The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1911-11-11
4 DISGRACE TO THE GREAT AMERICAN NATION
Statue Of Jesuit In the Capitol. Contrary to Law
Which Was 0verridden BY Special Legislation.

I| AMI.I.MI EIININI AaTuIuul NAN-
hons and the French and Italian
ambassadors. together with a num-
Der Of high dignitaries Of the Cath.
ole church.
Il presume that Father stephan,
who labors 70 assiduously here
for the schools Of his church,
thinks Il a fitting time. when at
this very moment. in Statuary Hall
IN the room Of the Capitol dearest
TO our people. owing 70 the asso-
ciations Of great names connected
with il. there il being uncovered
this marble statue. clothed In the
cowl and gown Of a Jesuit, with
crucifx. rosary beads and
other paraphernalia Of his church
standing with map IN one hand.
the other grasping his robe, the
whole figure, including pedestal,
upon which Is engraved scenes Of
church triumph, and the Jesuitical
letters, IS. j. is Of an ecclesiasti-
cal character alone; IN fact 20
much 80 that devotees Of that so
ciety have stopped in front Of Il,
placed a. il is in the main corri-
dor Of the Capitol. 10 make the
sign Of their creed, causing a men,
ber Of the House, who may partic.
ipate in this debate, TO say The
interior now has been transformed
and the only thing necessary 10
give the Capitol the appearance
of a complete cathedral is TO
change the exterior but slightly,
by removing the Goddess Of Lib.
erty from the dome and snbstitut.
ing a figure Of st. Peter thereon.
And this statue Of a zealous
priest, who never knew the mean.
ing of the precious word liberty,
and never knew the name or even
dreamed Of the great State he ID
supposed TO represent, has this
day been placed, and we are in.
formed Is 70 remain. next 10 and
towering above the marble form
|of statesman, the msrtyred Lin
coin, who, standing just beneath
with troubled face and bowed
head, but with the stroke Of whose
pen freed 100000 slaves; and,
as we are informed in the extract
s1st read, the nnveiling exercises
Of this, the first and only statue
Of a churchman in the Capitol,
win be attended by that eminent
American 90, Cardinal Satolli
and other high dignitaries Of his
church-this, say, Father Ste.
phan may consider a fitting time
for Congress 10 present the schools
Of his faith with a quarter Of q
million dollars, but | do not
neither do l believe this House il
in a temper TO do il, and ] there.
fore ask the adoption Of the
amendment l offer, which will
prevent a misappropriation oi
public moneys. I"
This speech and the public ref.
erence TO the Marquette statue
was widely circulated, and pro.
tests at once came to Congress
The reasons set forth in these pc.
titions, and otherwise, for its re.
moval are as follows:
/. II is contrary to the pnr.
pose of the joint resolution Of
Congress, setting apart Statuary
Hall as a memorial place.
2 II is not proper to place q
churchman in his ritualalistic garb
in the place set apart for the civic
and military heroes, and in this
instance one whose services were
dedicated solely as a churchman.
3. James Marquette had no ci-
tizenship in. the United States,
neither any interest within It's ter
ritory other than for his church.
4. This person was a trained
obedient. and osfh-bound TO rec
ognize and obey superiors IN bis
fraternity. and therefore came to
Amsr;ca ely - sn obedient sub
ject, and q representative of a sys-
tenn antagonistic TO liberty and
American freedom, and the results
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