The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-07-18
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The meeting place vas tko Empire
City of the West, Chicago, on the wosi
shore of Lakc Michigan, beautiful for sit.
uatiou, marvellous and great. Was in.
pressed With tho sity's birncss, be-ause
! had walled its streets When a boy and
knew the streets and Fort Dearborn az
vel as the face Of a friend. To think
iha, the massive buliings, monuments
Of human energy and accumulated
wealth, had all been built since knew
the plare cast q spell upon me. Indeed
| could eater into the feelings OF OIL
Rip NEn winkle a. he saw the changes
that time had wrought.
l was late At the convention Tuesday
morning. The loom was well hlled, but
a. many of the delegates had visited Tue
MENACE plant in Aurora We we're rerog.
uiEcd 40 once, and In a moment Il be.
came spontaneous and the reception vas
overwhelming and continuous for come
minutes. Such q thing could not hap.
pen again In a lifetime. II was not my
personality or gifts Of mind. 10 was the
sincerc recognition of Menace readers 20
THE MEsAcI.. Everything I had pur.
posed 70 say was swept out of my mind.
The food Of cIthusiASm wrecked what
might have been a good speech. What
| said must have been what has been
repeated 10 visitors and friends Of the
paper when viewing the plant. As soon
~ | could be heard I tried 10 give the
credit for the success Of The MENAcE
where Il belongs; with its supporters. I
said Crsar when the populaee called him
hing said, "I am king, made 70 by the
swords Of the PrRtoriAn guards" Not
BY swords has this greatness boon thrust
upon us but by your subscriptions. Our
power 10 measured BY the length n our
subscription list. II Is our lever and by
i we can shake the world.
As soon as THE MEgAcE editor had
finished, Mr.. Phelps was called 20 the
stand and made . brief statement. lie
said In substance; eve appreciate the
constant and hearty cooperation Of the
men and women on the Firing Line who
have made our success possible. II il nv
constant effort 20 guard and protect the
paper from the pitfalls In a business
way, dug by the cunning Jesuit, gen.
orally In Offers 20 buy its influence or
persuade the editors 10 take Up divisive
and side issues which will lead away
from the main attack. This is no easy
task because Of political treaehery and
economic selflshness, but the presence
Of the Jesuit 10 always manifest and 10
know his track Is 20 be made wise 10
his sehemes.n
MENACE readers Of course responded 70
the words Of the publisher in hearty as.
sent
To report the whole proceedings Of the
convention, or even the most vital things.
would more than fll our pages, always
overburdened with live matter.
One OF the things greatly enIoved nv
the convention was the presence and ad.
dresses OF the martyrs for free speerh
free assembly, q free press anJ public
education. One Of the strong induce.
ments to the writer was that be might
meet Hon. Thomas Watson, a man who
before The MENACE began was in the
thiekest of the fight with apos,ste Roma
Many were greatly disappointed at bis
aoeenee and every one gave him a cheer
when Brother Scarborough spoke his
praise AZ a brother beloved. We had met
in THs MENACE Office VIM. LLOYD Cark.
the Scared veteran Of many battles, but
never bad heard him speak. His kew.
note address by which the convention
was TO be guided In It's deliberations was
characteristic Of the man. He 1, a
qniet firing gun and shoots at point
bank range, sweeping everything before
him. Clark was on the Job every min.
ute Of the time and helped BY bis elo-
quenee and wise council 70 guide m.
dehoerstions in safe and sane channels.
fell in love with Spurgeon. lie has
charming voice and inspiring presence.
nus utteranees are clear and forcefpl
his ideas are transparent, his words elo.
quent and full Of force and Gre. I mini
his address, giving his personal sTperi.