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T H E TORCH OF REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, MARCH 27, E. M. 302 (1902.)
for the masses of the people during try ? I am sorry that he could not
the last century.
expand this proposition in last
But “ B eginner” fails to see th a t week’s T orch , aud I hope he will
th is “ triu m p h a n t democracy, which do so soon. It would be in terest-!
is such a long step upw ard, is, after ing to know w hether he considers
all. m erely political dem ocracy, the tru sts an evil, and if so, what
and he seems equally blind to the remedy he proposes.
fact th a t the next upw ard step must
T h a t the tru sts will, and inevita-
be I ndustrial D emocracy .
hly m ust, wipe out com petition, no
U ntil this is secured Democracy one need be told who has watched
is not “ triu m p h a n t” .
the economic trend of the last few
There is much in a name. If it years. It is not a question of So-
were fully understood th a t “ Soial- cialism or com petition, it is a ques-
ism” m eans sim ply the fullest pos- lion of Socialism or trusts,
M ay B eals .
sible extension of those principles
M arysville, Tenn., March 14, 302.
of Democracy for which our fore
fathers struggled we could find no
Guilded Points.
opponents am ong the sincere and
hum an hearted.
BY JOHN PRESCOTT GUILD.
(2) Beginner holds “ th a t a m an
CAN in a lifetime earn by out and
Do not crush violets while ch a s­
out service to his fellows, i. e., by ing rainbows.
giving them results of hisow n brain
A hard horse-sense excels a poll-
work, . . . not a m illion, but
parrot education.
m illions on m illions of dollars.
A religion which cannot endure
His
instance - is the
HIS most
11JV7OV notable ..............
¡mployment by Carnegie of a cbem- criticism will not stand hell-hre.
si, “ a G erm an with spectacles,” to
inalyze iron ore “ thereby cheapen-
ng and im proving steel for m illions
M people.” In this case it is very
;lear th a t th e bulk of the brain-
a-ork was done by the G erm an
chemist. Did he receive m illions ou
A ccom plishm ents th a t do not ac-
com p lj8h anything are blem ishes
ralq)er than betterm ents.
“ beauty of holiness” has no
a)liance w hh a heauti(l,| house th a t
¡H {amoU8 for it8 hrulalilie8.
Agents W anted
In everv town from San Francisco to New \ o r k , am i New O rleans
to Chicago, to sell CRAG O AILSA C O F F E E
At 15c per pound.
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Che Liberal University
Company:
(Incorporated.)
Proprietors of the Liberal University, Oregon.
Publishers of the torch of Reason. « «
CAPITAL STOCK $50.000, IN SHARES OF $10 EACH.
P uttin g a boss Spook into th e
It m ay be answered th a t be was m aterial universe to explain its
A stockholder is e n title d to one vote for each share of stock he ow ns, in th e
working merely for money, but was m ystery only thickens the inyst.
e l e c .i n of ¡ d ir e c to r ., ad o p tin g of by-law s, a n d any .n a tte r th a t m ay com e before a
Carnegie working merely for phil-
An ugly face is not remedied by a reg u lar sto ck h o ld ers’ m eeting.
here is about $23 600 w orth of stock still in th e tre a su ry to be sold a t p a r—
au th ro p y ?
gaudy bonnet, nor is a dulled faith $10 T tier
s h a r e - th e * proceeds to be used in m aking im p ro v e m e n ts, rep a irs and
Of course C arnegie is, like the redeemed by a glittering cerem onial. L id ttio n s to th e L. U. O. buildings and grounds.
The stock form erly ow ned by Mr. and M rs. H osm er, $12,000, was p u rch ased
most of us, the creature of his en-
.
rrk
;a nn reason
The liquor d rin k er is not the one v M , C e e r a t a d isco u n t and he now offers th a t stock for sale a t par, th e m oney
v ronm ent.
1 here is no reason
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u.,» derived £ .“ l i t '
to t.m U . - I U n i v e ^ T he C - P a n v owns ¿ 4
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who suffers worst for his sins, but
why he should be cursed for doing wn<) 8Uny b wor 1
’
, , ,
j „„ • the one he neglects and torm ents.
w hat most men would have done in
stu d e n ts are provided w ith eatin g and sleeping aceo.nm odations. B ts. ies
the sam e place, but there is every
Poverty m ay clothe a m an with th e com pany owns a com plete p rin tin g o u th t w orth $x, MJ.
The Articles of In co rp o ratio n provide th a t all th e ed u catio n shall be k ept or-
reason why it should be made for- ¡-ags when dishonesty w ithholds
ever im possible for one m an to levy j ast paym ent from the industrious.
toll on the toil of the m illions, The
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L-” ,„uh,»d of
A book th a t a few like and use to shall l>e allowed upon its p ro p erty or prem ises u n d er its cont .
m o d ern “ b ra in -w o rk
m eth o d ol
. . . .
It is honed th a t L iberals generally will feel it th e ir d u ty to p u rch ase shares in
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......... a good purpose is better than one th is C om pany an d th ereb y aid in thoroughly estab lish in g am i eq u ip p in g i
taking toll is not one whit more a
Pu rH
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1 which makes m any laugh but none I ilterai U n iv ersity .
For fu rth e r p articu lars, ad d ress
defensible th an the brawn-work wnicn
ma y
s
L ib e ra l u n i v e r s i t y .
pearl W. G E E R , Secretary L. U. O.,
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S ilverton, Oregon.
m ethod of the feudal barons.
wiser.
Carnegie and the “ able m en” he
Not to pay for your newspaper,
chose for his co-workers are necea- or to stop it for printing som ething
sary factors in the evolution of our with which you do not agree, is an
in d u strial life, ju st as the feudal “ unpardonable sin,” in a Republic,
baron and and the able men be
Freedom of the Pre88 is Olle „( t he
chose for bis co-figbter. were necea-
A m erican pw).
sary factors in the evolution of our
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fight
millions of dollars?
political life.
arnegie an
is
, , )()88 w|)o cannot subscribe to
peers are a necessary evil , and
them8elve8> dein.
will 1 be until the people
learn
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f ,
• , , th ; a t 1 ocrats, republicans, socialists,
popu-
t h e v c a n c o n tr o l t h e i r i n d u s t r i a l
.
mey can vo
protestauts, nor liberals, u,,»
but
affairs, an c o s e t eir in u. n a
¡8t
dem on¡aCB) retro-
rulers, just as they now control
‘li()ni8t8j de8p„ t8) bigot() or ¡dlots.
their political atlairs and choose
their political rulers.
The Press which cannot sustain
(3) B eginner’s proposition, th a t itself by giving all sides of opinion
the com petitive in d u strial system on all subjects, and a pulpit that
does not contain w ithin itself the cannot respectfully reply to dissent
elem ent of its own decay, is some- should suspend business and l tn -
what surprising.
port em ancipated brains.
The
H as be not noticed th a t compe- “ P oints” sticker has been pleased to
tition between railroads has been see, and to hear, a very fair minded
practically abolished by the consol- press and pulpit in Silverton, and
idation of the last year? Does he hopes th at both will send out all
not know th a t ¡t i» the constant and the light they can gather, although
avowed aim of the Carnegie-kind th ey ’ll doubtless flicker and sputter
to crush out com petition, each, of at times as badly as do our electric (
course, in his own branch of indus- j illum inators.
C O - E 13 U C A T I O N A D
Students may Enter at any Time.
NEW BUILDING IS READY.
S tudents given board and room« at Dorm itory at low rates
COURSES.
K in d e r g a r te n .
P r im a r y .
S c ie n tific .
N o r m a l.
P rep arato ry .
Com m ercial.
c u b ic a l
( lasaical.
C o o n e a ill
M e d ic in e , e tc ., w ill b t added as soon as p racticab le^__
ONLY INSTITUTION OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD
S T R IC T L Y NON -TH EO LO G ICA L.
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F o r C atalogue and fu rth e r p a rtic u la rs, ad d ress
T. B. WAKEMAN, Pres’t, or PEARL W. GEER, S ecy ,
SIL V E R T O N , O R EG O N .