The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-05

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ton. an soVsrtissmsns with thls head;
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a better tople could net be found
Cor ths man VINO talks eirevlstion IN
these columns from week 70 week, for
n there was ever . time In the history
ef THE country when men are NEED
20, Il 10 NOW.
This does not mean men In nunbsrs'
Indlserln,lnstsly but men of courage;
men of eonselsnee; men who DO not
live unto themselves, but for pos,eri,y,
and who have q vision such AZ pos
sessed the man who said; my king
dom ls NOT of THE world"
The American republic Is facing q
most nomsntous srlsls. No man with
patriotic Impulse can eYutemplate the
situation wlthov, great concern and
deep neral power, and spiritual energy
must be released " the crisis ls 10 be
peacefully and trIumphantly passed.
This great national crisis requires .
spiritual revelutlon only surpassed By
that great movement which re-dated
history nineteen hundred years ago.
The duty ls Impendlns-the task 10
powerfuI-and powerful forces alone
will be able 10 cope with the situation.
Amid the erumbllns ruins Of polIt-
leaI parties, the crashing walls Of su'
perstltlon and the eataeombs Of lano-
rance, ldoiatry and hate, the Menace
stands serene and confident. polntlns
the way Of escape, measuring we'll lts
responsibility and realizing the fact
that II is the most potent Psychological
factor In the greatest movement fer hu-
man emancipation since the dawn Of
the Christian era.
The first American rsvoIutlon accom-
pllshed the overthrow Of the rule Of
the English king In the colonies and re-
suited In the establishment Of q free
republic and = representative govern
ment.
The second American revolution ae
eompllshed the abolition Of . funda
mental principle In our government
which recognized ehattel ownership
and traffic In black human beings.
The Impending eonfilet-the third
American revolutlon--wlII result In the
abolition Of religious tyranny, perseeu
tlon for conscience sake and the boy
colt, and will effect for ell time q
come the absolute separation Of church
and state and .enthrone free speech
and a free press as the perpetual safe
guards Of our liberties.
Standing as the unqualified cham
pion Of the latter movement, Il ls mol
strange that the enemy Of civilization
should turn loose the dogs Of war upor
this little paper and seek Its oblltera
tlon at any cost.
Il Is not strange that the "kept'
, press Of Romanlsm should yelp FOL
blood and insist that the Menace edI
tors should be sent to the penltentlary
) Il Is not strange that the prIesthoO'
|, should plead with the administrator
at Washington to exclude Il from IN,
malls.
4 tbs not strange that Romes polItlea
prostitutes In official life should cor
, eoet legislation for It's special bench
I Legislation that would silence u
voice and fix II 70 the earth.
a Il Is not strange that Roman cathe
lie editors should publish veIle,
4 threats, and hint at dynamite and GU
Q cotton, In the secret hope that the Isnc
4 rant and helI-born vassals Of Plus =
might Initiate 4 plan that would d.
stroy the Menace plant and usher IN
a editorial staff Into eternity.
Il Is not strange that bills Of sIames
! similarity should be pushed throus
y the various state legislatures az thi
T time, the objects Of which are to erus
! ! out Of existence every paper In th
I country that dares eritleIse any "r'
c lIsIous organization" corporation o
"seeret society" The press Of reVoI
must be destroyed The voice Of th
!. people must be strsnsledi The lIbert
i Of the people must come TO an end
q And the pope Of Rome must be erowne
I king Of kings and lord Of lords, an
rule the universe until the blasts fro'
y GabrieFs trumpet shall announce th'
d time shall be no morel
a know, and you know, that thes
g damnabIe laws are not Intended "a
a the good they will do their resPeetlV
q communities. The press Of thls natio
n has not descended To that depth Of CO
h ruption that Il needs bridllng and ga
E aine. 1T ls A NATIONWIDE, col
" cERTED EFFORT ON THE PART o