The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-03
To Mongrels, Tyrants,
Slaves and Freemen

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lacked and driven from the solemn rites
eondrcted for their loved ones Ia the
last and nnai farewell.
These are few Of the many indig-
mites and tyrannies heaped upon the
common American citizen IN this present
day slavery OF the labor trust, slavery
more wide-s spread and irksome. with
more assaults upon citizens. more op-
I preston. more property destroyed, and
more murders committed than during
the period of negro slavery, which so
aroused the sympathy Of a great people
that IN the settlement Of the question
millions Of lives and hundreds OF mill
lions Of property were sacrificed.
An that IL free the African while the
ater-day slavery manacles the hands
of the white frec-b born American.
Think of the condition under which
thousands Of our citizens are forced,
against their will. to pay money 20 join
the unions. and to obey blindly the ord
ers OF the leaders TO stop work when
told helpless TO earn the little money
needed by wife and children for food,
clothing and fuel. helpless to maintain
their manhood and self-respect, bowling
and crushed until the suicides caused by
utter despair hcs mounted up to an ap-
pdiiinS uSt
why don't the people rise IN their
might and free themselves from this
monster someone inquiries?
Let us look al the facts ana see. Some
years ago there arose God-given in
spiration for the wage Garner TO better
. his condition and the sympathy Of the
whole people went out towards the move
, ment. Organization. 20 mass power seem
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being, their early motives being pure.
They must have leaders, improvements
began to appear in better sanitary con-
9 ditions better hours and better wages.
y Then the leaders began TO demand large
= salaries and finally To wiring graft"
! from the members and from employers.
s Then appeared the intoxication OF power
= the leader found that his slightest word
8 must be obeyed aad in order TO en-
force it he must rule by terrorism and
Il absolute slavery methods Money IN
q great sums must be raised aud the pro-
- cedHe seemed simple. Hire agitators
u and organizers on commission basis
Send an organizer into amy dissict even
p where workmeu are wcil paid and cou-
'e tented Seek out few hot heads aat
.e wildly talking Individuals, easy TO fin,
- in any community Join them m
meeting make some mnammators
~ speeches tell them how they are abuse,
~ ana that labor creates am wealth ans
le therefore must take it an" Urge then
90 make other ~orl1men dissatisfied an.
in "a few days a nucleus is formed lik,
small SNOWFALL which only needs
~ little rolling 10 grow rapidly. Then mas
'N these discontents ana march 20 a fac
~ tory and call on the workmen 10 drol
~ their tools Join the "uuion' ana 20 on
y strike.
~ Some steady he1us demur aud say The
ID, have good positions and good pay. WAY
IL. lay such man on his way home argu
ana persuade him 90 Join the uao
and strike can fim "scab" II he re
fuses hoot and iecr AZ him throw
II, few stones and get some boys 20 chas
~ ana harsss him Have crowd cali %
goods Some 60 the ciothier butcher
ndcual man Notify his friends not I
associate with him nstnrci The childre
10 chase his and ,erronize them goin
- und coming fiom school Notify his em
r 2loycr tnd tail other woiNmen VIII pm
aid boycti sis goods n be don't dis
-. charge that sc4b About that tim
n, this martyr begins go feel that IL g.
\. terrible price 10 pay Tor his smndia
.,, up for the freedom aad liberty granite
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or unl.ss bo IN. the one bt,,,est man oui
he -
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'pf bow nus neck I" li' N'h' "P
trust, An tisoiNi' ilNe il"Si'" go
helpless prom NHN nmr h' ="
rse itci tn '''ftefs p. '''r i'l "ls"he
ua while afc1siofHl nnes ni irNn el"''V
slNn0o ans assfssed HeihaV nun oS
ags uniol &" punish hln ana meiae.'
the aiiy ialien the ppcNeih"eNs ol iue i+'
'is
mr Thousands ANA tens of thousands
op. nigh grade American Worlunea are
n tha condition az helpless slavery todd
est and thcs CURSE. hut bow
ihe GIVE ihom oh.uce and thcy won
7,---- f1,-------i--- NM fT1 skinful orpa
tly 900, ~, ,p ANA rniea l,y th. pa
ec- Leaders is noNerf,l enooeh to keep ths
not nr,r.,i, tan,ede
tby .,.,., ,.t
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up ms m's '. ~ ,ss,g,,p, $50 ,oe ma ,bo n4y,nr 4