New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-03-25
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Republicans Of this district to commit
t the party to the Tree and unhmited coin
age of silver at the ratio of 16 to I or at
any other ratio, and We rely on the Wis
dom Of the party to satisfactorily adjust
the finances Of the country on sound,
safe and conservative basis.
These resolutions were unanimously
adopted as read, and the convention pro-
ceeded to elect delegates to Minneapolis
and Mankato.
The following are the delegates to
Minneapolis: Knute E. Mo Of Spring
field, Andrew Lee of Burnstown, w. G..
Mueller of Mulligan, Geo. W. Somer-
vile, Hans Mo and H. g. Hays of Slee-
| py Eye and G. a.. Hagberg, VIM. Silver
son, S. D. Peterson, Chas. Grussendurf,
F. ii. Retzlaf and G.. III. Hornburg Of
New U,m. New Ulm, it will be seen,
gets half the delegation.
The same is true of the delegation TO
Mankato which is as follows: S. y. Pc
terson, Henry Hanschen, n. Henningsen,
e. T. Critchett, VIM. Silverson and L. &.
Krook Of New Ulm, Geo. w. Somervllle.
H. G. Hays and Paul Jacobsen of Sleepy
Eye, H. Bendixen of Springfield, P. D..
Raverty of Home and p. !. Moe Of
Burnstown.
All of these were separately instructed
to use all honorable means in their pow
er to secure delegation to ST. Louis ia
vorable to VIM. Mckinley.
H. G. Hays was reelected as county
chairman for the next two years and was
instructed to appoint his committee with
in a few days. ..~
A Constitutional Deity
The motion to amend the preamble Of
the constitution Of the United States by
the insertion of the words sacknowledg-
ing Almighty God as the source Of all
power and authority in civil government,
the Lord Jesus Christ as the Ruler of Ma
tions, and his revealed will as of supreme
authority in civil affairs" has met with an
| opposition SO prompt and energetic that
it is not likly that serious effort will be
made to promote it.
| Indeed such motion can have but few
supporters among people trained for
generations in the principles of civil and
religious liberty; Of civil liberty as ex-
pressly guaranteed by the constitution
of religious liberty as that independent
| domain Of conscience into which the con-
strains of civil government are not per
mitted by our constitution or laws to en-
ter. The constitution is not a religious
creed. Its trainers wisely believed that it
was no part of their duty in providing
an instrument of civil government to in
corporate in it any form or dogma of re.
l1eious belief. The constitution is ci
vii contract, and there is no more reason
why the names Of God and Jesus Christ
should be embodied in it than in any
other kind of legal document, statute OF
civil agreement. It has withstood the
shocks of a century without any specific
mention of the deity in its clauses. Goo
| is already IN the constitution in the best
and only form in which it is desirable
that He should be in it, The spirit ol
righteousness and justice which prevadcs
it is {. far more positive recognition OF
the Supreme Being than the adoption OF
the mere letters of his name. The con
s1ltution of the United States, it might
as we'll be definitely and finally under.
stood, is broader than all cree1s. It is
intended to guard the equal rights. and
liberties OF all its citizens without regard
to the question whether they are Protes-
tants OF Catholics, or even whether they
are Christians of any sect. 1t is5as much
bound to protect the Jewaor the Spirit.
ualist, the agnostic and tie infidel in the
freedom Of tlleiroplnions and observan-
ces as the Presbyterian or the Methodist
God does not exist by virtue Of the con:
stitution. There is ( a sort Of blasphemy
! in assuming that he holds his office as su
prcme ruler oftne universe by virtue O
that instrument; that he isl creation o1
/ civil law. He lives and rules i'll the eve
] luton of all forms of life ard in the mo
tons of the planets. But his name i
not written on the stars nor On the ever
lasting rocks, nor spelled out in th'
green glory Of The trees. He is foreve
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