The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-13
2OME'S POLITICAL MACHINE WRECKED
Political Politics
the Overwhelming

ers League for voting unit in favor of candidates Who u
bold the American principles Of government.
The editor points the fact that the Republican ticket
which only had Roman Catholic i, received
whemng majority aud that the lone Tapa candidate very
low the ticket after which he makes the following very
tercsting aud very Illuminating statement:
III BE- r,mcnbooi hat tAsrs sot 1000 cotAO'o
We are told every hand by the Romansts that they
not IN Poe and yet the PToPapa administration which met
timely death April 9Th, an overwhelming majority
Of offices to the Roman Catholics.
1t is stated that ninety per cent Of the oos filled
by Roman yet according to this Roman Catholic authority
there only 1000 Catholic voters out Of electorate Of
$4,000 Ninety per Of the Offices grcH those rho rr
resent less than one ninth Of The electorate truly 9soEHd
ing Snoring. II duly Impressed By ho Roman Catholic
assurance hai Rome IS not in politics
On this page giving readers reproduction Of
the historic crcularbaot Of the Independent Voter
League that played important part in crushing past all
recognition Of its former self the propapa political machine
Here is what the editor Of the Catholic Register SAYS about
the crcular-balot
rad lying OnCaihoic crcularbalOt that mailed
Thursday evening every
election in the country during the past year II has defeated every
the governors Of New York and Massachusetts the mayor Of Chicago
%on GnS and S. JOSEPH We o" name enough instances to IN this
entire took the trouble to refer files
In this editorial we fnd as would naturally expect in
Catholic publication the yeed threat of boycott for those who
have offended political Romanism.
Rome is in politics! For years she has been actively
unedy aggressey working intriguing and voting for the
advancement of and that would further her
bilious dream of making America dOminantly Roman Catholic
by substituting the papa for the democratic system OF govern
nent In this her political wisdom has only been distaneed by
Rom. Tn our po,,,io, W.
For years the of the Roman Catholic political
chine have laid in wait it for divisions in one Of the
great parties and when such splits have in city, state
and nation, Catholic politicians, with tiger-ike agility and
backed by the compact strength Of political Romanln have
sought nominations the tickets Of the undivided party;
where party has deliberately outed the popular WILL Rome
has been quick push her politicians into nomination on the
opposite ticket.
examples that might be cited When the Republican party
split Roosevelt and Taft the Roman Catholic machine in
Connecticut instantly deck to the nomination OF
| the congressional G,. .,ivn the Democratic ticket.
The divided vote gave Rome her opportunity, with the
result that the fre congressman elected Usre oil Roman Cath
ocs then the nyarabe sequel determined battle for
important offices that would ramify Rome in government
Soon erery large city in Connecticut wih The exception Of
Brdgcpor had Roman Catholic postmasters installed This
list included such cities Hartford New Haven, Merden
Waterbury, Middletown New Britain, Wimantc, New Lon
don and Bristol And what true Of postmasers was true
Of officials in other important stations Connecticut Is over
whemngy Protestant and yet we are gayey informed that
"Rome is not in politics"
In Massachusetts, the Republican party deliberately houed
the popular will by nominating for governor Of the most
unpopular politicians in the state strongly reactionary or
sand pa PLATFORM at time when all the signs showed that
the people in mood TO tolerate Bourbonism IN any
party Instantly the astute masters OF the Roman catholic
political machine behed their opportunity. democratic
slate prepared and with two exceptions Roman Catholic
candidates filled the ticket from down The cnd-
dates for auditor and states attorney the only exceptions
This ticket trumphany elected and then began the sas
ina of the plum for the children Of the Roman Cdthoc
church but we must remember-"Rome is not in politics.
Every great city where papal propapa machines have
carried the elections recent years the pay rolls have been M
eray loaded dorm m sub jects Of The pope Kansas City No.
under the last regime strictly typical OF what is going on
wherever po-papal machine carries election While pre-
pairing this article letter has to hand from well known
citizen of Boston In city, correspondent he
situation is well summed up in the following epigrammac
statement eighty cent of the city positions are held oy no
man Catholics but eighty per cent Of the ares paid by
ProteSdntS." go
Furthermore what true Of great cities is true in
greater or less degree throughout the whole country I'm our
district writes valued correspondent from the second con-
eressona district Of Wisconsin, eve have Roman Catholic
congressman and though the Protesants In the majority
tpenythss out of tTeHtereH postmdstes dpPonted "es
a This man got to Washington, Roman Catholics
1t matters in what direction turns in the nves-
CATION Of American political history since the hierarchy COM
menced its campaign to make America domnanty Roman
Catholic the most obrou unacceptable and err present fact
thai Rome organized united seePleSS determined ana az
qressire is in national state and municipal politics
The pernieous activity of Senator 0Goman typical
subject of pope defeating popular Democratic aspants
for pOSoce and other government positions In the
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