1887: As the suppression of the Movement for Liberty and People's Rights grew more severe, Otojiro moved from Tokyo to Osaka and campaigned for anti-governmental speeches, and became involved in publication of a newspaper, calling himself Jiyu Doji (Child for Liberty), only to be often arrested.
1887年（明治20年）自由民権運動の弾圧が激しさを増し、音二郎は東京から大阪に移り、自由童子と名乗り政府攻撃の演説、新聞発行などの運動を行ってしばしば検挙された。