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Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16
HAVEN'T EVEN HORSE SENSE.

The workers who produce the vast
wealth of the country by their labor
retain about II per cent. of the wealth
which they create. capitalism takes the
rest. The wealth producers of this
country constitute 90 per cent. of the
population. Now let us see whether
the workers have manifested even
horse sense.
Suppose that 1O,000.000 horses were
turned into pasture covered with the
finest of grass reaching to the horses
knees, with good water everywhere in
plenty, and the pasture as large as the
United States. Don't you suppose that
they would all be fat and sleek: You
don't imagine for moment that there
would be few fat, sleek ones and all
the rest so poor that their bones would
be fairly sticking through their miser-
able hides. do you? 1t wouldn't be at
all likely that few fat ones would
monopolize all the grass and water,
while the rest would give up all but
II per cent. of the grass they grazed to
the lew fat ones. would it? You admit
that there would be plenty of water
and grass for all the horses and that
each one would do his own grazing en-
Joy all the grass that he grazed and get
fat and sleek.
Here We have 10.000,000 people turn
ed into Il pasture by their creator, eX-
tending from ocean to ocean. literally
land of milk and honey. naturally
capable of sustaining 800. 900, 900 people
with plenty and to spare. Like the
horses the whole 70.G00000 ought to be
fat, sleek and happy and they would
be- had they as much sense as the
horse. But on the contrary we have a
few big fat, sleek fellows who have
monopolized the land, money, railroads
machinery, etc.-all the means OF Great
inc and distributing wealth while the
great mass OF the people are lank and
lean. many 30 poor that their miserable
bones show through their thin hides.
50 TO speak. Ninety per cent. Of this
great herd Of 7o.o0o.00Q people are com
PEELED by the big. fat follows to rive up
to them through interest. rent and
profit. all but about T. per cent Of the
grass they Craze. No. We don't seem
tn bo,-n avon ,l1r~a ..a;,sa = rTp1.I
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16
Government Functions and Industrial
Progress.
THE AGE OF HoMEsPUN.
This Series began in No. -


Passing from the savage, or roam
ing stage of life, families settled
down on given pieces of land to cuti-
waite them, and thus to obtain a bet
ter living than they could get by de-
pending on game fish and the natural
fruits Of the earth.
In this period toeir wants we're vet
few and simple. and each family able
to produce nearly all it needs indie
pendent OF others. We may call this
the age of homespur. Each family
had It's own outfit of productive ma
chine.y, such as it is. and there is no
industrial competition between the
families; because each family con-
sumes only what il produces Within
the families there is doubtless d com
petition, as there ought to be, with
Il socialistic spirit, for each member
tries to do the most for the good Of
the whole family.
There is little or no division of Ia
Dor and they have to wor., long hours
in order to produce even a very sim
pie living.
Each family prepares the soil sows
the seed, rcaps the grain, thrcshes it.
grinds It i'm its own MILL and ma,eo
the -four into bread without outside
help.
Each family makes the hay. feeds
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16
Sir. Biggs and His "Masheen.

Air. Biggs and His "Masheen."
I wish to tell'you what have done
with those colony views: After had
Toasted my eyes on them awhile.
concluded that there were others that
would appreciate feaS Of the same
kind So / went to the furniture
dealer with them and had each of
them put in a neat little frame: then
took a copy of your letter head to
the printer and had it set i'm large
type and struck on a card the same
size Of views ! also had it framed
like the others, so that made a group
of eight Then had them all put
together, which made a picture about
34Xi0 inches, then / went about town
looking for a conspicuous place to
hang up my picture, and after finding
a number that would not tolerate il
on their premises. which was rather
discouraging, / found one merchant
that sympathized with me and al
lowed my picture to be hung in his
window, and you may imagine what a
qualification il was to me as sat on
the opposite side of the street and
saw the passers by stop and scrutinize
my ''masheen," So yesterday was
in town again and parties hailed me.
cnquiring about about that colony:
but it was hard for me to convince
them that it was not a speculative
scheme. Now / am going to get their
addresses to send to you. and !
wish YOU would send such literature
to them as YOU think would be the
most convincing OF any that you have.
/ think that John Johnston's Ques-
tions and Answers would be very good
to send them.
Nebraska. W. H. Biggs.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16
Wants Plenty of Notes.

Glad to see the recruits rolling in.
Hope you will be able to accommo-
date them all. Give us plenty of col
ony notes. TO Equality and like colo
MES we look for an example of how to
live. When I look about me and see
the wasted energy wonder if the
people will ever learn better. We
are in the midst of the strawberry
season. In Utah we raise strawber-
ries to sell. At Equality you raise
them to eat There are hundreds Of
little patches scattered oyer the val
ley. It requires hundreds OF teams
and miles of travel to market them.
while under cooperation it could be
done by eight or ten.
The swell clubs have been eating
berries out of season until now that
the home crop is in they have no APP
petite for them, but pass on to april
cots. peaches and cherries shipped
from California. Hundreds of poor
families are unable to get them at
all, land the masses submit t. this and
think it right and just. .
Send me a bundle of your papers
and | will see if cannot rustic YOU a
a few subs. Just now everything is
war, and people care for nothing else.
Utah, Martin Fesler.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16

Mr.. Wclman showed that since 1880
the item of transportation has increased
from S.. 2O0. 900 to 49,. 055.O00. He then
goes ahead to show how the railroad
companies steal good share of this
money. Once in four Years the govern
ment attempts to obtain the average
number of pounds carried daily, and
uses this as Il basis of settlement. At
such times the railroads send thousands
of tons of dummy mail" over their
lines. They send their annual supplies
at this time, and in hundred ways
swell the average An original eX-
pense of 5000 in this way netted one
road 1898. 900. After explaining several
such schemes. Mr.. Wellman continues:
Mr. Armour, or the Standard Oil
Company, or others of the big shippers
own their own cars. They pay the
roads for hauling them, and get draw
back paid by the roads for the use of
their cars. But Uncle Sam rents his
cars from the railroads, and pays for
the hauling of them besides. \ first
elias, railroad post-ohice car. sixty feet
long. the finest built, costs maximum
OF $1,000 to construct. For this the
United States pays $50 per mile per
annum rental in addition to the rate
per pound of the mails. Such car
running between Chicago and New
York for year earns in rentals alone
nearly $4,000. And it costs only 5000
to build"
Considering the effective support
given by the railroads to the present
administration in the campaign result
ing In its selection. can any one hope
that i. VIII abolish thi, robbery: A
few years ago. the manage of rail
way running out Of Des Moines was in
dicted for dofraudinq the government
by sending an enormous amount of dunn
my mail over his line during the weigh
ing period. The evidence Of fraudu-
lent intent seemed indi-patahle but he
escaped ON "a technicality as the big
.hiave- SO Olsen do. 1T was good deal
more than suspected too from the evil
denco presented at the time, tina. the
L. S. congressman from the district
helped on the ~Uindle boy "hanking"
an enormous amount Of public docu-
ueuts TO constituents along this and
other lines, just at the ime when it
would do the railroads the most good
Comparing the lrookedness everywhere
developing whc"e private corporations
performing public services come into
contact with public officials. with the
honesty and efficiency manifested in
the departments Of the postal system
conducted 10y the government.
the argument against government
ownership Of railways because of fear
of official corruption seems ridiculous.
LFairhopc Ma Courier.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16

Hon. Marion DeUries of California
on the $j00,010,000 bond deal.
The time of war in every country
at all times has been seized upon as
the time toplunder the public: While
Z shall favor all necessary measures
in this war,and the votes viii SO show,
! refuse to he q party to permitting
what believe to be the pillaee of the
country by rapacious financial vul-
lures, or the Stacking Of the babes
in the cradle with a debt and interest
for twenty years. while the father
Lares his breast and bosom and bat
ties for our country. The would be
little glory and much shameif in the
light of history and the experiences
of this nation we unshack!e the
slaves Of Cuba by shackling the freed
men of America. Neither the cry of
patriotism" nor the jeers Of petit
Jogging" in matter Of purely inter
nal policy should carry Us Off our feet
and into the vortex Of foolishness in
this crisis.
This bill does not require property
owners to give their just share to the
cause Of their country. and they
should at least be commanded tostand
back from pillaging the yeomen Of
the nation while they uphold the dig
,;4,. &c 4I,, Ip,,.,,llt- r.. ,,..t.. 81
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16
Strange to Others, Too.

Strange to Others, Too.
The war excitement here far sur
passes anything. TO me it is 50 very
strange to think that people would
fight for those that have exploited
them: i. e., the bond spectators. 1t
is evident to me that we have not
reached that stage yet when the
homeless people of the Roman En-
pire refused to fight for their oppres'
sors.
Indian Territory. T. HOWE.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16
Pressing Hard.

Enclosed find =. O. money order for
$40, which includes monthly dues
for Il members of Union No. of New
York, and SOC each for two subs. |
do earnestly hope that the pioneers
on the land will remember that the
forces against which we have to fight
are drilled into disciplined armies,
and if we are to succeed our indus
trial army must be compact and
obedient to the officers who are elect
ed TO lead.
New York Tom tittOn.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16
They are Ready to Receive.

They are Ready to Receive.
have received a copy OF Industrial
Freedom. which ! like very much. /
want to keep posted in the B c {
movement. am doing all can for
socialism. If | find ] cannot do one
thing my way | turn and work social
ism some other way. | find that a
great many here like Social Democ-
racy. shove that to them, and when
! find a Christian that is honest, |
size him up, and if think nothing
else will reach him shove him Social
Gospel.
This looks like foolishness, but like
the old man that found the lad up the
apple tree and bid him to come down
with kind words and would not, then
try to see what virtue there is in
something else. They are coming
down now and asking what to do.
This Is now the best state for seed /
know of. Il is a grand field FOR some
body. The whole state j. at sea. not
knowing what to do. We have the So
cial Labor party, Populists. Social
Democrats. independents, B G. G. So
cial Crusaders, and Christian Com
monwealthcrs. Now sc want to get
an together. and If the rightkind of
men were put into the field the union
rould bp easily uprft t4g1 IN rvne4 -,,,,.
line Of reform except on the lines Of
populistism. The people are clam
moring for something broader, deeper
and more direct.
Texas. S. A. Brinkley.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16
How to Send Money.

la making remittances, send Post
Once Money orders for amounts Of
one dollar aud upwards; stamps will
be accepted for smaller amounts. In
no case send bank drafts or checks.
We will not accept them.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16
The Way the Old Thing Works.

Plutocracy has an army with two
wings; one is always performing, and
the other is always promising. Which
ever one happens to be out does the
promising and the one that is in does
the performing. These wings are
named the Democratic aud Republican
parties. Il Buzz Saw.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16
Much Pleased.

Much Pleased.
was much pleased with the sample
copies of Industrial Freedom, and
hope to be able to send my subscrip-
tion soon, and as many more as | can
get.
Colorado. Il. S. Crosby.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16
The Rising Star.

Enclosed find SOC i'm stamps. for
which please send me Industrial Free
dom for six months. only wish it
was $50, as according to what ! can
understand about affair, out there
the investment would be ahead Of
anything else that | know Of. Ny
ambition for getting rich has failed,
and my ambition to make a living is
nearly gone, and only for that wee,
wee. star hope in Skagit CO.. Wash
ington, shining out through the dark
clouds. the outlook for the future
would be gloomy indeed. This is not
so much for myself and family. as
suppose can struggle along so as to
keep soul and body together of my
self, wife and children, and in man
ner educate the children; but if
should suddenly have to forever leave
them in the present condition among
my competitive friends. what then;
SO in order to leave them in the hands
of unselish and kind friends my every
action is turned in the directio of
Equality. I viii try and send a few
subscribers to our paper m a short
time, but among those w1o would
read it money is very close. as bank
ers say.
South Dakota, II. H. Larson.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16

May Its Shadow Never Grow Less.
The Industrial Freedom came yes
tcrday. 1t is certainly good. May
its shadow never grow less. With
kindest wishes to all.
Tennessee. j. a. Calder.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16
The Only Way.
Tom clifton.


The colonization plan now begun at
Equality. Washington. the plan to fill
the state with cooperative towns is
not only superior to the L. e. but the
only way to change our competitive
pandemonium into cooperative peace
and prosperity for all. Then the
politics of such co-operative-towns-
filed state. will, of sheer necessity.
be changed also. For where every
person finds constant and adapted en-
ployment and fair reward. with no
anxiety for the future for either him
self or his family, there. the money
hunger and the Office hunger will have
ceased, and public administration
will be clean.
1 earnestly hope for continued sue
cess Of Equality. and that the state
may be filled with other co operative
towns. Wm. II. Muller.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16
THE RAILROADS ARE IN POLITICS.

Walter Wellman. the famous cores
pondcnt. has shown in the Chicago
Times Herald the true source OF the de-
felt in the postal department, which
Congressman Loud has sought to make
up off of increased charges on second
class matter. The trouble is in the
enormous increase in the amount paid
railroads for mail transportation not
only absolutely, but relatively in cost
per mile Mr.. Wellman gives the fol-
lowing table showing the rapidity with
which this burden is Increasing:
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16
Take COURAGE.

axe courage.
If our brothers and sisters. the no.
BILE and heroic pioneers who have left
homes and friends and in some in
stances left dear and sacred graves
behind, and crossed many state lines
and mountains and streams to take
up the greatest battle of the ages at
Edison and Equality, find the battle
against the power of darkness and
oppression hard, let them remember
that it gets harder every day outside
the colonies also. And there is no
hope for better future. But for the
colonization we all have Il great and
inspiring hope. And it is the only
hope of our living time and age.
Oregon. 1var Sabo.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16

state organizer Of Kentucky, +. ..
Festner az Covington. wishes to
start an Industrial school for boys
under the auspices OF the y G. G..
Parties interested should address
BRO. Festner at SOB Pike St.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16

The rc-ultof the second ballotiug
for the German Reichstag e that -
more socialists have been returned.
SO that with the "a previously elected
the tota socialist strength is 5s dcpu-
ties agaist A. obtained 10 lsg3 The
socialists had to face the combined
opposition Of all the non-soclaiist par
ties, who were brought together by
force OF the fear aroused al the great
increase Of the socialist vote in the
first ballot.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16

Should Be Assisted by all Fair Minded
In regard to the cooperative insur-
ance. as d member of the b G c,
take five shares, subject to payment
when notified by the authorities of
the colony in case of loss by fire. My
heart is with you in all your under
takings; also my purse. There iscer-
tainly noble people in this move
ment and should be assisted by every
fair minded Individual. My colony
fee of S!60 viii pay as soon as cir
cumstances allow it, although may
never be able to take my residence at
the colony. Enclosed 1920 as a dona-
ton to the colony.
Oregon. Geo. Goehncr.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-16

Make your letters shorter, and wen
print more of EN-.
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r. S. Crosby.
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WORDS OF CHEER
From Our Members ond From Other
Patriots.

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-05
SENATOR PROCTOR Explains
why lie Requested Vermonters Sent
20 Porto Rico.

Senator Proctor has written the follow
ing letter to the Burlington Free Press:
| notice in your paper this morning
copy of a telegram from Gov. Woodbury.
to Secretary Alger protesting against send
ing the Vermont regiment to Porto Rico
"unless their services are actually needed
there"
While in Washington last week | was
informed that the government was contem-
plating sending another army corps of
about 10 regiments to Porto Rico, and that
some regiments from Chckamauga were
to be sent. The question then was whether
it was best for our regiment to go with the
expedition or stay in camp at Chicka-
manga. 1t seemed to me that they had
STAYED in that camp altogether too long
for their good, and that if possible they
better be a part of that expedition and my
reasons for urging this were:
First felt sure from letters received
from Col Clark and others of the r giment
that if other regiments in their command
were sent on new expedition they would
feel it keenly to see their comrades select
ed and they left behind. In a letter of
July 26, Col. Clark wrote me: "The com
mand is getting tired of waiting and will
be very glad when ordered somewhere"
Second-Many people in the state, some
having, like Col. Woodbury., sons in the
regiment, have expressed to me the same
feeling, and believed that the sentiment
of the state and the regiment would be
the same on this point.
Third believed that the health of the
regiment would be greatly benefited by a
change. Ii has been a long time in camp
at Chickamauga and, with the American
temperament, nothing is so disheartening
or conducive to sickness as a long stay in
one camp without active service. We saw
it during our civil war in terrible mortal
ty in the 4th 9TH and 9Th Vermont regi-
ments and "a Vermont brigade while they
remained for months in one camp during
the first of their service. When active
service in the field began sickness rapidly
disappeared.
1t had not occurred to me that Presi-
dent Mckinley and Secretary Alger would
send an excursion to Porto Rico latter
the war was over" or anywhere else, un-
less in their judgment their services were
actually needed" Governor Woodbury's
patriotism and experience in military mat
tiers have been too well tested to be ques-
toned, and had he been in my place with
all the facts before him his conclusions,
trust, might not have differed materially
from mine.
Very respectfully yours,
REDFIELD PROCTOR.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-05
The Funeral. OF Deacon Augustus A.
StearnR.

The funeral of Deacon Augustus A.
Stearns was held at the Universalst church
Tuesday afternoon. There was large at
tendance, many of the members of the
church being present, and many beautiful
floral tributes were sent. Rev. +. w.
Whitney of Milford, Mass, a former pas
r. oticiated recognizing in his remarks
the noble qualities which were character
istic of Mr.. Stearns. Two selections were
sung by Frank Brasor and Lenna Thomas.
Col II. f. Taylor, j. F. Stearns and A.
j. Currier, representing the church; and
r. K. Gordon, Martin Hodgkins and Geo.
Phillips, representing Mr.. Stearns's for
mer associates at the Estey organ factory,
acted as bearers.
Among relatives of the family present
from out Of town were George S. Eddy of
Chicago; Arthur Eddy of Somerville,
Mass; c. w. Eddy and Miss Rose Cheney
of Orange, Mass. Samuel, Yeaton and
George Stearns of New Britain, Conn,
sons of Deacon Stearns's brother, the late
John Stearns.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-05
DEATH OF REV. DIR. osGooD.
Father of the Pastor of the Unitarian
Church.

Rev. Joseph Osgood, d.. of Cohasset, :.
Mass, father of Rev. f. Q. S. Osgood,
pastor of the Unitarian church, Brattle-
boro, died at his home in Cohasset Tues
day morning at the age of 80 years, 10
months. DR.. Osgood bad been for so
years the beloved and venerated pastor of
the Unitarian church at Cohasset, this be-
ing his only settlement in the ministry.
The veteran clergyman was a native of
Kenslngton, n. II. His early education
was acquired at Phillips Exeter academy.
After graduating there he was employed for
several years as school teacher in South
Danvers now Peabody. Later he enter
ed the Harvard Divinity school, took the
full course and graduated with the highest
honors of his class on Friday, July -,
1912. During his vacations he had taught
school in Cohasset.
On the following day he went to Cohas-
set and had been settled there ever since,
preaching from the same old pulpit, under
the ancient sounding board, although not
ordained until the Goth day of October in
that year.
In May, 1874, Mr.. Osgood was married
to Ellen Devereaux Sewall, daughter of
Rev, Edmund Quincy and Caroline WARD
Sewall of Scituate. Nine children of this
union are now living and u grandchildren.
DR.. Osgood had been closely identified
with all the community affairs of Cohas-
set. He was for many years chairman of
The school committee, and followed this
service by a term of II years as supern-
tendent of schools. The new central
school building, erected in 1890, was named
the Osgood school as a memorial to him.
The celebration of the j0th anniversary
of his settlement at Cohasset, which took
place July II, 1892, was a notable event.
Many ministers and laymen Of note par
ticipated. The old meeting house of Co
hasset common was crowded and the ven
cradle pastor preached sermon in which
he gave an int resting history of his long
connection with the church.
DIR. Osgood had been twice a visitor in
Brattleboro since his son became the Uni
tartan pastor here. He was present at the
installation of Rev. f.. Q. 5. Osgood last
October and took part in the exercises
His second visit was in June of this year
when he preached for his son. DR.. Os-
good was remarkably preserved, physical
ly as well as mentally. When here in
June he climbed the Wastastiquet on foot,
making the excursion with apparent ease.