The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-10-20

ing OF registration or any other H.
legal act. Woodruff's defeat by 81
Roman Catholic for sheriff and the
defeat of Judge Greene to succeed
himself by the same machine, Is now
causing tremendous uneasiness atl
Whallen headquarters, because, judg.
ing by themselves, probably, and
knowing best what they intend to do
In order to put their men across, theyI
seem to imagine half their workers.
already In Jail and are making loud
howls through the three daily papers
committed to their cause.
These papers gravely informed the
gullible public, In advance, that.
Elisor Woodruff has absolutely mol
power except to distribute the ballots
and polling booths. No matter what
occurred the brave voters must know
that Elisor Woodruff has no legal
right to arrest anyone or interfere
as a peace officer with, a single soul.
Arrests are for the police and sheriff
alone and any orders for arrest hyl
Elisor Woodruff may be properly re-
sisted; and that this advice has been
shamefully needed Is demonstrated
In the near-murder Of Mr.. Heffernan
and the assault on Mr.. Drane.
The fact that the police and
sheriff's Office are dominantly Cath
ottc, that the Irish Catholic sheriff,
who Is candidate for mayor and
the man who represented the Irish
Catholic gang in the real estate end
Of the public school graft before AM
outraged people took the schools out
Of politics. would not lead one to sus-
pect that any arrests for election
frauds are going to be made by them,
unless the offender Is Republican
or Independent Democrat.
Just why the Whallen organs were
so vociferous In their fears that ar
rests might be made Is best under
stood by the bloody trays that have
occurred in some past elections UNI
der the leadership Of men, some of
whom are now on the Whallen ticket,
doubtless all In the name Of ere
ligious liberation" Just as was the
assault on Heffernan and Drane.
But What of Candidates?
i With such q glaring example Of
the lengths to which the "archbigots'
Of Louisville are willing to 20 in or
der to land Cronan and the Whallen
Gang in the municipal saddle for the
benefit Of politico-religio- -sectarianism
1t behooves every Louisville voter TO
examine the candidates closely and
ascertain just which men are best
fitted for the Offices and Just which
men are willing to SERVE THE
PEOPLE INSTEAD OF ANY
SECT OF ECCLESIASTICAL POL
ITICIANS OR MACHINE GANG
STERS. Lack Of space prevents an
! analysis Of candidates except Q brief
mention Of the Republican candidate
, for mayor, and while THE MENACE
: feels that Il could endorse Mr.. Smith
without o moments hesitation q
, word from 9 Democrat Of his home
city, who has known him for years,
. covers the case thoroughly.
This Is what Judge Robert Bing'
ham, multimillionaire and candidak.
! on the Whallen ticket has TO say
8 about the Republican candidate fol
a mayor:
"I wish to say here and nov, th,
: Republicans have q candidate Of thu
highest character-a man Of intalli
gence, Of integrity and q good cit
izen In the best sense. And I say
this from personal knowledge madl
!. through an acquaintance and friend
d ship Of years standing"
: Below 10 q good word picture d
9 the character Of George w. Smiu
7 from . friend opposed to him polit
: ically and who declares he suppoyt'
= the Whallen candidate, Cronan, he
n cause he too IL q good citizen Of thi
e highest character and his record b
e public Office Is deserving Of his beini
y elected mayor.
n Tribute From WhaIlen Organ
Editorially the LouiscilS Tims
says:
d "Ths Times readily recognizes tn
$, fact that the Republican ticket o
n, now offered Is good one, In Nj
s. Smith, we have stated before an
N now state again, the Republican
IS have chosen q clean gentleman, con
e. nected for many years with the bes
,r life of the city. HIS PRIVATl
d. LIFE IS A MODEL; and II Gale
Q to public life, unquestionably b
"a would demonstrate the cleanliness .