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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-03-08
A FAREWELL To MR.. TAFT
By sELINi sAxros

cone issharrfe. n yin stfn oons 20
NE and plaos its stamp of disappror-
al on the acts of treachery when those
institutions held Scar 70 the hearts
of true Americans are ENDANGERED.
You may have thoughL and your very
actions Indicate. that you really did
think that you could prop up your
personal ambitions by bartering away
those sacred safeguards Of cur Amer
ican civilization and nons dare mo-
lest or make yon afraid: but the dis
grace now resting upon you Il ample
proof that there Il still q God In
Israel
I am fully persuaded that you veli
knew you were playing the Benedict
Arnold act when you performed GER
tain acts which were not merely un-
American but highly trcasonablo
otherwise you plainly showed that you
did not possess those characteristics
necessary for the chief executive Of
this grand republic.
BY reviewing your administration
one can but conclude the former 10 bo
the correct conclusion. since you spent
four years campaigning for the pree-
idency az the expense Of this govern
ment and no small part Of those years
was occupied with manipulations
against the best interests OF that
government IN vhose employ you were
supposed 10 devote your veTy best
efforts.
Il was the beginning Of your sud
A. a statesman when you harnessed
upon the patient tar payers Of this
country several millions OF dollars for
lsnds In the Philippines vhsn you
knew that the institution 20 which
these millions went bad no moro nght
10 the property In question than had
the Chinese or the Congoese.
You no doubt we're hypnotiEsd By
the promise Of the four million papai
votes which were represented Il is
ALLEGED. 20 be thrown 70 you by tho
slippery Josuits Of this and foreign
countries
You recommend this nation paying
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars for
like purpose IN Cuba and that, too,
In the face OF the earnest protest OF
the Cubans themselves who publicly
proclaimed the transaction a steal
pure and simple. No doubt the four
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behind the curtain outwelghed your
sense Of honor, as Il did on numerous
other occasions.
II was you. the president OF thege
United States. who brought this glo-
rious nation into everlasting disgrace
by occupying the place OF honor at
banquets where the papal nag. that
soiled rag which has warped aud
withered many nations IN the past
ages, took precedence over the glo.
rious STARS AND STRIPES which
you were under solemn oath 10 uphold
so long as there vas q drop Of blood
In your veins.
Your presence and silence IN these
banquets OF paganry were the most
powerful Of all enoouragementF and
sanctions 10 this piece Of treason. and
Il need bo no wonder 10 you that tho
American people would rise up and
vote to send you 10 oblivion.
But this Is not all: you have. in
the very face OF most earnest pro.
CONTINUED on Page 3. Col ~
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-03-08
The Knights Back Down

81. Johns. Nfld.. Feb. iS.-Ths Grim
inal libel case against Charles A.
swift. concluded last evening after
evidence had been heard connecting
the prisoner with printing and cir
culatinE what was ALLEGED 20 be an
oath taken by members OF tho Knights
OF Columbus.
Charles o'Neil conroy. Grand Knight
the plaintiff. described the order as n
social aud fraternal one. with the prin-
cipies OF charity. unity. fraternity, and
patriotism Its members took no oath
OF any kind. The Knights were loyal
and law-abldinE. The object OF the
order IL 70 make better citlnaRs.
The prisoner expressed deep regret
and apologized 90 all concerned. Cross
examined BY Hon. A. h. Morine. X. C..
representing the Knights. he said he
had acted az the request OF Henry
Rlateh. a local boarding-house keeper,
and had never seen the alleged oath
an Il was shown 20 him by Blateh.
He has since learned that Il originated
In a paper called The Menace.
In view OF the apology the case was
not pressed.
The above press dispatch was
clipped from the Daily Press and con
Germs the case OF n man in Newfound.
land who was arrested recently and
prosecuted by the Knights Of Colum.
bus for circulating the 30 called
Knights OF Columbus oath. the same
kind OF a document which has been
circulated In this country, and for
which alleged circulation two men
are now held In Philadelphia
The peculiar thing In these blufis
OF the knights Is that they are now
claiming that the Knights of Colum-
bus IL not an oath bound order. This
Is more strange In view OF the fact
Seattle, Wash. last summer, admit
ted that II was an oath bound order
and claims 20 have shown the oath to
disinterested committee In that
city, TO settle a controversy OF the
same kind that Is now taking place
In Philadelphia
n 1T was an oath bound order las,
summer, why should Il not be an oath
bound order this winteri
And who In the world ever heard oi
a four degree secret order that did
not have oathsI Don't all speak Al
once.
The man In ST. Johns got out Of the
dilema by apologizing. Surely the
Knights didn't have q very strong case
II they were willing to compromise
with an apology from the ofienderl
As usual, this dispatch charged
that the oath originated with The
Menace, when. in fact The Msnacs
has never printed the alleged oath
until this week. and In this case w
only quote Il from the Congrsssiona
Record. published at Washington b.
order Of the congress. II the Knights
want 10 start real interesting suit
let them sue the United States Con
gress. Here's a chance 20 recover
II they have really been Nbeledl
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-03-08

70 be bound by the decision Of the
majority, and In our organization we
expect majority rule to be strictly OBJ
served and respected in all cases,
No definite action is taken by a Di-
vision except with the approval OF
the majority Of its members. and even
when such action Is resolved upon.
a ~ember has the right TO remain
neutral or TO apply 10 the Arbitration
committee for exemption on the
grounds that the assisting OF
the Divisions decision of re
naming neutral would equally
jeopardise his position In life
or that OF his family, but no member
can deliberately oppose the decision
Of his Division until the Arbitration
committee has granted his exemption.
"In all discussions your main oh
feet should be 10 convince your rival
not to triumph over him: to avoid
misrepresentation and sarcasm. and "a
remember the old saying that an old
friend retained is better than two
new ones secured.
''Mastrat-Arms. you will now con
duct the candidates to the chairman
Of the board Of trustees. for instruc
tons in True Christian Charity
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-03-08

Before Initiating the following
question: should be put BY the pre-
Aiding othcer. and answered In the
presence OF other members:
no you wish TO become a member
Of the Ancient Order OF Hibernians
Board Of Erins
What Is your agef
What Is your name. residence aud
locc~pationi
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-03-08
THE JUDGE IS RIGHT.

Judge Lawrence DeGraf left today
for Omaha where he will inspect the
Homo OF the Good Shepherd at that
place. The jurist took with him.
Jennie wilcox Liggins. the fourteen
year-old wife. found In a house In
south Fort Des Moines with four
soldierL Az presiding Judge Of the
juvenile court Judge DeOran stated
he wants 20 know the environmenta Of
the homes where be sends children
The above item from the Des
Moines. Ia. Daily Capital Of Feb. n.
Is 80 out OF the ordinary that we give
Il space. Strange as Il may seem.
here is a juvenile Judge that seems
to be honest, and since he Is 30 dis.
posed. Why not get busy with him
and show him lust what such places
as Houses Of Good Shepherd are. Let
every patriot in Des Moinss write
this Judge oomplimentins him on bis
originality. sincerity and courage
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-03-08

Hon W. r. TAFT washington. q. C.
NJ Dear sir;--lt IL not the nature
Of a patriot 70 dom In the dounfall
even of an enemy. hence what I shall
aay In these farewell words 10 you IL
IN noviss said In the spirit Of sTul-
tatiou-
For four years you have occupied
the most exalted position within the
gift OF tho greatest and grandest ua-
ton the Almighty has ever smiled
upon No man In either ancient or
modern tines has been 90 blessed
with opportunities for making a name
that would grace the pages OF history
for centuries yet 10 come.
No man since the days OF the Illus
trious Washington has had u 20 near.
" within hla power 20 make A record
for which ninety millions OF people
would rise up and call him blessed.
Alasl You are leaving the Whits
House tho most completely defeated
man who ever turned his back upon
the holy OF holes Of this government:
you are leaving the place OF honor
the most unlovcd tan that has ever
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ecutive Of the falrest nation on this
globe. AS you wond' your way 10 OBJ
security, whittier you must 90. you must
have tho consciousness that by your
own reasonable acts alone you have
brought upon yourself the mountain
OF disgrace now resting so heavily
upon your shoulders.
In November last the patient people
OF this land showed their supreme
contempt for your troasonable acts,
and the stain OF this contempt will
follow you all the days Of your life.
With your right hand on the word
OF Almighty God you svoro before
high heaven that you would be true
10 the constitution OF these United
States and that you would uphold
the dignity and honor OF that sacred
document. 90 help you God.
In more than one OF your public
utterances you intimated that the
people OF this nation we're incapable
OF self government, but Il became ap
parent last November that this same
people possessed sufficient lntelli
gence 10 discern when they were be
ing led by men o. honest purposes
and unselflsh motives, and further
more. that this same people are not %
seriously affllcted with infbecility as e
require the assistance of a foreign
system 20 assist them In administer
ing the Affairs OF our government
Your unprecedented defeat az IN,
polls is proof quite sufficient that th'
spirit OF America courses through
some Of our veins, though We be fai
separated from Revolutionary days.
You may have assumed, indeed yot
seem 10 have taken Il for granted
that because little was said about the
old time patriotism Of our forefathers
that Il had been buried by the mad
rush OF modern life; but thank HEAVIER
you have had time and opportunity q
review the past few months and e
discover your mistakes
Thank heaven thrice that this sam,
old righteous loyalty 10 God, country
and homo Is stu a heritage too in
delllbly stamped upon the hearts o
US Americans 10 be obliterated b!
a BIT OF political chicanery.
While Il may seemingly have be
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-03-08
Eyerybody Boosts Tumuliy

Aooordlnr 10 ne dAily papers. %
serb Patrick Tumuity. The irinh
Jesuit. KniEht % columbus. Roman
Catholic private secretary of the
president-elect tin rcaiity The prcah
denfl. h aprouting winEn. and IL 4
perSonaEe against whom no criticinm
has ever bcen offered. Rad the fol-
loving paragraph from q threecolumn
lAudaiory article In a resent Issue
Of the Baitinore sun;
frish % the eors ana Catholic
through ana throurh. a touched Tu-
multy mere than a little 90 ana that
his chief advocatss for thg pest he
has won we're rrotsatants % EnEiiah
ancestry. TIE beet lickn that we're
put IN Tor him we're made by fretby-
tsrians. naptiata. Msthodista ana Epis-
eopaiiana. though his oo-reiirionists
and fsliow Irinhmsn did coed work
too. In an the discussion over ap-
pointmenta which Oovernor wilson has
been carrying on with his visitors IN
the past two months. Tumuity's name
was never mentioned 90 him sreep'
with favor. other appointments which
the oovernor was believed 20 be con
tempiatinE have been met with earn
sut snorta 90 dirsuade him. but nc
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The sun knows this is a lie. WI
con knows Il is a lie. And Tumulty
knows Il 10 a lie. We have In ouI
possession enough carton copies oi
letters OF protest written 70 Wilsor
against this appointment TO keeT
him busy reading from now TN the
Fourth OF July.
The point ls. Tumulty never allowet
any Of these letters 10 get 10 Wilson
and he lied az least a hundred thou
sand times, as practically ever
acknowledgment 20 these letter.
was signed BY Tumulty himself with
the consoling reply that "the matter
viii be called 10 Mr. Wilson's atten
ton AZ the hrst opportunity" II thoy
did reach Wilson then he Ia no bottel
than Tumulty. The fact Il It's abou
six Of one and half dozen Of the othel
anyway. n Wilson Ia subsidized By
Rome he is even worse than a Ro
manist. and n this is true the peopl,
viii ind Il out In a very short time
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-03-08

The presiding ofheer viii, at the
completion Of the obligation. permit
the newly elected brother TO drop his
hand. and grasping him by the
right hand. address hm as follows:
You. having made
this promise OF your own free will,
I hereby declare you a member Of tho
Ancient Order Of Hibernians. Board
OF Erin and commend you 70 the
friendship Of Its members.
Here invest with saeh or regalia.
and then hymns to be sung BY all
standing.
Presidents address to new mem
borS
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-03-08
openInn q be oIvIsI0n MsstInp.

Opening Of the Division Meeting.
The President having taken the
chair gives one rap with the gaveL
President Ito Masterat-Arms)-
fSee that the Inside and Outside
Guards are AZ their proper stations
and that the hall IL In readiness 10
hold a meeting"
Masterat-Arms-'T fnd the guards
are At their proper stations and the
hall r. IN readiness"
President-"The Inside Guard will
lock the door and admit no person
until the meeting is duly opened" and
eays. "The meeting will now come TO
order. 0ficers will assume their re-
spective stations."
President Ito Masterat-Arms) -
~You will now take up the current
password and report TO me-"
Masterat-Arms - "Mr President,
I have examined all present and nnd
them in possession Of the current
password"
The President then calls all mem.
bers 10 a standing position with two
raps OF the gavel and proceeds with
the following:
Il OPEN THIS MEETING IN THE
NAME OF ST. PATRICK. THE
HOLY PATRON SAINT OF IRE
LAND, and Il shall remain open until
the business of this day is done. Let
peace and harmony prevail, and our
grand motto-'Friendshlp. Unity. and
True Christian Charity'-be our con-
slant guide In our deliberations"
(Brothers all kneel)
The President-"We win now say
one our Father and Hall May for
the blessing Of God upon thit meet
President-T now declare this
meeting duly opened for the transac-
tion Of such business as may properly
be brought before H."
"Opening ode"
The President, with three raps Of
the gavel. requests all to be seated.
Order Of Business.
1. Reading the Minutes OF the pre-
vfous meeting.
?. Reports Of candidates for mem
Jbership.
3. Balloting for candidates.
4. Initiation OF candidates.
8. Reading the names OF absentees
from the last regular meeting or pa
rade.
s. Communications and correspond.
ence.
z. Roll call
s. Bills and claims.
9. Report Of committee on sick.
10. Quarterly report OF officers.
IL. Report OF arbitration committee.
IL Report Of special committee.
13. Unfinished business
IL. New business.
rs. Proposition for membership.
16. Collection Of dues and fines.
IA. Does any member know Of q
brother violating the rules7
is. Does any member know OF q
brother out OF employment7
4 ls. Good and welfare Of the order
including literary exercises.
20. Receipts Of meeting.
Il. Adjournment
Nouilnstlon.
Applications for membership should
be made In accordance with the form
adopted by the board.
The application. on being duly re
celved. shall be read az the next Di
vision meeting. and a vote by ballot
taken in accordance With the board
rules. and. II elected. can be iniu
ated at any regular meeting.
initiation.
Before Initiating the following
questions should be put BY the pre-
aiding ot1cer. and answered In the
presence Of other members:
no you wish 70 become a membci
bf the Ancient Order OF Hibernianr
Board OF Erins
What Is your agei
What Is your name. residence and
|occ~pationi
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-03-08

Adopted al Philadelphia Convention
July 25-2s, 1912. FOR the ovldanee
81 ofiieers In the Conduct of olvi-
Jslons, Explaining the Mode Of lnL
tlatlon and installation. This Book
TO be Retained by Division offesrs
Only.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-11-20
DECIDE CORN CLUB WINNERS
AND GIVE TALKS ON DEC. -.
T. E. Browne of Raleigh Will Speak
at the Court House and Help
Judge Club Corn of Boys.

r. e. Browne of Raleigh, supervisor
of the boys corn club work in North
Carolina, will be in He~ndersonville on
Friday, December IL, to lecture to the
boys on corn club work and help make
the decisions as to the corn club win
ners of the past year and outline the
work for the coming rear.
Mr.. Browne is an energetic agricul-
tnral worker and in his talk at the
court house will doubtless have some
thing to say Of interest to every farm
er, big or little, in Henderson county.
County Farm Demonstration Agent
". l.. Perkins in his work over the
county is urging the farmers to avail
themselves of the opportunity of hear
ing Mr.. Browne in that his address
will be of vital interest in connection
with farm work.
Mr.. Perkins states that there is coz
siderable interest in. the corn club
meeting to be held and that he has
been weighing some good corn for the
several boys who participated in the
contest.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-11-20
THE LIBRARY.

A number of people interested in
Hendersonville Influenced Andrew Car
ncgie to make us a gift of a handsome
library building. The building has
been in process of construction for
some time, and, as is generally known,
will be completed at an early date.
Mr.. Carnegie's gift does not provide
for any books. These have to be fur
nished by persons interested in the Ii
brary. hence the gift of books would
be appreciated.
The Henderson County Board of Ed
ucatfon has set a splendid example BIZ
giving a complete set of the new En-
cyclopedia BRITANNICA. In view of the
Importance of a good library to the
educational interests, teachers of city
and county, visitors and others who
desire good references. the boards ac-
ton has been generally approved. Va
rious methods will be ~resorted to in
order to fill the shelves as it is desir-
ed that the library completely fulfill
the purpose for which it was intended.
The gift of books from any source
would be highly appreciated and it is
hoped that those having the pride OF
the city, county and library at heart
will keep this in mind and leave their
gifts Of books with County Superin-
,endent w. S. Shitle.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-11-20
HON. W. T. CRAWFORD.

s-N1EE
The death Of Hon, w. Il. Crawford,
who died at his home in Waynesville
Sunday night, comes not as a small
loss to Haywood county but a distinct
loss to the whole of Western North
Carolina.
Mr.. Crawford's was the type of life
that should be an inspiration to the
ordinary mountain lad. He first saw
light under most adverse circum-
stances but took Inspiration from the
hills and by close application to duty,
the blowing of an OK by day and dill
gent studying during long hours at
night, he overcame apparent insur-
mountable difficulties, found his way
into the sympathies and hearts of peo-
pie, who honored him almost innumer-
able times always finding him loyal
ana true to the condolences reposed in
him.
For about thirty years he played a
most conspicuous part in the politics
of the Tenth Congressional district
and while he was a fair fighter he was
always dreaded by his opponents, He
was a most useful citizen, a successful
lawyer and a r~esourceful politician OF
the democratic type, and few westeS1
North Carolinians could claim more
friends than he. Mr.. Crawford was q
gentleman of the Christian type and
his death means a great loss to the
Church.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-11-20
SELLING FRONT PAGE SPACE.

White space is all we have to sell in
the Hustler-Democrat. 1t is our stock
in trade. The sale of this space en-
abIes us to produce a good paper and
sell it to our subscribers for the un-
reasonably small sum of $1.00 per
year. Were it nof(for the sale of ad-
yertising space nothing but party or
sectarian publications would be print
ed. This is in explanation of the pre-
cedent we have set in selling our front
page space. While there have been
numerous weekly newspapers selling
front page space for advertising pur-
poses we have refrained from so doing.
While admitting that advertisements
maj the appearance of the front page,
they do not destroy the value of the
paper as a dissemination of news. We
unhesitatingly let down the bars to all
customers, provided they recognize
the value of our goods by paying us rs
cents per inch for not less than thirty
inches per issue; first come, first serv-
ed. BY so doing We do not intend to
give less news, but propose to give
one of the best weekly newspapers, to
be found in North Carolina.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-11-20
UPWARDS PROGRESSIVENESS.

The citizens of Upward are to be
congratulated upon their progressive
ness in applying for local and long dis
lance telephone service. While Hen
derson county can boast having a
number of rural lines an increased
number, extending to the various COM
munities would spell greater progress
and convenience of u citizens. When
once the advantages of telephone SER
vice are realized such becomes a mat
ter of convenience and finally a neces-
sity for it should be possessed by al
progressive communities. Upward"
should be their motto and We hope to
hear of other progressive movements
from these people from time to time,
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-11-20
HEBRON-JUMP-OFF LOOP.

While the farmer is usually slow
to accept a proposition it is a well es-
tablished fact that he knows a good
thing when he sees it, all Of which
serves to show that there must be
something worth while in the Hebron
Jump-Of Loop now being proposed.
The fact that $1,336.5O has been SUBJ
scribed by farmers for the building of
this piece of unequalled scenic high
way serves to show that while they
have their own interests at heart they
are anxious to cooperate in making
Henderson county a popular resort and
have persisted the ~prejudices against
the man who rides in an automobile.
Their assistance in this work will be
the means of giving this community By
far one of the grandest scenic higE-
ways to be found in the mountains of
North Carolina. When completed it
will serve as a distinctly new and at
tractive drawing card for the auto
tourists and a source of pleasure to
the residents.
While the loop road is no small pro-
position, judging from the encourage
ment it has received we believe that il
will be a reality at no distant date.