Resolved further, That we be
lieve that his arrest was brought
about by Roman Catholic influence,
and that it is unjust.
We believe further that this act is
an invitation of the suppression of
conscience and free speech and
press; that we tender him our sym
pathy and support; and that a copy
of this resolution be sent to our pa
pers for publication.
S. T. SPEARS, Moderator.
C. M. Deere, Secretary.
AN ATLANTA MEETING PASSES
RESOLUTIONS.
Dear Mr. Watson: A committee
was appointed by the Chairman of a
mass meeting in this city recently to
draft resolutions. They were enthu
siastically endorsed on th? 7th inst.,
and I was requested tcJ' forward same
to you personally, assuring you of
the sympathy and support of all
present.
Yours truly,
J. W. BREWER.
Whereas, We esteem our fellow
citizen, scholar and historian, Thos.
E. Watson, America’s most self
sacrificing exponent, of the highest
ideals of Church and State.
And whereas, in the course of his
warfare against the deception and
hypocrisy characteristic of those
who seek to dominate our free
American institutions, that he, the
said Thos. E. Watson, has seen fit
to expose what seems to he the in
ner principles of procedure of the
Hierarchy or the Roman Catholic
Church, and 'also an oath, charged
as an obligation requisite to mem
bership in the Knights of Colum
bus, an adjunct of the said Roman
Catholic Church.
