The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-06-27


The Catholics comprise less than
one-seventh of the population of the
United States, and pay less than one
fiftieth of the taxes. Here we see
more than six-sevenths of the popu-
lation, who paid forty-nine-fiftieths
of the cost of the Columbus statue,
shut out from and denied any par
ticipation in the unyeiling of that
statue, simply because they are mon
Catholic '-there is no other reason
on earth! The statue cost 100000,
of which "non-Catholics" paid $685.
600 and Catholics paid $4,000, and
it was all merely for an advertise
meht of the Catholic Church. Is this
a foretaste Of what we people who
call ourselves American freemen"
are going to have handed out to us
right along every day in the year and
every year when the Catholics get
absolute control of this country?
Did our revolutionary fathers starYe
and fight and bleed and suffer and
die for this, when they thought they
were establishing liberty of consci-
ence and equal rights to all and ex-
elusive privileges to none? Did they?
The Washington Times of June 7
(the day before the unveiling) says:
To-day the nations tribute to it's
diseoyerer really begins. Several
hundred members took the first
trains this morning TO Mt. Vernon
and accommodations have been made
for about 5000 more. who will jour
ney down at noon on an excursion
train to pay their respects to the
memory of George Washington. Su-
preme knight James A. Fiaherty, OF
Philadelphia, will place a wreath on
Washington s tomb.
1.-THE nations tribute to it's discov-
erer!" when six-sevenths Of the peo-
pie Of the nation were denied any
part in the tribute except to foot the
bill! Fortunately for us and for the
world, Columbus and his co-religion-
lists, had nothing to do with 'discov-
ering the United States" And just
think Of those Catholic Micks and
Dagoes going in vast droyes to Mt
Vernon to place a wreath on the
tomb of Washington, the Freemason,
and yet they would not permit Free
masons to parade in honor
OF Columbus, although the Freema-
sons have paid a great deal more of
C1l5 CC6I OA LIC SOlAHUNS statue CHAA
the Catholics have. If Washington,
the Freemason, could have come to
life again on June 9Th, those Micks
and Dagoes would not have permit
ted him to join, as a Freemas0n, in
the Columbus statue celebration.
How was that for "nerve?"
1t is estimated that there were
more than 100000 visiting Catholics
in Washington on that great fete day
Of the church, and every one of
them as we'll as every Catholic who
lives in Washington, turned out with
little American flags in their hands
undoubtedly by the instigation OF
the Jesuit Fathers. Every little
movement has a meaning of it's
own" and the meaning of this flag
movement was the Jessywhitticle''
design OF trying to fool "non-Catho-
lies" into the belief that Catholics
are devoted to the principles of the
American Republic, and love it's flag;
and this on the very day when they
had flagrantly violated one Of the
first principles of our Government by
openly and defiantly making a strict
ly Catholic event Of an occasion
which should have been truly ma
tional affair, open and free to Cath
Olios and mon Catholics alike. The
statue was paid for with national
funds, but the Catholics made It
strictly Catholic affair by barring
from any participation in it, all
N n n Al