The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-03

viii grow until the burden cannot be
moved and the trust magnates eau force
their win without limit
To boil this down
Demand Of your b, didates that they
represent. as Bishop McCabe says. the
100 per cent Of the people and not the 10
per cent made up from some organiza
tion. The people can elect the free man
sure II they let the facts be known.
Next. don't fail to go individually OF
In a body 20 demand Of tie newspaper
that wants your patronage. that q print
as much matter in The interests Of the
free citizens as It does Of the pro
ceedlngs" aud favorable comment on
thelabor trust Then ask the adver-
tisers In the papers afraid to publish
this article why they support a sheet OF
that character.
DO these things and you will discover
you have the power to preserve your own
personal liberty. the freedom OF your
( townsmen and the continues prosperity
Of your community But YOU must act.
Real genuine slavery Is heYe with rs
grip on our people We see she same
fear IN denouncing il as existed among
the people in the days Of Negro slavery
/ The cowardice OF politicians and press
I
ciples Of human liberty, fearing for votes
and patronage. But they have tenipof-
lied and compromised TOO long and his
tors repeats itself Whenever in the
affairs OF nation one class enslaves
another fear always begets cowardice.
Thcp there is attempt to compromise
with the wrong. and that sin OF compro-
mise IS such a crime against the eternal
principle OF human liberty that il brings
increased tyranny. oppression and mis-
! cry by the spread Of that slavery II
was SO before the civil war--it IS SO
now Every day sees new victims.
american citizens marooned, Impressed
ana subjected to the slavery Of the labor
trust. These victims frequently struggle
to free themselves. If they fight hari
onough they may succeed but many
cannot WIN you stand idly by and see
this wrong go on Please read this art
icle over again and get the facts clearly
in your mind. and then as yoH valuo
your native land and the freedom Of your
/, person and children ACT Demand OF
i your newspaper that it stand for the
common people and demand Of your can
3 didate for public Office that he represent
the intcrests Of the massos the great
, unorganized majority with their needs
of amy Organization made up ~ the few
TO prey off the many
Extend = men the right to organize
with capital on labor or both for protec-
tiou and betterment But when acts N
tyrnuy, oppression and slavery are com-
? rnitted ana the slightest attempt made
. 70 rob you or your fellows Of the right
TO work the right to b,y aad sell or 10
exercise your freedom and liberty in any
s manacr given under our constitution
[ yield not one fraction OF it Maze your
r battle then 1nd there. a day Of contest
3 With the black spirit ~ tyranny right
3 on the start T. better than months or
8 years Of slavery with the certainty of
O eNterndnation or a long and bitter war
& with thar spirit fattened and strength
: ened 10y the loot Of long feeding
II Is "a most serious matter wht reveu
one American brother has bAen r0thod
of his libery and freedom what then
shall We do when confronted with the
abuse and oppression ~ thousands 81
por own people Il IS time for some OF
YOU to search out your too long hidden
nag, ana. in contemplation send your
minds back to the time when the old sires
u marched or tiled until tyrants bullets
cat the arteries and stripes of red wash
al fN t'ffiHN tiit Wililt uitihtfs lntn III a
- Held az blue were set the stars. with az
high purpose as the magnificent mach
:. inery ~ the planets sot by that same
God u the royal purple Of his heaven
$ Those od granefathers we're sent onl
re- is thc Impulses OF the Infinite Father {,
q win hacs tlc lost crown of human lib-
D eriy we best gift 20 his children.
i- With it cuma to us "a noble iiag 60 h'
.r ever hold as symbo and reminder 3
20 tht crowu dearly Won back
1d hiving heen lost by apathy cow,
nt nnd coupromise with ere eternal pril
oy cipies
1n That obi Gag bears % message 10 Us
az from our eanfathers and stfouge
sh stil from the Infinite Father who in
~ spirod them ln solemn tones II DC
I'D ma0ds that we stand together now am
v- aiways Whenever one single Amcrical
10 son he threatened with The loss Of hi
n- blond bought Inheritance, his persona
"a liberty
les We may shirk offer excuse hesitat
ue pander. and pre,arcate. but the etemt
ms God Of Justice who moulded that CROW
an W liberty win exact point of punish
s' nent for each and every point of COW
ne ardy shrinking from the prompt an
20 uncompromisiug defense OF the heritae
t'-NNfta ~ rampant III HNI must Ali
les pleading voices vhrate about the close
nd ears and hidden heads Of Nongrels r,
go rants. slaves and Freemen aud will n,
ne. he sun. Those spirit voices OF dca
is fathers and the cries OF their heipie.
or children blend with the message woys
me through the old banner Of onr sires an
arc call. aad call, and call. God help Il
helpless when Americans become blunt,
an and stupehed with Indifference
40 G. W POST.
ind \. y. This article viii be put
III pamphlet form by the Natl cltizen's Il
,av dusirial ASA. 81. James Hnndimg.
tho u" and be used by the local ass'ns
citizens IA cities Where the shireri,
en-. oowardce Of the EeWs 90 paper Or
hen vents lts printing tllis public anaOune
and ment in defense Of the common man.
ted The names OF such papers win also
AN supplied by the Natl Assn.
-ing II has been dinicult thus far 70 d
his cover such papers. Nov lets pun
uc- the I'D and have look