Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-03-21
BARBOURvlLLE
Editor Stung by Criticism Now
Blames Inspiration of
Menace.
Fails to Answer Fellow Protest.
ant Editor of His Own
Town.
Rev. Ambrose Roger PrOpounds
aFew Questions For Like
Fanatics.
.REHASHES old MENACE FAKES
.REHASHES old MENACE FAKES

A short time ago the Kentucky
Irish American called attention to
the fact that Kentucky is being
cursed by having an apt pupil OF
the Menace and its methods in the
Mountain Advocate, published at
Barbourville and edited by one w.
II. Mcdonald, who is also Circuit
Court Clerk of Knox county, and
who has also cut quite a prominent
figure in Red Men circles, many
Catholics who are also members OF
that order having had their eyes
opened to the character of Melon.
aid since the expose in these col
umns. Many papers throughout the
country commented on the vile
poem entitled 1.-THE Black Nunnery,"
which was reprinted in these col
umns, among them the Live Issue,
a Catholic publication of New York.
which says 1.-The Mountain Advo-
cate, published at Barbourville, Ky,
edited by the County Clerk of Knox
county, emboldened by the example
of the Menace, published a disgust
ing poem on The Black Nunnery,'
with vile attacks on the Catholic
church and ending with a charac-
teristic challenge. 1t is needless to
say such agitation must produce re-
suits, must produce evil conse-
quences, at least in the mental atti-
tude of many people"
In the Peoples News, published a.
Barbourville also, and edited by
Charles Davis, McDonald's narrow
minded and prejudiced attitude is
criticised, the editor stating that he
is Protestant to the core, but be-
lieves in fair play, and that the at
titude of the editor of the Mountain
Advocate is a hinder rather than a
help to Christianity, Editor Davis
further adding that he is a believer
In the golden rule, do unto others
as you would have them do to you"
Stung by criticism and driven into
corner, the Mountain Advocate
editor devotes a two-column editorial
to the Live Issue and Kentucky
irish American in his latest issue.
but fails to mention his fellow
townsman, Editor Davis. The
strongest reply which he makes to
the Live Issue is that he is Circuit
Clerk and not County Clerk of Knox
county, that he is a true American.
a Mason, a Protestant, dyed in the
wool Republican and a Prohibition
list, not even printing liquor adver-
tisements in his paper, but as in the
case of all that class, prints the adj
vertisements of quack medicines
which contain large percentage of
alcohol.
Here is another sample of the in
telligent logic contained in this
bright example of A. p. A. journal
ism: 1.-THE priests are turned loose
upon the poor, ignorant people,
whom they compel to believe that
the priests can remit sins. and after
a man has died the priest can prav
him out of or through hell, and by
this cunning they fleece the poor
widow out of whatever the poor
devil had left behind for their sup
port, fee for his service in the way
Of praying a man through purga-
tory" The Mountain Advocate then |
later grudgingly comedies that there |
are some good Catholics and some |
women as good as angels, also ex-
planning that he received his vile |
poetry from the Menace, seeming TO |
forget the case of the dupes IN |
who we're forced to |
plead guilty for distributing fake |
K. of c. oath sold them by the |
Menace, the latter washing its hands
Of its dupes after they. were hauled
into court, and in a letter to their
lawyer stated that they could not
prove the genuineness of the oath
and only sold 1t as job work. Nc
Donald further rehashes some OF the
Did Menace lies about the murder OF
BUR Presidents by Catholics, not even
on his own account, or
he would have discovered that the
as in the other instances.
was deliberately lying. For MELON
AIDS benefit and the readers of the
Mountain Advocate who are forced
o read rehashed lies of the Menace
I can be stated and proved that
Booth, the slayer of Lincoln, was
Mason; Guiteau. the slayer of Gar
leld, a Second Day Adventist
preacher, and Czolgosz. the slayer OF
an anarchist, and conse-
Iuently of no religion.
AS the above editor confesses that
he Menace is the fountain head OF
II his knowledge pertaining to the
church, the Kentucky Irish
american submits an extract from
'amphlet published by Rev. Father
ambrose Roger. of Corbln. and OF
Which IL is suggested some fair
minded citizens should secure
uantity and distribute in that sec
lon to counterfeit the effect OF the
fountain Advocate and its sister
beet. the vile and filthy Menace:
Lately the Menace brought an
ccount OF a fire that destroyed the
esidence of Protestant minister In
Mich, and accused tbs
atholics OF that place OF being the
ause OF II. An investigation was
lade by the police and the conse.
ence was that the minister himself
,aa arroefed for the crime And vet