The Red Cloud chief., 1896-06-26
A. r. AS MAKE THREATS.

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ST. IuuIs, Mo, Juno - T. IT..
sellers Of Michigan president Of the
\ T.. A. national council, aud Con.
gresham VS. Linton Of M,chirau arc
deeply iuccuscd az the refusal Of the
resolution committee Of the Republic
can national convention to- incOrpor
ale the declaration demanded by the
orict in the platform declaring
for absolute freedom of all public
schools from Sectarian influence aud
civil inspection OF all private cduca.
tlCnal instructions, for the absolute
separation of church and state, for no
more scctnrIan appropriations, for
stringent immigration laws, FOR re-
StrlCtiOn OF suffrage To citizens only,
for ownership Of lands to actual Amer
lean citizens and against alien owner
ship, for prohibition of contract con
Wet labor, for u national system of
education aud for the taxation OF all
but public property.
Colonel sellers says tho Rcpub.
lican Marty will lose u million votes,
and will not he able u carry several
states that they are now counting in
the Republican column. lie declares
the party will lose 100. 600 votes in
Missouri alone, and that IL will lose
Illinois IA II result Of Mr.. %liauna's
stupidity or his intentional insult to
the order.
"Nhv did the committee on rcsolu-
tiOnN take tins action M Of two
reasons al hr given: Either the Re.
publican party designed aud Intended,
10y leaving out this (uon-scctriau ap-
preparation piank) proposed por,io,.
~ the platform, to piacatc the Roman
Catholic hierarchy of this country,
ana bv So doing make n bid for that
vote; or, second, To- insult the patriotic
associations of the country and at
tempt to whip them into linc and
make them Worship at the shrine Of
the golden calf. The action of tho
convention, through "A committee. was
an exhibition ~ the r%auilcst coward
ice coupled with motives OF the most
unparalleled corruption and dishon-
cstv that ever rmauatcd from the
heart and mind of man.
The election of kcrcns, II pro
nounccd Catholic, and a political ad-
visor of Satolli,, "a u member Of the
national Republican committee, was
II direct insult, and Designed as such.
to all our patriotic societies
Colonel Sellers was asked IL the A..
l.. A. would put mp "A ticket in Mis-.
souri, lie said hat that would be
left entirely with the State ~organiz-
alton. but he thought there would be
an American ticket in nearly every
State IN the Union. lie confirmed
the story that Mark Hanna had re,
ceivcd an ultimatum from the A. L.
a OF this State, and that he had gone
ever to Kcrcns in defiance of the
wishes of the order 10 keep Kcrcns
out Of the national committee.
II am going from here to the Dem,
cratic convention in Chicago mex,
month, and | will present the sam,
plank 10 the resolutions committee %
that body. While there ! will con
suit with the supreme president OF on'
of the largest patriotic associations II
the country. ! do not expect to re
ccive any worse treatment ut tn,
hands Of the Democratic convention
thar | received here.
II will come here to the Populis
and Silver party convention, July =?
and present the plank. II the rcsul
is the same, | believe il is the duty o
the American people To prepare 70
the organization of an American party
pure and simple, based upon the origi
nal idea of our fathers"