Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-11-02
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There are said to be ut least 10000,
member Of the Reformed Presbyterian
or Covenanter Church in the United
States who, while perfectly qualified as.
citizens, will not vote at the coming cleo
ton on principle. Their quarrel is not
with the candidates nor principles of any
party. As a matter of conscience they
do not give allegiance to the constitutions.
of the United States, and therefore re-
fuse to vote under it's provisions. The
position they take is that the fundanreht-
al principle upon which the constitution
r~ests-namely, that I'VE, the people," IRE.
the source of authority-is wrong. Ac-
c0rding to their belief the law of God as.
revealed by Christ is the law to which
all nations should how and is the only
source of legitimate authority. cit is not
through lack of interest that tle Cove
nanters deny themselves the use of the.
ballot" said the Rev. Fleming NJ. Fos-
ter, pastor of the Third Reformed Pres
byterian Church in New York, NOR is it.
because of what is or is not in party plat
forms. But the Covenanter has II con-
tention with the constitution OF the ma.
ton, and as a matter of conscience is.
forced to deny himself the right of s,lf-
frage under it. We think that the law
of Christ should be the law of the land.
Everything that .Christ's law forhids.
have the nation forbid. Accept Christ:
us the authority for law.
ST.
One Of the first measures to be pre-.
sentel to Congress for it's consideration
upon its meeting again is an enabling act
providing for the admission of Oklahoma
as a State. The territory now has a pop
ulation Of about 375,000, with taxable.
property to the amount of over $751; 0O,-
600. while its area is about equal to that.
of Ohio. When it is considered that Okla
holna was only opened up to settlement
in 1889 and 1880 this progress is mar.
velous. In the story of the building Of.
States none SURPRISES that Of the western
territory now knocking for admission to.
the sisterhood Of Columbia. Within the.
! past ten years her people have built 700,
churches aud there are now $50 newspa-e.
pers published in a territory where ten
years g there was not one. This
beautiful land" as Oklahoma means In
the Indian, is remarkably fertile and in.
stances are OF record where a single.
wheat crop paid for the land and all the.
improvements upon 1t. 1t has also es-.
tablished schools, so that every child has:
the advantage of a free education. Three.
great railroads cross. its borders, yearly
adding to its wealth. Cotton also can
be raised in this new land and it's cron.
of this staple now brings annually RE-.
100000 to the people.
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Ex-Gov. Pillsbnry Of Minnesota ands
his wife are going to build a hume for.
poor girls in st. Paul. The ex-Goyernor.
says: III a girl is thrown out Of emplov-
ment. or for any reason loses her bread.
earning power. We want her to feel that.
she Is not without a friend. She neeSF
never despair SO long rs our home stands
There she can find food and shelter. r.
rs comfortable. 40 far as her surronrd-..
ings are concerned, as she would h. snv.
where in the world"
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Some Porto Ricans, who have livaa u
Baltimore more than a year, have sonpht.
to become voters. on the ground that mi.
are citizens Of the United States.
general counsel of the Board Of snn.,-
visors Of elections, to whom the iauesti..
was submitted, has delivered an exhsr.-
tive opinion, holding that they are Amer.
lean citizens and must be permitted "a
register and exercise :thesfranyhise.
Ex-Gov. Pillsbury on Minnesota IA
wife are planning a home a 5Nt.s 4
poor Girls out OF Work ~ disah)saE
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