The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-07-15

DISTRICTS THAT NIGHT BE
Sci LECTED BY THE REPUB-
LICANS, If THE APPROPRIA-
TI0NS FOR CATHOLIC IN
DIAN SCHOOLS TO THE
| AMOUNT OF 100000 WERE
CONTINUED FOR TWO YEARS
LONGER. Even threats were
made by this Mr.. Scharf that the
defeat Of certain congressman
would be brought about unless op-
position 10 sectarian appropriations
was withdrawn.
II will state further that a MEM
Der Of the House Of Representatives,
who was opposing legislation which
provided for support Of Indian con-
tract schools from government
funds, was approached by the same
Mr.. Scharf, and threatened that il
he did not withdraw his opposition
to the legislation, that he (Mr.
Schar) would see 10 il that the
Catholic church organization would
defeat him az the next election. I
am authorized TO make this state
ment to this committee, and the
member referred 10 is Hon. John
II. Stephens, of Texas"
Hon. A. J. Bard, Of California,
thereupon said that he was the sem
ator TO whom Prof. Scharf made
the statement, and he added:
81 believe, Mr.. Chairman, and
gentlemen Of the committee, that
it is very dangerous thing TO let
such a matter 60 by unnoticed, and
] therefore feel that il is my duty
TO make this statement before this
executive session of the committee.
| made a memorandum soon after
wards, so that refer TO that now;
| am not trusting my memory at
all with reference to it. | have
tabulated statements here showing
some twenty districts in the United
States, and the names Of the MEM
bers representing such districts,
the total Catholic population in
each district, and the total Catholic
vote.
"MR. SCHARF CALLED ON
| NE AND STATED THAT HE
WAS AUTHORIZED BY HIS
ICHURCH AUTHORITIES TO
lOFFER A PROPOSITION TO
| THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS
| IN CONGRESS TO THIS EF-
| Feet: That he would guarantee
these twenty weak congressional dis
tricts TO go Republican the next
election provided congress gave TO
the Roman Catholic schools an ap-
preparation for two years, each Of
100000. These statements which
am referring to were handed to
me by Mr.. 4. L. Schirf at the
Hotel Normandie on the evening Of
March 20, 1902. But let me refer
TO a written memorandum referring
to the matter which l made on the
following day. Mr.. Scharf at that
time delivered to me q letter from
Bishop Montgomery daled March 5,
1902, relating to appropriations for
the Catholic Indian schools. The
first tabulated statement was ex-
; hibited to me several weeks before
by Mr.. Scharf, he stating at that
time that for year or more he had
been employed to 60 through the
country and get together the ststis-
tics therein shown; that he was au-
thorized 10 propose TO the Repub-
licans in congress that if the appro-
priation for the Catholic Indian
schools should be continued for two
years, the church would guarantee
that during that period the con-
gressional districts named would be
carried by the Republicans.
"He assured me over and over
again that the church was able to
secure such results. In his inter-
view on the evening of March 90
he again reiterated the statement
that the Roman Catholics could al
ways command a sufficient number
of Catholic votes to carry any
measure or elect any man when
they were informed BY the authors
ties Of the church that such a re-
suit would be for the benefit of the
church. He further stated that ar
rangement has already been ar
rived at by which the reelection Of
D the member Of congress from one
Of the districts in California would
: be assured, and that he had in pur-
suance of his promises to this gen.
. tleman, written TO the Roman
: Catholic clerymen in various coun-
, ties comprising that district.
"These papers were delivered to
5 me by Mr.. Scharf at my request
: for the purpose, as l explained at
III fCo,t;,u.a or pa0asQ Coluunn a