The Florence tribune., 1899-05-27


 When, in the course of human events, | it becomes necessary for one people of superior order to dissolve the politi- cal bands which have hitherto con neeted them with another, vastly in- ferior to themselves in ties of blood, in wealth in dignity and in station, and to assume among the great powers of the earth the separate and exalted station to which the laws of wealth and of heredity entitle them, decent respect for the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separa- tion. We hold these truths to be self evident: that few men are created superior; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inaliena6le rights; that among these are, the life, the liberty, the labor and all the pro ducts of all inferior classes; that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the aristocracy that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the lords of wealth to alter or abolish ib and to institute new government, laying its foundations on such principles, and organizing it's powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and their happiness. 1 Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and, accordingly, have been more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable then to right them by using ! the power at our command. But when long train of abuses, insults and assaults on our sacred rights of prop erty, tending invariably to the same object, evinces design on the part of the plebeian mob to reduce us to absolute destitution, further forbear- ance ceases to be virtue. Such has l been our patient sufferance, and such | is now the necessity which constrains i us to crush the serpent beneath the l iron heel of our united powers. To 1 recite iu detail even a minor part of the infamies, the insults and abuses ] hurled at our innocent heals would i be too voluminous for this declaration. i History teaches that all governments in ait ages of the world had among their subjects a small percentage of disloyal, discontented, daredevil spirits affecting to believe and teach the absurb doctrine that men, ordinary mel, are capable of and have the right | to govern themselves. As if the 1 Divine Ruler did not understand his business when he in his infinite wisdom and goodness appointed priests and rulers over them to prevent them from devouring each other. What horrible sacrilegel And as corrolary to the above, this High Commission has arrived at the inevitable conclusion that 95 per cent of all disturbances, the tumults, the riots, the beheadings, the wars and bloodsheding of every king dom on earth, are directly or indirectly due to this cause. Hence the remedy is clear and simple-let his august majesty Emperor Wm. Nick issue his imperial proclamation empowering any and all loyal subjects to consider himself, herself individually or them selves severally or collectively Gas the case may bel committee to probe, to pry and to spy on his or her neighbor, and if by look, gesture, word or action it may be inferred that thoughts of treason, such as veneratiou for rebels in revolt, past or present, turk in the mind of the suspect, let the fact be promptly reported to the proper au- thorities. Failure to so report will be deemed an act of treason. Believing that our labors are finished, and hop ing your Majesty will approve the same, and for the support of this declaration, and in a firm reliance up- on the potency of our God, we mutu- ally pledge to each other our bonds, our daughters and onr sacred oil. Signed on behalf of the American Empire by J. D. Soaleafe,ler, w. Il. Vauderslit, Whiteclaw Sneaky, and Phil. Roastemwell; for Germany, Herr Won Liechen Schprecher; for Austria, Prince von Oscenkalb; for Russia, Count Yzarrovixenborken; for En- gland, Lord Cushionrider; for En- gland, Israel Clovenstein, Jew.
 A PROCLAMATION.
 To the subjects of the greater American
 Empire:
 Whereas, complaint has been made to me by rulers and high dignitaries of states in other countries, to the effect,