The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-24
JOHN B. McGUARAN'S VIEWS

EDITOR Denver Democrat:
In your issue of July is reproduced an editorial
from Windsor Poudre Valley with this heading
Religious Issue Alone" Very good But there other
issues that political parties cannot avoid
Trial by jury, abolition of courts substitution
divdua despotism and irresponsible mob rule
derly legal procedure such whipping Baptist Sunday
school teachers in Louisiana, branding protestant
lister in Michigan, wholesale foggng of protestants in
Oklahoma and in several states the great
barous mutilations of persons not Catholics
Jews would indicate that something more than any
merely sectarian issue is confronting us.
Even than Americanism and constitute tional
rights involved in this socaled religious" issue
Civilization, and all that civilization implies shaud
termine the attitude of right thinking
human being 1t is question that affects atheist and
protestant and white gentle well affects Catho
lie Jew.
The present night shirt outawry is very different
from the know nothing of seventy years ago
which sought in legal and orderly manner to deprive
native Catholics and likewise foreigners
tions of certain rights citizenship also quite
distinct from the A. p which, though secret political
organization restricted itself political business
warfare the hated Catholic. The A. P A. never at
tempted itself above the courts nor sought to de-
stroy our system of jury trial The p resort
ed to the lash the knife Judgment
its victims helpless and bound, denied them the
right to counsel prohibit them making defense
The A. p never charged with the grosser brutal
tiles that have Mortified mankind since the night
brigade began sits midnight march. Yet the Windsor
Poudre Valley is concerned about religious
The Democratic and Republican parties certainly are
better and in humble judgment as good as the
Methodist denomination that through its leaders and
sembies. has denounced midnight savagery The bill of
rights in federal constitution is though
it contains good religious doctrine regard
rights When it is fouted and by hoggers
atilators and told Leave the religious
issue alone How about the issue government supren-
acy law and order respect for legally constituted author
jty? This is aran ISSUE although fundament-
ally it is religious question affecting the morals of our
citizens and the perpetuity of
tutions.
Even before the Declaration Independence and the
bill of rights the Ten Commandments, the sermon
the mount and the golden rule. These contain the
of real religion and real democracy No political
party should hesitate accept them Political
need this sort of religion fully much they needed
the that they hoped by prayers of
various clergymen in the daily sessions of their talk
The Republicans at disadvantage Their
tion cut and dried affair with a prearranged pro-
Their convention lasted for only three days,
sequently they did have many prayers The
Gratis had two weeks of prayer and clergyman
denomination without votes invited pray And yet
the editor of Windsor Pcudre Valley deprive the
two political parties, each profoundly religious of
their religionl Fie,
If Judge the midnight marauders by their victims
should decide that their organization
rather than anCatholic anti-Jew California
Texos Louisiana nd other states the night shed braves
have perpetrated their cowardy crimes white that
neither Catholics Jews. Worse still is the evil
power of suggestion that has led and de-
youths to initiate the practices the masked
ruians There is nothing powerful for good evil
than suggestion and certainly those that hide behind
masks and tell lies saying the Lords Prayer
obeying the commandments
JOHN B. McGAURAN.