The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-07-23
KNOW NOTHING ISM.

ANOW NOxh1N0 lS-0.
"A vs,isa,le sa.aaea,.d Knew Nothing c,sanL
satioo b In sEsncc In The esunsS of Dssr Lods
Tes.isesy q Xoneana "-ladpsHdssG Ar
Ths lndepndtas ought to know. and tte
eonfeesDston 10 fr.nk: Let n zee whers ibis
Know Nothing organization 10.
Know Nottingham 10, or wss, merely {.
name applied to a secret organization Of
American voters who attempted to control
tue political s6airs Of America, sndos,sacise
from position and powcr under this Govern
meut, every man who did not worship ut
their shrine. snd feel ID Eis veins tie blood
Ut their nationality. It wsscd bitter, i'm.
relenttnE petsecdtion sgainst ill other
nstionalties had ErsedA Il was prejudiccd,
nsrrow, illi6era1 Ind lhtd'ttsht, aud it was
powerful Trough it, secret organisation, ite
altar sworn Obligations. and ntrturcd. cul:
tivatc6 ptcjudiccs. It t4s composed Of the
strongest eleitrit In the Government, the
native ofn. &nd every specious pretext, and
selfish propensity was enlisted to further ito
purpose. II cfer Stich an order could have
gained power in this hand, II wouh have
done 90, for n.sny SUSPICIOUS circumstances
were united to give It popularity sud power
Btst It was submitted to the. voters Ut this
nation snd IT the ballUt to& of frecn,en the
attempt to build up political organization,
Oased upon tl,c uurr0wncss and intolerance
Of creed or blood, wss righ,fully crushed
and buried under the contempt of the M.
tiOn's voters.
That was Know Nothingism-an attcmp.
to control politics by . class organization.
And now, in this Territory We have ~ Or.
ganisasion-ths Fcnian. It is strong in
numbcts ind oresni.esion, b,snel by na.,on.
ality and sscrcd obligations: II wss ins,i-
tutcd for a patriotic, noble purpose-to aid
in tho rescue Of their native land from tl,e
oppression Of England. 1t Is pot merely y
civil organization, but military, and in other
localities, At least, the Circles are organised
into military commando, armed, drilled snd
ready for the field, ~ has been thrice eviuced
On the Canada border: Il 10 full Ut energy,
10 members acquired under the incentive Of
patriotic military enthusi.sn, AID those
members Of the quick impulses and ardor
that has ever characterized the men of Ire.
land. They must ever have some excite.
meat 10 fed upon; else It would dissolve
away. for With their quick energies and i'm
pulsive enthusiasm, they lack the 'enacity
Of purposc that charactcrises other nation.
alities. Their energies demand constant
activity In some direction. The Causes that
led to it. existence are disappearing un.
der the Reform Measures of England Tic
Irish Church system Il being dis.cstablishcd,
and with liberal laws for Ireland" EN-.
blazoued upon his banner, Gladstone IL
marching triamplssntly through the Parl;a-
mcnt Of England. And now is ,hcdanger of
the Fenian organization. VIVA direction shall
30 given its vitality a:sd uatural aggressive.
messy This fact Is recognized by itself. ~
evidenced 10 the resolutions In several States,
BY the speeches Of its comma ,ding officers,
and by tho Feninn convention in Helena,
avowing 1t has NO political purposes, and
thus timely cauiioniug its memocrs Of the
danger clos: ahcal, I'D 1t was not t'o soon.
The Fcnians Of Dser Lodge and p.rhaps
other counties, hold tho political balance of
power, md through the Vaccinations Of IN.
scrupul"us Office seekers, It IL bringing
odium aid distrust upon itself BY the posi-
tiou It now occwpics before the voters of
this county, through the avowal Ind actions
OF well known members. We believe Il
never wss intendcd - political oreaniss.
ton, but just Is fully believe that II is rap-
IDLY resolving itself into that, to the regret
and alarm of oil its own better, more con-
sidcraic members. And If there is . - Know
Nothing orgssazatio" existing In Dyer Lodge
county," based upon class, and exhibiting
intolerance toward all outsiders, Il il that
organization. There 10 no spirit Of illibcr.
atty toward Irishmon outside Il and no other
secret order except Odd Fellows and Masons
exists. butts unfortunate position has created
widespread dsstrust and alarm, tina: from the
in.,igatlons IT otflcc.scekcrs and m:rccnary,
pertldious partisan papers, conducted ~
diem outside of the Fcnian order who have
NJ object save to use It for the bascst pur'
POSES II maintaining worthless, inefficient
and ex,iatagsnt ring Of officials, in this
COUNTY, shay possibly result in embi:tcrcd
feelings hereafter. We ask Catholics, PRO.
tcstants, AmesicanA Irish, Germans and
French, to read the shallow, vspid cffusion
+! in lest weeks fsd>ps~dess. cndcavoring "a
STIR up religious and blood fcuds among
this people and supply the aliment Of cx.
citemeni ~ tho Irish. See It's fiuasyncss and
f.ilacics ~ which they arc sought to h
hnOdtiuked sn:a prcjudiced into the suppoT,
of m.en eslmi,t..s - no unworthy OF ofiicc;
and ali viii ooncs.!" ~ have nany. gentle
men bf dlffSseut hl0G> 'sligten, and polite.
| from 10. ihst Il was ON sYi inludicio9s and
indefenaiUit s6brt ii tevive ne ba'etul n
nucnces of prejudice, unworthy 'ia lnteIlS
COMIC Of the ago, the li6osality at n asaca1
cilizenshjp. and that generous fraternity ~
fellowship OF man that the glorl0us Secon.
nature born Of this u,ountsin land In The
hearts 0f Ito peorIe.
vorE fos men Of ability, integrity end
good chassctes-tote far the Peoples Ticket
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