The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-03-06
IA few WISE SAWS FROM ARKANSAW
Product of Ten ProestaHts N Rearing and Sympathy and Their Great
Sympathy DscussedWe Have Catholics With Us and We Must Keep
the Peace Whether They Do Not Say ApoOgsts for Romansm

n tie nemeTH % hahh Nhe.e
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DID the Founder % the Christian
faith tolerate anything and everythinE. |
anybody and everybody. as the de-
Crotal of the mighty ten would implyG /
Did Tie tolerate the money changers of
the temple who made his Fathers
house a market and a den OF thievcs9
The records show that tie vas 20 In
tolerant OF the practice OF religion for
revenue only that he whipped the reli.
zion merchants, overturned their
tables. and drove them away The
harmony, peace, and mutual confidence
Of the money changers we're sadly dis
turbed on that day OF the long ago
when patient tolerance of crooks and
rascals ceased 20 be a virtue. and
vigorous intolerance Of evil took lie
place.
Peace is a beautiful and desirable
thing. but Il costs too much when pur.
chased az the price OF papal dominion
over a once free people. Intolerance
OF evil may bring temporary strife, but
tolerance Of evil makes strife. dissen'
sion. weakness. and disaster. perma.
nent The Founder OF the faith was
both tolerant and intolerant according
20 the merits OF each particular case,
~In the past there Aas besa bitter
strife between Catholics asd Protes-
tants. attended with hioody wars and
much oppression on both sidest but
mHn uviaE has Witnessed anythinE of
the kiadt and those who On this en-
iiGhtened century would revive the
passions % o. ,ss as.h1Sse. ..,,,r ., slE",ry
the dead past bury IT. dead, aud irt
all Eood men unite for the upbuiidinE
OF our land.-
Yes, we have heard about those wars
between Roman Catholics and Protes.
tants OF the long ago. And we often
w..der how many people In those days
ca..ed themselves Protestants but gave
all the aid and comfort In their power
/ TO the enemy. II Is the boast OF Rome
/ that Il never changes. II that Is true.
and u Rome is now 80 good and worthy
/ OF so much sympathy, then Rome must
have always been right and Protestant.
ism always wrong.
But, why discuss ancient history?
/ Il is the problems Of today that de-
mand present solution. Centuries
have elapsed. bnt priestcraft has not
] lapsed. The priest. with hunger for
wealth and power, has survived the
centuries. His papal system also sur
wives, one OF the last lingering rem.
nants OF monarchy and the rule OF
/ tyrants by divine right
The present question Is whether the
monarch OF the Vatican and his prince
cardinals are to gain control OF the
| American republic, OF not. II Is a
question that involves political faith
more than religious faith. Rational
men are not so fearful OF religious
| bigotry as they are OF the political big
Try OF emperors, kings, counts and
no-accounts; OF popes, cardinals, and
/ bishops who deny the equal and In
alienable right Of every human being
10 freedom, and assert their own supe'
riority and authority on the claim Of a
special commission from the super
natural.
The dead past has already buried It's
dead. The question now Is whether
the dead past shall be allowed to rule
ruin. and possibly bury the living
present Rome Is the surviving relic
OF the dead past that has escaped
burial and is still stalking around in
it's grave clothes 20 annoy and hinder
the progress OF the race.
Let the dead past, with its popish
superstitions, at least have the decen
cy to step back and sit down while
modern democracy fulfills its destiny
In perfecting the republic and provid
ing for human life, liberty and the pur
suit Of happiness.
ave have nssy Catholics anonl
ua. We meet them every day In busi.
ness and In social intercourseI anS
the man who would say that In pa
triOtlsm, nobility of sentiment, kind
lie or private morals theY are inferiOi
60 the rest Of m is either Ignorant ol
| wilfuIIy seeks 20 nislead. There arr
men who say secsn.s 81, 81 hsm aiis =,
good citInensl but n the POPe's do.
minIon L. only IN matters spiritual
! and the dOminion of our government
be NO conflict. In every crisis tha
has ever arisen the Catholics haV'
. been as patriotic ~ the rest OF Ne
end n can be safs,y ss,s IN ssa. !. 70 shs s'sT, ss
ture they will be found loyal TO oui
government"
The many Catholics, whom we NEE
every day in business and In socia
intercourse, have comparatively httl'
, TO do with the Objectionable features
OF Romanlsm. They are mere pawns
with practically 10 voice In the grea
papal system that Is calculated TO en-
slave them as we1 as all other simple
and straightforward human beings.
The average American Catholic hai
J about as much to do with the polio!
and plans OF popery as a Russian mou
jix has to do with the plans Of tn
Gar. II these Lar Catholics imagtn'
that all this objection to popery Z
directed at them. II is because thei
priests have so Itught them for I'll,
purpose Of enlisllng the laity to Ugh
the pope's and priests battles.
To the extent that individual Cath
olics support papal pretentions ant
policies they are unfit 10 hold pos
tions Of power and trust in the popula
, government Of free nation, The.
!. may do fairly well as private citizens
but as public officials Of free countr,
they are entirely out Of place.
! The fact that certain OF them are 8
pushed into appointive an
: elective positions Is an Indication tha
. some power hack Of them wishes {
. .fput them there In order 20 use them