The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-04

/ ton up to Mr., Brown, he said,
"you can't do that; and, if you do
that, they will throw up and quit. z
| appealed to you, starting on the
first Of February; I wrote letters
which most Of you got, telling you
| the condition, and you gave me
$4,000, leaving a balance Of
$4,000. / then made that open
campaign for $4,000, eleven
months after ] took charge Of THE
MENACE, and paid the last mort
gage. | am proud to tell you that.
We know where we can put our
hands on $4,000 In cash here in
the banks any day. Now, the cir
culation had gone to pieces. The
people here know it, but probably
some Of you do not; but | wish to
say that during this summer the
circulation has almost trebled.
Next Year Important
"The most important political
struggle in the history of this
country is going to take place next
year; and the campaign is now at
its beginning. Now, I do not care
what Rome says about my part in
it--that cannot bother me the least
bit. because the more the papists
fight me the better ! like it. Were
they to call me a fine fellow I
would know something to be
wrong. But it is not so agreeable
when | find supposed patriots
spreading poisonous insinuations
to the effect that we are grafters
who are using TIE MENACE as a
means Of getting rich.
"We have sent the financial re-
port to every member Of the
League ever since I have been in
the office; but the question now
arises: What are we going to dot
/ have a plan to present to you
this morning which / want you to
take up and consider. This is the
day Of big things.
II want a million dollars to use
next year. Better than that, l
know that l am goins to get it. Of
course you want toknow what I
expect to do with It. I want to.
put a million copieSSof THE MEN
ACE into a million homes; and I
want to put twenty-five lecturers
into the field with twenty-five ad-
vance men to prepare for their
meetings and twenty-five organiz-
ers to follow them 50 as to unite
the patriotic forces before Novem-
ber of 1920"
Mr., Parker also presented a plan
by which the sheep may be separ-
ated from the goats and complete
as well as accurate information
may be obtained concerning the at
titude Of all publictpersons in re-
gard to Romanism. We want to-
know not only what public officials
are papists but also how many
Protestant preachers stand for
Rome.
Judge Nations
At the close Of Mr.. Parker's re-
marks, Judge Gilbert o. Nations
stepped forward and briefly re-
viewed his connection with the i
Free Press Defense League. He
stated that his first 9isit to Aurora
was in the fall Of 1910 when he de-
livered a speech in favor Of state
wide prohibition in the Armory,
which is now the Princess Theatre.
AT that time he met Rev. DR..
Theodore G. Walker, whom he then
loved for his sterling character and
worth, and that years Of intimate
association have since intensified |
that love.
When Knights Of Columbus in |
1915 caused the editors and pub.
fishers of THE MENAcE to be in
dicted and prosecuted in the fed
eral court at joplin, Missouri, |
Hon. ]. /. Sheppard of Fort Scott,
Kansas, was retained as counsel |
for the defense and in that connec-
ton set about forming the Free
Press Defense League, |
DR.. Walker and Mr.. SheppardrI
then decided to invite Mr.. B. O. |
Flower Of Boston 70 become the
president and Judge Nations to be-
come yice-president of the LeagueI
and to request the latter to become
It's representative at the national
capital, all Of which was accord
ngly done.
The speaker paid high tribute to-
Mr. Flower, who has since died and |