The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-09

ing his vote on the former bill no
cites a. justification for his vote,
the vicious attack made BY Con-
gresham Tinkham, on the floor of
the h, Use, upon the yeracity Of
Judge Gilbert o. Nations and THE
MENACE.
To Our Patriotic Millions
Mr.. Lafferty is the frst congress
sional candidate now asking the
votes Of the people TO voluntarily
pledge himself TO work and vote for
the favorable consideration OF the
Free Press Defense Leagues Reso-
lutions which are now before con-
gress. He also unrcseryedly takes
e stand in favor Of free speech, free
press and free assembly, against the
appropriation Of public funds for
sectarian institutions, and in favor
Of our splendid free school system.
His outspoken stand opens the
way for suery patriotic roter ia
erery district 10 demand Of the con-
gressionGl candidate, asking for his
rOte. Just Whsre he stands on these
ritdl questions. The overshadowing
issue Of the hour is the fundamental
conflict now being waged between
the friends Of our liberal democ-
racy and the subjects Of the papal
sovereignty, Sorereignty phich OPP
poses our popular HoH-ssctdridH
school system, the principle Of d.
roros Of church and state, and our
constitutional guarantees of free
dom Of speech, assembly and press.
COMPEL EACH CANDIDATE
~ YOUR DISTRICT WHO
ASKS FOR YOUR FRANCHISE
TO STATE WHERE He
STANDS. BEFORE GIVING
HIN YOUR VOTE. The lines ara
drawn; the issue is raised, AND
IT is YOUR DUTY TO PRESS
THIS ISSUE.
We repeat, the hour has struck
for every statesman worthy Of eleo-
tion TO frankly answer the call Of
awakened democracy.
For years the ancient foe Of lib
eral institutions, has striven to ap-
ply the gag, which despotism in its
ever varying forms has always
sought to place on the lips Of the
apostates Of progress, liberty and
human rights. For years our nd-
lion has been blighted and cursed
by a foreign, reactiondry monarch
iai poWer whose weapons instead Of
being reason and publicity through
full and free discussion Of every is
sue, which are the democratic weap-
ons, has depended on the infamous
armament Of despotism. THE BOY
COTT, CENSORSHIP AND
CRIMINAL LAWLESSNESS.
This has gone on apace until
millions of citizens have reached
the point where they are determined
to demand Of their representatives
in public life and Of their press,
that there shall be a prompt return
to the old democratic way and that
EVERY QUESTION WHICH
CONCERNS LIFE IN ITS
BROADER ASPECT SHALL BE
RECOGNIZED AS PROPER
SUBJECTS FOR FREE DISCUS
SION AND FRANK CRITICISM,
and they are furthermore deter
mined that the organized attempt
to undermine and destroy vital
provisions Of our ORGANIC LAW,
and fundamental measures for bull
warking liberal democracy by S-tra
democratic means shall cease.
Between this free, humanity de-
veloping, civilization fostering, 10
eral democracy, and the nonarehidl
pdpdl system Of government there
can be no compromise, for they are
mutually exclusive, and from today
on the choice must be made by
statesmen, publicists, editors and
patriots. between the democracy OF
the author Of the Declaration Of
independence and the autocrscy Of
the papal sovereigns who claim TO
stand "in the place of God Almighty,
on EARTH" and as Leo XIII, frank
" held hare the night TO srea for
bid a rOtsr exercising a free msa's
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