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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
o n OF tn. BRAVE.

'.This is the land Of the fres
and the home Of the brave. and
II It ceases TO b the home Of
the brave 1t will soon cease to
Z, be the land Of the frss,-,
Charles q. Hughes In q Speech
Delivered ut Piattsburs. N. Z.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02

II President Wilson were really
earnest in telling the suffrage women
II come to nght for you" be would
have put q suffrage measure through
Congress by the same stop-wstch
method that he used to force The ran.
way wage increase bill through.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02

Irwin 8. Cobb Is to make campaign
speeches for the Democratic party in
the West. Iry, you all recall Of
course. is a humOrist, and Is peculiar
ly equipped to do full justice to his
subject.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
BEATEN GOOD AND PLENTY
Champ CLARK sees No Ra'nsews

Champ Clark sees NO HasnooWs
In Maine Result.
I'VE got whipped, and I guess
that is all I will say about the
Maine election" said Speaker
Champ Clark. I'VE got beaten
good and plenty"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
ANSWER: EIGHT HOURS.
NOT EIGHT YEARS

Especial Dispatch to the N. Y.
Herald.)
BAR HARBOR. Me-, Monday
To the Editor Of the Herald
Maine's answer to Wilson,
Eight hours. but not eight
years."-A Former Progressive.
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usual threats of what they would
do if Mr.. Bullman were allowed to
speak.
Just before the beginning of the
first lecture, on June 20, Mayor
Hanson called upon Mt. Bullman
and ordered him TO refrain from lee
turing in Wyndlnere, because the
sentiment Of the Roman Catholic
population was against it. The
mayor was reminded that American
law is superior to Roman Catholic
sentiment; and informed that the
lectures would be delivered under
that constitutional protection which
guarantees the right Of free speech.
1t is said that the mayor there
upon used language unbecoming
his exalted Office and Protestant
profession, declaring that the Off
cials Of Wyndmere would give the
lecturer no protection, and leaving
him TO care for himself in the event
that the subjects of the pope at
tempted to employ the monarchial
papal methods instead of remaining
loyal to the American constitution.
Mr.. Bullman Informed the mayor
that he was amply able TO take care
of himself without a regiment of the
National Guard OF even the police
force of Wyndmere; but, that he
would hold the city Of Wyndmere
and its officials eorporately and per-
sonally responsible for any damage
that might result from permitting
Roman Catholic criminals to run at
large and without the restraint re-
quired by Endorsement of the law.
The discove.v by the Roman
Catholics, and their allies that Mr..
Bullman was prepared for eventu-
alities had such sobering effect
that the first and second lectures
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passed without serious demoEstra-
tion or outbreak; but on the after
noon, preceding the evening of the
third lecture, the priest Of neigh
boring parish called the owner of
the opera house and declared that
these lectures against the papacy
must stop; and that, If the owner
of the hall would not stop them,
he, the local representative of the
papal sovereign, would rally his
henchmen and stop them by force.
The un-American priest was Civ
en- the same instructions concerning
the federal constitution as was
earlier given TO the local mayor; !;
and was told that il would be in
advisable for Rome's lawless chill
dren to interfere with him in the
exercise of his rights as a free
American citizen. Inasmuch as a
heavy storm interfered to some ex-
tent with the final lecture. it was
decided TO repeat it on Saturday
evening July /; and suitable ad-
vertising to that effect was distrib-
uted.
On the afternoon of July / ru-
mors Of war became current in
Wyndmere to the effect that the
priest from Mantador, a neighbor-
ing village, was to head a mob of
his parishioners to break up the
prospective meeting. However, the
reports so freely circulated failed Of
terrorizing effect, and the hall was
comfortably filed. The lecture
proceeded to the satisfaction Of
speaker and audience, when, at
about $50. a commotion arose at
the door and about twenty faithful
Roman Catholics led by the propri-
etor Of a local hotel, marched in
and to the front Of the hall, seat
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ing themselves not far from the
platform.
The lecture was suspended long
enough for the Roman Catholic
delegation TO become seated and
order restored. when the speaker
incidentally remarked that any Ro-
man Catholic in the hall for a
proper purpose was welcome: but
that If anyone was there in further
ance Of reports To start something.
he would do well to think better of
it. To convince the local disciples
Of mob and murder that prepared
ness" had not been neglected. and
that what he said was more than a
bluff, Mr.. Bullman laid his auto
matte pistol in a place convenient
to himself and visible to the new
corners.
Their leader was Immediately on
his feet demanding to be heard. II
took the persuasive eloquence of
both speaker and gun to make him
subside, and await the promised op-
portunity to talk later. But in a
few moments he was again up de-
manding TO be heard then and there.
When this was again refused. he
started toward the rear of the hall,
calling all Catholics in the room to
follow him, which was a ruse to di-
vert attention TO him and enable
Others to reach the platform.
The ilanking force thereupon. no
doubt following previous instruc-
tion, rushed up to the platform
yelling and bowling, prepared to
make a final rush and overpower
the speaker by the weight of num-
bers. They had evidently been in
spired with suitable liquids as well
as fanaticism. But at this moment
Mr.. Bullmen pushed the heavy pis-
tol into their flaming faces with the
declaration that whoever first
stepped upon that platform would
never leave il alive.
Bullman assured them that he
had no desire to hurt any Of them,
but that he would use all the mems
necessary to keep them from hurt
ing him. The effect was all that
could be desired; for their retreat
from the muzzle of that papist paei-
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Roach Defeated Menace Warning Saves Day

10 induce Postmaster General
Hitchcock 10 bar 'iHE MENACE. bal
he refused TO trample upon the con.
stitution Of the United States, even
al the bidding Of the hierarchy.
Later United States Senator.
OGorman, one Of the most active
and loyal subjects of the papal SOW
oreign in American public life made
determined but Intellectual at
tempt 10 induce President Wilson
and Postmaster General Burleson 10
do what Postmaster General Hitch
cock had so positively and pointed
" refused 10 do.
Failing 20 suppress TH MEN-
ACE by attempting to substitute Old
World despotic bureaucracy for the
orderly court procedure OF dcmoc-
racy, political Rome, through her
loyal subjects secured the introduc-
tion of bills into congress in def
ance OF our constitutional guarantee
of freedom Of discussion, bills that
would specifically abridgo freedom
Of religious discussion. Such a bill
is today pending in congress, and
was introduced by Congressman
Galliyan, one of the pope's most
faithful subjects IN America, nor is
this all. She has through her loyal
handymen Introduced bills, that il
passed would give Russian bureau
cratic power TO postmaster generals
by which they could automatically
bar papers from the mails. and this
would rob the free press of the DEM
ocratic projections Of trial by jury,
and in its place substitute the
monarchial bureaucratic system.
Through the activity Of the knights
Of Columbus and other props" Of
the hierarchy she bounded the gov
ernment into a prosecution Of THr
MENACE, and here m the federal
courts The great Iiitlc paper wdS
triumphdntly UiHdicdisd.
Moreover the power and prestige
Of THE MENACE has steadily grown
since its vindication, and especially
since the Free Press Defense League
became the owners of the paper ON
May LIST.
Rome, Resolutions, and Menace
The vigorous, aggressive and fun
damental campaign which has been
inaugurated since the Free Press
Defense League assumed control Of
THE MENACE, has further aroused
the alarm Of the hierarchy. The
uncoyering of the Mexican plot and
the demand for an investigation Of
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cause he refused 20 forego a free
mans right aud obcy the dictum
II the Knight, OF Columbus: the
hand that struck down and brutal
ly beat the Rev. Milton Worth
Del.horbe, on the night of July 3d.
almost under the shadow of Cornell
University WAS IN EACH AND
EVERY INSTANCE THE
HAND or ROME. expressing not
only her hatred Of the fundamental
principles OF freedom of speech.
pres, and assembly, but her inher-
ent desire 10 employ force instead
Of reason, where legal compulsion
or censorship cannot be- invoked.
The spirit Of ne InguiSitiOn aud
he IHder aHimaiss ne pdpacy, a.
does The spirit Of liberty. and Lu-
man rights inspire and ritdlile ib-
eral democracy.
After Rome's five years of war TO
silence The MENACE by appeals 70
bureaucracy, legislation, the courts,
by employing the boycott and law
less defiance of postal laws comes
the attempt TO blow up the presses
Of THE MENACE. This last appeal
TO force. Rome's favorite argument.
like all her former attempts TO ST.
lcncc THE Menace. has failed,
and we repeat what we said last
week, God reigus aud THE MENACE
lives. Furthermore. the campaign
TO compel congress 10 investigate
the papal system or drag political
Romanism into the light will now
be prosecuted with unequalled vigor.
All the dark crimes that have
marked this campaign TO make
america dominantly Roman Cath
Ollie serve TO show the need Of Just
such an investigation.
There is no place in America for
a politico-ecclosiasticsl organization
whose handymen find it necessary
20 appeal to force and lawlessness
instead Of to law and the ORDERLY
processes Of civilized government.
The campaign has just begun and
the battle will be waged with in
creasing yigor in the high name OF
justice, liberty aud advancing civil
lzatlon.
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sorship. She hates and opposes all
those things which arc the distin-
gushing glories OF liberal dcmoc-
mCy.
The Index and the Inquisition
Nothing better charactcrizes the
historic and unchanging spirit Of
Rome than the Index aud the In
QUESTION. They are her dearest
children, and the modern express
sion Of this dominant passion i
found in America today in hc Ro-
man Catholic boycott and censor
ship Of The press on hs one hand.
and IN the numerous exhibitions Of
mobOerdtH criminal ldWlcSSRcSS.
murderous assault. murder and
other exhibitions Of force, Instead
Of reason, giving further evidence OF
the truth Of the fayoritc Roman
Catholic boast that Rome Rcrcr
changes"
The hand that murdered Rev.
William Black, when at Marshall,
Texas, he refused at the bidding Of
Knights Of Columbus. to forego an
American freemau's constitutional
right TO deliver his message to
those who wished to hear him: the
hand that fellcd Rev. Jeremiah j.
Crowley at Oclwcin, Iowa. when
this defender OF the public schools
and critic of parochial schools had
delivered his message before an en-
thusiastic audience; the hand that
dragged the Rev. Otis Spurgeon
from his room in n hotel at Dem
yer. Colo, drove him in an auto
m,ti' into the country. stripped
IA l,bbcd him and then beat him
almost TO death; the hand that
created the riot in Chicago, last
March, breaking up the Guardians
of Liberty meeting in order to pre-
vent Dr. Slattcry from addressing
the public on the principles Of our
free government; the hand that
was represented in the monster
mob Of 10000 Knights Of Co.
lumbus, and other props Of the
hierarchy" at Havcrhill. Mass. last
April; the hand that on June I'd.
brutally beat and mangled Elmer
L. Rogers, of Sanford. Fla, be-
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A Sleeping Populace Awakened

THE MENACE plant is a substan-
tial two story brick building cover
ing large area of land. Its brick
walled pressrOom which is fifty by
fifty feet. is ceiled with iron.
The plant is guarded at night by
a watchman who rings in his hourly
rounds.
Since July SOth, the guard has
been doubled and suitably equipped
and under orders which we believe
will make it a sad day for any fu-
ture papal agent, who assays to en-
ter the building, but on the MORN
ing of July goth, there was but one
watchman when the dastardly deed
was perpetrated.
1t was a few minutes after four
o'clock in the morning when the
little city of the ozarks was slum-
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-08-12
Bold Attempt Wreck PessroOm by Heavy Double Explosion Last
Event Series of Attacks to Silence The Menacee Romh Desire
to Substitute Force and COmpusiOn for Reason and Persuasion
Portrayed in Recent Events

the activities Of the hierarchy and
its props" in relation 10 the at
tempt 10 fomcnt disorder in our
sister republic and cmbroil the
United States government with
Mexico, aud most Of all, the recent
introduction into congress Of our
Resolution II. J. RES. 26i) cali
ing for a full. free aud impartial in-
yestigation Of the charges which
THE MENACE and the Free Press
Defense League make against the
hierarchy, or the Roman Catholic
political machine. has brought fresh
CONSERVATION into the councils Of
political Romanism as these Resolu-
tlons strike at the very heart Of the
contentious Of fundamental demo-
Gratis who oppose the monarchial pa
pal system, and the attempt Of its
machine 10 substitute that system
for our liberal democracy.
War Between Reason and Force
Every former attempt to silence
OF destroy The MENACE has failed.
Even the nationwide effort Of pa
pal government employees in the
postal service to separate our read
ers from their paper by shameful,
lawless acts, while undoubtedly in-
juring THE MENACE, also injured
Rome, as showing the importance
Of keeping political offices out Of
the hands Of men rho orc their
first allegiance 10 a foreign Sorer-
C,gHig. and nor comes the dgHdpiii-
ing Of our press room. NOTHING
Is so CHARACTERISTIC OF
ROME As HER ATTEMPT To
PREVENT THE FULL AN.
FREE USE OF BROAD. FULL
ORBED INVESTIGATION. un-
less il is her desire 10 USE FORCE
OR COMPULSION IN THE
PLACE OF REASON AND PER-
SUASlON. Here is one of the
bridgelcss chasms between liberal
democracy and the monarchial pa
PGcy. Democracy stands for reason.
persuasion. and liberty of press.
speech and association. She be-
lieyes in full-orbed investigation. in
turning on the light. Rome exer-
cises force, compulsion and GEN.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-08-12
Story of The Independent Voters League Ballot Urging Patriots to
Vote for Roach and The Western Watchmans Eleventh Hour Endorse
ment Of Same MaBOW Would Have Proved Fatal to the Patriots
Cause But for The Menace

bering, and all seemed well, that a
heavy double explosion occurred
under the floor Of the pressroom
followed a few minutes later by a
second much lighter explosion. In
a few moments the back part Of the
pressroom floor was sheet OF
flames. The prompt arrival Of the
fire department which is stationed
less than a half block from the
building, and the walls Of brick
and ceiling Of iron, alone prevented
the building from being destroyed.
This explosion and fire told the
story Of the latest attempt
To Silence Patriots Weekly
The paper which week by week is
eagerly read by millions Of earnest,
thoughtful and patriotic Americana,
and which Rome for fpe years hds
tirelesSly sought 10 destroy.
There is little to be added to the
details Of the explosion as given in
last weeks MENACE.
The MENACE Publishing Com
pany promptly offered a reward Of
100000 for the capture and con-
yiction OF any person taking part
in the placing and firing of the ex-
plosives. Sheriff Chas. Cherry came
promptly from Mt. Vernon, on
hearing Of the outrage and con-
Quoted the investigation. Blood
hounds were brought from Peirce
City in the hope of finding the
criminals. The dogs followed the
scent for some blocks below THE
MENACE building, where il seemed
to be lost in the street. The opinion
OF the officers is that the criminals
got into an automobile at the place
where the scent ended. No stone
is being left unturned in the effort
TO run down these miscreants.
Rome's Long War On The Menace
Rome fears TIE MENACE as she
fears no other public opinion form
ing agency in the land. This is
shown by her relentless war upon
the great patriotic paper that she
knows is read by many millions of
citizens every week.
Through the American Fedora
tion Of Catholic Societies she sought
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fer was even more speedy than
graceful.
In an effort to calm the frenzied
mob at this turn. the Rev. Chas. ".
Zech, presiding elder Of the Evan
gelical Association. who happened
to be in Wyndmcrc and i'm attcnd-
alice, started the national anthem.
MY Country 'Ti> Of Thee :" bu,
only 10 draw the wrath Of the
Bohemian, John Kuchere. upon
himself.
Throughout this frantic demon.
stration Of papist hatred. the mob
used the yilest language conceivable
too filthy to be published: but
abounding in such CALCULATIONS as
"Shoot him (" Kill him !" Butcher
him~ But they had TO content
themselves with insults hcaped upon
the Protestants present, and dam
age to the unreSiSting furniture.
lest the speakers artillery get into
action.
During the melee the police did
as promised by their mayor. and
made no effort whatever to either
arrest or to quiet the rioters. II Is
said that the Wyndmere police. con
sisting Of one man strong. had been
instructed to avoid the hall that
night; and not to come near il no
matter what might happen. And
no one need doubt such instructions
being given after the mayor had
taken his position in behalf Of
priests and papiSts, and after his
entering the hall at the height Of
the riot to lend his official presence
to sanction Of the mob without the
least effort to quiet them or stop
their abuse Of the people present.
Suitable steps have been taken for
the prosecution Of the mob leaders
to the end that they may learn by
experience due respect for the laws
of the country they infest. We are
assured that the lesson is not lost
on the decent people of Wyndmere
and vicinity who nov have a liyelier
appreciation for the danger Of such
an influence as was present that
night in the persons OF rum-soaked
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NtlcA llt NuTh OF sltrcntN ping Nlt
page containing our article on tie
/. V. l.. and Roach 10 BE- stopped,
as now a clear cat definite an
HoHHosmsHi uaS possible. aud one
that would justify us in urging
every patriot to scratch Roach.
Time pressed, il was impossible 10
do more than lift a paragraph and
insert a brief but positive state
ment Of facts. and word Of counsel,
accordingly We placed this an.
nouncement under the large
heading. MISSOURI VOTERS
SCRATCH ROACH"
LATEST;-As we 20 90 press the
Western Wdiohmdn, Missouri's leading
Roman Catholic weekly, comes 20 our
Office tissue of July 2qthl strongly En-.
DORStNG CORNELIUS ROACH. This
Is the man endorsed by the Independent
Voters League. PATRIOTS SCRATCH
ROACHl SCRATCH HIM TO A MANI
As soon as this was set and
placed, the work Of getting out the
paper went forward with a rush.
\ fine enthusiasm infected all our
loyal workers in the composing,
stereotyping and press departments,
as well as in the mailing rooms.
Soon the great Goss press was grind
ing our 10000 copies of THE MEN-
ACE, an hour, and before five
o'clock the WhOle Of the Missouri
edition rdS printed. labeled. routed,
mailed aud on The postal cars.
Then, and not until then, did we
feel that THE MENACE had done her
duty TO the cause. THE MENACE
was in the mails and we believed
that the loyal democratic patriots
Of Missouri, knowing the truth,
would do their duty, nor did we
misjudge the splendid citizenship of
this grand old state.
Roach went down in inglorious
defeat. THE MENACE HAD
EFFECTIVELY SUCCEEDED
IN WARNING THE PROTES-
TANT ELECTORATE THAT
THE MAN WHOM THE INDE-
PENDENT VOTERS LEAGUE
HAD URGED THE PATRIOTS
OF MISSOURI TO UNITE up
on, WAS THE VERY MAN
SINGLED OUT BY THE LEAD
ING ROMAN CATHOLIC Or
GAN OF THE HIERARCHY, OF
MISSOURI, FOR ALL IT'S
READERS TO SUPPORT AT
THE PRIMARIES.
We did not misjudge the splendid
Americanism of the Missouri voters.
So soon as they knew that the
Western WGtchmdn was editorially
throwing its support for Mr. Roach,
those who believe in standing by
the great fundamental principles Of
ouI federal constitution against
which political Romanism is wag-
ing such determined warfare, were
quick to act.
Mr.. Gardner a thirty-two degree
Mason, Knight Templar, Knight Of
Pythias, and a Shriner seemed to be
the strongest candidate upon which
those who did not wish to see the
Wdtchmdn's candidate nominated,
could unite. He received $4,000
more votes than his nearest COM
petitor.
Many voters supported Mr.. Gard
ner, who would have preferred to
support some other candidate, but
the fact that there we're six candi-
dates TO divide the Protestant vote,
made these people feel that the part
of wisdom lay in uniting upon the
one candidate who seemed to have
the best show of defeating Mr..
Roach.
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R0MISH RIOTERS AT WYNDMERE, N. D.
Organize Grand Drunken Drive at Lecturer But Back p When Cor
onted by Gun and the Man Behind Pap Contempt for Law
and Human Rights Almost Equed by Papist Respect for an
y Automatic Roman Catholic Culture Again Exempffied

Wyndmere, n. D., July S.-Twenty
men who were threatening A. ID. Bull.
man, lecturer and writer, stopped just
short of the stage from which he was
speaking when they found themselves
looking into the business end of an au.
tomato pistol. Bullman was delivering
an anti-Catholic lecture. When he pulled
his gun the trouble makers stopped short
and contented themselves with breaking
up the furniture. Bullman today swore
out warrants for the arrest Of eight of
the leaders
Eo1UCH is the brief press report
UCI Of the Wyndmere affair as it
Lh appeared in the Minneapolis
N (Minn.) Journal Of July 3.
The complete story, as received from
other reliable sources, is so charac-
teristic of papist methods that it
should be given in detail.
Arrangements had been made for
a series of three lectures on June
26, %, and 2s, to be given in the
Wyndmere opera house. Soon as
the advertising matter was distrib-
uted, all the papal forces got busy
with the usual effort to prevent the
lectures.
They first enlisted the mayor, a
nominal Protestant named Hanson,
who, with one John Kuchere, a
Bohemian subject of the pope, sp-
preached the owner Of the opera
house with persuasion and intimi-
dation calculated to make him can
eel his contract for use of the hall.
This usual procedure failed to
work in this instance because the
owner of that property happens TO
be a real Protestant in every mean
ing of the term. This gentleman,
Mr.. Chas. G. Klenzing, refused to
be wheedled or frightened into clos
ing his hall against Mr.. Bullman,
and they went away suffering the
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A MESSAGE FOR THE HOUR

this of
Liberty Hcun Tmple
detng earthquake and
uampcd by the foot
it
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E6ELDOM in the history Of .
UO great newspaper have events
6 Of vital moment 20 a mighty
ND movement crowded upon
each other as they developed dur
ing Thursday. Friday and saturday,
July 21th, 2Sth and 29th.