The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-28

in the many dealings in Chicago |
wherein Rome's hand Is Enthusiastically |
instances Of which we have
cited; and now, remembering that the
archbishop is the thinker, the leader,
and the director Of Rome's minions in
Chicago let US consider the following
disclosures which show conclusively
the hand Of Rome, and since FebTt-
dry 1916 THE RESULT of Arch
bishop Mundelein's activities.
Maclay Hoyne
States attorney, Maclay Hoyne,
said to be nominally a Protestant-al-
though a very Indifferent one-had
been in office for a term Of nearly
four years, without having done any
thing of consequence other than make
a bluff at cleaning up the city in some
spectacular raids and arrests, when
the war between Professionalism and
Romanism broke out in Chicago. A
new election was approaching and
Hoyne was playing for his return to
the office Of states attorney.
In the election Of 1912 Boss Sui
livan, "Hinkey Dink" and other of
the hierarchy's followers had sup
ported an Irish Catholic against
Hoyne. This opposition was not
vigorous one. Evidently there was
little choice in the matter for some
times a non-Catholic who can be con-
trolled is more desirable to Rome than
one of her own children.
In the campaign of 1916 Maclay
Hoyne was supported by the Roman
Catholic church; the Roman Catholic
ward bosses and corrupt politicians In
spite of the Harrison-Sullivan feud
and the fact that Hoyne was spoken
of as a Harrison man.
Imagine, if you can, Rome support
ing a bona-fde reformer who was
serious in his professions of "clean
Chicago" To make a pretense OF
cleaning up the grafters, thieves and
other outlaws in the police depart
ment, city hall and other departments
of the municipal administration would
be perfectly satisfactory to the polit-
ical church and it's political commune
cants providing they be given posi-.
tions where a goodly share Of the
bogus credit would be placed on the
right side of their political ledger.
Hoyne has had the governorship Of
Illinois in his minds eye every sine,
he went into politics. His politica
ambitions are without limit. He il
characterized by eminent and homes
citizens Of Chicago as an unscrupu
lous politician, "four fusher" ant
dangerous to the future welfare o
the city and state. Dunno a true sol
of Rome had held the gubernationa
chair and it was not unreasonable t.
suppose that the archbishop nigh
use his influence for Hoyne--provid
ing Hoyne could "deliver the goods
at the archbishop's door; in othe
words, become leader in wining tn
day for Rome. The states attorne
entered into a collusion with the Bos
Sullivan political ring and as
result Sullivan and the political en-
J Of the Roman Catholic church, frol
the archbishop down, backed Hoyr
for reelection to the very limit.
+ What the states attorney, in tur1
! promised the papal forces was clearl
evidenced when he made mis- appoin
! ments following the election. 1t
: estimated that at least seventy-h7
percent Of these Offices were filled wit
rahid Romanists, many Of whom hay
! in the past been notoriously corrup
= worked hand in hand with the Su
: livan-Kenna gang and would woI
= much less harm to the community
! they were behind prison bars, rathC