The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01

Judge Craig sworo to support says
plainly that mo county shall ever pay
anything In aid Of any school con-
trolled by any church" We quote
again:
ut is contrary to fact and reason
to say that paying less than the &C
tual cost Of clothing, medical care
and attention, education and train
ing in useful arts and domestic sci
ence, Is aiding the institution where
such things are furnished"
No Jesuit could have reasoned
more perfectly for the church than
Judge Craig in approving those
words. Making the statement In an
other way: "It Is contrary to fact
and reason to say that paying Judge
Craig less than the actual cost Of his
household expenses is aiding him."
We quote again:
ut cost the state $2S.88 per month
for each girl in a similar institution
maintained by the state, and it is the
state, and not the school, that is
benefited by the payment of less than
the actual cost of food, clothing, ETC."
More Jesuitism. Similar institu-
tion," indeed! Judge Craig had ref
erence to the State Manual Training
School at Geneva, an institution for
girls of Is to Il years convicted of
crime, while the industrial school on
trial cares for dependent girls from
3 to II years old. At the state penal
homo all teachers and matrons are
paid salaries; but the record before
Judge Craig showed that at the in
dustrial school all teachers work for
the church for nothing. Judge Craig
seems proud that the great and rich
state Of Illinois is in the position of
taking charity from the church of
Rome. But we quote again:
"Upon the plainest grounds no aid
is given to an industrial school where
the payment is less than the actual
cost, aside from and regardless Of any
religious instruction or religious ex-
ercise."
Think Of It'll Read it again! Then
strike out the word "industrial"-a
wora not needed anyway-and we
have an open door for the absolute
destruction by Rome of the public
school system. Substitute asylum
or hospital" or training school" and
the way is clear for Rome to take
over the care of all the sick, the in
firm and the unfortunate and to
school them and train them in the
ways of the church.
Under that decision, what is to
prevent any Romanist board of edu-
cation contracting with the Catholic
church to take over the education OF
all the children?
All that would be needed would be
for the church to agree to do the
educational work at $38 per year per
child in any district where it costs
$40 per year per child in the public
schools.
Judge Craig and his associates on
the bench have thrown the Constitu-
tion of Illinois on the bargain coun-
ter. If Rome, with her enslaved Sis
terhoods, can run her schools cheap
er than the public schools, with their
big and efficient stats of paid teach
ers and superintendents, Judge Craig
sees nothing to prevent it.
Judge Craig may win on June A.
If he does Rome will continue rejoic-
ing. For what church can stand
against Rome in a competitive war on
cost of doing business? What other
church can command teachers by hun
dreds and thousands at no salary!
What other church can raise money
to compete with Rome in a struggle
for public spoils? What other church
can hope to survive in such warfare!
Rome is jubilant over its victory in
the Illinois supreme court. Nothing
but an extension of its political
power now stands between the hier.
archy and the right to plunder and
enslave the people of Illinois. Judge
Craig has served Rome well, anC
Rome is grateful. Rome will be with
Judge Craig on election day. Lei
those who would preserve American
liberties awaken and act!