The menace., 1914-10-17

necu1d m0Nung % 0e a4aArN ~
vas gurroun6sd b. cnthoiica. some
eursinE sueariag Gnc naking Areats
A. he aniahst speaking and beun
taking % q coilcction. the police Judge.
Archie Davis. aurmosntsd the uail sur
round.ng The putlie fountain and bean
shouting 70 Roberts. lie mangned The
spoaker, teilinE hin that be ought 70
BE- run out q toun and that n hetDAv-
iSl vas q cathoiic or hia vie = Cath
olic. be would hrsAk his cane, Which
be held up threateningiy. over Roberts
head. thus eacourAEed By the police
,udge. the Mites % Mob and Murder
rushed AZ Roberts and would doubt
less have killed him had Il not been
for the timely Intervention of the
crowd Nhieh. attracted By the mob.
guthered quickly. Frienda of Rooer1
succeeded IN getting him away from
the mob. but not until the Roman ruf'
hans had beaten him and torn bis
clothes nearly OF Of him. Roberts ap-
pealed 20 the police for protection. but
vas refused and told 10 80 10 he
/ boarding house By himself When his
/ friends saw that the police would not
DO their duty, they themselves escort
"a the speaker 10 bis lodgings
The chief OF police vas In the crowd.
Dot made no attempt 10 arrest the mob
OF Romanists. although different Of
/ tenders were pointed out 10 him. When
| friends Of the speaker found out that
none OF the mob would be arrested.
they went 10 the county court and got
| warrants for the arrest OF all the hood.
luuH who could be Identified. The Ro.
/ manned police Judge heard OF Il. aud
I when the hoodlum gang found u out
they thought Il the better policy 70
confess their part In the riot, 20 they
came forward. acknoNledged their
guilt and paid their hne. THIS OF
course stopped prosecution In me
county court where they would not
have been dealt with 10 lenienty. The
county Judge would doubtless have
given them hfty days in jail and one
hundred dollars nne
A warrant Was secured for the arrest
OF Police Judge Davis. which resulted
In A hung Jury In his FIRST trial and &C.
oulttal In his second. A. his last trial
a large number crowded the circuit
court room. When the trial was over
and the people we're standing outside
in front OF the court house, Roberts
the mobbed speaker, came out and an
lnounced: Il am going 10 speak tonighi
on the square. and all the Catholics
this side OF hell can't keep me from
IT,"
A Romanist who heard Roberts make
the announcement secured a warrant
for his arrest In the city police court
charging him with disorderly conduct
Roberts was tried before the police
Judge (who had a cane he wished &c
break over the speakers hesd) and
was hned $3.50 and put under peace
bond OF 800 for a period OF thirty dsys
This was evidently done to get hoo
erts 10 leave town. as he was toid ina
the fine would be supended II he Wouiu
skldoo. Roberts refused and went !,
jall, TO the surprise OF his homahls'
accusers. Again he was offered sus
pension, this time OF his jail sentence
II he would only leave town.
Before Roberts went 10 jail he wal
told that the lovers OF free speech haS
already engaged another speaker. !.
]. King, OF Toledo, o.. would soon de
liver a series OF lectures on Romanism
The Roman clique which had been 81
intolerable OF Roberts now began u
scent trouble.
The large skating rink, which hal
the largest seating capacity OF an!
place In Somerset, was engaged 10
Kings lectures. When the intolerant
OF American freedom learned wher,
the lectures we're 70 be held, they re
sorted to their usual tactics 10 get III,
contract for the hall cancelled, bu
their bigoted business was met wit
resentment from Captain Taylor VII
had charge OF the hall, even thougl
ne was threatened with removal fron
his position as captain OF Company
, OF the National Guards. The free
/, speech haters, seeing that the Captai
remained frm, tried to blum the pa
trlots by circulating the report that IN
q hall would be blown up--a strang
! procedure to be adopted BY zealots io
the holy" religion they practice. 4
E this Captain Taylor replied that u
: was necessary he would call out IN
Z whole company OF Guards 70 prote'
the lecturer and the hall.
: When King arrived and he reveale
0 TO the town OF Somerset what Rom
q was In her true light, the riot-rantin
> Romanists got scared. and the ofncial
turned Roberts out OF jail He a
: tended the lectures and sat on th
platform with King and was applaude
r every time his name was mentione
= BY the lecturer.
The free.speech haters, seeing the
y we're defeated, and thinking mob ru
did not take we'll with Somerset consi
v tutionalists. decided best not to sta
4 another riot, but begged the mayor
y make an ordinance requiring every OF
c who wished TO speak on the sire
4 above q whisper to get permit" 7
this they thought to silence any vol
!. which publicly criticized their" re-
gion and their cowardly method OF 7
Y futing such criticism through mob vi
4 lence. The ordinance was presents
\ to the council by the mayor as he vi
hidden, and but for the lovers OF FRI
/ speech among the councilmen, the u
> constitutional measure would hat
! passed and Romish intolerance 70 tn
degree oficially set up In Somerse
but thanks TO the patriotic sentmen
u OF noble men who are lovers Of Amel
o can freedom and religious liberty. WI
, speak out In defense Of their country
\ blood bought institutions against q
u religious intolerance OF Rome, q
u measure was defeated.
God give US more men who In oi
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