The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-12-20
BISHOP M'FAUL'S
CASE HAS FALLEN
New Jersey ROmanists Admit that There No Cause For
Acton in Libel Suit Against The Menace" But Are
to ASK Congress to Take the Filthy Sheet in Hand and
Srange it to DeGth--Is Congress Looking for Trouble?

hands.
This threat Of having congress
take hold Of THE MENAcE's case Is
I getting to be an old gag, but it's
about the only way they have Of let
ting themselves out Of a ridiculous
situation without getting the horse
laugh from people who have brains
enough TO 60 in out Of the rain.
These Romish yaps do not seem 20
know that any resolution which
congress would pass concerning the
freedom Of the press would have 10
apply 10 all other publications Just
the same as it would Apply to fHH
MENACE.
They do not seem to know that
any action directed specifically at
THE MENACE would be class legisla-
tion and that congress could not
do anything Of the kind under the
constitution Of the United States.
The priests and prelates know
better, but they arc between the
devil and the deep, blue sea. They
are compelled to keep up this stage
play in order that their "sheeps
may be kept quietly in the pastures.
The laity Of the Roman Catholic
church are getting wise TO the gamd
of the priests. They are reading
THE MENACE and are demanding ol
their shepherds" that they eithes
answer the argument Of TIE MEX,
ACE or stand convicted Of thu
charges.
The priests and prelates cannot
disprove the charges which we make
from week to week, and consequent.
ly they have TO resort TO stage play
in order to make it appear that they
Ire doing something.
This will keep the sheep" euieI
for a while, but not long, for the
honest Catholic layman is not al-
ways as dense as the priest thinks
he is. He knows that The MENACE
is not lying, and many of them arc
threatening to leave the old church
unless she gets busy and cleans up,
In fact many have already left, and
arc now leaving.
No wonde; the stall-fcd bachelors
are in distress.
The ground is being cut from un,
der them, and they feel themselves
slipping.
When the fight against this paper
was first carried to Washington by
the hierarchy, over a year ago, We
asked that every subscriber write his
congressman in our defense and ask
him not to fall for the papal bait
and give his assent to any movement
that would tend to hamper this
paper.
In this case, however, we are not
going to do that. We are not 90
ing to put you to that much trouble
for 1t isn't necessary. We are
willing, yea dnrious, that our case
be discussed on the floors of the
United States congress and senate.
Should the matter be brought up,
we are not even going to appear in
defense. We are willing that the
present administration make its de-
cisions concerning us in its own Sc
cret chambers. st. Patricks cathe-
dral would be a nice quiet place Cor
the cabinet TO repair to when they
are ready to consider our case; and
what their decision in the matter
might be is of little concern to MS,
for The MENACE family, fire nil
hon strong, will receive it without
fear or trembling, and viii govern
themselves accordingly"
In all this hurrah on the part Of
Rome this one fact stands out most
conspicuously: THE RAPIDLY
INCREASING CIRCULATION
OF THE MENACE is THE ONE
AND ONLY THING IN THIS
NATION AT THE PRESENT
TIME THAT MAKES THE
HIERARCHY AND THE PUTTY
POLITICIANS QUAKE IN
THEIR BOOTS.
Every reader of THE Menace
knows the truth of this statement
as well as do, and knowing il, will
not each and every one of you ioin
me in the campaign now starting
for two million subscribers BY Janu,