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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-05

support of Big Interests and Rome
very few men in the city have ever
attained any degree of prominence in
its political life.
But why, some will ask, have these
corporations been so Jealous in their
support of Romanists? Why have
they contributed their assistance to
Remaining Chicago which has re-
suited in q condition such as exists
with SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT
OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACH
ERS, SEVENTY-EIGHT PERCENT
OF CITY AND COUNTY OFF,
GALS AND EIGHTY PERCENT
OF THE POLICE FORCE AND
FIRE DEPARTMENT ROMAN
CATHOLICS?
Here is the reason-the connection
Archbishop Mundelein of the Chica.
70 diocese has control of $4,000, ,0oC
worth of property. $1O0,OO0,0o0 of il
is in the Loop district. He, in con
nection with other big corporate in
terests, has been robbing the city
county and state out of millions Of
dollars by lodging legitimate taxes
Legislation in the interests OF theil
business must be looked after, law
( interpreted, franchises granted ant
big deals protected.
The archbishop can control tn
Catholic Office holders as father cal
control his child. Rome stands II
one solid phalanx for the pro
lection of the interests Of the pope
the archbishop and the Catholi
church, whether they be economic o
making America dominantly Cath
olic." f
Corporate interests and Rome stan
together in the exploitation and rot
berry Of the public and the protectto
of ever Increasing property an
profits. Modern materialistic corpors
tions have no God but gold; henc'
they place in positions of power thos
upon whom they can rely for protet
ton Of their interests. Romanists
Office will protect the archbishop
economic interests and Of necessit
also protect the mutual interests.
Any office holder who does not ha,
a sufficient understanding of the fa'
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come is the sole aim of the Free Press
Defense League, and the real reason
for its existence.
To do effective work for the cause
of liberty, peace and enlightenment 1t
must naturally be prepared. Just as
the government needs men and money
to carry on war, so does the League
need men and money to carry on its
propaganda. The government gets
soldiers by conscription and money by
taxation. The League must get its
membership on the volunteer plan
and its revenue by donations from
patriots who value their liberties anG
who are willing to make little sacri-
flee to maintain them.
One dollar or more entities you to
life membership in the League, and if
you are not already member you
should lose no time in forwarding
your contribution to the League at
Fort Scott, Kansas, and secure a GER
tifcate of membership.
The new reformation movement in
wolves the plan of raising an endow-
ment and sustaining fund of a mil
lion dollars by which the organiza-
ton can become permanent, be pre-
pared for any emergency and also be
placed in position where it can dis
continue the policy Of continuous
solicitation for funds.
If you are heart and soul in the
work and wish to see big things &C
complished, cut out the coupon in the
lower right hand corner Of this page
sign and mail to the Free Press De
fense League at Fort Scott, Kansas
at once. 1t pledges you to pay th'
League the sum Of $1,000 on or be
fore October 31st, this year. Surel!
any patriot can contribute this mucl
to his country's welfare without an.
material inconvenience. II you can
not contribute $1,000, change tn
amount to whatever you can con
tribute and ssnd IN the pledge today
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-05

duty with pay on st. Patrick's Day,
March II, 1917. Instead Of Mayor
Thompson standing with the men and
women who had elected him he again
turned his back, fguratively speaking,
went over the heads of the city coun-
Gil and complied with Rome's request
with the following proclamation:
To Department HeadSi St. Patrick's day
will fall on Saturday, March 18th. IL has
been customary TO siogs,the city hall on this
holiday. You will therefore please excuse
from duty, wherever possible, any city en-
ployee of Irish birth or ancestry who shall re-
quest permission to be absent from duty In
order TO observe said holiday.
"PuJAc SafetV published by Hig-
gins Brothers, presumed to be a city
hall publication, but IN reality q
spokesman for the Roman Catholic
Political Machine goes into ecstasies
over the victory Of o'Toole and the
"bravery" and "fearlessness" of
Mayor Thompson. Thus the recipient
of the public favor of Protestants
again showed how completely he had
become subordinated to Romish in
fiuence. #.'1
That Rome accomplished the dis
crediting of the Protestant forces by
making subservient tool of Thomp-
son and accomplishing his destruction,
his defeat in the recent election amply
testifies; but while they have accom-
plished this object, the hope that they
might discredit the influence of the
patriotic movement was not realized
for the patriotic movement in Chicago
is stronger than ever before in it's his.
tory.
A fact which many point to a;
significant was referred to in the re
cent campaign. Those on the insid,
lof political affairs in Chicago say tha
Maclay Hoyne and VIM. Hale Thomp
son were formerly on very friend!
terms but recently there has been bit
ter enmity between them and it ha
not been long since Hoyne had MI
Thompson's Office raided by squad
headed by himself. The general be
lief is that Hoyne was afraid Thomp
son might double-cross him on som
: political deal, probably involving
election support, or some politica
Z plum equally as desirable.
Beneath, however, there lies
deeper and more vigorous cause-th
9 Roman Catholic church. Hoyne is tn
man over whose activity Rome hope
to re-establish itself in the goo
. graces Of the public by assumin
d credit for his election and the activit
= of it's representatives in his office i
: the purifying" of the politics an
: vice of the city, which purifying wi
g in time prove to be simply hug
r fiasco for the benefit of Macla
I Hoyne's personal advancement an
the reinforcing Of the waning powe
of the Catholic church in Chicago.
AS stated above Thompson from ii
f outset placed himself at the mercy {
| his enemies by making Chas. Fit
. morris his private secretary. This,
% " Rome was next in Importance to owl
e ing the mayor himself. With Fit
IL morris, one of Rome's strongest ar
& most cunning representatives on Il
N job as private secretary to the mayc
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-05
Thompson Defies Council
By The Free Press Defense League.

BY The Free Press Defense League
Ia1eV MEXICAN preparation for par
llA ticipation in the great war
|U1l now waging in Europe is
l,iISI bringing home to the people of
this nation the truth Of many
statements made in these columns
from time to time.
Our open door policy, offering free
asylum to the oppressed Of every
other nation on the globe, even an
equitable treatment to aliens Of every
class and tender Of the advantages
Of our great, free institutions has
given us the greatest cosmopolitan
civilization of any nation in the world
and, sad to relate, many there are
who are unworthy Of our civilization
and who have taken advantage Of ouI
generosity for the sole purpose of do
ing US grave injury.
The greatest element Of danger con
fronting the government at this very
hour is said to be the powerful anC
efficient spy system built up and main
LdlHcu NY IHo CIlcHly WLLIiiil Illc NoI }
borders Of our own country. Govern
ment officials assert that the situation
Is more serious than any military ex
pert had ever surmised, and that th'
question Of treason on the part O.
aliens whom we have befriended II
one Of the gravest now confronting
the government.
For six years THE MENACE has en-
deavored to warn the American peo
pie Of the danger Of nourishing or
ganizations at absolute variance witt
the principles of our republic, tn
members Of which bear allegiance +
a foreign sovereign, more dangerou
and more ruthless, more despotic an
more thirsty for world power thal
any car, emperor or king that eve
sat upon throne.
A number Of the moro far-sighte
patriots Of the nation saw this dange
and Needed TEE MEMAT's warning
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-05

III LHo puUCV oOftVVto oV"'0 ." PN'N
of the teachers Roman Catholic; IN
the police and fire departments 80
percent Roman Catholic; in the
county and city elective and dp-
pointive Offices so percent Roman
Catholic.
When the despotism of the car was
at its height had he divided this
country into Greek Catholic sections
and started a political conquest that
would have resulted in the above con-
ditions nothing could have downed the
reaction that would have resulted
from an uncovering of the facts. Had
the sultan Of Turkey succeeded,
through lesser deputies, by the same
measures in capturing appointive and
elective offices and scattered his
harems and other peculiar institutions
throughout Cook county in the same
measure and proportion, in the terri
tory of and adjoining Chicago, as
Rome has scattered her Houses Of the
Good Shepherd, nunneries, so-called
reformatory and other institutions
through which she has been thriving
on public funds while obtaining free
labor, the condition would indeed be
regarded as desperately tragic.
With the partial patriotic awaken
ing in Chicago in 1914 when those
who saw in the wholesale capture OF
public Offices a condition for which
the cloak of religion would not ac-
count, came a partial cleanup that
had it been followed with the same
tenacity with which Rome follow;
every advantage would have resulted
quite differently and present condi'
tions would be far less grave. Those
opposed to Romish despotism in poll
tics in that campaign supported VIM
Hale Thompson for mayor OF tht
city. A man who had not been testet
but in whom they strongly believed
Many aver, however, that after hi
election instead Of being surrounded
D by the forces which had supported
him and being given every assurance
, that they would back him to the limi
, too many took the position that nov
: that Mr.. Thompson was elected h
b could accomplish those things TO
which they had elected him, not tax
i,,o into consideration that he woul
: BE- surrounded by Rome's ninions; he
. petty bosses and representatives o
|. her various interests such as the er
e gineers and tools Of big business. Tn
q man left more or less to himself an
R surrounding influences became sur
plant tool Of the very enemy ne ha
. been elected to oppose, probabl
:. through no fault of his own; indee'
\ many say that it was because bot
Mr.. Thompson and the voters VIII
It had supported him were not famtIid
oe .Dith the potOer or the cunning Of III
al enemy, nor the unseen force behind I
VIM. Hale Thompson had pledged h
o personal strength and the strength I
!. = the office of mayor to the crusade I
ridding Chicago Of this subtle ar
ever-menacing power of Rome. +
S had been designated as an A. P. !
h candidate by papal bigots and WI
lp elected by the enormous majority
u 10000 over his opponent, Robt. '
Sweitzer. Rome, with her nowled,
of conditions, had almost captured u
'l mayor, however, before he was i
70 Quoted into Office having begun to b
10 siege him the moment he was elect
I'd while Protestant forces were retur
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-05

the connection was complete. Nothing
Of Importance could transpire in the
office Of the mayor which could not
be Immediately communicated to the
enemy through their agent, Fitz-
morris, the private secretary.
Edward j. Fleming, another clever
Roman Catholic, is the private secre-
tary of Maclay Hoyne, the states at
torney. With Fitzmorris in touch
with every move of the mayors office,
the state attorneys Office through
Fleming and other sources was
enabled to learn every plan and the
innermost secrets of the mayors
office.
Protestants Are Aroused
The Protestants of the city are
girding up their armor for another
and more decisive fray but there is
one all-important fact related to the
politics of Chicago as well as every
other one of our great cities which
Protestants who really believe in
Americanism and equal rights for all
and special privileges for none, must
learn before lasting good can result
from their efforts. They must learn
that corporations and special privi-
lege have no religion, no patriotism
and no soul. There is Professionalism
or Americanism on one side anc
profits on the other. It isn't because
the grasping traction company, nov
trying to put over one Of the bigges'
steals in its history, is made up o.
any particular sect that 1t caters Il
this influence for its backing and sup
port.
1t isn't because the gas company i
composed of certain individuals tina
it takes to its bosom Roger Sullivan
and his political plug uglies and aid
them into remunerative and powerful
positions Of political prestige. Nor /
it because the State street millionair
merchants, operating great depart
ment stores and mail order houses ar
of one faith that they have kept tn
infamous Michael Kenna (Hinke
Dink) and John Couglin bath Hous
john in the city council of Chicag
for more than twenty years. Thes
merchants are a mixture Of non-Cath
olics, Jews and Catholics and yet the
have with money, prestige and infiu
ence kept those two corrupt politician
, and ward bosses-mown to be rotte
, to the core by everybody in the cit
!, , and outside the city-practically witt
, out opposition in their strategic pos
tions.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-05
Romanism and Corporations

Religion or politics with these pure
ly mercenary corporations and in
terests is Of decidedly secondary con-
sideration. The traction company, the
gas company and the State street mil
lionaire merchants of Chicago HAVE
FOR. YEARS BEEN BACKING
ROME'S POLITICAL MACHINE IN
IT'S GREED FOR POLITICAL OF
FICE AND POWER. Without the
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-05
Where Rome Won

Where Rome won
Had Thompson had the rare ability
that has marked but few men in a
century, his was an opportunity such
as comes to men but once in a life
time, but the trust and confidence Of
the loyal American patriots who had
landed this man into so high an Office
was shaken upon the discovery that
in spite of his promise that no papist
would be given Office under him, that
he could prevent, he appointed two
Romanist politicians to the public
school board and gave to other chill
dren of Rome important appointive
preference, but the one thing perhaps
that has angered the patriots against
Thompson more than any other one
thing was the appointment of Chas.
| G. Fitzmorris, one of the most active
of popery's valuable allies in the city
hall, AS HIS PRIVATE SECRE-
TARY. Many acquainted with the
situation say that from this vantage
point Fitzmorris, without a doubt,
inflicted upon his superior officer more
damage than all the other forces COM
bined and that he was direct instru-
ment in the complete discrediting Of
the Its."'' mayors Office.
It was important to the Romish
political machine in Chicago that VIM
Hale Thompson, the avowed Protes.
tant candidate, should be discredited
and thus reflect discredit upon the
forces which elected him and had cried
out against the rule Of the Catholic
church.
The latest and most conclusive evi
dence of Thompson's servile and vacil
lating Inuckling to the power o.
Romish interests was his position rel
ative to the closing of the city hall OF
st. Patrick's Day. The Guardians O.
Liberty had taken exception to thi
day being declared a holiday for tn,
benefit Of the papal Irish and hat
written a strong letter to the cit!
council protesting against such an un
warranted and un-Amercian proceed
ing. The council had taken cognizanc
= of this communication and voted NO
! TO CLOSE THE CITY HALL OF
r THAT DAY.
Thompson Defies Council
q A rabid individual by the name O
! O'Toole, member of the city counci
: then took it upon himself to addres
4 the mayor with a request that h
v grant authority by proclamation to a
city employees of Irish birth or e,
i traction to absent themselves frol
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-05
FOR LENDING PURPOSES

Elsewhere slightly
this offer and use the
Mnaces
in the SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR
FRIENDS DO NOT FAIL
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-05

Our issue Of Last week contained the
Arst installment Of our special commission
er's story "Rons and ChieagO'S Great Political
Scandar showing that Archbishop Mum
delsin 10 the real Political boss ard guardian
Of Rome's interests In Chicago. - was svi-
deneed BY the fact that Il was he and net
any one Of the petty bosses who put up the
ssOO.OOO.oo security IN an sndsavor TO make
the violation Of court rulings and constitution
al prohibition safe for the subssrvisnt on
clals who made It possible for the Industrial
School for Girls to collect monthly stipends
through warrants issued By the treasurer
without taking the regular cours Of procedure
through the comptrolleTs Office. After havins
established this fact our commissioner
launched into q portrayal Of conditions ir
Chicago showing that the States Attorney
Mselay Hoyne, has been granting immunity
10 crooks and Questionable ehsraeter Wit
would turn states evidences against mar
the states attorney was DESTROYS Of prosseut
ing. Probably the most significant statemsn
IN reference to this matter was made whs'
our commissioner Quoted Rev. Elmer L. VII
lisms. pastor Of the Grace Methodist ehurel
% followsi
"For more than two yean have besi
checking up on his CMaelay Hoynss) one
through the public records. And that he ha
nolle pressed and stricken Of more tha'
sEvENTY-THREE per cent ss many fslenis
~ he has had eonvietions, or FoRTY-THREl
per cent Of the whole number Of indictment
for felonies. NOW MR.. HOYNE IS EITHEl
( CRIMINALLY DILIGENT IN INDICTING Of
CRIMINALLY LOOSE IN DIsMIssING. n
has either indicted too many or he has prOs'
cuted too few. He Il either 10 crooked thI
he should be in Joliet or he Is 30 ineompeter
that he should be In Ksnkakee."
In passing It should be remembered th'
Rev. Elmer L. williams Ii the pastor Of Graz
Methodist church. he has long been Wit
civic leader Of Chicago.
Other facts with reference TO Chicago's p
htieal situation, past and present, ars cor
msnted upon By cur special commissioner I
follows:
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-05

-RCHBIsHoP MUNDELEIN'S
IIN control Of the political situa-
INJ ton in Chicago is anything
E&I but an accident. Consider the
facts: Chicago with a popula-
tion of two and one-half million Of
which approximately two million are
Protestants certainly IOoald not II the
political situation were accidental, find
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-05

ing to their homes in the confident at
titude that the whole victory had been
won.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-05
TIE BROTHERHOOD OF RONIANISM AND
CORPORATE INTERESTS IN CHICAGO

CITING Further Facts in CicagGs Great Political Scandal Mmdees
Control Not Accidental Dscredtng Of eMaOr Thompson Necessary
Part Of Pap Program That Has For Its Object the Reganng Of the
PubEcs Confidence Corruption Serves Two Masters
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-05

Total number of Endowment and Sustaining -
Fund Pledges received by The Free Press
Defense League. . l.. :. Observation-Disclosures .1,07s
Amount of money paid on Endowment Fund
Pledges. s..................... $5,13T15
Amount Of money unpaid on Endowment
Fund Pledges. ..........."........S .S,Sll.2O
Largest amount contained In any pledge $4,000
Total amount pledged to date. ......... $1304sD35
AFFIDAVIT
State Of Kansas,
Bourbon County-ss.
J. l. Sheppard being duly sworn says, the fore
going statement in regard to the Endowment and
Sustaining Fund Of The Free Press Defense League
is true and correct.
J.I SHEPPARD,
Secretary Treasurer Free Press Defense League.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day
Of April, 1917.
(Seal) J. O. MITCHELL
Notary Public
Ny commission expires January 18th, 1921,
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-12-07
MARRIED.

Tuesday afternoon in Rifle. Colo
RADIO, at $500 o'clock. in the presence
OF Judge Wall and Miss Madeline
Carbrey, Rev. Father Fajanelle unit
ed in the holy bonds of matrimony
Mrs. Nell Leahey Adams of Admission,
Alabama, and Mr.. Guy C. Canaan of
Wolcott, Colorado.
The bride looked lovely In her
gown of gray georgette crepe and d
corsage boquet of pink carnations.
Shortly after the ceremony the
happy couple departed for Glenwood
where they will spend their honey
moon and after December 10th will
be at home to their friends at VOL
colt, Colorado, where the groom is
engaged at the j. w. Hughs & Co.'S
store.
host of friends here and else.
where extend congratulations ant
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-12-07
PERSONAL AND LOCAL

Mrs. Julia Winning and friend
from Denver visited her sister. Mrs.
ID. r. Baldwin at Edgewood ranch
Sunday.
Tom Cantril has moved his family
back to his ranch C. G. Suttons
have moved to the Walter Dittemore
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Rinnert were
visiting friends near Elizabeth the
first OF the week.
Among the Kiowaites who were
around the city last week were Tom
Burnside. Carl Elsner, attorney Nor
gan and Ed Mott.
b. M. Maroon went to Denver Mon
day, returning Tuesday.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-12-07
at the Mccracken ranch December 15.

ut the McCracken ranch December Is.
Trueman Burkhart bought the
Wolf place instead Of his father.
A. Donaldson has moved over to
Cameron for the winter
Some OF the neighbors are plowing
as the ground is in good shape for it.
The recent SHOWS that we had are
bringing the fall wheat and rye along
and will go into winter quarters in
fine shape.
Sharold Adams shipped a car OF
cattle Wednesday.
Mr.. Clugy of Cameron has been on
the sick list for some time.
The Phillips family has moved to
Ebert. Mr.. Phillips will manage the
Farmers stote.
C. Litherland received a new Fort
| car last week.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-12-07
PROSPERITY RIDGE.

Viola Adams. sister to Mrs Phillips,
is in hospital at Colorado Springs
and underwent an operation Monday.
Mr.. Erkinbeck. who bought the
Chenot place, attended the Minson
and Wynkoop sale Tuesday The
sale was we'll attended All the cat
tie but three were Withdrawn from
the sale. Yearlings and small calves
were sold at from S17 TO S35. Mules
and horses were cheap.
Andy Hansen has rented the Wood
place and will move on to it soon:
also the farming land on the Bob
johnson place.
Mr. Sutton returned from De Klab,
Mo-, Thursday.
The card party at C. Larsens Sat
urday night was well attended by
neighbors from Cherry Creek.
A Coressel will give a turkey shoot
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-12-07
sPRINGDALE HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. Mary Salt returned from Denver
Friday.
L. FL. Driever ard family accom- pan.
led by VIM Renken and family Of Ell
bert autoed to Elizabeth Sunday.
number from this vicinity attend
ed the dauce at Fred Albius Thanks
giving and good time was reported.
Mr.. and Mrs Axel Peterson entertain.
ed the following at Thanksgiving Dime 7
Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Peterson and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Peterson and fam.
lily Mr.. Aired Peterson, Jewel. Carl,
Fritz, Algar, Ninnian and Thorwald,
Peterson, Alva Allison and Gordon Mo.
berly.
Mrs. A. Kunze and daughter Stella
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Davis and Mrs. String
ham Of Denver spent Saturday at L. H..
Drievers.
AL Severine has returned home after
visiting in the community and at FL.
bert.
Shorty McReynolds returned from
Denver Saturday.
Gotlieb Ehring is building a new barn
for his registered stock.
Louie Driever came down from Den.
yer to spend Thanksgiving with home
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. I. Clark entertained
the following Thanksgiving: Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. F. Clark and daughters Mar
garet and Gretchen, Mr. and Mrs Fred
Capes and family of Denver, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Girardot and family of Kio-
wa, Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Miller and family
OF Wolfe Creek, Ruth Phelps, Pike Hite
and VIM Connell.