The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-01-13

measure, is thrown to the Roman
Catholic church.
Mayor Oscar Marx
The present mayor of Detroit,
Oscar Marx, has manifested a dis
gusting subserviency to Rome dur
ing the two terms he has filled the
office Of the chief executive Of the
city. He has as his private secre-
tary, one Mr.. Eddie Fitzgerald, a
devout Catholic, in open opposition
to the patriotic organizations Of De-
troit. All through his official life
as mayor he has catered ignobly to
the un-American Romish influence.
In part this may be accounted
for by the fact that he was original
ly "made" by VIM. F. Connolly, the
real Roman boss of Detroit, the
same boss whom he defeated at the
last election with the aid of the pa.
triotic organizations and THE MEN.
ACE which openly published to the
world what Connolly really was
And furthermore Rome is the only
power Mayor Marx has ever really
known.
This statement that Mayor Mari
was first "made" by Boss Connolly
then ran against him for office Of
mayor, was and still is subservient
to Rome and yet secured the sup,
port Of the patriotic organizations
and The MENACE may seem para
doxical to the average reader.
The fact Of the matter was thai
very few real patriots were ever en-
thusiastic about Mayor Marx. Il
was a case Of choosing between two
evils. Marx and his "maker," Bosi
Connolly, fell out over rivalry fol-
political honors. First Connolly
pushed Marx to the front becaus,
he could use him as a political too
for the advancement of Catholicism
and himself, Then Connolly wantec
the job himself and thus the split.
Mayor Marx was never accused
of being identified with the Roman
church in any other capacity thai
as its tool. Connolly was knowr
openly as a Roman bigot and hi
bold efforts to Romantic Detroi
and the whole state of Michigan
were known to all. He, therefore
was impossible when it came to
choice between the two.
The patriots made their big fgh
and almost won at the primary il
August when they got behind Davi
B. Dufield. There isn't a question
but that they would have "put hin
across" at the primary had the,
launched their patriotic campaign
a few weeks earlier. There wer
two splendid patriots in the rae
for the nomination, Davie B. Duf
field and Chas. s. Hampton. Hat
either Of these been nominated a
the primary he would have easil7
been elected at the general election
over either Marx or Connolly.
Mayor Marx was a weak candi
date and it was a half-hearted fgh
they made for his election. TIL
MENAoE's splendid aid in shown,
Connolly up was in reality wha
made Marx victory certain. Ha,
both the patriots and THE MENAcI
launched a vigorous fight in goo,
time before the primary it is yer,
probable that both Marx and Con
molly would have been beaten 70
the nomination. AS it turned ou
the patriots had lost at the primar,
and regardless Of which of the tw
nominees were elected Rome woul,
still be in the saddle. They ha,
their choice then. of selecting tn
lesser Of the two evils, Connolly o
Marx. They chose Marx.
The reason for this action wa
set forth by the patriots in com
munication sent out on Novembe
2nd, preceding the election an,
signed by a subcommittee Of til
Loyal and Fraternal League, mad
up Of representatives of the yariou
patriotic organizations Of the city
It read:
OF the nine members Of the sub-eon
lmittee which is sending yon this lettel