The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-10-28
ROMAN POLITICAL MACHINE: DEADLIEST

" from the fact that be also pro-
tected MePArlIn BY Withholding
his name while warning those whom
MeParlan vas after.
This revelation caused great er-
MePGrlAn became the OBJ
ject Of aroused suspicion, and bad
to get out TO save his life T. p.
Devices, author Of "Ths Mollis Ma
guires" says on page 2S3 Ct that
book:
at is sufficient 10 know that his
(McParlan's) business was discov-
cred, and that the discovery was i'm
parted to several Catholic priests.
Through the priests, Jack KehOe,
the county delegate, and others Of
the Ancient Order Of Hibernians
we're put on their guard against him
as a detective"
Notwithstanding this effort Of
priests to obstruct justice, and TO
perpetuate thereby the horrible con-
ditions so long maintained, enough
information had been obtained to
secure the arrest and conviction Of
many on the charge Of murder and
conspiracy to murder. At the trial
Of John Kshoe and others, held in
Pottsville in the summer OF 1876,
McParlan appeared rs a witness and
identified the Mollie MAquires with
the Ancient Order Of nibernians.
The following questions, and an
swers by McParlan at that trial tell
their own story:
Estate whether, after you came
to this country, you Joined any Sc
cret organization" ayes, sir"
''What was the name Of it?" 'ThC
Ancient Order Of Hibcrnians?' at
had several names il was known as
Mollie Maguires, Buckshots, etc"
The foregoing literal testimony
is copied from "The Mollie Ma
guires Of Pennsylvania" BY Ernest
W. Lucy, pages s5-s, 90, and 1874,
This identity Of the two organiza-
tions was a matter Of common
knowledge at the time Of the Potts.
vile trials. In discussing the rela.
ton Of the two at that time, +. B
Gowan, said:
"Whether this society, known al
J the Ancient Order Of Hibernians
is, beyond the limits Of this county
a good society or not, | cannot tell
hut l have believed at some time:
hat it was, and am willing to b.
atisfed Of that fact now, il there
IS any evidence Of it. But there ha.
been an attack upon this organiza,
ion, and up to this time we have
not had furnished to us any evi
lence that in any place its objects
we're laudable or cemmendable
Criminal in its character, crimina
in its purpose, it had frequently {
political object"
Notice that: att had frequently
political object" And we nov
find it again, after many year
identified with the political objec
# electing its president to the con
gress Of the United States. Is ther,
an honest citizen Of Pennsvlvanij
who is disposed to further that po
litical object which is common t
popery in all its branches?
II any citizen Of the great Key
stone state is so Indifferent to tn,
facts here disclosed as to contem
plate voting for Joseph McIaugh
lin, president Of the Ancient 0rde
Of Hibernians, to sit in congres
and make laws for honest people I,
obey, let him first read the historic
Of the Mollie Maguires written b,
Allan Pinkerton, Ernest W. Lucy
F. p. Devices and others, and there
by realize what il means.
Even in the last month the Rev
ID. j. McDermott has said as mucl
in the Philadelphia papers. Thi
man has been a priest in Philadel
phia and the Pennsylvania ga
country for more than forty years
He acted as confessor for several o
the Mollie Maguires when the,
we're convicted and hung; and eve
since has been a most persisten
and consistent opponent of Hiber
nianism.
Will you approve the mob an,
murder tactics Of Rome, and put
special stamp of approval upon tn
acts Of the Mollie Maguires by yot
ing for Joseph Mclaughlin? Tha
is the question for 'Pennsylvani
voters to answer at the polls in No
vember.
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