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Robin Ernest Dunbar
3 Odd Fellows' Block
South Ward - Indiana

July 28/15

To the Governor of Utah:

My children and their
mother, my sister and myself walked
along a ridge overlooking this city last
winter and the children and I marched
and sang "Glory, Hallaluia, I'm a Bum"
with a spirit of innocent satire. My
sister's face was a study; she didn't
know whether to be shocked or to
laugh, but finally overcame her
puritanical prejudices enough to
smile, then giggle and finally burst
into hearty laughter. The day was
made a memorable one there thru the
help of one of Joe Hill's songs, -
or one like his. We owe it to him
and to ourselves to protest against
his execution. If you must kill
him, why not pay a ghastly joke
on him, and since he has chosen to
be shot, hang him?

Fine business this of murdering a
free spirit, isn't it?

Respectfully yours, Robin Dunbar