The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-07-09

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But do not forget, members. there
are honest men and faithful TO their
promises. There are also men who can
see good in others. Who will not
jump on, stone. persecute and cruc y
Edward q. Lewis. when he comes into
our town. and presents as. q beautiful
Chapter House. home for all time. as
he 10 doing and has done in many |
other towns. and will continue to do. |
unless q number Of progressive citizens
| ~ who can see no further than their
nose. mob and stone him 10 death. be-
fore we attain our ends. But al
though, they persecute him from every
side, cruelty him. kiln him, as'they
did James G.. Blaine and many other
great men who have gone to their
graves broken hearted by just such
stone throwers and who before the
throne OF Uod will answer for their
death. Mr.. Lewis works will live
after him, and be carried on by some
other who will take up the WORK he lays
down, when sacrificing all for these
very men. with their POCKETS and
hands tull of stones. Cruelty him.
Cruelty him. Do not give him even
a showing of what he viii do. DO not
let him enter Crystal Falls.
These same men will be the first to
step forward with smiling faces. this
fall. or when he comes to dedicate our
Chapter House. and grasp him by the
hand and welcome him. Tell him
what great thing he has done for
them and is doing. Then face to face
now, behind his back.
But there Is nothing thst will down
E. q. Lewis, not even your crucifying
him. He has been through too much
. and come out without stain. You can
copy all the spurious articles. lies etc.,
when you know. they have been en-
phatically contradicted. Print libel.
GUS letters Mr. Lewis has too great a
power behind him. He Will settle
with these people
l note. the letter from the resiaen,
OF the affiliated school in Chicago
o denying the article OF "Rural New
Q Yorker" was held back last week
Y M. La Bosquet the Pres. said be hal
: 800 league members with him. while
Q the Rural" says none.
: He also states that his teachers
n names were gotten by misrepresentation
by the Rural New Yorker This
libel was then allowed TO 90 in sec.
IS ond time without printing the contra
n dictory letter This shows. how pro
10 gressive town we are that we rather
y down a good thing, for our town anc
!. one that will not cost cent, out OF
Is our pockets If we work as we AT,
~ pledged to for IL.
4 Think again. what is fifty-tw dol
y lars towards the upliftment to our Eel
D. low beings If we are not willing 4
q help in this. for so great a'beneht
70 then we are not public spirited citiz
10 ems, We have long seen and noticed
u the utter selhshness Of Crystal Falls
II Look over other towns and compare 4
D. TO them. It's just this spirit that viii
cause Crystal Falls to stand where sh,
10 is, and has caused her TO standstillness
% No advancement, cows running Tn,
'e streets, children allowed ont until al
GO times OF night. No laws exercised
" Eyes closed 10 all progIessiveness M
g " M. @. a., no public library. M
O. public baths, no parks, Let your chill
IN dren run the Streets stealing withou
punishment No street sprinkers
Debris filing the public thoroughfare
But. you say this does not concern you
You are saving money by It, You ar,
70 pocketing that for self, that would e
as 20 make Crystal Falls a beautiful town
III Now that the opportunity has com
lg 20 woman. 70 take hand and work
10 like Trojan, to promote some interests
IN that appeal TO all, or should, in tn
betterment and upliftment Of their fel
low beings. You stone the promoter
But. this is the way OF the world
Those who are working the hardest 10
your betterment. you crush or try TO
be- but not so. IL may come to you soon'
re or later perhaps little later-whei
m your eyes will 10 opened. When afte
be few years you I)ok on the beautifu
,h Chapter House. where we entertain
at your children nights to keep them Of
be the street Where you have only pro
OF vided such for theml you may come :,
:" realization of what this means, tina
O. OF which you would deprive Crysta
to Falls and cruelty the promoter, Of on'
., OF the greatest projects ever launched
r Mr. Poyseor says that Mr.. Lewl
paid delegates. Yes. tbs so. but did MOI