Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-02

duced. He received a hearty ovation
from the audience, though naturally
ther was some disappointment over
the no.appearance of the advertised
speaker.
Mr.. Wanhope spoke over an hour and
a half, the audience paying the strict
est attention and frequently interrupt
ling with thunderous outbursts of ap-
plauses. The speaker said in parts
"It is said that history repeats IL
self, and 1 believe we are making his.
tory here tonight. To me it seems
that the tremendous volume of protest
now arising from all parts of the coun-
try over this infamous outrage on our
brothers, Meyer and Haywood, presages
something more than indignation. II is
a warning to our industrial masters
who own this country and who CON
troll our means of life, that their rule
is fast drawing to close, and that
this, their latest attempt, will hasten
rather than retard it. That we are
warning the ruling class that the death
of Meyer and Haywood means the
death of capitalism.
A few months ago l stood in the old
state house in Boston, built in pre-
Revolutionary days, it is now reposi-
tory for historical documents. In one
of the glass cases an ancient looking
handbill attracted my attention; on the
top it bore the legend "One Hundred
Dollars Reward" The contents dis
closed the fact that in the year 1885,
1.-THE date of the handbill, certain
John Thompson had been proclaiming &
publicly in the streets of Boston that
it was unjust, immoral and criminal
for one man 10 own another, just be-
cause that other happened TO be en-
cased in black skin instead of a white
one. This revolutionary doctrine at
tracted the attention Of several right.
thinking prominent wealthy and pa.
triotic citizens Of Boston, and the hand
bill referred to, which offered 800
reward to anyone who would tar and
feather Thompson, was circulated by
them.
Five years after this, two other citi-
zens of Boston repeated the crime Of
Thompson. Their names were Wendell
Phillips and Lloyd Garrison. The right
thinking people, the "sane and safe"
citizen them determined to suppress
them and hired a mob for that pur-
pose. The two men were caught,
dragged through the streets with a
halter around their necks, subjected 10
the blows, taunts and insults of the
mob, and narrowly escaped with their
lives.
II looked in 1910 as if the system
of chattel slavery against which these
men protested, were TO last forever;
it seemed 70 be the most durable in
stitution in the land. 1t had public
sentiment on It's side, and those who
questioned it were regarded and treat
cd as criminals
But after all this was only apparent
not real. Even then when it seemed
strongest, ehattel slavery was dying.
For twenty years later hundreds Of
thousands Of the young men, of the
North, scores Of thousands from Mas
sachusetts and Boston, the sons and
grandsons Of the very men whC
mobeed Phillips and Garrison, marched
againset the citadel Of ehattel slavery
IN the South. They carried musket'
on their shoulders and dragged cannon
behind them. They laid their hvei
down on countless battiehelds 10 make
good, by force Of arms. the very doe
trine proclaimed few years ago by
Thompson, Philips and Garrison. Chat.
tel slavery perished by the sword and
hame and the horrors of civil war
And today on the very top Of the
roll of Boston's famous sons stand the
names of Philips and Garrison. Boz
ton delights 70 do them honor; she
has erected monuments 70 their mem
cries.
And how about tAe men who would
have destroyed their hvesf What plaes
have they in BostOns arehivesi
None. Boston does nat want 20 have
them emsmbered-wants 70 have then
forgotten; is ashamed oi them. They
have been Tepudiated by their "rght
thinking'' descendants. Snd ;hsii
names have persisted from Temsm
braEee.
Standing in the Presenes Of thsi
magnificent audience tonight, an.