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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-21

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GETTING REAL MEXICANA
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Men indicted must have opportunity to prove them
selves innocent if they can" se,.
What's that? Must be from Mexican We thought
law said that presumed be innocent
until the proved him guilty Who made the opposite
which The arraignment of the alleged
dynamting labor a indianapolis.
OH yes understand Just another instance OF our
boosted equality before the law Beef and other male
factors of great wealth. who have lots of employ high
priced lawyers and detectives shadow witnesses and jurors and
hire presumed be innocent and the must
prove them guilty And tough job judged by Uncle
Sans year tusse with the beef barons
But when the accused labong it's different Then
the presumption of innocence doesn't hold He gacousy
the opportunity prove himself innocent IF HE CAM
Judge Anderson showed understanding when he added IF
HE CAM Have stopped consider the inequality of
the struggle? On the side of the prosecution all the of
the Federal plus the Ereor with De-
eve Burns and manufacturers association and laborbae
in the Contrasthe situation of the accused borng
Generally unfamiliar with procedure and big lawyers
And money? Why of who paid the munIhcen
paid by the Lawrence textile mills steel workers who toll
II hours aweek have gobs filthy ucre No trouble all
for them hhpriced lawyers and detectives and prove them
selves innocent!
And Judge Anderson, the made other
remarks that eminen fitting He inweighed against that
political philosophy known recall of and be-
walled the danger of paayzed" Natural isn't What
the people would do judges Anderson would probably
paralyze him and all like him.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-21

Tourist Ito hostler, who is
grooming his horse Pat, I'm
afraid you're currying favor with
that horse"
Faith, no I'm mere
ly scraping an acquaintance"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-11
THE PRIEST MUST KNOW.

Father Doyon. Catholic priest,
speaking az retreat" for men in
Quebec Canada. n few days ago
landed on the knights OF Columbus
about as hard as priests are in the
habit Of landing on the Masons and
Odd Fellows Just why this priest
has Il In for the knights to the extent
that he Is willing TO tell the truth on
'em is not stated in the press dispatch.
but. among other things, here is what
he had 10 say:
"The knights OF Columbus are not
a whit better than the members OF
other ORGANIZATIONS" said the priest,
because they have n secret, and,
consciously or unconsciously, are do.
ing nefarious work.
"The Knights OF Columbus act for
political ends and exploit the people.
Their society Is used to give prestige
To the Irish, and to ill-treat the French.
Canadians.
Further. the initiatory ceremonies
OF the Knights OF Columbus society
are unworthy OF intelligent and serious
men"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-11
THE ToRoccAN SLIDE

The above table shows the number
of new subscribers received az this
office each week FOR the past two
months az indicated BY the dates and
figures given. Figures are ulvsn on
ten Issues of the paper. and you will
observe that the figures for the five
issues Of the month of March totala
40.323 subscribers. while the total for
the four Issues Of April and the Nrst
issue Of May only totals 36,s5s subs.
difference of 1855 In favor Of March.
We have stated IN these columns
before that. In view Of the enormous
expenditure Involved In the mainte.
nance Of force sufficient TO care for
a circulation Of a hundred thousand,
u was absolutely necessary 20 main.
tain a CONTINUOUS INCREASE In
circulation and receipts up 70 the point
OF at least a circulation Of a quarter
Of a million. When you understand
that the force and facilities we are
compelled 20 maintain In order 20
care for a hundred thousand could
Just as easily care for a quarter Of a
million, you can understand the eco.
nomie philosophy we are trying 10
present.
For the next six months, az least,
we MUST maintain q rising elreuIa.
ton. WE CANNOT FIGHT WHEN
OUR FORCES ARE ON THE Down
GRADE.
Remember that we have no secrets.
The men on the Firing Line have a
right 20 know the facts about The
Menace. They MUST know the facts
- they are TO do the things necessary
20 maintain The Menace and keep IL
In the field. You know what the cir
eulation figures above mean. You
know that we must turn our boats I'd
stream. So get busy with the Pledge
on first page.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-11
A Half Million by
Election, November 4

hands. and Senator o'Gorman sits IN
his scat ~ virtue OF n political hold
up ae venhl and more brutal than tha,
used BY the man who ovoroame bis
opponent with n roll of bills.
You may deceive yourself senator,
but you cannot deceive the country
as 20 the Roman Catholic political
machine being the greatest menace 20
American Institutions and liberty
And you. senator. Notwithstanding
your fne words. sit proudly In your
self-conceit. the beneficiary OF this
national menace.
Senator o'Gorman Ia now. we are
told. a candidRte on the quiet. for vice,
president and is being pushed into tue
open by his Jesuitical friends. When
a man seeks an once because he Is a
Romanlst, or Is the candidate OF Ro.
manists because they threaten with
the boycott all who oppose, IL be.
comes the duty Of patriots TO resist
the threatening danger TO free insti.
tutions. Eternal vigilance is the price
OF liberty.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-11
25O,OOO SlGisa!eesr.!.iiherS SlGi! !eesr.!.iilh
By July Fourth, 1912

possd amsndnsnt ana the absolute need
of ita prohihitionA
let every Menace reader. BY pstitiSn.
or othsrwiae. bring this matter 20 the
attention % his representative ana
senator.
The facts presented In this article
are IAHsn from United states sfnsisi
manuals and handhoehs. ana is IN
Frosts History OF the United States.
ist5. ns the Thirteenth Amendment 20
the Contribution. and was also mem
toned In an editorial In the Pittsburgh
Observer. Catholic. March 7th. 1873.
Let the Guardians % Liberty. and
other patriotic organizations Get busy.
ara shape this INSTRUMENT of constitu.
tional law now that the IRE Is hot ana
the steel ready for the anvil.
Get busyi DO you not hear the
blows. and see the sparks from the
anvil OF timer
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-11

Now. lest some bigot should think
this Is somsthing The Menace has con-
eocted. to harrass and annoy some re.
liEious dsvotee OF some sort or name,
". will state that this amendment was
introduced Into congress by Reprssen-
tatlvs Green. OF Maryland. In 1910. and
obtained the requisite two-thIrds ma
5orlty In tire senate and In the house.
Aiore than this. thirteen OF the seven
teen states ratified the amendment ana
only the failure OF the upper house of
the legislature ot South Carolina pre-
vented tho amendment from becoming
law.
What is the matter with the senate
OF South caroilnk finishing the Job
nowq It certainly would be interest
ing 10 know who halted such choice
bit OF legislation at the very last mo-
n,ent OF It's triumph.
Had 20 been In force. many things
that have happened OF late 10 the ais
gust of true Americans. would never
have occurred. or. 20 titles had been
bestowed. the individuals would have
heen put cut OF business to do harm
4, American civilization ana liberty.
II seems 10 The Menace that this Is
the opportuns time TO take action In
ms matter. The public mind Is suf-
fcisntiy aroused. the incidents OF the
hour amazingly startling. so that no
one can fail 10 undsrstSnd the pro-
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-11
sLUsHI sLUsHI

They elected a Roman Catholic
priest mayor Of the city up at Lapeer.
Mich, and we guess every man in the
United States has learned OF Il. This
Insignificant priest has sprung into
great prominence because he was
elected mayor of I.apeer. "The DE.
troit News.Tribune" of April 2lst, ab.
solutely devoted over three and half
columns to panegyrical lauding of
this mayor-priest and the reader would
think that all mankind should now
take of their hats TO this little mayor.
The News.Tribune" may never have
reason TO regret the election OF this
priest, but you can wager dollars
against doughnuts that the people Of
Lapeer will regret il in sackcloth and
ashes.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-11
The Senate May Deceive Itself
But II Can't Deceive The Country

that however corrupt and foul and
venal the means employed 90 secure
II, the holder OF seat in this body
may retain e."
The Menace pauses here long
enough to say that Senator o'Gorman
is quite right in his despair, but how
about Lorimer? You ought TO include
Lorimer in your denunciations, seeing
at least that two men confessed that
they received bribes TO elect the iii
nois senator But is II certain that Mr.
O'Gorman is free from the taint OF
graft and that he Is really above these
benehoiaries OF political chicanery?
What are the facts In the case
Why, James a. O'Gorman. who thanks
God that he is not like this wicked
senator from Wisconsin. who paid
Sl07,000.00 to become senator. is
backed by the lesuits. Let us see
Mr.. O'Gorman is the first member OF
corrupt Tammany. New York, ever
chosen to the United States senate.
Because he hates corrupt politics?-
you make me laugh. No. but because
he was a Romanist. and a member OF
Tammany! Il was Daniel f. Cohalan
who went TO the New York legislature
and cracked his Catholic whip and
threatened the members with political
retribution II they did not accede TO
the demands OF Romanlsts OF the city
and state. To be exact he said:
I'VE are tired OF this business. We
are tired of this opposition to the
Irish and the Catholic religion. whose
people represent so per cent OF the
vote of New York state. This must
stop. gentlemen. and II must stop right
here" Was he the choice of the peo.
pie OF New York? Not that anybody
knows or He was elected through
fear and political intimidation. The
man Cohf Ian stood before the repre-.
sentatiyes with a Catholic vote as a
bludgeon. and demanded that they
surrender. and they threw up their
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-11

How careful the politicians are not
10 mention Rome. Just as II the Ro-
manizing OF the nation we're a sub
ject not 10 be mentioned. not fraught
with great danger to our Institutions:
The politician or party that would
sell TO Rome for the support OF the
ignorant Roman vote is to be more
feared than Rome itself Rome is
more or less an open foe Of free instl.
tutions while the politicians who would
serve her are deceiving. misleading
and getting their places under false
pretenses. Smoke them out.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-11

THIs is the heading OF an article
In DaFollette's paper, by Sena.
tor O'GormRn, OF New York
Accompanying the article is a picture
OF the Catholic senator. with silk hat,
slick coat, gloved hand and walking
stick.
Mr.. 0'Gorman is shocked at the
attitude and vote in the Stephenson
case where the senator from Wiscon.
sin was allowed 20 remain in his
seat after expending over 100000 10
promote his election. He says:
stripped OF the verbiage that OBJ.
scures and beclouds the issue in this
matter, the great question. before us
is. whether any citizen OF the United
States can purchase a seat In this
body aud be permitted to enjoy the
object OF his purchase"
Mr.. o'Gorman's Indignation and
righteous wrath rises as he reviews
the wanton use OF money and he says
with much feeling:
1T has been stated by the senator
from Utah (Sutherland). within few
moments. that the senator from Wis.
consin is a man OF large wealth: that
he has had an honorable career. In
all Of his career that Is creditable I
rejoice. But tremble for the fate
OF this government when II becomes
the accepted belief in this country
that a man who has accumulated his
millions may purchase a seat in this
body and be immune TO the criticism
Of the land"
BY the time Mr. O'Gorman reaches
the end OF a short column he Is Ger.
tain he is far above such debaslng
political conduct. "the. foulest page in
the history OF popular government"
and he exclaims with patriotic indig.
nation:
Il know OF nothing more conducive
10 despair OF the future OF our coun.
try than to have Il recognized-and
there are many who recognize IL now
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-11
MENACE GETS A ROAST.

We are Indebted 20 some bne for
n sample copy Of The Menace" "a pa
per that calls to our mind the re-
dred years ago. and the religious per-
secutions that marred the record OF
the Pilgrim fathers, who landed az Ply
mouth Rock In the 18th century. The
Menace Is weekly four-paEe libel
ous attack on Catholicism. 4 fantastic
warning based on "A bigotcd hallucina -
tion that Roman Catholics are a men
ace to American Institutions. And
The Menace" boasts of 10000 sub
sCribers' Happily. the sheet has been
published less thaa year. and q will
be 10 the credit Of American citizen
ship " u soon suspends publication.
American liberty who draws a religious
ltue In politics or business he is SEQ
wears behind the times We are not
Catholics. but we have no hesitation In
saving that men OF the kind that edit
The Menace are unworthy OF Ameri-
can suffrage. They are small-mlnded
heirs OF ancient. uncharitable, ideas
that are fast being crowded out OF this
world with the progress OF civiliza-
tion.--Cedar Falls, Iowa Gazette.
Yes? And "a man has failed TO get
the spirit Of American liberty" who
is content to sit idly by and see the
politicians sell the people Of this re.
public into bondage 10 the pope Of
Rome for votes. too.
We plead guilty TO being three hun.
dred years behind the times. II Il
had been possible for this paper TO
have appeared that long ago and con.
tinued to the present time. things DO.
litical would have been much different
in this country TO what they are at
the present time. The only fear we
have is that VIC are so FAR behind the
Vaccinations OF the Roman Catholic
political machine that Il will be im.
possible TO avert tho capture OF the
republic by the army Of the pope. II
every human being in the nation was
as willing and ready to kiss the pope's
toe as is the editor OF the Gazette, The
Menace would soon suspend" but
they are not-and II is for those who
are not that this paper is published.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-11
THE CAMPAIGN PLEDGE

We are emitting the Circulation
thermoreter this week and are. a.
We think. using the space TO . better
advantage.
First. We wish 20 call your atten.
,tIon 20 the fact that for the past two
nnonths the circulation has practically
been az a standstill. What we mean
by that is. there has been no appre.
siabie Increase In the number Of sub.
scriptlons from week 20 week. and
thls In face Of the fact that we are
on the verge of presidential cam.
palqn, and facing the most auspleious
period In the history Of the natien.
The Menace Is just now preparing
60 move Into It's own new building,
has placed orders with the nanufac.
turers for machinery and material svf.
helent 90 care for = circulation Of a
halt million and do u with accuracy
and dispatch.
For weeks and weeks, from sli parts
Of the United States. we have been
urged 20 press the dght-to clear the
decks FOR the campaign and get down
90 business IN real earnest.
We have acted on your suggestion,
rren of America and now we are 90.
Ing 10 call on you 20 carry your end
Of the load. Our time, our money ana
our preparation will have been spent
In vain unless you rally 20 the stand.
ard and give us the necessary work
20 do.
In order that we may know Just
how far 20 90 with this preparation,
ne are going 90 ascertain Just what
Ne are expected 20 do.
We are going 10 ascertain how many
patriots there are In America who are
Willing 20 put their shoulder 60 the
wheel and carry the battle Into the
enemy's country.
In order 20 do this effectively we
have prepared a Pledge Blank on this
page, and we want your enlistment
N you will agree 20 send The Menace
\ list Of four subs a week until the
polls close on November 4, sign this
blank and mail u 90 us today. All
who win sign the blank will be FUR.
nlshed with n bundle of 1--WE or ten
papers a week, ss they may desi1nats,
40 long as the pledge holds good. We
will DO this at our own expense. and
the distribution Of these extra papers
will assist you wonderfully In seeur.
Ing your weekly llsts.
II makes no difference whether you
send the subs every week or not, but
N YOU will agree TO send an average
that many each week until the cam.
palon is over, sign the blank and send
II 10.
Are you with us Cor God and home
and native land7 N you are, write
your answer on the blank below.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-11

Of our JUDGES. While congress Is IN.
vcstigatlng the thipvreck. In order 10
frame laws for preventing future die.
aEtcrs OF that kind. why should u no;
Investigate the oonEpiracy between the
pope and the president. which threat.
ems 10 wreck our system OF govern.
ment. or plunge ninety million people
into internecino Strifeg
As stated On these columns last
week. President Taft fastened TO deny
that Major Butt carried papers 70 or
from the pope. Why deny itf This
weeks developments are, frst. Taft's
secretary. Hilles. claims 10 have re.
ceived . letter from wm. J. oliver.
Of Nashville. Tenn. inouiring az 20
whether or not Butt was on any such
mission. We arc Informed now that
Mr.. oliver denies having made any
such inquiry.
The Roman paper az Rome, the
l"Oheervatore Romano" states that the
pope is In sorrow because OF the IN.
timely death OF Major Butt. Who
had been the bearer Of an autograph
letter from tho president OF the United
States 10 the pontif. aud now had on
returning home. an autograph letter
from the pontif 10 Taft, together with
an ANSWER FROM CARDINAL Mer.
~ del Val. papal secretary. 20 a letter
addressed TO HIM BY TAFT"
Tho latest In this comedy OF errors
Il seen In the press interview with
Mrs. n. A. Cassebar. Jr.. OF Bingham.
ton, y. Y. a Titanic survivor, who
says that shortly before the last life.
boat left the ship Major Butt retired
20 his cabin and burned up many pa.
pers which Mrs. Cassebar says we're
diplomatic papers"
What does the burning OF papers
mean especially at such a critical
time as the above? 1T PROVES THAT
BUTT, TRUE TO THE LAST. WAS
BEARER OF PAPERS so SECRET
AND IMPORTANT THAT HE DARED
NOT TAKE CHANCES ON EVEN
THE OCEAN GIVING THOSE PA
PERS UP IN YEARS TO COME
Now. then. Mr.. Taft. there Is no
need for you 20 hem and haw any
further. State papers should be pub.
lie papers. The people OF this nation
should know the contents OF your let.
ter 20 the pope OF Rome and the con.
tents OF the pope's letter TO you. II
you are a gentleman ana n patriot.
as you claim to be. come clean and let
the people who elected you know what
you are doing. The Menace respect.
fully asks. in the name OF It's one hun
ded and fifty thousand readers. that
you give the contents Of these corr
muulcations 70 the press VIII you do
e.!
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-11

Just as We expected, when We
learned that Mai Butt. the private
letter carrier between Taft and the
pope. had been drowned, a movement
is now on foot TO take several hun.
.dred thousand dollars out OF the
United States treasury to erect mon.
ument TO his memory. Why specify
Butt? Why not erect a monument TO
the victims OF the Titanic? Was Butt
any better than the rest OF the gallant
men who perished in order that women
and children be saved? But it's doubt.
ful IL the pecple have any say in the
matter whatever. Taft and the DOW.
ers that be will do as they please
about Il, and the people-well, they
don't amount TO anything.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-11

A correspondent. writing 10 The
Menace who signs himself Young
Subscriber" wants us TO tell him.
through the columns Of The Menace,
why priests do not marry. We wish
10 state that We cannot convey this
information 10 our subscribers We
know the reason, but Il cannot be put
into Lrint. We might state in this
connection that We want to get In
communication with every man who
KNOWS this and KNOWS that he
KNOWS Il.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-11
AMEND THE CONSTITUTION /!
A Significant and Important Addition d
that Immortal Document.

Send the following draft for a new
Constitutional amendment 20 be voted
on by the people TO the United states
congress.
when passed and ratified Il will set
tie a great many questions that are
bound to rise up and plague the peo-
pie. It will put at rest many things
that help perpetuate state and church
questions:
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-11
THE AMENDMENT.

10 any cIiIssa ef the URited states
shall accept. claim. receive, or re-
taIa aay title OF sobility or honor.
or shalt without the consent or eon-
gress. accept aud retain any pres
cut. peusion, or enslument OF any
kIhd whntever. from any emperor,
king. prisee. or foreiga power. such
person shall cease 60 be q eitissn OF
the United states. and shall he In
capable sf holding any oace OF
trust ar prost under them or either
Of them.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-11
COME CLEAN, Mr. TAFT

In the discussion OF the Titanic
tragedy. great praise is Justly be.
slowed upon Major Butt for his heroic
conduct In that sad anair. But why
was Major Butt among the passen.
gers OF the Titanic? The answer to
this question discloses an omlnous
fact-one pregnant with n tragedy far
greater than that OF the Titanic.
On April IL, 1912. the Washington
Herald said:
1T Is regarded as a curious play OF
fate that Major Butt would have re-
turned safely on some other steamer
but for the fact that he delayed his
Homecoming TO bring certain conf.
Dental communications from the pope
to President Taft.
On April 10. the following press dis.
patch appeared in the Washington
Star. snngly tucked away on the nth
page:
Rome. April ia mission from
the Vatican TO the president OF the
United States was ended BY death. n.
as supposed. Archibald W. Butt, mill.
tary aid 10 the president, went TO the
bottom with the Inflated Titanic.
The Vatican has announced that a
letter which was presumably lost with
Major Butt had been resent 20 the
president"
On the same day (Aprll 1s) the
Washington Post contained (page 5,
column ~ a press dispatch from New
York, saying:
Cardinal Farley was especially
grieved over the fate OF Major ArchI.
bald Butt, who went TO Rome 20 see
Pope Plus x. on a special errand from
President Taft which vitality concerned
the three American members Of the
sacred college"
Undoubtedly, our chief executive ct.
ncer has been engaged in intrigues
vitality affecting the sacred college. ="
OF cardinals, In the interest OF that col.
lege, and In violation OF the constitu.
tion OF the United States. King
Charles the First was exposed in a
similar transaction. and his example
should be a warning TO all statesmen
OF like disposition. for Il seems al
most impossible for men TO engage In
such transactions without being proyi.
dentially exposed by some Unforeseen
accident. God works in a mysteri.
Gus way his wonders to perform"
We feel about this matter precisely
as Kipling feels about the home rule
conspiracy" as indicated I'm his great
poem. Ulster"
The dark eleventh hour
Draws on and sees US sold
To every evil power
We fought against OF old
Rebellion. rapine, hate,
Oppression. wrong and greed
Are loosed to rule our fate
By England's act and deed.
The faith In which we stand,
The laws we make and guard,
Our honor. lives and land
Are given for reward.
To murdeA done by night
To treason taught by day
To folly. sloth and spite
And We are thrust awayl
We know war is prepared
On every peaceful home;
We know hell is declared
For such as serve not Rome
The terror. threats and dread
In market. hearth and field.
We know. When all is said,
We perish IL We yield.
The impending tragedy OF Ulster IL
more pathetic than was that OF the
Titanic: but even that Is not so i'm,
portant 10 mankind as the tragedy OF
America foTeshadowed by the dis
closure OF the treachery OF our trusted
executive oficer. the commandment.
chief OF our army aud navy. the ad-
WISER Of QUO conRress. and the chnns6r