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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-01-20

10 Sustain life. OF are scarcely enough
10 Keep them from frccIlnE
But the spirit of freedom Il immor-
tai. ita oonfict With despotism VII
b eternal Bolts. dungeons. shackles
cannot oonhne a.. rnckn. flames and
gibbets cannot eKtingulah a. To an
uihilate A. the most formidable efforts
Of blgotry. the most ingenious arts Of
statesmen. the combined power Of
church and state. have been applied
In vain Though the blood Of free
doma sons have streamed In torrents.
and the smoke OF their stakes have
darkcned the face Of heaven. yet their
spirit has stili walked abroad over the
world. Soit has been In the past: 90
u will be In the future. II the Catho-
Nc demon should massacre all the
frecnen IN one age. they win rise
up more powerful In the next; and
SUCCESSFULLY a. time rolls on. shake
with their energy the accursed throne.
Hence civil war viii never cease.
fields will eternally reek with gore,
burning cathedrals and converts will
illuminate the night. an the world.
instructed by It's past errors. will
unite In a natural union for the cx.
tinguishment OF Catholicism.
We have now alluded 10 the dangers
which begin 10 blaeken our political
armament Can the storm be avert.
ed7 We believe Il can. A union OF
the Protestants. Jews. Splritualists.
Free Religionists. lnfdels. Atheists.
Free Germans. and OF all non-catho-
lies. without regard TO creed. race
or color. on basis OF universal civil
and religious liberty. with n .udiciou4
policy, and a corresponding system OF
measures, willsprovo adequate 10 the
emergency. Such an organization. II
sufficient and literally constituted.
might command the support OF Gallic
and Fenlan Catholics. Tho life. lib
erty and welfare OF all non.Catholics.
II not indeed, OF tho Fenians and
Galicans themselves. are IN equal
danger. and why should they not or.
ganiEe for mutual safety Does pre-
judice forbid itg Millions OF lives
must be sacrificed n a union be not
effected. Who would. then. hesitate
20 sacrifice n prejudice that II may be
effected? A tyrant may demand con.
cesslons without rendering an equiNa.
lent. but freemen cannot. Can Amer
leans sleep In peace, while the clang
OF the hammers that arc forging their
chains are sounding in their ears. and
the pillars which support their govern.
ment arc lettering over their headGi
lit seems impossible. Their obllea.
tions 10 their country. 90 posterity. &c
the world, demand union. Union or
slavery: union or conhscation; uni n
or the rack. the stake, the gibbet
One or the other Is inevitable.
Which do you now choosel
A few more years hence you will
have no choice!
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-01-20
DEMANDING OFFICES.

Edward l. Feeney. who was prosL
dent of the American Federation OF
Catholic societies. In his annual re-
port 20 that body. declared that "in
proportion 20 the number OF Catho-
lies under the fiag. here and In our
lnsular possessions, We have by no
means a sufficient representation in
the public service"
The New York Tribune very proper.
ly calls the Roman Catholic oficlal
down. a. illadvised. unpatriotic and
fraught with evil. seeing that under
our form OF government religious
views or Affiliations do not figure In
the qualifications OF public servants Z"
The Menace calls attention 10 this
statement by tho head OF the Fedora.
ton OF Roman Catholic societies as n
commanding proof that the purpose
OF this federation is political rather
than religious. Religion is a conven.
lent coax. and successful buffer.
when attacked and called 20 account
for pernicious political interference
II has been n difhcUlt matter 10 con.
vince conservative citizens. who never
have allowed religious convictions
and afiliations 10 enter into their DO.
litical activities. 10 believe that Cath
olioism is a real and yirile political
menace.
The New York Tribune Is shocked
by the frank utterance OF Mr.. Feeney
and cautions the brother about insist.
ing upon their share"-and thinks
that is the wrong way 70 so about
What The Menace Is most interest.
cd In is 20 make its readers under
stand that the Roman Catholic clerl.
cal party Is organized and has begun
10 inform the public about its polit.
ical wants. They want everything
in sight. supreme court, congress, and
modestly say that there is no reason
why the president should not be a
Romanist, seeing that the vice-presi.
dent is. and had been so kind TO our
people"
Some man who reads this article
doubtless has said there Is no danger,
no cause for alarm, no threatening,
menacing power in American poll.
tics.
But there is. The Roman Catholic
microbe has entered the llfe-blood OF
the nation. The signs are all too
plain Of a national disease approach.
ing a crisis.
Delays in heroic action invite
death; the hectic flush is upon the
cheek OF the goddess of liberty There
Is absolute peril In the situation. The
president Of the Federation OF Ro.
man Catholic societies has given
America notice. Can We be any longer
blind 10 the sltuation7
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-01-20
LET THE HEATHEN RAGE

One OF the very noticeable facts
concerning the Roman Catholic press
and the hierarchy is their avoiding
the main issue with The Menace and
are satisfied 10 meet our facts with
epithets. Calling The Menace n
Nasty little sheet" its subscribers
'brainless," the editor a "a so-called"
reverend. its published statements
childish rawlings" its publishers
Creatures OF a disordered liver. the
beautiful Aurora. No, the Sunrise
City OF the oZafks. a back.woods vii.
lage. its great printing plant "in a bur
row until its timely and unlamented
DEATH"
For ourselves, whatever we may be
personally. however obscure the loca-
ton. however miserable as TO our
liver. health, wealth. OF OF little
worth has nothing to do with the CUES.
ton of Roman Catholic ambitions. de.
sires. present and past history.
The fact Is the reply these papers
are making 10 the serious and meuac.
ing presence OF Catholicism In Amer.
ica Is fatal. and self convictlng. There
Is neither dignity. learning nor de
cency In the San Francisco Catholic
Leaders screed published last week
Almost any one can call names, In
place OF argument. but a gentleman
does not. These Roman Catholic pa.
pers will do themselves more credit
by keeping still-they would II they
took the Jesult's adyice-he runs for
torch OF pincers. or starts a boy.
colt.
II the hierarchy thinks our sub
scribers fools, Il Is only because thou.
sands OF them have been DECEIVED and
hoodwinked by the deceitfulness OF
Rome's pretended holiness.
We are a foolish people 10 allow
this fair land TO come into the power
OF an ecclesiasticlsm that has de.
graded every nation that has adopted
its false teaching. How we could be
fooled so long and so completely is
certainly a mystery. We ought easily
to have seen the picture and recog.
nized the counterpart spoken OF by the
Christ when he said OF the Scribes
and Pharisees. They make wide their
phylacteries. they stand on the street
corner. they make long prayers aud
think they viii be heard for thelf
much speaking-they make clean the
platter-the outside show Is spectac.
ular. but inside is full Of dead meas
bones
No. Roman Catholic papers telling
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-01-20

rTNDENfABLE Il the fact that the
annual Increase of the Catholic
populatioa FAR outstrips that %
Ne non-catholic population: and that
% some future period its uumerieAl
etrength WI Be capable Of deciding
N favor of the church every election
that tales place. When that unfortu.
nate hour arrives every policeman.
councilman. mayor. Judge. governor.
leleEnte. CONGRESSMAN. sonator. pres
tdont. civil offciaL. army and navy Of
Seer viii Be a Catholic Then the non.
Catholics viii b powericss. and AZ
the mercy OF those Who believe they
have no rights. Then. according 20
Bronson. hcrcsy and infdellty will be
declared 10 have no rights. Then. nc.
eording 20 Archbishop Kcndrick.
Professionalism win Be declared 10 Be a
crime. and punished a. such. Then.
eccording 20 the archbishop Of 81
Louis. religious liberty win no longer
be endured. Then. according 70 Heck.
er. the Catholic church win BE- bound
20 take the country. and keep Il. Then
fnquisltions viii bo introduced. and
stakes erected. Then the darkness
OF the middle ages win settle over the
land. Then the schoolhouses. the col.
iegos. the asylums. and the churches
built with Protestant funds will bo
applied 10 Catholic purposes. Then
the fortunes which non-Catholics
have amassod viii be confscated.
Then the territorial acquisitions OF
tho government. all its resources. all
the advantages Il has acquired BY
arms and treaties. its navy and its
army. win become the property OF the
papai monarchy. and applied TO It's
defense and extension. Then Il will
be the business OF Americans. not 10
create magistrates. but 90 obey des.
pots: not 10 share In the sovereignty
OF the government. but 10 toll In slay.
cry 90 support an exocrablo dospot.
ism. Then liberty OF speech and free
dom OF the press will be no more.
Then the ecclesiastical dungeons.
which the suplneness OF Americans
have allowed Catholicism 70 erect
among them will be the homes and
graves OF freemcn. Then viii arise
q government constructed OF schemes
for public plunder; where an aristo-
cracy are privileged robbers: where
moral worth and dignity arc the help
less victims OF power and injustice;
where laws are made for subjects,
not Tor rulers; and where the people
arc inherited BY royal heirs. like 80
much land and cattle. Then will the
monarchial demon. tho god Of slaves
and aristocrats. seated on tho poo
pies throne. with his feet on the
peoples neck, Quaff blood like water;
and eye with scornful indifference the
squalid millions whom he has doomed
by an enormous taxation 10 huddlo in
novels, without light or air, with
clothing scarcely enough 10 hide their
nakedness. with food scarcely enough
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-01-20
THE POOR CAN SUFFER.

OF al the orEanlEAtions % earth.
claiming 10 b CHRISTIAN. the Roman
Catholic has less OF that spirit than
any Nc have ever observed. Millions
OF dollars are spent annually BY this
aggregation Of hypocrites In an effort
10 ave with pomp and splendor the
wcak-knecd ProtcstantiHm Of Amcri.
ca. but you never hear OF them IN the
slums OF the great cities assisting
With their untold wealth In the alievia.
tion OF the suffering of the poor and
unfortunate. Tho following press
dispatch from New York illustrates a
case In point:
New York. Dec. 30.-The Roman
Catholics OF this diocese are planning
20 raise a purse OF az least $4,000 20
be presented 20 Cardinal Farley when
he returns from Rome. Tho commit.
tee In charge OF tho reception held a
meeting az the Cathedral College on
Thursday night and when the suggcs.
tion OF a purse for the cardinal vas
made 5000 was contributed az once.
~ the very hour this stupondous
sum Of money wan being raised. New
Norks army OF the unemployed were
Hhiyering In the bread line. children
without food or fuel were waiting IN
blair-eyed anxiety the arrival OF the
supply wagon OF the Proyldent Asso'
citation. while others wene scurryinE
hither and thithor for shelter In the
municipal lodging houscs.
The money that VIII bo spent Tor
the Amusement OF this thlckneckod.
black.robed. jewelbedecked prince OF
patanish mammon on his return from
Rome would relieve the suffering oi
New York's poor for the rest OF the
winter.
But TO relieve the poor Is not tho
mission OF tho Roman hierarchy IN
America. Tho Beast OF Revelations
Il drunk with the blood OF martyrs,
and her slogan. Capture America for
the pope" is a signal for the weak
and oppressed 10 stand aside while
the tnudy pagcantry Of Romo holds
s-the footliehts IN the land OF Columbia
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-01-20
ALWAYS THE SAME.

You can never assail the Jesuits
for their crime and intrigue. nor con.
front them with their record OF deeds
dark and damnable. but that they ex.
claim that what you relate is ancient
history. This thing and that happen
ed in the dim and distant past. says
the Jesuit. and we should not be held
20 account for the actions Of our an.
cestors.
So far 20 good. No one can be
held 10 account for the conduct Of an
cestors. but the trouble with the Jes-
uit Is he never changes, and he boasts
OF the fact. That this is true IL very
forcibly verified In the following item
clipped from the Pittsburg. Pa, Dis
patch Of jan. ?. this year. 1912:
''The scope aud purpose OF the annual
retreat for men was explained at all
the masses at St Paul's cathedral yes
terday. The retreat this year will be
preached BY one Of the most eloquent
Jesuits In the United States, Rev. G.
W. Lyons Of PHILADELPHIA. Pa. II be
gins on January 10 and continues for
four days. ending on Sunday evening
January u: During this time no wO-
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-01-20
NOW THEY oET NJ.

May pcopio uonder uhere CEiko
lies Ect the rAnt amount of monry
which must - necessary 70 connirurt
and malutain the great number q
massive monaEtcriea. nlnncrica en-
vcnta. etc. 10 b. found In this CON
try. Besides begins. borrowing and
otherwise nlchinE. the directors o.
these Institutions stand continuaIly
before the rich with ouistrctched and
itching palma ready 10 catch the pro-
verbal crumb or. In other cases. be
ever present at the bedside of those
who shufle on with much Of the flthy
lucre 90 their credit Could the atcr.
are reader b. IN The Menace once
for a week and see the number % m
staQcca In point he would Be dumb
founded. but be would be no longer In
ignorance a. 10 where the Catholics
set the money. Note tho follovingi
south Bethlehem. Pa. Dec. 2s.--
The Rev. J. J. oConnell. rector Of the
Catholic church OF the Holy
Infancy. announced yesterday that
the annual Christmas gift 10 the
church OF Charles N. Schwab. presi-
dent OF the Bcihlehem Steel Company.
was n check for 5000. The money
viii be devoted toward the erection
OF the new $4,000 rectOry."
II doesn't matter 10 millionaire
schwab that thousands OF his en-.
ployos In the steel mills are iivlne
In shacks. eating only two meals a
day and sleeping four 20 "a bed %
~
contracting tuberculosis and trans.
hitting Il 10 their helpless and limo
cent offspring because OF oyercrowd-
ing and underfcedlnE. due 10 the low
wages and long hours imposed upon
them By Mr.. Schwab. BY standing In
with the priests Schwab can continue
his slave driving methods and no crit.
icism viii ever reach the public. for
the priests control tho press and tho
press controls the opinions OF the pco-
pic. Tho idea Of religion IN the
United States Steel Corporation! le
Godsi
But Ave thousand dollars is a mere
bagatelle. Here's n Texas sheep and
COW "puncher" who leaves the Ro.
man church corporation n million dol
lars IN one lump
Austin. Tex, Dec. 2s.-Ed Jackson
the sheep man who died a few dayu
ago. a bachelor. at his homo at San
Angelo. left a will by which he gave
100000 TO Fannie Jackson. n two.
year-old Mexican girl. described as the
'Siaughtor OF my friend. Mary Luna.
The remainder OF the estate. valued
at moro than Si.OOO,0O0. is left 10 the
Catholic church Of America"
Tho daughter OF his friend, Mary
Luna gets hundred thousand
Would Il not be interesting 70 know
who the father OF tho daughter OF his
friend. Mary Luna, is2
have a hatfull OF clippings OF this
kind on my desk, but the above are
sufficient TO show tho resources OF the
gang We are fighting. Checks, bonds,
real estate holdings and other collat'
eral BY the millions are fed 10 this
Roman beast OF Revelations, while
the little old Menace Is compelled &c
get lie sustenance with goose quill
in twenty-five cent pieces.
Nevertheless We are fighting win
ming ight-a battle OF right against
wrong-ideas against money and
graft, and truth and righteousness
against falsehood and deception
And with these weapons We cannot
lose a single battlel
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-01-20
TO CONTROL THE MILITIA

no YOU know why the question OF
Catholic president Of the United
States Is raised, when tie Knights OF
Columbus and the hierarchy talk poll
tics.
II Is a great game and the prize Is
worth working for. It's a great step
toward the supreme capture OF Amer
lea for the pope.
A practical Catholic, in the language
OF the hierarchy, Is a man who takes
the oath TO obey the orders OF the
pope, and work for his temporal su-
premacy, and the establishment Of
a Holy Roman Empire, with the nag
OF the Vatican flying from the capi'
tai of every nation on earth.
That is ambition, is II not? That
is n dream worthy OF the first Ma
poleon, and would satisfy the thirst
for power Of one even greater tban
,tEar.
But what Is the game OF making a
Roman Catholic president? Why this ?
Representative Du Pont. chairman
OF the committee on military affairs,
in a speech. January 9th. In the house
OF representatives, speaking on the
question OF the volunteer forces OF
the United States among other things
said: Further, the organized militia
under the provisions OF ;he act OF Jan.
uary %, 1908. CAN BE CALLED OUT
BY THE PRESIDENT. FOR ANY
PERIOD THAT HE MAY SPECIFY,
To EXECUTE THE LAWS OF THE
UNION, SUPPRESS INSURREC.
TIoN. Ito be interpreted by the hier'
archy) or repel invasion, and eau be
ordered. not only beyond the l!iIits
Of the respective states. but, II neces'
sary, beyond the limits OF the United
States"
Some Of the watehful patriots. Jun
Tor Order men. or a descendant OF
the American Protective Association,
saw the supreme danger that lurked
In that militia law. had Il amended
May 27. 1908. cutting the dlctatorial
authority OF the president and making
II necessary for the president 10 issue
his orders through the governors OF
the various states and territories. But
lust look over the sub-ervient govern
ors, nine OF them recently parading
the country and kissing the pope's toe
In humble submission TO the Vatican
rule. Look at the Roman Catholic
states dominated by the political pow
er OF the big cities.
o, it's a big game. the hierarchy is
playing. led by the astute and cunning
Jesuit. now directing the campaign In
America.
And you don't see Il? Have the enc
mics anointed your eyes, and poured
the ieprous dlstillment In your ear
20 that you see not nor hear the
tramp OF the Roman standing army
paradlng your cities and manning
your oficesf
is the experiment Of q government
OF the people to fail. through the stu
pidity and false security Of lis meng
II must not be.
II shall not be done.
Sound the alarmi
caIl the true men OF the natlon to
the colorsi
There is an enemy in the camp;
hunt him down.
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their rsaters nat Tke Ncnacs is
snail iasignifcant and uithout force
and at The sane time ahou their raEc.
their fear. their lsck % diEnliy and
liability 10 meet TIE Menaoe. yin 20
moft % oonrince honest Catholics and
turn their faces toward the light
Our readers nay - sure that the
pcraunal abuse of the editor falls
nEhtiy upou him and cannot In the
least disturb the ealmncas Of he mind
o. qucnch hia heart ambition 20 uaEen
the slccplng pcople and calm the team
and open the eycs % many honest Ro-
man Catholics. follosing their blind
guides Into poverty % mind and body
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-01-20
THE cATHoLIoPREss CENSOR BILL

Ffou chistian siAntard. ciseinnatl ohio.
q oue
uniied
4
u q presented
Ihl. unaloa Of place iOOkOut
WALTER ". PAIGE. washington. ID c. Jaa
80 particular member OF eoaErcss ANY lnforosd The
tl sun In Catholic hands But vii
following non the Church PrOsress Catholic Of 81 Lou
ntCahue Questionable
nab 1thy called
sting through the nails
EoOd time Tor all Protestant this pros
peote bill And good um for all patriotic
educate a. to the true nature OF this liberty
for the BILL and then watch you are
watching him.
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CATHOLIC HOSPITALS.

In practically every city OF any con.
sequence you will find a hospital
named for some Saint, so-called, and
presided over by nuns. The institu.
lions are not open for inspection by
the authorities Of the law. and when
patients are starved, frozen and other.
wise put to death by neglect, II not
premeditately, friends or relatives oi
the deceased have no recourse. even
when Il Is a matter of common kncwl.
edge that crime, no less than man
slaughter. has been committed.
Just today pitiful example OF this
character was brought 10 our atten'
tion In a letter requesting that a
sample copy OF The Menace be sen,
60 Mr.. so and so. at a certain point
stating that he was a Catholic, but
that since he had recently had a little
daughter die In a Catholic hospital
from pure carelessness and neglect
he might be reached by our appeal
and awakened TO the character of the
damnabIe institution to which he was
paying tribute, with nothing In re.
turn but the pale. cold corpse Of his
own offspring.
In the same mail was letter from
a friend in Pennsylvania who. from
his writing. is acquainted with the
character OF these sepulchral abodes
OF the afiieted. gives our readers q
startling warning in this language:
4 would warn all Protestants TO keep
sharp watch on these Catholic nurses
IN our hospitals There are many
Protestants sent 20 eternity through
that agency. No doubt many will be
ready 70 nout this idea, but am moi
alone In this belief"
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TO coRREspoNpENrs

The Menace has reached the con
clusion that Il cannot AFFORD TO take
the risk OF publishing unsigned com.
municatlons. We are getting some
real good items. and would like 10
publish them. but they are anonymous
and therefore valueless. Please give
your name and address when writ.
ing for publication. or will give US
the privilege Of appropriating your
matter without credit and editing it
TO suit ourselves. 80
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-01-20

man will be admitted TO the Cathedral
at the evening services, simply be
cause the capacity OF the cathedral will
bo axed TO care for the men who
desired TO attend. This exclusion OF
women will prevent undue crwding
and standing in the aisles, and give
every man who attends n proper de
gree OF comfort 10 hear the preacher
and 70 profit by the retreat. JESUITS
ARE SPECIALISTS IN GIVING RE
TREATS FOR MEN. AND THE EX.
HnctsES AT THE CATHEDRAL,
DURING THE COMING RETREAT
WILL CLOSELY FOLLOW THE GEL
EBRATED SPIRITUAL EXERCISES
LAID DOWN BY ST. IGNATIUS,
THE FOUNDER OF THE JESUTTS,
IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY"
THE Jesuits are specialists in Civ.
ing retreats for men," says the Pitts.
burg writer; he might have added
that from their record they are spec
ialists" in the art OF dark and devious
intrigue TO which no pure woman
would lend her sanction. thus these
stag meetings for men only"
That they WILL CLOSELY FOL
Low THE CELEBRATED spirit
UAL EXERCISES LAID DOWN BY
ST. IGNATlUS. THE FOUNDER OF
THE JESUJTS. IN THE SIXTEENTH
CENTURY, Is evidence enough that
The Menace has printed the truth
every time II has claimed that the
Jesuits are the same yesterday. to
day and tomorrow. Read the Jesuit
oath In No. 3s OF The Menace. then
decided II we exaggerated when we
told you that the American people
wero fast asleep over a seelhing vol
cano.