The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-12-22
Real Reforn1ers Have Been Cruel
fled, Burned at the Stake,
Murdered, Ostracised
and Imprisoned
ThieVing Trusts and Political Pirates Antagonize
Righteous Reformation in Order Continue
System of Robbery and Plunder and
Force Labor Into State of Serv-
tude, Slavery and ,Savagery.

posed their own liberation and prog
ross. but have slandered. prosecuted
and destroyed their reformers and re
deemers with the most isnominous
punishment and death.
They imprisoned. burnt and butch
cred the great philosophers and scIent
lists because they labored to emanci
pate the wicked, ignorant misguided 4
soul and brain of man. They cruel
their depravity and teaching the NOR.
ality Of men. They assassinated their
political emancipators. annihilated the
industrial champions, dishonored and
slaughtered their saviours and redeem
crs through all the painful and for
gotten years. These arrogant hater7
of reform enchained and burnt the
brilliant Bruno for propoundins new
and notler thoughts to man. They
imprisoned. starved md tortured the
lllustrous Gallileo for teaching that
the, earth revolves, for inventing tele.
scopes to read the starry seas OF inf.
mite space
Because he discovered and be.
queathed hemisphere to humanity
the grand Columbus was tormented
loaded with clanking chains, his hopes
eXtinguished and his life destroyed
In all ages there are tyrants, bigots
and fools infuriated at the truth. al
enough to furiously assault the right
Or proper things. Even in Colonial
times, the tories fought our separa.
ton from the British crown as treason
to the King. as felony against the
rights OF man. During our civil war
the buyers, stealers and sellers oi
human souls, fiercly fought the liberia
ton of the Negro race. The celebrate
ed Franklin was belittled as a witch
or wizard. just because he captured
and displayed the thunderbolts ant
lightning Of the storm. The great
| Mckinley and immortal Lincoln were
assassinated just because they wagec
and won the wars that !ibcrate oui
! rellowmen.
| And at this very hour millions o
good meaning but deluded women are
bitterly opposing the el.franchiSc
ment of their sex. They denouncf
with all their might and main theii
hallowed rights to vote and voice a
the ballet box for purer politics an'
crander government for the sacred
! liberties and sovereignty OF womankih'
The great Voltaire was whipped D:
nyroc-i.cs end towards: the lmperll
Sapolcon was barished, ostracised ant
killed by enemies or freedom, iho'
pendencc and the rights OF man. IL
monumental and eternal "ash'iisto'
was hated and DETAINED by hypocrlte
whose rights and sovereignty ne va
nen,,v contended to preserve. lngel
soil and Beecher We're refornerS II"
culed and stignatized for hghtm
slavery and superstitutlon from u'
! misdirected minds of men- hepi1
Newton Copernicus. Heckel. luke.
Darwin Spencer and many more "er
real raformers in their respe'I
sDheres. But they were hated ioohe
down upon and reviled by mFtho'''
lists. Yet they We're mental klnss an
Giants who conquered the monafChie
Of mythology and founded on tue
shattered ruins the glitterlns uoine
, and towers of intellectuai
r-ney resurrected and restored tue
d,rinp republics OF philosophy Il"
science-the deathless dcmocracleS
everlasting trnth and Facts