The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-11-23
irish DOPE SHEET
] GETS RAW ON WOMEN
omen In Politics Are Very Much
Out Of Place According
to The Tablet


Persuasion, it is characteristic and
habitual, though The Tablet, 1t
should be said, is variable in tenn
perament, so much so that at times
II lapses into spells Of monotonous
goodness and becomes tame and
commonplace.
1t has had one of these tame
spells lately, but something hap
pened to revive its wonted energies.
"A In fact, the fur of the masculine
feline of The Tablet sanctum was
rufled, and it let off a terrific yowl
In the number Of November 2.
The occasion was this: Some
"heretical" women, without fear of
pope, priest, or Catholic vengeance,
had been, so it is said, making a
quiet canvass requesting voters to
eliminate the names of vassals of
the vatican from their tickets.
It was too much to be borne. 1t
was outrageous, and an attack on
the Catholic religion with which
politics and graft seems to be so
mysteriously confounded in the
minds of the priests, while instruc-
tions by the priests on how to vote
is laudable, and the voting of the
Catholic strength enmasse by papal
henchmen is commendable.
Objections to packing primaries
and loading tickets with enemies Of
the public school system is not to
be allowed if the priests can help
themselves.
AS the TRADE Of The Tablet is
rich and racy, if not rare, we give
the letter which produced the ex-
plosion:
"Dear Sir: For the past three
weeks group of women have been
visiting number of homes in Suf.
folk, urging the people to vote
against certain candidates for pub.
lie office, on the grounds that they
are Catholics. 1t Is quite useless to
argue with any one of them, as they
simply pass you up and go to some
one else, who will follow their ad.
vice. 1t seems incomprehensible tc
me that any one should vote against
q man simply on account Of his re,
ligion, but the facts are there, Sc
why overlook them? What is the
best thing to do?-J. c. H."
The Tablet answers thus:
For the last month we have heard
numerous reports that a group of ole
hens have been strutting around
ringing door-bells in certain section,
of Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk, do
ing this dirty work. Most Of them
we learn, are members Of an organ
ization known as the "Order of the
Eastern Star" which is another name
for "She Masons." 1t is quite un
believable that, in this day, wher
American unity is being exhibited al
over, that women with one-tracl
mind should go around soliciting
after the habit of a street-walker. Il
smells to Heaven. 1t is infamy in
carnate. 1t is the apotheosis Of i'm
pudence. Such characters are big
oted from the longest hair on theil
head to the very end Of the nail or
their big toe. Just think Of skunl
coming to lecture on sweet incense
and you have the sister Of woman
who would ring door-bells asking {
person to vote against a candidate
because Of his religion. But this il
neither here nor there. What can b.
done? On the face Of It. It woulc
fseem that little dose Of INT woulC
/not be out Of place. Perhaps tn,
4 most feasible, humane and bes
method to pursue Is: First, give tn,
solicitor a solid "piece Of your mind
and tongue in preference to Irisl
confetti; secondly, II you can pro
nuisance, endeavor to expose ant
condemn the person in every wa!
possible; thirdly, not only vote fol
the candidate maligned but get ou
and "work your head off" for hin
among your friends, acquaintance
ETC., and be sure to protest to tn
local organization and It's candidat
whose cause the solicitor has asket
you to espouse.
Hot of the reel isn't II, and full
Of the spirit Of Irish Catholic
Christianity. "old hens" "sh'
Masons." Done track minds, going
around soliciting after the habit
Of street walkors." Nuns 60 abou
soliciting money, what about themS
"skunks," "BIgots from tho hal
I Of their heads 10 their toe nails.
Hints Of INT (the most powerful
lexplosive known) and reprisals.
Oh, well, IL was Just an expires
sion Of tho Catholic spirit and cal
for Catholic methods, and we sup
pose that after easing his mind b,
emptying the vials Of his wrath OF
the heads Of the unlucky "olt
hens" and "she Masons" the edito
Of The Tablet felt better if no
more religious.