Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-07-12
Brann's Iconoclast POurs Hot
Shot That Makes Menace
Editor Wriggle.
Conclusive Proof That Catholics
Did Not Assassinate Our
Presidents.
GUTTER PAPER PROVED LAIR

iCOUOCldSI, WIZ Is uOH-CdInOllC Dy
the way, pays his respects to the
Menace in the following and Incl
dentally calls it on their recent as
sertion that Presidents Lincoln, Gar
field and Mckinley we're assassinated
by Catholics:
The Menace, published in Aurora,
Missouri, is lying, malignant,
journalistic character-assassin con-
ceived in prejudice, born of bigotry,
inspired by hatred, fed by fanaticism,
fostered by ignorance, upheld by de-
ception, encouraged by intolerance,
f. tened by fraud and brazen with in
fanny. Its columns are rank with
verbal rot, mingled with gall and
reeking with fostering lies. This
SANDER beslimed, muck-filled,
malodorous, malevolent, literary
monstrosity is edited by a putrescent
pin-head, known as Rev" Teddy
Walker, who is the most conspicuous
example of atavism extant. He should
have been born four hundred years
ago. Why his advent was delayed, so
as to project him bodily into the
midst of this age of automobiles, fly
ing machines, moving pictures and
wireless telegraphy, surpasses human
understanding. All we know is that
he is here, bringing with him the in
tolerance of Calvin, the conscience
of hyena, the zeal of fanatic and
the methods of skunk.
In the Menace, for June 1 find
the following, headed awful Rec
ord"
"1S65-President Abraham Lin
coin murdered by J. Wilkes Booth,
Catholic.
"1SS1--President James A. Gar
field assassinated by "a Catholic,
Charles Guiteau.
"19O1-President William McKin-
ley assasinated by Leon Czolgosz,
Catholic"
If each allegation here made were
true, it would not be just to hold the
Catholic church responsible for the
criminal acts of SOME of its bad mem
bers. Methodists, Baptists, Presby
trrians and members of all churches
have committed murder, but nobody
but an idiot would think of con-
demning these churches on that ac-
count.
The awful Record here recited
vas not made by single Catholic.
The allegations of the Menace con-
tains three lawful lies," each blacker
than the hinges of hell. AS a matter
of fact, Lincoln, Garfield and Nc
Kinley were assassinated by Prot
estants, but a man who would base
his objections to Professionalism on the
crimson acts of these bad men ought
to be tapped for the simples.
Ex-Priest Chiniquy invented the
canard about Lincoln's assassination
being due to a Catholic conspiracy.
He invented a lot OF other fakes
which he incorporated in his book.
He also invented a beautiful scheme
for ripping Protestants loose from
their coin, to-ashaild homes for ex-
priests and nuns" He got the money
but the homes never materialized.
Now and then he would buy some
cheap shack and burn 1t down. He
would then report that the "rascally
Romanists had burned down his
tome for priests" and hit the grit on
another grating expedition. When
the Menace repeated his charge that
j Wilkes Booth was a Catholic, II
gave currency to a villainous lie.
solely for the purpose Of arousing
bitterness, suspicion and hatred
against Catholics. Ever since that
fdsmnable lie crept from Chiniquy's
Shiny pen 1t has wriggled and hissed
its hellish way through the homes
end brains Of men, splitting its vile
venom in the face of friendship and
poisoning the springs of good will.
The time has come to crush its head
where II lies snugly ooiled In the
pages OF the Menace.
]. Wilkes Booth was the SON OF
T Brunius Booth, the great trage-
dian, who was an admirer OF all
religions, but not professor OF any.
He was a prominent Mason and his
ancestors were Jews. ]. Wilkes
Booth was a brother Of Edwin Booth.
who was a loyal Republican and cast
his ballot in 1854 for Abraham Lin-
coin. J. Wilkes Booth was South
ern sympathizer and shot lincoln to
avenge the South. His act could not
have been inspired by Catholics. Re
ligion had nothing to do with II. The
South, then as now, was strongly
Protestant. For every Catholic who
fought with Lee TO destroy the Union,
there we're fifty fighting under
Grant to save H. The logic OF the
situation. all known facts, forbid the
conclusion that Lincoln died as a re-
suit OF a Catholic conspiracy. Further
.onoffflnn ~ fba ohorOa fhof
wilkes Booth was Catholic should
be taken Is an evidence OF willfu'
perfldy.
The charge that President Garfield
was assassinated by a Catholic 4
equally false Menace readers VIII
accepted that statement as true be
leved a lie Charles Gulteau, III
nlurdnrar Was a Protestant reared