T he S ilverton SILVERTON, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1911. VOL. III. SILVERTON INI» WORLD MOVES. with the rebels, my hope wmh that he would advise them, for their own in­ terest», to become loyal and true to Black Slavery, 1’olygauiy, (hr Saloon their allegiance and help us through All Paraalllain Mu»l (Io. the remaining part of the war. But Very, very rapid are the chaiigr» the result Im- been the very contrary. now going on in Silverton utid in the The pope has thrown away the mask, world. A h we write we cun hear u ami shown himself the public partisan »trong, manly voice giving hint ruction and the protector of the rebellion, by to ii iHrge uudience of expectant, eag­ taking Jeff D uv I h by the bund, and im- dently recognizing the southern er listener» ju»t outside of our office door. It in a lecturer unregon. But the world also move». Oregon will surely go "dry" next election. Oth­ er atates are right neck and neck with u» in the race for progress and when Unde Sam and hi» international friend» under land that it is really for hi» ami their material welfare ami happinesM to ubolish, not only black slavery, polygamy and the saloon bu»- ine»H, but that all forms of parasiti m must go if we would really make this a world worth living in, then some­ thing will surely be doing. The future look» bright indeed, and oh, how rap­ idly the light of the new day is com­ ing up above the hill» and how the beautiful rays of the sun of truth are scattering the shallow» of superstition, lust and greed! Ami we can all have a part in this new era of happiness that is surely coming, if we only will. ROME'S RIPENING CONSPIRACY. Every Step of American I’rogre»» 1» Held Back. Eor years the Roman hierarchy has lieen conspiring against the govern­ ment of the United States. Read the following: When Mr. Morse, the immortal father of the electric telegraph, was ia Italy, he became acquainted with sev­ eral ecclesiatics of the Church of Rome, and he was led to believe, from what he learned from them, that a political conspiracy, under the cloak of religious mission, was formed against the United States. When he came to Paris and enjoyed the confi­ dence ami friendshi • of La Fayette, he stated his convictions to the general, who fully concurred with him in the reality of such a conspiracy. • *•••• The eloquent Spanish orator, Cas- telar, speaking of his own Church of Rome, said, in 18(19, "There is not a single progressive principle that has not been cursed by the Catholic church. This is true of England and Germany*, as well as all Catholic coun­ tries. The church cursed the French revolution, the Belgian constitution and the Italian Independence. Not a constitution has been born, not a step <>f progress made, not a solitary re­ form effected, which has not been un­ der the terrific anathemas of the church.” ****** Father Chiniquy said: “Long be­ fore I was ordained a priest, I know that my church was the most implaca­ ble enemy of this republic. My pro­ fessors of philosophy, history and the­ ology had been unanimous in telling me that the principles and laws of the Church of Rome were absolutely an­ tagonistic to the laws and principles which are the foundation-stones of the constitution of the United States.” ****** Abraham Lincoln said: “From the beginning of the civil war there has been, not a secret, but a public alli­ ance between the pope of Rome and Jeff Davis, and that alliance has fol­ lowed the common laws of this world’s affairs. The greater has led the small­ er, the stronger has guided the weak­ er. The pope and his Jesuits have ad­ viser!, supported and directed Jeff Da­ vis on the land, from the first gunshot at Fort Sumpter, by the rabid Roman Catholic, Beauregard. They are help­ ing him on the sea, by guiding and supporting the other rabid Roman Catholic pirate, Semmes, on the ocean. And they will help the rebel­ lion when tiring their last gun to shed the blood of the last soldier of liberty, who will fall in this fratricidal war. In my interview with Bishop Hughes, I told him, ‘that every stranger who had sworn allegiance to our govern­ ment by becoming a United States cit­ izen, as himself, was liable to be shot or hung as a perjured traitor, and an armed spy, as the sentence of the court-martial may direct. Anil he will he so shot and hanged accordingly, as there will be no exchange of such pris­ oners.’ After I had put this (lea in the ears of the Roman bishop, I requested him to go and report my words to the pope. Seeing the dangerous position of his bishops and priests when siding NO. 14. WITHHOLDING LABOR POWER. Worker» Are Learning the More Pro­ fit They Create the Leaa They Have. cannot be done through political pal­ aver, as the “Fra” expresses it. It took him a rather long time to get away from the habit of following the politicians’ reasoning! ?) around corners, and reasons out for himself along a direct-action chalx-line what his master knew all the time, namely, that money accruing from profits is what gives the master power over his servants. The natural consequence of thia knowledge is his withdrawal of effici­ ency from the job. Who would turn a run against himself and pull off at the moral cry of the master? Only a fool. And this fact of the slaves’ unwilling­ ness to give his full efficiency anv longer to a master is the most encour­ aging proof of the intellectual awak­ ening of the industrial mass, not so much because it is done, but because it is done wilfully, consciously for ef­ fect. Educational efficiency is a prime so­ cial virtue, but when practiced with less intelligence and purpose than the bees do for feeding useless drones and busy parasites, it becomes in effect the supreme vice. Therefore the with­ drawal of efficiency from the work without losing any personal skill worth keeping, and even acquiring ad­ ditional skill, as taught by Syndical­ ism or revolutionary unionism all over the world, is in the eyes of the friends of liberty the most hopeful sign of our march toward a finer, a higher civilization. It is the promise of a new renaissance, more beautiful than that growing out of the revolutions sweep­ ing over Europe about the year 1200, to which we are indebted for almost all the basic principles of modern sci­ ence and teaching. Mr. Edison sees rightly, only he thinks wrongly, that tne slave knows not yet his status. He does. (By Fred Freyr.) Mr. Edinon, the inventor, is report­ ed saying in a comment upon the Ford Motor Company’s shrewd profit-shar- | ing scheme that “the day when the American workingman will wake up to give the highest possible degree of efficiency to his employer is about 5 would by this be caused to suffer. excent ignorance or outright stupidity But I think the horrible circumstance should the forest-field-factory-wage- is sufficiently known to make that un- slave have, to shorten his life by twen­ neces ary. By the exposure of these POLITICAL POINTS. ty years, and statistics show that the parties, let the young propie learn the workers die sooner than the “better lesson that crime will lie discovered. The Jim Jam Jems shows that it is classes” and thus commit suicide for Be careful of your conduct. Be men nothing higher than to create the on the Jesuitical side of the fence by and women and take care to guard wealth of nations for the enjoyment the following foolish statement: “Any your character. This will be the last of others? man with the instinct of an oyster notice taken of this affair, provided Not only the public press of our country, but nearly every other busi­ The question is, "Why should effi­ knows that there can be no ‘Catholic the guilty parties quietly refrain ness is speaking for the scraps that the Catholic church holds up to their ciency be required of him ?” Every conspiracy’ to get control of the gov­ from taking prominent part in social hungry gaze. The liberty-loving people must get wise to this and re­ child knows today that all the raw ernment or the public institutions or affairs and church enterprises. If verse the machine or the hierarchy will soon dominate and ruin every­ materials of the earth necessary for schools of the country, for Catholics they continue in this program, we will thing. Look over the list of our advertiser and notice the merchants our civilization have no value in them­ belong to every political party.” Any for the »akc of others, who might in­ who are conspicuous liv their absence. What is the matter? Are they selves. Apply labor to them, that is, man with the brains of Sea Squirt nocently be led to take these people a. foolishly afraid of offending Rome? Read the papers all over this great delve, mine, plow, carry, smelt, har­ ought to know that eve» Catholic is a mislels of virtue, I m - compelled to ex­ nation and notice that the result is about as follows^^^ vest, weave, build, and they become of Catholic first and a Republican or pose ull parties concerned. We feel Democrat second, and that on demand value. “The pope sneezes, one-half column, front page. Protestant preacher that this humble request is just and The wealth of nations comes from of his church he will vote any old goes wrong, full page with photo. Catholics hiss singing of America, no proper. labor, from labor alone, and as the thing. mention. Patriotic orders federate, no mention. Priest wants public ****** If these hints arc not sufficiently ef­ laboring wage-slave receives for sell­ school moved, no mention. Irish Catholic Club formed, two columns. fective to lead any organization of If the United States goes perfectly ing his life on the installment plan Flea bites a cardinal, one column and photograph. Priest attacks girl, no good moral repute to take steps neces­ (hour, day, mont11), not more than “dry” will the Kn:ghts of Columbus mention. Irish Catholic murderer d:es, One column eulogy. Catholics de­ sary to the elimination of wrong from another new world? enough to keep hide and bones togeth­ try to find ****** mand public school fund, two columns. Live thousand Americans attend their midst, steps will lie taken to er, and to breed in union with a fe­ patriotic meeting, no mention. President -hakes hands with cardinal, two compel them t<> do so. The Allegheny County Democrat male of his class, a fresh supply of hu­ columns. Ammunition explodes in priest's house, no mention. Priest "A word to the wise is sufficient.” man labor power for exploitation, all says that, "We as Americans owe gets drunk, no mention. "Father Mike” speaks against divorce, three LEON L. MYERS, the value beyond his keep goes to the something to the Catholics. Let us columns.” • Christian Minister. not foreet that it was Catholic brains And what is the remedy? You help make it possible for a free press I master. Higher efficiency simply means big­ and Catholic enterprise that discov­ to survive, and by and by all will be free! ger profits for the exploiter-class ered this continent and made our DR. SMITH FOR GOVERNOR. which they know is good for them, splendid civilization possible." Every Lutheran knows that a “Norsk” dis­ therefore they teach and preach it. Finding nothing in Dr. C. J. Smith’s covered America, but discoverers do At this the enlightened wage-slave WIIAT W!SE(?) ROMANS KNOW. ed; the Demoniacs.—St. Matt. viiL i laughs and withdraws the efficiency not always make the best governors, fine public record that is subject to 28. the job. He has learned to con­ anyway, even though they have some attack, the Morning Oregonian has re­ What must we do to avoid the from trol his own will instead of having it brains ai d enterprise. Then, again, The old, faking institution of Rome snares course to flippancy and discusses him of the evil spirits? controlled formerly by the master’s Columbus and the queen were not knows all about everything of a divine We must watch and pray, and resist hired moral as teachers as Governor West's "Residuary Lega­ nor Benedictines. and attacks what Irish Catholics, • • • • j • nature and so Angels are just as easy temptation from the very outset. tee.” It exclaims: is known as “the root of all evil,” at The voters of Oregon, this year, will Application.—Love and venerate the the root. Very simple, isn’t it? “Alas, poor Copperfield! Sacrificed to them as fractions are to a smart Money is the golden key that un­ probably put their stamp of disap­ school boy. Following is the news of holy Angels. Pray every day to your to make a Democratic slogan!’’ Our notion is that the doctor should their great discoveries in Angel Land. Guardian Angel; call on him especial­ locks all doors; it buys meat and proval on the newspapers which whip feel complimented at the opposition of Read it! Think about it! Arouse the ly in all dangers of soul and body. Lis­ drink, love and honor and much more. around with every political wind by ten to his inspirations, and be ever With less of this gold than formerly, filling the sails of the free press >f the the Great Only. It affords convincing less only can be bought and as the 6tate which stand for principle instead evidence of his strength, since the sleeping hosts of America to destroy mindful of his presence.” This stuff is not merely the state- spending money of the master class of pelf. • Oregonian seldom wastes its powder these witch stories which are keeping * • • • • on a weakling. To our mind it means thousands in bondage and making ; ment of a belief. If it was, it would depends upon the amount of profits Very many of our offices are now that the Oregonian recognizes the them tools in the hands of their mas­ nly show a weakness, a lack of knowl­ squeezed out of their slaves, the wage­ likelihood that Smith will I m - chosen as ters to block progress and to ruin our edge of modem thought and a dense slave reasons quite correctly—with filled with Jesuits. Will it always be superstition. This would be bad less profit, less lobbying in Washing­ the same ? * It • is up the Dcm«x-ratic nominee from among free government. • to • us. • » Here is the silly stuff handed down enough. But the rotten, priestly lie ton and less bribing of labor—mis- the four aspirants to that party’s fa­ A Catholic priest informed us not lcaders, politicians, newspapers, etc.; from a heathen age: is a positive statement, by high au­ vor, an