The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-13

April fourth, Of the present year witnesses municipal
election in Kansas City, Missouri that judging from the Ill
concealed fury Of the representatives, Of potcoecastcal
Romansm has created greater CONSERVATION in the inner circle
Of the Roman Catholic political machine than any city election
OF the present century.
Not that the election alone political Ro-
manism, though the grinding powder Of powerful and sup
posedy nyincbe pro-papal machine in itself appalling
but was the fact that this election was the most decisive Of
series Of significant political happenings that has aroused
the apprehension and alarm Of the asue Jesus They have
been quick recognize Udt @ and other recent elections re-
real and Portsad
Roman Catholic Campaign Of subtefuge and False Preense
Here a fresh evidence that the Roman Catholic pot-
ica campaign Of false prense and subtug under Of
which the loyal subjects Of the papa theory have steadily ad
vanced in city, state and nation during than quarter
Of century, could longer be successfully maintained An
aroused and gowngy indignant patriotic citizenship repre-
sentng millions Of true Americans TOO loyal 10 lay dorm
under the threat Of arrogant uH-AmsrodH reqo-POitiod
POUu that already boldly varng on our federal eonstitu
ton and the fundamental safeguards Of free institutions
was henceforth TO be reckoned with
Rome understands that hers is Of those paradoxica
phero 10 bo discovered TO be lost And she has natu
ally dreaded the possible coming Of the hour when
The Titan of Democracy Should Awake
Hence she has been striving desperately sub
versiye legislation to prevent the constitutional right of freedom
Of religious discussion being freely exercised See the pend
ing Gavan bill in congre Legislation that would further
ardge the freedom Of the press and which would substitute
Russianke bureaucracy for trial by jury See the Fitzgerald
bill now pending in congTess)
os Of the land will resent the being vaged upon funda
mental democracy, also doubtless accounts in large degree for
the numerous exhibitions Ot criminal Awessness and mOboc
racy by Knights Of Columbus and other subjects of the
egn the Tbe which have dgaced this nation since the
Roman Catholic hierarchy opened its aggressive campaign 70
make America dominAnty Roman Catholic
Political Romanism knows that unless she can continue
to ntmidate cjole the voters until she sufficient
power in government to destroy the free press that fighting
her political machine it is only question of time before the
awakened voters WH itGte her getting into politics eracy
she has long been in politics and she also knows full well
that when the patriotic Americans to fully appreciate the
peril splendid free institutions from the attempt Of po-
ca Romanm to substitute the papal for the democratic
system Of government vast proportion Of the eghtyx mil
lion non-Roman Catholics will promptly pay Rome the
pment Of imitation to the extent Of uniting at the polls for
the preservation Of free democracy.
Now the Kansas City election precisely the thing which
political Romanm has been fearing would come upon her. and
this indeed why this election holds such sinister significance
for those who warning against free institutions and why
it is tremendously suggestive to the millions Of intelligent
patriots who hold the lofty ideals visions cherished BY
Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Franklin.