The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-04

OF the Iree citizens as it does OF the
proceedings" and favorable comment
on the labor trust. Then ask the adj
yertisers in the papers afraid to pup-
lish this article why they support d
sheet Of that character.
Do these things and you viii discover
you nave the power to preserve yoar
own personal liberty, the freedom az
your townsmen and the continued pros
perity of your community. But vou
must act
Real genuine slavery is here with lis
grip on our people. we see the same
fear in denouncing it as existed among
me people IN the days Of Negro slavery.
me cowardice Of politicians and press.
rearing to stand upen the Cod-Qfva.l
principles of human liberty. fearing for
votes and patronage. But they have
ee.llpG l.,la and compromised too long
ana history repeats itself. Whenever
IN the affairs of a nation one class
enslaves another, fear always heea.s
coWardice- Then there is attempt to
ss,l pr mise l with the wrong, and that
SIN or compromise is such a crime
against the eternal principle of human
uoefty that II brings increased TYRANNY
oppression and misery by the spread Of.
mat slavery It was so before the civil
WaI-lt IS so now. Every day sees new
victims. American citizens maroened
impressed and subjected to the slaver,-
OF the labor trust. These victims FREE
1ACAllS struggle 10 Tree themselves. ~
they light hard enough they may s,1c-
ceed but many cannot VIII ven stand
idly by and ssae=-tais 90 an
Please read this article over again an.i
carefully get the facts clearly in your
mind. and then as you va Ina vo,,r f,s
tive land and the freedom of vo,1rs nor
son and children. ACT Demand Of
your newspaper that it stand for the
common people md demand of vour
candidate for public Office that he rep
resent the interests of the masses. the
great unorganized ajority with their
needs and rights, not the selfish inter
ests OF any organization made I'D Of
the few to prey OF the many
Extend to men the right to orKanfzs
with capital or labor or both for pro-
lection and betterment. Eiut when
acts OF tyranny, oppression and slav-
cry are committed and the slightest
attempt made to rob you or vour faf-
lows of the right TO work the right to
ouy and self or to exercise your free
dom and liberty in any manner qrivan
under our constitution. Weld 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 ex-
termination CT a long and bitter war
with that spirit, fattened and strength
ened 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 confront
ed with the abuse and oppression of
thousands of our own people. It Ia
time for some OF you to search out
your too long hidden flag and In en-
temptation, send your minds back to
the time when the old sires marched
and toiled. until tyrants' bullets cut the
arteries ana stripes OF red washed
across the white banner, then in q field
OF blue were set the stars, with as high
a purpose as the magnificent machfn-
cry Of the planets. set by that same God
in the royal purple OF his heaven.
those old grandfathers were sent out
by the impulses OF the Infinite Father
to win back the lost crown or human
liberty, the best gift to his children.
With 1t came to US a noble flag to
be ever held as a symbol and reminder
OF that crown so dearly won back after
having been lost by apathy cowardfce
and compromise with the eternal prin-
ciples-
That old flag bears a message TO US
from our grandfathers, and stronger
still from the Infinite Father who in
spired Them In solemn tones 1t demands
that we stand together now and always
whenever one single American son be
threatened with the loss OF his blood
bought inheritance, his personal liberty
We may shirk. offer excuse. hesitate,
pander, and preyaricate, but the eternal
God Of Justice who moulded that crown
OF liberty win exact a point OF punish
ment for each and every point Of cow
ardly shrinking from the prompt and
incorporating defense OF the heritage
Slavery Is rampant in our midst, and
pleading voices vibrate about the closed
ears and hidden heads Of AIongreIs, Ty-
rants, Slaves and Freemen and 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 help the
nelpless when Americans become biunt-
ed and stupifled with Indifference
G. ". POST.
n B.-This article will be put in
pamphlet form by the Natl Citizens
Industrial Assn ST James Building.
N z, and be used by the local ass'ns
OF citizens IN cities where the saivering
cowardice Of the news ~ paper pre-
vents its printing this public announce
ment in defense Of the common man.
The names OF such papers viii also Be
supplied by the Natl Assn.
II has been difficult THUS far 70 un-
cover such papers. Now let's pull 81
the lid and have look