The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-16

on SO that the peopel may know,
Some public men are like some
newspapers. they make the mistake OF
believing the Iabor-Socialists are a
majority because they make the most
noise. bat Il has been shown time and
again that when a public man proati-
tntes his ideas OF right aud justice to
the common citizen, and supports mea-
aures which seek To take money prop
erty and liberty away from the home
owner and the people find Il out, as
they wrrl, the cowardly official i8 gem
orally debated at the next election. for
owning class of Americans heavily
outnumber the Labor Socialiets, and
these Home Owners are the Principal
readers and supporters OF the news.
papers
The law.defers are organized and
abb TO present organized effort against
heretofore an unorganized public.
Now however the Home.Owners have
effected an organization known as the
Citizens Industrial Assn OF
America with a Central body IN New
/ York and local bodies in many towns
and cities Competent lawyers arc
employed to watch the viscious meas
ures introduced In congress and tbs
! Legislature and defend the rights of
+, the common Citizens from these In
sldious attacks and TO prevent the
class, the HOmeOwners and pass over
TO the Labor Socialists, money and
/ property which they do not earn, and
ipower which would enable then 90
enslaye the common people and force
them to obey All OF the work re-
qulres money for legitimae expenses.
/ Every reader who feels q desire to
/ help In his organized work of protec
ton can forward to the National Cit
liens Industrial Assn, ST James
I Building n. Y. such contributions as
he decides upon. from Si00 to 5000
The work Is now being carried on and
I with gratifying results. lt can be
widely extended aud more certain pro.
lection insured by employing larger
force o. active workers the Labor
Socialists contribute literally for the
support of their organization and the
common Home-Owenrs are but just
NOW beginning to learn that they are in
danger of mist serious consequences
unless determined organized stand is
made and the work OF protection car
ried on intelligently, skillfully and
with means enough to make it ef-
fective
The officers aud directors OF this
National Assn are sufficiently Wen
known to incure a careful and hon
est use Of funds A statement will be
sent to each contributor from time to
time, and the Square Deal maya.
zineu mailed each month
This is a clearly-drawn contest be-
tween the Common citizens and the
4 Owners seeking protection and the
Labor Trust seeking TO obtain control
Cf affairs and take money and prop
erty from the Home Owners
The strongest organization will Win
and N the flomat-OWners fail TO stand
together they viii certainly lose at
least part Of their properties and
more or less personal property There
are communities now whore organized
labor has gained control and every
man must bow" and contribute and
implicitly obey a., work when
told paironi2e those whom the labor
leaders designate, and in various ways
act the slave.
IL has gone so far that luries Tear to
convict known murderers and whole
communities are terrOrized.
H. s. judge VIM IL Hunt Of Butte.
Montana, was brave enough 20 say:
God gave man his hands. his back
ana the right to use them as he
pleases. IL is an inalienSble right.
No power can take Il away from a
man No power can compel him to
stop working II he desires to work
When man. or any set of men. take
1t upon themselves 10 say that they
are the law, TO defy the police author.
z ity Of teh land to nsurp the authority
Of the established government 10 up-
set the very base of society IN which
we ali live, there is a power which viii
come to the rescue OF the man who
Is wronged IN that way; and thaf
power Is that which protects you ana
protects me. and must continue TO az
ford us an protection else government
Is destroyed"
For these principles our ancestors
laid down their lives But they stand
IN the way OF the labor-Socialists who
now seek TO enact laws 70 oyerset
them.
The Common Citizen has before him
the organized machinery for protec.
tion. WIN he support n?
Consnunications can go to the Ma.
tional Citizens Industrial ASSN. 81
James Building y. Y. There's 4
Reason
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