The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-06-21

earned a dollar; who have obtained
possession of the real estate and
personal property of the world by
practical communism and agrarian-
ism; by fraudulent and forcible
distribution of property to them
selves, which has been earned by
the working masses.
The means employed have been
standing armies; hereditary land
titles; exemptions from taxation /;
royal grants titles of nobility; mo-
nopolies in trade (; monopolies in
manufacturing governmental sub
sides; untaxed interest bearing
bonds; control of the circulating
medium; usury; corrupt legtsla-
ton; chartered monopolies and
privileges unequal and unjust ex-
emption from taxation; debt.
II there are two Communists in
this country who are dangerous,
men who, above others, deserve to
be hung or shot as traitors and en-
emies of the Republic, there can be
no doubt but John Sherman and
August Belmont are the two men
who should fret hang. If there are
any German, French or English
communists in Europe who are en-
emies of human society and of man,
they are the representatives of the
house of Rothschild, ostensibly en-
gagged in banking in London, Paris
and Berlin, and not the poor, work
ing, half starved masses of men and
women whose earnings are taken
by force or fraud and distributed to
these financial kings by the hun
dreds of millions annually, although
they never earned and are not en-
titled to dollar.
The money power and the politi-
cal power of the world, united in
unholy conspiracy, have been en-
gagged for centuries in robbing the
producers of wealth, and distribut-
ing it under the blOod-red flag OF
Communism, to the luxurious idlers
and titled aristocrats, who never
earned and are not rightfuily EMIT
1 led to a cent.
These are the men and classes
who are dangerous to society, and
to civilization, and not their poor
victims, who have been robbed and
enslaved. These blood-sucking and
blood-letting communists are moi
confined to Europe; they are or.
ganizing in this country; they are
represented by the men named
above, and by many others; they
control the finances of this country
they issue untaxed interest-produc
ing bonds; they have brought the
country to the verge of bankruptcy
by robber taxation, and to the Dor
ders of revolution by their iniqui
ties; they have plundered the PEG.
pie by taxation, which amounts al
most to confiscation.
The cry of communism agains
the National Greenback and Labo
party is the cry of stop thief by tn,
thief himself.
All the wealth in the world ha
been earned by those who have done
the labor of the world. This is self
evident. 1t is also quite as appa
rent that the laborers of the world
have owned and enjoyed but very
little of the wealth or property o
the world. This wealth has beer
unjustly and forcibly taken from
the working classes by the only dan
gerous andlpractical communists.th
idle and scheming classes, and the!
have always been q curse and ter
ror 10 the race.
There has been in our ranks som
confusion as to names. Happil,
} this confusion no longer exists. TIL
, name "National Greenback and La
Dor party" has now been almos
universally adopted, and seems t,
= be generally the favorite name wit
, the people. In Texas, Missouri
J Colorado, Pennsylvania, Indians
= Iowa, Illinois, New York ant
: Maine, and other States, the nam
} National Greenback and Labor par
= ty seems to have been adopted.
There has been some distrust o
= the Toledo convention. 1t has bee
3 charged that it was an attempt t
= set back fire by the Manhattan
? Club of New York city, which i
] presided over by the Mephisto
pheles of American politics, WIN
g presides oyer that club. If this al
0 tempt was made it failed. The me
e comprising the Toledo Convention
t with few exceptions, can never b
: captured or permanently used
]. defeat their own principles. Their
b is no danger from this quarter {
|. any injury to our cause, either froI
D foes within, or dupes with on
: ranks. AS to the charge that th
v party is a secret organization notl
:. ing more need be said than that
o is utterly baseless. We may hav
q men in our ranks who belong {
# secret societies, as what party hs
Y not, but this is no concern of th
l. party. We have no occasion
10 meddle with any mans individu
Is affairs. He has q right to be NJ
n son, an Odd Fellow, a Son of Ten
{. perance, or O Nationalist, if he like
J. AS q party we want his vote, but q
p net wish to inquire into his rellgio
st or social relations. The bugabo
\ that we are q secret organizanol
If like the charge of communism, e.
v lists only in the distorted visions
n our enemies. The oppressors of Il
y laboriRg men are willing to reso
II to any means of destroying all a
3. tempts on their part to organize fl
D. self-protection. No SANDER is to
l. base to circulate for such an obiec
It All working men are 'sinternatioi
10 alists" or Communists" when worl
inemen begin to work for then
B. selves and cease to work fer capita
Y lists exclusively. Let workingmC
/ be true to themselves, be faithful
d the National Greenback and Lab,
: party, and these puertle slande
II can do them no harm.
rs The Organization of the party
d the State of Illinois is the immed
a. ate work Of our Committee. ]
ls this end let clubs be organized
lie every township, ward and scho
Or district of the State without della
l. The chairman of the executive coz
le mittee will furnish constitution
he and directions for organizing on q
s, piication. If charters are desire
r application can be made to Mr..
b. M. Pomeroy, Chicago s. NJ. Smit
&c Kewanee, ILL.,, or d. B. Stprgeo
r Toledo, Ohio, as applicants prefG
re Mr.. Pomeroy has up to this ds
IN issued charters for about ATS clu
D. in Illinois, and over $500 In the
ne States. It is for each club to deci
is for itself how it will organize, 81
K what charter il will have.
Sc We recognize no close commu
~ ion; but all must be allowed G
largest liberty. We must conce
a. honest motives to all, and encoT
n age all to get to the front in tn.
ke own way; but to get there and
IL Oin to make their induanca felt