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T H E T O R C H O F R E A S O N , S IL V E R T O N , O R E G O N , F E B R U A R Y 5, E. M. 303 (1 9 0 3 .) 6 INTO LERANCE FOR L IB E R T Y . A DOZEN (From “Oregonian,” Jan . 29.) H ow n a rro w is th e space betw een lib e ra lity an d in to le ra n c e a p p e a rs , fro m t h is o rie f » p a s s a g e fro m .1 th e S ilv e rto n T orch of R eason : A - c it iz e n - a n d L ib e r a ls , w e d e c id e d - A ' '•,’W „ -fa..,."»j, ,. r«» — . •* r a c y being m a d e l e g i s l a t o r s o r o f f i c e r s o f o u r r e p u b l i c in a n y w ay o r o n a n y te r m s , w h e th e r by th e “ R e p u b lic a n ” o r a n y o t h e r p a r ty . L e t th e m f irs t w ith d r a w in g o o d f a i t h f r o m t h e o p p o s i t i o n “ k in g d o m ” a n d “ c h u r c h ” a n d b eco m e n a t u r a l i z e d in t h i s w o r l d , a n d in t h e U n ite d S ta te s R e p u b lic . U n c le S a m s h o u ld n o t he m a d e to w a rm s e r p e n ts in h is b o s o m . I f n o t a d a n g e r , i t is a D IF F E R E N T W A Y S. W h e n th e o r d in a r y c itiz e n in te n d s to g o E a s t, o r s e n d fo r f rie n d s o r r e la tiv e s to c o m e W e s t , t h e c h o i c e o f r o u t e s is a q u e s tio n t h a t a lw a y s b o th e r s h i m . He w a n t s t o k n o w if t h e s a m e r o u t e h e used o n c e , so m e tim e a g o , m a k e s th e sa m e t o n e , s a m e c o n n e c t i o n s , if t h e p r ic e is t h e s a m e , if it c o s t s t h e s a m e t o g o E a s t a s it di<l t o c o m e W e s t . P o s s i b l y , fie YMH. « r « M l 'l l ’ ,C. . ..N-.ii.- ' i n t e r e s t , in t h e W e s t o r M i d d l e W e s t t h a t h e h a s o v e rlo o k e d o n th e t r i p h e m a d e . D id n o t s e e t h e m lie o a u s e lie h a d n u t t i m e ; d id n o t k n o w h e c o u l d f o r t h e s a m e m o n e y ; d i d n o t k n o w h e c o u ld g e t a s to p * o v e r . 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R ., 142 T h i r d S t., P o r t l a n d , O r e . fered m ost from relig io u s in to le r a n c e a re often m ost in to le r a n t to w ard o th e r sects. A n ta g o n ism to M r. Sm oot on p u re ly re lig io u s g ro u n d s can o n ly re s u lt in a i d i n g h i m t o i n f l u e n c e i n the S e n a te , w h ere his a c c e p ta n c e is a foregone conclusion . H is c h a r a c te r as a citizen an d b u siness m a n is a c c o u n te d proof a g a in st ev ery a tta c k . H is tru th fu ln e s s seem s to he u n q u e stio n e d ; a n d w hen he d e c la re s e m p h a tic a lly th a t his first a lle g ia n c e is to th e U n ited S ta te s, he p u ts th e b u rd e n of proof upon h is accu sers. P o ly g am y m u st he sta m p e d o u t in th e U n ited S ta te s ; -T H E - b u t im m o ra lity is not con fin ed to S a lt I-ake a m o n g o u r cities. 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