The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-07-31

PIante Plea Signed Principally by Papsts Makes Appeal for PeacRoe
Makes Attempt Stamp Religious Intolerance" from cotons Camp
and Take Religious Test from PoicsCIeyer Move to Pave
Way tor Further Papa Invasion Of Public Affairs


is not an exception 10 the rule, but
an awful example Of the heavy bur-
den Rome lays upon a people when
her arrogance is allowed to domi-
nate.
The appeal" reminds us that the
National Constitution provides that
mo religious test shall ever be re-
quired as a qualification 10 any Of
fee Of public trust under the
United States"
To this reminder we answer that
II Rome's religion interferes with or
opposes American principles, hu-
man rights and common Justice.
then the religious test will be made.
and the result will show in the
ballot box.
The constitution DOES NOT
PROHIBIT a citizen from voting
for whom he will, and il patriotic
Americans, in Buffalo OF elsewhere,
see a menace in the Roman Cath
olic religion, as that religion is ex-
pressed in the various Catholic &C.
tinties, it is their duty and their
right to keep Catholics out of public
Office.
The constitution protects the
non-Catholic as we'll as the Catholic
and may, in all propriety, be used
to protect the non-Catholic
AGAINST the Catholic when the
Catholic becomes arrogantly and
perniciously active against Amer
ican institutions and American
citizens.
Gallivan acted as a Catholic for
Catholic interests against non-Cath.
olics when he used his franking
privilege to advertise and white
wash a secret Catholic organization,
the Knights Of Columbus, whose
avowed purpose is to make Amer
lea Catholic. Some kind Of "test"
should be applied 10 that kind Of
politics.
Fitzgerald, another papc poll
tician in congress, acted in con-
formity with his religion and in
obedience to his church when he un-
dertook to everlastingly muzzle the
press by shrewd but effective
Catholic intrigue and treachery.
Yet we suppose that he can clear
himself TO his own Romfsh satisfac-
tion by claiming that the constitu-
ton allows the "free exercise and
enjoyment Of religious profession"
He was undoubtedly Exercising
his religion, but we cannot hold
high opinion Of a religion which
will permit a public servant TO ar
seek to overthrow an estab-
lished custom and a necessary insti-
tuition.
We still stand by the constitu-
tion, and all that it means to Amer
icans-and insist also that the
gives us the right TO
apply the religious "test" by way Of
the ballot box. And while Catholic
individuals and organizations con-
iinue to openly and coyertly assault
liberty, whether the as
sault be made by a treacherous bill
introduced in congress or by a bull
let in the breast of an American
citizen, THE "FREE EXER-
CISE" OF THE CATHOLIC RE-
LIGI0N WILL BE OPPOSED.
There viii be no violation Of the
constitution in the opposition
either.
The appeal to the People of
Buffalo" intimates that the buffa-
oed citizens should remember that
he State Constitution insures that
The free exercise and enjoyment
If religious profession and worship
discrimination or prefer
nee shall forever be allowed in this
tate to all mankind"
There can be no objection to
Jatholic worship, If il is kept with
n the meaning Of the word worship.
But when that worship" includes
studied and persistent assault
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