6 Concerning the Moore Case. [The following letters are self- explanatory. Suffice it to say that Dr. Hammer,one of our best friends, dkl not, on first reading, fully un derstand an article which appeared in the Torch some w^eks ago in re- ference to our mutual iriend C. C. Moore, of Blue Grass Blade fame. His kind letter shows the doctor to be a true Liberal, after all, and a friend worth having. It is certain that we who really have the cause of humanity at heart must all hang together if our work is to prosper. —E d .] S ilverton . O r ., March 28,1900. M. R. H ammer , M. D., My Dear Doctor:—I don’t know whether to be amused or grieved over your favor of the 21st inst. about our “heathen” C. C. Moore. You don’t 6eem to catch onto my point and good intention at all. I wanted to do just what other good- Liberals, whom you also blame, have done, that is, in a sort of hu morous way, to induce Mr. Moore to stand fight, and in an effective, worthy way, for the right of all to think, speak, publish and mail what they choose as long as they do not injure any one personally, and if they do, then let them an swer to that person as the law pro vides. Now by the last number of his paper (p. 1, col. 3) Mr. Moore has manfully and consistently taken the position which we indicated the persecution required. He is now doing right, and we will sustain him to the uttermost. If we can not send money we can help by words which will bring the needed means to fight out this question through every court and every leg islature and congress, until the right of free expression is vindicat ed and placed beyond further ques tion. The Christians have roasted, tor tured (in every conceivable way), imprisoned, cursed, ostracised, boy cotted and slandered us without stint for over 1000 years; and for the liberty and welfare of all they ought not to object to a little free and wholesome tongue-lashing — when it hits no one, but their ab surd dogmas. The meaning of our article was to sustain Mr. Moore in this prose cution and such friends as Dr. Foote and others, who are nobly standing by him. As Dr. Franklin said it, “It is better to hang together than to hang separately.” Yours sincerely, T . B. W akeman . THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, MAY 3, 1900. the Torch of April 5th today. It gave me great pleasure to read B f your article on page three, first EX-GOV. JOHN P. ALTGELD. column. It has the true ring. I am very selfish in this matter. A B o o k f c k « he P e o p le T H E FA M O U S S P E E C H E S . L E T T E R S . If they imprison Mr. Moore, it is : O U M T A E I S N S S A G ALU ES AND t& b -V S OF TH E A U TH O R . | only a question of time until I will P E O V E P R U T L A IS R S I U N E T E O R f E S N T A T E IO A N R N A E L S IM T L P Y O C R O T A N N S C ID E E R A E N D D . be a guest of Uncle Sam’s T rust . au<-»rtain o u r opinion fre e w h eth er an invention is pr»»Pnbly pat««.» able. <'«>mmun,pp. It is a notorious tact uiai doctor» O w n e r s h i p , C iv il S e r v ic e , T a x a t io n , tio n s strictly confidential. H andbook on P a te n ts n sen t free. Oldest agency fo r securing p aten ts. are very jealous of each other, but E M l o e n c c t V io n Q u e F s r t a io u d n s , , T a S r t if r f i , k e E s d , u c L a t a io P a te n ts ta k e n th ro u g h M unn & Co. receive bor whenever the profession is assailed O r g a n i z a t io n s . I m p e r ia l is m a n d a fecia l notice, w ith o u t c h arge. In th e they unite for the common good, H u n d r e d O t h e r • o p ic s D i s c u s s e d . h a n d s o m e L IB R A R Y E D I T I O N , 1 , 0 0 0 A han d so m ely Illu strated weekly. L arg est cir until, in fact, in nearly every state S U B S T A N T IA L CLOTH, P O S T P A ID , $ 2 .5 0 cu lation o f any scientific Journal. T erm s, <3 a y ea r: fo u r m o nths, |L Sold by all new sdealers. in the Union laws have been pass 6 e o . S, B o w e n & Sou Unity Bldg., C m ic a s o . MUNN & Co.36,Broadw” New York ed which are an insult to the intel Branch Office <Sf> F Rt- Washington. D. C. *3enis wanted everywlere. Write for terms. ligence of the people. Mr. Geer was a Newton visitor recently. We all enjoyed his gen ial company. I told him that I feared that my letter would offend Our Big Shipment of Spring Shoes has Arrived. Tar. Shoes you, and he said he thought it will be the Correct Style for Spring Wear. See our Assort would not. ment in The Infidel editors and teachers seem to be about as jealous of each B A B IE S ’ — € other as the average doctor. Now C H IL D R E N ’ S I hope they will do as you have M IS S E S ’ ' done this week and as the doctors L A D IE S ’ always do—unite an hang together £ ----- G ENTS’ rather than to hang separately. A t S ilv e r to n ’s L a rg e s t and B usiest Store. I resubscribed when P. W. was here, and must say that the Torch is the most scholarly of all the Freethought publications. I have a son fifteen years old, PR O D U C E T A K E N whom I hope to send to your Uni S T R IC T L Y ONE PRICE versity as soon as my finances will permit. Hoping you were amused and not grieved by my former letter, and wishing you and the Universi ty success, I am, Most respectfully, TORCH OF REASON . . . . M. R. H ammer . “ LIVE QUESTIONS” PAGES, Scientific American. Spring of I9O o 7 c . X Jam es Craig. At a recent banquet of the Auto mobile Club of America the plan of a national highway from the Atlan tic to the Pacific was formally launched and a definite route was announced. The plan as read by Col. Pope, of Boston, provides for a highway along the eastern coast from St. Augustine to Portland, Me., and on the \\ esteru coast from Los Angeles toSeattle. The main high way, however, will he from New York to San Francisco, passing through Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha and Ogden. Con gress will be asked to appropriate one-third of the expense, the States through which the roads pass one- third and the counties, townships and cities through which it goes the other third. Owners of property I benefited will be asked to donate the right of way. The road is de signed to be 120 feet in width and in a perfectly straight line. & $ $ S ong w Book 1 ? ■;o> - $ No. 2. “Truth bears the Torch in the search For Truth.” & ».A & S IL V E R T O N , O R E G O N . L IB E R A L U N IV E R S IT Y P R E 9 S 1899 PRICE TEN CENTS. Secularists would you not like to have some letterheads printed with Secular sentiment and Wettstein’s Our Job D e p a rtm e n t^ = = r2 > ^ Freethought badge, to use in corre -------ALWAYS GIVES------- N ewton , I a ., April 9, 1900. spondence with your friends? We P rof . T. B. W akeman , will furnish them to you with your Silverton, Oregon, name and address printed on them My Dear Professor: — Yours of for 75 cents per hundred, $1.50 per ---- BECAUSE IT GIVES----- March 28th at hand and contents 250, or $2.50 for 500, postpaid. Let noted. I also received a copy of the people know where you stand HONEST STOCK, FINEST INK AND EXCELLENT WORKMANSHIP . . . Satisfaction