The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-21
CIRCULAR.
wAYLAND'S NEW PAPER THE ZAP
PEAL TO REASON

ClhCOLAh.
wAYLAND's NEW PAPER THE ZAP
PEAL TO REASON"
To My Friends:
In August, 1894, I transferred to the
Ruskin Cooperative Association. without
reserve, The Coming Nation and all its ac-
cumulations, amounting to several thou
sand dollars, in addition to the plant In
December an internal dissection threatened
to wreck the colony, and with it the paper.
told the members that would no longer
labor and sacrifice to build up paper
that might at any moment bertaken out Of
my control and :njure irreparably the re-
form movement unless the paper mot the
materially was transferred to me irrevoca-
bly,. This was done, but not without bit-
terness, which was source of continual
discomfort and agitation. l did not use
the receipts for my personal benefit but
drew my SIS per week on par with the
balance, turning to the colony, all money,
even to an injury to the business. When
the new perfecting machine was pur-
chased gave my personal obligations for
it, but was paying it off out ofthe office re-
bound to fill out subscriptions, now
amounting to about $4,000, l told them
that should retain the ownership of the
press as something to fall back on for the
obligations to subscribers in case of trou-
Bile. This they revolted at,and demanded
the paper, press and money l was saying
to meet press payments. I could not stand
this after all l had sacrificed fully $780,
OCO and l told them to pay myself, wife
and two brothers our membership fee
(S500) and they could take the whole bus.
mess. This was done. l turned over
everything, including $1,000 in cash.
and left. l may have done wrong and
they may be right, but I could not
longer remain under such relations I re-
greet it more than any of you can feel, fo1
had put my heart and fortune into it and
left almost penniless, except for little
property my wife possessed.
| think the members are sincere as
whole and trust they will be successful
and see no reaon aside from lack of har-
mony why they should not be- I can for
give, but it is notiso easy to forget
Being thus tout of job," and not hav-
ing heart to do anything but work in my
humble way to make better social condi-
tions l have come to Kansas City where
l can find printing facilities without buy
ing them and will if it pleases try to again
build up a, paper may fail as many bet
ter men have failed 1 but if do it will be,
the same in hundred years.
l have scraped together enough means
to publish a paper for year, if do not
get any subscribers and if those who have
followed my pen during the past two years
want no more of me l will bow to the inev-
liable but if they believe my pen will be of
any service in the great reformation
shall be pleased to give it unsefishly
from the depths of my soul.
Personally ask nothing. What YOU do
do not for me but for the propaganda. If
the paper succeeds l shall likely have to
draw on it for humble living, but be-
yond that all its profits will go to help the
great work every liberty-loving man and
woman should live for and love. Out of
the Coming Nations great profits l never
even got my living.
With this tedious explanation will in
troduce my purpose to establish Appeal
to Reason" in Kansas City, Mo-, same size
and style of Coming Nation, on the fol-
lowing terms: Single subscriptions, soc;
clubs of 10, 35c; clubs of Is, soc; three
months, 10c; extra copies, 35c per 100 Oess
than COST
Unless l can get subscribers and orders
for extra copies before | start | cannot get
the paper entered at the postoffice, under
plutocrat.c rule, so the more extra cop
les OF No. you will order, the more SAM
pie copies can mail. If you do not want
the extra copies yourself, can furnish the
names to send them TO. If they are paid
forlthey will count same as subscriptions
Will my friends aid by ordering extra cop
les now? The paper will appear about
LIST to 10th of September 1895.
l think it will be best for the cause not
to mention anything about the colony af-
fair in the new paper. Do you not think
so?
To many hundred letters forwarded ma
from Tennessee City since l was ousted
this will have to apply as personal letter
as l am busy moving and making arrange
ments for the weekly" Believe me yours
sincerely J. A. WAYLAND,
Kansas City, Mo-, August 1, 1895.
COULD A MAN DO MORE?
Tennessee City, Tenn, July %, 1885,
Whereas j. A. Wayland has withdrawn
from the Ruskin Cooperative Association
by consent of said association, therefore
resolved that J. A. Wayland before separat-
ing and withdrawing from our association
fully acquitted himself and satisfied each
and every legal and moral obligation he
was or is under to this association.
Carried % to 1.
Signed, L. Justement, secretary; J. A.
Sturgis, chairman.
Certified copy l.. Justement, secretary.