The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-04-22
CElfcago's Significant Patriotic
Victory.
Victory.

cagos history for VIM Hale Thompson for Mayor,
whose nomination, well as overwhelming cleo
tion is directly credable to the patriotic organ
izations and sentiment of the city.
Inspired by the patriotic organizations the G.
of L., Orangemen, K of L. and knights Patriot
(the latter of which especially received Mr..
Thompson's application and financial support
from it's early inception), led off by the heavy
Chicago Masonic and other fraternal member
ship the clerical forces behind Mr.. Schweltzer
received drubbing long to be remembered
The landslide also carried in the safest council
in Chicago's history.
That the issue was squarely drawn, is shown
by the following letter, which speaks for Itself:
UNITED CATHOLIC LEAGUE OF THE UNITED
STATES.
Dear Brethren: L compelled to address
this personal letter to you, in the hope that it
will lead you to cast yourvote for candidates in
your city and ward who friends of the church
which we have the honor to be members Of
1t is something unusual for our league to take
any part in political affairs, but at this time we
feel that do SO with credit to some OF our
people,
It is with respect that address you under
stand that you a good Catholic.
You are aware that the present candidate Mr..
William Hale Thompson, for the Mayor OF the
city of Chicago, is not Catholic, and for that
reason you should assist in Debating him by voting
for our friend Robert Schwetzer, and thereby
placing the church where it belongs in the city
of Chicago. Mr.. Schweitzer has pledged himself
that if elected he will place only Catholics i'm
office and it should be to your interest to vote
for him against William Hale Thompson, Who'<
by the way, is by no means in favor of our faith'
Your duty to your church in the coming cleo
ton, is to vote for the Catholic candidate, and
hope you will cast your vote accordingly.
Yours very truly,
UNITED CATHOLIC LEAGUE UNITED STATES.
(signed) NJ J. sCANLON,
Secretary of Chicago Branch.
(ooMMENT.)
NV fixed and immovable opinion is, that, In
spite of the hundreds of millions Of dollars
which the Italian Pope is spending In this
country, buying space In daily papers, HOOD
ING the country with lying literature, and
financing political campaigns for prostitute
Protestants- spite of all this, the Anaerieoqo
people qcM neuer entrust political poa0er to
church qohich IS govere'aed BY A FOREIGN
POTENTATE.
A people whose ancestors would not sub
NIT to the rule of foreign king, will never
kneel and kiss the foot Of foreign priest
All that's needed is, the awakening of the
people.
The defeat of Governor Glynn, of New
York, was solely due to his being Knight
of Columbus aVhich made him the subject Of
O foreigner.
The sole reason for the defeat of Sweitzer,
in Chicago, was that he is Knight Of Column
bus. and therefore the subject Of q foreigner.
The reason why the Democrats lost in st.
Louis, at almost the same time they lost Chi
cago, is the same-the determination of the
American people to remain independent Of
foreign control.
NO IT4LIAN POPE WILL EVER
RULE OVER US.
There are ten millions of Protestants who
will spring to arms, and fight until they die,
rather than see this country governed from
Italy by a rotten gang of shaven-headed, pot