The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-20

| TO castle or II throne. LIE meCn-
DDS Of your modern masters are more
subtle and successful You vote to
make them your masters, and still
imagine that you are free"
a cheer like the roar of an angry sea
swept the crowd. Again and again it
rose and fell, increasing in volume as
| its contagious spirit set fire to the rest
less minds Of the thousands who had
packed the square, but could not hear
the man who was voicing their faith.
In the deep roar of their cheers there
was no sodden despair. AS Stuart
| looked into the faces of the crowd he
saw no trace of the degeneracy and loss
of elemental manhood which make
the sight of a European mob loath-
some and hopeless. These men were
still men, the might of freemen In their
souls and good right arms.
| When the last echoes of the cheers
had died away there was q stir near
the stand and Stuart saw the stalwart
figure Of DR.. Woodman suddenly rise.
He lifted his arm over the crowd, de-
manding silence.
The doctor plunged at once into the
message with which his heart was
quivering:
"Let no man tell you, my, friends,
that the God of our fathers is a myth.
You can't lose faith in God because
you have not lost faith in eternal JUS
tice. This faith is just coming into
conscious existence in the hearts of
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new age is born. Poets and artists no
longer gaze into heaven. Their eyes
are fixed on earth. Men have ceased
to long for another world. therefore
their hope is now for this one. To bring
| justice and beauty to pass on this
earth in wisdom and fearlessness of
death-this is the new creed of the
people!
"My friends, the workingman of to-
day lives better than the kings of the
middle ages. Have patience, my
friends, the workingman Of tomorrow
will be the heir of all the knowledge,
Of all the pain and all the glory of the
centuries. We should not be so i'm
patienSriwe should not be discouraged.
The progress of the world has really
just begun. And so I, who watch the
darkness pass and see the eastern sky
begin to glow-I cry to you who may
still be below: BE Of good cheer, the
day dawns!"
A feeble cheer rose from the hun
dred or more who knew the doctor
personally. 1t was the only response
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feeling. They Were not in sympathy
with his optimism. The anguish of
the present moment of bread hunger
and cold was too keen.
When the doctor sat down Stuart
saw Harriet suddenly lean over, draw
his big shaggy head down and kiss
him. He hadn't recognized her before.
The next speaker made his attack on
the corruption and graft of our system
of government with brutal frankness
He assailed the foundations Of the re,
public, and at last the principles which
underlie civilized society itself. Un-
doubtedly he was a madman, driven
insane by the fierce struggle for bread
but none the less a dangerous maniac.
With scathing, bitter wit he fayed the
corruption of our system of democracy
The speaker closed his TRADE with
a fierce personal attack on the man
who had made five millions in a corner
on bread and Haunted his Ill gotten
gains in the face Of starving men and
women.
Mans face flashed with sudden rage
'"Take me to my car, Jim. I've an
idea-Pm going 10 execute 1t at once
Wouldn't you like to meet the doc
tor and his daughter before you go?"
Thanks. Hardly. You know he is
on Mr.. Bivens' black list"
I'D forgotten that" he answered
regretfuily. "I'd like awfully for you
tU meet Harriet I'm sure yvuu 49,
her"
Nan smiled.
81 could see she likes you. / DOM
think she took a fancy to me, how
ever"
Nonsense, Man," he said, with an
Aoyance. "She couldn't have seen you
I didn't know she was here until she
kissed her father"
Perhaps my eyes are keener thar
yours"
The captain of the district brushed
rudely past and sprang into his au
tomobile. He waved his hand to hi;
chauffeur. His gesture was mistaken
by pair Of keen. restless eyes for 6
command to his reserves to dispersC
the crowd.
A pale, shabby young fellow leapeC
past the line of police into the opeI
space and rushed straight for the re