T H E TORCH
OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 18W
Tin-., again .he looked upon as nothing. The eco­
nomic question then resolves itself
,HHks ¡„ th B d i8
, ,.«■q..e8,i..n „ r u .e
into this: Are we wise enough to
G„. lovely valley with acre» upon of taking one’s h e because he has take ihe crim inal th at we have pro­
duced and so U*>e him th at he will
T h e O xly s e i t i . ar 1‘ ai - ek P i b u m i e i .
a c re s o f w h eal, a n d Im ps, a n d or- done w rong.
it m an w i
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THE P a c if h C o a h t .
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lie s -o f the misery he causes th e interest on our investm ent?
versity Company.
Ub of a happiness th at no priest nor i ( garni«
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Each case may require different
holy book could ever by his deception, m ay
be
as
treatm ent. Most of them have been
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• . „ » „ . » ¡ t h u s th e h-s- man who com m its one or many this def« ct m ight be remedied; some
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„ a n t e ’s loveliness.
If
h u m a n ing life t h a t m any lead w ho are do m echanical work; some may be­
. Mi> see o iid -c ia ss m a il m a t t e r .
come entirely cured and finally
beings could only learn lo l.arm on- com pelled by the cunning m a.iipu- given their liberty, and, although
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t)n e v « a r, in a d v a n c e .
óC Pi „css are in s b ,r e for us and the j labor is often worse ih an o e a th ,a n d us that such mistakes would be no
Six m ontliH in a d v a n c e ....................
_'o future men a n d women of th is lovely the danger ........ these m ay be as more num erous nor dam aging and
T h r e e m o n th s , in a d v a n c e ...............
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creat as th e danger Iron» »be red- far more hum ane than the m istakes
in a d v a n c e ............................ ...............
th at are now made in executing in­
M oney s h o u ld he s e n t by re g is te re d
Tt, he sure our n atu res are not the handed assassin, liut who would
nocent men.
le tte r o r m o n ey o rd e r.
same, hut sam eness is not w a u l e d - advocate taking a m an who has ac-
We hope and believe th at the
only
harm
ony,
only
ihe
privilege
quired
great
wealth
by
what
a
ll
tim
e will come when the correction
Notice!
A isaicil m ark here denotes t h a t y o u r
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a „,i respected and considered foul m eans ami hanging of evil-doers will be for th eir benefit;
s H l / r i p I i o l i w ill e x p ir e w ill, ih e n e x t ot he ng I .y u
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„ u m b e r . Y ou a re e a r n e s tly re q u e s te d vet th e privilege of being Olm 8 real I 01"' o ' th
taking one’s life for a fault, by
to re n e w bo t h a t y«ai in a y re c e iv e th e pa- J.
to t ,d n k and a ,.| out one’s own Th«1 ability th at he has shown in
p e r w ith o u t in te r r u p t io n . W e h a v e <ie- •
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¡lh ..ra l schemes for gaining those who are faulty, will be looked
upon with as much contem pt as is
e id e d t h a t it is b e s t f«»r all c o n c e rn e d n a ture and not. be condem ned any i h i
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¿hat we do not send papers longer th a n
the Imp« for not being w ea lth , w ould, il g u id e d b y w isd o m , now the thum bscrew and the rack.
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will wheat, nor the m ouniains for not b,-of g reat advau.age a benefit to
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know juHt i w h e —
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D iffic u ltie s .
We request you to send us the nam es b e m
in g v aney y s s. .
Can
we
bring
about
this
harm
ony
strength
of
body
and
m
ind
neces-
of S e c u la ris ts w ho m ig h t lieeoiiie suh-
w erihers a n d we w ill m a il s a m p le c o p ie s. of the race? Can we crush the evils sarv to commit a murder sh ould be
Our work can not be stopped a l­
and
can
be
u
tiliz
'd
by
ihe
state
for
though m any difficulties must be
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„ess, and superstition, and liypoe- \ ha advancem ent and hasten the overcome in order to have th at de­
risy ? Can we establish the religion lime w ten crnm nals will he a h gree of success th a t is necessary to
Success B rin g s Happiness.
gain the respect and help of those
of love, and purity, and wisdom? most if mA q u ite unknow n.
who are conservative in regard to
W ’ are happy to to announce th a t Yes, it is com ing and every one who, W henever there is a crim e coin­ our cause. \\ »* have the land and
these lines is either hastening j •»¡tied, th e wrong th a t has been will build, but w hether w»* build as
our work begins Io m o v e f o r w a r d reads
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d o n e b v th e c r im in a l is not th e o n ly we should or n«‘t, depends upon
in a better way than it ever has be- or hindering the gladsom e day
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rong.
Before t he poor w retch was w hether we are able to easily su r­
lore. Several t hings have conspired
born a n d w hen in ch ild h o o d he w as mount the difficulties.
to give us this new’ life Our lec­
Some, (not true Secularists) who
Capital P u nish m en t.
receiving th e im p ressio n s th a t h av e
turers in Eastern Oregon are hav­
have never done any good to our
m
ade
him
w
hat
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in
d
iv
id
u
a
ls
cause themselves will persist in ly­
ing success not «mly in receiving
Relh.ving th a t all wrong doing is
uc.eiv
ing to others and thus prevent them
large audiences ami a hearty wel- sim p ly a m ista k e .... th e p a rt of the
from helping. I he question every
come everywhere, but financially’ ivi*oi 1 if-docr,
bv iciioiancc ot I
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their work is succeeding far b e y o n d ; , ^
k „ (>w,e,lge
the wh(),,. i th a t is necessary to m ake a m an a S tcu larist should ask him self is,
Do 1 w ant the U niversity built or
our expectations. Ami th is is not , r u , h ,.e ia tin g to h im self am i his ! m urderer, ami think you th a t it is not, and if he does he should help
all; new workers are flocking to our evi, de,.d We cannot think th a t it right to st.ll further wrong the poor what he can or at least lie should
stan d ard in large num bers. At
f,„. S1)cjely
take wretch by taking away hi- lile not listen to every busy-body who
one place there were tw enty eight a , J „ hel..s life even fo , the worst No. let us as a civilized people undo on account of some petty jealousy, or
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as far as lies in our power, the wr ongs lack of com prehension goes about
t h a t jo in e d , m a n y su b sc rib in g for crim e th a t can be com m itted.
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we
have
ignorantly
done, and tearing down what others try to
tlie T orch of R eason am i L ittle
If we could be ta u g h t to leel sor- 111
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build up.
try
to
bring
our
un
fo
rtu
n
ate
brothers
C a n d le .
W hy, do you know th a t some
row for o n e ’s m e n ta l w eakness as
O ur workers now hegin to realize
|;>r
hvsjval d(.fornii,ies »>"' ststers tnto rig h t relations wiih who have no reasons for trying to
we
vin- ‘heir
.,,,.Ur<,Cr; stop our work and whose own per­
the hem. lies of having a good m o r a l the
l y world
wir|<, would
wou|(| soon
poon rejec.
r(ljec, a all
|| „¡n
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ing them for revenge,or th in k in g it sonal interest would have been bet­
basis to work no and 1 lie great hen- dictive
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punishm ent and ,,|s,,
also th,
the
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ter served by silence, purposely
♦-fits of our new’ financial plan. damaci* g idea th at to take the life
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started an absolutely false report
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If we look at the. question from a that we were going to sell the Liberal
You see these members from th is of one g poor
u n fo rtu n ate will reform
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purely economic stand point we are Hall of this city and put the funds
• »ne place put seven dollars into
his bi 1 n r.
also forced to believe that there is into ihe University.
ill«- treasu ry of the O. S. S. ’J . and
The sm all am m at of good th at
A nother went around to our
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;♦ 1 a better way than t'» destroy what
w ill do so every three m onths. This m ight come from
the f ar of capital
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friends
and did everything in his
k
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hrtxscost so much If there is any
each q u arte r, will give our society punishm
ent is far overbollam-en by
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u power to get them to w ithdraw their
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wav by which the o u tlay can be support, not even hesitating to tell
a fund with which it can help the
evil th a t follows in its wake,
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m ade t<> return a benefit to the things th a t are absolutely false.
local organizations, d is’ribm e liter­ u One resu lt
ab»ne seems io us to
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,
1 . state
\ \ h a t d o e s it cost to raise a Now friends this is not a pleasant
ature
and
in
fact
m
ake
the
work
a
rtvuit
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more th an counteract any good 1 that
success, whereas before it was a
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full grown m an? I lie ex>«ct aver- subject, hut in order th a t you may
failure Then the work on our
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age cost m
ight be given
but <un ob be on your guard and give us a
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ly comm it 1 ng m urder becauze some ject n()W is only to slmw iL th « a t the chance for self defence, do we write
buildings has begun. Ih e much poor mis-boi 1.01 misguided brother, Cl)^t js t,,o much to be lightly sacri- this; and now we hope that every
needed money begins to come in in a state of excited or cunning in- ficed witlmui an effort for th«* state friend of Secularism will remember
from friends everywhere.
san liv , takes his victim ’s life. Tins to secure interest on the invest- one thing, and th a t is, th at we are
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m e.it, and surely all will agree th a t going t<> build a university in Sil­
Po he sure this aid is in sm all
result is the hate and revenge that
.s ’frf(.c t, v righ, ,o la k „ uf.ury verton and th a t we are doing just
am ounts but m any of us doing a
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, is generated against the slate. If w}le „ it conic8 to paving the state what we th in k is for the best in te r­
little,
is
going
to
m
ak
e
ibis
one
of
little , i> going to ma « 1 ip ? om < ^¡|
wt.n . perfect this would not go<»d citiz nsbip for the protection, ests of the cause.
the grandest works th a t P reethm k-
b n , onr ,aws sh „ uld be nlillle education and other loans it ha-
I)«» you w ant us to succeed in
ers ever accom plished.
f()r , ,e „ , hey a re and a ,| k n „w m ade us. Every member of our our work or not?
We d«> not want our friends out­
There is absolutely nothing now
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governm ent should be a worker in
side of this city to think th a t we
in
way of a alurinus victory
h.
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f' >r
la '" '
haVV
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th en th»* eftet t on th« un >01 n 1. ^¡gliest degree of prosperity, and have no friends here, for we have and
o v er th e o d serpen - ev 1 supt s
>UUp |v appalling. The sensational the time taken for the m other to they are doing ju st all they can to
lion; and we ar«* sure if our friends
((f , be ¡ife an(, deatb , tru g . prodll(V the offspring and to irnur- help along the grand work, hut we
c o u b lh a v e stood where we have ,eR ¡n m u r , th e details of execU- ish it. the tim e taken by the father feel it our d u ty to defend ourselves
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stood this beautiful sum m er day
- with
:‘l- the - help of the shoemakers, against those who either through
an d have feasted th eir eyes on the f « ’” a '» ’ ” ™ h« '”-
a '" 1 ’ ’“ ta ilors, m erchants, fsrm e.s, and lack of character or lack of u n d er­
ihe lovely view from our college P’esse«»,thati^of necessity-ng ‘i>d«*r- teacher8 to feed, cb 'th e and edu- standing, are try in g to do us and
groum ls, they would have felt the ed on b »th side , pr.idocesan effect Cate
a
child
t«» m anhood the cause for which we are laboring
U niversity spirit as we d'd.
( ju-t oppositetliat which a betterciv- or womanhood
is not
to be an unjust and unnecessary injury
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