Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-05-01
DEMOCRACY.
A Illumination from the Acknowledged
sf Organ OF the Party.

IN.Hs fi VEudH w tnu IaFtls
The following article appears as edito-
rial in the La Crosse Democrct, the most
popular aud widely circulated Democratic
journulin the Union---a paper that has
probably twice as many subscribers in the
party US any other That the sentiments
express ed in the article are those Of the
psrtyat large cannot be doubted, though
very likely nine. .tcuths Of them would
deny that they held any such opinions.
When they rush by thousands to the sup
port Of the beastly, profane, and inde.
cent sheet which INDUCES daily in such
writing, their denials of sympathy with
the articles amount to nothing: ~
THE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS Awaken.
These long haircd imps of niggerism md
bitter foes to true religion, the Young
Mems ChristiansAssociations (so-called,) J
" ho iniest the State OF Wisconsin, have
Issued a "call' for general love feast of
the brethren to be holden at Madison this
week The ostensible object of the pow.
WOW sto extend the evangelical iaith into
the lural districts through the efforts of
lay missionaries, the brethren claiming
that the people are SO anxious for ortho-
dox religion that the regular ministers
cannot supply the spiritual wants Of their
Il cks; hence the necessity that the lay
brethren do lay hold and fop around in
hc Lori's Vineyard until they do lay out
the uubolievers. This plausible yarn may
do for school msrms or wheezy Puritans,
but TO the minds eye of an able bodied
working white man, itlooketh amazingly
like huge Sabbath School lie.
In the first place. the demand for Evon-
qcticai faith Is dull Nth u l0waward ten.
dency; thousands of high pressure divines
are out Of commission, pcram bulatine the
country, selling the "lives' of the Late
Lamented, peddling patent Itchskiller,
aud picking up precarious subsistence
10 various other i,iuerant callings, for
which their ministerial experience has
we'll qualified them. In the next place,
pAo erc' heard Of great missionary c6ou
being started ~ The spring, at the commence
meat u The bHsy season, chen crery one IS
hurried, while the dull winter months were
allowed 20 pass by unimproved.
No, the true object Of the forthcoming
DEVILS Auction, or Young Mems Chris
tlau Association campaign is to put large
force Of senli. clerical yagabonds in the
field to prowl through the country. dead
beating il oil around, sponging their vic
tuuls. organizing prayer circles on the
Ethiopian busis and setting mp Grant
clubs IN every town, village aud hamlet,
What care the bankrupt scoundrcls, who
compose the Y. M. q. A., for the cause Of
Christ aud Him crucifed? Who ever knew
"a broken down scalper Con the Chicago
or Milwaukee Boards Of Trade) who failed
aud settled up at 20 cents on the dollar,
three years paper, that was not loud
mouthed member Of the Association?
Who ever knew man go through bank.
ruptcy on false afliduviis, pnd bogus sche.
dule, who was not bard praying mom-
Der Of the Association?
Where Is there detaUiiing bank clerk,
a MieriRg railroad officer. or dishonofd
merchant ,oho is NOT a stockhoider IN the
y A. e. A. cities. In the Western cities
their rooms arc generally located near the
Board of Trade, who compose most Of
their membership, and it is notorious that
no such collection Of flushed polished,
heor2ws roscais, are to be found elsewhere
on the planet as the men who compose
these same Boards Of Trade. The mon
grels are using their religious understrap.
pers to sandwich boudholding poll
tics in between their hymns aud sermons.
And il devolves on Democratic jour.
nails and speak ers 10 warn the people against
the Satanic ghie ni2ger sDJs, kao,ea os
Christida Associations Aid Societies, Mis-.
sion Clubs, etc. Democrats. avoid thcm
rs ou would the plague. Protect your
children from their insidious wiles; they
are the bastard foes Of your race and your
God The Almighty is wiping the foul
breed from the face Of the carrh. Their
missions, their associations, and their
reign will soon terminate White men.
We must eherk-mate these psalm singing
hypoe'i,es this year, and their power will
be gone forever fl'n afi 81 araa
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