The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-02-28
WOULD THE ROMAN CHURCH DESTROY LIFE AND PROPERTY

appeal 20 al Christian PEOPLE a. veil
Why not viialite the prr-ent Philadel.
phia activity with a nation wide Cath
4 olic APPEAL for an amendment % the Law
and corrction ~ existing conditiouss
peccncy, honor and justice demand q
The cungrvss j. fair enough 10 recognise
tho fact, and. On proper prsseuiatiou o.
The subject, will b.oome suhirientlv IN
tcrrstsd 10 dcare = solution. But the
initiative should eome from the Cath.
olics Of the country. y.-Church Progrsu.
~. Lows.
One Of Uucln sans messengers came
10 the ofice of Tie Western Cdihoi,c
last week aud 10 our surprise and d.
gust handed ~ a copy of the HHcicua
shsci known ~ THE MENAcE We took
b. We eNamined Il a. caHfully a. W
would handle q sheet taken from a ce-s.
pool into which had hecn dumped al
the smallpox germs In the state. We
instiurtivrly looked 20 find somc hairy,
hideous, Shiny, creeping thing % The
Walker type crawling from h~tvccn the
nnclean sheets. Nv opinion ~
that bunch al the head Of the filthy
MENACE h thaf they are about tn, d,rt
lest lot OF higotcd prcysricators under
the sun and that nothing h too dirtv o.
low for them 10 wallow in.-The Wcsi.rs
Catholic, May -. 1913. Extract from,
an article entitled "Thc Infamous
Menace. -
Religious bigotry u not only nm.
Christian hut IN American and has no
place IN land where liberation aud
freedom Of faith arc principles rooted in
the hearts Of iis liberty loving peoplc.
What, then are We 10 think Of such man.
tesiations OF n-Amcricanism and big.
oiry as THE MFNArE, which, when ~
oeiNed by ~, We promptly destroy a.
something ~ rabid and unclean that
We cannot suffer Il 10 pollute our prem.
ises. We have no words 20 adequately de
scribe the filth Of It's columns, aud IL
steps have not been taken by the postsl
authorities 10 exclude Il from the mails
as We think Il should be, wo hope aur
officials win soon investigate Il with that
end in view. This indecent sheet attacks
the religious faith Of a large body Of our
American citizens, vet there is not a YES
tige of religion or knowledge Of the most
elementary Christian, or even pagan. yir.
tues about II. IL is made up OF iguor.
anoe aud dirt.-Cathoiic yourAsl. March
7, 1913.
kain Council, not long ago, purchased
several copies of the leailet, ''Tbe Slime
Of the serpent" for free distributor
10 the members. This leaflet il publishes
by the Central Bureau of the Central
! Nenein Of 81. Louis, aud contains usaful
aud valuable information 20 an Cath
olics. IL is invaluable for the rrbuke
and denial Of the lies aud malicious al.
legations Of the depraving and indecent
| paper, THE MENACE. II is one of the
best weapons 10 destroy the influence of
that loathsome, rotten sheet on il ha~
! any inhuence), whose ambition is 20
print all the obscene lies and degenera-
tive items that II can gather This leaf.
let is child Of the old saying, eye
shall know the truth" and the hide
bound maligning Of the cobblebraincd
iniquitious sheet printed NJ Aurora can
not bear the brunt Of the "Slima of
the Serpent So attack. Every member
of tho order should secure a copy and
all councils ought TO subscribe for hun.
dreds. -HcsierH T0ichmdH.
Wen! Well! Wonders will peve,
cease. SO the infamous A. p. A. skupk
II resurrerted as the Guardians of Lib.
erty." What do you think of that, TUs
I MENAcE, the IppCOi % Reason, tho
STANDARD, and such like hideous sheets
are the mouth pieces of the "Guardiaus
OF Liberty Stephen, Valentine and
similar little bigots are its agents. IL.
norant laymen from baek.woods towns.
and discredited preachers with a bad
case of notoriejy itch may cause this
child Of Ignorance and bigotry to breathe
for short time. Yes, but the bastard
child Of intolerance can not breathe the
pure atmosphere Of American freedom
and fair play. That hideous child.
the joint product Of ignorance aud in
I tolerant higotry, TH be crushed be-
meath the accumulated Scoru Of truth.
loving Protestants and indignant Cath
: olics. As proof Of this read our iirS'
. page article from the Protestant Rell
mau. Sce what the brilliant Mr. ri
gar has TO Say about the riLc MEvsCE.
and the pptnd JsTersoHiaa Maga-inc.
. Yes, read what that enlightened non
Catholic editor thinks OF the men who
are cauablC Of resurrecting A. =. A..isn.
Yes, read his words aud from them
learn that the new organization can not
thrive on American soil.-West,rA
CqihOiic. March -, 1912.
The Menace BgHch-Of all the foul
things that hight. contalninate, and
curse this old earth of ours-none
/ icalcr. none more kidcoWs, none more
diSgHSiiHH, rome more utterly putrid.
none more suggestive Of hell : horrible
and 6oicurcd inhabitants than the
hairy, Indoors. diWF. creeping. hissiag
, fanatic. 0Hd bigoi. who lives TO he and
lies to live AMI propagate the work Of
lucifer bv numbering charity, by cuci
fying truth, hy mocking virtue, bv con
yerting the slime Of his own diseased and
sin soaked biain. iuto money which he
extracts from the pockets Of dcgeHcroics