Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29
John Winans Put on the
Field Against "Curly
Charley"
The Coroner's Opinion of the
Sells Circus Calamity in
Kentucky.
Y low Fever Reported to be Still
Raging in the South.
The German Catholics.

MILwAUKEE, Sept. 26.-The German
Roman Catholic society in to-day's
session disposed of large amount Of
routine business of an unimportant
character, which took up the largest
part of the time. Among the new
business introduced, the Milwaukee
delegation submitted propositions re-
lating to the education of Catholic
children. The delegation moved to
make it obligatory for Catholics to
have their children educated in Catho-
lie schools, and not in public institu-
tions. 1t should be the duty of the
central society to see that sufficient
number of parochial schools should
be organized to accommodate
all the Catholic chlloren, ~, N tho Fl
Wayne diocese should be created to
supervise schools. The same delega-
ton also submitted report relating to
a close organization of all Catholic citi-
zens, for the purpose of protecting
their rights and privileges. They
should learn from their enemies, and
support at municipal election only
such candidates who would pledge
themselves to protect the rights OF
Catholics. 1t was not aimed to drag
the central society into politics, but it
should be prevented at all hazards that
candidates for political offices should
be prescribed merely because they
were Catholics. After the unanimous
concurrence in the views ex-
pressed by the Milwaukee dele,
ton, the matter was re.erred
for a formal report to committee
consisting of Ganahl, of st. Louis;
Basch, Newark; Mitchell, St. Paul;
Brillmair, Milwaukee; and Brand, Chi
cago. These matters as well as reso-
luton referring to prohibition will be
reported upon to-day. The latter reso-
luton is as follows:
WHEREAS, The agitation for prohibi
ton has reached nearly every section
of the union; therefore, we, the dele
gates of the German Catholic societies
of America,
Resolue, That we believe in being
temperate in all things, drinking in
cluded, and practice and recommend
the same course; that we consider er-
roneous and unwise the condemnation
and prohibition of the gifts which
Providence has bestowed, such as
wine and other ebeverages Sc
cured firm fruits and grain; thai
we consider the present prohibition
agitation as a mental epidemic, lack
ing logical and moral educational prin
sesiif ths S bf5h iSstory decIsrsaKl s lion l5 t5a
I Ioip1tnihoqsss ard jtllslsf ffEousli6n1
/ the copnFy elare lfllsd thfo fopeh ths IS
Y fects or the license system. Maine y
a prohibitory state and has no few
| er beggars, insane and criminals thar
any other state. The real cause of {
good deal of these troubles is due tc
the fact that a great portion of the
Am erican youth is reared withou
proper moral influences. That we re
fer the American people with p~ide t.
our German Catholic elementar,
schools, in which not only reading
writing and arithmetic are taught, bu
the main principles of honest action
so that children become aware o
the objects of life and to b.
obedient to the reasonable gov
ernment of their parents. That W
are of the opinion that the attacks of tn
prohibitionists upon the persona
liberty endanger the stability of on
American institutions, and whoeve
wishes to support the latter, should op
pose prohibition.
During the meeting a cablegram wa
received from the pope, thanking 70
the donation sent him, and conferrip
papal blessing upon the lasors of tn
Central society.