The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28
A NEW COLONIZATION SCHEME.

A NEW COLONIZATION SCHEME
Al Fairbrothers' Plan for PopuIisti<
CoIony-Everything Free and Office
for Everybody.
Corr espondence Charlotte Observer.)
Wishing to give the widest pub
licity possible to plausible scheme
and plan which 1 have form ulated,
l naturally address this communities
ton to the Observer. Now that the
United States has annexed the Sand
which Islands. l propose to secure a
land grant embracing one of the
eleven, and establish a Populistic
colony-composed entirely of North
Carolina Populists-the initiation
fee being 80, which should be re-
mitted at once to me. l see in the
scheme peace, pie and prosperity.
l cannot dismiss this subject without
emphasizing the fact that the $40 are
necessary to bring this about. 1t is
my intention upon receipt of the $40,
in establishing this colony, to disre-
gard all the laws which have made
slaves of Populists in this country,
and to give them all that their plat
forms have vainly demanded. AS
before stated my hands are prac-
tically tied until l receive the re-
mittance, of which mention will be
made later on.
We will have all kinds of money
and plenty of it. The issue of green
backs will be limited only by the de-
mands of the colonists. We will have
a public printer who will do nothing
but print paner money and the
speeches of patriots. In sending the
SO | would call attention to the fact
that an adhesive stamp is necessary
on checks and exchange. We will
use all the coin we get from other
countries, but coin and our paper
money will always be at par. We
will own our own railroads, and
every one can ride free. There will
be no tickets sold. The trains. will
carry mail, and freight and passen-
gers without any regard to distance
or frequency. The same rule will
prevail concerning telegraph service
and facilities. Those sending the
initiation fee of $40 will make them
payable to my order. There will be
no tax on whiskey and mo onshiners
will not be annoyed. l expect this
happy clause to bring many recruits.
The fee of $40 should be remitted as
early as possible in order to secure
proper registration. Every man on
the island who has promptly re-
mitted the initiation fee will hold
some office. The laws on this subject
will call for compulsory Office hold
ing. At first glance this may seem
a hardship, but l am sure that my
people will finally become accustomed
to it. H: order to prevent ill-feelings
on the part of the colonists, the
offices will be giving by lot. Every
man, instead of voting, will draw a
ticket, and on that ticket will be
printed the name of the office which
he is to hold. The ticket will be his
certificate of election. In this way
a man can trade or ''swap" his office.
In order to get the thing in working
order, every Populist in North Caro-
lima who expects to 90 is requested
to send me $40 as matter of good
faith, and will mark him paid. l
send no receipts, as the expense
would be considerable in postage and
stationery but l will publish list of
members after securing ten thous-
and. The money will be safe with
me. No one can get it away from
me. Those who fail to become charter
members cannot hold Office for three
years. This rule is adopted in order
to have all charter members. This,
l think, will cause great deal of
mail to come my way with the neces-
sary enclosure. We expect to en-
dorse the Ocala platform for the
most part.
As the island expect to secure al
ready has many Japanese and Chin
ese, and, in fact, all the nationalities
upon it, fusion will be easy and come
natural. AS | have intimated, the
$40 fee is essential, and is in fact the
main point which I have tried to
bring out, and I hope to have an
early response.
Thanking you for the space con-
sumed in publishing this first appeal,
l am, Faithfully,
AL FAIRBROTHE.
Danville, Va. July 10, 1898.
?. S. AS the colony increases, new
offices will be created.