Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-09-13
Charges Brought Forth From
Diseased Minds of Insane
Bigotry.
Their Ritual a Positive Pledge OF
Unswerving Loyalty to
state.
OATHS, IMAGES AND The BIBLE

other installment of DR.. Charles
Cummings letter to a bigot In
Brann's Iconoclast, showing how
ridiculous and untruthful are tha
rawlings of Rev. Teddy Walker and
the Menace. Disposing OF a number
of palpable lies pertaining to the
murder of our Presidents, DR..
Cummings writes Mr.. DeWald:
And oaths, sir? Jesuit oaths,
Knights of Columbus oaths, priests
oaths, and fifty-seven other varieties
of oaths. all inventions pure and
simple, begotten and brought forth
from the diseased minds of insane
bieotry. But you say ex-Priest
Seguin swears there is such an
oath? Well this superannuated
Kenunk was kicked out because he
was a liar and unfit to be a priest.
His only occupation now is the ex-
elusive one of speaking and writing
lies and selling them for bread. A
man of his character and con-
science does well to go the limit
and swear to his lies. I wonder,
however, that bread and butter con-
taminated in such a foul manner do
not give the reverend father" an
internal attack of acute indigestion
from ptomaine poison.
Dear Mr.. DeWald, there are no
such oaths; simply solemn obliga-
tions. II you doubt me, write to any
Jesuit or Catholic paper and they
will send you a copy of the obliga-
tion taken. Why, sir, the thing is
so liberal that the reverend Teddy
might take it IL he had the fitness,
qualification or conscience. Being
as barren and bereft of these quail
fications as the Sahara desert cf
moisture, / don't think Ted will
come our way Just yet.
This knights of Columbus oath Is
OF recent invention. The poor, little.
old Jesuit oath has been around
these American "diggins' " for well
nigh, II not more, than a hundred
years. Out at elbow and knee,
fatherless, friendless and deserted,
It has at last found home in the
office of the Menace. Dressed up in
new twentieth century togs, 1t is
now, with its little brother, the
knights of Columbus oath, again
started around the circle.
If should publish story to the
effect that two horse thieves, the
Rev. Theodore c. Walker, editor OF
the Menace, and the Hon. Tom
Watson, editor of the Jeffersonian,
stole a. horse in New York City on
July 4, 1918, and II the next day
this combination of reverence and
honor proved conclusively that the
one was in Georgia and the other IN
Aurora that day 1t would be clear to
all thinking people that they could
not have stolen the horse. Now II l.
regardless of their proof to the con-
trary, kept right on publishing the
story that they did steal the horse,
I would be doing exactly what these
vile publications are doing with
those oaths and other ISLANDERS. The
only difference would be that mine
would be a tangible personal slander
leaving me amenable to the law,
while their slander is vague nom
personal one, and they know 1t Is
difficult IL not impossible to reach
them by law.
The ritual of the Knights OF
Columbus is much similar to that
of other orders. II Is Catholic
social and insurance order. II every
word OF the ritual or any other
work of the order, written or un-
written, were published. there
would not be a word or a sentence
TO give offense to anyone. There is,
furthermore, throughout every de-
gree of the order a ringing and posi-
tive pledge OF answering loyalty
to State.
And the worship of images and
idols, Mr.. DeWald? The Catholic
church was virtually born with the
birth OF our Saviour, and is just the
same. today as she was when she
stood in that lowly stable by the
side OF the mighty but humble babe.
She was, is, and ever shall be the
crock against which the gates or
hell may rail, but shall not pre-
vail. Worship idols. did you say?
why, my dear Mr.. DeWald, the
Catholic church received her holy
inspirations from the lips OF our
Saviour Himself. and single handed
and alone she batiled down the very
citadel OF paganism and crushed
their idols for all times to come.
Images and statues? Why, the
thing is also very plain. II does not
matter whether the image or the
statue is made OF modest clay, or the
most precious OF gems, the ruby,
they are but simple reminders OF
that for which they stand. II you
desired a favor of our honored
President, you would not on.y peti-
tion him, but you would also petition
those nearest and dearest to him,
with the hope that they might inter
cede with him for You. Catholics
do not pray or worship the image
or statue. but they ask the inter-
cession OF the one the image or
statue recalls TO their mind.
And Catholics are forbidden to
read the Bible. Mr.. DeWald7 Not