774 TH E IMPENDING REVOLUTION. 



millions whose very breath is now hushed, in intense ex- 

 pectation, as they look up to you for the awful words, you 

 are free !" 



Laboring men of America! The voice of Patrick 

 Henry and the fathers of American Independence rings 

 down through the corridors of time and tells you to strike. 

 Not with glittering musket, flaming sword and deadly 

 cannon; but with the silent, potent and all-powerful ballot, 

 the only vestige of liberty left. Strike from yourselves 

 the shackles of party slavery, and exercise independent 

 manhood. 



Strike at the foundation of the evils which are threat- 

 ening the existence of the Republic. 



Strike for yourselves, your families, your fellow man, 

 your country and your God. 



Strike from the face of the land the monopolies and 

 combinations that are eating out the heart of the Nation. 



Let the manhood of the Nation rise up in defense of 

 liberty, justice and equality. Let the battle go on until all 

 the people, from North to South and Bast to West, shall 

 join in one loud acclaim, "Victory is ours, and the peo- 

 ple are free!'* 



