Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-28
PERSONAL L1pERrY LEAGUE.

A convention consisting Of el9 delegates
from representative German organizations
throughout the state met in Bohanans hall,
Lincoln, on Wednesday, June 25 The com
mittee on resolutions comprising Mcssrs. f..
Schnale, J. ID. Klutsch, Oscar Bcrnoeker
Rudolph Mack and Rev II. Frinl1e, reported
the following platform which was adopted
by an almost unanimous vote:
l. The name of the organization shall be
the League for the protection of personal
rights in the state of Nebraska
2, We oppose prohibition.
3. Whereas, in our last legislature ca COM
pulsory education bill, known as house-roll
No. 459, obtained a favorable report from the
committee on schools, and whereas the bill
grossly violates the rights of parents in the
free choice of schools for their children be.
sides seeking to bring all private schools
under state control with the expressed intent
to suppress the same; therefore we find our
selves forced to make the following declara-
tion:
a. We acknowledge that the state has a
right to compel such parents as neglect the
education of their children to do their duty.
We therefore consider the compulsory edu-
cation law contained in chapter ~ section
10, paragraph |, of the laws of Nebraska,
1852 necessary, wise and wholesome pro-
VISION WnlCn should Oe strictly enforced
b. But compulsory education law which,
directly or indirectly, prescribes the lam
guage and branches of instruction or the
course of study for the private and parish
schools, by means of which prescription an
undue control over these schools is given the
state or the free choice of schools for their
children is denied the parents, is an attack
not only upon personal rights but also upon
the religious freedom which is guaranteed to
every citizen of this state in sections l and 4
ftasat al. g
braska.
C: While we are entirely opposed to each
and every appropriation of public money for
private schools, yet we think that any pri-
vate or parish school which is conducted upon
proper educational principles and in
which thorough religious training is
impaired can only rebound as a,blessing to the
state: Their rights should therefore be in no
way infringcd nor should they be limited in
their activity but rather protected We
therefore agree to support no candidate for
any public Office, who does not promise to OPP
pose with all lawful means, every unneces-
sary, and unconstitutional measure of this
kind
We hereby declare that the national con-
gress and the legislature of Nebraska ought
to enact such laws as would relieve the de-
preston under which our farmers and mer-
chants are suffering, taking into account
their necessities in regard to products, dis
tance from markets, relief of commerce and
reduction of freight rates.
We therefore recommend that as many
farmers and merchants as possible be nomi-
mated for executive officers of the state, ex-
cept for the Office of governor as well as for
members of the legislature
D. An executive committee consisting of one
member for each organized county shall be
chosen by this convention, which shall have
authority to call state convention for the
nomination of state officers in case the candi-
dates OF the existing parties do not approve
our principles.
q. The executive committee shall select
chairman and shall judge the different candi-
dates by their characters and incllnatons and
shall report the results to the branch organi-
cations. The executive committee shall also
endeavor to bring about in each county, the
foundation of branch league, which shall
see that all German Americans obtain their
naturalization papers as soon as possible.
Z. Lincoln shall be the seat of the executive
committee.
3. The officers of the permanent organza-
tion shall retain their positions until the
county representatives have been named and
have chosen their officers.
g. The county delegations shall choose tenn
porarily their representatives on the execu-
tive committee.
The temporary representatives thus far
chosen are:
Douglas county, Louis Heimrod.
Seward, o. e. Bernecker.
Richardson, F. c. Rugge
Burt, w. H. Going.
Rearney, John Etzelmuller.
Otoe, Theodore Webering.
Howard, r. RittcrDusch.
Webster, Phi. Zimmerman.
Pierce, f. Magdanz.
johnson, j. p. Eilers.
Dodge, G.. wager.
Perkins, H. Wittmack.
Adams, William Breed.
Gage. George Rischers.
Dixon, Carl Krakow.
Saunders, G. f. Jensen.
York, G. Zimmeter.
Saline, Rev. l.. Huber.
Madison, f. T. Walter.
Hamilton, H. Korth
Lancaster, f. Beckmann.
CaSS, l.. Karges.
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