T he S ilverton J ournal
VOL 111.
10,000 SUBS
FOR JOURNAL
Before the First of January,
SILVERTON. OREGON. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 1913.
Says The Journal i> “Illiterately Pub
lished, and a Detriment to Educa
tion and Morals of the Cultured
INDUSTRIAL FREEDOM
OR ECCLESIASTICAL DESPOTISM
NO. 2
THE FATHER"
BRAGS LOUD
Teachers and High School Giris Are •u
Tendered a Reception in G. A. R.
Hall
Last
Saturday
Night.
One of the most enjoyable mid-i No Victory. War is Not Yet
1914.
Simple Method
ER numbers, her ingrained superstition,
winter affairs was the reception
Over. Father’s Telegram
her
pious fraud and pompous ritual
¡given in honor of the teachers
For Building up The
Misleading. The O. S.
captivating the unthinking, make the
I and high school girls by the
Journal's Subscrip
I
Catholic church an important factor in
members of the Woman’s Social
B. Knows It. The
our
body
politic.
She
is
an
historic
Science
Club
last
Saturday
night
tion List is Ex
Sisters Know It.
enemy of human progress, a survival of
in the G. A. R. hall.
plained to All
pagan despotism, destroying the spirit
The hall was beautifully deco
We Know It.
of liberty in all places of her dominion.
rated with high school colors—
We wrnt and we can have
In politics she is an adept, in political
orange and red—and the artistic
The following telegram was
10,000 MUbacrilaTN in one month
intrigue a genius, and she is always on
sent
after our “Scarecrow” tri I
manner
in
which
the
work
had
if every lover of liberty who
by
one
of the reverend fathers ( ?)
the
job.
With
less
than
one-fifth
of
the
been
done
was
the
cause
of
many
now reads the Silverton Journal
population she is said to have three-
i exclamations
of
admiration to one of their “weakly” papers:
will "get busy."
Here is the
nngel, Ore., Oct. 31, 1913.
fourths of the employees in the various
simple method by which it can
among the large crowd which at- Mt.
Great
victory for Sisters of
I m * done:
Get a subscriber,
departments of government at Washing
: tended.
Mt. Angel in suit against Silver-
give him a subscription blank
ton, and controls practically the whole
An excellent program, consist ton Journal. Defense did riot
and tell him to get another, giv
executive forpe of many cities. She is
ing
of music and recitations, was produce evidence in support of
ing him a blank also with the
able to compel our highest officials to attend her ban
; rendered, and each number re- accusations. Their la wy ei s
same instructions. Blanks can
quets, and in pleasing speeches endorse her methods.
la* obtained at this office or will
i ceived repeated encore. Upon the made no plea. All Catholics or
sympathizers w e i e
la? promptly sent by mail.
Do
She controls absolutely most of the great daily press.
1 conclusion of the program, light : Catholic
barred
from
the jury, yet ti e
not wait. It is your fight as well
She is now moving upon Congress for a law placing a
! refreshments —individual pump jury brought in a verdict of
as our», and by all pulling to
Jesuitical censorship over the mails, so that no ex
kin pie’s, doughnuts and cider — “guilty” after two minute ;.
gether and not breaking this
posure can be made of her villainies. She seeks to put
Sentence next week.
I were served.
chain of effort we can accom
Father Dominic, O.S.B.
her devotees into public office, while by the common
plish wonders.
The
holy
“weakly” then re
We can not do this great
law of the church, and decree of the Pope, such official
The Oregon Giee Club from marks as follows:
work without the help of ev
is forbidden, in effect, to proceed against any priest or
the State University will be at
ery loyal American subscrila?r
Ntfw, why not institute the
the Gem Theatre Friday, Nov.
other church dignitary for any crime or dffense he may
When we reach the 5000 mark
same
suit against the “Me ,-
28th.
The
club
is
said
to
be
the
commit. The church and her ministers are not amen
we will double the size of ou>
ace?’’ K. of C. make them prove
best
Glee
Club
that
Oregon
ever
able to the jurisdiction of civil courts, and the church
paper and this wfil help us all t<
i put out. Be sure to be there that you take the oath they
can require a Catholic ruler to impose the death penalty
io get the Other 5000, so let
i and don’t forget the date, Fri- ascribe to you.
each of us act at once and get it
when the good of the church requires it. (Elements of
f day Nov. 28th.
Now, the fact is that theie
to the 5000 mark in the next
Ecclesiastical Law, Vol. 1, p 92).
was no great victory for the
ten days, if possible. And it ir
Sisters nor for their holy fath
She is a great capitalist—holds millions of pro
possible if every one acts at
Menace Man a Poet.
ers
in this first skirmish which
ductive wealth, and her holdings are constantly in
once, even if he or she gets only
they
evidently instituted to
A railroad man, and a friend
creasing. This will give her control over industry, and
one new subscriber and gives
force
us
put in our evidence
I
of The Menace, seeing on differ and then to manufacture
the proper instruction and sub
a
strangle-hold
on
the
nation.
Her
whole
history
evidence
The “Little Bird’’ Chirps.
ent railroad cars the statement, to defeat us in the big $50,000
scription blanks to the new
shows that her dominion will be the Iron 'Heel —the
workers.
Nearly all day Wednesday
“Read The Menace,” composed suit which is to follow.
The
masses enslaved, degraded, crushed, hopeless and
We have become an estab Johnny watched for a little bird j
holy
father
says
that
we
did
not
a
little
piece
of
his
own
and
powerless. Her cruelties and robberies never knew
lished institution.
We own a called ‘slug’ to come out of the
produce
any
evidence
in
sup
started
it
out
on
different
cars.
any limit where she had the power.
complete printing establish new nest. He didn’t put salt
port
of
accusations
and
that
It reads like this:
Her power to coerce and enforce her demands can
ment. linotype,' presses and all. on its tail although this ‘slug’
our lawyer made no plea. This
So when you go after a sub you bird has a long tale indeed.
“Read The Menace,” is the cry,
be met only by removing capital and industry from
is true, but it is like many other
can assure him the Silverton Instead of salt Johnny used fire
On flat cars low, and box cars high.
private to public hands, making ownership of industry
things told to mislead, and in
Journal is here to stay.
So please Mr. Pope, do not sigh.
and by the aid of many friend»
effect worse, if possible, than a
a public function in w’hich the masses are free to
You’ll read The Menace by and by.” direct lie. The holy one did not
The cause is one of patriot who gathered to see the fun,
participate.
ism. The Catholics are awake the little bird finally jumped
A Silverton enthusiast goes say why we produced no evi
All men and women everywhere, who care for
to the Ciy to “Make America out of his nest and sang his
the man on wheels one better in dence and made no plea, and
Catholic.” Ix>t us awake to the first song which pleased every
liberty of life and conscience would do well to accept
leaves his readers to suppose
the following:
counter cry of “Save American body very much for Johnny’s
that it was because we had no
the challenge of the old Pagan Despot, and direct their
Lilierties.”
name was in the song.
‘Slug’
Read The Menace? Yes, you bet;
defense. This is false and no
energies
accordingly.
Cut out one of the blanks in is a pretty, little, bright, up-to-
And read “The Journal”—it’s not one knows it better than those
I
L. D R atliff .
this issue and get one or mon date bird and any one who
dead yet;
who tried to force us to show
Salem, Ore., November 8. 1913.
subs at once. Friends of Lib wishes to see him or get the use
Johnny’s “dry,” the priests are wet.
our hand but failed,
The jury
erty, give us a few minutes of of a whole flock of ’em should
And before he busts he’ll make ’em were non-Catholics, but that
your time and we will reach the call on Johnny at once.
sweat.
was not the fault of the prose-
10000 mark by January 1st.
cutors. We saw to it that no
This is the 20th century and
Catholics were left on and they
the great principles of lilierty
fought equally hard to keep off
are sure to win. The old lies
any who were prejudiced
and silly methods of the 10th
against them. We were per
century have passed away. We
fectly satisfied with the jury,
are really learning the great
but
under the instructions of
B y L eon L M yers .
lesson that "in Union there is
the judge and without any evi
strength." Patriots of Ameri
During the centuries which of the country, more and more lands, a half of the revenue and tectors and meted out to him dence whatever from our side,
ca, let us unite.
are known to civilization as, unendurable; but still the pov two-thirds of the capital of punishment which in reality the jury could not have brought
the priests themselves had ad in any other verdict. They
“The Dark Ages,” the power of erty stricken people lived on in Europe.
roitly
connived to bring about. were out only two minutes be
despotic
rule
had
fastened
its
their filth and misery accepting
The clergy of France were
Bethany News.
Outwardly the Government cause there were no reasons for
fangs upon the heart of the their lot as a matter of the Di perhaps more arrogant and
Mr. Pete Bowen has built him world. During this time, also, vine will as they were taught to overbearing than the clergy of was the active agent in these discussing the matter, but it
a new barn.
priestcraft had firmly taken accept it by their preying (spir any other nation. They defend persecutions whereas in truth, would have been a différé .t
possession
of the consciences itual?) advisers.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Henjurn
ed themselves against all fiscal the clergy themselves were the story if we had put up any de
visited at the home of A. Hen- of all men everywhere. Dur.
All this oppression and mis demands, and endeavored to | real aggressors. Exen to this fense. Our sentence was only
ing the eighteenth and nine ery was brought under the di shift all burdens rightfully day the clergy disclrim all re a fine and a small one—le-s
jum’s Sunday.
sponsibility for the Church, in than the cost of appealing the
teenth centuries the masses of
Miss Alta Morley sjient over humanity were engaged in tear rect survey of the Roman Cath their own upon the already regard to these serie s < f perse case to the Supreme Court, but
By a
Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. ing down the strongholds of ab olic Church,whose coffers prof overburdened people.
ited immensely by the contin most delicate and subtle method cutions, and attribute the terri we would have appealed if it
Charlie Morley.
solute political power exercised uous stream of contributions
these parasites do this. ble miscarryings of justice on had been two cents instead of
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Johnson over them, and in the struggle and taxes levied upon the mass did
which were the forerun $200. The battle is not over
Each year, the Church in lieu of record,
are spending a few days at Port to free the minds and con es by the Church and govern taxes
ners
of
the outbreak subsequent dear holy father (?) Dominic,
escaped from, made an
land and Seattle.
sciences of mankind from the ment for the spiritual and other outright gift of 15,000,000 to the governmental officials, 0. S. B. Your sisters (?) have
Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Solberg chains of ignorance and super imaginary benefits they were livres to the Government; they who, they assert with most be gained no victory as yet, and
departed Monday to visit friends stition that for centuries have supposed to have received. The also, it should be incidentally coming modesty, “persecuted you know it.
bound them.
and relatives in the east.
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It is remarkable what injur large as the clergy, was direct amount from the Government. earnest pleas for mercy on the
Mr. and Mrs. Henjum of Da
The Martyr In Black.
1 ►
ies
a people, hampered by su ly .«responsible for and in col Later the Government, gener part of loving and devoted
kota visited at the home of
priests
of
the
most
Holy
perstition,
shakeled
in
chains
of
Will
lecture
in
Silverton
league with the reign of brute ously, in recognition of the gen
James Henjum last Sunday.
< >
History
records
ignorance and made stupid by force, and endeavored to train erous gift made by the Church, Church."
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soon.
The
Loyal
Berean
< >
The Bethany Sewing Circle generations of oppression, will their credulous followers to be canceled this loan.
numberless instances that sub
Classof the Christian church < i
met at the home of Mrs. Amanda endure; but more remarkable lieve that the life to come
stantiate my contention: Many
Thus the Clergy not only es years before the French Revo
Bowen November 6. Ten mem and terrible the consequences would more than compensate
have secured the promise of < >
bers were present. An excellent when an oppressed people turn them for their sufferings now tablished a reputation for great lution, during that notable per
Mrs. Lowry Cunningham to
lunch was served. It was de on their tormentors. Such a endured. In fact, for hundreds liberalit^y but by a judicious ar iod of religious turmoil known
lecture
in Silverton.
cided to meet next at the home condition existed in Europe pre of years the clergy of this rangement of dates were en ' as the Reformation, the Prot
abled to use 15,000,000 livres estants succeeded in obtaining
WHY IMPORTANT.
of Mrs. James Bowen Nov. 15.
vious to 1795 and terrible in Church has thus nourished the per year without interest.
a foothold in France.
For a
Martyr In Black was for
The Bethany Sewing Circle deed was the vengeance taken superstitious world and with
A still more insinuating slap
met at the home of Mrs. James on the oppressors of that Con the promise (enforced by eyes at the intelligence of the French long time they enjoyed the
merly
a nun of the Bene < ►
Bowen November 15, for an all tinent.
The period which turned heavenward) of a land, people was the overbearing and privileges of religious freedom
dictine Convent—the same
day meeting. Fourteen mem marks the beginning of this a new paradise up yonder, they commanding air which the king granted in the Edict of Nantes
as
the Convent at Mt. An
and
prospered
greatly.
These
bers and one visitor were present. struggle is called the French had succeeded in filching from assumed toward the Church
gel.
Thus you may hear
Huguenots
numbered
among
The ladies of the Circle quilted a Revolution.
greater portion of the land of officials and the corresponding
from
the lips of one who
<iuilt and sewed carpet rags. It
their
adherents
one-thirtieth
of
For many generations the this world, until the popes be submissive attitude of the cler
was decided to meet next at the rich and governing class had came the actual dictators of Eu gy
has
been
there the truth,
the
common
folk
and
one-third
toward the king. In this far
home of Mrs. Cox Nov. 22.
revelled in luxury and criminal rope. They organized crusades, cical role the Clergy often ap of the nobles of France. They
awful as it is, about the
sweet Angels of Benedictine
E. C. Cook and Fred Leonard licentiousness. They produced dethroned monarchs, distrib peared in court as the defenders had fifteen general synods, hun
were here Wednesday from nothing except misery and op uted kingdoms. The bishops and protectors of the perse dreds of churches and many
order. Watch for further
Bend, Oregon. Mr. Cook re pression. Their luxurious living and abbots became soverigns cuted, whereupon the judges ministers of great ability and
announcement.
turned Thursday. Mr. Leonard became more and more notori and princes and veritable found arrogantly tore the sufferers
L oyal B erean C lass .
stopping here with the expec ous, more and more exacting in ers of dynasties. They came by from the arms of their lov large influence.
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(Continued next week)
its demands upon the resources 1795, to possess a third of all ing (?) and heartbroken (?) pro
tation of getting work.
I
Some poor aspiring soul, on
getting a sample copy of the
Silverton Journal, wrote on the
top of it and sent it back to this
office. By not signing hi» or
her full name the |x>or H. M. R.
showed some cowardice, but
this is a common thing for
those who are cowed by old
Rome’s dominating rule. Here ,
is the good advice and informa- I
tion this poor misguided dupe ,
offers us:
“You arc ■aspiring to the no
toriety & degradation of the
Menace & you are second only
to that roten, filthy sheet.
A
decent self respecting protes-
ant would not tolerate it in his
home, your paper is illiterate
ly published & a detriment to
the education & morals of all f
who seek culture & refinement.
H. M. R.”
Comment is almost unneces-j
sary. The illiterate, degener
ate, rotten, filthy and immoral
condition, or the purifying,
truthful, educational and moral
ideas of the parties in this con
troversy can only be judged
justly by those who are not
blinded by superstition and
deafened by the silly songs of I
priestcraft. But he who has a
little sense left ought to be able
to figure out from this secret,
skulking, undercover attack on
us that H. M. R. has not profited
very much by standing up for
Catholicism.
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THE RELIGIOUS PHASE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION