The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-10-12

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q out sho GOT too proud of her ban
ner and took u down 10 the city
building 10 show the city authorities.
but no sooner did she enter the city
building and they saw the banner than
two policemen grabbed her and put
her In jail where she vas kept all aft
ernoon. merely marked: Hold" no
charges being preferred against her.
She vas let out In the evening. Mira
MoHenry thought ~ long a. she was
violating no Law she vas NJ liberty
10 do as she pleased. but found out
that the city administration OF Wichita
did not walt for anyone 10 violate the
Law, a difference Of opinion sufiiclng
10 make them eligible 10 the iron
caEes The city commissioner. n. J.
Roetzel. being one OF the most pow
erful Catholics In Wichita. accounts
10 = large extent for the attacks made
on free speech, free press, and opin.
ions contrary 10 preserving the power
OF the Catholic church with the pres
ent city administration.
While this little side play was so
ing on. the Catholics we're busy with
their elaborate functions. The com.
merclal club did his emlnence and the
archblshops. and right reyerends
honor at the club rooms
The club rooms we're beautifully
decorated in the Catholic and papal
oolors. red, yellow. white and purple.
The royal red carpet graced the floors
The cardinal was supreme in his royal
red robes, and those OF his faith bent
their knees and kissed the Fisher
mans" ring upon his finger In allegi'
ance to the yoke Of Rome.
II was n dress parade. with few OK.
ceptions. One little woman, common.
ly dressed. looked around her with
enthusiasm and pride and said: "Yes,
Il is Just the BEST people that are
here" She kissed the ring when she
reached his emlnence. A wonderful
| occasion!
"whom you ignorautly worship, Him
/ declare ! unto you"
Let II here be explained that use
the term "his emlnence" adyisedly. as
was told that Il was very bad form
/ to address cardinal by any other
manner. believe. though, when
shook his hand. forgot TO say:
your eminence" or bend my knee and
kiss the ring. I was so added, but
shook his hand the same as any ordl'
nary politicians.
Al the dedication services OF the
Cathedral OF the Immaculate Concep-
ton OF ST. Mary's the affair was full
OF mystery. OF impressive ceremonies,
to a mind not capable OF comprehend
/ ing how little all the glitter and pomp
had TO do with real spiritual upllft
A glitter and pomp for one purpose
only; TO leave the lay mind in doubt
and fear of the authority OF the
church; 10 impress on them that the
hierarchy is made OF different clay and
have entered the realms where only
the elect may go.
That which you can not understand,
worship with your whole heart and
soul-and pocket book.
Put millions in church property aud
regalla, double the fifteen or twenty
thousand priests Of the United States,
back them up with civic and govern.
ment powers, and the country will be
saved from "Godlessnessl"
There are over fourteen million
Catholics in the United States, prob.
ably three million voters. Get down
on your knees. whining politicians,
help make America Catholic" or else
We win put the Catholics alone into
ONCE.
In Wichita all those who expect 10
be elected to anything were out doing
their penance and fawning on the
Catholics during the display in the
city. The daily newspaper Offices OF
the city decorated In the Catholic col
ors. lauded the barbarous ceremonies
as "awe-inspiring. spiritual, never ia
be forgotten spectacles."
In the cathedral, the cardinal sat
on the royal canopied throne. sur
rounded by the prelates and satellites
who changed their garments as often
as a society belle. All savored OF the
worship OF the lowly for the high au
thority; all this contrary 10 the demo
cratic spirit OF Americai all their be
lief contrary TO the principles of the
formation of our government and ouI
constitution. Yet our oficials and ouI
newspapers paid abject homage tc
their rituals, symbols and other
heathenish rites handed down from
hundreds Of years 20 mystify and en-
slave: only lavishness such as modern
civilization can produce, has been
added making them more confusing
and hard Of comprehension.
The parade. while lacking in mum
bers. has been said to have been more
gorgeous than the one in Washington
d. c.. at the unveiling Of the Columbus
monument.
The floats were beautiful from an
artistic view. but the liberties taken
with the American flag makes one
wonder just what their intents and
purposes are.
The noise made about "Old glory
and the love OF this country" was
we'll illustrated in the parade. Arch
bishop Ireland said: Il do not de
spair Of America. because / do not de
spsir Of the common sense and the re
ligious conviction Of the American peo
pie"
Therefore. because they do not de.
spair OF America they take liberties
with the stars and stripes which no
other sect. creed or organization have
] been guilty Of. In all the floats, car