The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-08-31
ROMAN CATHOLICISM
IRON THE FREE METHODIST.

IT~HAT there afe many danFcrs con,
'fonting the American people
az this time. there can BE- no
question
one % the Eravest of these Il Ro.
nan Catholicism. This enemy o,
/ Protestantiam Il fast gcttlnE bold o.
the reins of government. and day b.
day the pope Of Rome obtains Ercatsi
power IN this country.
For years the chief MAGISTRATES ol
our nation have bowed and scraped "a
the representatives % the old man
OF the Vatican. The present incum
bent OF the white house has fAvored
Rome a. no former president ever
did. He owes hia election largely "a
their votes. and Il IL said the votes
we're Eiven because he favored ths
Romiah church IN the settlement OF
anairs In the Philippines. By which
millions Of dollars went into her cof
fers In payment Of lands that church
owned.
Rome has the majority OF the mem
bers OF the police force In every city
OF our country.
She has representatives on the stan
OF almost every prominent newspaper
and news favoring Rome is given hrsi
place and high ooloring.
The majority OF brewers, distilleru
and saloon-keepers belong TO the Ro
man church. and the same "a true ol
the criminals In and out OF the peni
tentiary.
The pope may have lost bis TEN
pornl power. but he has lost none ol
his hatred for our free institutions
and Just so far as he dares he shows
HE opposition
The politicians are playing In the
hands OF Rome because OF the mum
her OF votes she can turn out for those
who give her favor.
Rome IL flooding our country by
immigration, and unless something Il
done soon TO stop this she will be able
20 enroll more names than can Prot
cstantlsm. and In that day there viii
be trouble. and our nation will become
In Catholic nation. with the pope''
headquarters nc Boston or Washing
ton.
Protestants seem TO be asleep and
allow tho Catholics 10 run things q
their satisfaction, and Il Is high time
that they shake OF their stupor and
view the situation as Il Is.
Roman Catholicism is doing all 4
possibly can 10 break up the public
schools. Il has already succeeded Ia
hanlshlng the Bible from many ol
these Institutions.
u was Catholic priest backed uT
J 4 - - .WNN
tested against the use OF a program
In the graduating exercises OF the
IIelyidere high school. simply because
a prayer was to be offered at the be
ginning and the benediction was tC
be pronounced at its close, and ths
weakened board OF education yielded
TO his protest and the program was moi
carried out.
Al the celebration OF Cardinal Glib
bons' twenty.hfth anniversary OF his
Induction into the priesthood, held In
l Baltimore, last year, President TAFT
ex.President Roosevelt, several mem
bers OF the United States congress
Governor Crothers, the mayor OF the
city. Chief Justice White, OF the
United States supreme court, and Other
prominent men OF the nation sat or
the platform.
President Taft visited the paroohla
school and addressed the scholars
when In Chicago recently and he
was advertised TO appear In the st
Patrick's Day parade In Boston.
Il has been but a few months since
President Taft countermanded the
order given by Robert G. Valentine
Ia - = 4.
which order forbade the Catholic nuns
who were employed in the government
schools wearing their religious garf
while in school. The president re
voked this order In six days after Il
was given. This has raised a storm
OF indignation and the end OF this ON
cial interference in behalf OF the
Catholic church has not yet come.