The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-05

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masses of the people on the
burning issues of the day. Those of
us at our precinct, who know Joseph
Gray to be a Romanist knight of
Columbus scratched his name. We
were mortified, however, after the
ballots were counted, that he had
poifed Fl out of 43 votes cast Those
who cast their ballots for him SO far
as have heard from them, were
also, mortified, surprised and cut to
the heart when they were informed
that he was ,Romanist Knight of
columbus, one of the deadliest enc
mics to Protestanta Masons. Odd
FelloWs, etc., and they were all Pro
testants, Masons, Odd Fellows, etc.
some of them belonging to all of
them. Ali they had helped, unwit-
tlngly, to elect one of their deadliest
enemies to high office, and helm to
defeat two Professionals Gracious!
what mistake. Well, what caused
this land slide in favor Of this Ro
man Catholic and against those Pro-
testants? | reckon it was the almost
universal boosting, notice and adver-
Using given him by the subsidized,
bought up big dailies and country
Weeklies. See what our subsidized.
bought up Protestant papers are do
ing and.zha done for our common
enemy. See how this Romanist
Knight Of Columbus was lauded to
the skies by them See his picture
in every Protestant paper, the Con-
stitution, Monticello Times, Jackson
Argus, and I take it for granted it
was IN every Protestant paper in our
State, excepting the Jeffersonians.
Hurrah for the Jeffersonians and
theose men and papers that are
battling for Professionalism, for free
America, for freedom of the press,
for free speech, for religious toIer-
ance, for religious liberty, for jus
tice and right, for the principals Of
our Revolutionary fathers, who
fought, bled and died that we might
be a free people, free from tyranny,
and oppression, Eternal vigilance is
the price of liberty" I 90 not know
what course others may choose, but
for my part, "give me liberty or
give me death" Give me liberty to
worship God according to the dicta-
lions Of my own conscience, liberty of
OpCCClI1 ClQ ACt us nave DJ all means
a free press, and keep the State and
church separate, and stop those Ro-
man Catholics from meddling with
State affairs, and out of politics.
am a Methodist, Mason and an old
c.. V. / am glad to see so many Bap-
fist ministers lining up with you,
and I feel sure the ministers of our
church will fall into line, one of
our preachers told me recently, am
glad MIR. Watson has sprung this
question, it had to come. Three men
were disputing this question recent
ly, a Methodist, Baptist and Camp
bellite preacher. The question was
asked the preacher, chow will the
preachers line up" "Ah!" he said,
prejudice runs SO high amongst
some of them, / am afraid when the
test comes they will side with the
Romanists.' Shamei shame! shame!
What are our Protestant preachers
doing, any how ''Wo be unto those
who are at ease in Zion Why do
liberty loving Americans, Protest
ants, members of the various Pro-
testant, moral, social, secret socie-
ties, rest at ease, with their heads
in Del'lah's lap, when shorn of their
strength. All! the cry may be-
sounded, arise Sampson, the Phil
Estines be upon thee" To your tents,
Oh, Isreal, but too late, TOO late See
how 600 united Roman Catholics in