The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-18
THE ROMAN POLITICAL MACHINE THE DEADLIEST ME-

would have been CAD 10 have sub
scnbed 10. IL is declaration that
every man worthy 10 b called q
loyal citirsn Of thiI republic would
Be glad 70 subscribe 20, and Il IL
doubtless q declaration that both
Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Wilson would
privately desire 10 subscribe 20. and
a declaration about which there
would be no question were Il not
for the fact that hsrs u a great
aati-democraiie mondrcAidl political
machine aetirely at uork ia Amer
ioa IN The interest Of fhs duiocraiie
principles Of a foreign Sovereignty.
Mr.. Hughes, unhappily, lacked
the moral courage and stAtesman's
vision which would have impelled
him TO make such a declaration, and
lacking this moral stamina, lacking
this faith in freedom and love for
fundamental democracy which
would have impelled him 10 place
himself on the side Of freedom aud
the constitution, regardless Of any
consequence 70 his personal ambi-
tiOns, he lost the presidency.
Rome's Arraignment Of Wilson
II is however doubtful whether
any or all Of thee things would
have caused q sufficiently serious
DETECTION on the part Of the millions
Of patriotic Americans who after
the nomination Of Mr.. Hughes eI-
pected TO vote for him, TO have
turned the scales in several doubtful
states had it not been for the mill
tant war on President Wilson waged
by a large section Of the Catholic
press, FOLLOWING the threats freely
expressed before and at the last an
nual meeting Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Catholic Societies.
The Catholic bill Of grievances
against President Wilson contained
several definite counts which may
be briefly summarized as follows:
(D The presidents resolute stand in
favor Of the principles Of Home Rule,
liberal democracy, and non.interention
in Mexico.
(2) The failure Of the president to
yield 10 the insistent demands Of Senator
o'Gormhn that the POstmaster-gcneral
should exercise the power of a Russian
bureauerat TO the extent Of arbitrarily eI.
eluding patriotic papers from the mails
instead Of following the democratic pro.
cess Of trial by jury.
(9 The failure 10 appoint papal
politicians TO exalted positions where tAe
Roman Catholic hierarchy most desired
to have faithful subjects Of the pope in.
trenched, during the pending life and
death struggle between our liberal demoe.
racy and the papal system.
IL will be remembered that before the
appointment OF Mr.. Brundeis 20 the su.
prene bench, and also after the resigna.
tion Of Justice Hughes, the papal pro.
paganda filed the press with suggestions
that Victor Dowling, Judge O'Brien, or
some one Of several other named LAWYERS
who are faithful subjects Of the pope,
should be elevated 10 the supreme bench.
Evidently strenuous effort vas made on
the part Of the Roman Catholic political
machine 70 compass this end. The papal
machine had found Mr.. Taft putty in its
hands, and II was III prepared for Pres.
dent Wilson's wise and statesman.like
course in selecting men for this extremely
important position who could he counted
upon to be loyal to the principles Of fun.
damental democracy and whose selection
was due % their conspicuous ability
rather than a choice dictated by political
expediency. II will be Furthermore re.
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