The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-04-05
Reverend. Dear Father:

erty and freedom.
Will you be one of a. list of twenty
five hundred workers in Minnesota to
send us Four New Subscriptions with
in the next ten days? This will turn
the trick and put Minnesota on the
Menace map for keeps. Remember
that we are asking for only Four new
subscriptions from You, and it is
our desire that you use the special
Minnesota blank herewith in order
that we may tell who our friends in
the good old Gopher state are.
Thanking you in advance for this
small favor, We are,
Yours for humanity,
THE MENACE,
Aurora, Mo.
Accompanying it was 'The Gopher
Sub Blank" entitled, ga Call to Min
nesota Workers This contained a
diagram showing the relative strength
of the different religious denomina-
lions in the state of Minnesota, and,
among others, the following illumin-
ating paragraph:
"The diagram herewith is taken
from the U. S. governments statistical
religious report for your state, and we
believe you will agree with us that
it is time for you to wake up. Almost
half the state is Roman Catholic, not
withstanding the nationality of your
people"
Through somebody's kindness (?)
my name has been placed on the
subscription lists of the Menace, and
week after week it comes to me. /
never asked for it; never wanted it;
but it would do no good to return it..
The mischief is done already An
other twenty-five cents went down
into the pockets of the owner or own
ers, and as long as quarter after quar-
ter drops there, their detestable cam
paign will go on. And there lies the
trouble.
Honestly, the greatest truth ever
spoken about the American people,
was when Barnum said that they liked
to be humbugged. Here is this sheet
of Aurora, Mo-, the cheapest-looking
sheet on the market, badly printed
and dirty-looking, as it never yet ap-
peared free from blotches and ink
stains. But, it's owners never grow
tired of advertising. Since my name
is on their list, have received month
ly appeals from them, to please send
in subscriptions.
Now comes this letter copied above.
And what American wouldn't fall for
it? Just imagine, at the mere cost
of twenty-five cents to help those ener-
getic people of Aurora, Mo-, to save
the U. S. from her "Deadliest Enemy,
the Roman Catholic Political Machine"
(part of the letter head they use)
And think of it! Those great men
who have discovered the danger, and
are going to ward it off, call me
Friend and Patriot" They make me
one of their own, and place me in the
vanguard of their army. And all they
ask of me is one dollar! Still, they
want my good will more than any
thing else. They want me at any
rate to shoulder the musket and with
them to enter the conquering lists.
And for fear that I might weaken, and
keep that one dollar they cover this
matter under a veneer of more COM
mon language. The other part of the
letter sounded martial and business
like. Here, it is slang They come
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me on the shoulder, and jolly, me up.
How could 1 refuse them that dollar?
Just think-one dollar, and four big
men will be enlisted in the great army
that is getting drilled for the war-to-
come with the Catholic Church. Four
big men, my men. One dollar will
put me in command of these four
strong men.
But, pray, be not deceived, and do
not think that Reverend" Walker
and his other half, Mr.. Brown, want
your dollar. They blush asking for
it, and therefore finish their appeal in
a hurry, but with this grandest and
vaguest of flourishes: "Yours for
humanity" We do not want your
dollar, we want you to be with US.
We care not for ourselves. But we
want you to work with us for human
'ity. 1t is not the u. s. alone, you and
and all the REV" Walkers and
Browns are going to save. It's the
whole world, it's humanity. Well
crush the Catholic Church, here and
everywhere, and we1l save humanity,
all mankind, from her enslaving doc
trines and practices. What sublime,
what a great, undertaking! And with
one dollar l add to their strength,
furnishing men and ammunition for
the great cause.
But did you figure out what $4,000
subscribers in Minnesota will mean
to REV" Walker and his partner, 'Mr.
Brown" to their pockets, in cold coin
of the realm, even If collected at the
rate of only twenty-five cents sub
scription? The paltry sum of $6,250.0O.
But that is not the reason they are
in it. No sir, it's for humanity, it's
to save humanity. Wherever men
shall be found, moaning and suffering
in the clutches of the Catholic Church,
they'll lead us on, and wen go out,
and deliver them, and make them free.
One dollar, please.
And hundreds of people viii believe
them. And REV" Walker and @Mr.
Brown" will have those $6,250.O0 In
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