The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-08-01

pASSoAS SAu1es QTdcllcally prOQ1O1tS
the poor man. to whom small sums
of money mean much from asserting
his rights in the courts rather than
to chance the expenses of law suit.
But. after all. we seem to be head
ing in the right direction.
PEOPLE BELIEVING ANTI.CA.
THOLIC FABLE TERMED .'MON-
ONIANIACs."
Well Known Daily Expresses Strong
Sentiments on Butt Incident.
Story Fashioned BY Some Pervert,' ~
Says Globe-Democrat.
In the general assembly of the
Southern Presbyterian Church held
in Kansas City a short time ago, a
certain DR.. J. A.: Smith charged that
IAN edict from the pope was found
on the body of Major Butt command
ing all Catholics to vote for a candi-
date other than Woodrow Wilson in
the presidential election" G.. l..
Leppert, of South Omaha, Neb.,
wrote to Ex-President Taft, asking
him either to affirm or deny this
statement. In letter to Mr.. Lep-
pert, dated July LIST. Mr.. Taft de-
clares that "the statement is false
from beginning to end, and I wonder
that church or minister of a
church, who ought to be careful to
give currency to statements of any
character without the slightest foun-
dation, should be responsible for
this" Mr.. Taft points out that the
body or effects OF Major Butt have
never been found.
The st. Louis Globe-Democrat of
July 18th. in commenting on this
matter, expresses itself in no uncer-
tain terms on the circulation and
acceptance of such ridiculous tales
as this. 1t emphacizes the fact that
Mr.. Wilson was not nominated un-
til almost two months after the Tt
tanic disaster, (and that this in it.
self would show the absurdity of the
fable. "But the denial" it adds,
will do little good. The only peo-
pie capable of believing it are mono
maniacs on the subject with which
the statement delt, and they will
secretly hug it as proof of their
suspicious. 1t was fashioned by
some pervert who wished to play on
the prejudices of such persons. The
only surprising thing is that a speak
er so reckless as to repeat it before
representative assembly was not
challenged by some friend of truth
to produce some evidence to sub
stantiate it. A false sense of courte-
sy should not serve to protect men
who boldly make groundless charges
even though they wear clerical
garb."
This editorial pronouncement of
the Globe-Democrat, leading St.
Louis daily. is most refreshing. 1t
shows that there is some sense OF
morality and truth remaining in
some of our communities. which
have been flooded with similar and
even more vicious unprincipled fab
relations for the last three years.
The number of "perverts" and
"monomaniacs" in this country is
indeed surprisingly large at the pres
ent time. In the very same city in
which the Globe Democrat is located
there resides certain REV. ].
Scott. D. D., Traveller. lecturer and
Preacher, Pastor Plymouth Congre-
gationalist Church." who has writ
ten an Introduction to 1.-THE Devil in
Robes or the Sins of Priests" one
of the most rotten Of the Menace's
publications, praising the book and
commencing the illustrations in it
as true pictures." when, as matter
of fact, every picture in the volume
rejecting on the Church and intend
ing to show the cruelty and lust OF
the priesthood are doctored illustra-
tions. some of them being well
known pictures Of entirely different
events. An Indian Rajah, for ex-
ample, Is passed off as Father Con
zello of the PHILIPPINE Islands," his
peculiar headgear being left on his
head and a Roman collar and cross
added to his makeup. The ignor-
ance and morbid superstition of
thousands of American Protestants
and the INSCRIPTIONS or lack of
knowledge of many of their clergy
men is pitiful in the extreme, an
opinion which has been expressed in
their regard by DR.. Washington
GLADDEN.. the well-known Protestant
divine. in his article on 1.-THE Anti