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EVERY CITIZEN’S DWELLING IS OPEN TO THE LAW. EVERY FACTORY AND WORKSHOP MUST THROW BACK THEIR PORTALS WHEN THE LAW KNOCKS. EVERY PRO TESTANT INSTITUTION IN THIS COUNTRY WELCOMES THE ENTRANCE OF THE LAW TO INSPECT. BUT NOT SO WITH ROME. THE DOORS OF HER PRISON PENS ARE ALONE BOLTED AND BARRED AGAINST LEGAL INTRUSION. WHY? WHY? WHY? WHAT WE ARE FIGHTING. After a heroic struggle this government was founded upon the principles of Civil and Religious Liberty, but the republic is in deadly peril of having these blood-bought principles set aside by the Roman hierar chy, which, from the pope down, has avowed its purpose to make America Catholic. This would mean that it would put the church above the state and impose its relig ion upon all. Thus it would set up in the United States the vast, heartless, soulless papal political system that has cursed every nation in which it has obtained a foothold. It is this deadly peril to American Liberty and Civilization that this paper is fighting. WHAT ROME DETESTS WHAT ROME ABHORS WHAT WE ARE DEMANDING. We are demanding absolute separation of church and state. That no one shall be interfered with in worshiping according to the dictates of in dividual conscience. That the public schools be fostered and perpetuated as the bulwark of American Liberty. That freedom of speech and of the press be preserved inviolate. That there be immediately enacted by Congress an immigration law placing strong er safeguards against the admission of unde sirable aliens by sufficient tests as to liter ary attainments, health and morals. OUR SLOGAN: NONE BUT LOYAL CITIZENS SHALL BE ENTRUSTED WITH ANY PUBLIC OFFICE WITHIN THE GIFT OF THE PEOPLE. NUMBER 16. WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1914. SUBSCRIPTION, 50 cents a year; five years to one address, $1.00; lifetime, $5.00; in clubs of four or more, 25 cents. To Canada a ad all foreign countries, $1.00; in clubs of four or more, 85 cents. PRIEST AND CATHOLIC TEACH ER AS HOME BREAKERS. MISS WECHTER, CATHOLIC TEACHER AT LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, AIDS CUNNING PRIEST OF HOLY ANGELS IN LURING DAUGHTER FROM HOME AND MOTHER. Mother Was Openly Insulted By Papists. The next time a Catholic tells you that the Cath olic prieshood is not a home breaker narrate to him the story of Isabella McCoach. The victims of the conspiracy are Mrs. Caroline McCoach, of 197 Fifteenth St., Buffalo, N. Y., and her daughter Isabelle, a girl of 18 years of age, who was held unlawfully a prisoner in St. Joseph’s Academy, Lockport, N. Y. The story as told to a represen tative of The Buffalo Socialist by Mrs. McCoach and verified by court testimony is a follows: Mrs. McCoach’s Story. “My daughter was in her third year at Laf ayette high school and lacked one year of graduating because of extra studies taken up by her. About two years ago a Miss Julia Wechter came to the school as instructor in English and elocution, and she immediately took a fancy to my daughter, and short!}- af ter invited her to functions at the Holy Angels Academy. During the latter part of June, shortly after the high school term closed, I went to Valparaiso, Ind., to take a course in the Valparaiso Institute. “On July Sth I received a letter written by ®y daughter in which she stated that she had been christened at Holy Angels’ church and was then a Catholic. I have subsequently found that the letter was dictated by Father Kirwin of that church. I immediately wrote ‘Daisy,’ as we call her, to come to me at once. I sent the money and a short while after she arrived. I found from her that she had been talked into joining the church and tried to in terest her in her own religion. “She felt sorry fox- what she had done, but on the following Sunday morning she express ed a desire to attend the Catholic church of Valparaiso. I tried to induce her to attend the Presbyterian church, because she was a member of that denomination, but she remain ed obdurate, and I saw that she had been turned away from her religion. She re mained with me fox* a few' days, and one night, ■when I returned from the institute she was missing. I became alarmed and called the matter to the attention of Professor Kinsey of the school. He told me to report the mat- tei’ to the chief of police of Valparaiso, and I did so. The chief became angry with me. but finally said he would institute a search. Tired of the delays on the part of that man I went to Mayox* F. W. Spooner and was openly in sulted by him. I found that both men were parishoners of the local Catholic church and they told me conflicting stories of my daugh ter’s departure. They said that she was seen in company of other girls of tough character, going to Indianapolis, and again that she had gone to Ft. Wayne. “I wrote and telegraphed to Holy Angels’ academy, to my friends in Buffalo and to the supexuntendent of police, Michael Regan. 1, finally, while sitting in the mayor’s office, lis tening to a stoim of abuse, was handed a tel egram from Superintendent Regan in which he stated that my daughter ‘was safe in Holy Angels’ academy.’ Aftex* Mayor Spooner fxad a telephone conversation witli Professor Kin sey and found that I was not friendless, his manner changed to obsequious deference. “I requested the Reverend J. L. Logue, of the First United Presbyterian church in Buf falo, to call on Fathex’ Kirwin and ascertain her condition, but he was refused admission ox* information. I came on to Buffalo and ac companied by Dr. Logue called on Father Kir win, and demanded that I be permitted to see my daughter. He insolently denied me that permission and informed me tiiat 1 had no right to see her; that she was in safe hands and that my daughtex* did not wish ’to see me. He told me that I had taught her wrongfully and had placed obscene books in her'possession, meaning the story of the Reformation. He maintained that he was right in telling her lies about me as her religion was a matter between herself and God and I had nothing to do with it. He informed me that she had nine months’ instruction in the church prior* to entering it and, on account of the religious sentiment of her home, he had told the girl to make no mention of it. Father Kirwin told me that he had given her the necessary religious in struction and that she now belonged to the church. “I did not see my daughter until she ap peared in court before Justice Woodward, and then I found her to be a changed girl. She refused to recognize me, and took advice only from Attorney Noonan, who brought her to court. It was only through the merest chance that I found hex* whereabouts and I am hope ful that we will be able to save her from the nun’s veil. I arn impressed ‘with the belief that it is the intention of Father Kirwin and others to make hex* take the veil and then she will be lost to me.” WJ* OF SHANE Q^IEYQU MYKN^ ARE IHE LEGIW REPRESEMIES OF A GREAT FREE PEOPLE WEARING THE BALL AND CHAIN OF THE SLAVERS IN THE VATICAN ? WHAT ARE AMERICANS GOING TO DO WITH THESE ROMISH PRISONS—THE CONVENTS, NUNNERIES AND HOUSES OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD? Slaves are confined in them.. When Lincoln struck the shackles try, he dealt humah serfdom a blow that paralyzed it all over the world. We in America liberty. But is it? What The negroes were held in jungles of Africa. CAN BE WORSE Some argue that say that there are But the THAN about the slaves that are still in our midst? a bondage that was in keeping with their ignorance, they having slaves that are now in our midst are of a different class. They from the limbs of the negroes in this coun- Loast today that this is indeed a land of MENTAL SLAVERY—PUTTING SHACKLES ON THE INTELLECT? just been brought to these shores from the are educated and accomplished. WHAT these nuns are not compelled to stay in these institutions. But the nuns who leave tell a different story. They many vzho would be only too glad to leave forever the high walls, bolted doors and barred windows—the life of serfdom and mental degredation—if they could. But they dare not. STARING THEM IN THE FACE ARE THE HELLHOUNDS OF A TERRIBLE PERSECUTION THAT THEY KNOW WILL BAY AT THEIR HEELS TO THEIR GRAVES. Every citizen’s dwelling is open to the law. Every factory and workshop must throw back their portals when the law knocks. Every Protestant institution in this country welcomes HER PRISON PENS INFINITE SHAME The patriotic press quiring the convents, ing on in there. Has Rome got her ARE ALONE BOLTED AND THIS, AND A BLOTCH ON and platform, and the large the entrance of the law to inspect. But not so with Rome. BARRED AGAINST LEGAL INTRUSION. THE FAIR NAME OF AMERICA! majority of our liberty-loving citizenship, have demanded that nunneries and Houses of the Good Shepherd to submit to having the officers of the law enter shackles on the legislatures of the several states and on the congress of the United States? LET THE LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVES OF A GREAT FREE PEOPLE EITHER SPEAK UP WITH THE DOORS OF laws be passed to see what is re- go- THE DEMANDED LEGISLATION OR ADMIT BY THEIR FAILURE TO DO SO THAT THEY ARE WEARING THE BALL AND CHAIN OF THE CHIEF OF WHITE SLAVERS IN THE VATICAN. AT THE “NITES’” BALL. 1,000 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, ARMED WITH HEAVY SWORDS, AND 250 “DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA” (FEMALE “KNIGHTS”) GO THROUGH THE MANUAL OF ARMS IN MADISON SQUARE GAR DEN, NEW YORK CITY WHILE 5,000 PAPISTS CHEER, AT “NITES’” CHARITY BALL. Looked Like Getting Ready To Spear Heretics At Short Range. BY N. Y. G. STAR REPORTER. Well, it is all past and gone and it certainly was a great Ball. Five thousand members of the “Nites,” their sweethearts, wives, and other* things which they brought in with them, crowded every seat in Madison Square Garden, New York City, in the evening of Friday, February 13th at the K. of C. “Charity Ball,” to watch 1,000 “Nites,” one-third of whom wore a military uni form, give an “Exhibition Drill and Dress Pa rade,” go through the “Manual of Arms” with heavy, sharp, ‘steel swords. Yes, it was a great “Exhibition.” One that contained material fox* considerable thought fox* every non-Catholic man, woman and child ixx the United States of America! To see those thousand “Nites” thrusting their business-like swords forward, slashing the air and “charging,” would convince the most skeptical that theix* drilling, and military training was in tended fox- no good purpose. A reporter for THE PERIL attended the ball, and watched every movement of the “Nites.” from the beginning to the end. The price of admission was $1.00, and it was with some reluctance that THE PERIL I’eportex* paid the fee. The doors of Madisoxx Square Garden were sup posed to be opened at 7:30 P. M. THE PERIL reporter arrived at that time and was compelled to, stand with a small crowd outside of the Madi son Avenue entrance, until 8:00 o’clock, however, before admissioix could be gained. Madison Square Garden is the biggest Hall in New York City. It occupies the entire block from Fourth to Madisoxx Avenue, and from 26th to 27th Streets. Exclusive of the main floor, it has a seat ing capacity of about 7,000. Military Manoeuvers Start. From the time the doors were opened a constant stream of humanity poured into the big arena, and scattered itself throughout the two balconies. At 9:00 o’clock Ward’s Military Band enlivened things by furnishing some martial music, but it was an hour later, or 10 o’clock, that things start ed in earnest. At that time a huge cluster of Tantalum lamps, , and several flaming arc lamps were set going, the . Brass Band started with a crash, there was a cran ing of necks, and all eyes turned toward the Mad ison Avenue entrance. Marching four abreast, dressed in a uniform of Papal colors, yellow-and-white, about three hun dred “Daughters of Isabella,” or female Knights of Columbus, moved into the arena. Each female. “Nite” carried.a flag. The uniform consisted of a yellow, military cape, decorated with a red, braided, cord across the chest, a white skirt, and a yellow and white “Zouave” cap. These female parade floor, Nites” marched once around the and then the “Fourth Degree” “Nites,” all resplendent in a blue uniform, brass buttons, a chappeau, or cockade hat, white belts and with swords swinging at their sides, strode after the females. Following these came the un uniformed “Nites,” each of whom also carried a A Knight, named P. J. Maguire, acted as Gen eral of this marching papal army, gave regulation military commands, and put. it. through the “Man ual or Arms.” For two hours these Papal co- horts marched to and obeyin’ marching orders, and his mannal-of-arms At the conclusion of the marching the Maguire’s 5 orders. “Nites,” our liberty, and the Roman political machine is seeking with might and main to' crush it. What do you think of a Catholic communicant who says he is loyal to our government, yet backs up the hierarchy in its efforts to destroy our public schools? Do you not think he is a patriotic bird of a rare plumage. Do you know why the Catholics, who represent about one-fifth of ou when it comes to er cause they are unites suppose all non-Catt thus unite and movt greasy spot of popei lantic. r population, are so powerful forcing a boycott? It is be- I and move all together. Just olios in this country were to i. why. there would not be, a y left on this side of the At- The Catholic leaders are hoping that the present anti-Catholic cyclone that has struck the country will soon blow over* without doing them much dam age. Let us show them it will never blow over un til the Catholic church in the United States quits politics, opens up its dens of infamy, and occupies the same position in the republic as do all the other* churches. both male and female, clustered themselves into a Papal insignia, while they thrust their swords into the air. This was called the “Pontificial Salute.” To THE PERIL reporter, however, it looked like a rehearsal or how they would “spear” here tics, if they were fighting at close quarters. Before disbanding, for the programme of the regulax* Ball, a “Review Committee,” consisting of “Father” Francis J. Sullivan, Francis A. Chi- cherio, and Edward E. McCall, the badly defeated candidate fox* Mayor of New York, walked through the ranks of the “Nites” and commented favor ably upon their business-like military appearance. Patrons of the Ball. Fox* a couple of months preceding the ball, the “Nites” had browbeaten a large numbei* of busi ness men into giving them advertisements for their programme. Among the persons who “gave up” was Chaun- cev Olcott, the actor, who paid for a full page. William R. Hearst, the so-called “independent editor” paid for Box No. 57 at the Ball, while Charles F. Murphy, the notorious Tammany Hall thug, purchased Box No. 48. Klaw & Erlanger, the theatrical Jews, were made to coxne across with cash for Box No. 69, and so the list could be con tinued almost indefinitely. These “Nites” certainly do play a great game of browbeating, plundering and mobbing all fox* that blasphemous Impostor who sits on his throne lover oxi the Tibgr.
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