The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-02-10

man Catholic hierarchy, laws were passed
by the American colonists against voting
or office holding by Roman Catholics and In
some instances they were not even allowed
to locate in the colony.
While these laws were in force, but few
Roman Catholics came to the country. In
the year 1900 there were but 10000 Roman
Catholics In the United States and among
them were only so priests. 4
Our federal constitution, when adopted
provided for freedom of religious worship
and as it superseded the colonial laws, Ro-
man Catholics came focking to our shores
and now there are 100000 Roman Cath
olics in the United States and among them
more than 10000 priests. y
In the early days Of the republic, the
priests were meek and humble lot and but
very little in evidence. Now no one, il
many communities, is SO arrogant and ia.
tolerant as the priest. He does not hesi.
tate to march into the private office of the
editor or manager of the greatest news.
paper and tell him in loud and angry tones
what he shall or shall not publish. He usei
the same insolent manner in his dealings
with business and professional men general
ly. The Office seeker and the Office holder
are his especial prey. He compels by black,
mail the appointment to all manner Of po-
litical places his spying, scheming, under.
mining, Jesuitical henchmen.
The appointment of Romanists to Office il
becoming stencil in the nostrils Of Amer.
lean patriots. The Romish priest is never
so pleased as when he can secure the EN-.
ployment of Roman Catholic teachers Ii
what he calls the Goddess" public schools
The reason for placing Romanist teachers
in the public schools is easily apparent. The
hierarchy wishes to discredit and destroy
our free schools and how can this be done
so easily as to place their followers and be-
levers, in them as teachers. In every
country In the world where the Roman
Catholic hierarchy has dominated, the peo,
pie have been kept in the most dense igno-
rance. The Republic of Mexico is a fail
example of what 400 years Of Roman rule
will do for people in the way Of advance
ment and enlightenment. {
To our shame 1t can be stated as a truth
that in great many of our cities, the ma.
jority of public school teachers and ma
jority of the appointed officials are papists
In state and nation hordes of willing papa
tools are appointed TO Office. The Romanisj
when in public Office either by election OF
appointment, uses the Office to further ths
scheme Of making America dominantly Ro-
man Catholic.
Formerly only priests and their superiors
in the church organization had the effront-
cry to threaten and intimidate people wht
differed with them. Now, however, alld
since the organization of the Knights ol
Columbus, the great Roman Catholic secrel
political societyA-which came into being foi
the express purpose Of helping to make
America dominantly Roman Catholic--ths
means formerly used only by the priests Il
coerce, has been called into use by the lalty
| Every day in all parts of the country dc,
cent people are threatened, intimidated, as
saulted, coereed and boycotted by Romiss
priests and laymen, because they will no
keep silent when they see the minions Of q
foreign potentate; rapidly undermining ths
very foundations Of our government.
! HunsssdJ Of these unlawful acts have 81