A picture of Mother Jones.

• Author: La Follette, Belle Case
• Position: 1913 - Brief article

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There was a large gathering at the armory and Mother Jones had already begun talking when we arrived. Her voice rises and falls with her emotions, to which she gives free expression, whether of anger, pity, or pathos. Her language is rugged and picturesque. She quotes scripture freely. Some might call her profane. But a deep religious fervor makes...