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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
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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 .
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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
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Most respectfully,
TORCH OF REASON . . . .
M. R. H ammer .
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