THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, FEBRUARY 8, 1900.
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The Festival of the Republic.
and the great defender of Republic-
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an ism.
C ontinued from 3d page.
O for time to refer to each of the
the Triumph of the Federal Repub- wars of our Republic, and to show
lie. Before we reach that result, how the inevitable centralizing con-
shall we have an interregnum of sequences have been most timely
Imperialism and Despotism, with a and most fortunately neutralized
slow recovery through revolutions— by Democratic champions of the
putting back human progress cer people, especially by Jefferson,
tainly another century, and perhaps Madison, Jackson; and L incoln ,
more? That is the great question whose sudden death, from this
OREGON.
M
for us and this generation!
point of view, may yet in future
x But the Memorial of the Great years be seen to have been the
Republican should be somewhat death wound of the Republic. This
practical as well as theoretical. His is to be feared, because since his
question “Quo V adis ?” means, assassination the people have not
‘ How are you meeting the dangers been able to put at their head any
which now surge up against the great “Tribune of the People,” who
J. EARL HOSMER, Ph. J)., B. S. I)., P r es .,
Republic?’’ Those are, as we have could do for them what Jefferson
S u p e rin te n d e n t D e p artm en t of Cosmology.
intimated, * from two sources: (1)
\ ✓ did in 1800. Lincoln saw, * and ex-
Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Dynamics.
That it may be lost by anarchistic pressed it plainly many times, that
inattention, corruption and careless the real danger of the war would
ABEL A. LEONARD, M. I)., M. E. ,*
S u p e rin te n d e n t D e p a rtm e n t of Biology,
ness of the people; (2) That it may be after its victory. Every Presi
Anatomy, Physiology, Animal Electricity,
be stolen from the people by inte dent we have had since our civil
Physiological Psychology, Microscopy.
grative and centralizing powers war has, consciously or uncon
selfishly owned and used and not sciously—mostly the latter—added i
THADDEUS B. WAKEMAN,
to
those
dangerous
centralizing
con
S
u
p
e
rin te n d e n t D e p a rtm e n t of Sociology and L aw ,
under the control of the whole peo
General History, Sociology, Law, Linguistics,
ple, nor for their benefit. This last sequences, and has had unexpected,
Ethics.
is evidently our present great dan but tremendous powers and influ
ger. Such dangers are especially ences forcing him and the people
MINNIE P. HOSMER, L. S.,B. S. D.,
the result of wars. “I nter arma in the same direction, until now, as
S u p e rin te n d e n t P re p a ra to ry D e p a rtm e n t,
History, English Grammar, Botany, Vocal
silent leges ,” “In Arms (Wars) the Emerson warned us, “The Fortune-
Music.
Laws are silent,” said Cicero. The of the Republic” trembles in the
balance.
“Powers that be,” then in power be
PEARL W. GEER, M. G. PI., S ecretary ,
Now let us try to drop mere party
come permanent, because they must
Business Methods and Correspondence.
then act independently of the direct politics for a few moments and look
MARY CHILDERS,
laws and manifested will of the at these tendencies as we know the
Kindergarten and Primary Classes.
people, and in the emergencies they “Spirits” of Paine and Liucoln
make the laws; then the popular would regard them in their “Quo
SOPHIE WOLF,
and even the judicial departments V adis ?” warning to us.
Piano Music, Elocution, English Literature.
1.
The
people
have
lost
their
of the government exist chiefly to
M. G. COOLEY,
Violin and Cornet.
enact and register the integrative money: and yet they are overwhelm
centralizing measures or “rescripts” ingly in debt, and they are still get
CLARA WAKEMAN,
long before the name of the Re ting in, instead of getting out of
Drawing and Painting.
debt.
Lincoln
laid
his
finger
on
public is gone. So was it when
ALICE DAVENPORT,
Caesar bore away the Republic of that war debt as the beginning of
Stenography, Typewriting.
Cicero,and when Napoleon brutally great trouble. We have paid it re
LOUIS R/VUCH, Assistant,
abolished the Republic of Paine in ally twice in value, and now it is
Bookkeeping, Commercial Arithmetic.
France. Such events are, there larger than ever, and no end of it
LORA AMES, Assistant,
fore, the great object lessons of his is in sight! We have bound our
Physiology, Hygiene.
selves hand and foot by limiting
tory to us.
KATIE MATTESON,
We too have had our wars, and ourselves in our means of payment
Librarian.
every one of them has had such a to the gold which is already chief
PROFS. HOSMER, WAKEMAN, GEER,
centralizing tendency, that our ly held by our creditors! Debt
Lecturers on Religion of Science and Humanity.
people will have to be aroused as means bonds; bonds mean bond
EMILY L. WAKEMAN,
never before, if the Republic can age; bondage means usury; usury
Matron.
stand another. Think of it! Our means use — use of your body and
*D r. L eonard has con sen ted to tak e th is c h a ir u n til som e one
war of the Revolution, the “War for life as a slave—and that means de
can
be found to fill it p e rm a n en tly .
Liberty” ended in a petition to pendence, poverty, degradation and
W ashington to become“Imperator.” misery of the masses, and the lord
S T U D E N T S M A Y E N T E R A T A N Y T IM E .
of the few who have 1 «■»-
If he had not been a sturdy Repub- ly - prominence
.
Hcan “the dream of a Republic” usurped the life of the people and -I-
We are now in our New building, which gives us room
would have ended then. Let us
reality of their Republic.
for increased attendance and much better facilities for
teaching. For terms and further particulars, address,
2. The people have generally lost
never forget that service of that
great and good Republican! It is the power of free labor or employ
a blessed thing that Mr. Conway ment of themselves—because it can
. S IL V E R T O N OREGON.
has been able to show that Wash no longer be made to pay. Why?
ington’s apparently cruel inatten- The capitalistic methods of produc
tion to Paine when he was in prison hon and disiribution have become
in f rance, and Paine’s resentment monopolistic. That means that the
it and harsh criticism, was the mighty machine has taken away
FRIENDS OF LIBERAL AND SECULAR EDUCAI ION
result of want of information and the tool, and the factory the shop,
are earnestly reminded that the above University is in act
consequent misapprehension on the ^ ie department bazaar the store
ive and harmonious operation, but that it must be provided with
part of both. (See Conway’s Writ- even the professions are syndicates,
sufficient means to finish its building, now approaching comple
ings of Paine, Vol. 3, chap. 21, and All of which means that the people
tion and partly occupied, so that a paying number of students
Vol. 4, xiii.) It is proved that have l°st their birthright to labor,
can be accommodated.
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J. E arl H osmer , President of Faculty.
the only serious ones that seemed themselves — except for the bare
T. B. \\ akeman , P resident Board of Directors.
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