White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-09-26
A six-iacnnt slovenasht.

0etmAns OF tnie State, (tnet iarSo Class
known ss Free Thinkers. or In6del Ger.
mans. which will have an importout
bearing upon both the political and social
affairs Of the State. They recently held
q meeting in Lssvenworth. and adopted
. series Of resolutions. of which the one
that follows embraces this essence. and re-.
veals the spirit which actuated the meet
ing:
Resolved, That we will not. through rarties,
be induc~d 10 vote for man who is for the
Sunday or temperance laws, or for any one
who Is not decidedly opposed to them. Should
none of the existing parties have these views,
vs will join young and ssrens party Of free
dom that must come to life to carry out those
great principles which caused the abolition OF
slavery.
A meeting was held at Lawrence. soon
after, at which simiist resolutions were
passed; also one assiust female suffrage.
A State Convention Of Germans meets ai
Topsks, this week. which will declare
ssains. all temperance and Sunday laws.
and female suffrage. and pledge support
to the party that will promise to carry
out their measures.
Here is something that claims the ear.
nest consideration of every friend Of law.
order and morality in the State. A class
of men who have been brought mp to dis.
regard the Sabbath as q sacred day. come
here from foreign land, professedly in
search Of more perfect freedom 10 doing
this. instead Of adopting the customs and
social habits Of our people. they seek tc
establish here the customs OF the land
from which they fed. and to overturr
things which nine tenths OF the American
people, or larger proportion, have beer
went to reverence IS holy; and to tea
down all barriers to that. hideous vice
drunkenness. They do not believe in th
Sabbath therefore. they could chose an!
other day for their csroussl.. al days be
ing equal to them. or they might go AVA
quietly and hold their social gatherings
No. tbst does not Gil their idss Of eivi
liberty. Being osbelisvrss they wish 4
exhibit the fact to the world. They wisl
to show that fhsy have the right to on.
rage the feelings Of religious people. b.
holding thsir revsls in the very face Q
the public aswilliug their beer. singinI
their msudlin. bscchanalian songs, dane
ing and waltzing. where everybody ca
see aud hear-perhsps in, the very sbad
ow Of some Christian church. %.
The fact that these men have also pro
uounced against female suffrage. SPEAK
more than an eloquent oraiion in favor O
the proposition. and at ones scattsrs t
the winds the flimsy assertion that il wo
men are allowed to vote. it will destro
all morality, and establish vics and liceu
tiousnsss. They know. as everybod,
knows. that vast m .jority Of the women
whether church members or psofesset
Christians or not. are from their very na
ture in favor Of reverencing the SABBATH
and Of sustaining system Of temperance
morality. and order. They know that i
women are allowed to vote. their will
ideas are checked forever. S, s..s as
Is it not time for moral and religion
people, to consider this matter 1t Ger
tainly is, when class of men. under tn
plss that laws establishing State relig
ion are unconstitutional, undertake t.
overthrow all laws that protect religion
order. and the welfare Of community
Very many church members. and person
favorable to order and sobriety. are hon
estly opposed to- female suffrage. Doe
not this new movement place the matte
in a different light before their eyes
VIII they continue to render powerlss
this great element which, endowed will
the right Of suffrage. would be an invul
nerabls barrier to the dsstruction Of the usa,
gss and customs which they have 50 Ions
cherished, and the laws which. secure th,
public welfare !? .,-.oT' .t,1L
This is question which the Republi
can party will have to meet 10 some man
ner. and will be Of more serious impor
than the silly crusade against the wome.
in which some of them are engaged
The Germans have been mostly Repub
licans: bat they announce. at this criti
,sel period in the history Of the country
taking the psrty at disadvantage. 4
enforcs their claims, } that they viii unit'
with either Of the old parties. or form 4
new ono. to secure their objects. That is
they ave willing to stop ths great work o
Reconstruction: to presipitats the cqontsy
into grsstsr trouble than .. any psriot
in its history. sod perhaps even rs,ur,
the negro 70 slavery. il It we're possible
unless the RspsbIican party come dow
10 their demands. sod give them unrs
strietsd liberty to gu.sls liquor sud desc
crsss .bs. 6sbsth. We know very vel
to what party they viii drih. The prin
Eciplss they proclaim havs bsss the msa
and drink Of the Democratic party. whicl
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