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PUBLISHED WEEKLY. 50 CENTS PER YEAR. HOST A. TURNER, EDITOR. IMH'ITF R«H>ni!4 39 A :tO Oetfri** Block.. pfaJ'ADVKKiiHKMKNTS to appear in this Miner must be handed in not Inter tb.au i'm ksimy 4 p. m., to Insure publication. Entered as 2nd. Class Matter at tbe Ellens- MTKb Post-Office, Kittitas CountY, Wa**b agton, November sth, 1894.1 It is class lavs, not (he rights of - wn under the laws that we fight. l»i> you intenJ. making final proof on your claim! ko, remtmbvt'the ruling <>t tnt. Land Office gives •on 'he rinhl t . desitfiian; wh it papei ii shall be \>ub ishftd in md if you .ire a friend ot" the people's cause, •ctrwill give i: to THE I)AWN. THERE are lots of fellows who are now holding down soft jobs at big prices whose '"natural abilities" -.•could not them from the soup nouses, if they should be turned off -et, while holding down the •*>ft snap, they turn their noses in the air with a "umph" when an honest everyday laborer eets near diem • The impression has gotten abroad >hat the article signed "Don Kork- V in our last issue was written by the Presbyterian Pastor. We wish herewith to say that that gentleman had nothing whatever to do with die writing of that article, and he fold us perscnally that he was not Ha sympathy with that style of con troversy. The article in question was not written by any minister. A good tree reading room is need ed about as bad in this city as in any place on the American conti i*nc. Lota of people go into the muoons because they can tit down and read, when if a good reading was in operation, they would fy> there and pass & few hours in good society and in reading good wholesome literature. A good lunch counter could be run in connection with it in order to pay some one to look after the room, books, etc. Then when a rancher came to town, he could go to this room and in h few moments get the gist of the >rev\> of the uay, have a good com fortable place to rest and eat his lunch Establish a room of this kind and the saloons will not be able to draw such crowds of men and hoys.- We will assist a move of thia kind by donating a lot of vaiuabls magazines, and also ten to forty goodpas>4a - 3 a week absolutely fa?e<? Whft atftra iiie bail, a willing •' SKIJVNING A SKUNK. The manager of the Capitool lias seen a new light, heard a strange voice and repented. In an obscure place in this week's issue he records his own conversion. Kis strength is weak yet, but we hope it may be increased and often renewed. He has made a discovery, old to others but evidently new to him and with the wisdom of a beer-guzzler's intellect, says: "Abuse is no argu ment y The feeble intellect of this proselyte to decency has wearied itself many times, in finding mean words and items to publish about the Peoples' party and his personal abase of the editor of the Daw n. by abusive squibs has been long continued. We do not kick every thing that barks at our heels, so In* grew bold and thought it sab* In publish aim. st anything about us. Reputable Democrats and Re publicans, of this county, were flocking to the standard of the Populist party and the Capitool thought to slop further changing of politics by abusing and question ing the good motives of those who had changed. It was time to whip the Capitool with its own weapons: and with the idea that we have done so. drop "This buK with gilded wintrs, Thi* ciiild of dirt that >iinks and >tir l «i>." Now tor facts and arguments. Bonds to the amount of 202 mil lion dollars have been i.-sued with in trie past thirteen months and yet more gold has been exported than imported during that time. '■(Jongukss shall make no law a bridging the freedom of speech or of press; or of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the gov eminent for a redress of grievances. —Art. 1, amendment to the Coniti tution of the United States. No. 1, of a quarterly series under the title "Voice of Labor," a hand some pamphlet of about SO pages, is in press and will be ready tor de livery about April Ist Subscrip tion price per year, 50c. Send tor it at once. Address, S. Y. Penrod, Choteau, Mont $25.00 PRIZE. The Monthly Sentinel will aive $.;s.OO cash for the best article, nt exceeding 500 iv behealf wf the Populist doctrines An article should be one thai will make converts; distrain prejudice; invito a fair bearing; and do it in the plainest i]v*i attractive and truthful manner. We would like one better than any thing 'h.it has yet appeared in our column*. Write plainly) using typewriter it possible; send it in time t reach lolietnot later ,han March 15th, We .'eserve the right to publish any article contributed whether tho same wins the prize or not. Keep a copy as no mapuscrip tmay be returned] Address Tun Month ly Suntinkl, Juliet, Illinois. MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE: Tho Peoples' Party Count; < entral Committee meets regularly on' tha Seeorul Saturday i» each mouth p.t 1:30 p. m., at the Populi&t club roonii Knoli Committeeman if especially eanestsdto voU-emi. nv.vybcdy invited I A.. A. VVNtjENT. a*€cetarv PRIESTCRAFT VS. LAW, Citizens of Ellensburg: I dip niv pen in love aud write you an affectionate note, i love order, law, iighteousness, and cheerful subor dination to constituted authority. I love the beautiful country and climate, frith God's health giving, healing sunshine, and an atmos phere, self-purifying for the pres ervation of life; delicate, sensitive* beautiful life. And I love the intelligence, virtue, cleanliness and religeous, moral purpose of people who unite to ■co operate with Providence and sunshine, and grace, and law, to protect life, virtue and health. Insubordi nation tc these principles is a menace to public and personal safety. Because of my reverence for the public good, and for wise ordinance t<» protect it. 1 protest to you in the name of love in the name oj safety, in the name of the sovereign i =• authority of the statutes of the people, aud in the name, in their proper spheres, of both religion and the state, I protest against the insubordination of our Catholic Christians toward the order of quarantine issued by our health officer: I understand the regular services for both adults and chil dren were held bust Sunday in contempt of the authority of law ; I understand no attempt was made by them to respect the law; while all oilier denominations respected it, both by public notice and by voluntary habit of the families to ol»ey such orders. The Catholic population obeyed an order of another kind, followed an authority from another source, and poured into tin* usual congregations, all ages together. I understand, Cat holic Christians, even young people, explain this disobedience to law, by saying: "Oh! nobody can stop our services, without an order from the Bishop." i understand the local • Father" gives the same explana tion Indeed! and alas! Who is run ning this municipal city, this sovereign state, if w hen any or all the towns in the state require pro tection of quarantine, the safety and life of its homes ami people must halt and wait in spite of statutes and ordinances and procla mations, m ust wait for some eecle siast, no matter of what church, to issue an additional permission! Is rhis the status then? And is this the education, is this the doctrine on which one of our Christian denominations feeds its households and makes them so strong in it;tbat those households., (while all -others seek to obey law,) will pour unite* contempt upon it, aud with seli justified determination will multi ply whatevei dangers of contagiae have called for quarantine? The same attitude aud conduct, wife the same explanations, and opea claim of obedience to a higher authority, were witnessed here under quarantine of scarlet fever last fall. Because I write with as ranch , love as the case will justify, I write ! plainly, and want all our good people, Catholic and Protestant to ! see that here is a principle which mist BE settled. This insubor dination is ORGANIZED resistance TO PROPER A UTHOIf ITY AND TO A LAW MOST NECESSARY AND RIGHT On the one side. Catholics are declaring their church has no power to protect itself or its babes, even, against contagion; nor to protect the community except through special permission of ite Bishop; and that he is above th* ! peoi le's representatives and laws. On the other band the aggregated will of the people orders quarantine; then in weakness of purpose and pusillanimous chagrin, listens to a church bell calling to anarchy in . the name of religions lealtyf!) i goes to the d<»or and street corners, wit n esses tbe trainpling ot au t hority j by hundreds of would-be good citi zens and Christians, hangs the head and weakly says: "Well its too bad. but they are Catholics and have no Bishop's permission to stay away. On the whole thecnutagion : is very mild, and possibly co harm J will come.' Ale Hercule! Fellow citizens, I protest. Be loved friends, don't wait for calam ity and death in jour homes, nor anger and strite and blood through conflict to test authority. With such, disobedient* why kick at "Americanism" aud the A. P. A! j When A. P. A ism sits weakly by ! waiting for more significant oppor tunities, it need not be kicked to death by the Catholics It may expire of ennui and lack of exercise, lv love beloved. S. D. BELT. EGGS FOE HATCHING. I bave added io my former stock of thor (Hi>xbbred fowls, the Black Minorca, the great winter layer from ibe ihooiaaker strain* Cat! at Cor. of 4th and Walnut Stc O. l». C. Bakbr. $1,107,000,000 of bonda were ie sued by the CJ. 8. Government from 1865 to 1865), During Sheriff Stinson'i admin istration he has made 105 mortgage foreclosures. What a record for* s, county like Kittitas!