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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-07
ATHEISM.
Macarthur Says It IL q G,ran,,
and an Inimeasurah,a "a

Ssys ~ 10 q Ciganti +.
ana an immeasurable FaiIur.
The question has often besn
as to whether atheism is nossns Nv
the part of intelligent human h
whether it deserves the dignity \,
eussion in a modern pulpit. A,a.'y
in itself is purely negative. II s%
nothing; it is nothing. 1t simply da
what the true doctrine of God ,s @sA
it is difficult to deal with n
negative. To prove theism IL ,n
prove atheism. Many men VIII
Christian world has united in ~.
atheists have rejected the term ~
OF reproach. But they make tbs
of God synonymous with an active,
ciple in nature; they say mot
God" But the definition of God NY,
men of this class give, Christian
cannot accept. To say that ma
lieves in God is to say that he bclior.
self-conscions and personal hi,
A man who simply believes in mo-;
in order, cannot. strictly speakip.
said to believe in God. A man ,n,s
deed, by wickedness. or even Inv ~,
lation, bring himself into s,,
mind and heart so that he NAV hooa.
in some sense, an atheist. 4 man
indeed, reach state in which he don1
his own individuality; butsuch n a..
ton is unnatural, and must be 4
temporary. 1t would seem r.
men have some knowledge of God al
knowledge varying according /, ~
circumstances and character mi
knowledge of God seems To be- irr.J
Atheism is abnormal ana semen
Atheism is a gigantic fraud: It isan n
measurable failure. II dcstrovs III
noblest aspirations of the soul
robs nien of kinship with Cod Il mid
them horelcssly with the beasts M
perish. it clips the wings of genlr]
stays the hand of art. and silcnces n
voice Of poetry. 1t builds no hospi,,|
Pounds no asylums; endows no ps-|
''t'''iH ~ WI ~ Nt~' II - hbRNieu 10 M
feat, and it will receive in all the yeaI
to come the contempt of the livinJ
enterprising and achieving men Of M
hour.
Atheism is also unscien,ifc. Wh|
dares affirm that there is no Gol2
VIC affirm designer for watch Nhe,
we see evidence of design in the watch
who shall dare deny the existence Of
designer in the presence Of evidences 0
design in the great universe OF God? II
there a bud, flower, star, u.oou. O
sun, is there a force or atom, howeye
minute. however beyond human ysio,
or power to analyze, in which God I
not? The intellect of the world to-da,
is against atheism. The most cult
waited minds and the most cansecratet
hearts find their highest Joy in bring
ing their treasures or intellect and thei:
gifts os iove, and laying them at thc
pierced feet of the Lords Christ. Athe.
ism belongs to the dark ayes Of ha.
man intellect. Doubt is the gray dawn
of the morning; faith is the ipll sppn.
dor or the MONDAY sun.-Rcy. Rs Mac
Arthur, -. II.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-07
In UnrnlOny.

SiHgleness of motive gives harino'
Of action. Where there is no divlslOu'
in purpose or in authority. there j. "
,lscord or conflict in results. Na'I'
is always in tone with herself LOT ~ ~.
is lighted from single source ~.
sun is not divided against hinse'i' =. !.
makes no mistakes in the direet'On ~ y:
the tints of the shadows he casts ~ !.
painter can be so unerring, for ue :.
himself n medley of motives. 0". ~.
is the light Of the world. When ~.
world acknowledge Hin as IT'S sue
luminary. it will live life OF pe'''
hnrInnnv-S s. Times.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-07
Truth.

What is truth? Think not of it as OF
some abstract thing. something for the
philosopher to answer, something that
shall be vague and intangible. Truth
for the Christian is n very simple thing.
Your dictionary will give to you as one
definition of truth that it is conform
i,y TO plan, pattern or an ideal
Truth for the Christian is simple con-
formity to the architectural plan of his
life. the plan sketched of the life of
Jesus.--I,ev. Horace Porter.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-07
Eoo,is,,ncss OF Envy.

All sin is folly, but there are 81 81,
tain sins that seem to be more ioOnaI
than others. AS the result OF a'niS.
every form OF sin. there is sou'e a. :,
Of s!nful qualification; hut the s'D y
envy seems TO furnish an exception y :,
this rule. Indulgence in this sn lu' 4,
always and only suffering for inc -
ner.-United Presbyterian.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-07
TrufhfuInCss.

Disastrous failures are constahty ~
curing among business men ior 80, 80
of truthfulness. A boy who mas a. INA,
tabIished reputation for unrenatp p,as,
in his statements can never CO.,
large success. There can be no .h,r
commendation. no bobler trlpu.e 20
n reputation for absolute truthiu'"
Rev. w. X, Beans.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-07
Rcnssnrlnr.

Ten Brokel hear your father
trarnping abut upstairs rather nervous
ly. DO You think I'd better go?
Penelope No, there's no danger.
He docant know its you.--N. Y. Truth.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-07
Growth.

Every man must grow, as trcesd. %
downward and upward at once. The
visible outward growth must be &C.
companied by an invisible inward
growth. w. G. Partridge. Bap.
list, Scranton, Pa
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-07

1t is doubtful If the church loafer
weighs any more for good than loafer
anywhere else.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-07

II is doubtful IL we can truly own
any thing for which we are not grateful.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

| 81 80 bushei, the workingmen will have
money and be happy he said four years
| ago. don't like 10 say be is liar, but
the experience of the last four years DEM
onstrates that his prophecy was false.
Now this orator has got new medi-
time ago; now il is free silver. What will
he give US next?"
Free lunch, came from the hall.
That's right" added the speaker.
Free soup, and there wall have to be
some mighty hard scratching. m afraid,
to get free soupif they give us tree silver"
| A glowing tribute was paid by the
| speaker to California's intelligence, man.
hood and honor, and consequently the
State should be at the top of the column
on November and SO be brilliant star
in the galaxy of States that will support
Mckinley. under whose banner it is glorl-
Gus to march.
Turning to the local Republican ticket
Mr.. Eddy said he hoped every man on it
would be elected to office. Any man who
would split the party in this campaign
when so much depends upon the veal or
woe OF the party is not good Republican
at heart. Loud and prolonged applause. !
He added he never did train with any one
but straight Republicans and he never will.
While he did not know all the candidates
personally ne declared that the nomina-
sufficient guarantee of en- aracter. Colonel
Taylor WAS complimented for his reputa-
ton in public and private life.
William DeaneS name set the audience
| and particularly the uniformed clubs Wild
and cheers were given for the no minee for
Auditor. ''If there is any cutting of Re-
pablIcans' salaries to be done, let it be
done by Republican and good fellow
| remarked the speaker when the applause
| subsidized.
George w. Elder nominee for Superin-
tendent OF Streets, and John Aitken, for
District Attorney; the Superior Judges,
Carroll Cook, Judge Finn, Judge Hunt.
Judge Bonestell. were spoken OF in very
plimentaIy terms. the nominees for
Police Judges and the Legislature were
mentioned.
Il want TO know in the name of all that
is good-do you want Cator?" asked the
| speaker.
Mop shouted some one in the audi
ence.
.'Do you want Democrat?"
Whom do you want?'
"a Republican"
"4es, you want q Republican, because
in the next Senate you want man who
will stand by Mckinley. Then, when
California has given her electoral vote to
Mckinley, you will have done your whole
duty.
my friends, our political opponents are
losing heart. They see their strength
fading away from them from day to day.
and now there is nothing left to them or
in them but noise. They would not
belong to Bryan's party if they
did not make noise. They remind me
of steamboat on the Mississippi
that had three-horsepower engine and a
seven-horse whistle and whenever the
n nj a vyara tod 70. iefIo haI -
the boat. 1t took more power to blow the
whistle than to run the boat. 1t is the
same with these free-silver curbstone ora
tors. When you hear them speaking about
16 to 1 you'd think that the National
Guard of California was turned loose upon
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

China and Japan and Mexico, and for that
reason they wanted the dollar to contain
420 grains and to use it as trade dollar,
and have it limited as legal tender, and
that was the dollar that was finally
adopted. That dollar was of full free and
unlimited coinage.
During the eighty years from 1892 to
1873 the Government coined 5000, 600
standard dollars, and from 1873 to 1878
35 900, 900 OF trade dollars were coined.
THAT bill was recommended bv the
Secretary OF the Treasury In lS69-70, and
it was before Congress five different ses-
sions. 1t was brought up in the Senate
for consideration four times in the second
session OF the Forty-first Congress and
nine times in the House, and in the third
session of the Forty-first Congress ten
times in the Senate and eight times in the
House; in the second session OF the
Forty-second fourteen times in the House
and eight times in the Senate, and IN the
third session of the Forty-second twelve
times in the Senate and fourteen times in
the House 1t was before the two houses
of Congress seventy-nine times in three
years.
81 got these data more particularly from
the files of the Congressional Record in
the Public Library in this CITY. There IS
not free-sllver country iii the world that
has free public library. Continued APP
plause.
'The discussion upon the question oc-
cupied sixty-six columns in tue Congress
sional Record in the Senate, participated
in by seventeen Senators. The debates in
the House, participated in by twenty
eight members, occupied seventy-eignt
columns, and quite large portion OF that
discussion was taken up by Senator'S Nye
and Stewart of Nevada by Corbett and
Williams of Oregon and Cole and Casserly
of California.
$50 you can see how much secrecy there
was in this debate"
The speaker said that he could not be-
lieve that such man would father a
fraud.
The sneaker was given grand ovation
as he retired after reciting patriotic ad-
oress to the Union. The applause was
time before the band took the place OF this
uproar with an inspiring air.
Ed L. Wolfe, candidate for State Sena-
tor, was then introduced as the next
speaker of the evening. He said he felt
he was in rather awkward position, hav-
ing been preceded by the eloquent gentle
man from the East and Colonel Eddy OF
the West was ready to follow him.
Il agree with the gentleman who pre-
ceded me-" said Mr.. Wolfe, that the real
issue now confronting US Is how many
dollars We can put each day into the
pockets of American workingmen. 1t has
been truthfully said this is a campaign of
education, and the people will wholly de-
eide the questions that have arisen; and
the last four years experience under Dem
ocratic administration will teach US in
California to vote for Mckinley and Ho-
bart and protection to American indus
tries and for prosperity TO the Nation.
[Cheers.
"There is but one issue in this cam
paign-protection to American industries.
[Applause.] The speaker has said that
California mad fight against the bar
barism of Asia. that the mighty noun
tains of the Pacific Coast suggested to
him the idea of a providential barrier
against the Asiatic hordes. You all we'll
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

the House, and the day it was discussed
in the House. Just as well as l remembe
this scene before me tonight, and the rea-
son / remember it 50 well is because Sam
mel Hooper, who was chairman of the
Committee on Coinage and Weights and
Measures, was man whom L personally
knew and respected.
Here Mr.. Stowell was interrupted by the
entrance of drill corps. II yield to SUI
perior noise," he said, amid laughter.
After the applause had subsideu Mr..
Stowell proceeded:
$50, | left my seat, he being man OF
threescore and ten years, and not speak
be nearer him so as to hear what he was
saying"
II propose three cheers for the Thirty
fifth District Club" shouted James Alva
Watt.
The cheers were given with will and
the drill corps responded with cheers for
Mckinley. Mr.. Stowell went on:
AFTER our Government was formed in
1892 one of the first things brought under
consideration was the question of money,
and after very careful deliberation Hamll-
ton and Jefferson, who were the two lead
ing spirits on different sides of the party,
agreed upon a basis of value between
gold and silver at 15 TO l. 1t happened
that at that time all the other nations Of
the world were on basis of 1514 to l, and
have remained there ever since, nearly all
of them.
Now, what happened? The man who
had a pound of gold took it to France and
would get fifteen and half pounds of sill
yer for it. He put half pound of silver
into his pocket, took the fifteen pounds to
the United States and had it coined into
dollars, and with these dollars he bought
another pound of gold. which he took to
France and sold Tor fifteen and half
pounds of silver. Then he put the half
pound into his pocket and went through
the same performance agaln-a KIND OF
perpetual motion in finance. Laug hter
and applause.
''In 1906 Thomas Jefferson by his own
executive act put a stop to the free coin
age OF silver, as you might call it, and
from that time on there was no silver
coined in this country to speak Of In 1884,
under the Presidency OF Andrew Jackson,
another tolerably good Democrat. al
as Mr. Bryan Ilaughterl and under the
leadership of Thomas Benton in the SEN
ate they changed the ratio from 10 10 to
l6 to l.
"Then what happened? Just the re-
verse would take place. man would
bring the gold into the United States and
the silver would go to France and the rest
OF Europe ana we were practicaiiy on
gold basis and remained SO and no silver
was coined because silver was worth more
than gold in the United States.
Then when the war came on the coin
age of both gold and silver was sus-
pended. From 1884 on. all the silver was
driven out of the country. III 1867, soon
after the war ended. the leading states
men of the country came TO the conclu-
sion that they would better take time by
the forelock and codiiy the laws and the
monetary system. Before that time all
the mints in this country were running
independently, and it was proposed TO
bring all the different mints and assay
offices under one bureau in Washington,
and to codify all the laws that had been
passed and make a new system OF coinage.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

arguments upon that falsehood, felt it
was my duty as one of the participants in
the act of 1873 to defend it from the as
pensions that had been cast upon it. APP
plause.
'This has been in the East campaign
of hate and of falsehood. l have been in
your midst only about ten days, having
been called here because OF sickness in my
family, and up to the time L left the East
we have had the most remarkable cam
paign that has ever existed in American
politics and the most i'm portantca paign
since 1861. | say that this has been q
campaign largely of hate and misrepre-
sentation.
81 make that assertion because the NOV
ing spirits in the Chicago conven ton were
Inlman OF South Carolina and Altgeld of
Illinois, and the only appeal and the only
argument that Senator Tillman used in
the earlier days of the campaign was to
array section against section. The only
argument used by Governor Altgeid in the
earlier part of the campaign was to array
class against class and the classes against
the Masses
In order to show that their platform
was founded upon Misrepresentation, l
VIII read from the platform itself, so that
you can see that do not misstate it:
eve declare that the act of 1873, demonetiz-
ing silver without the knowledge or approval
OF the American people, has resulted in the ap-
preciation OF gold and a corresponding fall in
the prices OF commodities produced by the
people; q heavy increase in the burden of tax
alton and of all debts, public and private; the
enrichment OF the money-lending class at
home and abroad; the prostration Of industry
and the impoyerishment of the people.
Now, there are Two misstatements in
that. In the hrst place, the act of 1873
was not passed in secrecy and in fraud.
As happened to be amember of Congress
from 1871 to 1877 and was in Congress
when that act was passed, and voted for
it with full knowledge of what it con-
tanned, think that am living witness
Of the falsehood of that platform which
has been the basis of their whole cam
paign. [Applause.l
II remember the day that bill passed
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

persons having been obliged to stand
against the wall in the rear, not to speak
of the crowd that was not able to get in
at all.
Notwithstanding the large crowd in the
building the best of order prevailed. 1t
was an enthusiastic, jubilant audience,
quick to appreciate the telling points in
the speeches and generous in its encour-
agement of its speakers. 1t was aroused
to great pitch of enthusiasm when the
Phoenix Club Drill Corps and the drill
corps of the Thirty-fifth District entered
the building marching after fife and drum
and carrying torches and transparencies
Ex-Congressman w. II. II. Stowell of
Minnesota was interrupted twice in his
peech by the entrance of the uniformed
Republicans, ard once by the audience
rising to its feet and cheering William A.
Deane, Republican candidate for Auditor,
when he took his seat on the platform
The speaker took the Interruptions good
naturedly, and seemed to enjoy those
spontaneous outbursts of Republican en-
thusiasm.
Mr. Stowell is fine looking man, ap-
parently about 45 years of age, and he
made his hearers catch their breath when
he announced that he was approaching
his sixtieth year. He has a remarkably
sweet and persuasive voice, with very dis
tinct articulation.
When J. Alva Watt, who acted as chair
man of the meeting, walked to the speak
er's stand he was greeted with a cordial
hand-clapping that was only an earnest of
what was to come from the house later in
the evening.
Ladies and gentlemen" he said, '.it
affords me great pleasure to meet you here
tonight for we meet not only in the in
terest of the Republican National ticket,
about which we are each and every one
most enthusiastic but also in the interest
of the local ticket, which has already re-
ceived the unanimous Endorsement of the
people of San Francisco.
This meeting is the inspiration of
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22
LOYAL CITIZENS RALLYING FOR PROTECTION

moment. 1t was gotten up without seri-
ious and careful consideration, but rather
as an outburst of loyalty to the principles
for which we are all fighting together anc
of enthusiasm over the issues OF the day
And yet | see before me as large and as
enthusiastic an audience as ever met TO 90
honor to the Republican party IN this CITY,
l will further say chat there are many
other enthusiastic mass-meetlngs OF Re-
publicans in San Francisco tonight, else
this hall would be altogether too small to
contain the crowds that would throng
round the doors for admission.
"Iou will see here later on the various
uniform clubs of the City after they have
attended the other gatherings.
Now it is my pleasure to Introduce to
You one OF the war horses OF the Repub-
can party, the Hon. W. III. II. Stowell of
Minnesota. He has been one of the true
men who have been supporting party
principles and fighting for party and
country in Congress for many years. Be-
fore further trespassing on your time will
introduce him TO you." The house ap-
plauded loudly as Mr.. Stowell stepped for
ward and bowed his Acknowledgements
Mr.. Stowell said:
"Mr. Chairman and ladies and gentle
men: / certainly must return my thanks
to you for this very cordial vception,
which, while it is equally fiattering 10 me
as an individual. l canuot take to myself
in any measure, for l am a stranger to
you, and l know that your enthusiasm is
not tor me, but for the cause which we
have so much at hear.
II am well nigh on to 60 years OF age,
and it has been twelve or fifteen years
since 1 made speech unti L made one
about week ago in your City. / never
expected again TO take part in any politl-
cal campaign, but when saw and heard a
great public party put falsehood at the
base of its platform aud build up all OF Its
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

the streets. TO go into discussion of the
free-siiyer question is worse than foolish;
1t is not needed by men who have paid
any attention to the vital issues of the
campaign. believe there are enc.
mics of this great free country going
about the land to-day. When men are
stirring up strife. preaching to the Nation
that man must stand up and fight against
his fellow-man. / say that that man is no
friend of the Republic. My friends this
country has cost too much to preserve it
and hold it one; hundreds of thousands
of lives were lost on the Southern plains.
Shall it be said that this young man of
Nebraska shall preach new dogma TO the
people; this man scarce SO years of age,
who is not old enough to remember what
it cost to save this country?
do you know that the women of this
country are for Mckinley? [Applause.
/ can tell you why. There is not woman
in this land that would be afraid 10 trust
her little child in the hands of this good
man. Mr.. Mckinley; they know that he
is good Christian gentleman who has
done his duty. And if these GOOD women
are willing to stand for Mckinley, what
thanks is it for US poor rats to support
him ?"
Mr.. Eddy was cheered by the whole
audience as he closed in a burst of elo-
quence, assuring his hearers that Cali
fornia would give Mckinley full vote,
and that the success of the Republican
party is certain.
George w. Elder said that his record for
the past TWO years was well known, and
he wanted the people 10 examine it. If
satisfactory he wanted their votes.
The chairman announced that the
meeting was at an end, and the large au-
dience dispersed cheering for Mckinley,
Hobart and protection.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

remember the slogan of few years ago
when this whole coast rose up and cried
with one voice, The Chinese must go!
We all know how party was sunk then on
that question, and we all were unit on
that fight; and | ask you now, what is
the difference if we throw down the bar
riers of protection and allow the goods
manufactured in Asia to come into this
glorious land in competition with the
product of free American labor, and still
keep up barriers against the people OF the
ORIENT?
Mr.. Wolfe was given parting. cheer in
recognition of his eloquent defense OF Re-
publican principles and of the honor of
the party. In conclusion, he appealed to
the house for its support of himself IN his
campaign for State Senator.
Colonel G. l.. TAYLOR, the nominee Tor
Mayor, was received with applause when
introduced. He thanked the house for the
hearty greeting, and said he expected the
votes of all present, and their assistance
also. and further remarked that he left it
to themselves to say whether he had done
his duty in the last two years. Anyhow,
he gave his assurance thatif elected Mayor
he will do his duty TO the best OF his
ability.
Talk OF the boy orator of the Platte.
but, the chairman said, Bryan was. not
In 1t with the young orator OF the Pacific
CLUB yelled cheers for their president, and
Mr.. Eddy explained that there was evil
IDENTIFY some mistake. He was not run
ming for office, but had the honor to be
president of this grand Republican club.
NY friends, ! bring you greeting from.
the interior of California and that is Nc
Kinley is going to bs elected President of
the United States, and that California is
going to give him her vote. The people OF
this commonwealth have grown tired of the
last four years OF misrule, four yeals of
bitter experience to America. The people
are sick aud tired of the prophecies of this
young man who is going about speaking
from the platform OF Pullman car leav-
ing blaze of oratorv behind him all
across the country. Wheat will 60 to