The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-19
NEWPARTYL LAUNCHED
Sovereign Citizens ofAmeriCa
Is Its Name.
MARCH TO WASHINGTON
Is the Motto = Carl Brown
Gives the Principles.

Carl Brown, Of the Leather Coat, has
new scheme. which was launched in WITCH
ita last night. This is the organization 0
national non-partisan society known a
Sovereign Citizens Of America.
It ccntemplates another march on Wash
ington, similar TO the Coxey march, which
Brown originated and carried out; but h,
means TO order 1t better and give thu
marchers more comfort.
To a reporter for The Eagle, Brown sait
yesterday: Il have been organizing the
Sovereign Citizens among the farmers fol
some time now. I have been secret in this
work, because I did not want to go or
with the plan unless it proved feasible
have arranged with the farmers to pro-
vision the army Of Sovereign Citizens.
nave secured a farm near Washington, on
which the army viii camp. We intend
no violence and no lawlessness, or any
thing bordering on revolution. The idea
IS 10 march down TO Westinghouse a
petition on foot against trusts-to impress
On congress the popular Indignation
against the encroachment Of the trust; on
the rights Of the people. We intend TO do
IN America just what the English people
did at Runnymede, when they wrenched
the Magma Charta from King John.
have attended to provisioning the
army first. The farmers suffer from the
trust, and a busheI Of wheat from A few
small per cent OF them viii, in the i'm
preston made on congress, amply repav
every man Of them. I finl them alive to
the possibilities Of the plan, and willing
to help.
1 contemplate moving on the next con-
gress. We have a different man to meet
IN President Mckinley than we did in
Cleveland. Cleveland imagined himself
the whole show and would listen to no ono
Mckinley has a sincere inclination IN find
out just what the people want. He didn't
want the war with Spain. but the voice Of
the people forced it. MY idea is 10 CRYSTAL
NE the sentiment against trusts into a
living petition. I can manage a second
march better than did the first one. The
lGea Of this country IS that the citizen is
sovereign; he delegates his power to men
who do not represent them, and the plan
IS TO convey to those delegates IN a forci-
bic way that the people want a s,oD put
TO the trusts
The plan is entirely my own. Mr.
Coxey is not a party to it. know cleat
many people will say that it will not work.
But they said that when 1 organized the
first march. Wait and see."
Mr.. Brown submitted the charter roll
for subscribers to the faith Of the S. c.
L. S, A. There was a large crowd, prob
ably a thousand people, present, and 10
signed the roll with an agreement to
march to Washington. The first badge
brought 4 dollar and was taken by c.
Irish. The second was sold for 80 cents |
TO II. S. Cunningham, NJ D. Ninety |
badges were sold.
J. /. Johnson, a painter working for |
Parrott, was elected secretary, whose |
duty is to call meetings, sell badges and !
transact all the business of the first club
of the S. c. L. S. A. of Wichita
Following is a declaration of principles |
Of the Sovereign Citizens of the L. S. A: |
The government Of the United States of |
America was founded on the theory OF |
the rule of the people, and now, after |
one hundred years the ruling powers are
corporations and trusts, and the attorney |
general officially declares powerlessness |
of the laws to cutal their more than |
monarch5cal ravages. So deplorable has |
the condition of affairs become that the /
people are hopelssly in debt on bonds /
and mortgages. with one-haf of their
debt-pay-ng money-Slver-de onetized;
a billion dollar steel and iron trust leads
all other industrial trusts, all Of whom
are demoralizing labor and labor unions;
raising prices and threatening financial
panic; a maniac monetary commission is
seen holding dark lantern sessions, formu-
lating financial regulations for congress
that may be called in special session to
pass it, which is not only designed to
perpetuate the gold standard for money
the foundation stone Of all trusts-but
10 increase the circulat alton or national
bank money. now furnished by our gov
eminent - these national banks at cost
of one cent on the d0IIar-cheaper even
than coUnterfeiting-fro 90 per cent to
the fun face value Of the bond that draws
interest while serving as basis for
banking; The administration is seen
lending its influence and
power To EDSland'S white mans bur
den policy in the east. but to resident and
foreign syndicates 10 compel our volunteer
soldiers, who enlisted in a war for hu-
mainly, and after running the gauntlet /
Of embalmed beef and other vile Jobs OF
contractors put upon them for greed of
gain, and amid shot and shell enhaloing
themselves IN glory. TO either falter now
or shoot down helpless natives Of the |
Isles Of the seas. while these syndioates
exploit their lands over the dead bodies
Of those who fail fighting. as Washing
ton and our fathers fought, for fndepend-
a1ce; our country for the past ten years
has been the theater of rowing bands Of
Idle men, 10 whose millions are con-
stantly being added business men. clerks.
and professionals as we'll as lines OF la
oorers, all threatening 10 become the
counterpart OF the Huns and Vandals
that once over-ran Europe.
All this Is clear 10 thoughtful men and
women that Il has brought about. not
"ltnSlandinE political parties. and there
s none 50 deaf but can near the Niagara
roar or the impeding revolution. the Con-
ooro brcge a which was fought at
homestead in 1>52. while The Lexington
struggle has Just taken place in the Co,ler
1e Acne mines. and nothing can son II.
save rne Qu-Ck action OF toe people ouist
y and firmly setting together trresnsctiy-a
II political parties 10 assert the soys~-
signify Of the people.
Waere@s, Carl Browne. who originated.
organized and successfully marshalef the
'oIllEnonweal march 10 Washington. n.
= IN 1884 an initiatory step on this line.
Which only failed OF practical result.
'the- than educational. through lack NJ Il
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