The menace., 1914-07-18

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/ favor of the laws and the patronage ~
the public authority. ''-Fopo Leo XIII.
g. Enryelieal Letter." Rcurircr Bros
PriHtss 10 the Holy APos'olis See. Page
The above is from the encyclical
81 leo XIII. on "Catholicity in the
United States" and addressed 10
the bishops and clergy Of the Roman
Catholic church in this country,
January 6. 1895. II is therefore an
official. infallible statement Of Rome
on the relation of church and state
with special reference 10 this nation.
There is no doubt that the desire
therein expressed, for the union Of
church and state, is wordcd with a
conservative eve 10 the American
I public, and is by no means so en-
7 phatic as the real sentiments Of the
pope on that subject; but as il is
il is bad enough.
Leo saws that his church is unfet-
tered by legislation and prosperous ;
but with all that he is dissatisfied.
He SAYS that his church is prosper
Gus. not because Of the liberty il
enjoys under the American Consti-
tuition, but because Of the fscundiig
with which it is endowed. That fe-
cundity does not seem 10 do much
for popery in France. or in the reyo-
lutionary districts Of Mexico.
The fair and equitable treatment
accorded his church is acknowledged
in one breath, but brushed away
in the next as incousequential. His
faith in fecuRaiiy is so strong that
one wonders why he goes on TO ex-
press the desire for more than the
/. liberty and fecundity his church al
ready possesses in full measure. He
desires more than liberty. Tie de-
,ires the favor Of the laws and the
patronage Of public authority.
He has equality, but desires more
than equality. lie has the frank
ness and boldncSs to declare that
nothing short Of special legislation
administered by Catholic officials
win be wholly satisfactory. Is not
that desire, so expressed, the equiv
alent Of a command 10 the faithful
TO enter politics and acquire these
things so desirable? If il does not
mean that, what does it mean?
If il is neither lawful nor expedi-
ent for church and state 10 be sep
arate as provided by the Constitu-
tion Of the United States, then it is
lawful and expedient for Catholic
1 politicians to enter politics and
change that changeable document to
comply with the pope's will. Leo
desires union of church and state,
special legislation in behalf of the
Roman Catholic church, and a Ro-
man Catholic administration. lie
says all that as plainly as language
could state it.
And in that is the issue clearly
drawn between the Italian pope and
the American people. The Amer,
lean people belieye in equal rights
for all religions and special priv,
leges to none; they believe in tho
separation Of church and state; they
believe in officials who will support
the Constitution and spirit Of Amer.
lean law. On this paramount issue
THE MENACE is with the American
people, and against the pope. In
such a conflict no one need wonder
at why the pope and his agents. the
Jesuits, papist editors, ct al. are
clamoring for the exclusion of THE
MENACE from the mails.
Gentlemen may cry peace peace
but there is no peace. If others viii
not speak out and be heard on the
side of the American people, TIT
MENACE will talk and talk plain
We are against papal meddling in
American politics. We are against
the papal program Of uniting church
and state. We are against the Ital.
ian potentate's scheme of filling the
halls Of congress with his subject,
who are disloyal to this country il
support Of his program. We ar
opposed to the election of a papist
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