The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-22

I Furthermore in his pending bill would invest an
executive officer with the autocratic power Of a
Russian bureaucrat, by which he could destroy a
great and needed publication without permitting
the accused to have the right Of the democratic
method Of trial by jury.
i We cite these cases wherein the true spirit Of
Rome is so luminously shadowed forth by Judge,
mayor and congressman, as well as by the papal
mob, for two reasons: (1) because they show that
when we have intolerance and bigotry enthroned
on the bench, in executive seats and in the egis-
atiye forum of government, It is not strange that
il flames forth among the rank and Gle whose
religious prejudices have been nourished in
parochial schools and further fed in secret oath
bound organizations (2) because all these in
stances are found in a single diocese, indeed, the
homes Of officials and rioters alike are found for
\ the most part within twenty miles Of the car
dinars palace in Boston. And what is more, they
are strictly typical Of the un-Amercan intolerance
everywhere in evidence where Rome has felt her
self sufficiently strong TO exercise the boycott.
Without the Roman Catholic boycott that has
been so mercilessly employed from ocean to ocean
since the hierarchy began its campaign to make
America dominantly Roman Catholic, the scores
of exhibitions Of criminal lawlessneSs that have
dsgraced the republic since the Knights OF CO.
lumbus were organized would never have been
possible
Insulting Massachusetts,
The daily papers published the statement that
} Chief Marshall Mack declared that il DR.. Leyden
returned TO lIayerh 10 exercise his constitution
al rights he would be arrested for incHing riot.
\ DIR. Leyden docs not credit this statement and
let us hope that il was merely what the enemies
of our constitution desired him to say, for II
u Massachusetts, has become such Subservient de-
pendency Of the SOrsrsign Of the Tibsr that she
i WiW pendlze man for exercising his conStitt-
all lfty n IA
the constitution, crime against the state and the
lUes and property Of her citizens, TO 90 free, then
i Massachusetts should cease TO ask place in the
Sistsrhood of states that profess to uphold the
organic ldW of the nation.
Boston Editorial Comments
Il The Boston press though treating the riot as
its Importance required in the news columns,
made for the most part no adequate editorial pro-
test against these thousands of Roman Catholics
who had added to their disloyalty to our const-
tuition, murderous assaults upon life and the
wanton destruction of property. There were
three notable exceptions, that OF the Boston
; Daily Herald, EUening Transcript and The
i Christian Science Daily Monitor; the last named
!, paper published more than double column ar
: ticle which was very able dispassionate and
} sound from the standpoint Of democracy, law
and order The Herald in editorial, after
pointing out that the fundamental right of free
speech can not be safely abandoned, said:
? "If the intruding visitor was a weak man, with
message deserving Of intelligent confederation he would
have done small HARM surely not enough 20 justify any
body in resortng to violence II the other hand he had
something important say Il should have been met
in the free forum Of argument and not in window
glass contest whichever way the speaker be regarded,
therefore, his treatment unjust and American
moreover Uas a little odd 10 undertake rot IN dd-
vance Of the ofeHding speakers saying dHyfhHS Of
feHsive Otherwise
The Boston Transcript, probably the ablest
evening paper in America, and one OF the most
, important dailies from literary viewpoint in the
New World, published an editorial that had all
the true ring Of the Boston of the elder day, the
Boston Of vision, Of broad culture and funda-
mental democratic idealsm. This editorial, en-
titled "a Disgrace To Massachusetts," so clearly
and luminously states the case for democracy,
that we give it below in full
We are not much accustomed 10 lynch law In MAssa-
chusets The outbreak at Hayerh Is therefore Is sur
prising Is dsgracefu Thomas E. Leyden, the man
whom 10000 rioters apparently sought % lyneh had
? license 20 speak in the Hayerhin city hall. He had
therefore much right 10 express his sentiments there
as Governor Mccall has to address the legislature, OF
Bishop Lawrence Cardinal Oonne 10 speak 70
ereRations in their respective cathedra Standing
his platform there Leyder Is entitled to the protection
Z Of the whole power Of the commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts and IL that does not suffice OF the United
figure. He speaks his responsibility, and may and
should be held to rigid accountability for any hbeous
scurrilous or sedous words that he may utter. Bet
Ma roht 20 speak and utter his opinOAs IS dbsoluely
sscred IA this state uAcA founded upoa ths PriH
al