The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-11-22

NelNnlneu around me STAKE 10 which
were bound the 'heretics- condemned
70 die IN the flames. was more excusa.
bic than this carbondAie Outrage. Hell
at the last day. when all the demons.
devils. murderers. thieves and knaves
shah have been sent there from ev.
cry part OF the earth and the fires OF
perdition shall have been fed fuel 70
the utmost and old Lneifer shall eft
perched on the highest pinnacle IN
gleeful satisfaction. will not very much
exceed the hellish nsndishness Of
these representatives OF the Roman
Catholic church.
These devils fingered from T:So TN
midnight In their determined attempt
to murder the speaker and those who
attended his meeting: even secured
lanterns and searched the ruins for
their would-be victim; not satisfied
with their work at the church the howl.
ing mob OF holy Catholic Christians
90 combed the streets and beat up
number OF innocent men whom they
mistook for Wilson.
Following are some extracts from
the account By the News:
Ths crovd N front Il ths church rrsu hrrrr
svsy minute until a 9 o'elock more than 1000
men and boys we're IN The mob.
where "a wilsOaf- they shOused, and 'Tynoh.
Lynch"
Thsn vithOu, any apparent issdsrAip the
5000 moved On The front doors Of the church.
Il GaNrwa a afa1~aeN -
outside Euard II that point, wss rushed % nj,
feet and badly beaten, before Chief Bell with his
revolver drove the crowd bach. Stevenson vas
SINE. though. and with his tive syes swollen and
blackencd and his face and bad bruised, took up
his post AZ the door. and from time 10 time
lodged stones and bricks that were heaved Al
him.
AZ II o'olOck the crowd bersA 10 show slrn,
OF dirntegrating. man was sccn stroaking
down Church street Al that hour and immed.
ately q thousand men were AZ his heels
There goes Wilson" Lynch him." the mob
yelled. The man was caught on Main street al
woolworth building. but his pleading for mercy
! overonme the anger Of the mob. He was not VII.
son. An agent for = washing machine company
who was looking on at the excitement Fot Q
beating but escaped without telling bis name
All through the night threats 10 lynch Wilson
were openly made Men volunteered 20 shoot him
and hang him II they could apprehend him.
Now. what is down deep and back OF
such riots as thisi The daily press
and a few craven Protestants who are
in business. and the Catholic machine
attempt to make II appear that the
trouble Is caused by the speaker; that
his attacks on certain peoples re-
ligion become unbearable, etc. Such
reasoning is worse than, fpollshness,
as The Menace has shown time and
again. II is preconcerted, well.
planned. thoroughly organized propa-
ganda OF the Romish hierarchy, which
puts It into operation through their
various agencies, Knights Of Colum.
bus, Hibernians and the ignorant rab-
BILE Of that system.
The priests and prelates are the
prime movers.
The purpose is to create fear. They
hope 10 impress the fact upon the
minds OF people all over the country
that where an attempt is made to de-
liver a patriotic address a riot will oc.
cur. A picture OF oelwein. Pittsburgh,
Warren, New Lexington and Carbon
dale Is intended TO stand before the
EYES Of every community as a re-
minder that Rome IL the same and
never changes" and that the system
proposes to stay with the fob of sup
pressing free speech and free press,
and as Of old. fay. kill and burn all who
dare TO oppose the dastardly organi-
ration. Americans are generally peace
loving; no man wants his business de-
stroyed; no town wishes riot and
bloodshed, and people generally would
rather submit to the unreasonable de-
mands Of Rome than undergo what
Rome tells them must come.
This is Rome's program. She has
always been Of this sort. Imposing un.
gratefully upon the privileges this
country grants its people, this hydra.
headed monster parading under the
name Of church." and pretending 10
be loyal 10 the principles OF our gov.
ernment, unhesitatingly attacks the
very groundwork OF freedom: In.
structs its votaries to shun Protest.
ants and Protestant institutions; to
organize into lodges and bodies with
laws and regulations REASONABLE and
to rise up In riots and
mobs opposing the rights OF others,
and worst Of all. instructs them that
the word Of the pope and the priest
stands above the law Of the land.
Loyal Americans should give no
heed TO the reasonable TEACHINGS and
practices OF Rome, so far as fearing
them, but, like Americans always have
been. remain loyal TO all that is good,
and with firm reliance on the pro-
iection Of Providence, !" let us mutually
pledge to each other our lives, our for
tunes and our sacred honor" This
spirit has won In ever emergency. so
bar, and The Menace firmly believes
I VIII win against the worst enemy
his country ever had-"The Roman