The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-08-07
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THE BIG POPE ON THE RUN:
LOOK OUT FOR LITTLE P0PES
Political Traps Set by Selfish Sehemers, the Only Danger
Keep the Object in Mind and the End in WeW-Test
Every Proposition on its Merits, and Let Every
Patriot Be His Own Leader

ton belonging wholly 10 the indi'
vidual voter.
The most We can do is 10 urge
care in the matter Of choice, 20 that
none but genuine patriots are
placed in positions Of power and re-
sponsibility. II politicians are
permitted 10 capture and destroy
this power which has been gener.
ated with 50 much labor and sacri-
fee, the anti-papal movement must
result in failure. Il will 20 TO pieces
long before It's most needed work
can be done, and il is unnecessary
to say that none Of us wish 10 court
such a calamity. Now is the time
to guard against failure. The
nearer We come to the next general
election the more vigilance viii be
needed. Spotting the pretenders
now is like swatting the early fy.
A stitch in time saves yards Of sew
ing. Well begun is half done. Get
the right start.
In going into this great national
campaign, THE MENACE is stick
ing to the text Of its original policy.
II will support no party and be-
come the organ Of no clique; but
will use every ounce Of energy il
possesses 10 defeat every subject Of
the pope seeking a political Office in
the United States. This course is
determined upon because we know
IL TO be necessary for the defense
Of political and religious freedom,
and for the preservation Of free in
stitutions peculiar TO our country
and modern civilization. The
MENACE has millions Of personal
friends whom Il would be glad 10
help in any legitimate way, but il
can't help any one Of them polit-
icslly, save as il helps all to nd
this country Of Romish influences
and papal politicians. Let's all
stick to the teXt-the only legiti-
mate, satisfactory and successful
thing TO do.
Popery is bad in principle; and,
to be consistent, we who oppose the
plans Of the big pope must equally
oppose the horde Of little popes who
are ever ready TO boost themselves
by means Of papal tactics. There
is a popish streak in human nature
that may appear even in an anti
papal movement, and is more likely
to appear because Of the move
menfs political nature. When il
does so show itself, il must be dis
couraged and defeated or il will de-
feat the cause. Let our watchword
be pure democracy, popular govern
ment, human rights, and down with
autocracy, monarchism, popery and
personal aggrandizement in all
their forms.
This effort needs no lords, dukes
or bosses. They would be as fatal
to II as popes, cardinals and bish-
ops are to the welfare of civiliza-
ton. Let every man be his own
leader, and as a voter use every fac
ulty for the purifying Of American
politics. The independent voter is
the hope Of the nation. The coun-
'ry needs men to stand by prin-
ciples and convictions, even when
their party leaves such principles
and convictions. These are the
true patriots, the salt of the earth
and the true regenerators Of the
republic.
The independent need not sacri-
fee principles in being true TO him.
self on every occasion. He is truer
TO his party when he rebukes il for
wrong-doing than he would be il he
blindly followed il into error. Make
your party right on this question IL
it is possible to do so; but IL the
party fails you, you can't be blamed
for following your own course for
the common good. Let us all get
together for the defeat of the COM
mon enemy and the overthrow Of
political Romanism. No leader is
safe who is not moving positively
in that direction and to that end.
j Beware Of the little popes who
will assuredly show up on the way
! with schemes 10 crown themselves,
the greatest obstacle to success Let
Us 60 our several ways carefully and
determinately, but all bound to the
yreat end of Americanizing Amer
lea, and let us be ready to quit any
, company or check any leader seek
/ ing to sidetrack the movement, or
'rying to make it his private prop
I erty.