Richmond planet., 1917-09-01
The Rf8hf OF
Free Speech
Pilgrim Fathers Intended America to
l'r Place Where Men Could
Petition for Redress of
Grievances.

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settle Tho uu,ytinn nr u.h,, ,,n,, ,,.,,.%
u ri.nt to say undnr rnus,i,,,,;,,,,,
ruarnniors rho ,,,,.,,n, ,n ,,,',,,..,,, ,'U'.,''
the cyprrAsions nr , ,',u ,.,,n l,n,
grievances that br fool. ,bn,,1, ~,
rcdrcsSrd omen nm , vi1n Gala T,r ,t,,
discussion of I,ron cnnon,, ,, 49,,
intent and purnosn ,f thn.n ,,.i''
wrote into the federal concti,ut;nn
"CougrrSs shall mako nn I,,r rn.nnnt
inr the establishment or roIi,;n, n,
prohibiting ;hr fron r~orri.o ,Lar,,r'
or ahrid@inc the freedom or ,nnnnh
or of the rrcss. or tho rioh, nr ,h,,
people to pcaccahlv asenmhIn ,nl -,
petition the government for , rn,ro,.
of grievances -Articl, of ,ho f,,r.
stitution of the l.nitrd St,tns
I'm = discuu.ior or ,";
turions one does NOT h,r|r =, r' eam ',','
discover that all of thosr mon u,b,,
sat in the convention that ,,,,r,,a 49,,
constitution wnrn haI;n,or 49, '''t ~" ''i''
the right Of a citizen to strivn rnr ti'r ,hn ,n
hl'SSliCS pi liberty and y marc ,nr
feet union. or else, why did NOT ,hny
say III the preamble of that document
that thcv adoplr1 ~, nr1or -, rn.'
NOR" perfect union. establish ius
tlc". inSur" domestic tranunilitv
provide for thn cnnn,,n, "'l''1'I''S'
prom. :" the general mn,,,r, WAY
S"rur" tn" blessings Of liberty,
GX2iah Miner. rnrmnr ,,1i,,>,.
tainly prtitioninr tho onvnrrn,n,, -
redress Of gricvourc. v,ha', '''''n' lor
the article TINT thn Ricbn,n', ,
ONCE officials sought to bar rro,, ,co
mails We have road bie et,t,,,
and believe in tho trntbrnI ,,,,''. ,"s.n'c,' II |
ed fact in his every u,tnr,ncn ,
while We fail 10 roach no "",'' 'n',' ana
c!uSion as he. as 10 how thn hI,ai-
man should act und,r s,,ch nn,,,,;,;., .i'.N
We at the same time feel tb,, NO. h,',
a ri@ht under thc Con.ti,n,i'' nv !n"
tinted States to state his casa ava -
say how hc fclt ,hon, i "''" !"
This is the norton of wb,, H., .,,;
that "ot him into had st,na;,,'r ,,';,, ,';,,'
tn" postal authorities. WIZ
'pcrSonallv, | wish IA ca, .,
am completely dispustod win ,
ica'S hypocrisy ana irsincor;,, -,
; has entered the war for no ,,.,'n', oI',
purpose of bringing IN mace. ..W,, U"tu
ronSciontiouslv yoluntonr tn r',,. '', r'.
Il "World Dcmocr,cv" u.h;,|, ~ w
denied the fruits and blossino. or
, Democracy al homo Ot nnn q
! may he called a "slockorn - 7 ,nn,.
! regarded unpatriotir NAV. no Ino,. 80 ~
! upon as lisloyal. but 7 mnst
! less President Wilson l,,n Caion W.
! Theodore Roosevelt snnal,s ONT hn',,,o ",,
! ly AGAINST thn ,,,'.,I,,.,, .,"NH "u' "raVe
. prrrctratcd upon nv 1nsn;.a1 Wv - ~,
treated race: unless ,bn Dnnor,r' 1''
! of Justice brings tho onilt ra,,,;,' NV :" 80
! East st. Louis to . ..strin, na,,,.'.
| ability" for their unn,r,1,o,n, ,'.,'
| taliticS: unless am ,ecuroa ,ba, -,
! glorious flag which low ca ,1ao',,
will offer protection in tho fnt,,rn :,
! twelve million pcacc-lovinp coiora,
! inhabitants Of this country. unlnss
! am convinced that this "yyorlI "a
! mocracv" includes hlon1, ~
as white men. I shall coneidnr n,r.oI
4 disgrace to my race AMI NV cnnntr,
| by freely volunteering 70 rrb, Gov
| Democracy across the scas hoc.usa
firmly believe and maintain thot
! Democracy. like charity, ahould hnci,
AT homo and spread abroad "
In the issuc of Ipl,. on, ,.o ,o
| what We feel is a fttinr answer r.
Prof. Miner and we summed II all ur
in this tcrsc expression. "Nothins
comes to the man who sulls. nothine
has come to the Indian Men cor
! only try TO chain YOU from withou,
ana h" is truly helpless who chains