The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-04-20
PRESIDENT TAFT m BOSTON
BY DOROTHY MERIFIELD

by DOROTHY MEmFIELD
I looked in your last number 10 see
n there was any word from Boston
on the shameful proceedings here on
the 18th Of March. 81 Patrick's Day.
when President Taft came on from
Washington 10 take part In that cele-
bratlon. but I a.. not find any word
about Il. so I feel called upon 20 say
something.
TAFT dined with all the Irish heads
OF tho city.
Unfortunately. Boston celebrated the
Anniversary OF the Evacuation OF BoC.
ton by the British on that day. which
| fell on St Patrick's Day. and Taft's
visit TO this city was presumably In
honor OF Evacuation Day, but he al
lowed himself 70 be seized upon by tho
/ lrieh to decorate their feast day. Taft
rode in their professions, gave n great
lecture, etc.
The mayor OF Boston is Irish. Tho
/ Charitable Irish society gave a bls
dinner at tho Hotel Somerset, 10 which
| tho governor Of Massachusetts, WIS
also invited, but, when n diagram of
the table and tho sitters we're shown
/ 10 him, and he found that instead Of
being seated next TO President Taft.
as was his right, as the governor and
next In rank. the new-made Cardinal
/ IO'Connell, Just back from Rome, was
70 have that place, next came Dennis
McCarty. etc, while the governor was
relegated down TO the hi,l seat, he
old not show ur at dinner.
God bless the governor OF Massq-
chueetts! lie stated 90 tho papers that
the state had not been accorded its
proper place. and that he felt the dig.
nifty OF the commonwealth required
that it's representative should speak
s"before" the representative OF any
foreign or ecclesisstical body!
Taft, as the representative Of our na.
ton, was totally devoid OF dignity,
and frolicked and gnmholed with the
Irish Catholic priests and st. PRtrick's
ORGANIZATIONS, as Il 60 the manor born.
But, as familiarity breeds contempt.
so the Irish rated him at his true
value, and their organ, THE Travel
ler;" came out with q caricature OF the
president, shameful 10 behold. They
used his own photograph for the face
OF the gross Irlshman they depleted,
dressed in dllapidated garments. with
n shillelah in his hand, while they
told exultantly what a fine ally they
had in Taft. and what feather Il
was In their caps that the head OF the
nation should decorate their ST. Pat
riek's Day. Many Americans wept
when they saw the disgraceful carl
cature Of Taft in "The Traveller. "
aursendipg you a copy OF the pic
ture. All we can call the president's Wis
Il here, is the Taft ana Catholic orgy.
II was a terrible ordeal for the Bos.
lton people to suffer. But We shall
lsuffer a greater one soon, for Il docs
not take much wit 10 realize whittier
We are trendinp. The truth Is. the
Jesuits intend that Cardinal 0'Connel,
shall be the next pope, and that he
shall reign at Washington beside the
lpresident. The great Catholic uni.
verslty at Washington was erected as
1.-THE future home OF the pope. The
latter has been rejected by all for
eign countries. and now no country
is available but America and here he
will locate, very soon, too.
Popes are liable to die when they
stand in the way Of the advance of
1.-THE church. 1he latter is conscience
Hess where Il is concerned, and, when
the Jesuits want TO put pope O'Connell
on the throne in Washington, the way
Twill be clear. Taft will allow the Irish
Ito smutty him all over with mud, II
lthey will only give him the Irish vote.
HE has Just signed an order letting
tho nuns teach the Indian wards Of
the nation, and has given money for
their schools. He has taken four en-
tire Roman Catholic schools under the
wing OF the government, with their
nuns, catechism. creed. ceremonies
and all. In fact. Il would be hard TO
find a man for president who cannot
be bought by the Irish. Roosevelt
caters to them, and so has every presi-
dent so far.
shake hands. with you in your
work. though am only woman, but
a patriotic one.