The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-02-07
More Light On Tafts Veto
of the immigration Bill

dent about the same time-a most sig.
nihcant coincidence indeedl
In less than a month congress would
have TO adjourn by operation Of law.
Congress, therefore, desired immediate
action by the president. But the presi.
dent was very fond Of the glamour Of
receptions. II was one Of his weaknesses.
lie had ten days, by the constitution, in
which to consider that bill before re.
turning il TO congress. He would en-.
ploy method in his madness Of with.
holding Il 10 the last minute. SO every
day he received delegation after delega.
tion concerning IL. Hordes Of Romanists
called 10 persuade him TO veto IL. The
Columbuses' .ex-eonvict champion in
congress headed a delegation, himself,
and thuHdered against il, according 10
the Romish-lrish reporters. And he
fathered' mighty petition of 1.-TWO
million people against that bill, too,
according 20 the ROmish.Irish reporters.
Precious time was wasted by the presi.
dent under the spell Of the charm Of 20.
litical Romanism. Congress waited ST.
lently and sullenly.
But in all the time the president knew
that he would veto that immigration bill.
That silent visit Of the Romish bishops
across the continent from st. Paul 10
Washington was not merely to say ''good.
bye 10 the President.
After holding that bill the full con.
stitutional limit Of ten days, President
Taft returned Il 10 congress-yETOED
He had done Rome's bidding, and he
called il Americani He had held it the
constitutional limit Of ten days 10 de.
stroy the chances Of congress TO repass
il over his veto. And the Romanists
lauded him as a good American citizen
and a great president.
Only a few days now were left 20
congress before its forced adjournment
on March 4. II must act quickla IL
at all. The senate overwhelmingly re-
passed the bill at once-72 for, is
against The House swiftly fell into
line with its vote Of 2l3 for and ia
against-d lack Of only 5 UOies Of the
accessory tuo.thirds 10 pass % ouer the
preNdent's veto. And this failure in
the house was due 10 a few white livered
weaklings Of the presidents stripe upon
hearing the rumble Of Romanisml They
are enemies Of the state. The Congress.
siondl Record will reveal them all And,
therefore, all full-blooded Americans will
mark them well.
Thus, a score Of years Of the patriotic
work Of congress for the restriction Of
immigration went for naught. Yet II
was a bill overwhelmingly passed by Con.
gress many Of its members as intelligent,
many more as nearly 50, as the one man
vetoing and destroying it-destroying
with a stroke Of his pen the work Of
generation Of the people and their con.
gress; aye, perpetrated even as seven.
tenths Of the citizens Of the nation were
crying out against the inundating i'm.
migration horde, and approved that bill
as a just solution Of the question.
That Infamous veto Of President Taft
stands in sad commentary against bis
dual capacity Of trying to serve two mas.
ters at one and the same time, for, in
his panderiug TO the papal priests, be
failed in his duty to the people. But he
has not fooled the people. They know
that back Of his veto Of the immigration
bill was political Romanism. And they
feel more than ever before. the perfdy
Of public officials for trucking TO po-
litieal Romanism, and they seek a rem.
edy.
And the remedyf
A national party, standing for separa.