The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-08-31

weekly, sixteen page paper,
devoted to promotion of Chris
tan Liberty, as indicated in
the name above.
Is there need for such a paper?
There is:
1. ROmanism is doing all in it's
power to gain control in America.
1t has it's Jesuits, priests, secret So
cities, agencies, agents and workers,
all over the land. 1t has a Press
Propaganda, it's emigration societies
and agents, it's monasteries, hummer
les, converts, parochial schools and
it's numerous papers. 1t is complete
ly organized and is into American
politics, putting Romanists in office
wherever possible. 1t is making war
on the public schools, the Bible and
it's efforts are directed toward the
overthrow of both our political and
religious liberties. 1t is united and
aggressive and is making tremendous
strides toward it's goal.
AS against this, Professionalism is
divided, disorganized, confused, iso-
lated and inefficient. All see the con-
ditions, but none are Offering any
thing like effective resistance. The
spirit and methods Of Romanism are
such as to intimidate individuals and
single denominations. If we are to
meet and overcome Rome's agrees
sions and schemes, we must do it by
uniting our efforts, forming a League
of Protestant forces, creating a me-
dunn of education, agitation, dis
cussion, exposure and presenting a
united front to ROme's aggressions.
We propose to make the Christian
Liberator a medium through which
all friends of Religious and Political
Liberty may present the evidence
and arguments so necessary to INTEL
igent and united action.
2. Political Corruption is under
mining our Republic and free insti-
tutions. We must take hold of the
situation from it's ethical and moral
side, independently of parties or
names, and contend for purity, law
and order. If good men of all parties
and names will stand up together
for the right and unite their efforts
in agitating and educating, it is pos
sible to reach the people, the pulpits,
the schools and by united effort turn
the public mind and conscience into
right channels. We propose this pa
per as a medium for this work.
3. COmmercialism, the spirit of
greed and graft, as bodied forth in
corporate Capitalization and money
rule, is one of the greatest and
gravest moral question of the age.
1t reaches infinitely beyond mere
political economy, and we must treat
it as a moral disease. If we can
reach the national conscience and
turn loose the pulpits and the press
against it from the moral standpoint,
we can do something to turn back
this tide of evil. Here lies the power
of the liquor traffic, prostitution,
the purchase and sale of public office
and the betrayal of virtue and 1iber-
ty. We must make this fight not
from the standpoint of political
economists and Pagan expediency,
but from the standpoint of Christian
ethics and Biblical standards Of NOR
ais and righteousness. We must trans
mute Christian law into concrete
work. The saloon-keeper, the white
SLAYER, cares not how much you
preach, pray, weep. The only thing
they dread is the iron hand of law
enforced by the irresistible power.
We shall labor to this end in this
publication.
4. The Capitalization of power in
the hands of the few and the en-
II.