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WHAT ONE WIDE-AWAKE PRO
; TESTANT CAN DO AGAINST
? THE SLY ROMANISTS.
Dear Sir: Thinking, perhaps, you
might like to know the results of the
efforts at legalizing Columbus day
in this state, I am enclosing here
with letters from two of our legis
lators from this legislative district,
composed of Big Horn and Washakie
counties.
One is from Mr. A. S. Mercer, Jr.,
of Hyattville, who is serving big first
term as representative from this dis
trict, and who, by the way, I believe
claims to be a descendant of one of
the signers of the Declaration of In
dependence.
The other is from Hon. Geo. B.
McClellan, “Bear George,’’ as he is
known throughout this part of the
country—the noted bear hunter and
story teller, —who is serving his first
term as Senator from this district,
after having served one or two terms
as representative. Mr. McClellan is
proprietor of the Red Bank Cattle
Company, and formerly partner with
ex-Governor W. A. Richards, now de
ceased, and has some celebrity in a
way on account of Owen Wister hav
ing been in the home of McClellan
at the time he wrote “The Virgin
ian,” Wyoming’s most noted histor
ical novel, and I presume McClellan
furnished some of the historical data
upon which the story is founded.
“The Virginian” is composed of some
of the events of the early history of
this region, and the leading events in
the principal character of “The Vir
ginian” is said to have been taken
from the life of Virgil Rice, first
sheriff of Big Horn County, who was
waylaid and killed in the Pryo?
Mountains, near the Montana boun
dary line a number of years ago,
while pursuing outlaws; however,
this is foreign to the purpose of the
present letter.
Although Mr. H. A. Gailbraith, the
other representative from this dis
trict, did not reply to my letter, he
lives here in a few miles of Neiber,
and am well acquainted with him,
and I did not have much fear of him
supporting the bill creating Colum
bus Memorial Day in Wyoming. Mr.
Gailbraith is a farmer, and a Demo
crat; the other-two are stockmen, and
Republicans, and live in the eastern
part of the Big Horn Basin, and I
am not so well acquainted with them.
Judging by the lodge notices in the
newspapers, there must be quite a
number of Knights of Columbus scat
tered throughout Wyoming and Mon
tana.
The “Menace” has quite a circular
tion here, locally, and some of these
times when I can spare the time, and
money, I am going to try to build up
the circulation of the Jeffersonian in
this region, although I am a very
poor excuse as an agent.
Very truly yours,
J. B. MILLER.
Neiber, Dickie Rte., Wyo.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 18, 1915.
J. B. Miller,
Neiber, Wyo.
Dear Sir: Yours relative to ‘♦Co
lumbus Day” received. Will say that
the bill was handed tu me by a gen
tleman from Cheyenne, whom I went
to school with, and I introduced the
measure with the words “by request”
printed thereon. I told the gentle
man that I would not fight for the
measure and I did not. The bill was
lost.
I do not believe in mixing religion
with politics. -Yours very resp.,
A. S. Mercer, Jr.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 20, 1915.
Mr. J. B. Miller,
Neiber, Wyo.
Dear Sir: Your letter of the
twelfth received some days ago. I
am glad to be able to tell you that
the bill creating Columbus Memorial
Day, will not become a law.
Was very glad to receive your
very interesting and instructive let
ter. In this position here if a per
son could only hear more from their
THE JEFFERSONIAN
constituents it would make our posi
tion very much easier.
This is the last day of the session
and we still have a great deal of work
to do, but hope to get pretty well
cleaned up. Yours respectfully,
geo. b. McClellan.
THIS CHURCH PROPERTY SHOULD
BE TAXED.
Dear Sir: The New York Times
of 7th inst., states that churches, in
stitutions and semi-philanthropic so
cieties in New York City alone hold
property to the amount of $381,230,-
578, which is non-taxable. In pro
portion it is pretty much the same
in every community in this country.
It has become evident to a great
number of people that the excessive
assessment on property is due to the
fact that so much realty is exempt
from taxation. Yet such organiza
tions expect and enjoy police, fire,
and other protections furnished by
the government which are paid for
by the taxpayers.
In New York, a bill has been in
troduced in the legislature by As
semblyman Sullivan, to tax the prop
erty of such organizations in excess
of an assessment exemption of SIOO,-
000.
In New Orleans the impression is
growing stronger every day that
churches and other institutions hold
ing lands and other properties not
directly required for their immediate
need should pay thereon a reasonable
amount of taxes. The Catholic
church in this priest-ridden com
munity strongly object to this.
Instances have been where organi
zations have sold at large profits
property held for many years free of
taxes, such property coming in com
petition with real estate held by citi
zens on which taxes have been paid.
Here in New Orleans the Jesuit
community known as the Church of
the Immaculate Conception, and run
ning schools and colleges, purchased
over thirty years ago a large tract of
land in the upper part of the city.
On this property they built a small
chapel, and as church property this
land escaped the proper taxes due
thereon. This land has enhanced in
value greatly through the fact that
citizens owning the adjoining prop
erties, on which taxes have been
regularly paid, have erected hand
some residences thereon. About two
years ago the Jesuits sold to the
Ursuline nuns a portion of this land
for the neat sum of $225,000, and a
large convent has been erected
thereon. As you will notice this is
quite a clever stroke of business.
G. S.
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THE FRANK CASE AND THE DAN
GEROUS USE OF BIG MONEY.
Dear Sir: The New York Times,
the World, and other Jewish papers
here are moving heaven and earth
to make your people believe that pub
lic sentiment here in the East is
unanimous in favor of Frank. They
are also trying to create the impres
sion here that it is only the lower ele
ment of Georgia that is against him,
and that-the upper class are in his
favor.
I have sounded a number of per
sons on the question and have not
yet found one Gentile opinion in
Frank’s favor. The secret of the
great effort to free this young fiend
is to be found in the well-known
Jewish antipathy to the execution of
a Jew for killing a Gentile. Os
course Jews will contradict this state
ment, but any person who has watch
ed the cases where Jews are charged
with capital crimes cannot fail to
have noticed this racial peculiarity.
Papers like the Times and World are
making many predictions of what
will happen in the South, especially
to Georgia, if Frank is executed., But
if he is not executed these papers and
others that have tried to set him free
will, and should be, held responsible
for whatever happens afterwards.
J. T. B.
Read Foreign Missions Exposed,
by Thos. E. Watson. Beautifully
printed. Profusely illustrated. Price
30 cents. The Jeffs, Thomson, Ga.
HELP PROSECUTE THE MURDER
ERS OF WM. BLACK.
With unlimited funds at their dis
posal and the best criminal lawyers
in the country available to their call,
the Knights of Columbus are appar
ently scheming through the able as
sistance of Judge Littleton, to so han
dle things at Marshall, Texas, that
“Ryan and others may not be tried,”
as stated in the Marshall Messenger
of March Bth.
This is the same judge that twice
ordered the grand jury to indict Col.
Hall, and which they twice refused
to do.
A responsible citizen of Marshall
writes: “The whole secret as I see
it is to dispose of Clarence Hall as a
witness against the thugs by placing
an indictment upon him. The Mar
shall K. of L. Castle are willing to
do all possible, but the lack of funds
for attorneys needed in the prosecu
tion seems to have stumped us for
the time, though all the time the
Catholics are blindly busySvith seem
ing tricks galore, and we are all blue
over the situation. It seems the
Catholics are about to slip one over
on us.”
Let all patriotic citizens under
whose eyes this falls immediately
mail H. Moffat, Marshall, Texas, one,
five, ten dollars or more, to be used
in the prosecution of these cases. Let
us see a monument to the martyred
Christian minister, Wm. Black, after
his murderers ar e hung, and not be
fore.
If your patriotism means anything,
show it; mail H. Moffat, of Marshall’
some money.
By request of
ROBERT HUGGINS,
Gen. Comdg.
CHARLES H. VOIGHT,
Adjt. Gen. K. P. M. F.
The Roman Catholic Hierarchy
A book which is the result of years of study
By Thos. E. Watson
Contains historical data showing the evolution of the
Papacy, and its adoption of Pagan ceremonies and rites.
It cites Roman Catholic theological authorities, whose
instructions to priests as to questions to be asked women
caused Mr. Watson to be indicted.
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