The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-08-09
Trouhle, Of the Editor

The Menace editor never likes 20
tell his troubles 10 other people. but
We are blamed for many ninss which
We cannot remedy.
The Menace. no doubt has more
loyal friends and sympathirers than
any other publication In the whole
world.
A a result We probably get more
mall than any other institution Of the
kind In the whole world. and herein
lies the suggestion for the subject OF
this item.
Many OF our friends have felt more
or less aggrieved that we have not TO
sponded 10 all their communications.
To do % would spike the Menace guns
completely and require all the facili.
ties and help al our command People
on the outside have no Idea Of the
amount OF letters received. We admit
that these letters should be answered.
but We believe that the continuous
publication Of the Menace, regularly
and punctuAlly, IL OF more importance.
Thousands Of people send N news
paper clippings every day. We apprS
ciAte these. and Il is from them that
we grind the grist that makes the
Menace. but thousands Of them are
not. and cannot be used. To keep
track Of thom. and 70 preserve them
for future reference. would be task
too tremendous 10 think OF. and for
that reason clippings which you wish 70
preserve should not be sent To this of.
nce.
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man In a distant state viii send In a
manuscript on the publication Of
which. In his mind. depends the saliva
ton Of the Menace and the movement
which q espouses. II fails 10 appear
and the writer feels hurt and 90 do
we. but what can we dol To publish
them all would require a forty-page
daily the size OF the Menace. II you
wish 10 preserve manuscripts sent this
once, the only sure way 70 DO 20 IL 20
make a copy Of them. To preserve all
we receive would require the con-
struction Of an additional ware room
and n corps OF eficient clerks 70 keep
track Of them.
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most peculiar inquiries In the world. A
man In a distant state, for instance,
win write US inquiring about the TO
ligious afiliation OF the mayor OF his
own city. or the candidate for congress
In his own district, OF the governor
of his own state. As rule this In
formation can be secured by the writer
in an hour, whereas Il would take US
days, and sometimes weeks, TO say
nothing OF the time, postage and other
expense required In the transaction.
In addition 20 the classes Of letters
above referred 20. We receive thous-
ands OF criticisms, favorable and other
wise. These We appreciate, but can
not answer: Il is safe 10 say, however.
that the letter boosting the Menace and
encouraging the editors gets more at
tention than does the one with crouch,
and from the fellow who thinks that II
he were In our place the Menace would
be a sure enough paper.
Again, We have TO look out for the
fellow who wants a list Of the Menace
subscribers In his town. We have a
rule not TO farm these lists out TO any
one, and the rule Is iron clad, yet We
get numerous plausible excuses from
fellows who want the list for this pur-
pose and that The Jesuits are on the
lookout for these lists and would give
any price for them, but we have de-
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the hands Of the enemy Is to keep them
in the Menace once.
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out for the politician. Many people
think that because a politician does
not happen 10 be n Roman Catholic
that all he has 10 do 10 get the support
OF the Menace is 20 write a long.winded
letter about the said candida,e's pa
triotism. Several Of our friends have
not vet learned that the Menace Is not
In politics and that Il Is not a political
paper. Besides, the Romanists are
smooth. We have n number OF them on
the list. They have even sent in sub
scriptions in order 20 get on the Fir
ing Line rolls, that they may be able
to concoct false stories about this
thing and that thing. this person and
that person. send them 70 the Menace,
get them printed and thereby put the
paper In the nine hole.
Really II keeps us jumping sideways.
but with all the chicanery OF popery.
the enemy has failed TO lead us into
very many blunders. and when you
reflect on the seriousness OF the sit
uation We believe you win excuse US
for saving wood and doing the best
We can without taking any long
chances Remember, though. that the
Menace is glad TO hear from you. and
II you fail 70 get a reply, Just remem-
Der that WE ARE VERY BUSY, and
that the Job Of lighting Rome keeps rs
going day and night