THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, J lU .’i !•', Is.’,
onr ¡„.litu H o n .,.... paraphernalia plant-d the Med. of ariatocrw y
conscience, above aD other liber
Je rm a n ,
J* H . Lyon!
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JEhMAN & LYONS.
the superiority of one m an ovei ties.”
And
are
special
privileges
gi
a
n
t
When I hear people boasting it another. It is i he clergym an who ed to none?
P A IN T E R S .
A corporation is
rew inds n.e of two little g irl, in keep» silent upo„ -he great quea-
formed, buys its stock, and build.'
• •
i. The first one he- lions of the d a y , who says to
n
House, sign ami carriage j a im
th e ir q u a rre ls,
l n e t i r s t on
•
“ « ..rv a n t« h. a tln a tre .
ib is property is afford
gan it with, “Our house is nicer jp.... • laboring man. S. r » a s In
ing.
Paper-hanging ami interior
ed protection by the government decoration a specialty.
Charges
th an yours.“ The other resented ; obed.en. to your „taste,.-
It was
and in return helps support the reasonable. Work guaranteed.
this insult with “ Our house has a Henry U „r'l Sent n r "
’
governm ent.
kuother corporation
front ,torch on it anti yours h a in t.” dollar a day ts enough to, a work-
“ Pooh! we got a bay window it, our ing „tan .” I. ts the clergym an who is formed. Phis corporation builds S I L V E R T O N ...
magnificent buildings, rents part
house and you h a in t.” “ Yes, but quiets the avaricious ntatt s cou-
we’y eg o t a greenhouse and you «tie,toe, who in return quiets him of them , and uses them for places
instruction.]
h a i n t ” “ Anyhow, our house has with his gold. It is the clergym an of am usem ent a id
got so,nett,ing on it yours h a in t.” who has controlled the votes.
lie 'Phis propeity is also afthrdtd pro
..... A rtistic Work
“ Well, w hat is it? ” “ I heard P a has kept man in ignorance ami tection hv the governm ent, hut not
say last night th a t our house has a governed him . He has said Io th - one cent does it contribute tow a'd
A
starving m an, “ It is the Lord’s will. the support of the governm ent.
m ortgage on it.”
poor m an builds a home for his W hen you w ant a ....
I verily believe some A m ericans His will he done. God loveth those
G ood S m o o th S h a v e
fam ily, yet In* m ust pay his just
would boast about a mortgage on be ch astiseth .”
our governm ent and call it patriot-
I tell you, my friends, we m ust share of taxes <>n it or relinquish it. ( )r a F irst-C lass........
H air-C u t
ism. This is not patriotism . It is do
ay with this <h.etnne Thh Pile corporation build.- a home for
-CALI. ON-
Man their leader hut not * e cent ol
sim ply selfish brag.
P atriotism is the seat of our trouble.
tiixes do they pay uj on h. I ret**«
rises far above this.
It consists of m ust he made to realize that he
E. E. T A Y L O R .
io the exem ption of ehurches a m ’
action. To build up our country and can help m atters. By this time he
< * * *
m ake it w hat it was” 'in te n d e d is should know th a t gods or dev.ls church property lr«»m taxation-
O regon
Jam es A. Garfield said:
“ The S il v e r t o n ,
patriotism . To do good acts is have nothing to do with it
AU
patriotism . To spread , he religion the wrongs of this world are ol divorce b 'tvM en church and state
of h u m an ity is patriotism .
To hum an origin, and hy hum an he ought to he ahsolule. it ought to
sacrifice right for your country is ings they m u d he rig -ted .
1 he he so absolute th at no church
property w i'hin tin* state or in the
not patriotism . It was not these clergym an has done our th in k in g
nation should he exem pt I’om
L IV E R Y
feelings which inspired our long enough. It is lin n 1 we were
S ieltish
i
equal
tax
atio
n
.
For
if
you
exem
pt
forefathers to establish this gov- living up to the D eclaration of I 11-
FEED AN D
ernm ent, If they had held narrow dependence. The D eclaration de- tin* church property of any church
SALE S TA B LE
patriotism above right we would d a re d equal rights to all and organization, to th a t extent you
Cor. W ater and Lewis
still be hound to our m other conn- special privileges to none.
But im pose a tax on tin* whole com
Streets.
try
But to do right is patri.U ic' who is it rides in palace cars on m u n ity .’'
Sever;! 1 )e a rs ago an estim ate
and we can never have too much half fare, while the poor laboring
of government.
B arber
Shop
S ilverton
( c o n t in u e d on pa g e e ig h t .)
real patriotism .
The m an who m an m ust pay full fare or walk,
____
Double Rigs and Saddle Horses always
said, “ The world is my country, to W ho is it gets half price tickets or
~
,
I on hand a t th e low est prices. A corral
N o tic e o u r a d fo r o u r N ew s o n g , cor,nected w ith th e h am for loose stock.
do good is my religion,” was no is adm itted free into the ass<*m-
T h e s e little hooks have cost!
In fo rm a tio n regarding any kind «4
oiher than Thom as Paine, the blies and places o f am usem ent and B ook
.. ' stock p ro m p tly a tte n d e d to, by person
I or le tte r. H orses Boarded and Fed on
apostle of our liberty.
in stru ctio n ? Who is i' th a t dic- u s much la b o r and we w ant t°
But I do not think any of us tates to men how they m ust act them . Send for one and write to ' reasonable term s,
would wilfully do aw ay with the and what they must th in k ?
Il is y o u r friends about it.
HARDESTY & MOODY.
noble principles laid down by our the clergym an, and it is for clergy-
We give the Torch of Reason and
forefathers. I believe we are all men that
women
d* ny ihem- the Freethought M agazine for one
patrio tic— we all love America, selves the necessities <»f lif<-in order y e a r for the sm all sum of $1.50.
Nor do 1 th in k that the causes th at they may live in luxury and
Now is ihe tim e to subscribe.
which have in a measure destroyed ease. I have actu ally seen families
liberty have been horn in the last go w ithout butter from their own
few years. T h e y were alive ip tin* table in order th a t their m in ister’s
colored w ith “ P E R F E C T IO N ’’
glorious tim e of W ashington, Je ffe r-' m ight l»e supplied. Women wear
Dyes w ill m ake beautiful C ar
pets am i Rugs, an d , unlike
son, F ran k lin and A dam s, hut faded calico dresses and th -ir
o th e r dyes, th e colors ob tain ed
were sim ply sm ouldering, absorbed m in ister’s wif»— silk.
w il not wash out o r fade.
for the tim e being in tne struggle
My friends, you have no idea
’They a re sim p le and econom
We can fu rn ish th e following books
for liberty. W hen these patriots, what a hold the clergy has, ami well
ical to use, and th e new “ P e r
hound in eloth ; good p rin t, sta n d ard
neither daunted by toil nor danger, they an* not easily going to l e lin - sizes, for th e ex trem ely low price of
fection” . ’ )tt >n Dyes are e sp e
tin
cen
ts
each,
postage
10
cen
ts.
D
on’t
cially a d ap ted for Rugs and Rag
nor bribed by gold nor honors, were ] qtiish their hold. I know of a cer- fail t<> tak e ad v an tag e of th is offer.
C arpet m aking.
giving th eir very lile-biood upon tain m inister’s family who send O rigin of S p e c ie s................( ’has. Darwin
For Sale By All
the field of B unker H ill, these th eir washing to a poor widow D escent of M a n ................
F irst P rin c ip le s............ H erbert Spencer
causes were sim ply sm ouldering, woman with eight children to sup- Data of E th ics'................
D R U G G I S T S .
E
m
e
rso
n
’s
E
ssays
ready to burst into flame.
These port rath er than do it them selves,
GUISS & SON,
S arto r R esartu s ............T hom as Carlyle
causes were born with th e clergy. This is about as much < h arity as H istory French R evolution “
Wholesale Agents.
W ith them came the idea of caste, they have in tin-ir ln a its. about as Discourses of E pictetus
Past and P re s e n t............T hom as C arlyle
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SILVERTO N. - -
the ineq u ality of man.
Only eer- much liberty. They say to I he H y p a tia ........................ ......C has. K ingly
tain classes were to think.
The poor widow woman, “ Give me mo A utobiography of Benj. F ran k lin
Fifteen Decisive B attles of th e
rest were to hear and believe, much and I will give you the key
W orld .......................... E. C. Creasy
T
en
n
y
so n ’s Poem s
W ith them came our god, igimr- to heaven.” The) then proceed to
S helley’s Poems
ance. W ith them cam e the great- console her— to give In r the pass- Longfellow s Poems
est blow civilization
had ever word, which probably consists in Pope s Poem s
M ilton’s Poems
known. They said to the whole ibis: “ We m u s i patiently endure H ood’s Poems
world, “close your eyes and he- all things; it is th** L ord’s will. He B u rn s’ Poems
Roln-rt B row ning’s Poems
r Caveat*, and Trade-M -rks obtv.ned and all Cat
lieve.” They said to every m an, died to save um . I host* who have a B yron’s Poems
2ent business conducted for M o o r« .'
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all
p
rin
t
“ You have no right to th in k , I will hard time of it in this world will
a:;d we rsn s c :re parent in less tin ., t. xa Uiw>-(
S h ak esp eare’s Poems
r e n o t e ¿«mu
£.-om W
u u ashington.
su u i..» » « «
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do your th in k in g for you.” They have so m uch the better one in tin*
Send r-.odel, drav.ng or photo., with desenp-j
sm all prin t
tion. V,e advise, if patentadle or n< t, free o q
said to every woman, “ If you wish world to come.” For mv part give
coarge. O ur fee ro t due till patent is secured.
r
, A P amphlet , “ H vr io Obtain Patents," m - í ; <
to know anything, ask your In is- line my sh are of joy in this world,
'cost of same in’ the U. S. and foreign countries(
Address,
sent free. Address,
hand.” W hat a broad idea of lib- and “ Give nn* the liberty to know,
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