z t n " : ISfllUOli IIOM 3lll T he S ilverton J ournal VOL. IV. SILVERTON, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1915. No. 16. * PAPAL NOTES Uy L. D. Ratliff A CONSPIRACY TO RUIN OREGON ROMAN PRIESTHOOD CAPTURING EVERYTHING A POPE - HIS ACTIONS In this controversy we must ever remember two things—(I) Rome claims »hat »he is “Holy" and that her leaders are "Holy” and her pope is “His Holiness.” We are concerned to know the facts.. A stream of water—fresh and pure from untainted mountain snows, may oe poured into a reservoir, every foot of whose lining is stacked with filth —bow long will that water stay pure? And what of the taste of that man who drinks from it, instead of going a few rods further up, and drinking of the unpoluted waters of the living stream? On a former occasion we told of the enormities attending the selection of a man to hold the plain title— “Bishop of Rome”. We now speak of a man, and his selection to an office that gives him the name of “His Holiness— tl e Pope”. Our account is drawn exclusively from a Romanist book, "The History of the Popes”—by Dr. Ludwig Pastor, written under the eye and by the authority of the late pope Leo 13. If one should dispute with a priest it might be impossible to induce — or compel him to admit that any of his popes have been monsters of in­ iquity. But this work, published by highest authority, proves, not alone that leading and representative men among their popes have been utterly devilish in both word and life, but, notice it— The existence of such book proves that every posted leader in «he Roman Priesthood perfectly well knows the facts in the case! Pope Sextus 5 died Aug. 12th. 1484. A riot broke out in Rome. “In a short time the city, to which all the armed vassals of both parties flocked in crowds, had become an open camp, Civil war threaten**! to break out every moment. All shops were closed—the palaces were changed into small fortresses. The whole town was in arms and uproar. Roderic Borgia (afterward pope Alexander 6.) was trying his utmost to obtain the tiara. Jakob Burchard, who took part in the Conclave, relates that Cardinal Cibo won the votes of his future elec, tors by signing petitions for favors which they presented to him during the night, in his cell. He had two il­ legitimate children, a daughter,Teo- doria, and a son, Franceschetto. Lorenzo de Medici proposed marriage of his daughter to the pope’s son; and afte some delay, it was consumated in the Vatican. Pastor says! “This was the first time that the son of a pope had been publically recognized, and, as it were, introduced on the po­ litical stage.” During the same year the daughter of the pope’s daugh­ ter was married, also in the Vatican. This pope called himself Innocent 8. He found it very difficult to get enough money to carry out his wishes. “In the bull increasing the number of the College of Secretaries from six to thirty, want of money which had obliged the pope to pawn even the papal miter, is openly assi­ gned as a reason for this measure. The office of Librarian to the Vatican was now for rale.” Henceforth this office, which had hitherto been be­ stowed as a reward for industry, faith­ fulness and eloquence, became simply a marketable commodity. The cor­ ruptibility of all the officials increas­ ed to an arlarming extent; carrying with it general insecurity and disorder in Rome; since any ertmmal who had money, could secure immunity from punishment. The conduct of some of the members of the pope’s immediate circle gave great scandal. Innocent’s disregard for the estab­ lished rules of his church, aside from any question of spirituality, was not marked, Lorenzo de Medici wished that his son, Giovanni, be given offi- cial rank in the church. Before the boy was eight years otd, his father had him made an abbot; and he was promoted from time to time, with in­ crease of revenue. Now he must be made a “Prine of the church”— a cardinal. The rules forbade giving such office to a child, of course; but Lorenzo was incistent; and when at last the boy had reached the age of sixteen years and three months, he was admitted to the Consistory as a cardinal- Later, at the age of thir. ty seven, this person became pope un­ der the name of Leo 10. "Innocent invented now ways and means of extorting money from the churches. This pope, however, de- serves considerable credit for his en- ergetic efforts to suppress sorcery and witchcraft, and the remnant of the heresy of John Huss.” O yes— it is a credit to any pope to burn some heretics 1 **L” Rome in the Legislature. On Januury 21, Hon. W. P. Laferty offered in the House, "by request,” a bill to provide for the inspection of convents and other institutions. The bill was referred to tne committee on The Politicians are out after the jobs and have lost their manhood. They are worse than the hobos, for they want Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry. nothing but “dough,” while the knights of the road will work a little and are satisfied with a doughnut The Hie­ I his committee is composed of Plow­ rarchy, taking advantage of this weakness of the crazy office seekers and having plenty of “dough,” are getting dr Scott (Cath.), A.C. Smith (Cath.), J. E. Anderson, J. H. Culllna and G. almost everything they want and will ruin our great state, unless the lovers of liberty unite and that at once. W. Works On Feb, 3d the commit­ tee reported the hill back to the House with the recommendation that The immorality—drunkenness, sod­ Church. These large sums of money, worry, but, even now, we can’t get it "Do not pass." Tom Brown (Cath.) omy, white Hlavcry, adultery, rape are paid to the Home of the Good the necessary work done to make our them to this company in good faith. We had sent them work before and moved its indefinite postponement. and child murder spoken of in our Shepherd, the St. Mary’s Home, the paper half the success it should be it had been done to our satisfaction, ’Not a voice was raised in its fuvor. last week’s issue is not the worst side St. Ague’s Assylum etc.,etc., and these because the hierarchy has the strangle Even the accommodating Lafferty, a uf the Romun conspiracy. These girls are fed like prisoners and work­ hold on nearly every business on so we had great confidence in them. We wrote them to make the zinc etch, Presbyterian, and the Rev. Elmore, things are awful to be sure, but they ed at laundry and other things for which depends our success. ings and to get one to us by Thurs­ President of the Baptist College at are only the weaknesses und personal a profit like slaves that they really On this page right now there should day noon if possible.. Imagine our Brownsville, were as quiet and docile crimes of the priests, bishops, arch- arc. have appeared this week a fine car. disappointment and chagrin to have as deud clams. So the bill was laid oishops, abbots and the popes them­ In 1911-12, 120,285.44 was paid to toon if something wrong had not the drawings returned and followed to rest, — but likely to appear in the selves. You usk, what can be worse? the Catholics of Oregon out of the happened to prevent. A friend of our later by the following letter: next campaign. I rcuson! Treason against the liber­ taxpayers' pockets and these Oregon work had drawn a number of fine • • • Portland, Ore., Feb.15. 1915. ties of the people. Treason in trying Hon. G. W. Weeks was on the com- to destroy the American institutions, girls who were in many cases fooled cartoons which would have helped our mittee that turned down the bill for whose destruction meansdeath todem- into captivity, worked for their paper very much, gotten us lots of j The Silverton Journal, Silverton, Oregon. convent inspection. We will try to ocracy and the establishment of a board, lodging and lying instructions naw subscribers and thus helped us | in ways mysterious and the profit of in solving the financial problem that Gentlemen : remember him next campaign. government of * favored few — a their hypocritical jailors. is almost making us crazy. The cost • • • In reply to your letter of the 13 tyranny which ultimately means the In 1913-14 the amount paid these of having the cuts made bothered us inst. we are returning the cartoons When any body uf mon set them- downfall of all civilization. To prove Romen inatituions in Oregon increased for several weeks,but we finally con­ under separate cover by this mail. selves up as instructors of morality, that we are right, let us look at to $40,566.83, making a grand total cluded that we must have the work Will say that we are not in a posi­ their fitness for the work, and the seine of ths work of this priesthood for thia Roman graft, for that short done. We wrote for prices to a well tion to make the platee from your way they go about it, are fit subjects und the priest governed politicians of period, of $82,129.01. Add to this known engraving company in Port­ copy. for discussion and criticism, It Oregon for the last four years. that we are paying Catholic priests land and received the following re- Yours very truly, These fixers got our legislature to touches the public welfare and is hundreds of dollars every year for ply: fix up u law so the Roman Catholic therefore u public matter. Beaver Engraving Company. their silly services in the penitentiary Portland, Ore., Feb. 12, 1915. Church would get a big graft. This < Many of the priests are worse than The Silverton Journal, By Wm. J.Koch, Pres, The Free School book law was re- they did in spite of our constitution, many of the inmates.) and also pay­ Silverton, Oregon. Thus our work which we tried to pealed. It provided for free books which says: ing them for other religious! ?) 8er‘ "No money shall be drawn from the plan was ruined and we were forced, Gentlemen: to the schools of any district so vot­ vices in The Boys’ Training School ing, but guve sectarian schools equal Treasury for the benefit of any reli­ and we have a fine problem to solve. In reply to your letter of thelO after waiting and expecting to get privilege with public schools. Cath- gion or theological institution, or inst. the (8) zinc etchings about 4H one essential feature of our paper The Silverton Journal is trying to inches by5tk incl es will cost you thir. fixed up, to change our plan and to olics put up u fight against the re- shall any money be appropriated for the payment uf any religious services tell the people about this awful con- teen dollars and si»ty cents ($13.60) sustain the loss of the hurry and de- peal. • • ♦ in either house of the Legislative As- dition, and what is the Journal man NET payable upon receipt of the en­ lay which every- newspaper man un- getting for it? He is getting just gravings. derstands. What is the reason for American Party Platform 1856 I inibly.” what anyone with common sense how they are doing it: Here is this, other than that the cartoon do (Art. 5): “No person should be sel­ Thanking you for your enquiry and A fund of 114000 was appropriated would expect from any band of crim­ not suit the big dominating beast ected for political station who recog­ trusting to be favored with the order, inals who had usurped the power of for tho support of wayward biennially that is devouring the liberties of the nizes any allegiance or obligation of We remain, Yours very truly, American people? And where does any description to any foreign prince, girls between 12 and 18 years of age. government. He has not only been This the legislature increased to imprisoned, he is not only under ar­ the freedom of the press come in? Beaver Engraving Company, potentate or power.” $20,000 in 1913 and it was fixed so rest again at this moment with a • • • By F.H.Schoene, Sec. and Treas. Where can we get the work done? long, costly trial waiting for hi., anu that no state institutioi. for girls could How long can we hold out against The Hierarchs should lie disfranch­ draw on this fund, and the corse, perhaps another jail sentence, he has On the eceipt of this letter, although this octopus whose tentacles arewrap- ised. Not only so, but if permitted not only been plunged into a d'bt >13.60 looked like a lot of money to ped around the body of every individ­ to run at large, they should be re­ quonce has been that taxpayers have which makes a jail look almo«t I - « ou. struggling business, we rolled up ual, every business and every govern­ been robbed in this way and in a garded as traitors out on parole. place of refuge 'rom over work and the -ight cartoon drawings and sent ment under the sun? Why? Because they are oath-bound thou, and other ways by tho Catholic to a foreign pretender who is a dead­ - ly enemy to liberty. • • • • • • The Catholics also fought the Girls’ Industrial Home in the inter­ est of their own institutions, and brought to bear all kinds of pressure to have it abolishetl. But the women from al) over the State protested with such vigor, that it looks now like the institution would lie retained. A Big Protestant Protest Read and get others to read these • • • The killing of ax-priest Black the other day at Marshall, Texas, by Knights of Columbus is exactly in line with the methods of the Cath­ olic Church against free speech. She never has tolerated freedom anywhere, when she had the power to suppress it. She simply cannot stand the light of exposure. • • • "Entrance into the shadow of con­ vent walls is entrance to the shadow of death, — deah to parents, death to friendH, death to the world, and death to self-physical, intellectual and spiritual decay, destructive of all the finer attributes which God has be­ stowed upon human kind.” — The Menace. "It would be impossible to live in Mexico even for a few months and not know the corruption of the Ro­ man Catholic Church. But while The people have long known it, yet the public conscience has been stupefied by the power of the Church, criti­ cism has been effectually silenced and opposition has been rendered virtual­ ly impossible. Now we find all this changed. If ” — H. A. Phillips, in As­ sembly Herald. • « • Three Catholic Knights of Colum- bus at Marshall, Texas, take with them an i armed negro, go to the hotel of ex-priest Black, shoot him down, bus at Marshall, Texas, arm them­ selves, take with them an armed negro, go to the hotel of ex-priest Black, snoot him down. No shot was fired by the ex-priest; no shot fired by the negro; but Mr. C. F. Hall, who was with Rlack, had his proper nerve and sent two of the Knights of Purgatory. Thus we arc in the fight of tho Middle Ages over again for free speech. There will probably he many such killings, which is the price we must pay for harbor­ ing the deadly old serpent in our national bosom. GREAT BOOKS (Order these Books of L. D. Ratliff, 2162 Elm Ave., Salem, Ore., or of The Silverton Journal.) Read and Circulate Why is the Roman Catholic Church singled out for criticism ? 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