Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-15
PROGR ESS.

The supervision of our schools and col
leges belongs To the government of the
United States. No religious sect or party,
social or political, has right 10 sny what
shall BE- taught. The elementary branches
of education in our district ecliools are
fixed by law in accordance with the wishes
Of the people. The people have chosen
and sworn allegiance 10 a republican form
Of government, which is designed to secure
the highest possible degree of freedom TO
each and every citizen. Our fathers pro.
tested against the claims of the pope, he.
cause his claims are anti-repnhiican. The
whole scheme OF pOpery isa political and
religious despotisn. The system Of popery
and repubicanism are moi only dissimilar
but so absolutely antngonistic asto destroy
each other. The two cannot possibly exist
together. II is on this account that the
doctrines Of the Roman Catholic church
ought not to be taught within the bounds
Of the United States. The Catholic Bible
should be condemned M n book oi treason.
So with the Mormon Bible. II teaches the
people to defy the government, and 10 live
In open violation of law. In the progress
Of events which have transPired within the
last century we have learned that treason
does not exist merely in overt ncts. The
conception and teaching Of dlslovalty to
our country Ia treason. The fellow that
aaws the seed as well as the sconndrel that
reaps the crop ought to be arrested. When
Jshn G. Calhoun uttered the first ward OF
secession lie should haze been taught by
the Senate that the laws of the United
| States wosld not suffer snch utteranees,
Had South Carolina been legally schooled
| ut that hour, the long series Of harrorE
commencing at Bnll Run and ending at the
| Weldon railroad would never have been
witnessed. II the American people would
avoid the return Of those days, we must be
| looking after the school m aster as well as
the preacher and the stumper. IL we only
mse the means and begin early enough with
the children, the republic can raise any
amount of political ratilesnnkes and hold
an army OF corperheadS as reserves. 'ris ed
ncntion that FERNS the commonmind. "Jusl
as the twig Ia bent the trees Inclined" II
the republic toleraies the Mormon preach
er and the Mormcn school-master just so
long there will he MormoM to pollnie the
sanctuary Of our homes and to bid defiance
10 our laws. Arrest the prescher, indils
the bishop, lock up the school master. i
each and every one Of these officials, in
diviinnlly and collectively belong TO III,
-o called Latter Day Saints and in sci
lefrncr enter the plea that the constitution
of the United States permits every man /,
worship Gsd according to the dictaies o
his own conscience, lei the State hold eacl
aud every one OF them In custody, feeding
them on wholesome bread and water, unit
they entertain better views Of Goa an,
conscisnce and more respect for The con
sli uiion Of the United States. Further
more, pm, every Mormon child into ii,
district school and teach him 10 be decen
, and worlhy Of his eonntry. Finally, le
each Mormon have his fra, lawfully maj
ried wife, and pay enough into the publ
treasury 10 support those whom he ha
redncsd. In short, il a Mormon fails
comply with such reasonable commane
treat him as other criminals for like crime
, and misdemeanors. II Any one can civ
better solution Of the Mormon problem
"coms on" d.