The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-07-18

EU prosecution which has been
81 started against you for de-
lending human. liberty. 1t is unfor-
tunate that in defending human lib
erty sometimes statements are made
that cannot be proven and as a re-
suit sensible Protestants close their
eyes and ignore stubborn, hard facts
that are as plain as daylight. I
want to say right here that have
been brought up. in the Roman
Catholic Church and know things
about the system Of working the
underhand tricks known only to
those who are in close touch with it's
low politicians. 1t is by trading
votes and having the votes of it's
members cast as unit for the poll
tician who will give it most by put
ting most of it's members in the pub
lie service, or graftingapo until
it has. now gained as firm hold in
politics, State, municipal and Fed
eral. For instance it practically
controls this State, and almost all of
the cities in this State. . It. makes
the city treasury an endowment fund
for it's support everywhere, the mem
bers of it's secret societies (The Fed
Grafton of Catholic Societies) are
elected members Of a city govern
ment or have string on those who
are members of city government;
and in those cities in which it has a
majority Of voters, Protestants must
take back seat. AS a sample of it's
work here in Lowell last election
day, only one Protestant is left on
the city government, and one on the
school board; yet it's clergy are
always crying for federation. The
members of it's secret societies are
holding five-sixths Of the positions
on the police force, fire department,
and I may say like proportion in
all other positions in this city's
service. Now here is a point, Mr..
Watson, which you men lose sight
of: With the police force and sani-
tary inspectors Catholics, or, more
correctly speaking, molly Mcguire"
Jesuits, with such men in public
service they can ruin a Protestant or
Independent Catholic who dares to
criticise or protest against their
sunderland persecution, which is of
the lowest and meanest kind. AS
sample, the police have favorite
BLACKBOARD hoodlums who are used
to persecute any one who dares to
hold an Independent opinion within
the Roman Catholic Church, and in
a number of ways life will be made
SO uncomfortable for any respect
able Roman Catholic who dares to
''go agin the priest" or who has
courage enough to speak against
wrongs, he soon finds he is a slave in
spite of himself. If he owns any
tenement property his tenements
will be boycotted, or the tenants Of
his property will be annoyed until
they are forced to get out. When
his tenements are empty his win
dOws will be smashed and all hood
lums have a free hand to injure his
property. And 1 have seen some
cases in which, by the means | have
mentioned, some good buildings
were soon placed in such a condition
that it created an apology for the
Molly Mcguire" Jesuits to get their
brother members Of the building in
spectOrs to condemn such building
as a public danger after they have
injured it. If a storekeeper would
dare to speak against the under
hand, crooked work that is going on,
or criticise the Roman Catholic
Church or it's "Molly Maguire''
Jesuit politicians, of course he would
be boycotted and ruined, and in fact
a large number of Protestants in
official positions have been used as