The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-03
ST. Louis Elects Protestant Mayor

From The Free Methodist
The recent election IN So Louis vas
one Of the most exciting held In this
city for some time. The issue that
nnally came 10 the front was between
electing a Roman Catholic and a
Protestant mayor. The two leading
candidates were Mr. Henry w. Kiel. a
Protestant. and DR.. John II. Simon. a
stauuch Roman Catholic.
Il looked for a time that DR.. Simon
was sure Of election. and he was 20 re
ported IN the first returns He had
promised. a is said. 10 throw ST Louis
wide open. lift the Sunday I'D and give
full sway 70 the saloon element over
the door Of almost every saloon was
large placard soliciting votes for
Simon. II was also reported that he
had promised his Catholic friends 10
remove the Protestants trom ofiice
and give them their places as far as
his appointing power would go.
These things stirred the blood IN
the veins OF q great many true Amer
leans IN this city and brought on an
interesting fight. over one hundred
Of the Protestant ministers were visit
ed and their cooperation asked. Sew.
eral thousand circulars. prepared by
the Guardians OF Liberty, were dis
tributed two days before election. This
contained a statement OF Archbishop
Glennon taken from one OF the city
papers, OF March 18th. In which the
archbishop said we must stan1 TO-
gether as Irishmen mot as Americans,
not as ST. Louislans, but as Catholiotl
80 before election day and on cleo
ton day as we'll"
When the complete returns were In
they showed that Mr.. Kiel was elected
by over two thousand majority and
Dr. Simon attributed his defeat, 30
Il is stated. 10 the fact that religion
was mixed with politics. A few days
later, Priest ID. S. Phelan, editor OF
the Western Watchman, a Catholic
paper, wrote a scathing article con
cerning the election aimed at those
whom he claimed mixed religion with
politics" His theme" said one OF
the city papers. was inspired by GER
tain dodgers passed out In st. Louis
during the mayoralty election This
Romanist characterized the practice
as "scandalous" and a "sickening
spectacle" He went on 20 say that
persons who we're responsible for the
deyiltry and distribution OF the dodg.
ers were the natural outgrowths OF
A corrupt human race and the relig.
lous rowdy Is an offshoot OF crooked
Christianity" He said many other
things that space win not permit pub
fishing here.
Sufice 70 say. we rejoice In the tri-
umphs OF Protestantism in this city
thus far. for. as many know, st. Louis
Is largely under Roman rule and Il is
the writer's opinion that unless Pro
testauts Of this country wake up 10
the real situation Il will not be
long until the United States govern
ment will be under the bloody domin'
ion of Rome, and then what?
We believe The Menace. published
In this state. a strong anti-Catholic
publication with over a half million
subscribers, Is doing much TO awaken
the American people as TO the ineyi'
table peril awaiting us II things con-
tinue as they have in the past
Why should the American people
put a man In office. any kind Of office,
even for dog-catcher. who will sane
ton for one moment the statement
made by Priest ID. S. Phelan In one
OF his sermons preached in this city
In which he says: Tell US. In the
conflict between the church and the
civil government we take the side OF
the church OF course We do. Why. II
the government Of the United States
were at war with the church We would
say tomorrow, TO hell with the govern
ment of the United States; and II the
church and all the governments OF
the world were at war we would say,
to hell with all the governments OF the
world"