The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-04-27

AMN0 1AnnANCa SAYS ENWNNENN
OF the Catholic Church IN Amer
u lea" an authoritative and strictly
Roman Catholic production. was born
IN Baltimore In 1854. but was taken TO
Ireland. the land OF his forefathers. az
the age OF ten years. While making
his juvenile studies there he was
brought under the notice OF Arch.
bishop McHale OF Tuam. Returning 10
his native country he entered St
Charles College. and after his course
there entered St Mary's College. Balti.
more. He was ordained In 1861 and
assigned TO St Patrick's church. but
in a few months received charge OF St
Bridget's church az Canton. with the
care Of ST. Lawrenoe's at Locust Point
as well as OF the soldiers at
Fort McHenry. In a consistory held
by Pope Leo Kill. In 1856, the Arch
bishop OF Baltimore tGibbonsll was
created a cardinal priest IL Is vain
20 attempt a recital OF all he has ac.
complished for the growth and glory
or the Faith"
Looking through the records In pos.
session OF The Menace, the foregoin 9
meagre account OF Cardinal Gibbons Is
the only attempt at biography We can
discover. although this paper would
welcome q complete. detailed. truthf:l
and unprejudiccd record OF his earlier
life. something regarding hts iamily
aud their standing. SCcial rad Uoip!
as we'll rs Intellectual Mono Ecem
Forthcoming. This man. the bet
,wn and respected among these
Jman Catholic cardinals. brings To
Z = reinforcement OF nis clHi 'E 20
Nlty and princo,y prorogatives, gb-
teIy no intiwcuCn that he Is en-
ed 20 be accepted as such. but what
Ie could present Us with a record
oval descent ard n family In
ose veins ran the blood OF kingI.
orinces or even ordinary 7rlstoCrot7;
what then? or what interest would IL
prove TO American citizens? WCulf
the people acknowledge him as a cit
izen? Yes. But under our established
customs and upol the very basis OF
our beloved form OF government,
would the people treat citizen as the
people OF a foreign country treat roy
atty? Such a question requires no an-
swer in America. The people OF the
limited States WILL NOT accord
royal rights 10 citizens OF this coun-
try 20 be practiced In this country.
Roman Catholics are at perfect lib
erty TO call their brother communi-
cants by any name or title they may
choose, II titles are beloved by them,
and it Is no ones business how many
empty titles they may create, confer
and believe In AMONG THEM
SELVES EXCLUSIVELY. We had
been led TO surmise that Roman Cath.
olics, particularly Irish Catholics, de-
tested even bona-nde titles and ab-
horred the real nobility of their ma
tive country beyond the Atlantic,
but Il seems that the contrary
Is so far true that not content
20 worship real nobility. they create
empty titles and confer them upon men
with neither lands nor possessions In
order to have some titled man TO fol-
low. So far. however. as such play
acting as this is concerned, We have
no business 10 interfere. They may
worship the wind II they so desire, and
NAV indulge In all sorts OF absurd
fancies IL Il cults their longing, BUT,
when. like a horde OF drink-crazed
savages, they leave their own hearths
and affairs and approach with fanatical
zeal-always dangerous-the borders
of OURS. and our established govern
ment's rules OF action, giving evidence
that these are TO be the object OF their
attack, WE SAY. "SToP"-'THUS
FAR BUT No FURTHER"
This Office has been receiving as
hIRh as twenty newspapers daily con-
tanning the Marouise de Fontenoy's
address 10 this government regarding
future rules Of etiquette 10 be observed
nj state or governmental functions
where cardinals OF the Roman Catholic
church happen TO appear. These ar
ticles, or rather this article (for II Is
nreeisely the same in each OF the met
ropolitan papers). IL deemed by the
press OF sufhcient Importance 10 de-
serve valuable and prominent space,
and therein the press offends the read
ing public, for only Roman Catholic
readers actually advocate the ideas
enunciated by this masquerading
"Marqulse"
The people Of the United States
who have not read this remarkable
document should do 90. IL did not
sppear in Puck or Judge. where Jokes
are properly head-lined. but In columns
of legitimate and serious news and in
nearly n not every metropolitan news
paper in the United States. BY read.
Ing II, they will be thereby enlightened.
we venture, on the actual aims OF the
Roman Catholic authorities. NOT In
Europe, but In the land of Washington,
Jefferson and Lincoln.
The MarQuise de Fontenoy nrst ad.