T he S ilverton J ournal 3EZ No. 2. SILVERTON, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1914. VOL IV. T . .......... * PAPAL NOTES By L D. Ratliff. That which lift, man alwve a plan, of mere aniinaliam is th. development of certain mental taeultlos called moral or spiritual. These ar. the fac ulties in which reside the human im pulses, atul which make for progress und a higher civilization. That the Catholic superstition does not develop these faculties is seen in the records of crime and criminals. The following i^cls und figures are vouched for by Ir. C. W. Bibb, National Secretary of the Federation of Patriotic Societies. In Scotland, 1902, there were 2,900 criminal convicts, 1,000 of whom were Catholics, with only 10 per cent of the population Catholic. That is, the <'atholies were four time, more crim inal than the the Protestants. England, I DoQ, had 23,KUO convicts, 5,300 of whom were Catholics, with only iiv. per cent of the population Catholic. That is, the Catholics, to population, were five times more crim inal than Protestants. Concord prison in Massuchetts held 560 prisoners, 400 of whom were holies, - more than live times the "n-('atholics to population. Derr Island prisoners were 75 per cent Catholic. Cambridge House of Correction, 90 per cent were Catholic. In Missouri 22 per cent of the con victs are Catholic. At Joliet, Illinois prison, 40 per cent are Catholic. ,ln Australia one-half of the convicts are Catholic while the Catholic popu lation is only three-tenths. In Ireland with two-thirds of the population Catholic they furnish six- sevenths of the criminals. In France to every 10,000 popula tion the public achocas furnish five criminals, the Purochial schools 65. Massachusetts publie schools furnish 11 criminals to every 10,000 popula tion, the Parochial schools 160. ,ln Ireland with 66 per cent of the population, the Catholics furnished 90 percent of the Juvenile offenders. Alleghany, Pa., Work House and In ebriate report (1912), 3,674 inmates, 2,016 of whom were Catholics—that is, per cent of the population furnished per cent of the derelicts. Arisons Year Book, 1913, 519 con victs, 349 of whom were Catholics. The record of the Catholic Church is universal. She not only fails to in spire and develop the higher human faculties, but she destroys the moral sense, and debases all the intellectual processes. Lord McCaulay said: Un der her education "the loveliest and most fertile provinces of Europe have been sunk in poverty, political servi tude and intellectual torper.” • • • should get acquainted with our Catho lic neighbors, and by so doing we would see they have no evil designs upon us. Well, bless his pious old soul, do our Catholic neighbors de termine the purposes and policies of thj Roman Hierarchy? Not a bit of it. They have not one word to say. All general orders are from the bunch of Italians at Rome, while the details are worked out by the Jesuits in this country. Gladden admits the political activity of the Hierarchy, but does not see that it is connected with Rome as part of the general policy in gain- ig the Temporal Power. • • • A few years ago the “Dry” leaders got together to lay plans to make Ma rion County Dry under Local Option; but it was decided that the Catholic influence of Mt. Angel and some other points would defeat the proposition, so the effort was limited to Salem und vicinity. That old Church gets her true measure taken all right. • • • “I have recognized the priests as frauds ever since when I was 20. I took part in a drunken orgy with a priest and two women he had ruined. They are all frauds, the priests and their cloth which is supposed to be a protection, they use to entice the inno cent.”—Villa, in the Outlook, June 6. • • • There is only one possible interpre tation of the official utterances of the hierarchy concerning its purpose and the duty of Catholics, and that is that they should get control of the govern ment in which they live. • • • Another Attempt to Confiscate oar Pub lic School, and Convert Them lato the Catholic Schools louil wees there upp.ared about Pity Catholics irom Mt. Angel and vicinity appeared belore the County Commis sioners urd County School buperinten- denl Ut u bold attempt to steal Irom live adjacent Public School Districts a valuable portion of their respective District, und to add the same to MU Angel District, and to eliminate one disincl entirely, if their request should be grunted by the County Court and commissioners it wuulu practically destroy al lof the Country Public Schools atlocled, because it would de prive th.m of sulUcient number ol pu pils und taxable pioperty to justify the continuance of their schools witu- out a heavy special lux, all of the portion of the districts sougnt to be taken is tv be added to the now over isrge Mt. Angel Dslrict, widen now niuintuins a common Public bchobl with one teacher conducted in u build ing not larger than un oruinury dwell ing house and attended with about ten or lUleen pupils at this time if 1 am correctly informed, besides this Public School there is two schools claimed Lo oe Public ¡Schools, but ure taught by nuns and no pupils ure supposed to ulteiid but Catholic children, although these schools arc maintained by the Common txhool unds, now they are asking or more taxable property to be added to their district in order that they may build up more private Catho lie institutions at Die expense of the common ¡school funds. 1 also under stand al the present lime Mt. Angel district is obtaining something like $3500 per year for common school pur poses, if this is true where does it go with only on. public school teacher? 1 will further stale that if the County Commissioners and County School Superintendent should allow tins radical request th«t a great many of the pupils allecled by such change would be compelled to walk fpur or five miles to get to their district school locuted in the town of Mt. Angel, where they now live wiliun from hull lo one mile from thoir district school. I will further state that the non Catholics residing in these affect«! dis tricts will never stand for such an in justice and if the County School Su perintendent sees tit to recommend such an outrageous steal they wll tight the same as long as there s a Court of Justice left. John P. Johnson. Heap Much Big Injun The dignity of the priesthood was so great that the priest on his ordin ation became as it were, another Christ and exceeded in dignity all the angel choirs of heaven, fo each time he of- feed the holy mass, our Lord Himself descended from heaven into his hands. Next to the offering of sacrifice came the power to forgive sin, and St. Au gustine declared that this power was greater than the whole work of crea tion, for it was the power which en abled the priest to snatch an erring soul from Hell and restore to it its lost inheritance in the Heavenly King dom. Priest George in a sermon in the church of the Sacred Heart, Liverpool, June 28, 1914. Quoted in the Roman Catholic Herald, July 4, 1914: Howly saints! The Virgin save us! Ain’t these holy daddies some step pers? We did not dream of such a privilege as residing right in the same town with these stallfed celebrities. The Creator Himself is but an office boy compared with these sky pilots. However, we feel a bit like Dwight L. Moody said about a man who claimed to be holy. “I will never believe it,” says Mr. Moody, “till I see and talk with his wife.” I can’t accept this description of a liquor lined daddy till I have a long confidential talk with the nuns incar cerated behind high walls and iron bars. It appears to me that the quick lime, pits and underground vaults can help to prove the might and power of the priesthood. “Oh, could they speak the matchless crimes, Oh, could they sound their infamy forth In notes almost divine.” EQUAL RIGHTS V. S. SPECIAL PRIVIUGES A Ncu> Campaign of Public Education b On Despite Opposition. | utumnMntttmKmttnmmmmtmttmttttmmmmmmtmmmuunmmmmmu Equality— equal responsibility—so ular reform is for the regulation lead cial Justice—etc., from the basis of ing toward the complete abolishing of ail monopolistic "Special Privilege” in true democracy. the interest und for the benefit of all Uqual privilege to share in the res the people. ponsibility of government, including Special Privilege in industry, in the cost and expenses thereof. commerce, in imuuce, in politics is be The great cry among the ove taxed ing summoned into tlie court ol public burden bearers of the state has been inquiry; *s being investigated and and is "How can we reduce the weigneu in the balance of social equity Taxes ?’’ ano social justice. Legislation against "Special Privi Every office seeker, every party plat form declares for economy, efficiency lege is being inacted in national leg islatures. and lower taxation! Vv hy should not the church, as un These men, in the main, are honest, but are lacking in true economic un organized institution (trust and saiva- tou monopoly) be asx d to appear be- derstanding. lure this high tribunal to detenu her Is it not the duty of every loyal citi position i zen to point out defect« and seek rem Why should the church ue exempt edies by which equalization may be or seek exemption from a joint res established upon principles of equity ponsibility (taxes)t and social justice? Why should a spiritual corporation Why are taxes so high? For sev- ual be exempt any more than an in ural reasons no doubt. One of these dustrial trust! so long as it enjoys reasons is that a lurge per cent of the beniits and .rolectjon oí civil gov choicest property is not taxed at all! ernment ? Ths land is church property! Does not every washerwoman, who In the city Of Salem alone $2,000,000 struggles by her toil to keep her little of church land exists. tamily, to keep the wolf fromlhe door How much of untaxed church prop of her little shack, does not she pay erty may be found throughout the taxes ? while wealthy churches go state? i ree ? Why! and for what purpose should Who must pay this share of the bur any church hold or own acreage? den which the church deliberately How came church property to be shirks by exemption 1 exempt? What justification exists for If this is not "Speciul Privilege” and such exemption ? What is the purpose "Class Legislation” what shall we call of any and all taxation ? These are j it? a few questions offered for earnest re Why should the church seek "Spec flection. ial Privilege” (exemption) in a secu “Equal Rights for AH — Special lar and tree government like ours ? Privileges for None” is a fundamental What does the constitution declare principle jn a democratic common about complete and absolute separa wealth! Ancient civilizations were based tion of church and state? upon the divine rights (or claims) of What does it say about equal taxa priest and king, representing church tion of all property ? und state. Any property, whatsoever, used for The two chief pillars of the ancient gain and profit is subject to taxation forms of government were monar under law and should voluntarily bear chism (king craft) and ecclesiasticisin it» full share of public burden and cost. (priest craft) both claiming divine A great moral victory has Just been sanction and origin. gained by the people of Oregon. Let The evolutionary order in govern the good work go on. Let this cam ment is from theocracy toward mon paign of moral awakening through archy; from monarchy toward democ- popular education go on until every acy. form of “Special Privilege” and “Class The process of liberation is from Interest" which is a direct violation of priestrule to kingrule toward the rul the spirit and intent of populargovern- ing sovereingnty of the people. ment shall have perished from our There can be no “Special Privi land. lege” nor C’ass Interest nor Class Rule Let this campaign for “equality in nor Class Legislation in a real democ joint responsibilty" and for social jus racy ! tice become a popular education with The struggle for democracy, or, to equal rights for all, special privileges ward democracy (we have not yet for none. reached it) is a struggle on the part Thus, by proper distribution, may we of the common people against “Special greatly and most* justly reduce the Privilege” by the upper class. people ’ s taxes. Cor. The great evolutionary tide of pop- Protest Against Methods of Col lecting Money for the Saint Catharine’s Working House for Girls. WHEREAS, it has been stated in the local papers that the Saint Catha rine’s Home for working girls is a non - sectarian institution and it is therefore incumbent upon every citizen to liberally contribute funds to this worthy charity; and WHEREAS it is contrary to the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church to solicit funds for any institution unless controlled by that hierarchy; THEREFORE be it resolved that the Fearless Court No. 9 of the Guardians of Liberty warn the unaware to not permit themselves to be ensnared into this scheme of ob taining moneey under false pretenses for the glorification of the Roman .-.tholic Church. It s furthermore resolevd, based upon many complaints, that this Fear less Court No. 9 deplores and con demns the support and encouragement given to that scheme by non-Catholic clergymen as Lord, Beal and Hirsch- berg, who certainly are in a position to know better. Authorized by the Guardians of Liberty Fearless Court No 9 of Wilwaukee County. Words are the garments of thought, the robes of ideas. Some are as rude as the skins of wild beasts and others glisten and glitter like silk and gold. They have been born of hatred and re venge; of love and sacrifice; of hope There is one and fear; of agony and joy. These The Catholic religion, so called, is in words are bom of the terror and beau There is but one All law should essence nothing but Priestism. It is ty of nature. The stars have fashion«! clothed with a pompous ritual which them. In them mingle the darkness tion of the one of the other. hides its main feature. and dawn. Sei. good — Happiness. sin — Selfishness. be for the preserva and the destruction Sei. THE POPE’S BULL AGAINST THE COMET In the Fifteenth Century practically everybody in Western Europe professed the Roman Catholic religion. Writers of the time, Romanists of course, say that comet with a great, fiery tail ap peared; and that the ignorant and su perstitious people were greatly alarm ed. It is said that the pope was moved to take hold of tne matter ;and that he issued a "Bull” — commanding the comet to keep the peace—and not dis turb good Christians—etc., etc. in February, 1914, prieet O'Hara published in the "Oregonian” of Port land a letter concerning this matter. He said that the story is a “myth”— that lias come down — “heavy and hoary with the encrusted ignorance and prejudice of three centuries of misrepresentation;” and he excoriated non-Romanist people for noticing such stories, etc., etc. Of course such letter would provoke reply. itus writer sent rep'y to the Oregonian, but O’H> ra and his friends had "seen” the editor and he obeyed! WILL CUUMONOPLY Catholic Church Will Corner All Rights of Citizen. Jesuit liars and some ill-informed noa-Catholics deny that the Catholic Church claims a monopoly of all rights, social, political and religious, and claims the right to enforce her claim; but the evidence hi »imply over whelming and absolutely conclusive. For example, in 1864 the Pope issued a “Syllabus” setting forth the claims of the Church. This document was confirmd by decrees of the Vatican Council and was sent to all the bishops of the Catholic world as the ultimate infallible, unchangable word of the Holy Roman Catholic Church. It was later confirmed by Pope Pius IX (June 17, 1876) and formally accepted by the Roman Episcopate. The following is the import, briefly stated, of a num ber of its articles: The Church has the right to require the state to forbid free choice of rel Calixtus III, the pope involved in igion. (15) the story, reigned A. D. 1455-1456. She has the right to be perfectly Practically everybody of that time be- free; to define her own rights and de leived the old noton as to the Solar termine the limits of her own actions System— “Earth is the center — and (19) the Sun revolves around it.” They be She is independent of the state. (20) lieved this and a hundred other no She has the right to cempell all to tions of equal crudity, that have been believe that no Pope ever exceeded the long since exploded. Nobody cares that bounds of his power. (23) Calixtus, the man, or any other pope, She has the right to employ force. as a man, held these foolish notions— (24) they were not to blame for doing it. She has the right to maintain that That was the belief of the world at all temporal power in the hands of the that time. But Calixtus was pope— bishop is inherent in his office, and be and Romanists of today claim that the yond the reach of the state. (25) popes are and ever have been— infal She has the right to claim dominion lible teachers. No matter how crude in temporal things for the clergy and the noton, any one else may, without the Pope (27) fault, teach according to the popular She has the right to make bishops Belief of the time. Bat a pope—that defy the rulers in promulgating the is different. Pope’s decrees. (28) From time to time, the pope must She has a right to require all to speak—“ex cathedra”—of the meaning believe that the Church and Ecclesias of Bible references to Nature. And tics are immune from civil law. (30) The Pope will, of necessity, speak as She has a right to require that of the man believes concerning the mat fenses of clergymen, either civil or ter. The case of Galileo is a note crimii.il, Shall be left to the Church worthy example; but we will not now tribunals. (32) discuss it, as we expect to take it up She has a right to the ultimate de later.) Any one can see how damaging cision in all matters between the state such facts are to an organization that and Church. (36) itself, and. its popes, claim to be “in She has the right to prevent the fallible”. Mr. O’Hara felt this most founding of any national Church not keenly; and unwittingly, it may be, he subject to the authority of the Roman uncovered still further, this sore spot Pontiff. (37) in Romanism, when he spoke of the She has a right to reject any claim "supposed papal prohibition of dissec of the state to any power in religious tion; and a hundred other stories, sup affairs, and to reject appeals from Ec posed to illustrate the superstitious clesiastical to civil tribunals. (41) and unscientific attitude of mind, of She has the right to exclude the mediaeval churchmen.” civil power from pronouncing any Yes, it is simple fact that, so far judgment upon instructions of a priest as known, every pope of the past has for the guidance of conscience. (44) She has the right to deprive the civil held, in substance the “superstitious authority of the entire government of and unscientific” notions of his time; and this makes it very hard to explain, public schools. (45) She has the right to uphold the laws today, on the pretence of their infalli of religious orders against the civil bility, the attitude they actually main tained toward Science. In cases like authority; the right to deprive the civ that of Calixtus, showing special stu il authority of power to aid any who, pidity, it is easier to dispute the rec after having taken vows, should seek ords of history, than to make the pa to escape from monasteries or nus- pal bulls—and the papal teachings of ncries. (53) She has the right of holding kings the times, appear consistent with facts and princes in subjection to her juris now well known to even the common diction. (54) people. It is easier—for not one in She has the right of perpetuating tAi thousand-of the people of the coun By Rayford T. Gowrfe. try, has the authorities at hand to de the union of Chutch and State. (55) She has the right of enjoining a pol tect the trickery practiced. Mr. O’Ha On the Broad Piazza of the Vatican ra, thinking himself imntune — has icy of intervention. (62) She has the right to defy the civil sat the hope fast asleep, you could dared to sin at this point. He says: authority on the matter of marriage see him smile. No wonder, listen to “An English writer, John Gerard, and divorce. (62, 67, 68, 70) his dream. He could see passing be has investigated this legend to its She has the right of treating all fore him his Knights of Columbus, roots; and finds that no such bull was otherwise the pope’s soldiers. Armed ever issued.” But who was this “John marriages under the civil law invalid unless they conform to the law of the to the teeth no longer did those hated Gerard?” The Encyclopedia Britannica Stars and Stripes wave o’r the land —Eleventh Edition — is an authority Church. (71) She has the right of anuulling all of the Free. Instead waved his glori on English Literature, none in the merriages solemnized oaly by civil ous flag of,the yellow rag. He could world is higher. And this great au contract (73) see his mighty navy, at mast heads thority knows no such “John Gerard” She has the right of judging all no longer flew the Stars and Stripes, in English Letters! There may have matrimonial cause« in Ecclesiastical instead his glorous papal rag, a priest been a Romanist priest of that name— courts. (74) aboard every ship. His domain stretch there may be such Driest living—but She has the right to require that the ed from the North to the South Pole: if so, he is so insignificant, that he is Catholic religion shall be the only rel Kings, Queens and all royalties done not known outside aa interesed cir igion of the state to the exclusion of him homage, Peters Pence came in ship cle. And for Mr. O’Hara to allege all ethers. (77) loads. He counted his slaves by the such person, is to confess Judgment. She has the right to require the millions. Why not’ Because he, the state to suppress free expression of We mentioned this matter to a holy pope, king of heaven, prince of opinion. (79) hell, whoever named him, named friend, and expressed surprise at O’Ha ra ’ s ability to create a man for the him well, carried the keys to Heaven A few years ago a good Democrat and Hell. Just then, the mighty emergency of his argument; hut our was candidate for County Judge, and friend said: “ Tut, tut, you don ’ t need shades of George Washington, Abra ham Lincoln and millions of other to wonder at this—The man who says had a fair prospect of winning; but, patriots passed in reivew, and he that he can create “the body, soul and unfortunately, he had offended the awoke with a shiver of fear and a curse Divinity of the Lord Jesus, by mumb saloon element. A Cafholk- small-bore ling a few Latin words over a wafer— politician hastened to Mt. Angel, ral upon his lips. certainly ought to he able to create lied the opposition, and the good Dem ocrat was defeated. Well, of course. a m a n when need arises.” Every brain is a field whee nature “L” Willamette University. But the worst of it is, the good Dem sows the seeds of thought and the ocrat still sticks vO his political idol, crop depends upon the soil. Sei. and dees not see that a political party In all the rest of the politics cam aggregation in which the Catholic But this we know: Good deeds are paigns in Oregon for years to come bunch fs a determining factor, can ac never childless. A noble life is never the Roman Catholic Hierarchy will ba complish nothing for good government or social decency. an issue. lost, a virtuous does not die. THE POPE’S DREAM