Danger in the Dark - ZseZse

112 DANGER IN THE DARK.
lest she rise in the majesty of her strength, and scorn
them as the tempest scorns the hempen cord I But,
stealthily and in the dark at dead of night, let us
spread the snare; and ere the people or their rulers
are aware, have them entangled in onr meshes: then
let them extricate themselves if they can.
" Only by stratagem can we hope to succeed. With
professions of friendship to the glWerment, and the
cherished institutions of the Republic, we must seek
to allay suspicion; and through enticing words and
fair speeches, decoy and beguile the unwary; and by
flattery and fawning work our way to political power
and influence. There are politicians to be bought,
and that among the leaders of the dominant parties;
yes, we shall find editors too, and even preachers in
Protestant ranks, who may be bought, and most of
them at a small price I
"What our order has achieved in other countries,
why may it not in this 1 Beyond the Atlantic, Jesuits
have revolutionized governments, convulsed nations,
subverted empires, and dethroned kings! and, in
the meantime, moved silently and unobserved. Are
we less capable of Jesuitical artifice 1 What's to
hinder us from overturning this Republic? We have
but to lay the fulcrum and lever in the dark; and
while we foment jealousies, and sow the seeds of discord
in various sections of the Union, adroitly manage
to lay the mischief on others, and ourselves putting
on looks of innocence, come in to gather up the
spoils."