Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-01
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There are said to be at least IL,
members of tho Reformed Presbytd|
or Covenanter Church in the u
States who, while perfectly qualihed
citizens, will not vote at the coming
ton on principle Their quarrel isl
with the candidates nor principles of /
party. AS a matter Of conscience
do not give allegiance to the consuti
of the United States, and therefore
fuse to vote under it's provisions.
position they take is that the fundan1
al principle upon which the constitt1
rests-namely, that I'VE, the people,
the source of authority-is wrong.
cording to their belief the law of Go|
revealed by Christ is the law to vi
all nations should bow and is the
source of legitimate authority. 1t IL
| through lack of interest that the u
nanters deny themselves the use of
ballot" said the Rev. Fleming VI.
ter, pastor of the Third Reformed 4
byterian Church in New York, nor
because of what is Or is not III party
forms. But the COvenanter has a
| tention with the constitution OF the1
ton, and as matter Of CONSCIENCE
forced to deny himself the right OF
frage under it. We think that the
Of Christ should be the law of the |
| Everything that Christ's law forl
have the nation forbid. Accept a
| as the authority for law"
l -
One of the first measures to be
| scented to Congress for it's considera
upon it's meeting again is an enabling
| providing for the admission OF Oklah'
as a State. The territory now has
| ulation of about $4,000, with tax
property to the amount of over SOY
| 600, while it's area is about equal to
| of Ohio. When it is considered that U
homa was only opened up to settIell
in 1889 and 1890 this progress IS
| velous. In the story of the buldlh1
States none surpasses that of the Wesl
territory now knocking for admlsSlol
! the sisterhood of Columbia. Withlnl
past ten years her people have bull'l
churches and there are now 100 new
pers published in territory WhereI
years ago there was not one.
beautiful land" as Oklahoma neal
| the Indian, is remarkably fertile and
stances are on record where
wheat crop paid for the land and az
improvements upon it. 1t has ais9
| tablished schools, so that every chlldI
the advantage of a free education.
great railroads cross its borders, Ef
adding to it's wealth. Cotton also
be raised in this new land and its
of this staple now brings annually
100000 to the people.
Ex-Gov. Pillsbury Of Minnesota
his wife are going to build homeI
poor girls in st. Paul. The eX-Goye
says: eff a girl is thrown out OF EN-
ment. or for any reason loses her 81
earning power, we want her to feel
she is not without a friend. She
never despair so long as our home 81
There she can find food and shelteH
as comfortable, so far as her surr9
ings are concerned, as she would De
where in the world"
49,
Some Porto Ricans, who have HVe
Baltimore more than a year, have 81
to become voters, on the ground thap
are citizens of the United States.
general counsel of the Board Of y
yisors of elections, to whom the que
was submitted, has delivered an ex
tive opinion, holding that they are \
lean citizens and must be perlmtP7
register and exercise the franchise.
Ex-Gov. Pillsbury Of Minnesota an
wife are. planning home in st. ray
poor girls out Of work or disable
III health.