The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-10-14

cover the Hidden Hand" Of Roms
ut work while Eugene foss was gov
,ruor of MASSACHUSETTS, from 1910
10 l9lL u was then that the po-
lltlcal lIomanists though behind the
curtain were much m evidence.
The hierarchy. as is alwavs the ease.
very much desired the patronage Of
the courts and It was Governor Foss
who, though apparently indcpcnd-
cnt Of papal control. appointed
eleven out Of thirteen Judges from
the ranks Of the papal contingent
aud this IN spite Of the fact that
Massachusetts Is overwhelmingly
Protestant and that all uf the great
est educational institutions of New
England, from Harvard down, are
of that character which Rome 80
little admires. In the face Of such
facts no sane person can conclude
that any Protestant governor could
OF would appoint, without a vast
amount of outside pressure heinz
brought Ia bear, such an array of
Romish judges. Political accidents
# This nature arc not recorded IN
history Acts Of this kind are ap-
preached and executed with a great
deal Of consideration and a cautious
weighing of the effect TO be pro-
duccd.
Ii is believed, however. that in
the latter DAYS Of his term Of Office
Mr. Foss became kcenly aware Of
the true nature Of the political ac-
iiNitics Of Rome, for it will be re.
mcmbercd that when the banquet
was rendered President Taft in Bos.
tot the seat next 10 the president
was demanded for Cardinal O'Con-
nell on the plea that as a prince of
the Church" he was entitled TO
rrcccdcnce over the governor Of tine
commonwealth.
Mr. Foss resented this arrogant
assumption aud refused to attend
the banquet, an act which cost him
his popularity in Roman circles. and
since then he has not been in fayor
with the Roman Catholic electorate.
In the second place, having Sc
cured by tho wcll-known papal
methods the control of the Demo-
crate machine of Massachusetts.
Rome secured the nomination and
election Of a Democratic slate. all
the nominees of which with two cx-
CcptionS, were Romnnists. Many OF
the candidates, including the gov.
ernor and lieutcnant-governor, were
prominent Knights Of Columbus.
Ihls ticket was rc-nominate1 with
Governor Walsh at the head in 1914. ,
However, il was not until this year
that Rome brcame bold enough
~ place a ticket IN the field, so
nearly Roman in its entirety as to
amaze even those who arc acquainted 4
with papal practice Think Of il, |
seventeen candidates on the con-
grcssional and state tickets-with- I.
out taking into consideration those /
running for the general assembly : 1
We can hardly agree with prince"
OtOnnelrs declarations that Rome 1
l. not in politics when his own sue
rcss in placing such an array of pa- /
rlsts on a single ticket so utterly I!
relies his statement.
Financial Favors at Stake /
II should also be remembered that /
Rome has much at stake in Massa-
chusctts by reason OF the proposed I
constitutional amendment which /
would forever make impossible in
that commonwealth the appropria-
ton Of public funds for sectarian
institutions. Rome has Of late wears
secured financial patronage for such /
institutions as Carney hospital, and
well known representatives Of the
hierarchy have claimed that Rome
should have a division Of the public
SCHOOL funds. The above mentioned
amendment which is so vital TO the
Of our liberal deInoc-