The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-21
Elaine rs q KnOM.NOthing.

With most of the Blaine organs the
defense of that gentleman's Know
Nothing record is the statute OF limi-
tations. at was good many years
ago." they plead. at was before the
war" and before the Republican
party was fairly organized" The Post,
of this city, sees. however, the weak
ness of this plea 1t is astute enough
to comprehend that such plea in be-
half of 4 candidate exploited as the
| friend of Irishmen should be accom-
panied by evidence that Blaine
original views have undergone a
change. And, knowing that there is no
such evidence, it boldly takes the bull
by the horns, applauds Blaine's Know
Nothing record as published in the
Free freSS, and begS US to "Do so
some more"
1t is pleasure to oblige a contem-
pOrary so DESTROYS of Information. We
give. therefore, some additional illus
trations of Blaire's proscriptive spirit
toward foreigners, and especially
toward Irishmen and Catholics. One
OF these is the palliation by the hen
nebec JOurna', then edit by Blaine.
of the burning of the Catholic Church
at Bath by mob, the ground of pal
liation being the alleged fact that y
carriage filled with Catholic Irishmen
drove through the crowd and dis
turbed a meeting which was taking
place. Another illustration is the
JOaUnqEs approval in paragraphs
like the following of the doctrines
which Ned Buntline was then preach
ing:
No one who is acquainted with the history
of this country and other countries can deny
that there Is sIrone proVocation for AmerI-
cans to claim the right 70 govern America and
to put foreigners upon such probation that
they will have an opportunity 10 become
somewhat acquainted with our institutions
/ and forms of government before they are re-
ceired into full and active participation in
| lis administration. Americans are put on
probation for twenty-one years. and have to
undergo q constant training ami education
into all the details of the theory and practice
of our republicaniSm before they are allowed
tovote or hold Office, and yet many foreigners
are permitted to do the same in five years
after they emerge from the darkness of
European deSpotism, and in some or the
States they have been smugg ed into all the
rights of citizenship in much less time
Blaine's paper also copied with APP
prevail the resolutions adopted by the
KNOWN othings at their Bangor meet
! ing, one of which read as follows:
hesO'usd, That native AmericanIsm. anti
slavery and temperance are the foundation
stones of our order, equally deserving our
consideration. and that before giving our po
litical support to any man, for any office. we
will imperatively demand his entire commit
tai in favor of these great and cardinal prin-
cipieS
During the session of the Maine Legis-
lature in 1S 5, while Blaine was in
control of the Journal, the bill which
we have already referred 10 was passed.
depriving the State courts of power in
naturalization cases. One OF the
speeches in support of this bill, made
by a prominent Known othing and
warm personal friend of Blaine, and
published in full by the latter, contained
the following suggestive passage:
Romes legiOns are among us, naturaized
and as free 10 vote as an American. And they
do vote. Whoever else may stay away these
will be sure 10 be at the polls. And did you
ever know Catholic 10 go to the polls hesi-
Eating who he should vote for? He always
votes from design and in accordance with
plan well understood before going to the
Place of voting. That plan contains worm
out of Sighr, but ii gnaws at the very roots of
American institutions, whose whiting, rs in
tie case of Jonah's gourd, Is the first indica-
tinn that poison is secreted there. This power
has Already to an alarming extent got control
OF our schools. In many extensive and i'm
pOrtant localities in this country the Protest
ant Bible is ignored in the schools. School
agents and teachers and experimenting
school committees are elected by Catholic
votes and influence, and the school funds,
derived almost exclusively from Pro estants
for literary edUcltion. is grossly perverted
and made to subServe Roman sectarianiSm
and anti-republicanism. The Pope
has determined that the seat of power shall
he in the the United States of America. Our
institutions of to-day, with all their blessings
to us as PrOteStantS and freemen he has de-
termned to make his institutions tomorrow.
Let not the American sentiment now arou sej
SubSide. Permit II MOTTO siunlber
Should our contemporary desire any
more light, either on Blaine's connec-
ton and sympathy with the original
Know-Nothin9 movement or upon his
more recent manifestations of the same
proscriptive spirit, it can be accommo-
dated. But if it really has any faith in
its pretenses that Blaine is gaining sup
port from the Irish It should stil,e its
curiosity on this point until the cam
paign is over.-D5trc Free Press.