The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-04

I magnates can force their will v;,b,..
limit. 0'
To boil this down
Demand of your candidates ~.
they represent, as Bishop McCabe So
the 100 per cent of the people and "a
the 10 Per cent made up from so1,.
organization. The people can Els
the free man sure if they let the fas.
be known.
Next, don't fail to go individuar.
or in a body to demand Of the neT'
paper that wants your patronage M.
1t print as much matter in the ipts,
ests Of the free citizens as it does !,
the proceedings" and favorable rom.
ment on the labor trust. Then a,,
the advertisers in the papers afraid n
publish this article why they suppo-
a sheet of that character.
Do these things and you will "A,
cover you have the power to preserv.
your own personal liberty. the free.
dom Of your townsmen and the con.
tinued prosperity of your commup.tT
But you must act.
Real genuine slavery Is here win,
its grip on our people. We see he
same fear in denouncing it as existed
among the people in the days of Negro
slavery. The cowardice of politician,
and press, fearing to stand upon IA
God-given principles of human liberr
fearing for votes and patronage. Bt
they have temporized and comprunI,
ed too long and history repeats Itself
Whenever in the affairs of nation Ola
class enslaves another, fear alwaS
begets cowardice. Then there is al,
tempt to compromise with the WRONG.
and that sin of compromise is such
crime against the eternal principle Of
human liberty that ii brings increased
tyranny, oppression and misery by
the spread of that slavery. 1t was 50
before the civil war-it is so Tow
Every day sees new victims. Amer.
can citizens marooned, impressed and
subjected to the slavery of the labor
trust. These victims frequently strug
gle TO free themselves. If they fgh.
hard enough they may succeed bu.
many cannot. Will you stand idly by
and see this wrong go on? Please
read this article over again and care
fully get the facts clearly in your
mind, and then as you value your ma
tive land and the freedom of your per.
son and children, ACT. Demand Of
your newspaper that it stand for the
common people and demand of your
candidate for public Office that he rep
resent the interests of the masses, the
great unorganized majority with their
needs and rights, and not the selfish
interests OF any organization made
up of the few to prey off the many
Extend to men the right to organize
with capital or labor or both for pro-
lection and betterment. Bu- when
acts Of tyranny. oppression and slay-
cry are committed and the Slightest
attempt made to rob you Or your iel'
lows of the right to work, the right 10
buy and sell or to exercise your free.
dom and liberty in any manner given
under our constitution, yield not one
fraction of 1t. Make your battle then
and there. "a day of contest with the
black spirit of tyranny right on the
start is better than months or years
of slavery, with the certainty of exter.
or long and bitter war with
that spirit. fattened and strengthened
by the loot Of long feeding.
1t is a most serious matter where
even one American brother has been
robbed of his liberty and freedom.
what then shall we do when confront
ed with the abuse and oppression Of
thousands Of our own people. Ii IS
time for some of You to search out
your too long hidden flag and, in con.
temptation, send your minds back 10
the time when the old sires marched
and toiled, until tyrants bullets cut the
artesies and stripes of red washed
across the white banner, then in
field of blue were set the stars. wit,
as h .gh purpose as the magnificea.
machinery of the planets, set by thai
same God in the royal purple Of h:i
heaven. Those old grandfathers were
sent out by the impulses Of the Infinite
Father to win back the lost crown Of
human liberty, the best gift to MS
children.
With it came to us a noble flag -
be ever held as a symbol and rem'n'
der of that crown so dearly won back
after having been lost by apathy, COW
ardice and compromise with the e;er'
nal principles.
That old flag bears message 70 rs
from our grandfathers. and stronger
still from the Infinite Father who u
spired them. In solemn tones l. DE-
mands that we stand together nov
and always whenever one single Anne.
lean son be threatened with the loss q
his blood-bought inheritance, his per
sonal liberty.
We may shirk, offer excuse, hesi'a@
pander, and prevaricate, but the ets'
nal God Of Justice who moulded tnn
crown of liberty will exact point
for each and every pos
of cowardly shrinking from the prom
and Incorporating defense OF t'
heritage.
Slavery Is rampant in our midst, af'
pleading voices vibrate about the clos
ed ears and hidden heads Of MOngreA
Tyrants, Slaves and Freemen and VI
not be still. Those spirit voices
dead fathers and the cries Of thel