Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-06-30 | Page 4 | Know-Nothing of 60 Years Ago

NOW NOTHINGS OF 60 YEARS AGO Back in the days when the Know Know- Know Nothing 1 party was as causing the same concern In political circles as asIs asis asIs Is being manifested over the kLan toddy loddY the Democrats in their plat plat- platform plat platform form of 1886 presented the follow follow- followIng following ing tog And Yo whereas since the forego foregoIng fog Ing declaration was as adopted by our predecessors In na- na na national lional convention an adverse po and religious test lest has been secretly organized by a party cia claiming IDling to be exclusively ely Amen Ameri American can and it is proper that the Amer American ican Scan democracy should clearly de define define define fine its relations thereto and de- de declare de declare clare its determined opposition to all secret political by whatever name they may be called ailed Resolved ed that the foundation ot of the union of states stales having ben been laid In ard and its prosperity expansion awn sion and preeminent example ot of free government built upon entire freedom in matters of religious and lInd no re respect of persons in ill regard to rank or place or birth no party parly can be justly deemed national constitutional or orIn orin orin In accordance with American American pun which bases basea its exclusive or- or or organization upon religious opinions and accidental birthplace And hence a political crusade in la the nineteenth century and In the United States ot of America against Catholics and foreign born Is ie neith or 11 justified by past history or fu- fu future future fu future ture prospects ot of the tIle country countr I Inor nor norin norin in III unison with nith Ith the spirit of toleration toleration tion and enlightened freedom peculiarly distinguishes the American system o ot of popular go got eminent government Only a few tew s y ears elapsed and the Know Kno Nothing party disappeared from view About 1894 the A P A was a 11 revival of ot the religious proscription proscription tion It flourished nourished through one na- na national na national campaign and then pM passed sed ay a as ay 00 00