Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-02-01

called the attention of the public
( to his coming as it deserved H
was convert from Romanism Il
Protestantism, and it was enough
to be reticent. Had it been {
contrary case, every paper woult
have exalted and magnlfed him
They even persecute When
began to write some articles about
Romanism, although 1 never
abused them, although I yielded
all honor to everybody, they
threatened to ruin the paper
VIII ch WAS publishing my arti-
cles, and they succeeded. When
the publisher of my book present
ed it to the public, though the
most Important Protestant papers
recommended and praised it, es-
pecially because it was written
without bitterness against Ro.
manism, they threatened again to
ruin the publisher, and they sue.
ceeded. I have received many
anonymous letters during several
months threating me to death for
no other crime but telling the
truth. They have threatened to
destroy Roosevelt as politician,
for no other crime but to be
American and follow American
feelings in Rome.
We can say without exaggera-
tion, as the present papal dele
gate said in Rome some months
ago, THE most submissive and
faithful Romanists Of the world
today are the American Catho.
lies
In view of these facts, and be-.
cause I have written several artl-
cles dealing with the advance
mont of Romunism in America,
l have been asked by Protessants
what I think of the future of
America in regard to Protestant-
ism and Romanism. Through
such questions and through the
way in which my answers have
been received I find that there are
two different parties among
American politics, which think
and feel very differently about
this vital and national subject.
Thare ls one party, perhaps the
most numerous and most power
full among Protestants, which
is too confident, too hopeful,
which disregards completely the
increase in number and in power
Of the Roman Catholics by say
ing that they are only foreigners,
and have not yet touch I'd Ameri-
can thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
This Protestant party believes
confidently that Protestants are
able to control and even defeat
every time they wish the influence
and purposes of Roman Catholics.
The opinion of this party is en-
tirely false. yea, even absurd.
Catholics in America are enor-
mously influencing even the pur-
est and most mature Americans
They are already mastering the
largest cities of she nation, such
as New York, Chicago, Boston,
New Orleans, and in America
more than anywhere else the
largest cities not only influence,
but practically control the whole
nation. They are already power
full enough in some American
States to legislate according to
their pleasure They are muz-
zling the national press. and
molding the social thought in
America through books, articles,
sch. OILS and so on in such way
that they ought to be considered
as one Of the most Influential fac.
tors of national affairs.
There is another party, perhaps
the most faithful and consistent
among PIosestants. which believe
that the future Of America il
dreadful and hopeless. They say
that we have realized the danger
too late; that Catholics are al
ready masters of the situation
that they have not only succeeded
in driving away the Bible from
public schools and social Amerl
can thought, but they are now
succeeding also in exalting Ro
man thought and feeling in the
daily papers, public schools,
national libraries and everywhere