place when a few owned all, or
nearly all, of the wealth, and the
many were slaves.
Lo! a cloud's about to vanish
from the day;
And a brazen wrong to crumble
into clay.
Lo! the right's about to conquer;
clear the way!
With the right shall many
more
Enter smiling at the door;
With the giant wrong shall fall
Many others, great and small.
That for ages long have held us
for their prey.
Men of thought and men of ac
tion, clear the way.
perity anti greatness, do you
think that America will I m *
greater when it is Catholic? If
That evil, wolfish animal, Pov
the greatness of America is due
erty, with its cold, bony fingers,
Published every Friday morning at is clutching at the throats of
to a large extent, to the public
Silverton. Oregon, by
school, do you think it will In*
hundreds of thousands of the
children today, at the opening of
greater when it is Catholic ami
J. E. HOSMER, Editor.
have all taught by her parochial
the twentieth century. Think of
Entered at Silverton. Oregon, poetoffice it! Over
two
thousand
years
school?
If America prospered
at «econd-clae» ratee
since “peace on earth” was an
under statesmen, who would
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:
man,
even
with
all
the
good
what may we expect when presi
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things this world can afford,
dents begin to court the old har
could l»e at lieace and know that
lot as Taft did? If our legisla
When you
■ red pencil mark around thia hundreds and thousands are suf
tors formerly knew what laws
PROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE
■pace you may know that your time ha» expired
and that we are aekin* you to. Be nd or hand us a fering in poverty.
were best for us to make us
dollar.
What can we do to kill pover
great, why must we now have
me the
ty? It is certainly not a matter
that secret gang called Knights
of individual work or will. This
of Columbus, to lobby in our con
SPLITTING HAIRS.
Watch words
is a social, an economic prob
gress and legislatures, to tell
lem, and we must kill poverty as
Science has done a great dead what laws to make? If the | x >| h >
of
a people, and the anarchy of in for the world and it has done it intrigued to break up the Amer
dividualism must give way to “a by “splitting hairs.” Nothing ican union in 1861, why should
more perfect union."
worth while can be done without we trust him now, when Rome is
Isn’t the question largely one painstaking care and labor. But always the same? If Rome's
of parasitism? The Roman in the great field of social and three bullets made as many
I m your money working for you?
church, for example, is sucking moral growth many iieople seem of our dear presidents die a
We pay interest on Time Deposits.
the very life out of the nation. to be afraid to be careful or to martyr’s death, will it lie less
Last week we printed an account take any definite stand or action. so when America is Catholic? If
"LET ’ER BUCK!"
of the pope receiving a present This leads to corruption and de Catholic countries are more
of $80,000. The amount that was generacy and that is what we adulterous and have more bas
OFFICERS
The most cowardly and most given to the Catholic church in
now sinking into. However, tards than other countries, as
stupid people make the most de 1913 is an immense sum, and the are
we must get out, to do this we proved by an English commis
Eva Coolidge, Pres.
Ààùà
vout Catholics. This is why the account was copied from a Cath must
sion, will it be less so when Am
K. F. McClaine, Vice. Pre».
*
begin
to
split
hairs
in
ear
cunning priesthood does not olic paper a few weeks before. nest. You, dear reader, can not erica is Catholic? If the Catho
F. E. Collider, Cashier
want public schools. They do The taxes that the workers have
to Lie nothing in this fight lics have more convicted crim
not want the doctrine of freedom to pay is something immense, afford
Ed. R. Adams, A*»’t Cashier
nor can you afford to lie on the inals in the penitentiaries
of thought and of a free press and it is so, because the vast side
M. C. Gunderson, Asst. Cashier
of evil. One side alone can than Prostestants, how much
taught. This great political, wealth of the church pays no lie right
larger
must
we
build
these
insti
and when we look into
priestly power wants to keep the taxes. The priests and favored the matter
when
we'll easily tutions
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common people in ignorance so sisters have anything they want. see which carefully,
SILVERTON. OREGON
side
is
really
right,
lie?
If
the
nunneries
are
a Par-
as not to spoil their game of ex They are well housed, well fed, Let us be true men and women adise, why is it that thousands
ploitation.
well clothed, well wined and en
not afraid of anything but of mistreated girls tell us that
The exploiting class of big tertained. They have thousands and
our
own natural laziness and they are a hell? If piety and
grafters will never fight the of workers toiling to produce all
RATES: Single Mea! 25 renta
fear.
must get right down prayer is the object for taking
Catholic church, for it is for this food and shelter and cloth to brass We tacks
the
veil,
why
have
these
women
Rooms 50 eta und up
at
once
or
our
be
their interest also to keep their ing and wine and entertainment.
afterwards
been
employed
in
do
loved
country
for
which
our
slaves in darkness of supersti
The priests have become so
ing menial work? And if piety
I
tion so their dupes will work for brazen that they will rob any brave hero forefathers fought and
prayer is the reason for lie
will
be
forever
enslaved
by
the
their profit.
body—little children and wid
a priest to lietter de
The common people must ows, and will even alienate the modern, cunning priest and his coming
nounce
the
world, why is it that
brother,
the
arrogant,
tyranni
SALEM, ORE.
think in spite of their hard man affections of a wife and at her
they
will
soon
afterward
pounce
cal
king
of
moneydom.
ual labor. They must unite and death, steal her money away
All gixxl outside rooms
more than ever upon it for mon / American and European Plan
get their ideas cut and dried and from her husband. The follow
ey,
so
that
they
can
run
some
A
CENTRALLY
LOCATED
A
FRIEND
’
S
IDEAS.
♦
well seasoned for the great com ing is right up to date:
enterprise? If foreign papers, in J
MRS.
MAE
IVIE,
Proprietor
ing conflict. It can't help but
Left Fortune to Priest.
foreign languages, and from
Editor Journal:
come in one way or another, for,
San
Francisco,
Jan.
20.
—
Wil
their own people, tell the same 4
I
am
reading
a
paper
publish
4 "*•
4
as the head the Masons of the liam Bailie is going to contest his
horrid
stories about Rome, why
ed
in
Chichicastango,
Guatemala
United States says, the issue is late wife’s will. Mrs. Bailie be
say any more that the "Menace"
< »
joined and it is too late for argu queathed the Rev. William Du Central America. It is well edit and
the "Silverton Journal” are F
ed
and
handles
old
Rome
in
a
. IRL B. LYONS
ment. The war against the hier gan $9000 and cut off her hus
fearless and vigorous manner. It lying?
archy and their side-kickers who band with $100.”
< ►
is thoroughly Protestant, as its
love wealth and power more than
Catholicism
is
not
the
only
they do our government or hu- parasite, but it is one of the larg name "El Protestante,” would
PRESS VS. PRIEST.
indicate. The main articles in
manity itself, is already begin- est,
slipperiest blood - suckers last May’s numlier are on Luther The
?
1 handle Mueller Brass Goods, Standard Enamelware
ning and it will never be settled that ever
editor sat in his little den;
crawled
into
the
camp
Hydraulic Rams, Pneumatic Water Systems. 1 can
and
ex-Priest
Chiniquy.
It
is
sur
until it is settled right.
the human family, and it will prising how well the editor The priest sat on his throne.
make
it worth your while to see me alsiut your
But it will be an easy task for of
The
editor
wielded
his
little
pen.
:.
nothing less than a revolu knows the conditions that these
the forces of freedom to conquer take
HOP DRYER PIPES
And
made
the
old
priest
groan.
tion (perhaps a bloody one) to two men were fighting and the
when they understand the truth loosen
:
SOEMEMT to
its fangs and to extract tribute he accords them. He
X
of the matter and really know its poison
The editor wrote of the hellish way
J. H. DAVENPORT
from
our
body
politic.
frankly tells that all Catholic
what the old beast of Rome is
PHONE BLUE 1191 ö
ye sleeping American countries are behind Protestant The priests extracted the "mon,”
JOBING A SPECIALTY.
after. All wrong doers are Arouse,
And made the ignorant dupes to pay,
patriots,
before
it
is
too
late
and
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afraid of exposure and publicity our land of the free has sunk so countries and that Central Am Then laughed in glee at the fun.
and the priesthood are the big low into poverty and ignorance erica has suffered more from
gest cowards on earth when they and crime that our eyes, or the popery than any other country. The editor wrote of prison bars.
think there is a chance for them eyes of the children, or of the He is heartsick at conditions as And girls hid away from sight;
IF YOU THINK OF BUYING A MOTORCYCLE SEE THE
he finds them among his coun
to be shown up in their true children
’s children, will never see trymen, caused by the degraded He wrote of crimes both near and far
light. If this is not so, why our salvation.
In our land of freedom’s light.
priests and their ilk. He calls
don’t they set our $50,000 trial ?
FOUR CYLINDER HENDERSON
them pagans in religion, since He wrote of little children slain,
Why are they waiting? Is it be
GREAT THINGS.
they teach things that are not Who really belonged to priests,
You can get a demonstration by seeing
cause they mistrust that we
found in the Scriptures, and And how they lived in sin and shame i »
know more and can prove more
“SHORTY” AT THE BILLIARD HALL
The eternal matter of which therefore cannot be Christians. With wealth to lust and feast.
than will be good for their
the universe is composed has the Occasionally sarcasm and ridi
health ?
The fact in the case is that power to act, and this power to cule are used to good effect So priest and pope, they fret and foam
they are guilty and they know act is greater, if possible, than against the Catholic priests. As And forbid his paper read;
we can prove it. They never the matter itself, for, from dead the reader may see for himself They'd like to force us all to Rome
mistrusted that such a little rat matter nothing could have in the following translation from And take off the editor’s head.
as Hosmer would put up such a evolved. As it is, suns, planets, Spanish. The editor adapted the
scrap or they never would have moons, systems, the lower living Lord’s prayer to real Catholic But alas, old Rome, and priest and
PUT UP IN POUND PA KAGES
tackled it. We are told that their forms and man have evolved practice.
pope,
For the private use of priests The Free Press is on your track!
head man, when he came back from this wonderful world mat
Four quires to a pound.
from Europe, said that the case ter that is in most wonderful one hundred days of indulgen So sit ye down and take your dope
ONLY TWENTY-FIVE CENTS.
never would have been started if action every second of eternity. cies will be extended to those And for licking turn your back.
When living creatures were that repeat this prayer with
he had been in Mt. Angel.
Envelopes to match, 2 pkgs, for 25c.
See what cowards they are! evolved their mere existence was faith and devotion during lent: Then off to your dens in Rome to stay
The priests did not dare to try not the great thing, but their
“Our father who art in the With your dupes and prisons, too;
the case in their own names, and power to move, to feel, to act, to Vatican, infallible is thy name. Old Glory still floats above today,
SALEM, OREGON
so tried to hide behind the skirts produce after their own kind, to Thy earthly kingdom cometh. And we have no room for you.
of the “dear sisters,” and now protect themselves and theirs Thy will be done in Central Am
are trying to get their feet warm and finally to think, these were erica as it was in Italy and Then away, then away, forever and
by running away from their fe the great things.
Spain. Give us today our daily
aye,
Governments were established wine, as also our beer and fat With your rum and your sinful
male protectors.
MEETINGS EVERY SUNDAY AT 2:30 P. M.
But we understand that they but kings and priests formed pork. Forgive us our sins, as we
lives,
FORESTERS’ hall opera house building .
have one more chance to set the compacts to control and exploit forgive the sins of those against Go wear your gems with bloodstained
case this term, and that is on the people. A government, if a whom we sin in the confessional.
rags,
next Saturday, January 24, and tyrannical one, is not a great And also keep us from scandal. And support your many wives.
we will wait patiently for the thing. It is nothing, or worse Free us from our troubled con
holy fathers, through the holy than nothing, but a government science, for the scepter is yours,
STICKERS.
sisters, to show their bravery for and by the people—self-gov and the earth, the keys and the
and get into the ring. We are ernment, that is great.
Peter’s pence, forever, Amen.”
Has anyone heard of Father
The Program for Next Sunday.
An individual may gain great
ready!
If this editor, Carlos F. Secord M ore paying back to the state
Opening
Song.
Come on, you holy saints, and knowledge and become a great has the courage to speak thus in what was illegally paid him for
Instrumental Music.
engage in this holy war against thinker, but that alone is small, a densely Catholic country, why chaplain services?
Roll
Call—Voluntary Responses.
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the little, insignificant heretic. to be great in the true sense, one should we be afraid to tell it in
Address: Sandhogs.
He can’t hurt your great, holy must act. Dead thoughts, dead America? If his country has
The “cats” don’t seem to
Questions.
institution, unless his witnesses knowledge, like dead matter, is gone to the dogs under popish want to play with Johnny
Vocal Solos.
tell the truth, and not many dare nothing. Action! Action! That domination, what may we expect Mouse as much as they did. Is
Five Minute Speeches.
do that for fear of your awful is great. It perfects and makes when America is Catholic? it a case of cold feet, or chil-
Social Time.
frown; and that $50,000 ought great the thought and the knowl When such Catholic countries as blains”?
EVERYBODY WELCOME. COME!
to look good to you. Come on edge.
Spain, Italy, and Portugal tell
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Let us get into action, for, al the world frankly that these
now, we want this business set
Someone has said that the
tled. The public is demanding though liberty, justice, truth, priests caused their ruin, shall priest
and the exploiter are nat
and
love
are
great,
yet,
without
of us to give them the facts.
we believe these countries or ural born
Cut this out, »Ixn and »end to the Sncty. J. E. Blazer, Silverton. Oregon
twins and that the
Come on! We want the public to action, they are like faith with priests, and whose advice would worker is an
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE
ass
crouching
be
know all that we know, and if we out works—dead. They are not keep America up? When France
tween
the
two
burdens?
genuine,
but
a
selfish
kind
of
SOCIALIST
PARTY
have to pay your old, rotten, un
chases priests and nuns out,
* ♦ »
married institution $50,000 for substitute or counterfeit.
shall we welcome them for our
I, the und<-rBlgne<l, roeognlzlng thecla»» »truggle lietween the cni.Hallst cla»» and the
working < la»e, and th« naceaaity of the working claea constituting lt»elr into a political nartv
The great things of life, then, good ?
telling the truth, the quicker we
If the good Catholic people
dlatlnct from and onpoaed to all parti«» formed by the capitalist cla»», hereby declare that!
have severed my relatione with all other parti«», and I Indorae the platform nnd cnstti..<>«.!
know it, the better. Come on are only great when put into op
these Catholic countries know how the priests have ster
'if the Socialist Party, Including the principle of political action, ami hereby apply for a,l
you foolish virgins and you holy eration for the good of ourselves tell When
ilized
them
mentally,
there
minnion
to »aitl party.
J
1
that these priests for the
ghost fathers. We know what and for our fellow men.
might
be
something
doing.
most part will take undue liber
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you are, and we want you to get
Men and women of real true ties with women penitents in the
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acquainted with the editor of and honest thought and of intel- confessional, are we to say it’s a
Occupation ____
say that, if we’d take
The Silverton Journal and his igent action are the great men lie, when their own folks tell us the Some
profit
out
of
selling
liquor,
large, increasing, free-thinking, and women of the world. They so? Is this the reason, or one of the saloon problem would be
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liberty-loving, truth-telling, ar must and will do the great deeds them, why America should be
Citizen (v^3 <>r no )
A m
my of progressive, American pa that will save our nation and Catholic? If the lack of popery solved. Now what do you sup
pose we should take out of the
triots. We are ready! “Let ’er , other nations from the decay of in the colonies laid the founda Catholic
institutions to have
buck!”
nations which has always taken tion of American liberty, pros- them disband ? Make a guess.
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