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criticism of his alleged departure
from diplomatic usage"
Friends Of the president point to
the fact that few, if any, executives
of any government have ever shown
a keener sense of diplomatic usage,
and point out that in chs reply the
president treated the pope in most
respectful manner as bu6sting the
high position of Benedict" as head
of one Of the great churches, but
they also show that; rulers Of ma
tiOns address the president through
their ambassadors and as the
vatican has no ambassadors in
Washington, and as one would not
be received that, the president ex-
ercised the best Of judgment in
studiously failing to assume posi-
tion which would imply that Amer
lea regards the pope as a secular
ruler.
In speaking of the attempted di-
plomacy of the papacy in launching
the peace note The Christian Science
Monitor in a special article from
its Washington bureau on Septem-
ber 4th observes:
"If the president had proceeded In
his reply in the same form and meth
cd used as between one government
and another, he would have recog-
nized the vatican as the seat Of q
government, would have recognized
the temporal power of the pope. This
/ it has been explained, would have
been most gratifying to the vatican,
but a gross violation of diplomatic
/ usage"
No one doubts that had the presi-
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and others who criticise public Of
flcials under the pretext Of war
emergency; the constant cry of bu-
reaucracy which takes advantage Of
all such opportunities.
If Senator Myers bill which aims
at the eliminating of just such pub
licity, were to be construed as an at
tempt at self defense he certainly
must be anticipating some action
which will not be altogether pleas
ing to his constituency, but that is
neither here nor there. His bill is
against the very genius of democ-
racy and dares to place the servants
OF all the people in that bureaucratic
atmosphere where none of the peo-
pie dare take exception to official
acts, whether those acts be damag-
ing to the country's welfare or
otherwise. Such a rule applied to
any branch Of commercialism would
be violation Of the antitrust law.
Suppose person were to buy an
article, of food, or, for household
use, and the law permitted the man.
ufacturers to say anything nice they
wanted to about it but made it Jail
able offense to complain if the arti-
Gle proved unsatisfactory. Would
you like that? The Myers bill in
wolves the same principle. 1t would
be your money that paid for the
article. 1t is your hard-earned dol
lars that pay these congressman
and senator's. Are you paying them
to enact such legislation as the
Myers bill proposes2 If not, now
is the time to write and tell them
SO.
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Roman Catholics, Ed. Tierny, Her.
man Cooke, and Chas. L. Taylor.
As a consequence the police de-
partment is almost solidly Roman
Catholic-or maybe it is mere CO.
incidence?
Beginning with Major Patrick
Ridge, mentioned in the letter al
ready quoted we find Chas. Blanton,
secretary, Daniel Moriarty, assistant
secretary and J. P. Carney, chief
OF detectives.
In the fire department, conditions
are about as bad.
Chief-Timothy Lehan.
Assistant Chiefs-Patrick Car
roll, Edgar McJenkins, Sam Rees,
Michael Cassin, Gregory Sheehan.
Captains-Edw. Kennedy, Thos.
Callahan, Patrick Kilgariff, Jno
Flahive, Fergus Kennedy, Martin
McNally, Eugene Sullivan, Thos
Kelly, VIM. Duffy, Thos. Mannix
Adolph DeLime, Jerry Hanlon, J
B. Kirley, Martin McCue. Lark
Philpot, Edw. McCue, Patrick Shee.
ban, Geo. Fitzgerald.
Is It Coincidence?
No reflection is made upon thc
competency of any of these men fol
the jobs they hold down. We have
given some names out of the scores
in the city employ merely to cal
attention to the large percentage o
Roman Catholic office holders dom
mated by Roman Catholic politica
machine. We might continue bu
space forbids.
1t is said that about 80 per cen
of the entire ofiice-holding force o
Louisville are Roman Catholics. l
is hard to believe that this is merel,
coincidence. 1t is apparent that i
is the result Of party machiner,
controlled absolutely by members o
che religious faith.
And it may be partly due to tn
wonderfully organized employmen
bureau of the Knights of Columbus
every member Of which is an activ
committeeman and which issues
directory for the benefit of Catholic
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-09-22
TO PREVENT DISCRIMINATION FAvORNG KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
BY GILBERT NATIONS. vcsPrsdent Of the Free Defense
50 Bliss Building, Washington, D. c.

Representative William w. the awt patriotic member the twelfth
equitable
the
ay
the knights notified
Training that
build beautiful that
told effect that ema order but the Knights Of Columbus would be accorded this
privilege
To this ruling the War Department the Mm of the United States have
the bill introduced Congressman Larsen and which reads as follows
of
in
declared be unlawful lodge
other organisation of chartered secret order to instituted established to
the mhtars the United
where trained kept for military other than prisoners of
church instituted, established
the grounds Of aforesaid
That verbal o. regulation
the the United
be re Jared m
promute such order rule regulation prohibited this act shall be
trial ourtmta shall e
than thirty than days for the first ofns not less than
months second removed from Office
tribunal which tried shall
conviction for said ofn he shall removed from discharged
military service
se That all laws and laws conflict with this be, and the
hereby repealed.
The foregoing measure speaks for itself Ithas the right American ring It's the mbc
Of justice the republic should
manng speedy enactment into law Let churches ftes this
pnhf has demonstrated that he virtually ally this appalling
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portion should control. We have or.
ganized the Roman Catholic Ad-
vancement League. Its main object
is for the advancement Of the Roman
Catholic Religion not only through
the Democratic Party nationally, but
locally. We made Boston the great
est city in America and have given
that Diocese Cardinal. We practi-
cally control the National Administra-
tion SO far as the best appointments
are concerned, and we now fully con-
troll the Democratic Party in the
State of Kentucky, and solidly in
Louisville. Before the primary, it
was our intention to get at least 60
per cent Of the Candidates, but we
did better, we secured seven ~ out
Of the 10 candidates made up Of Irish
and German Catholics, and the for
ner in the majority. Our candidates
not only give their fealty to the
Church but all our leaders do like
wise. Our beloved leaders are Tierny,
McGrath, Cronin, McAnally, Liver
one, and score Of others, we also
have the Police and Fire Depart
ments in our control, the Chief and
Assistant Chiefs, and belong to the
same faith. Lindsay is a Protestant,
but he has very little authority,
Major Ridge and Tierny are the
real Chiefs. Whalen and Buschmeyer
should not be overlooked, they are
supreme.
Our desire is to make Louisville,
one of the leading Catholic Cities
and to have assigned to us, an Arch
Bishop. The Directory gives Louis
vile Roman Cathoic population OF
113,640. This leads us to believe that
we can gain eNr ends. In order for
us to gain our ends, we must have
your support, and we feel sure we
will get it. We want you to take
off your coat and battle in the front
ranks.
We have always in the past felt
sure of Southern Protestants, and
Southern Masons, although the Ma.
sons are not very friendly toward US
The Rev. E. L. Powell, made some
political speeches on the stump a
number of years ago, and in this
speech he said "the worst Democrat
was better than the best Republican
and you and other prominent South
ern Democrats agreed with him, ant
on this account, we feel sure of thu
votes Of the Southern Democrats al
all times, no matter what persuasion
our candidates are. So sure are we o.
the election of our Democratic Cath
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P0PE'S AMBITION is TO Be CHAIRMAN OF
THE PEACE COURT WHEN WORLD WAR IS over
Papa Effort to Start Peace Move Attempt Bring About Cond
ons That Would Place Pope in Line to Preside as Per-
manent Chairman Over Peace Court and Thus Gain
Ascendency Over Nations in World Politics

. n UST as the spirit of Rome
IL was reflected in the Catholic
DISN American press when it could
l find no words of denuncia-
ton too strong to express its i'm
patience with, and determination to
punish, President Wilson, for his
refusal to intervene in Mexico in the
interests of popery; so the papal
press of Italy in current issues is
expressing much the same indigna-
ton because the president, in an
swering the Jesuit framed peace
proposal that emanated from the
vatican, failed 10 address the pope
as temporal SOrereign and instead,
addressed him through the secretary
Of state just as he would have ad,
dressed the president of some Prot.
estant mission board.
President Wilson's position m thi;
regard was as consistently carried
out and as emphatically a denial Of
any recognition of temporal sover.
eighty Of the pope as was the pope''
opposite course an effort to GsSer
his temporal sovereignty by sending
his note through diplomatic chan
nels, just as would the civil ruler o
any nation.
The strongly papal contingent o
Italy (which be it known does no
represent Italian opinion) has no
stopped with denunciation Of til,
president for this alleged breach o
diplomatic etiquette in its own coun
try, but according to The Chri~idr
Science Daily Monitor for Septem
Der 4th, dispatches have been pour
ing into Washington containing
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cTlH0SE who have watched the
III insidious progress Of politics
Ik.l masquerading under tn e
A cloak of religion in most of
our large cities are aware that
Louisville, Kentucky has for years
been dominated by an ecclesiastical
political machine commonly dubbed
by Louisvilians "The Whalen ma
chine"
The late Col. John Whalen, own
er and manager Of the Buck" o
burlesque theater resort Of which
many cities can exhibit a sample, is
said to have fondly hoped for the
election Of an out and out "Cath-
olic" mayor during his lifetime. He
was the local "Boss" and a most
clever and Loyalty served one, for
he had the reputation of keeping his
word whenever it was passed, nc
matter what that involved. His
henchmen knew that if John Whal-
en- lived, he would accomplish any
purpose or redeem any pledge to
friend or foe.
He was the 'FBig Boss" and his
brother, Col. Jim Whalen, has sue.
ceeded him in such position. Col
Jim idolizes his departed brother
and it Is said that one Of the main
ambitions Of his life today is to car.
ry out his brothers wish to see 9
"Catholic mayor" elected at tht
coming election.
Just how this is to be done and
who is expected to benefit is tolC
in the following letter received by
a prominent politician and veteran
Of the Civil War whose name fol
obvious reasons is not given, but
who happened to show it to persons
through whom copy came to TIL
MENACE.
An Astounding Letter
Louisville, KY, Aug. 80, 1917
Dear General:-In the past WI
have done much for the Democratic
Party. We have took It to victory
when defeat was staring It in thu
face. AS This is the case we hav,
found it incumbent that the Roman
Catholic portion, especially the Irisl
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THE DAB0LCM POLITICAL SCHEME Of KENTUCKY IRISH ROMAN CATHOLICS
manufactured by "the machine" for
Irish Catholic domination.
German Catholics Ignored

So sure this time we're they, that
German Catholics were practically
ignored possibly because it was felt
they were not so strong for making
political use of their religion in ap-
pealing for votes, and it is said they
are pretty Sore"
Irish Catholics For High Offices
There are approximately fifty
Catholics on the Democratic ticket
the most prominent Offices being
filled with them. Some of these
are:
For Mayorr-Chas. j. Cronin, de-
feated a German-Catholic in the
primary.
City Treasurer-Frank Dacher.
Police Judge-Samuel j. Bold
rick, in position to send children to
private religious prisons who is to
replace Judge Sam Greene, a Mason
and Protestant who was backed by
the women's organizations, but Gc,
feated.
Aldermen-Fred J. Leezer, Wm
F. Mayer, Thos. J. Campion, r. J
Campbell, Jr., John NJ. Clifford
Jas. NJ. Treasey.
Councilmen-Jno. L. Klapheke
Thos. ]. Garvey, Mike Leone, D. b
Coleman, c. J. Finnegan, VIM. H
Karst, Jerome King, Jas. Norton
Edw. D. White, Peter Mueller
Richard J. Whitley.
Park Commissioner-Dan. F
Murphy.
I Sheriff-W. T. McNally.
Magistrates-Jnc. J. 0'Brien
Geo. c. Hendricks, Jno. M. Adams
Constables-Owen F. Doyle, W. R
Seltkenkamp.
In addition to these Lorraine Mix
nominee for county judge, though {
Mason and Protestant, having mar
ried Catholic, is having his chile
educated in that faith in frlfIIn,cn
Of the obligation all Protestant
must take to the Church of Rom,
when marrying one Of its members
Office Holders Irish Catholics
The nominee for mayor, MI
Cronin, is the present sheriff, an Of
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-09-22
HOW The PRINCIPLE OF MYERS BILL WOULD
EFFECT PEOPLE IF APPLIED TO COMMERCE
People Would Not Dare Complain About Unsatisfactory Purchases
If Principles Of Senator Myers Bill Were Applied to Business
--Wl officials You Pay Seek to Place You in the Same
Position Regarding Their Conduct in Office?
rTlHE Christian Science Daily
III Monitor believes there are Of
IkI fcials in Washington whose

ETlHE Christian Science Daily
III Monitor believes there are Of
hI ficials in Washington whose
LIZ stand on matters regarding
war legislation and other matters Of
vital moment to the cause of ma
tional and world democracy, should
be made known to the people through
the columns of the press in order that
the people to whom they are response
BILE may know what their represen.
tatives are doing and act accordingly.
Said The Monitor in its issue Of
July &c:
1t was the custom in the United
States, until a few years ago, for the
representative newspapers to publish,
in extenso, the debates in congress on
all important subjects under discus
sion. The practice was abandoned,
probably on the theory that the space
given to these details might better
be devoted to more interesting, and
possibly more important, matters,
But there are indications now that
there should be return to the for
mer practice. The people really
know too little Of the methods en-
ployed by obstructionists in congress,
who have delayed, and are delaying
or defeating, the expression of the
will Of those whom they are supposed
to represent. The disloyal utterances
never reach conhding constituency
in the form Of government tracts
! mailed under the members frankinR
stamp. Thorough exposure and full
publicity come as near being panaceas
for such evils as anything thus far
! devised.--C. s. Monitor, July 26
1917.
Such an utterance as the above
does not quite agree with that bill
introduced by Senator Myers which
provides for the jaillhg of editors
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seeking employment by which, for
example, should a Romanist want q
job in the auditors office and thel
auditor happened not to be a CATH
olic, he should first approach the K.
@. member in the office.
Fire and Police Departments
The superintendent Of the Aims |
House, secretary Of the Board Of |
Works and at least "a fremen are
Roman Catholics, the latter being
roted by a casual glance at the list
which may be much larger.
In addition to the chief officers
before mentioned glance at the po-
lice roster shows not less than i2Y
TO be Romanists, and it is said many
more-the greater per cent.
Control Of Election Machinery
The election commissioners this
Year are Sheriff c. J. Cronin, who
is disqualified by reason of being the
Democratic candidate for mayor
and his place will be taken by an
other Irish Catholic, Circuit Court
Clerk Frank Dugan, who with the
Chairman of the Board James Reedy,
also Irish Catholic and Democratic
member, can outvote the Republican
member, T. Allen (Protestant).
Local Democratic Committee
The Louisville Democratic Com
mittee consists of Chairman Frank
I. McGrath (Irish Catholic) and
eight members of whom six are
Catholics and two Protestants. OF
the Catholics, the chairman is an
ex-saloon keeper, one member now
Oh the Board of Public Safety. and
another an ex-saloon keeper. Both
members of the Democratic State
Central Committee from the Louis
vile district are Irish Catholics.
Party Fight Between Catholics
1t seems to be a distinctly Irish
Catholic affair, this Democratic
ticket. In the recent primary Ben.
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With Ninety Per Cent Of Those Asde the Saddle Municipal Politics
Children Of Rome PapSts Determine to Unseat the Remaining
Ten Per Cent Of NonCahoIcs On With Irish Politicians
Already Claiming Victory

olic Candidates, that we CHANGED it by
keeping off the Ticket Confederate
Veterans because they are too old.
We also at the last moment switched
a Member of the Masonic Order on
the ticket, in the person Of Phil Allen
for Auditor, and he will bring to our
support thousands of Masons. We
fell down on our Governor candidate
McDermott, but we are gradually
getting control in Democratic State
Councils, and will not make mistake
when another candidate for Demo-
cratic Governor Is nominated. He Is
sure to be a Catholic.
Now dear sir, we will thank you if
you will help US to elect our candi-
dates at this coming election, you
cannot afford to stand aside. A
Committee will wait on you later on,
this is only an advance notice. With
great respect l am, Yours in the
faith,
(Signed) Terrence o'Rourke,
Chairman Publicity Committee.
Like copy.)
Rotten Conditions In Louisville
Whoever Terrence 0'Rourke may
be he is not as clever as the Catholic
boss Of the Whalen machine, for il
is impossible to think Of 90 foolish
screed coming from any seasoned
politician because it exposes condi.
tons, so far as Louisville is con.
cerned at any rate, that tell toe
much Of the truth for political sue.
cess.
The writer seems to be one oi
those numerous fanatics engaged
here and there in dragging his re-
ligion into politics, being all the
bolder because of the constant how
of priests that Catholics are being
prosecuted"
Louisville is, by a large majority
peopled by Protestants and Jewl
and persons Of other religious faitf
than Roman. Because Of this tn,
Romanist politicians have feared t.
put up their own candidate foI
mayor and throw off all restrain
until now.
Owing to past successes they un
doubtedly have ticket for the mex
election that surpasses anything ye
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
COLE BROS. TRAINED
WILD ANIMAL SHOW
A Real Trained Animal Show With
Features Too Numerous
to Mention

Cole Bros. trained wild animal
show will exhibit at Blackfoot on
Wednesday, May 8, rain or shine.
There is a fascination about tent
ed show that appeals to everybody.
In our childhood days the blare of
the band, gaudily painted wagons,
the animals, the funny clowns left
an impression on the mind that re-
NAMED there as long as life lasts.
Young and old, rich or poor all
welcome the big circus. 1t is an
American institution that is popular.
The lemonade and the peanuts never
taste so good as they do on the show
lot. Other pleasures may become
monotonous but the glamour of the
tented arena never fades.
Cole Bros. trained wild animal
show is an old institution, that has
pleased millions of people for many
years. This year it comes to us,
bigger, grander than ever. Bring
ing with it a galaxy of beautifully
costumed male and female perform
ers, wild and domestic animals of
all species, gathered from all parts
of the world. Clowns, those merry
fun makers, which we enjoyed SO i'm
mensely when we were kids" yes
Cole Bros. have 40 Of them headed
by the premier of them all Chas. E.
Post.
It is worth any mans time to
come miles to see Trainer Cheerful
Gardner and his group of wonderful
ly trained elephants. These large
clumsy beasts do all kinds of stunts,
play base ball, serenade on band in
struments, and engage in drills and
gymnastics. Myrtle" the largest
one of the group, does the oriental
dance and never fails to draw the
plaudits of the audience.
Aerial bar, ground and novelty
acts are interspersed among the
many animal features that can be
seen only with Cole Bros. trained
wild animal show.
Among the many European novel
ty acts, none supass the wonderful
performance of the Marvellous jap
anese artists. The Mizunos troupe
and the Wizards troupe, French
wire walking artists. adv.
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AUTOMOBILES

The increasing volume of the
automobile business, the enormous
sales, and the springing up of thou
sands of accessory shops, repair and
storage, garages, all go to emphasize
the fact that nearly everybody in
this busy land needs the motor
vehicle in his business. 1t is such
a real necessity that one can not
imagine the world without it any
more.
In any community then, the buy
ing of cars is practically a guage of
it's peoples expansion in business,
so many stores, so many farms, SO
many automobiles. , A list of auto
mobile sales should be an argument
for the community's progress.
Here are few recent buyers, to
add to last weeks collections:
s. F. Ezell, Blackfoot, Ford; W.
A. Beakley, Blackfoot, Ford; L. L.
Christensen, Shelley, Ford; Peter G.
Johnston, Blackfoot, Ford; Ross
Fletcher, Blackfoot, Ford; A. B.
Dick, Aberdeen, Ford; w. D. Vim
cent, Blackfoot, Ford; T. G.. Bond,
Blackfoot, Ford; Byrd Trego, Black
foot, Ford; Shelley Mercantile Co.,
Shelley, Ford; Mountain s. Tel. & T..
Co., Blackfoot, Ford; s. w. Quisen-
berry Blackfoot, Ford; Byrd Trego,
Blackfoot, Overland; w. H. Smoot
Blackfoot, Overland; Arthur j.
Snyder, Springfield, Overland; F. A.
Starkweather, Blackfoot, Overland;
Anton s. Arvish, Blackfoot, Over
land; Alex Robertson, Firth, Dodge;
Mr.. Long, Arco, Overland truck;
George A. Line, Springfield, Over
land; Mary J. Wright, Blackfoot,
Overland
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
STAKE CONFERENCE

The regular quarterly conference
of the Blaekfoot stake will be held
on Saturday and Sunday. May 10 and
20 1917, all of the Saturday ses-
sions being held at Groveland and
the Sunday sessions in Blackfoot.
The Saturday program of meetings
will be as follows: General confer
ence session in the Groveland ward
meeting house at 10 a. m. and com
mencing at 2 p. m. and in the Grove
land ward meeting house there will
be meeting of the priesthood of the
stake. at which it is hoped there will
be a full attendance Of the priest
hood This meeting will be, address
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07

this meeting will be addressed by
visiting sisters from Salt Lake City.
The Sunday program of meetings
will be as follows: General confer
ence at 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. in the
Blackfoot First ward meeting house
while in the evening and COM
mencing at p. m. there will be a
public session under the auspices of
the conjoint M. I. associations.
1t is sincerely hoped that all of
the sessions will be fully attended
by the members of the church and
the general public are cordially in
vited to all the general conference
sessions.