The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-01-11
CONGRATULATIONS OF THE
GUARDIANS OF LIBERTY.

Dear Sir: JEFFERSON court mo. D,
Guardians of Liberty congratulates
you on your yindication by jury Of
honorable men of the charge Of
sending obscene matter through the
mails" In many respects yours was
a remarkable trial A common muir
derer is permitted to state every
reason that caused him to commit
the deed; in forbidding you to pre-
sent fully, your reasons for quoting
such obscene matter from Roman
Catholic religious books seems to
have been exceedingly unfair, and an
injustice to you and misleading to
the public. Newspapers generally
referred to the case as a prosecution
for sending obscene matter through
the mails in your attacks On the
Roman Catholic Church; they stud
iously avoided informing the public
that the obscene stuff consisted Of
quotations from the learned
D. d. S of Romanism-obscenity that
Roman Catholic priests must pour
into the ears of women and girls
American women and girls who, by
the accident of birth were so un-
fortunate as to inherit the disease OF
Romanism from their parents. There
are numerous signs indicating the
newspapers are being discredited,
and the people are seeking the truth
from other sources. The Roman
Catholic hierarchy may succeed in
muzzling the press to a disgraceful
extent.
But that only forces Romanism
into the limelight, and makes the
people turn to and employ a more
forcefuI means of securing and dis
seminating information, and that is,
public lectures. Ten spoken words
are more impressive than one hun
dred in print, hence throughout our
country an army is on the rostrum,
and they are bringing things to pass.
AS a religion, Romanism is contrary
to reason and can not stand the test
of a national mind as a theory Of
government it is q political misfit in
this age especially in this county;
the people can not learn these facts
from the average preacher or editor,
therefore they are being justly dis
credited and can no longer influence
men as of old.
Either Romanism or Professionalism
is a fake religion; the priests OF
Romanism are true to their system
and thoroughly train their people, in
season and out Of season, from the
cradle to the grave a Protestant
preacher who does not do likewise III
a traitor to his Christ and should
get out of the pulpit and put on the
collar Of Rome.
Protestant parents should demand
a serum quarterly from all preachers,
explaining the differences in the two
religious bodies, and all Sunday
School literatures should have infor-
nation Of the same sort. All this
would not be attacks on Romanism,
though Rome would consider it such;
it is a right to which every child is
entitled. However that is a second
airy matter. and does not concern
patriotic orders,-they are present.
ing the political side Of Romanism,
it's desire to suppress free press,
free speech, close the Bible and the
free school; these are all vital issues
that the people are Interested in as
upon these principles this government
is builded. AS long as the Roman
Catholic Hierarchy makes war on
these institutions and endeavors to
iail those who tell it to the people,
Just that long will the ballots of the
people be turned against Rome's