Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-09-17
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From shs Lead City Tribune:
The Pres and Dskotian reports the
procssdings Of tho Yankton county
Independent convention. Read
what Il says o. the Hon. Fred Zipp:
Pending the announcement Of the
committees, Fred Zipp, Of the Black
Hills, the independent candidate
for congressman from the sonth part
Of tho state, occupied the floor. He
fsioiced q the sight Of the earnest
faces before MIN, which indicated
that the people wers thinking, and
that they are considering concerted
action, IN order TO secure some say
ia the government. And then he
read that doleful and highly infiam-
matory address issued by the Farm
ers alliance and kindred organiza-
tions. He has a1good voice, and
speaks with German accent, and the
picture Of the future, which he paint
Cd for the consideration Of his hear
err, was horrible enough to drive
humanity into lunatic asylums or
the slough Of dsspond. In his .
marks supplementary to the address
Mr.. Zpp called the producer" the
noblest Of Gods creations, said that
the industrisl classes were slowly
but certainly losing their homes and
rights, and that unless some change
in government occurred to prevent
monopolists, and national bankers
from amassing wealth this republic
cannot stand and monarchy will as
sumo control. Where men have no
hearthstones to fight for, there are
no patriots. Bob ~1ngersoll says,
ibid you ever hear Of 4 man fight
ing for . boarding house?" Stand
for God, and home and native land.
Elect yourselves TO places in the
legislative halls and you can protect
your own interests" and Mr.. Zipp
sat down.
To those who know that Zipp is a
pronounced atheist, his reference Ia
"God and home and native land
seems sadly out Of place. How car
= man be such = consummate hypo'
critea For years Fred Zipp has
spent dollar after dollar for infidel
literature. He has bought and
given away a cart load Of truth
Seekers" in the last two years. He
takes all the leading infdel publ
cations, and is, Cor was until he be-
came . candidate) ever ready to at.
tack christianity and those who ad.
vocate it. No one questions hii
right to whatever religious or anti.
religious opinions he may entertain
or his right to express them, but
who can respect a ~hypocri!e? Fred
Zipp has within : year, to the writ
eris knowledge, declared time and
there i no God, and
playing the hypocrite, he pirates O
God and home and native land
A man who is false to himself car
not b true to his fellowmen. FREQ
zipp has shown,b by the above speech
that he il totally untitled to hold
an office. He has shown that he j,
. fraud. II is a blasphemy for him
to quote Ingersoll. A man, who al
An infidel, has claimed commenda.
ton for expressing his honest belief
that will 60 before an audience and
use language calculated to deceive
his hearers and lead them to regard
him An ardent believer in popular
doctrines for the sake ofgetting votes,
deserves only the contempto Of his fell
lows. Such a man is Fred Zipp. He
Is an atheist, posing as a theist, hop.
ing thereby to enlist the salvation
army in his behalf. Give us 4 Jew.
= Mohammedan, a christian, Catholic
Or pr~otestant,or an honest freethink.
Or, but save US from a hypocrite.
Pierre's superior Facilities.
Pierre Is steadily gaining in the
capital contest throughout the state.
and this condition Of things is q
matter Of frequent comment among
the conservative, look-ahead citizens
Of the state. Huron's campaign Is
being managed on the hurrah plan,
and Will carfninlv axamnlif, ala III