Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29

I
is than who Mohammed was and what
was the cause OF the Trojan war. IL
the atheistic elements of this country
are not trying TO get possession OF this
government. why did certain infidel
newspapers Il few years ago denounce
the presidential act of taking the oath
of Office upon the leaves of an open
Bible? They claimed that. as the
government had no established church,
therefore the president elect had no
right TO render allegiance to any
one particular God Men who write
sophistrieS OF this kind are enemies
whom we cannot afford to deride.
They masquerade under the banner OF
free thought" and they appeal TO
the intellectual pride which flourIshes
among uneducated or half educated
elements in our population. DO not
imagine that they are despicable OPP
ponents or that there is no danger of
their ever electing u president of the
American people. L tell you that to-
day the church as well as the people
at large should recognize the evil In
| fluences which are working under
meath us and all about us TO render
this a goddess nation and to exclude
| all recognition of God from the acts
and policy of the United States.
The "Bramble OF Free Thought.~
would especially plead with the
American people to fight the evil
"bramble of free thought" because re-
sistauce to God IS the spirit OF anarchy.
which. when developed. becomes social
and political anarchy aud Is subversive
OF every form OF civil government
When under the teaching of that great
infidel Voltaire the churches OF Paris
were closed and harlot dressed In gor-
geOus robes and seated upon gilded
throne was carried about tue French
| capital and worshiped. then the reign
of terror was at hand Where were
the bullets OF the slayer OF Garfield
and of the slayer OF William Mckinley
nodded? Amid the hot. kissing flames
of a fire started in the attempt TO burn
up the throne OF God! You never saw
I'm your life IN anarchist who was not
ut heart an infldel. Furthermore. you
never studied the history OF q stable
form Of earthly government which did
not first give its allegiance TO an over
ruling Providence before Il gave It's al
legiance 10 an earthly ruler.
was never more impressed with
this thought than when some years
ago from a noted atheistic as well as
anarchistic paper L cut out the full
developed poisonous results OF those
two accursed doctrines. Like Siamese
twins. these two words. atheism and
anarchy. I'm their ultimate meaning
should never be separated. This was
the editorial l found in that famous
sheet: This Is our doctrine: We be-
lieve I'm no divine government. we be-
licvc In no human government. Might
only is right. The only remedy for
wrongs Is butchery. The tree OF lib
erty bears fruit only when MANFRED
with the bones OF fat usurers. insolent
dcspOts. perfdious politicians and
blacklegs generally. II sQuatters OPP
press you, plant racknrock for their
buggies; also FIRE low and lay them
out. lf Shylocks of the bloody city
fleece you. make their homes desolate.
Study the science Of death. Use bull
lets, steel, melinite. Kerosene, phos-
phorus. Gre sticks. torpedoes, htho-
| fracteur. poison. blasting powder,
bOmbshells-any weapon you can get
hold OF. Also you must steal like
Spartans. think like heroes and lie like
tell" Such is the full grown poison
Gus plant which the soil and seed OF
atheism will ultimately produce II left
alone. All. my fellow countrymen In
the convention hall OF the American
people. fight this foe miscalled "free
thought" as you would fight death
Drive God away from your land. and
you hand over this government TO be
the piayth,ng OF anarchists.
The worshipers Of wealth.
But standing today ia the great con-
vention hall OF Jotham's vision ve see
the bramble being advocated as king
by another powerful faction. IT is
composed OF the worshipers OF wealth.
When the members OF this faction rise
TO make their nominating speeches we
see that the speakers teeth are all OF
gold, and their arms are or gold. and
Their hair Is OF gold, and their legs
are OF gold. Their fingers are OF gold.
though they have gold rings upon
those fingers. Their necks also are OF
gold. though the collars around those
necks are OF pure gold. Their feet. are
OF gold. though the shoes which cover
those feet are not made or leather. but
or gold BY the old Roman law a
man could not vote unless he was a
property owner and his property wa.
valued, / believe. at something like
Sl.2OO In our meney. Today there IA
a tendency not 50 much 10 restrict the |
vote In presidential elections 10 the |
property owner as To those who either !
own gold or can be influenced by the
prospect OF getting gold.
II gold is not becoming a great fac.
tor in American political life. what |
was the meaning OF the sudden change
OF American sentiment In reference 10 |
war when, In 1904, Grover Cleveland
president OF the United States. drifted
dangerously near 10 war with Great |
Britain! When the presidents demand
that the British government submit
It's dispute with Venezuela 10 arbitra,
tion was first learned, there was an
outburst or approval OF his daring
course. But the next day there was
street, the money markets OF the world
were convulsed. and the miilloniares
Joined with ministers OF the gospel and
wise patriots throughout the land In
urging the president at all cost to
avoid war with Great Britain. What
was the cause OF the sudden change?
Why was the policy applauded on one
day deprecated on the next? Were
the principles OF the Monroe doctrine.
which the president was praised for
championing. discovered to be fai-
lacious? Was Venezuela any less
worthy OF our protection on one diay
than on the other? Was Il not rather
That the money power OF the country
realized that war would Involve ruin
10 some and loss TO oil? So the good
men and wise patriots who had de-
nounced the prospect of war at the
beginning on righteous principles were
REINFORCED by men who