The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-06
Professor Frederick l. Anderson Voices
Theory of Democracy in Ringing Reply
to PapaI Representative

longs has fhc a1cred rtqh % bc pro.
iccfsd fro. crtitcrn. that. when the
constitution guarantccs him. freedom
from 'molesiAp0n' In the exercise of hs
religion. it means molcstAtion from
criticism and that religious Liberty con.
sisis In liberty from criticism. n Aner.
iod 10 psrsoa oT ,ssftivfioa cor bs 90
h,gh. sacred or great a. 90 BE- freed frOz
me shafts Of Criticism. dad 70 4 Jasf that
fdci uhich makes tku a free country.
Il is ~ the very essence of liberty that
We believe In liberty for the other man
as well a. Tor ourselves.
"As We say In our resolutions, we
shall know how 20 interpret the con.
tinued silence Of Tho cardinal, especially
after this pronuncamcnto Of his nett
friend. We take Il for granted that he
holds the views Of NJ. Cunningham till
b. speaks for himself. We should be
delighted II he should tell us that Mr..
Cunningham = sentiments are not his, for
Il is a dreadful thing for tho head of
the Roman Catholic church in this do
crsr even 20 rest under the suspicion OF
encouraging moi violence and justifying
mob rule. -
The Roman Catholic mob at
llayerhill gave our people a start
ling exhibition Of Roman Catholic
training. The president Of the
, Catholic Federation Of Cardinal
O'ConnelPs archdiocese has shown
I the effect Of this training. even upon
the supposedly educated leaders in
the hierarchy.
American citizens. YOU who have
been born and bred in an atmosphere
Of intellectual hospitality. taught to
love our flag as the symbol OF our
free constitution, and Of its splendid
guarantees Of liberty; taught to
love the commonwealth and respect
her laws, and to DEMAND FOR
! EVERY CITIZEN THE SAME
RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF DIS
ICUSSION WHICH ONE DE-
! lMANDS FOR HIMSELF. aad
which the organic law of the land
guarantees; are you prepared TO
remain silent under this exhibition
of mobocracy and justification Of
mob rule in behalf Of the papal
theory Of intolerance Of freedom Of
religious discussion? Does not this
exhibition Of the true spirit Of the
powerful. insolent, politico-religious
Roman Catholic machine, which is
already thus boldly challenging the
fundamental principles Of our free
government. demand instant organi-
zation and united action for the
preservation Of all those things that
have made this republic the greatest
and freest democracy Of the world? ?
The issue is clear cut. Rome has
voiced her intolerance through her
Knights Of Columbus and other
night riders for the pope, and this
action has been justified by the
president Of the Roman Catholic
Federation Of the archdiocese Of
Cardinal 0'Connell. There can no
longer be any question as to the at
titude Of these faithful subjects Of
the sovereignty on the Tiber. The
only question that remains is, are
we ready to yield to the pspsl sys-
tenn. rather than 90 to the trouble
Of compelling these upholders
Of CRIMINAL LAWLESSNESS
AND MOBOCRACY TO RE
SPECT THE LAW AND BE
LOYAL TO OUR CoNsTITU-
TION AND THE FUNDAMENT-
Al PRINCIPLES OF OUR FREE
DEM0CRACY7
IT is NOT A QUESTION OF
RELIGI0Nl
IT Is FIRST AND LAST A
] QUESTION OF WHETHER OR
NOT WE ARE TO MAINTAIN
OUR FREE DEMOCRACY. OR
SURRENDER TO THE PAPAL
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
, WHICH is IN OPEN DEFI-
p ANCE OF OUR CONSTITU-
TION. ITS GUARANTEES AND
| THE BULWARKS OF FREE IN
STITUTI0N!