H T he S ilverton ¡J ournal * fl ---------------------------------------- ■----------------------------------------------------------------- _----------------------------------------------------- ;------------------------------------- P 1_________________________________ VOL IV. SILVERTON, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1914. ____ No. 8. A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL PAPAL NOTES HOSMER GRADUATES FROM JAIL WITH THE MODERN TITLE “D. G. S.” THE INQUISITION By L. D. Ratliff In the early duya of the Roman Church in England the faaling requir­ ed by u prieat for “penance" could be performed by u hired deputy. • • • Sixty yean ago according to Sey- incur'« "E ening with the Koniaiuate," there were running in Rome full blast a system of “privileged altars" where maaoc.i were sold al 40 cents apiece, and each ma's guaranteed to fetch a soul from purgatory. Reynolds bought one lor himself ami toofc the receipt for it if any fact cun be established by . human languuge, H um fact is estab- P Imbed, That the Roman Catholic church, by her constitution and her laws, is an enemy to popular govern­ ment. brom this fact it logically and necessarily follows that the order of the Knights of Columbus, by its fidel­ ity to the Roman Catholic Church, is a'so an enemy to popular government. Robert Mon lug ue, Catholic member of the English Parliament, said, “To be Catholic with the Hope, and to be lib­ eral wita the government, are contra- di'-tory characters; they cannot crust in the satre subject." • • • The U. S. Ccnatitution says, "Nei­ ther slavery nor involuntary sc»ii- tude, except for puiushment for crime, wacreof l* l e pally aiiall have been duly convicted, shxl exist within the United States.” Cut out the ecclesias­ tical slave peas. • • • 1 ho pi t two years over >42,000 o* public money have been paid to Cal die institutions in Orcgun. • • • . According to the CaUicHc Sentinel “ ti.are aro in the world 16,894 Jesuits. Of this number 2676 ure in the U. S. and pos-«salons. If these figures arc correct, we should judge from ll e amount of devilment tnesc people have done that each one pos.Msses a whole army of devils. “Why did the Catholic priests u biahop^befors Luther's time not pei- mit tiic peo de to have the Bible?" A Catholic paper in response, says, "Before Protestantism there were more than twsnty translation* of the Bible in most of the model I. lan­ guages." Of course, this does not meet the point. The answer is found in an act of a Catholic Council held A. D. 1229 which prohibited laymen to bav< the Bible and forbade rts translation. In 1380 Wycliffe, an English priest, gave his countrymen the Bible when 'the clergy stirred uu the people, and the priest had To flee to the Duke of Lancaster for protection. After he was dead he wus tried and condemned as a “Notorious and pertinacious here, tic,” and the Council of Constance an^tham-'zed him and condemned his memory. In March 1864 Pope I’ius IV confirmed the act of the Council of Trent which prohibited the reading of1 the Biblcr except by a special license frem the I ¡shop. In the recent election in eight states where the Democratic party and the Roman Hierarchy were allied, they got it “in the neck.” ... Woodburn, Mt. Angel and Silverton are imilarly situated. They have the rain and sunshine and inspiring cli­ mate alike, and each is looking out upo a world moving upward to better things. But, at the recent election, Woodburn with a vote of 404 gave a Dry majority of 130. Silverton with a vote of 598 gave a Dry majority of 104. Mt. Angel with a vote of 272 gave a Wet majority of 206. Can anybody give a reason for the difference in attitude toward the sa­ loon? Mt. Angel is dominated by the Roman Catholic system; me other two towns are non-Catholic. Does that ex­ plain it? The Catholic Church claims to ba the world’s only enlightener. In Informat’on Department o.’ the American Socialist appears the fol­ lowing: “Question: Can a Roman Catholic be President of the United States? Answer: Yes.” I doubt it. The Romanized Criminal College of Marion County has Turned Out Another Grad­ uate—The Editor Took a “Special Course”, and a Prominent Attorney Con­ ferred Upon Him the Title of “Dead Game Sport”—He Wishes Everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and Claims to have “Malice To­ ward None and Charity for all”, but that His Fight Against Priestcraft has Just Begun—With Renewed energy, He takes Charge of The Silverton Journal Next Week—His Challenge to the Hierarchy Follows: The greatest object in every human I kame sport” by giving them another i but I would rather die than submit life ought to be to help bring "peace whack at me. I will print the affidavit i myself any more to their licentious on earth and good will to men,” and, again, right here, on this page, and treatment. When 1 first entered the convent 1 supposed 1 waa giving my­ ir th s age of the world, one must j defy them to take it up 1 The twenty self into a life of consecration and io order to "make good” prove page booklet, entitled “The Escaped service f r my Master. But after I himself to be what is known as Nun From Mt. Angel or The Last took the olack veil they told me a "dead game sport.” 1 want to “make Stand of Desperate Despotism," which plainly that 1 was to be to the priests good,“ and, after reuduig this article, contained this affidavit and on which what the concubines were to Solomon and David and other men of old Bible our reader, will please me very much the criminal libel suit was based, I times. They forced me to do this. if each and every one will write me he.eby advertise for sale. The price Many a time I have cried out in my a letter expressing hi or her opinion ' is ten cents per copy, but, for the misery, ’My God, my God, why hast of my success or of my failure. If 1 next thirty days, 1 will sell them at thou forsaken me.’ 1 came to you for have not proven my point, kindly tell half price, five cents per copy. refuge, hoping that you would help Now, you old beast, get ready foi » me just what you liunU 1 have done. me and assist me in returning to my To be locked up in prison for one scrap. Get your Kelleys and year friends. I have parents and other rel. I undred days 1« an awful tuing. If I lawyer criminals and your coward r.tivua in t* e East, but I do not dare were guilty I w uld say nothing, but politicians and your daddy Moores and to return to them, as the first time 1 1 urn not guilty. The Utidavit sworn your more daddies and your maiden escaped 1 took refuge with them and to by the Christian minister ct al. i* sisters together, and, after reading their houses were burned down over true, us is also the story of Miss La- a chapter from Father Crowley’s great their heads.” sanen contained therein. Not only book, sprinkling a little holy waler, After listening to her story we thia, but if it were uot truo, it was making a few signs of the cross, say­ asked her if she would object if we absurd to convict me for Libeling ing some hell Marys and taking a few asked her some personal questions. Josephine Hess, a woman whom 1 had drinks of bug juice, plan how best to She replied: “I will answer them for smite this awful heretic on the other never scon, and of whom 1 had never you, but if the Catholics find out that cheek. Here is your chance! heard. I have told you anything they will per­ 1 was not fairly convicted, but was AFFIDAVIT secute and lull me. At one time rr.droaded to conviction and to jail I was poisoned by the Catholics and oocause of the downright perfidy of Silverton, Oregon, July 19, 1913. nearly died. The doctors who saved On Thursday night, June 26, 1913, my prosecutors. My highly recom­ my life told me I was poisoned but mends I chief attorney proved a trai­ at about 7:50 o’clock, a nun, dressed in they did not make it known for fear tor ui the hierarchy’s employ. He full robe, from the convent at Mt. of persecution by the Catholics.” insulted ar.d lied to my chief witness Angel came to the Christian church Mr. Myers: “Are the nuns who have and prevented her attendance at the and enquired for the pastor. The pas­ taken the white veil only forced into trial. The judge who is either a Cath­ tor, answering her call, was told by­ ode or politically Romunncd, favored said nun that she was fleeing for ref­ prostitution?” Nun: “No. Until I took the black tl>c Hierarchy all the way through. uge from the said convent. The pas­ The politically Romanized supreme tor told her to secrete herself in the veil I was happy in my choice -f life court would not even give me a re­ basement of the church until the ser­ and supposed 1 was giving my life to hearing and when 1 was locked up vices were over, when he would inter­ a holy cause.” my business was actually ruined by est himsef in her behalf. After the Mr. Myers: “What do they do after the politically Romanized sheriff who services, in the presc ice of Mrs. H. you have ts.ken the black veil?” refused to allow me to send any anti­ C. Seymour, of Dallas, Oregon; Mr. Nun: “Many things too horrible te Catholic copy to my paper. and Mrs. C. W. Reynolds, of Eugene. relate.” The reasons 1 went to jail were, Oregon; Miss Grace Young, of Eu­ Mrs. Seymour: “Are there any chil­ First, 1 did not have the money to gene, Oregon, and Mr- Leon L. Myers, dren born to the nuns by the priests ?” p-xy the fine; Second, while 1 could pa-tor of the Christian church at Sil­ Nun: “Yes; many of them.” have sccu.-cd the money from my verton, Oregon, she told the following Mrs. Seymour: “What do they do friends, 1 felt that the payment of the story: with them T” line would be something like acknowl­ She gave her name as Miss La- Nun: Many of them are murdered edging gui’t; Third, paying a fine is sanen, and her sister name as Mary at birth, while many others are sent the rich man’s method of escape from Louise. “About six months ago,” said to the Catholics’ orphan homes and the penalties of crime, anil usually the she, “having previously escaped from there trained up to become nuns and poor are our only citizens who are a convent in the East, I was kidnapped priests.” really punished. This dastardly meth, while walkr g from my place of work Mr. Myers: “Are there many Prot­ od of a false system I wished to em­ to my home, on the streets of Port­ estant children attending the Cath­ phasize; and Fourth, by >,oing to jail, land, and ‘aken as a prisoner and con­ olics’ schools?” I thought that 1 could write my r fined in the convent at Mt. Angel, Nun: “Y&>; about half of the chil­ tides which would help our cause Oregon. Whi'e there I was forced to dren are Protestants. It made my more than anything else, for, the un- do all manner of servile work as a heart ache to see so many children U4ual condition would attract many Pvnance for my sins. I was abused from Protestant homes whose parents mor.' raders, ar.d the writer would be by the priests and Mother Superior "were unaware of the awful risk they inspired with thoughts, anil helped by from time to time. Tonight the were taking." conditions, to write better against the priests from many parts of the Valley The nun then stated that at Mt. aw*ul enemies of our American lib­ have gathered themselves at Mt. An­ Angel, in the public school of that erty. From childhood I had a hor­ gel and are holding a drunken orgy. place. Sister Margaret and Sister Jo- ror of the disgrace of going to jail, Their unmentionable treatment of my­ hannah Baptist taught in their relig- but I concluded it was for ths Lect. self and other nuns who have taken eous garbs in the school room, and However, I was seemingly "knocked the black veil became unendurable to also teught Roman Catholic doctrine clear ov^r the ropes;” but here I am me. I made my escape while they after school hours from the catechism. back again. And new as the good were engaged in the evening meal. I She stated that she knew positively pr'esthood has seen fit to smite me on know if they catch me this time they that the Roman Catholics had as their t?.o right Check, I will turn the other will murder me. I have known sev­ ffim to secure the control of the Unit­ alco. I will prove that I’m a “dead eral nuns to be murdered in this way, ed States government, especially since THE JOURNAL MAN Christmas, Christmas everywhere, Christmas carols in the air; I^et us tell you if we can, What it means to the Journal Man. Home again, and here to stay, To wield his pencil every day, Against the tyrant Roman clan. That’* what it means to the Journal Man. Free once more to walk the street; Free to talk to those he meets; Free to write just what he thinks; And not ; ass it up to another ghinks. To fight again the mighty Pope; Wage war against the Catholic dope; HUp right the wrongs, lay low the power That’s forging onward every hour. To fight, to win, let come what may, He’s started in and here to stay they had lost their foothold in the gov. To let you know just where we stand, emmenta of Europe. That’s what it means to the Journal Man. STATE OF OREGON, By a Friend. County of Marion TO J. E. HOSMER We, Leon Myers, C. W. Reynolds, Sadie Reynolds and Grace Young, If I had the pen of a Carlyle or first being duly sworn, depose and Stead, the power of expression as had say that the statements by Miss La- Ingersoll or Lincoln, I would write of sanen (sister name, Mary Louise) J. E. Hosmer as be is deserving. I were made to us as above stated, would make plain on the mile post of progress that Hosmer has paid the (Signatures) LEON MYERS, price for principle »ell the booklet, “The Escaped J might be found. He has endeavored and In some Nun from Mt. Angel or The <1 Last Stand of Desperate Deapo- <4 measure succeeded in casting a ray of light into that world of ignorance, > tism,” at my office in Silverton, < superstition and darkness, that is > Oregon, at half price, 5 cents < challenging every foot of human prog­ >• per copy. Send in your orders •< ress, as it has done in every instance of the past. >• early and avoid the ruah. If the true spirit of freedom is not J. E. HOSMER. 4 dead, if the human race has not start­ ¡L-—-ivr -fr- 4* rfr ed that backward march, if civiliza­ Now I believe this affidavit and this tion has a firm hold in the world’s rev­ little booklet tell the truth; I believe olutionary stages then the persecution that I can prave it, “and then some,” suffered, the incarceration behind if I am given a chance, and I believe those iron bars have not been in vain, that it will be for the great benefit and Hornier Is one of nature’s noble­ of the wor'd, if the truth is made men, willingly sacrificing his person­ know-, so that the time will speedily al freedom, thereby proving true to com“, when law abiding citizens will principle for the good of the human not be forced to spend their lives in race. Unless it be death what greater prison while guilty rapists, sodomites, swindlers, white slavers and trait-ire sacrifice can man make for a cause or to our form of government walk our principle? At this place I would say streets in perfect security. In fact, that: “He who would not free this is not a personal concern. As far others, would not be free and is not as I am personally concerned, I do deserving of freedom in any form." Sometime we shall have a world not care «nether our readers think I am a “dead game sport” or not, or without a slave, wherein man is free whether the Romans take America or from superstitious dogmas and econ­ not, and while we ought to keep The omic oppression. But that shall not be until man has Silverton Journal afloat because of stood up in his full light and proved the good it may do, yet I know, from a selfish standpoint it would be better himself a worth to the world; when for me to “go back and sit down” that day shall have come, the name with my little business of smilingly of J. E. Hosmer will not be among gathering in the dollars with no fear the least. J. E. BLAZER. of boycott, fines or prison bars. But this I will not do. Life is too short The Soc’ety of the Jesuits is a to waste on trifles. There is work of sword whose handle is at Rome, and world wide importance to be done. its point everywhere. — F. Dupin. Somebody must do it and therefore A Jesuit may be briefly described as somebody must try. Therefore, with an empty suit of clothes with another my brave Frankie “Frau” still on person living in them who acts for deck holding the star spangled ban­ him, thinka for him, derides for him, ner to the breeze, I will again take whether he shall be a prince or a beg­ command of our little craft and steer gar, and moves him about wheresoever straight into the teeth of the storm. he pka»es; who allows him to exhibit Ho, there! Clear the deck for action! the external aspect of a man, but J. E. HOSMER. leaves him none of the privileges — no liberty, no property, no affection, not even the power to refuse obedience when ordered to commit the most atrocious of crimes; for, the more he outrages his own feelings, the greater his merits. Obedience to the Superior is his only idea of virtue, and in all other respects he is a mere image.— Southey. Not till these late centuries had the human soul generated the abomination of Jesuitism, or needed to name it.— It has done such deadly execution on the soul of man, and wrought such havoc on the terrestrial and super­ natural interests of this world as to insure the Jesuitism a long memory in human annals. — Carlyl*. The European War and the Mexican War are only part of the great World War between Kingcraft and Priestcraft on one side, and a Government by and for the people on the other. The Silverton Journal is in the fight on the side of democracy. In order to make a good fight we need your patronage.