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

yellow and white papal naE with the
papal seal. the keys % Heaven.
IRE pope Of Rome occupies the DO
aliion given him By 81. Peter. Ira.
dition says that Christ said % Peter.
Who was but an humble fisherman:
-Foliow Me. and ! win make you a
fisher of men" He gave Peter n ring.
and Peter became one OF the Apos-
ties. Then for recognizing the al.
vinity of Christ. Christ gave the keys
OF Heaven 10 Peter. Peter founded the
church az Rome and the pope "a nov
the portal between mortais and
Christ. and he has the keys Of
Heaven, given directly unto him. how
do the Goddess, the Protestants. and
otherwise. ever expect 70 see the
poariy gatesG
This. then. was tho emblem dis
played by the Catholic church. hun
dreds OF them: eight automobile loads
Of priests carried large numbers OF
them. and not one American nag
Neither did the school floats carry the
stars and stripes. with but one or two
instances Il didn't SEQ any nag Ia
school floats as noticed particularly
but have since seen a photo OF one
with a nag)
Yellow. yellow. The American Gag
as established by the government does
not look good 70 them, unless they
can put the yellow streaks upon a.
Perhaps that was why eggs were
thrown az the hags In Wichita re-
Gently by a mob, made up 10 a large
extent by the Knights Of Columbus?
The parade was headed by one large
yellow nag. and the American nag. on
one float were two large flags In which
the stars we're upon a black ground
| instead OF a blue. In the parade was
carried n flag that was yellow upon
one side, red. white and blue upon
the other And another American flag
was beautifully decorated with n yel-
low fringe all around the edge OF the
hagl
They love the stars and stripes!
Yes, when they have got their color,
yellow. attached TO Il. Where Is our
government that has been so strict In
guarding the use OF the flag? That
does not permit any desecrating. any
use for advertising purposes, yet per.
mits the Catholics 10 use II 90 adver-
tise the pope OF Rome?
Our amazed eyes take in the yel.
I low fringe. Is the government asleep?
With but one OF two exceptions the
colors OF the Catholic church were
raised above the government colors.
On many floats were pointed pen
nants, one stripe red. one white, and
stars on a blue ground. They we're
/ placed with the regulation flag, but in
every instance raised above Il. One
/ flag decorating an automobile In the
/ parade was carried upside down.
Not content with the appropriation
OF the government flag, the throwing
/ In Jail OF woman for being an anti.
/ Catholic, urging the fight on free
| speech upon the streets, they needs
must take their usual slap az the
American schools. the institution that
means freedom and education for the
/ poor youths OF our land.
! Archbishop Ireland said In his
speech at the Forum: Meanwhile,
] the youth OF the land pass through
schools and colleges from which God
is exiled," meaning that meanwhile" /"
until the Catholics got control OF the
education Of these youths. And fur.
ther, he took n slap at our democratic
form OF government: America pro-
poses TO itself the most arduous OF
social problems--to maintain a gov.
ernment that win hold in check the
passions Of the people, while Il en-
trusts 70 the people more or less, i'm
mediately the right 20 control tho
government What then Of the gov
ernment OF the republic, II conscience
recedes from the bosom OF the peo-
pie. II the day ever comes when re.
ligion, In the general thought OF the
people. is merely a memory OF blessed
things that once were and now have
ceased 10 be?"
Meaning the separation OF church
and state. or IN case OF their being
unable TO capture the government in
behalf OF the Catholics.
Il Let Il be remembered that every re.
ligion. every creed. outside the Catho.
lie church Is goddess. Our public
schools are goddess. Our democratic
government is goddess so long as II Is
run apart from the church Of Rome.
and the pope has the keys TO Heaven.
While Cardinal Gibbons. Archbishop
Ireland and other prelates in their
I speeches talked OF the spiritual up
lift" OF the nation In soothing terms.
behind them stands a powerful or.
ganization working its way to get a
hold upon the politics OF our country,
and our dribbllng politicians are fall
ing into their lap.
The mayor Of Wichita. the governor
of Kansas, and many between the two.
figdratively. at least. and perhaps In
actuality, bent their knee and kissed
the ring upon the cardinals finger.
They would no doubt be ready and
willing TO anoint his feet IL II would
bring votes in the future.
The Catholics love this country.
They say so over and over. Sure
they do. Didn't Columbus discover
/ il? Columbus was a Catholic and his
first voyage was financed by funds fur
nished by the church to Queen Isa-
bella for that purpose. 1900 ducats.
The second voyage was brought about
by the intercession Of the church.
Therefore. have they not the right Of
priority?"
Is II any wonder they have their
Knights OF Columbus and their Daugh-
a. a