Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-03

To boil this down
Demand Of your candidates that they
represent, as Bishop McCabe says, the
100 per cent of the people and not the IL
per cent made up from some organiza.
ton. The people can elect the free mar
sure If they let the facts be known.
Next, don't fail to go individually or in
a body and demand Of the newspaper that
wants your patronage, that 1t print ls
much matter in the interests Of the free
citizens as IL does of the proceedings"
and favorable comment on the labor trus;
Then ask the advertisers 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 continued prosperity
OF your community. But you must act
Real genuine slavery Is here with its
grip on our people. We see the same fear
in denouncing 1t as existed among the
people in the days of Negro slavery
The cowardice Of politicians and press
fearing to stand upon the God-given
principles of human liberty, fearing for
votes and patronage. But they have tenn
porized and compromised too long and
history repeats itself. Whenever in the
AFFAIRS of a nation one class enslaves
another, fear always begets cowardice.
Then there is attempt to compromise with
the wrong, and that sin of compromise is
such crime against the eternal principle
of human liberty that it brings increased
tyranny, oppression and misery by the
spread of that slavery 1t was so before
the civil war--it is so now. Every day
sees new victims. American citizens
marooned, impressed and subjected to the
slavery of the labor trust. These victims
frequently struggle to free themselves.
If they night hard enough they may sue
coed but many cannot. VIII you stand
idly by and see this wrong go on? Please
read this article over again and carefully
get the facts clearly in your mind, and
then as you value your native land and
the freedom of your person and children,
ACT Demand OF your newspaper that II
stand for the common people and demand
of your candidate for public Office that he
represent the interests of the masses, the
great unorganized majority with their
needs and rights, and not the selfish in
terests Of any organization made up Of
the few to prey on the many.
Extend to men the right to organize
with capital or labor or both for pTotec-
ton and betterment But when acts Of
tyranny, oppression and slavery are com
mitted and the slightest attempt made TO
rob you or your fellows of the right 10
work, the right to buy and sell or 70
exercise your freedom and liberty in any
manner given under our constitution,
yield not one fraction of It, 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-
mination or a long and bitter war with
that spirit fattened and strengthened by
the loot of long feeding.
It is a most serious matter where even
one American brother has been robbed Of
his liberty and freedom what then shall
we do when confronted with the abuse
and oppression of thousands of our own
people. 1t is time for some Of you to
search out your long too hidden flag and, In
contemplation, send your minds back to
the time when the old sires marched and
toiled, until tyrants bullets cut the
arteries and stripes OF red washed across
the white banner. then in field of blue
were set the stars, with as high a pur-
pose as the magnificent machinery OF the
planets, set by that same God In the
royal purple of his heaven. Those old
grandfathers were sent out by the inn
pulses OF the Infinite Father TO win back
the lost crown OF human liberty, the best
gift to his children
When It came to us a noble rag to be
ever held as a symbol and reminder OF
that crown so dearly won back after hay-
ing been lost by apathy cowardice and
with the eternal principles
That old nag bears a message TO us
from our grandfathers. and stronger still
from the Infinite Father who inspired
them In solemn tones IL demands that
we stand together now and always when
ever one single American son be threat
ened with the loss of his blood-bought
Inheritance, his personal liberty.
We may shirk, oner excuse, hesitate.
pander and prevaricate. but the eternal
God Of Justice who moulded that crown
Of liberty will exact a point OF punish
ment for each and every point OF cowaFdly
shrinking from the prompt and uncompro-
missing defense of the heritage.
Slavery Is rampant IN our midst. and
pleading voices vibrate about the closed
ears and hidden heads OF Monsrels Ty-
rants GldNeH anu FTbtUleu anu viii not
be still Those spirit voices OF dead
fathers and the cries OF their helpless
children blend with the message woven
through the old banner Of our sires.. and
call. and call, and call God helm the
helpless when Americans become blunted
and supplied with Indifference.
c. W. POST
n. b. This article will be put IN pam
phlet form By the Natl Citizens In
dustrial Assn, St. James Building. n Y.
and be used by the local ass'ns OF citizens
In cities where the shiverinK cowardice
Of the news 90 paper prevents it's print
Ing this public announcement In defence
Of the common man.
The names OF such papers will also he
supplied by the Natl Assn.
II has been difieult thus far 10 uncover
such papers. Now let's pun on ~ IA
and have = look