The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-12

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me; and a Mr.. Mccormick and some
other wealthy men of Chicago. He
stated az the same time that " the
thing could be managed 30 that the
MENACE, AN ANTicATHoLlc pa
PERI COULD BE PUT OUT or
BUSINESS, TIE CATHOLIC
CHURCH WOULD SPEND ANY
AMOUNT OF MONEY. he SAID
THAT IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT
THE MENACE WAS OWNED 6Y J.
A. wAYLANo AND THEY FELT
THAT " THEY COULD DESTROY
THE APPEAL AND GET wAYLANp
IN PRISON. THEY COULD VERY
EASILY GET RID or THE MENACE.
BY that time we had got quite friend.
~, and he stated that the object Of the
whole matter was 20 destroy the Ap.
peal and In that way destroy Socialism
AND DESTROY THE INFLUENCE
or THE MENACE IN ORDER TO GET
THE ASSISTANCE or THE CATH.
oLIc CHURCH TO FIGHT SOCIAL.
ISM, but personally the only object he
had was to get Jake Sheppard behind
the bars. He then Inquired n was
we'll acquainted with Sheppard. and I
told him slightly. He then wanted 70
know u was we'll enough acquainted
with him 70 get into hts office and find
out his plans.
With these facts before us. Il Is
not hard to see where the Catholic
press has been getting It's dope.
Father" Pompeney Is the agent OF the
Romanists. and II Mr.. Bone. Mr..
Gleed, Mr.. Mccormick 'and other very
wealthy men OF Chicago" together
with the unspeakable Harrison Grey
Otis. the scab labor champion OF Los
Angeles, would connive TO include the
Menace In their campaign OF destruc-
ton, the Romanists then would aid
them in their campaign against Social.
ism.
A great dlcker. indeedI
And typical OF the character Of all
parties concerned
And thus is revealed the connection
between the Menace and the Socialists
as Il has been heralded from coast TO
coast by the Romanists.
And what a connection Il ISL
Continuing his testimony relating
his conversation with Detective Due
berg, who was employed by United
/ States District Attorney Bone, Mr..
Lovejoy said:
At this time made the remark that
thought there was a pretty good
chance Of our next administration be
ing democratic and asked him how
that would affect HE position and work,
and he stated that Il might make a
change, but that he had Il from Doctor
Pompeney that there would be some
pretty good Catholics in the admins
tratlon II Wilson was elected. I then
asked him the question II he didn't
think he was doing q wrong thing, as
poor man, to sell himself to those peo-
pie to do this dirty work, ! put Il. His
reply was, snow, LoveJoy, don't like
that question. Now for God sake
don't 90 back on me, as ! am de-
pending upon you to help me make a
success Of this so can gain a reputa-
tion that will make future for me-"
In the light of the above statement.
alleged TO have been made by Pom
peney. 10 the effect that there would be
"some pretty good Catholics In the ad-
minlstration," IL would seem that the
plans OF the Romanists had gone awry.
or else President Wilson took a tumble
to himself after his election.
At any rate there are no Catholics in
the cabinet
But there is one strange thing con-
nected with this matter. Mr.. Bone is a
republican and was given his appoint.
ment under a republican administra-
tion-and he expresses himself as be-
ing confident that he will continue to
Phoid down his present Job, a demo-
cratic administration to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Can the democrats explain why this
is so7
The remainder OF Mr.. Lovejoy's tes-
tinony. insofar as Il concerns the Men
ace. is not worth quoting here. further
than the fact that he swears that in
conversation with Dueberg, he CDue-
berg) stated 10 Loveioy in substance
that II he (Duebergl could succeed In
destroying the Appeal and the Menace
that he would be well taken care Of"