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

mined and open fight upon the corrupt
and grating Romish rule.
For more than generation Chi
cago, DOMINATED BY THE RO-
MAN CATHOLIC POLITICAL MA
CHINE, has been looked upon from
every point Of the civilized world as
the blacklist, most immoral, criminal
and graft-reeking city in the United
States.
Pr0testants to the Rescue
At last The MENACE dissected the
ulcer in Chicago and placed its finger
upon the sore spot for which the pub
lie had been cropping and the Protes'
tants, in great numbers, responded to
the call with a vigor and determina-
ton that was destined to result in
completely victorious fight against the
crime and hideous immortality Of the
crooks, grafters and Romish poll
ticians. in control.
In the Romish camp, Roger (Boss)
Sullivan, Michael Kenna, (Hinkey
Dink) John Couglin, bath House
John) and other Roman Catholic
grafters, boodlers and political men
were dismayed and frightened but
with the appearance Of the confident
and bold Mundelein who assumed
charge of the Chicago archdiocese
(Feb. 1916) all forces under his guild
ance set to work to check the tidal
wave of civic reform and if possible
make the public believe that sweep
ing cleanup and purifcatj of city
affairs was on and that RC...-Jh poll
ticians were the backbone of this
great and splendid work.
But, some will ask, are not the poll
ticians of Chicago independent of
Roman Catholic archbishop? What
has such a dignitary of the Roman
Catholic church to do with politics?
Let us reply in this wise. Archbishop
Mundelein represents a corporation
that owns and controls more proper
ty than any corporation in America
He is the corporation sole Of the Rom,
ish interests in Chicago, which is said
by many we'll informed persons to be
the richest archdiocese in America
As manager Of the vast interests Of
the Roman Catholic church in Chicago
and adjacent territory the archbishop
occupies the same relation to Rome''
deals as the manager or president
Of any large corporation occupies II
connection with that business-excep
in this particular: Archbishop Munde
lein possesses and exercises far NOR
executive power over the interests O
Rome in Chicago than anyone Of hun
dreds Of individuals at the head o
large, purely business corporations
exercise in that business; for, adde'
to his power as executive he is in
position to demand and procure tn
support of every good Roman Catholi
in the archdiocese in any manner h
may see fit to employ it, even to usin
their expression as a whole, on peti
tions and otherwise as an indication
of the demands of the popular voice
Facts About Corruption
When greed and commercial priv
lege first asserted itself as a menac
to free government the people wer
shocked to find that such corporatio
interests as the Erie Railroad, whic
was then under the guidance Of ia
Gould, were spending millions to az
complish the election Of certai
friendly politicians who, to gain tn
support Of special privilege, were will
ing to barter their future vote in tn
law-making body. The secret histor
Of railroad management teens wit
instances where the election Of Gel
tain representatives has been pul
chased with gold, and elected official