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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

,TAGS 3 VOLTAIR9E DE CLEYRE1 ROSS W9N1 MA/] DEA?1 ALB]T P>SONS1 JULIET T5N1 GUSSIE W9N1 W9N1 ROSS1 COMRADE1 LIFE4 

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,! 9EXORABLE MA/]1 ,DEA?1 HAS AGA9 VISIT$ ! 
    ,AN>*I/ RANKS4 ,?IS TIME ITS VICTIM WAS ,ROSS ,W9N1 ONE ( ! MO/ E>NE/ & ABLE 
    ,AM]ICAN ,AN>*I/S4 
     

,NEV] HAS ! P[] ( ! ,IDEAL BE5 DEMON/RAT$ ) 
    GREAT] =CE ?AN 9 ! LIFE & WORK ( ?IS MAN1 ,ROSS ,W9N4 ,= NO?+ %ORT ( A 
    GREAT ,IDEAL1 A BURN+1 IMPELL+1 ALL ABSORB+ IDEAL C\LD MAKE POSSIBLE ! TASK ?AT 
    \R DEAD COMRADE SO LOV+LY P]=M$ DUR+ A QU>T] ( A C5TURY4 
     

,BORN 9 ,TEXAS =TY-ONE YE>S AGO1 ( F>M] P>5TS1 Y\NG 
    ,W9N WAS EXPECT$ TO FOLL[ ! PA? ( HIS FA!RS4 ,BUT ! BOY HAD O!R DREAMS1 DREAMS 
    EXT5D+ F> BEYOND HIS IMM$IATES4 ,HIS W]E DREAMS ( ! WORLD1 ( HUMANITY1 ( ! 
    /RUGGLE = LIB]TY4 
     

,HE WAS POSSESS$ BY A PASSIONATE LONG+ TO LE>N ! 
    PR9T+ TRADE1 & BY ?AT MEANS TO C>RY A MESSAGE TO MANK9D4 ,HIS FA!R1 H[EV]1 WAS 
    OPPOS$ TO SU* 'FOOLI% NOTIONS'1 BUT ,ROSS C\LD NOT BE DAUNT$ EI!R AT ! AGE ( 
    SIXTE5 NOR DUR+ ! RE/ ( HIS LIFE4 ,HE WORK$ AS A F>M H&1 PICK$ COTTON1 & \T 
    ( HIS MEAG] E>N+S HE B\<T = HIMSELF A SMALL H& PRESS4 ,IT WAS AT ! TIME :5 
    PLUTOCRACY1 DRUNK ) P[]1 WAS AB\T TO PUT TO DEA? ! M5 :OSE IDEAS BECAME ! 
    BEACON LI<T 9 ! LIFE ( ,ROSS ,W9N3 ! ,*ICAGO ,AN>*I/S4 ,V]ILY1 ,SPIES WAS 
    PROPHETIC3 ',! VOICES 9 ! GRAVE WILL SPEAK L\D] ?AN ?OSE Y\ /RANGLE TODAY4' 
     

,VOLTAIR9E DE ,CLEYRE & ,ROSS ,W9N - TWO NATIVE *ILDR5 ( 
    ,AM]ICA - HE>D ! /RANGL$ VOICES &1 & =?) SET !MSELVES TO KEEP ALIVE ! 
    WORK = :I* \R BRAVE COMRADES HAD BE5 PUT TO DEA?4 
     

,ROSS ,W9N IMM$IATELY MADE HIMSELF CONV]SANT ) ! 
    PHILOSOPHY ( ,AN>*ISM1 :I* F\ND 9 HIM A P[]FUL1 UNCOMPROMIS+ & D>+ 
    EXPON5T4 ,SOON AFT] ! DEA? ( \R ,*ICAGO COMRADES HE REVIV$ ! ,AL>M1 F\ND$ BY 
    ,ALB]T ,P>SONS1 & LAT] PUBLI%$ BY ,DY] ,D4 ,LUM4 
     

,ALWAYS H>ASS$ BY POV]TY1 ?IS LAT] CAUS$ HIS ILLNESS 
    & UNTIMELY DEA?2 \R COMRADE WAS (T5 COMPELL$ TO DISCONT9UE HIS PUBLI%+ WORK4 
    ,BUT NEV] = V]Y LONG4 ,?US WE F9D HIM AGA9 AT ! HELM 9 #a#e#i#d1 ISSU+ A LITTLE 
    PAP] CALL$ ,! ,COOP]ATIVE ,COMMONWEAL?2 !N AGA9 9 #a#h#i#h1 ! ,COM+ ,]A2 9 
    #a#h#i#i1 ,W9N'S ,FREELANCE4 ,PRESS$ BY ECONOMIC ADV]SE CONDITIONS1 ,ROSS ,W9N ?IS TIME 
    WAS =C$ TO SUSP5D HIS PUBLICATION1 CONTRIBUT+1 H[EV]1 MEAN:ILE = ! ,FREE 
    ,SOCIETY PUBLI%$ = MANY YE>S BE=E HIS FAMILY4 ,BUT 9 #aia ,W9N RESUM$ HIS [N 
    PAP]1 ,W9N'S ,FIREBR&1 :I* HE SUBSEQU5TLY CALL$ ! ,ADVANCE1 & LAT] 
    ! ,R$ ,PHALANX4 
     

,ALWAYS HIS SUPREME PASSION WAS A PAP]1 TO >\SE1 9SPIRE1 
    & $UCATE ! PEOPLE TO A HI<] CONCEPTION ( HUMAN WOR?4 ,SO 9T5SE WAS ?AT PASSION 
    ?AT WE F9D HIM PREP>+ COPY ON ! V]Y LA/ DAY BE=E HIS DEA?1 = ! ,AUGU/ 
    ISSUE ( HIS PAP]4 
     

,I MET \R COMRADE 9 ,*ICAGO 9 #a#i#a1 & WAS DEEPLY 
    IMPRESS$ ) HIS F]VOR & COMPLETE AB&ONM5T TO ! CAUSE - SO UNLIKE MO/ ,AM]ICAN 
    REVOLUTIONI/S1 :O LOVE !IR EASE & COM=T TOO WELL TO RISK !M = !IR IDEALS4 
     

,ROSS ,W9N WAS ( ! ,JOHN ,BR[N1 ,ALB]T ,P>SONS1 & 
    ,VOLTAIR9E DE ,CLEYRE TYPE4 ,HE LIV$ & WORK$ ONLY = HIS IDEAL1 & W\LD HAVE GONE TO 
    ! GALL[S ) ! SAME =TITUDE4 ,BUT FATE DECRE$ ?AT HE %\LD DIE A HUNDR$ DEA?S4 
     

,?REE YE>S AGO \R COMRADE FELL VICTIM TO ! DISEASE ( 
    ! POOR -- TUB]CULOSIS4 ,HE HAD LITTLE FAI? 9 DOCTORS & TRI$ NATURE 9/EAD4 
    ,UN=TUNATELY ONE CANNOT LIVE ON NATURE ALONE1 ESPECIALLY :5 ONE HAS A WIFE & *ILD4 
    ,& SO ,ROSS ,W9N HAD TO RETURN TO CIVILIZATION4 ,9 ,M\NT ,JULIET1 ,T5N41 ASSI/$ BY HIS 
    DEVOT$ COMPANION ,GUSSIE ,W9N1 & *E]$ BY !IR *ILD ,ROSS ,JR41 HE EK$ \T A 
    MIS]ABLE EXI/5CE1 & KEPT UP HIS PROPAG&A4 
     

,LA/ YE>1 H[EV]1 HIS CONDITION MADE WORK IMPOSSIBLE4 ,BUT 
    HE WAS TOO PR\D TO ASK ASSI/ANCE FROM HIS COMRADES EV54 ,IT WAS ?\< HIS WIFE ?AT WE 
    LE>N$ ( !IR T]RIBLE PLI<T1 IMM$IATELY SOME MONEY WAS RAIS$ :I* MI<T HAVE KEPT 
    HIM 9 COM=T = A :ILE4 ,BUT ! ONLY ?+ ?AT MEANT COM=T = ,W9N WAS ! 
    SPREAD+ ( HIS BELOV$ IDEAS ,& SO HE SP5T SIXTY DOLL>S - A =TUNE TO A LITTLE 
    FAMILY- ON A NEW PR9T+ \TFIT1 & ! ,ADVANCE WAS AGA9 />T$4  
     

,IT WAS ?IS ?AT HELP$ MORE ?AN M$IC9E OR NATURE TO 
    PROLONG ! LIFE ( \R TIRELESS COMRADE4 ,& !N ! 5D CAME4 ,9 ! E>LY MORN+ 
    H\RS ( ,AUGU/ #h ! 9EXORABLE MA/]1 ,DEA? /ILL$ ! F]V5T1 BURN+ TE>S ( ,ROSS 
    ,W9N4 ,ONLY ! FAI?FUL ,GUSSIE & !IR BOY W]E ) HIM4 ,! GOOD ,*RI/IAN NEI<BORS 
    HAD NO USE = ! H]ETIC4 ,POOR FOOLS6 ,H[ C\LD !Y FA?OM ! BEAUTY & LOVE ?AT 
    P]MEAT$ ! MAN :OM !Y FE>$ 9 LIFE & %UNN$ 9 DEA?6 
     

,HE IS BEYOND !M N[1 BUT NOT SO HIS *ILD1 :O NEXT TO 
    HIS IDEALS HE LOV$ MO/1 & :OM HE HOP$ TO SAVE FROM ,*RI/IAN K9DNESS & PATRIOTIC 
    B5EFICI5CY4 ,ROSS ,W9N IS BEYOND IT ALL1 BUT WE >E /ILL H]E1 NOT ONLY TO CONT9UE HIS 
    WORK ) ! SAME >DOR & DEVOTION AS HE1 BUT ALSO TO BR+ HIS BOY1 EV5 9 A SMALL 
    MEASURE1 ! COMRADE%IP & C>E ( HIS FA!R4 ,AT ! DEA? ( ,ROSS ,W9N1 N9E DOLL>S 
    WAS ALL ?AT WAS LEFT TO HIS FAMILY4 
     

,!IR NE$ IS GREAT & IMM$IATE4 ,I !RE=E E>NE/LY 
    URGE ?AT A FUND BE RAIS$ AT ONCE TO ASSI/ ! FAI?FUL COMRADE & *ILD ( ,ROSS ,W9N4 
    ,CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE S5T DIRECT TO3 ,GUSSIE ,W9N1 ,R\TE #c ,MT4 ,JULIET1 ,T5N41 ,U,S,A OR TO ,MO!R 
    ,E>?4 
     

,IT IS ONLY ?R\< ! MANIFE/ATION ( SOLID>ITY ?AT WE 
    CAN PROVE ! LIV+ =CE ( ! IDEAS & IDEALS = :I* ,ROSS ,W9N LIV$1 WORK$ & 
    /RUGGL$4 

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