The Labor enquirer., 1888-02-04

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100000. In states where the num-
Der OF the association exceed
this amount. commanders will Sc
lect chiefs. To Councils of these
officers, always. however. to be
filed witlrat least FIVE colonels OF
each division. shall be referred the
political action of the rank and
file for the term of one year. But
the whole power of the officers
shall, as lar as political action is
concerned. consist in placing be-
fore the rank and file all questions
of moment pro and con. printed
in such manner that they may be
easily comprehended and voted
upon by the members Of the as
sociation, and upon a majority be-
ing declared in favor or against
any measure proposed to them,
shall be determined the united ac-
tion of the whole.
In voting for candidates for any
Office whatever we propose to
keep privately our determination.
We will under no circumstances
attend public meetings or listen
to public speakers on political
subjects, holding that bands of
music and excited crowds are not
conducive to calm judgment OF
either men or measures. Defer
ring to no one but ourselves; hold
ing ourselves as equal and no
more than other citizens of the
community, demanding our in
alienahle rights, and intending to
get and maintain them if we can,
we appeal to all lovers of hu-
manity to aid us in this our en-
deavor to obtain justice to our
selves and families. and to save
the republic.
Now that is something like the
organizations adopted by a few
men in the "6fties." 1t was found
efficient then, and will be found,
when perfected, more efficient
now. The man who will be found
to stand the tests of the squads"
the companies" and the "regi-
ments" soformed and so educated
will hardly dare the 'infamy of
treason to you.
The required printing and ref
ercnce for the final action will
shut up thousands of "blather-
sixties" and the determined, per
sistcnt and united action of even
one thousand men. so disciplined
as to act intelligently, will strike
more terror to the guilty souls OF
the exploiters of the race than
anything that has yet been done.
They will see the beginning of the
end.
The one great reason OF. the
failure of all political movements
on the part of labor is that there
attend them no promise or pros
pect of immediate relief. II
seems too much to expect that
those who suffer poverty and its
concomitants will freely add to
their sufferings without some
near hope of recompense.
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see sanguine and honest leaders
with an army of pledged follow
ers badly defeated at an election
the simple explanation being that
the men could not afford for the
prospective honor Of a victory, in
the bush, the certain hve-dollal
bill in their hands. Instance:
could be multiplied, and no leadel
or would-be leader. will disput,
the truth of this assertion.
To remedy this weak spot il
our proposed organization ! here
detail, in part. we'll considered
plan of distribution, which carried
out with reasonable faithfulnes:
will give to each laborer an add
tional wage of not less than thirt,
per cent, that is. say a man:
wages are to-day two dollars. BY
the means here laid down in part
full detail requiring mere time
and space than ! have. he will gel
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