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THE AMERICAN IF TUC VltW? nJ pnnciplM Ad ll lilt iILIIO tocu1 by jm per mt your approval we Khali be THE AMERICAN StfWiSrA ciiiiiiiinT'it 'rirrv ykahh in thk Cllt'lUll OK IUMK," arnl to Mtiv 4tlilrtlii Uii UuiUmI stain ir :iifil.t tv iiikiI lor imiIt CfcO H'iitl CAt-ili with your onlxr 94Ca uuuim to reio irmir mihw-npuon Th unceof 1 11 K AMKKU AN lor one V; 1 ff tugoUmr with Kood bunk t -you've A WEEKLY KEWs. 'AMERICA FOK AMEKICANS." We bold that all men are A (Mercians who Swear Allegiance to the United State without a mental re-nervation. I'KUK I I VK CENTS. Volume Vlll. OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FKIDAY, FKUUUAKY 25, 1K1M. NuMMKIl 8 THERE'LLBE WAR Such is the Declaration that Comes From the Na tional Capital From that Fearless Old Avtorite Son, Mm mem Oott 1 Mdrfc Patriot, Chase Roys. or dr ShfoiHs Jroj Americans Generally Believe that the Traitorous Roman Catholics Will be the Last to Volun teer and First to Create Internal Strife. WATCH FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE. The Foes that Are Within Are More Dangerous than Those Known to be Without See "The American" of January 28, '98. Opinion Gaining Ground that Home Will Make Her Final Struggle for Power and that She Will he Defeated in the End. "GOD RULES AND THE GOVERNMENT STILL LIVES." The American citizen who cannot ee the hand of Rome la the Maine disaster does not deserve credit for being: able to see farther than his nose. From our watch tower we believe we can see the Roman Catholics of the entire world arrayed on the aide of Sptdn and against the United States. Tills includes those who have sworn allegiance to this government, for every Roman you speak to Is counsel ing peace, or declaring that the Uni ted States have enough "niggers," and in one Instance an attache of this of fice has heard a Roman say that the United States got just what she de served, for she had no business inter fering In any way in the war with Cuba. To top all this the daily papers of last Sunday contained the following dispatches, which sustain our conten tion that the impending struggle will be between Romanism and Protestant Ism, with Spain and the United States as figureheads: London, Feb. 19. There is a cur ious discussion in the Spanish press as to the possibility of confederating the Latin Republics of South America with Spain against the United States. El Pals contends that the Spanish re publics are weak through Isolation and that if united In military and dip lomatic alliance they would be the first power in the world In territory, the second in population, and that their armies and navies would have sufficient power to Insure respect. El Pals thinks Spain's advice would not be discarded If she warned Latin America against the United States, adding: For it is well known that the greedy Yankees, once the Panama Canal is opened to the world, will do all which their perfidy can suggest to wrest It from the Latin countries of Central America, even as England seized the Suez Canal. Tending in this direction la the desire of the Americans to se cure Cuba. The advances of the Uni ted States In the sea of the Antilles are preliminary steps in the blockade and occupation of the future canal. Referring to Latin alliances, the Spectator in a long article points out that there la no doubt of the existence of special relations between France and Spain, which have lately been strengthened, and says: There are well Informed people who believe that when in the autumn the United States and Spain almost col lided, the United States found there wag a stiffness In the Spanish atti tude which could only be accounted for by the fact that Spain knew she could appeal to a power which could not neglect her demands for help. The Saturday Review expresses the belief that Trance allowed the United States to understand indirectly that considerations of importance to her would not allow her to sc.) Spain treated in an unfriendly manner, and that a Spanish appeal to France must result in the latter's intervention, The Saturday Review believes this ac counts for "the way the United States shrunk from putting in practice the treatment of Spain suggested in the original protests of the Washington government." The Spectator explains that if France had not helped Spain the lat ter would have applied for admission to the dreibund, with almost certainty of success. A late dispatch from New York says that when the Spanish consul intro duced the commander of the Spanish warship to the mayor of that city, it was as the captain of "His Catholic Majesty's ship." Why this obtrusion of Roman Catholicity into an intro duction unles it was to give notice to this country that Spain was backed by the power of the Roman church and that we would have an enemy within our gates if we dared to resist the damnable act that resulted in the de struction of the Maine and the murder of her officers and men. Washington, D. C, Feb. 18, 1898. Ed. "American," Dear Sir. At length we have obtained a decision of the Supreme Court of the District of Co lumbia in the matter of Providence Hospital. Virtually the decision Is to the effect that even the United. States Congress cannot appropriate the peo ple's money to a sectarian institution. This needs not worry Protestants much, for they do not believe in such union of church and state. They gen erally provide for their own unfortu nates without appealing to the State; but the hierarchy is the king of beg gars, and gets the greater share of its alms from Protestants. This decision, made by Justice A. B, Hagner, a judge of profound legal learning, is based upon a principle ex pressed in the first amendment to our Constitution "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." "An establishment of religion" is ued designedly in place of tbs wordi UNCLE SAM: See what they are doing over there! I put you in the chair to he President and expect you to act. No Excuses ! "religious house" in the old English laws; only it is a stronger expression, meaning any house founded, con trolled or established by a religious sect or sects. This decision, unless reversed by the District Court of Appeals, or the Unit ed States Supreme Court, will prevent the appropriations to 5 or 6 other sec tarian institutions all R. C. but two, and they are Episcopalian.. The Court of Appeals to which this case has already been carried. Is com posed of three Judges the Chief Jus tice having been born and reared a R. C, but who has a Presbyterian wife; one Associate Justice, an Epis copalian with a Roman Catholic wife; and one single man, who studied ten years to become a Jesuit priest. These were appointed by Cleveland. How ever, I do not say that the religious proclivities of these judges will Influ ence them seriously in their decision of this case; yet it must be admitted that we are all biased, almost without knowing it, by our religious views. These judges have to sustain a digni ty and a reputation for a legal lore, and they will not like to run the risk of being turned down In the Supreme Court of the United States, where only two out of nine judges are Ro man Catholics. This opinion of Judge Hagner'e is so important, and so far-reaching, that I have thought the members of our patriotic societies would not be content with newspaper reports. I have therefore, caused to be printed a number of official copies in The Washington Law Reporter, which will be sent free to all who have contrib uted to the suit.. It is worth a care ful reading by every American. The Washington Law Reporter is sold at 10 cents a copy; but I have ar ranged for the printing of a large number of copies by the Reporter Co., giving this decision fully and official ly at the following rates: One copy,6 cents; 10 copies, 25 cU; 60 copies $1.20; 100 copies, f 2 00. Address Chase Roys, 631 F st Washington, D. C. viSOTE: There is no talk here, in Congress or out, since the destruction of the Maine in the harbor of Havana but war. Everyone believes it due to the treachery of Roman Catholic Spain and are amazed at McKinley's ignorance of Spanish ways. There will be war. ROYS. URATE AMI C MUSTEK. BY H. W IWWIIAN. Popery is a lie in uniform. Principle is the diamond of patriot ism. Hypocrisy is the ragged coat of popery. A five thousand dollar office often has a ten cent politician to fill it. Hunting an American in office today is a hard task. If you are an American fighting Jesuitism is your business. When some men run for office they leave honesty behind. It is a great misfortune to have a president who is owned by the pope. He is more than half traitor who Is not aiding his patriotic brethren in their fight against treason. Don't yoke up with the old parties or Rome will have a rope around your neck to pull you to the polls. America's greatest danger lies in her indifference to political evils. Nothing can keep Rome from win ning this country but a revival of na tional patriotism. No man is a genuine American who is willing to see this country run by the pope. The best thing you can do to stem the tide of papal invasion is to join the patriots. When Rome finds a man she can use she soon has his name In the pa pers. No one can watch the course of events In this land and not see the hand of Jesuitism in our politics. The meanest work in which an edi tor can engage Is whitewashing papal rascality. No nation is stronger than its patri otic people and statesmen. America has not a patriotic statesman today. But she is cursed with politicians. Some people will not find out until ft is too late what it means to bow to the .yrant of the Tiber. A dead tree bears no friut; and dead patriotism never fights living issues. The editor who writes to please Rome has few brains and but little patriotism. Intelligence never flourished In a papal convert. Honor is 'lost when a man makes love to the harlot of the Tiber. Better a little understanding of Rome's craft, than much knowledge of her creed. No matter how high an office a pa triot may fill. If he loves America he hates Jesuitism. We cannot do anything Rome hates without being abused for It by papal toe-kissers. It is impossible to live an ideal pa triotic life without looking at national perils. As soon as a man is willing to work for his country he will find plenty to keep him busy. It takes more than political bun combe to run a country. It Is a step In the right direction when Americans shut out the pauper scum of Europe. Rome's bargain counter still catches the fools who are after office. Jesuitism is treason seed. Popery has a long head, and a hard heart. Better be defeated voting the right ticket than to win by voting for Rome. Ah to Pal not ism. It seems to be the opinion of some very excellent citizens that patriotism, a very beautiful and at times noble and useful sentiment. Is to be made to order. Take a half a yard of bunt ing, mix it up with a statue that re quires the bunting to be put at (he top of the school-house every day in the year under penalty and denounce penalties upon a school officer who shall neglect, and there you have a happy creation, a triumph of patriot ism. Patriotism, in the opinion of these excellent gentlemen, Is some thing that can be turned on like water from a faucet; it is wholly at the com mand of the gentlemen who prescribe it. It must work after their method, they fancy. The virtue of patriotism is spontan eous; It cannot be forced, it cannot be dragooned, and it is not promoted by the perfunctory swaying In the air of symbols. It is not the highest of tht virtues, for there is hardly one that is not more desirable, especially truth and Justice. Love of country may be not a positive virtue if that love prompts one to use his utmost ener gies in the furtherance of that coun try's attempt to do a great wrong. Patrotism may then become a vice. But vice, or virtue, it cannot be made or unmade by dragging school child ren by the hair to exercises of a per functory character. If patriotism is not spontaneous and supports aggres sive injustice it is an evil. Your patriot who is always insisting that his neighbors shall be patrloti and that their children shall be sub jected to courses in patriotism ia an Infernal nuisance and a good deal of an Idiot Chicago Chronicle. Why In Hi Why is the Press and Pulpit so shy and silent on the subject of Romanism and blasphemous claims of the Vati can? There are some exceptions, but largely Press and Pulpit are very cau tious and careful not to sny anything that would show the nnti-Chrlstlan character of Rome and her plotting)! against our free Institutions. There may be various reasons for this, but no Kood reason. It appears self-evident to us, that every citizen ought to oppoee, In a proper way, whatever endangers the morals, peace and safe ty of society and the nation. But when our liberties, the principles and institutions, civil and religious, whicli have made the nation great, are threatened with destruction by for eign invaders, how can loyal and pa- j trlotlc citizens be silent? The pope, a foreign despot, claiming supremacy over church and stale, has sent hii emissaries to our shores to undermine our free institutions and by conspiracy overthrow the Republic and build on its ruing, the worst despotism the world ever saw, for "popery Is the despot of the world." This is what Rome prnK)ses to do and Is already doing to the extent of her power. If she succeeds, we will have canon law and popish rule, instead of civil and religious liberty. Surely Christians should protest against such a terrlblo foe to liberty, peace, virtue ami truth. If non-Catholics and Americans would come to the front and say to Rome, I "hands off," don't you dare to lay traitorous hands on our free Institu tions. They embody the inalienable right of man. They cost millions of treasure and thousands of lives, and we propose to defend them at what ever cost. This would, at least, check the traitorous ambition of Rome and arm the nation against a surprise. But unhappily. Protestants have been asleep, indifferent or afraid. Some, who know Rome are afraid to pro test against her treasonable move ments, fearing that it would precipi tate riot aad revolution or lead to as sassination, knowing how often the Jesuits have resorted to assassination to accomplish their purpose, knowing the character, doctrine and spirit of Rome, there is reason to fear the secret dagger of the assassin. That Is one of Rome's arguments, intimidation and violence. What pleases Rome is si lence and indifference, till she has "Uncle Sam" bound hand and foot and is ready to seize the government, then, we would all know what popery Is! Politicians and office-seekers are si lent in order to get the Roman vote, the merchant keeps quiet for fear of losing customers. One of our dangers is in the men whose selfishness U greater than their patriotism, they would sell their country to the enemy. Rome is in her dotage and cannot long stem the current that is against her, and herself conscious of this will be likely to attempt something desperate to regain ber ascendency. It becomes Protestants to b on their guard. A desperate and wlley toe li at our fttet.
