The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-01-08
Billy Parker al Tampa, Fla.

Bay Casino. a municipal building.
and spoke % full houses on two oc-
oasions. il being estimated that S.
600 people heard bis exposure Of
the Roman Catholic political ma
chine.
As is usually the case he was in
terfered with. After il was learned
that his lectures were anu-Catholie
the Tampa Bay Casino was locked
against him and he was forJed 10
lead his audience TO the Masonic
Temple, from the steps Of which he
delivered his lecture.
Much interest was aroused owing
10 the fact that Mayor McKav. who
is also editor Of the Tampa Tines.
revoked the contract for the Casino
and locked it, door in the face Of
an advocate Of free speech and a
defender Of American institutions
Much space was given 10 the matter
in the Tampa papers and tho
Knights Of Columbus filed nearly
two columns Of space in the Trib-
uHe. December 10, marked "Ad-
yertisement") with a TRADE against
Parker and much other gush. which
was supposed and intended to con-
yey the impression that Roman
Catholics and Knights Of Columbus
are all loyal, patriotic and loving
citizens Of the communities in which
they live. They even denied that
Knights Of Columbus are an armsd
force that they are unpatriotic; that
they take the alleged oath, quoting
in full the neW oath which they
claim is the only one taken in the
fourth degree). They forgot TO
mention that IL was an armed force
Of Knights who killed VIM. Black
at Marshall, Tex; that it was an
armed force that kidnapped Spur
geon in Denver and left him bruised
and broken and alone, almost fatal
ly injured, beside a lonely road;
that il was an armed mob that all
but killed Crowley at oelwein, Iowa.
We're those murderous mobs in
spired by the lofty and commend-
able purpose which the Tampa
Knights boast as theirs in vilifying
Billy Parker at Tampa? The pope
owned and pope-intimidated press
Of Florida is busy endorsing the
action Of Mayor Mckay in closing
a public building against an Amer
ican citizen who wished to speak
under and in defense of his consti-
tutional rights.
The 0cala Star said in part: "He
is engaged in one of the vilest oc-
cupations a man can follow" Jesus
was spoken of in terms as vile by
those who feared him.
The Orlando Reporter Star said
in part:
LET not honest aud well meaning
people be deceived by such peddlers OF
rancorous deyiltry, lest they awake some
day and regret in their souls that they
gave heed TO the diatribes Of these dis
eiples Of hate and disorder . seek
ing to SOW the seed of diseord among
our people to the end that they and their
kind might fatten, vulture-like, upon the
offal which is the upheaval and fruit Of
the poison virus with which they in
oculate a community IL once allowed 10
rant in the hearing Of weak-minded and
iniiscreet persons
Mayor Mckay was forced by in
| junction to reopen the Casino to
the Parker meetings and they were
carried to a successful close, Mr..
Parker going from Tampa to Oil
City, Pa, to spend Christmas with
his family.
During his Tampa lectures
Parker paid high tribute to Tom
Watson, whose case has Just been
heard in federal court at Augusta,
Ca, and spoke Of the fearless ed
itor Of the JeferSoHidH as "the next
president Of the United States" in
these words:
"0ur own people have sent their
ultimatum to President Wilson re-
garding his secretary, and at the
neyC election we hope to have a bet
ter man and a bigger one to take
his place. / believe the organiza-
tion ! am today working to perfect
will be able to down all opposition
and elect Thomas f. Watson as
president Of the United States"
The Romish interference that is
attending Billy Parker on his lee
ture tour is full Of hatred against
established lava hatred menacing
and murderous, as recent events
have so terribly proven.
ROME BREADS EXPOSURE.