Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-04-20

political, to rob the one or fleece the
other; the exploiters Of their fellow men
will have passed out of existence. We
have producers and consumers now who
believe in this cooperative common
wealth. There is absolutely nothing
but their own will that can prevent
them from cooperating now and at
once, and so laying the economic foun-
dation stones of the new commonwea
ALI it needs is to. bring the enlightened
producer and the enlightened consumer
into line and get them to fully recog-
nize each other. The consumers organ-
lied can, through their united custom,
affect in the interest Of the producer all
industries still in the competitive stage,
and as citizens through their united
vote all industries that have passed into
combinations. The consumer will be
guaranteed full value, the producer
fair pay.
According to the consumers circle,
the organization of the people as united
producers, voters and consumers is the
newest, latest, truest and best trades
unionism. The main features in the
system Of practical work of the new
movement as expounded by it's leaders
are as follows: as5
Universal Unity-The circle embraces all
members of the American Federation, the
Knights of Labor, the Farmers Alliance, the
Grange, the American Railway union-in
short, all industrial organizations in good re.
| port, together with producers and workers as
yet unorganized, who are purchasers of recog.
nized standing of fair labor and its product
fair consumers, fair dealers, fair manufacture.
| ers.
General Enrollment-The names and ad.
dresses of such fair men are, as fast as procur.
| able. entered upon the general fair roll of the
| circle. A special request is made of every one
| Interested to send in his name and the names
| OF all he knows as friendly to the cause. This
| list is published so that all may know who be.
! long to this integral cooperative brotherhood
Mutual Support-Circlers are expected tt
keep their money circulating as exclusively as
they can inside the brotherhood-to give en-
ployment to one another, to buy each others
labor products, to deal at stores where these
goods are sold and in every other way patron
ize each other in preference to the unfair con
sumers outside the circle
Drum Corps-All actively at work in extend
ing the market for fair services and fair made
goods are enrolled in special rank of honor
| oGy1eu tue OIum OOipS Ol L d1r INDUSTRY, II
| which emulation takes the place of competi
ton as a moving, driving and quieting spirit.
Reports-Every consumer, either directly o.
| through his organization, is required to repor
to the founder of the system at least once ev
cry three months, preferably every month, thu
| place and amount of his fair purchases. HI
need not give the exact amount; he can report
| less, but never more, if he feels this require
ment an intrusion upon his private affairs
| This report system has worked wonders il
| separating the earnest, sincere, straight ant
| loyal workers in the Industrial movement from
the hypocrites, mouthers and prstenders.
Buyers and Boycotters-With respect to tn
products of fair industry, every purchaser cal
| do only one of two thingS-he either buys then
or he boycotts them. It matters not whethe
this boycott be one of ignorance, indifference
or intention. In any form it is equally repre-
hensible in one who claims to have the interes
Of fair humanity at heart. In addition to sep
arating fair from unfair consumers the circl
is also engaged in dividing the organized pro
ducers into the two great classes of the buyer
and boycotters of fair made goods and pro
poses to give wide publicity to the names o
the officials, editors, writers, orators and othe
leaders in the industrial movement who do no
buy fair service or fair products, and are s.
carrying the money the movement bring
them to the very enemies of the cause they os
tentatiOusly espouse. A redhot campaign i
The Fair Ballot-As with circle money s
with circle votes. These are to be given onl
to those who are pronouncedly in favor of OF
ganiZed fair industry and have proved thei
sincerity by spending their money for fair la
Dor products. The fair list Of the circle insure
the consumer not only fair private industria
service, but also fair public political service
Circlers cast their votes only for those upo
the fair list. Any officeholder who does nc
support legislation, supply administration o
dispense justice in the interest of the people il
after due examination of his course by ma
jority vote of the circlers affected, stricken Of
the fair list, and in that way loses at once a.
further political as we'll as all further busj
ness support of the organization. The circ]
holdsthat if he is not worthy of one he equal
does not deserve the other. The tremendou
influence in favor Of honest government thi
will exert needs but to be referred to.
Store Labels-The circle has designed a con
plete set Of cards, labels and other devices
make widely known the products, factories
shops and stores of all operating under tn
system.
Mr.. Beckmeyer has contributed sew
keral circulars to the literature of tn
new idea and conducts the circles off
cial journal, Mutual Aid, which is pub
lished in Newark. Mutual Aid report
a steady progress in the growth Of tn
circle, and there is no doubt that tn
advocates of its principles confidentl
believe it is the great movement of K,
future. Jos. R. BUCHANAN.