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

Gang.
Whip Vigorously Used
Evidence Of the party-whip being
used over the yellow dog" Demo-
Gratis who are not Catholics but are
expected to vote for any candidate
put up by the Whallen Gang, Is seen
In the strange bedfellows brought to-
gether in this desperate attempt to
make Louisville "dominantly Cath
olic city" despite its three-fourths
population who are not Catholic.
Men who once feared for their lives
when opposing the continuance Of
graft in the public schools by this
gang, are now singing the praises b.
their old enemy. RI
Wanted To "Hang WhalIen"
One of these now defending the
hand that feeds the faithful, a prom
inent attorney, is w. w. Daviess.
During the Bingham-McGee race
about 1910, which was the first race
in which school commissioners were
for the first time elected, Mr.. Daviess
was the personal spokesman Of Mr..
Bingham, now O candidate for county
commissioner and a very clean gen
tleman as well as the richest man
In Louisville.
As Mr.. Bingham's representative
Mr.. Daviess made speeches about the
little red schoolhouse and the opposi.
ton Of the Romanists against the
schools, in connection with which
some exciting incidents grew up. One
day In the presence of friend, Mr.
Daviess said he had given instruc'
: tions to his warm, personal, bosom
, friend Bob Bingham, that should
there be an attack on his life, tht
first thing he wanted Bingham anC
his other friends to do was to 20 X
the Buckingham theater and ge
[ John and Jim Whallen and hanl
/ them to the first telegraph pole, fol
they would be primarily responsible
for any attack that might be mad
!. on him (Daviess)! 1!
r Why Men Sell Themselves
Yet men who knotU the relation
, this gang once had with the publi
q schools, who know Of their graft ant
trickery in politics, who fought then
until, with the aid Of the good womel
: Of the city, they wrested the publ
3 schools from their control, now ar
/ to |be found in the chorus Of thos
who sing Of their 'loyalty" in up
Il holding those same schools an
z "keeping them out Of politics"
o The reason for this strange pros
n titution Of civic pride Is mot hidde
: to diligent searchers in most casei
The Whallen Gang is not only all
v powerful in politics as It has been 70
= many years, but in business as vel
= Its members own the public utilitie
and corporations, and millionaire
must have lawyers to protect thel
c In their operations lest the law sui
|. iect them to suspicion in their deal
!. ings with the masses.
4 Ashamed Of Their Ticket?
Il From the speeches Of many Of th
!. Democratic supporters Of this Wha
y len Gang, some Of which are quote
r herewith, 1t is evident that the clear
., or men whipped into line by th
Il Whallens are heartily ashamed fc
"a their own manhood, since they recot
: nise that the leaders on the Repul
u lican ticket are strong, clean me
ID and Americans, and at the same tin
n have knowledge Of just what u
:. Whallen crowd Of Irish Catholic
have planned for the coming electic
and after.
- Whallen Uneasy
As stated elsewhere the sheriff ar
. county clerk, both Irish Catholic
~ are candidates in the coming electio
,e and are barred by law from exerci
a ing their usual functions as electiC
" officers and County Judge Greene h,
10 appointed Hon. W, F. Woodruff, d
I'd feated Democratic candidate f
g. sheriff, elisor, In the sheriff's stea
=. Mr.. Woodruff Is known "a
= straight and honorable man al
~ pledged himself to cause the are
In and prosecution Of any police ofiic
who attempted 10 cause the rennov