The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-11-21
Public Forum
SAYS ANTI-CATHOLICs BEAT HIM.

Filler, Nov IL, 1916
l desire space for the purpose of in
forming the people of Twin Falls
county of the existence of a secret po-
litical organization. 1t is not unknown
to a few that there is an organization
known as anti-Catholic. Few know its
real character If you should start
out to look it up, to find out who are
its officers, you might find the task
difficult The claim is made that they
control 250 votes 1t is a sort of a
Black Hand organization. There is an
inner circle who control the action of
this body. Any one of this inner cir
Gle is supposed to deny all connection
with it when it is policy to do so. A
few candidates on our county ticket
whether they know it or not, have
been given a stab in the back. They
don't night their victim in the open but
in the dark
One does not have to be a Catholic
to be subject to attack. The writer is
not Catholic or never was. He was
slated for defeat because he would not
declare his hostility to every one of
that faith. At a secret meeting (all
their meetings are secret it was de-
creed that the following named candi-
dates in addition to the writer should
be slaughtered Bertha Noel county
superintendent, because she employs a
young lady of the Catholic faith as de-
putty. Judge Davies, because his SON
in-law was supposed to have leanings
that way Judge Ostrom, because his
mental attitude was not satisfactory.
Mr.. Karis because he is Catholic.
and Mr.. Alworth because he had cam
paigned with Karis r. 3. Williams.
there are various reasons given be-
cause they slated him for defeat. 81 p"
By the way, the chief dignitaries all
wear long hoods when they are doing
business One of their number who has
become Disguised with the pretentions
of this gang of might riders" has told
some of the secrets. Saturday night,
Nov. a. was the date of the meeting in
which the details were worked out.
The assassins of julius Caesar did not
immerge from their midnight meeting
with cOuntenances in which it would
have been more difficulty to detect
duplicity and treachery. On the fol-
lowing Monday, the 9th, some of them
assured those candidates marked for
defeat that success was certain. Each
one of those cOnspirators was more
demonstrative than usual in his pre-
tentions of friendship One of them
especially if you did not know his ma
tionality, would suppose him to be
from southern Italy, he was so profuse
in his prOgnostications of success fol
those marked victims
The public might be interested in
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circle The principal actors con
nected with this movement are coun-
ty officials. The dupes of these con
spirators and night riders are weak
minded, unbalanced men and women
fed on dope known as Menace.
Elated by their recent success the.
intend to push the game to the limit
They thought at one time Presiden
Wilson was defeated, one of them sup
posed to be a Democrat, with a wis
! look remarked, "Tumulty was tn,
cause" Those fellows have no politi
cal convictions, and it is very doubtful
if they have any real religious convic
tons. OF course they pretend to have
They expect to organize the dupe'
whom they control into a boycott
against any business firm or individu
al who shall employ a Catholic. Tit
undersigned refused to join them al
though he was told $50 votes would b.
sure, and that this $50 could contro
$50 more, making 500 in all, whicl
would be cinch. l believe this who'll
game to be un-American and wrong
and consequently refused to subscrb'
to it, l can't believe that the peopl,
in this community or any other com
munity of American citizens will
stand for such work.
Why don't they come out in the opel
and fight like men. Some of them ar
now in office for two years more ant
it is my intention, if any one of then
presents himself for the votes of tn
people two years hence to make know
what he stands for by giving NOR
particulars respecting the working
of the gang
JAMES FITZGERALD