The Labor enquirer., 1888-02-04
To Abolish All Laws Pro-
, lecting capiialisiic
Robbers.
FORM An INTELLIGENT Army,
with ideas For Weapons, and ~
gsploIters Of the Race VIII
Disappear.


The undersigned. citizers ef the
United States of North America.
noting the prevalent misery and
consequent discomfort among the
laboring classes, leading at times
to outbreaks resulting in murder
by the armed servants of the rul-
ing classes. and to the imprison-
ment or death Of the prominent
malcontents. and seeing in this
state of affairs a menace to the
continued existence of the rcpub-
lie. hereby declare:
l'irst-Our firm adherence to a
republican form Of government.
Second That the existence OF
classes Of people is anti-republi-
can and is constant threat against
the life of the republic.
Third-That political parties.
however termed. are out Of place
in a republic. and as shown in the
records of the two parties at pres
ent in being, are held and main
tained solely for the purpose Of
dividing the ruled classes, for the
benefit of the rulers and in fraud
Of the guaranteed rights OF the
lower or laboring class.
Fourth--That there exists
among us a power distinguished
by the name of Capital which in
most of its phases takes the place
Of money, usurping the powers OF
money to that extent that the la
borer, the producer Of all that u
known under the general term Of
wealth, is divested, in many cases,
of nine-tenths Of his earnings, and
kept in poverty and ignorance,
him and his children, in fraud of
every natural right and also in
fraud of every political right guar
anteed by the constitution of this
government.
Fifth We declare this inhuman
power which usurps the place OF
money to be without the pale OF
any law now in existence, and
claim that no right or power exists
constitutionally with congress TO
protect or manufacture by law
other capital" than money itself.
We, therefore. and for contin-
gent reasons demand the abolish
ment of all laws now protecting
this usurping power, and recog-
nizing il as the source OF all our
political and social evils. devote
ourselves To its destruction.
SO this main end, we resolve
to organize for political and other
purposes under the name OF Aboli-
tionists. adopting the form OF gov
crnment for ourselves which was
common amongthose abolitionists
who by their devotionto the cause
OF human freedom caused the
abolishment of human or chattel
slavery in the land, as follows;
AS soon as 1000 citizens shall
have subscribed to this documen,
they will Immediately organize in
numbers of ten. Each ten will be
known as a squad. and will select
the man most esteemed among
them to represent them in coun'
ell of the first ten squads which
may be formed. The representa-
tives of the squads will be distin-
guished as sergeants. The bust
ness of the council of sergeants
consisting Of ten only, shall be tc
select their best man to represent
the ten squads in council to bs
distinguished as council OF cap
tains. and the individual so choser
to represent company OF 100
shall be replaced by another II
the squad from which he is taken
The ten captains Of the ten com
panies so chosen shall now assem-
bic for the purpose Of selecting q
colonel of the regiment OF 1000
This captain so selected will bs
replaced by the council of ser
geants as before indicated. A:
soon as the regiments arc IN line
the ten colonels shall select q gen.