good as set tied, since the resignation of Mr. Clarke Wallace, that the Orangemen, who for many years have proved the great bul wark of the Conservative party, will upon this vital issue cast their predi lections and traditions to the winds and oppose the government with all their force? It is surely unnecessary to point to the ringing speeches of and strong resolutions adopted by the Orangemen of the province in this city on the 12th of July last, to clinch the conviction that Manitoba Orangemen will stand true to their principles in the coming struggle, and oppose with all the force they possess the arrogant pretensions and demands of the Quebec hierarchy for separate schools and spe cial privileges. We have no quarrel with our Roman Catholic fellow citi zens, but we are prepared to resist in the strongest manner the pretension that they are to be constituted an aris tocracy in this province and be ac corded privileges that no evangelical body in the province would think of asking, or that any Protestant would not blush to even bint at. It is our deliberate conviction that there is more independence, more hon esty and more patriotism in the people of Manitoba than there is in the people of any other province in the Dominion; and, if we ever entertained a strong conviction, it is that the Greenway government will find on the evening of the 15th of January next that they have made no mistake in seeking the dictum of the electors of the province to continue the struggla for the main tenance of national schools and provin cial rights until the lesson is taught, no matter at what cost, that "Mani toba cannot be checked." There Is no mistaking the tone of Premier Greenway's address to the electors of Mountain, which may be assumed to largely agree in essentials with the answer cent to the Dominion government. Mr. Greenway very an countty. Can the priests be properly throws the entire onus for the condition in which the school ques tion re its to-day upon the Dominion government. "The menacing atti tude," he begins, "assumed by the Do minion government with reference to the educational legislation of the province has made it necessary to take the Fense of the electors upon the ques tion thus forced upon them." As we pointed out yesterday, the local government have bad in view for some time the possibility of such a con tingency arising, and, in order to be in a position to seek a verdict from the electors, the electoral lists were re vised. The government, however, con tinued to hope that the Ottawa authorl ties would not go the length of forcing coercive legislation and separate schools upon the province. The resig nation of Mr. Clarke Wallace and the recent declarations of Dominion minis ters has made it so clear, however, that such ia the intention of the govern ment that the local authorities were forced to ask a mandate from the coun try, for the double purpose of strength ening their own hands and of demon strating to the Dominion government that If tbey persist in going forward ith their coercive legislation they must do so in the face of a united province; for it is not contemplated that a single candidate, outside the French, will run in the province on the platform of restoring separate schools and meekly bowing to the pro posed Ottawa remedial bill. In view of the traitorous action of six English speaking members in the house last session, in voting in favor of separate schools, it is difficult to say what men may do, but the country is so thor oughly aroused on the issue that it would, we fancy, be difficult to find candidates ready to sacrifice their! principles and their opinions and take the field in favor of coercion. "I assert, ",continues Mr. Greenway, "that our people are perfectly compe tent to deal with their own educa tional affairs, and I resent the imputa tion that they have treated any por tion of the community with Injustice or a spirit of intolerance. I protest against the proposed action of the Do minion government in inviting parlia ment to destroy our national school system without Investigation and in Ignorance of the circumstances." Who is there in the province, pos sessing any independence or dignity of mind, who will not say amen to each manly sentiment in the above? With Monroe Doctrine and make jt urging those fellows on? Thcii itonievwant to embroil the fwo out being egotistic, we unhesitatingly assert that the people of Manitoba are equal, If not superior, in intelligence and integrity to any equal number of people to be found In similar circum stances in any country, and If they are not competent to deal with their own educational affairs, tbey will certainly not call In the assistance of such "statesmen" as Caron, Quimet, Dally, Montague et al., nor will they ask guidance from the hierarchy of Quebec. The resentment that the premier feels at the imputation that any portion of the community has been treated with a spirit of injustice and intolerance is shared by the great majority of Mani tobans. No Injustice has been In dieted upon our Roman Catholic fellow citizens, and there is no spirit of Into! erance abroad. The Protestants of Manitoba respect their Roman Catho lic fellow cltizans, but they hate the arrogant pretensions of the Quebec hierarchy and their wire-pulling pro pensities. It is the Quebec hierarchy, and not the respectable Catholic lay men of the province that have made all the trouble. If the e Disco nan ts would withdraw their mischievous hands, the trouble would soon settle itself, for no injustice la being inflicted, and there is ne Intolerance. The protest of the premier against the intended destruction of our educa tional system by the Dominion govern ment finds a hearty echo In all hearts, and we are confident that should the premier be forced to appeal for more radical action, to prevent the destruc tion of our school system, he will find a ready and spontaneous response. "If your votes," 9ays Mr. Greenway, "are overwhelmingly in favor ot the stand taken by the government, there Is no doubt that the views of the mem bers of the Dominion parliament will be materially affected thereby, and coercive legislation may be altogether averted." That, after all, is the ker nel of the address. Mr. Greeaway in one terse sentence has pointed out the best course by means of which the hreatened coercive legislation can be averted. Let the people speak in loud est tones through their ballots, and let the verdict be such as will be heard In Ottawa. Let it not be said that one man, apart from the French members, has been returned to advocate or ac cept coercive legislation and separate schools. The feeling throughout the province Is so overwhelmingly In sym pathy with the policy of the local gov ernment on this question that we do not anticipate that any candidate would have the temerity to run In di rect anUgonlsm to that policy. Whether candidates run aa supporter or opponent of the Greenway govern ment, let It not at least be said, to their shame, that they run as tup-j porter of coercive legislation and sep arata schools. On the one great Issue let there not be a dissenting voice, so that Ottawa will understand exactly what we mean. We cannot do better than conclude with the closing para graph In the premier's address: "I aak you in conclusion to remember that the main baua upon which you are to pronounce b a most important one. Shall the people of Manitoba submit without protest to unjust and overbearing treatment? Shall provin cial autonomy be practically aban doned? Shall our national school sys tem be destroyed? Tbeto are the ques tions, gentlemen, which you are re quired to answer by the exorcise of your franchise." i Make Haute Slowly. The twelve apostles had their Judas, the War of the Revolution bad It Arnold, the church has its unworthy members; and It would not be surpri sing if the American Protective Asso ciation should have its disloyal voters. But the caution here suggested, to make haste slowly, baa not always been practiced in the order, which has occa sioned In some place bad results. Ex perience has proved that the mere pro fession of friendship and loyalty b not enough In all cases to warrant member ship in the order. Not being able to accurately judge the character of mo tives which do not manifest themselves Id action, the utmost caution is neces sary In receiving members, especially those who are believed to have politi cal aspirations.. The A. P. A. is fully aware ot this fact, and has been pur ging Itself of unworthy members and b now guarding with vigilance the entrance-door to membership, well know ing that laxity at this point means future weakness and failure. The wis dom, judgment and sound discretion of this mighty patrlotlo association can be relied upon to keep itself politically pure and progressive in the work it has in hand and loyal to the Interests of a'l truly American Institutions ... it Is true that this due caution in the choice of candidates for membership in the A. P. A. may cause the order to make haste slowly, but it will be all the stronger, command more influence and power in its work, because of Its rigid discipline in this respect. It la well known that one disloyal member,, one enemy, in the order is worse and more injurious than ten enemies out side. Hence it cannot be too careful in guarding the purity, the loyalty and efficiency of the order, well knowing that this is the key to Its influence and power in the politics of the country. Making haste slowly and carefully Is the way to make the surest and most rapid advancement in taking the poli tics of the country from papal control. In fact, It Is the only way now in sight whereby It can be done. All good peo ple want to know and be fully assured that the A. P. A. Is right, and whether or not it will succeed In doing what It proposes to do. The better portion of voters are tired of political shams, tired of disloyalty to truth, tired of political hypocrisy and the sacrifice of every moral principle at the shrine of party success, and tired of waiting for the reform forces of the nation to come together to purify politics and Inaugu rate good government. Therefore, let the American Protective Association demonstrate to the world that at least in this one department of true national reform the suppression of papal rule In politics It is equal to the task. Thn let every patriotic citizen stand firm, do his full duty every time, and unitedly move forward in one solid pha lanx, winning a local victory here and another there, until the grand oppor tunity shall come when the noble order is able to make one splendid and suc cessful effort for national supremacy in the selection of honest, loyal and capa ble men for every department of the government. J. G. P. Ge to America. The following story of the pope may not be true, but many Catholics think It throws light on the appointment of Monslgnore Satolll as apostolic dele gate to this country: Some years ago a German bishop was urging the holy father to grant him certain privileges. I should like to please you, but it is impossible," said the pope. Again the bishop urged his request. "It is against the canonical law." Still the bishop was not satisfied. "There is only one thing left for you to do," said Leo, with something of an amused smile on his thin lips. "And that Is?" said the bishop eagerly. "Go to America; there the bishops are more privileged than the pope himself." Ex.