The Detroit times., 1909-02-05

Try Fol hor, :, roo
At anv hour of the day while
always crowd of spectators hand watch
ing the great cup digs the earth lifts its load OF
dirt dumping it and swinging back for
another load
steam shovel in day probably work of at least
700 men--4naybe
all its machinery, all its steel
* and iron and would than junk
This pushes sends the big into the earth
and he pushes the lever that lifts the and when is time TO
empty pulls the string that lets the bottom out OF it.
Marvellous this piece of machinery and as powerful as
u Il think.
Someone think for else must remain stationary ano
n useless, and fall to pieces.
How machine become in there was no
one to think for it, to great and powerful force that Is
v today
this tremendous sleeping force is the common
people, stationary rung and falling to pieces
Here a that breathes talk, see, hear and ee
~ ~ force think but will
Nor it respond this thing of iron and chains to
II those who think for it
great power machine of the people has been
government given representative OF ala voice
q for all and equal rights to all
But the foundations of this have been shattered
digging necessary the bottom to ascer
strengthen the weakened places
Another force Corrupt Capital has been busy
udey undermined the walls which this govern
ment by the trainers of constitution
dggers patience with this powerful force OF
ALL THE PEOPLE standing inactive have attempted the task
getting the trouble alone to lay bare the defects tor all
of dheartenng proportions when tackled single
handed.
Again there have been false hands put the lever.
engaged operation of this shovel could
bring hopeless affairs they stand all
day long pulling opposite levers.
We're for the huge to be lowered the man who
would the shovel accomplish something would pull the lever
sending the cup down.
The man who would render the would pull
the lever raising the cup when it ought to be lowered
The object of the latter pulling lever at all would be to
satisfy those watching the machine at work that he was pulling
lever
How many false action this great
the people and by trick OF the lever have let the people
while pretending be their aim to lift them up'
The trouble with this great powerful machine of the
people when into action it generally in
response o the wrong lever-the false hand.
Then again, it works against itself
parts ied against themselves and pulls in opposite
\ directions.
properly sumbeng force because all
its parts together and its real force therefore lies
useless and
Some seepers kick and twist in their sleep
n They but they do accomplish anything
The same is of the people
Fl They sleep but they sleep restlessly.
They will not SLEEP TOGETHER that their sleep may
be the complete when they do
awake the nvigoang they will feel tackle the big job
The steam shovel accompshes parts
work in conjunction with the other
All of its chains pull together.
and who understand what
with this other and greater force.
They try o think for it, but it does respond.
They where this government has grown shaky in the
foundations
The of equal rights has been twisted Of place.
The rock of justice has been loosened.
The rock of the peoples will is missing
much side the lawakng
and too little the other.
foundation the which has been weak
ened through the addition of too much favoritism.
of this force of the people working together
n could get down the difficulty.
all this great force of the people working together the
b sooner could patch UP the defects.
Better they Of than that
of this have become hopessy weak
"a ened wrecked and the structure has fallen.
Let's listen the thinkers
Lets come out Of sleep and DO SOMETHING.
A cslca Ambia Lives
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