Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-09
OARL BROWNE, "WEALER. .

Saturday last, Carl Browne. the or
ganizer of the ssCommonweal Army
which marched to Washington in 1894,
reached Great Bend in his log cabin
caravansary. In the afternoon he spoke
on the street, describing the organiza-
ton, progress, and final disbandment
of the famous ''Coxeys Army" the
object of the new organization, the
"Soverign Citizens of the United
States of America" and announced an
illustrated lecture in the park IN the
evening.
While the actions of this so-called
agitator were severely criticized by
many unthinking men who stood aioof
on the street corners and attributed to
Browne all sorts of cranky notions
without taking the trouble to learn
| from his own lips ''whst he was there
for, those who listened to his addresses
were amply repaid for their trouble, and
| many complimented the speaker upon
the strong points he made against the
trusts and monopolies and in favor of
| the common masses.
On Saturday evening. the following
| declaration of principles were adopted:
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES OF THE
S. c. U. 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 at
torney general officially declares power
lessness of the laws to curtail their more
than monarchial ravages. So deplorable
has the condition of affairs become that
the people are hopelessly in debt on
bonds and mortgages, with one-half of
their debt.paying money-silver de-
| monetized; 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 ma
MAC money commission is seen holding
dark lantern sessions, formulating
financial Iegislations for congress that
| may be called in special session to pass
it, which is not only designed to per
petuate the gold standard for money
| the foundation stone for all trusts but
! to increase the circulation of national
bank money, new furnished by our gov
ernment to these national banks at q
cost of one cent on the dollar-cheaper
even than counterfeiting-from 90 per
| cent to the full face value of the bond
| that draws interest while serving as a
basis for banking; the administration is
seen shamelessly lending its influence
and power to Englands white mans
burden" policy in the east, also to resi-.
dent and foreign syndicates to compel
our volunteer soldiers, who enlisted in
a war for humanity. 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, she'll enhaioing themselves in glory
to either falter now or shoot down help
less natives Of the isles of the seas.
while these syndicates exploit their lands
over the dead bodies of those who fall
fighting, as Washington and our fathers
fought, for independence; our country
for the past ten years has been the the
ater of rowing bands of idle men, to
whose millions are constantly being
added, business men. clerks, and pro
fessionals, as we'll as all lines of labor
ers, all threatening to become the coun.
terpart of the Huns and Vandals that
once overran Europe.
All this is clear to thoughtful mer
and women that it has been brought
about. notwithstanding political part
les, and there is none so deaf but car
hear the Niagara roar of the impeding
: revolution, the Concord Bridge, o
which was fought at Homestead il
i 1892, while the Lexington struggle ha.
7 just taken place in the Couer de Alen'
0 mines, and nothing can stop it. say,
3 the quick action of the people quietl,
;, and firmly getting together, irrespec-
Y tive of political parties, to assert tn,
f sovereignty of the people.
oi "Whereas. Carl Browne. who orig
y mated. organized and successfully mar
!. shalled the Commonweal march t
. Washington, D. c.. in 1894, an ititia