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compound are so numerous and varied and the force of political and religious liberty is so proportionately diffused that the apprehension of any one denomination coming powerful enough to dominate the rest is little short of a preposterous absurdity. No matter how insidiously it might be planned no scheme against religious liberty could make the smallest ad- vance that the intelligence of the American people would not detect; and among the first to oppose them would be their own fellow-believers No combination, least of all a secret combl- nation, would be necessary to defend a scheme that would be so manifestly det- rimetal to the public welfare: for the citizen, dragoon or party that would give the least sanction to it would be speedily and openly voted out of political existence. Tolerance of belief is a characteristic of the American citizen, native or for- eign born. He knows that his own free- dom depends upon the continuance of the freedom of all; and there is not the slightest reason to suspect that any de- nomination or sectarian dream to sub- vert that have birth of American it and the beneficence churches as best exhibited in the har- mony and creed civil in which friends of every faith have long But there are here and there so-called Christians whose hearts are filled with a rancorous hatred for their fellow men and unfounded sus- picions. For these there is an irresist- ible attraction in a society that conceals the identity of its members while en- couraging them in the cultivation of hatreds they would be ashamed to avow in the individual capacity. Some of these it is true, may be sincere in their ignorance and Christianity but their very sincerity makes them all the more dangerous who they come under the influence of crafty demagogues as they almost invari- ably do The American Protective As- sociation is an organization of this sort and that its roster of membership is guarded from public scrutiny should be enough to straight- forward men to suspect it Its objects are not maintained is a political party, the vast majority of the American people are either afraid or indifferent to have anything to do with it Opposition to secret societies may well proceed from those who have proved their fitness to be trusted with the public welfare, The whole people. True, they tantrums tag this af men in support central i mna aih tir ma ss of right :el wni iis haa wou:d h faed ,n ity sul bcpnly- wowe! is 3hly a: varinc- witi t Ameri- (a ct gol ezahip Besides :r imsna of the post tea ass by :he arsmiain mus w weir; torex ose who has giwen :n l: : t"i: t irm:r i ith O miy. i ms hs th thre ressa capir srainae relgtons ls- y. wil: i is iif eal yring t5 " "iir 1 c:ie) . :5a'2s: (h:"' stimable people because of their relig- ..:: :1 i:e x :s rxsar: 1 in a conspiracy I ri vy kiml i uexs—a c.a- bea mueo to the wto Io oo that thehg- Republic prompts is o'reoumant to principle as Jrulo that should .ni o seni oal and mollucl toving people ha avw mo siretion from the I ro imt to the honge of the Dem. sro' purty that the reruiting arents C th A P. Ahaw nereritonsht I wr wrhile to Invade Its ranks for meallts Democracy stands for the broad principle of human liberty enun- ciated by Thomas Jefferson: and now in the pt. the true Democrat is proof against the narrow-minded selfish mes that would create animosities and divide society by making race or creed a trial of eligibility. The demagogues and tricksters who are offering to trade away whatever voting power they may have been able to gather by fermenting religious hatred and ill will know enough to look elsewhere for political support. 13154.:3. A BAD FREIGHT WRECK On the Norfolk and Western Caused by a Broken Flange. Special to the Register t.! W. a.. November 28 A freight wreck occurred at Spruce wuch s cnty such miles south of home today The engine and four cars were hurled over an embankment and rompich demeltahal Engineer Groak Walton was caught under a car and seriously injured Brakeman Tao Hanlin had three ribs broken and several scalp wounds It is occas hewill die Fireman Sam Wilson narrowly escaped death in jumping. He received a badly sprain and shake The wreck was caused by a broken flange The conductor missed several slight wounds by jumping

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