The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-12-26

travclcrs-ihe miserable condition OF the
people caused by priest rulc-is carefully
avoided; and compels the conclusion that
he Il yet in close political alliance with Ro.
mauism as he was In former campaigns and
when in the White House.
MUCH is said by Protestant admirers
INl Of Mr. Roosevelt concerning his al.
legged refusal 20 visit the pope when
IN Rome. In commenting on this, Robert
j. Long, editor Of The American Citizen,
says;
Roosevelt had promised 10 speak before
the Methodist church In Rome, and the pope
objected; therefore Roosevelt submitted 70
the pope's dictation and refused TO speak.
He was in position where 10 save his po-
htical fortunes, he tried 10 straddle, and
didn't dare 10 call on the pope
That Is all there was to his refusal 10
call on the pope Vice President Fairbanks,
who was in Rome at nearly the same time,
acted the true 4merican he was impudently
informed that II he went to the Methodist
mission he could not be received by The
pope. Like loyal man he went 10 the mis-.
sion and delivered his address-wholly ig-
noring the gross arrogance and bigotry Of
the Vatican
T>HAT Mr.. Roosevelt even went outside
i his party in search of pHpsts TO favor
with political patronage is emphasized
by the yigor with which he was supported
in 1904 by Ronish papers and politicians
who were nominally democratic and there
fore normally opposed TO him. Prominent
among these was the Boston Pilot, which
for more than half century had supported
the democratic party, and has always been
e
10. 1904, printed the following nine reasons
given by Prof r. l.. Scharf, why all pspist
voters should support Mr. Roosevelt:
THE appointment Of q majority Of Oath
olics on the Supreme Court Of the Philip
pines.
The appointment Of Catholic secretary
of education Of the Philippines, and Of $500
Catholic teachers out Of a total Of 4,600.
THE appointment Of 20 Catholic govern
ors Of provinces Of the Philippines out of
a total OF 20.
The appointment of Archbishop Ryan,
Of Philadelphia, and Of Mr.. Bonaparte, Of
Baltimore, on the Indian Commission.
The appointment of Bishop Spaulding
on the coal strike commission.
The appointment of the full quota of
army ard navy chsplsins TO which Catholics
were entitled.
THE appointment Of Mr.. d. I. Murphy as
secretary Of the Panama commission.
1.-THE passage by Congress Of a resolution
accepting the statue of Father Marquette.
THE passage by Congress Of a bill re-
storing the rations to the Catholic mission
schools"
TINE movement Of Catholic democrats
i TO the support of Mr.. Roosevelt was
so pronounced in 1904 that several
of the leading papers commented upon it.
Among other notes taken of the movement
was that by the Springfield Republican,
which was as follows:
IF there Is a movement toward Mr..
Roosevelt among Catholic democrats, II is
to be hoped that they can show better rea-
sons for IL than religious sentiment. The
United States should have religion kept out
Of its politics entirely"
That his continuous bid for the Catholic
vote was not without the desired result was
proved by the practically unanimous Cath
Olic support he received at election and the
congratulations that came from the same
source afterwards. Press dispatches from
Rome stated that Cardinal Satolli formerly
papal delegate to the United States, was es-
pecially pleased with the election of Roose-
welt, and that the pope congratulates Presi-
uenJ hOoseNtI on tue splenulu returns.
The 0sservatore Romano, pspal organ at
Rome, Joined in the congratulations, and
said: "lt is easy to understand the mani
feststions of rejoicing over his election, in
which numerous Catholics in the great re-
public join, having nothing to say of him
but praise"
The Catholic press joined in congratula-
tions, and failed not to point out the con.
nectjon between his election and fayors rem
dered the church, in Philippine appoint
ments and such acts as restoring rations to
pupils in the Catholic Indian schools.
THERE was again great applause from
Il the papist galleries when Mr.. Roose-
welt sent the letter TO Mr.. j. c. Mar.
tin, Of Dayton, o. in which he defended