The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-15

sacredness of human life goes back IL
the dawn OF civilization The RICH
/ to choose ones Own employment in
heres with the Constitution of this
Republic. You cannot make matter:
better by making them worse Ever
IL your cause were right. you could
not advance the right By resort tr
wrong
This argument seemed to John IN
( answerable, although he had in his own
bosom a different feeling. not re
/. ducible 10 terms of logic. but which
| II he could have expressed il. would
have declared in effect that no method
is unjust which prevents injustice.
However, he vas no match in word
play or in intellectual force for the
man he was facing. although he some
how felt himself formally his superior.
Think about what / have said. OBJ
served the President, in concluding
the interview. Get back TO work
yourself, and advise the others to do
the same while there's a chance
'Oh. III think about what you have
said, sir" answered John deliberately.
with a significance which was not lost.
Going slowly up the street, he en-
countered Sam Schultz After a glance
OF mutual recognition and sympathy,
Sam remarked. on the one ever-com-
polling topic of conversation:
We don't vim init peace measures"
We must obey the law" affirmed
John stontly His logic could get him
no further than this proposition. and
although he had begun to doubt, he
yet affirmed with perfect sincerity:
We must obey the law"
-yot law" asked Schultz, with sud-
den herceness.
John looked at the man. surprised,
opened his mouth to speak and then
closed it without doing so. For the
idea he was graphing for yonder in
his discussion with his employer was
lifting itself into the area of conscious
thought.
What law?s he echoed in his mind.
What Law, indeed. That outward and
external law which said Thou shalt
not kill or that inward and primal
law OF savagery which said, Thou
shalt not allow another to snatch the
food out of thy mouth? Which was
The most binding upon him, now?
Which was the most primal? Three
months ago he was a peaceful and
contented member OF social order
that was good TO him, and gave him
living, which was all he asked. Now
thai social order was grinding him
back 10 animalism. and the nearer he
approached the state of that man who
e not so much human being as
hungry beast. the more gossamer-like
seemed the petty laws of civilization,
aad TIE mightier was the inner urge
Of that primal fat Of all nature which
ccungnds self-preseryation
No man ne said aloud, has
right TO come and take my job. No
erp.ore- has a right TO bring q man
thousand miles TO starYe me into
surrender. Il society doesn't protect
ne, must protect myself"
Wien John had finished with these
thoughts he vas in cold sweat of
Fear, for q new logic had gripped his
sori and new purpose was kindling
II his heart. a purpose at which he
t-embied. for il vas sinister.
"ye can vim If We keep de scabz
OF" said Sam into the silence.
TIE next dag hunger split John War
tins family in twain His wife and
.vo boys Tent away on the train 10
his sisters, Tar IN Inc peaceful coun-
try where the fulI-fed farmer laughs
a. famine. Their sold the sewing ma
chine 70 get the railroad fare. AS they
Fers ieaTing. Jennie looked round q,
ire little home. half disnzntied, and
7 CIT o. which The sunshine had seemed
finally to 20 with the life OF the baby
and thought of that farm house on ths
field .. Gettysburg. through which the
bzttie-snot poured ISL 4 was stripped
srd desoiate
~wfli tsers be anytsfng left John
1nen it's oTerz4 she sighed.
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lis lean 5aw tigatensd-
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h.s eges thae baooaxaot tsnge Of bu
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