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Reason
...uch to o,.,w t t e »..elude to come with us. The
heultlifulness and productiveness of lira, ten or twelve who prom .se to
this locality and Irv to get Liberals take lota will have their choice and
to Io cate here m any of our frie n d s 'b e 1“ “ ' ' “ 1 lot« » '" J W,H '* ahl*' t0
endeaT O r
produced hr their wrong actions
th ey will refrain. In the case of
the unintelligent, they sh o u ld be
The O n ly Paper of Its Kind.
restrained by the most ju s t laws
p ,„ ,li8he<1 Weeklv by the Libera, Uni- w,|| think that we are real estate o b ta in - w ith o u t a stick or stone on which , he m ajority is capable of
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rk the... and as level as a floor W bo m 8k.ng. One c la m ., ng the title of
boomers, a and
our B
school
work
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eral Liberal said in our hearing a short
Will suffer. So we have w aited, 1 ! will
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he the first
l.rst to «tart
s ta rt th
the e Lm
L .oeral
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E ditor hoping th a t the problem would c o m m u n ity by « c u r i n g one or tim e since, in arguing against our
ethical b asis, th a t th e boast o f Lib-
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hut finally we have " l,,re
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lots
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8 to 10 lo Iwcau<
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E ntered a t th e postoffice a t Silverton, wjJJ
We m ust try th e very best at least 50x100 feet, ami perhaps could join our ranks th at wanted
Oregon, a« second-classi.na.1 m atter.
p
e c a u th i( ) k ()f> a ,,d th e n w a it larger.
Those from a d i s t a n c e , ^ Now if this has been th e boast
the result. Here is our plan:
» '.o do not wish to take our word it should be changed fur while all
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
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Mr. T. IL Allen, the gentlem an fo' ° " r statem ents in regard Io the should be welcome to join if they
One year, in advance.............
c from whom we purchased our U n i-! Ial,d> are biviled to w rite to Mr.
or wil| become, a benefit to our
Six m onths in a d v an c e ....................
T h ie e m onths, in ad v an ce................
versify land, is a S ecularist and we \ Jo h n H icks, , m ayor of S ilver,on, o r , caUse,
------ v it would he as foolish for our
li clubs of five or m ore, one year,
zo have induced him to lay off a fine, allL °* ,,ur Secular - friends.
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everyone
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in advance
Money should l»e sent by registered
level tract into lots and give us the erals of good m oral character, first rf.ga rd to th eir character as it would
lei ter or m oney order.
for a m an to eat w hatever was
privilege of telling our friends about c o m e , first s e rv e d
placed before him w ith o u t regard to
Notice!
it t h r o u g h th e c o lu m n s of t h e T o r c h
S e c u la r is m vs. A n a rc h y
w h e th e r it was poisonous or not.
A pencil m ark here den o tes th a t your This is not all; lie has placed th e,
There are people, who, for v a rio u s ’ W "
haVe * ' <‘8'
;nem l,‘ r«h iP
bscription will ex p ire w ith th e next ppjee of the land so th a t we can sell
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,11 w ith o u t in te rru p tio n . W e have de- a n q h a v e a ll we re c e iv e a b o v e hi" era or Liberals, who are s im p ly io rth e irr e p re s e n ta t.v e s h a v e s o m e -
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send
papeis
longer
th an price for th e u n iv e rsity .
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the tim e paid tor unless so ordered. w a y we will be abb* to build the dear Liberal reader, .Io not get m ad, an applicant m ay be adm itted or
I n ih will prev en t any loss ami we will
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now ju st Where we sta n d .
school, if our friends take hold of ¡1 in telling you the way we look a t ! "'*• T his is as it should be and
W e request you to send us the names ; t |,e w o r|z an(] a t th e sam e tim e it we happen to step on your men- organization is ,...possible w ithout
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Secularists » h o .u ig h t be.-ume sub- .....
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S e c u la rism a n d
it. A narchy holds th a t everyone
rrih ers and we will m ail sam ple copies. build a borne for Secularism and ^a j corns; b u t sim ply w ithdraw
your m . ind’s
S ecularists.
. . . foot
. . and , at . . least . give I should he a ‘daw u n to him self hut
PHURSDAY, OCT. 14, E . M. 297
In order to have the land platted us credit for saying w hat we th in k . H uh is barbarism . In c.v.hzed so-
we m ust show Mr. Allen th a t the A narehy savs, “ I w ant the privi- ciety we are dependent on one an
A L ib e ra l C o m m u n ity .
plan is feasible by getting the prom - lege of doing just as I please, and other and our idea is th a t the most
In order for our university work ise of the sale of ten or twelve lots. everyone else may have the same progressive people should form a
10 succeed we m ust have the co- He will then im m ediately lay off privilege;” but Secularism says, m utual brotherhood of workers to
operation of true, faithful, inteili- the streets and alleys and get every- “ I w ant to d<» just as I please, pro war against the evils of our times
gent Secularists, and in older to tiling in shape for building our New vided itis r ig l't.” Secularism wants and to n u rtu re and cu ltivate the
have this we m ust first get this .Jerusalem. Now we are very anx- t h e liberty to do good, and to m ake beautiful flowers of a higher civili
class of people interested. Now, ions to get these promises, for it the world happier and better, and zation. A narchistic principles have
unless we can concent rate our forces means everything for our cause, hut when a tru e Secularist is doing been dished up to our people under
i t one place, wh»*re we can often we do not w ant to m isrepresent what he th in k s is for the betterm ent '>"<«>• nam es until m any have been
Consult one another, our friends are things in the least, nor would we of him self and the world he is do poisoned w ithout knowing it. There
•ontinuallv made to m isunderstand w ant v anyone
after
.s. dissatisfied ---
-- pur-
r
mg
just
wain» Iodo.
uu. An- are several different
. ways
- in which
ing ju
s t w uat
hat ne
he want#
;hc work by our enemies, who never chasing, but our honest opinion is arch ists cannot organize, and we j an arch y m anifests itself. T h eC h n e
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tia r t ’u or.yff tvlni a p p o rd in tr to a ll ac
loose an opportunity to strike us in th a t we can give more th an value have but little fear of their ever tia n ’s god who according to all ac
be back with ridicule and gross received, for this is one of tne pret- accom plishing any great harm . counts “ is a law unto him self” and
nisrepresentations.
This is too tiest little valleys th a t we ever saw. T h -ir law is m...l law, and th eir doc-¡«ends those who oppose him lo a n
rue right now at this time, and in The clim ate is the best with which trines m ust propagate only by iso- awful hell while lie rew ards tl.ose
rder to show our friends how wre we are acquainted. W ith the ex- lated individuals teaching their who come under his yoke with eter
lave been obliged to fight our way, ception of ra th e r too much rain in exclusive, individualistic doctrines, nal happiness, is an anarch ist. The
ich by inch, up to our present pos- w inter the clim ate is perfect, and founded on prejudice and hate. doctrine of heaven for the itidivid-
ion as a school, let tts point out this sam e rain makes the soil the A civilized hum an being has no »“ I »»d " ot for the race originates
iie fact th a t enemies, claim ing to most productive in the world. The right to do as lie chooses provided in selfishness and is an arch y . Free-
injure iu
him
e * Secularists,
K?evUl<iI mil?, u but
u t who
n u u a are
i v bitter fruit and grain th a t Mr. Allen he v chooses
iP W r n to
io iiijiu<?
iu d self
v ii or his
"io love is an arch y
* of the m arriage
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temies of what we conceive to he raises on hi» la n d is sim ply won- fellows, for w hat injures one’s self kition, and a n y th in g th at opposes
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r o i i c r h t ! robs
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«11 the
UDbuildinS
of for
a liaDDV
sucielv
of its
just dues,
all the UNITED
upbuilding of a hap p y united
ral 1 l Secularism
, are . now
w e riting
to n one
who
has
been
brought
itters ahead of our lecturers and up in the northern part of Wiscon- have received protection and ...any P<*’Ple '" a y be classed in the same
oing all in th eir power to down sin, and the soil is seemingly inex- o th er benefits from sixdetv th at can category. Now th<‘ aim of Secular
ur work. They, in their prejudice, haustahle. In order to make our he paid in no othnr way th an by ism is to stop th e contentions in
xaggerate tru th and propagate lies work a success we would he obliged retu rn in g all the good of which one the religious field by destroying the
¡qual to any priest or preacher, and to work together to build up indus is capable. A young gentlem an in superstitions in the C h r i s t i a n
course create doubts in the tries that would give people work, talk in g to us the other day said churches. If wre can get people to
finds of m any. Phis is crim inal, and no better place in the world th a t our idea in regard to Liberal- see th a t heaven and bell are m yths
iut crim inality of such a nature could he selected for w o o llen m ills , ism is not his at all. “ W h at is th eY wiU be8in to work to b rin 8
hat it is difficult to utilize tiie law starch factories, ttie silk industry, your id ea?” s a id we. “ W hy,” said about better conditions here. Then
n bringing them to justice, and all tan n eri-s, l>eet sugar refineries, brick our friend, “ I think th a t true Lib- a gain we wisb to destroy the do-as-
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now th at this kind of work is very m anufactories, paper mills, fruit, I e ra iig,m gives one the right to do I-please idea in the Liberal ranks
am aging to us, whose success de- grain and hop growing, etc., etc. jUH| as
pleases.”
H as he, or an<^ substitute instead the idea of
ends on the co-operation of our W e believe th at instead of paying oUght he to have the n b ht to do m utual help to a better and nobler
iends. But this d a -ta rd ly work a large sum to join a colony, u ^ lth a t which injures others? No, no
and now th a t we have called
f persecution and ihe continuous m any advocate, it is better for us
has the right to do wrong and attention to this im p o rtan t subject
re of the salvation arm ies will to spend th a t money in buying our- those who advocate this doctrine of
exam ine th eir ideas carefully
xm cease if the friends of progrès- selves homes, and then we can co- doing as they please unless w hat an<^
lb e V are hugering in the
ive, m oral, Secularism will come operate in any way we can in build- thev please is right are doing m uch m iasm ic sw am p of barbarous an-
> our aid and give us a chance.
ing up industries th a t will m ake harm . W ho is to decide what is archy let them hasten to get onto
We want to build up a Liberal us a com m unity of happy, progrès- right, do you ask?
As a rule no the golden train of reason, and speed
om m unity, and thus make m any sive F reethinkers.
olie nee(j decide lor intelligent peo- aw a.Y to tbe happy land of Secular
appy homes and firmly establish
Now we have stated the case as p]e jf they will exert their reason, thought. As people become more
nr university. Now the question plainly as we can and we ho|»e th a t and when it becomes necessary if perfect of course they will need less
rises, how can we do th is? If we m any will liecome interested and their attention is called to the evils and less restrictive laws for they
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