Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-09-27
Insane RAWLINGS of Bogus Patri-
OTIS Like Mad Waves Of
Ocean.
For Vast Number of Honest Peo-
pie Who Are Honestly
Prejudiced.
HAS PITY FOR MENACE VICTIM

port, that we feel forced 10 print
for them this week its concluding
chapter, which follows:
We realize that Walkers Menace,
Watson's Jeffersonian Magazine and
similar publications are dishonest
and disreputable opponents OF
religious bigotry, irresponsible dis
seminators of the vilest of religious
ISLANDERS. Many advise that they
should be ignored. That to notice
them is but to advertise them. This
has been the mistaken policy too
Tong. We are forced to realization
that a vile Islander, repeated over
and over again without successful
challenge and contradiction, ulti-
mately and surely leaves its evil
impression and poisonous contamin-
alton upon susceptible minds. Our
special concern is not for the Cath
Ollie church. She needs no defense.
The insane rawlings of these bogus
patriots affect her no more than
do the mad waves Of the ocean, the
adamantine rock of Gibraltar
These slanderous publications will
take 10 per cent. Of harmless fact,
and around this will build go per
cent. of horrible lies, and publish
the whole as a vile SANDER against
people or matters Catholic. When
traced to it's fountain-head and
proven false, It matters not with
them, they keep right on publishing
It. 1t is therefore, we repeat, not
to them We address ourselves. but
to the vast number of honest people
who, because of transformation, are
honestly prejudiced.
And the st. Bartholomew mas
sacre? Here, Mr.. DeWald, is an
ancient lie that will not die. This
unfortunate occurrence has fur
nished the fuel for the fiery furnace
of bigotry for more than 400 years.
A morsel of Islander that rolls most
deliciously under the tongues of
Walker, Watson, Sims & Co. The
Catholic church was not responsible
for that massacre. 1t was civil, not
religious. A few years ago in one
of our great States men elected by
the great Republicans party robbed
the people of many millions OF
dollars. The Republican party of
and no reasonable man would accuse
II of such a crime because those
who claim membership In that party
were the grafters. The massacre
was the evil fruit Of pent-up relig-
lcus feeling. The Catholic church
opposed it just as the Republican
party opposed the pilfering of those
grafters. Any Catholic who took
part in that crime was a fanatic,
and hence no doubt a Catholic only
in name, and therefore one whom
the church could not control. 1t is
dishonest to hold the church respon-
sible for that crime, and little short
of damnable to charge that she
ordered ii.
see the thought rising In your
mind. Mr.. DeWald, and you say 90
me: DR.. Cummings. I have from
childhood held an entirely different
opinion of the Catholic church.
have many times heard precisely the
same charges that the Menace has
made, and I have never until now
heard them contradicted. l can
readily believe this, Mr.. DeWald
And further, I believe that there
are at least 100000 people In
| United States who from childhood
like you, have heard only the
severest adverse criticism OF the
| Catholic church. They have heard
II slandered, villified and lied
about, but they were not to blame
Tor not accepting these things as
SANDER, villifications and false.
hoods, when they never saw a sue.
cessful contradiction of their truth
Mr.. DeWald, that has been too lone
the mistaken policy of those Cath.
olics who have the ability and fit.
mes to correct such abuse. They sal
serene in their consciousness ol
right, paying no attention, deluded
by the thought that such ISLANDERS
could not be believed. II was ex.
actly this same indifference to the
abuse and SANDER hurled at the
church, and permitted to continue
unchallenged by those in authority
that so poisoned the minds as to
arouse the mad passion OF the
America for Americans" until II
caused them to destroy Catholic life
and property less than a hundred
years ago. Just so have we seen
this same indifference to the mad
rawlings of these modern Robes
pierres of the south of Europe. Fol-
forty years they permitted TO &c
unchallenged these lying ISLANDERS
against church and God, until Q
people, normally Christian. have
grown raying mad. and have
actually penalized their God, and
exiled Him from the home OF his
inheritance. And this In cultured
Europe, In this the dawn OF tbs
twentieth century. In the YER,
land whose people hurled back the
invading Moore, and where Chris
tianity won It's first great triumph
over paganism.
And finally. Mr.. DeWald. repeal
that / have no hope OF changing the
tactics OF these Journalistic reptiles
OF the American press" so long al
they can find Ignorance and pref
udice 10 coin into gold. Having
however, dealt with snakes before
fully realize that l can not changs
their stripes or prevent their yiciou
assaults. can and will. however
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