Show LETTERS FROM JUNIUS America is the name of a weekly journal published in Chi Chi- Chicago Chicago I cago From its appearance it seems to be a respectable and prosperous enterprise It professes the most intense kind of Americanism though a perusal of its pages reveals the fact that it is merely and solely an Roman anti Catholic organ In Inthe Inthe Inthe the issue of is an article by the Rev J L Maxwell on the province of Quebec The French inhabitants of this province are charac characterized as semi civilized semi serfs miserable miserable stricken poverty-stricken ble bral brainless creatures All this he attributes to the religion of the people Here are he says costly church edifices surrounded by wretched hovels Here are well fed well priests in broad brimmed hats and fine cloth coats mingling with com com- common common common mon people dull and abject in ex- ex expression ex expression foul and smelling ill in person This con condition is so because Mr Maxwell the of impositions Rome demands it The of other her priestly despotism could not otherwise be enforced But what grieves Mr Maxwell most is the fact that New England is fast becoming New Rome or New France rance Even the Irishman is be- be being being be being ing pushed out and the Yankees who stoned an Irish regiment of militia on Boston Common forty years ago are now wishing that there were sufficient of them to root out the French Mr Maxwell fur fur- further further further ther says that wherever Rome ob- ob obtains obtains ob obtains control Christian civilization Js Is blasted prosperity paralyzed and P 1 sterilized nl H l He tells n 4 fertility us to look to Mexico and the American republics for illustrations It is to tobe tobe tobe be hoped the delegates to the Pan American Pan Pan- American Congress in Washington win will not read Amm America Ca On November next an elec elec- election election election tion will win take place in Chicago Fifteen cou county commissioners and two judges will be elected Ame Ame- America America rica wants party destinations on the theold old political line thrown to tomake tomake tomake make the issue a purely Protestant and Catholic one It names a num num- n number number um- um umber ber of organizations and societies pledged to the political disfranchise disfranchise- disfranchisement disfranchisement disfranchise ment ment of Roman Catholics and 1 mentions the American League American s specially I Deputies League the United Order of ties the Patriotic Order Sons of America America British Americans Cana Cana- Canadian Canadian Canadian dian Americans and others These societies can furnish votes to any party which embodies in its platform political disfranchisement of Romanists and confiscation of Roman Church property Whether the numerical following of the anti anti- Romanists antl-Romanists Romanists is as strong as above stated is a question that can cannot ot be settled until after an election on the issue takes place but certain it is that such societies exist and from the examination of many of the members or tales tales- men in the Cronin trial we have learned the objects ts of these societies A America is jubilant over the fact that a majority of the belonged to these societies thus proving their strength in the com com- community community community But it proves to the com com- community community community that Sheriff Matson and his bailiffs are members of the gang and they knew who to summon so sowell sowell sowell well that Judge McConnell had to take the summoning of entirely out of their hands How How- How How-everall everall this only goes to show which way we are drifting and in a short time the Liberal Party will have a wider field in Illinois for forthe forthe forthe the exploitation of their American American- Americanism Americanism Americanism ism than in iu Utah In place of a afew afew afew few old scraggy sheep which they have confiscated in Utah they will wUI If have here many fine mansions and beauteous vineyards and invaluable real estate to confiscate Rome does not falter or hesitate in opposing her traducers The Free- Free and Catholic Register of New York vigorously and em em- emphatically emphatically emphatically hits back It strikes high Pl Puck k and several other of the car car- cartoonist car cartoonist papers are vehemently be be- belabored belabored labored Though Harpers Harper's Weekly has ceased its diatribes and daubs about Rome yet the Preeman's Journal does not omit it from its list Here is what it said of Har- Har pers per's Harper having got a little money mono have recently been trying to wash the mud mud off them elves and get presented into de- de decent de decent cent American society But it is not long since they were engaged in the he publIcation of a weekly which they facetious facetiously which called the Journal of Civilization but which so soen long as they the retained a certain Eugene Lawrence to tarn history upside down and Thomas Nut Nast to defile it with atrocious in all senses artistic as aswell aswell aswell well as cartoons others others cartoons everybody else called it the Journal of Barbarism Mr G GW W Curtis however we ewe differ from his views is a gentleman and when Harper in their their laudable desire to rise In society engaged him to edit their weekly he be regularly pigeon-holed pigeon the cartoons cartoon un- un until until un until til Nast was dismissed and finally kIcked Mr Lawrence out It is to occupy the shoes of Nasty Nast of Swamp Angel tamA fama that Mr Keppler aspires and he is every way qualified to wear them It is no wonder that De be plies his trade by bV stealing the ideas of an artist so defunct that he be is out in Chicago doing his dirty work tor for that Know Noth ing ing organ the America It Is true Nast is in Chicago He Heis Heis Heis is exercising his pencil here also but somehow he has only one idea He can draw an Irishman in any form or shape but out outside ide of this he is nothing ng Sometimes he plays with the person of Mr Blaine but only in connection with St Patrick in inthe the na Gael Here is what America has to sa say in reference to Nast and Lawrence and Harpers Harper's Weekly Some of these days the inside history ot of why Mr Eugene Lawrence no longer writes for Harpers Harper Weekly and why for tor ten years Mr Nast's cartoons for the same journal of civilization were paid for tor and then sup sup- suppressed sup suppressed pressed will be written And when it is s another chapter will be added to the indict indict- indictment indictment ment against Rome Borne for lor interfering with the tree free discussion of public affairs It is an open secret in journalistic circles that Mr Lawrence and Mr N ast were both sacrIficed for business reasons connected with the great Harpers Harper's Educational Series Rome Borne Romed dominates d the school boards in almost every city and town of in m the United Unite States and in order to secure tte ad adoption of their wares school-book school publishers have found it necessary to toady to Rome Borne and so long as Harper Brothers retained the services services services ices of Lawrence and Nast their Edu Edu- EducatIonal Educational Educational Series was in the Index toris a- a torts toris of was practically excluded from the public schools No matter how carefully these books were edited so as to meet the views of the Vatican no matter how the truth of 01 history was suppressed or misrepresented to coincide with the the dogmas ot of the church which arrogate the sole right to write history as well as make it no matter how plIant the Harper Brothers be- be became became came in inputting putting their publishing trade un- un under under der the censorship of Rome Borne so long as they retained m in theIr employ the active and powerful services s of Mr Lawrence Lawrence and Mr Nast they were under a ban and the terror of excommunication hung bung in effectual t warning over every school board in AmerIca numbering a Roman Koman Catholic in its mem mem- membership membership membership Speaking of the French in Cana Cana- Canada Canada Canada da Mr Maxwell w would uld find on this topic something to speak Instructively instructively on It is just years since Montcalm surrendered to Wolfe and though Quebec was said to have fallen from the French point of view t yet we see it today more French than ever Previous to the affair on the plains of Abraham the few French in the country com com- comprised comprised comprised merely a garrison or struggling struggling struggling gling colony In the tie whole valley of the St Lawrence there were only some Bome now there are There were none in Ontario now there are Prince Edwards Edward's Island bland had none it has now N Nova ova Scotia has New Bruns- Bruns Brunswick Bruns wick and in the west In Ontario which is essentially a Protestant and Orange province there are eighty schools where French is exclusively spoken There are now fully Frenchmen in Canada They hold the balance of power politically and andare andare andare are said to own more mON than half the theland theland theland land of Canada Rell Religiously they are on top for it is only in the pres pres- present present present ent year they have gained a vi victory tory iu in the corporation and endowment of the Jesuit order Here is an interesting subject for fort t analysis by anti Romanists Under t Protestant England Rome is more powerful than ever she was under Ferdinand and Isabella Wherever the British flag floats floats and oa and and that is f the everywhere the Roman priest has tree free scope to work and develop Then why do we blame the College of Cardinals in Rome to strain a l point in favor of ot Balfour and why censure Leo the for endeavor endeavor- endeavoring endeavoring endeavoring ing to turn the Irish priests into a ar aJ apolitical apolitical r J I political police force in Ireland if Romanism will certainly be one ORe of the religions of the tha future what the ther theother r other will be time only can tell s The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Illinois on Wednesday the 2nd instant laid the of the thet t nationally famous Build Build- Building Build are ii ing in this city The Masonic rites x are not permissible in all cases of this kind ony only when the building is on a grand scale and erected and dedicated for purposes of ge general eral utility ous to the formality of laying the stone there was a grand and imposing imposing imposing ing procession of Masons habited in inthe inthe inthe the regalia of the Order and with the us usual al distinctive banners and insignia of the craft Som Somewhere where about seven commanderiE's and five thirty five lodges were represented The ceremony was very simple Grand Marshal Stevens commanded silence Dr Thomas offered prayer Mr Teck on behalf of the Auditori Auditori- Auditorium Auditorium Auditorium um company formally requested the Masons to lay the stone Gen Smith replied Masonry seeks for tur no public hon hon- honor honor honor or It makes no n rt quest to be en engaged en- en engaged engaged in any public demonstration no matter how important the under under- undertaking undertaking undertaking taking but modestly reserves itself an and yet is ever willing to comply with any reasonable request relative to public buildings In ancient the craft those of which these are the lineal successors engaged Inoperative in inoperative operative masonry were wont to celebrate the laying with solemnity and festivities Today the speculative brethren operate co-operate co with the operative masOns masons only in buildings of a public character when requested by public officers The cathedral of London ondon was con con- consecrated consecrated consecrated by masons and broth broth- brother brother brother er George Washington laid the stone stone cornerstone of the nations nation's nation s capitol at Washington in 1793 It is be- be becoming becoming be becoming coming that the grand lodge of the State of Illinois on this its fiftieth anniversary should be requested to conduct the final ceremony It is a building worthy of the imperial city ity of Chicago of the great commercial emporium of th the Mississippi valley a building that to show the people of this continent is to insure the worlds world's exposition in Chicago in 1892 Mr L H Sullivan the architect and designer came forward to de- de deliver deliver de deliver liver the stone the square the level leveland leveland leveland and plumb He responded accord accord- according according according ing to the ritual as follows Most Worshipful Grand Master Having been with the duty of designing this edifice and of supervising and directing the work work- workmen workmen workmen men in its erection and having been enabled to witness its com com- completion completion completion I now with due respect present to you for inspection and approval f the last stone Atone that enters into its composition CA and with it the implements of operative Masonry there being no further occasion for their use The Grand Master then accepted the work from Mr Sullivan and proceeded to strew corn in token of plenty wine an emblem of gladness and oil as a symbol of peace The Masonic benediction was pronounced ne- ne need ed by Chaplain Perry and the greatest building in the world of ancient or modern times was Wf formally though not literally com com- completed completed completed In the afternoon Dr Lorimer ad- ad addressed addressed ad addressed dressed the Masons at the Second Regiment Armory The noted Baptist his preacher did not seem lIa hap hap- happy p- p py in hrs his theme He felt that he was there to defend the Order not to eulogize All he could say was that I the Order was guilty of no mur mur- murders murders ders no conspiracies no plots mur-j mur in Illinois He said that tb insist Virulent critics the gael Clan resembles may Mason Masonry ever eVel ry but yet no candid raw mind S I X 2 41 Clan Clan- Clan fl mistakes Masonry for the 0 Gael This is in truth all a ineal J- J the handed compliment to the descendants of those who bunt built Temple The fact is that the tb Claud n na-Gael na society was organized of the j perfected by members in sonic Order and those members goo good standing too And it is a IU further known to the initiated w verY bra the ritual and ceremony nearlY so 00 tests are the same or el wee So Dr Lo in both Orders S order rather feels that the Masonic o evil evil- f fis e is the parent of many other Ither as ei o 0 i perform performing ug offspring as well the Gael na Clan Gael na that the thes It Ii is rather singular name most fr frequently q mentioned on 1 s is na Clan Gael Clan the architect of the re fI figures Sullivan The sam same name Auditoriums on the of the building building- as the architect of the Then there is John L Sullivan ya Of Boston and th there re is Arthur Wavy SU o oy y van an of London another r of 01 Ste- Ste Stevan lH And a S known well operas of the alle van figures as one The h hC C Ct murderers of Dr he e to- to Sullivan is as irrepressible CrOmWell ell day as it was when of S oJ- oJ load en- en shipped a vessel Barbadoes to t s 's livans to the of gage in the de del devious clous ious pastime P time Ita ing sugar for orEn English 0 ouid Chicago No Utah visitor to In a fail to see the Auditorium Ina J a short time it will be a city in J Jt f tte i iI I It t win will contain souls vas vast t take a full day to see its terror and to look upon its Jno- Jno a tower commenced in i tower It was lc- lc J l ground ary 1887 the Below there is work equal to the v cl sized ed tion of what is termed a la large VeIl pen block For Forests of timbers were over olef below the water Jin line cemented c F blob bleb with a layer of concrete in ded miles of steel rails were 1 ni which ar pod bed making a base roes describe as stronger than tyro itself Upon this foundation t JUO jr 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