The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-12-13

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What are the above expressions but
cheap bids for Catholic commenda-
tion7 The fatal mistake these editor
ne well as most others. make IL that
the Catholic system is a religious In
siitution, a church. Trucking editors
and others out for tho dollar and a
dash Of soft soap take Il for granted
that thls System IL n ohurch-ou a
level with the Protestant orgauiEa.
tons. Why do they fall for this ideal ?
The only answer Is. because OF the
loud and shoWy pretenslons Of the
priesthood.
To correct this erroneous idea is
what Crowley and others who know
the system are out for. These men
wfo have been priests, aud the women
who have been nuLs, know that
Rome's religious aspect is counterfeit:
these people know that Rome uses
religion and religious forms as a
cloak under which this voraclous OF.
ganization does It's dirty work Why
men viii 80 10 such extremes as 20 in.
suit tho intelligence aud honesty Of
millions of Christian people simply
10 gain the plaudits OF what history.
observation and common sense have
taught the world Is a humbug and
arch impo5ter Is one OF the seemingly
unsolvable mysteries. Priests known
TO be impure as a class, are defended
by these craven editors, whil0 insult.
imputatlon and calumny are hurled
into the faces OF hundreds Of Prot.
estant ministers-vhat for? Why,
there can be but one reason or hope
Of reward; The nauseating pussy
footing. lynx-like appreciation OF some
hypoeritical Catholic priest. That is
what such arrant, dishonest towards
sc, out Of their trucking.
That Is what the Davenport papers
got for insulting the Protestant peo-
pie the other day.
Those editors knew one Priest
Flanagan. V. @. We venture the
prophecy that Priest Flanagan. V. C.,
or some one else In his stead had
seen" these editors or "sent them
word" before these highly edifying
editorials appeared. Our ground
for this guess Is that the edi-
torials appeared IN both papers tho
same day. the sentiments are very
much alike and Priest Flanagan. V
G.'s card Of oommendation appeared
In a display triple-colunn space on
the first page Of the Democrat and a
double-column cut Of tho same Elan.
nagan. V. c., embellished the fifth
page Of the zane paper OF the same
issue. The attempted veneer OF these
RomaniEed towards Is entirely too
thin--even a siX-yearold can see
through II.
Here is the situation: In exchange
for the beautiful mug Of Priest Flan-
nagan, V. c., and an insulting card
OF commendatlon as embellishments
for his one-sided prejudiced, Roman
lied sheet this editor. at the behest
OF this priest or some OF his minions,
filings insult and insinuation at not
only the Disciples OF Christ who we're
for this Efficiency Congress
but not a Protestant In the country
scapes-eyeryOne is smirched by the
dirty diatrbes.
As evidence that VIC have the mat.
tor down to a reasonable fneness We
submit the commentator card" OF
Priest Flanagan, v. c., which ap-
pesred displayed three columns wide.
center OF first page, top OF column,
by pure reading"
VERY REV J. T. A. FLANAGAN. VICAR
GENERAL or THE DAVENPORT DIOCESE
CONuENDS tue DEMOCRAT
Ga uasoi.eiisd kitten
Davenport Democrat Company,
Davenport. Iowa.
GeafienoA--I wish 70 thank you and yoar
IN my name and IN the name Of
he Cathe,lral congregation for your Treatment In
zst nights issue q the bitter attacks Of Isre-
H,ish Crouley on our church at thu ccuyuution
IN the Chriitian church of this city. No sane
Ders0n' can believe the uttcranccs Of a man like
Crowley. last nights Democrat rave the Gath.
ilics oi the city a. mach pleasure ss the even.
az contemporary Nugnici Catholic hearts and
.utiIacnts b. giving to the public Sirh vile an
Iland1ruus qnotSti5na from Crowlsy's spsech.
Very Incercly yours.
(SiEncll J. 7. A. FLANNAGAN, v. q.
Rector Sacred Heart Cathedral.
narnport, Noyerrbsr %, 1918.
Protestants In general do not be- |
ieve in the boycott, but in this In /
stance Il would not be much out OF the /
way for every Protestant who Is now /.
nking these Davenport papers TO
lrop them till the publishers manifest !
/ disposition TO be decent A few 4
loses Of Romlsh medicine might do 1
his sort OF people some good.
After these editorials appeared, the I
efficiency Congress appointed a com.
nittee TO draft resolutions referring
o the conduct OF these papers, and
he following request was sent both
,apers together with the resolutions.
member Of the committee informs
he Menace that the Democrat garbled
he resolutions aud The Times - !