The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-04-04
THE MENACE UNMAskED

BRANN'S ICONOCLAST ARRAlGNSl
THE MENACE FOR ITS LIES AND
MISREPRESENTATION ABOUT
THE CATHOLIC cHURcH-A
TYPICAL EXAMPLE.
The Menace, according to it's
editors has circulation of 100000
copies weekly.
If this claim is on a par with most
of their claims, it is a hell-born lie.
But let us take it for granted that
the Menace has this enormous circula-
ton. The publication has been a sue
cess from the start. This much is
quite certain. The fact that a lying,
slanderous, serpentine monstrosity of
Journalism, perpetrated in the name of
liberty, polluted in every page and
putrid in every line, can succeed in the
United States, staggers belief and
puts credulity to shame.
The further fact that it's supporters
are the patrons and graduates of the
public schools, is more damning in
dictment against that system of edu-
cation than has ever been voiced by
it's bitterest enemies.
The Menace is an organ of mendac-
ity, a mouthpiece of malevolence, a
champion of bigotry, defender of
fraud, a promoter of prejudice,
herald of hatred, an inspirer of ill
will, an inventor of falsehood, and is
edited by brazen brace of blatant
buffers known as Teddy Walker and
Marvin Brown.
1t goes without saying that these
SANDER mongers pose as patriots and
parade in public as paragons of purity.
They ask you to believe that the aver
age Catholic priest is menace to
decency, virtue, innocence, honor and
patriotism, despite the fact that many
of them serve their parish for decades
and succeed in winning the con-
f1dence, and respect, not only of their
own people, but the entire community
If what the Menace says were true,
this would be impossible. The Truth
Seeker, of New York, the national
organ of atheism in America has pub
lished book giving a list of
preachers who have committed crimes
during the last thirty-seven years and
the editors frankly admit on page
that comparatively few Catholic
priests figure in this record" Nobody
but knave or fool would condemn
all ministers because Of the few who
go wrong.
The Menace editors malign, abuse
and insult Nuns and Sisters of
Charity, and apparently their perfdy
affords them a vast deal of pleasure.
A man who would Unfortunately
accuse members of Catholic Sister
hoods of immortality, or insinuate
that nunneries, converts and homes of
the Good Shepherd, are houses of
prostitution, could not be trusted with
the virtue of a seven-year-old girl.
In view of what Catholics have done
to develop the American Republic, de-
fend it's flag on battlefields and uphold
its sacred institutions in times of
peace, the blanket charge that no
Catholic can be a true patriot, sounds
the very depths of infamy. Catholics
have died for the glory of our flag on
every battlefield of the Republic
would no more trust the patriotism
of man who could impugn the loyalty
of Phil. Sheridan, than l would trust
the honor of pimp. Like millions of
others, General Sheridan was a true
Catholic and loyal American citizen.
Catholics would be more than
human, if they could listen without
protest to Menace lecturers lie about
their priests, besmirch the fair name
of the Little Sisters of the Poor" and
| question their own loyalty to the flag
of stars. 1t is surprising in view of
the provocation, that more riots have
not occurred. The fact that Crowley,
Clark, Seguin, Boles and Sims, can
lecture in a community for a week or
ten days and depart in peace is won
derful tribute to the patience, self
control and Christian forbearance of
Catholics. No other class of American
citizens have ever been so traduced
and insulted in the press and from
the platform. The injustice, the in
jury thus inflicted, must be resented
and condemned by all fair-minded
Professionals. To voice their protest,
the editor of The Iconoclast recently
delivered two lectures at Sheboygan,
Wisconsin. The first night the Opera
House was filed The next night 300
chairs were placed on the stage and
hundreds were turned away unable to
get in. On March 10, am billed to
speak on the same subject at Scales
Mound, Illinois, and on the 18th and
18th at Plymouth, Wisconsin, city
near Sheboygan. Protestants who be-
lieve in fair play want these Menace
lies contradicted. A lie, like counter
felt money, is generally accepted un-
til challenged. am prepared to meet
every material allegation of the
Menace and its staff OF lecturers and
i prove them base and baseless before
any Intelligent audience.
1. For example, take the alleged K. G.
oath. In former number of the