The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-24
GOING TO THE DOGS
is THIS COUNTRY AT AN AST0NISH,
ING RATE OF SPEED.
An Extensive Addition Made to- the
"Cranks' CuriO Box I'm the Gov
ernor's Office.

A very queer document. was received at
the Governors office yesterday, which was
promptly consigned to the 'cranks' curio
bow" The document came I'm the shape of
a scroll, twelve feet in length, the read
ing matter printed on both sides in glaring
colors. Both sides are alike, that is, IN
reading matter. The latter clearly shows
the work of a peculiar state of mind. The
writer seems impressed with the great and
awful danger in which the country stands
of complete destruction. Perhaps the
author is not insane, but merely a "de-
generate" but anyway he has some very
strange ideas and stranger ways Of pre-
senting them.
AT the head of either side of the scroll
is the American flag in bright and glaring
colors. The document is headed, The
Presidents Message, a Brief and Open
Article-letter. The writer does not con-
slider himself President, as the body of the
document shows, but he feels that he has a
word of warming TO give to the President
and all persons of authority. The document
starts forth by giving the location of the
publication as cat the Zenith, North Star
State, United States Of America BY read
ing further it is found the writer calls
Duluth the zenith and Minnesota the North
Star State. The preamble Of the document
reads:
ITO the Honorable Grover Cleveland,
President, and incidentally to his Cabinet.
the Supreme Court and the Congress Of the
United States, together with the subject cit
liens of this republic, either foreign born
or native, as without mental reservation in
favor OF any alien priest, prince, prelate.
~potentate. pope, power or propagandist, owe
their allegiance solely and alone TO its gov
eminent and constitution"
Directions for the reading of the docu-
ment accompany it. The reader is told to
emphasize all words commenced with a capi-
tai, and TO pause at points. one must read
slowly TO read intelligently. The document
nouncing a coming civil war in America.
found:
"Sir-The evidence is cumulative and in
disputable tina a most vapid and fiatulent
conspiracy for the overthrow of the Repub-
lie is on foot The establishment Of civil
service commission is asked to investigate
the Catholic organizations. The startling
information is given, and Governor Mat
thews is not asked to keep in quiet, that
1000 Catholics are under arms. ready 10
take possession of the government, from
the presidency to a position on the police
force, at a moments warning. Mr.. King.
private secretary, read this
and then locked the office door.
The Catholic religion is likened unto
everything terrible which laneuag can ex-
press. Half way down the scroll is a seal,
beside which there is the name, 'Henry D.,
Sponsator." Under the name Is the motto
Swift he shall add" Then follows a
series of notes, afterthoughts. as 1t were,
which seem uncalled for, as the writer
says he wrote the document two years be-
fore it was published. There is a post
script, a special note, a subrosary note and
an ~addendum, an explanatory note, a
promissory note, a subsidiary note, a script
note and a religious note.
Near the bottom OF the scroll is the seal
of a cross, on which is printed the direc-
tons, Conquer this here sign" The docu-
ment ends by the suggestive words, "The
end-the beginning-the beginning of the
end-the end of the beginning" There is
enough reading matter on either side of the
scroll to fill a book and the author must
have gone to considerable expense to get it
ont