The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
Irrepressible Coxeyite Secures
His Credentials.
Authorized to Become Candi
date for Senator.
HE WANTS TO DEBATE
Challenges Jerry Simpson or
Amy One Else.
Produces Bringing" Resolutions
i'm His Favor.

Carl Browne is now a candidate for
United States senator and has issued a
challenge to Jerry Simpson to a series
of joint debates Mr. Browne is author
lied to become candidate for senator
he says and to challenge and debate
with the representatives of any party on
national OF. state issues by the Freedom
Labor Exchange colony of Bourbon
county, the resolutions setting forth this
action being adopted at a meeting Sun
day.
Browne says there are in Kansas 1000
members of this labor exchange plan of
corporation and that the representa-
tives of the organization are campaign
ing for Debs for president and for G. G.
Clemens for governor. The Bryan sup
porters say Browne is in the pay of the
Republican committee.
In Bourbon county there Is q small
colony Of the supporters of this theory
established on the basis of cooperation
proposed by the plan advocated by the
Social Democrats. At this colony,
meeting of the representatives of the
state system adopted the resolutions
which have started Mr.. Browne out on a
campaign for United States senator dur
ing which he announces his readiness to
meet any and aIl-comers in a political
preferred
forwarded. and received by him today.
Following are extracts:
Whereas While we believe that the
cause of labor can never be settled fair
~ save on the economic lines laid down
by the Bernardo system of labor ex-
change, nevertheless, we are of the opin-
ion as former members of the Peoples
party discouraged by past political fail
ures il is true, that during campaign
times people being prone to listen to agi-
tatiOn more than at other times, that
the principles Of the labor exchange may
best be advanced If We engage in poiit-
therefore IA
Resolved, For the purpose of making
start and endeayor1ng to get all true
reformers, especially the labor exchanges
OF Kansas, more SOlioihed, we do hereby
endorse the Social Democratic ticket ma
tionally, headed by Eugene V. Debs, the
leader of the world in the cause of hu-
mainly and G. c. Clemens. for governor,
a man who IS second to none in this
cause.
That our fellow member, Carl
Browne, be authorized to travel over the.
state in our name and speak for us in
this matter and urge every labor ex-
change member and socialist to stand by
the cause of socialism that can alone
succeed in giving labor its true status
ard lead humanity to genuine democra--
cy-
Resolved. That for the purpose of
putting our spokesman on an eligible
plane of political equality so that there
can be no just reason for refusal to meet
MIN IN debate, we hereby endorse Carl
BroWne as our candidate for the United
kotdASS senate ana call on all socialists
TO do the same, that we do know he will
uphold 1t and meet any candidate of any
party in a discussion of the issues of the
day and that we hereby authorize him to
particularly challenge the honorable
Jerry Simpson to debate the following
questions:
1hat Socialism and not the Demo-
cratic platform adopted at Kansas City
IS true Democracy and Populism
That the further existence of the flI-
sion Peoples party is not only ridicu-
1ous, but criminal
That the trusts are beneficial and
that Bryan's opposition to them is a der
T1ment to the final triumph of labor's
best interests.
That expansion is the forerunner of
socialism no matter if expansion comes
through selfish motives of extending hI-
man slavery or the extension by cold.
un1eenng commercialism-tha it is in
accordance with the prophecies of the
socialists of DID,
Mr. Browne will speak and discuss
these resolutions and publicly reaffirn1
tonight at Sixth and Kansas avenue his
candidacy for United States senator and
the challenge to Jerry Simpson. The
speech win be the opening by him of the
hansas campaign for Debs and Clemens
and himself. '--7