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A POLITICAL REVOLUTION.Debs Thinks His Social DemocracyWill Surely Win.CHICAGO, June 21.—At a meeting' of the directors of the social democracy of America tonight the following officers •were elected: E. \V Debs, chairman; Sylvester Keliher, secretary; James Hogan, vice president; William E. Burns, general organizer. The directors who chose these officers, and were themselves elected at the meeting in the afternoon are: TX V. Debs, Sylvester Keliher, Jamlt;?g Hogan, William E. Burns, Leroy Goodwin. The salary of the officer* wai placed at $100 per month.At the afternoon meeting the constitution of the social democracy, which hasi been published, was formally ratified and,adopted.Mr. Debs explained at length the alma of purposes of the co-operative commonwealth. A colony should be sent to Washington, from which place, he said, an official invitation had been received. After establishing the colony, he would secure control of the politics of the state and start the co-operative commonwealth.“The first thing we will do, after getting control/* he said, “will be to call a special session of the legislature. Then wa will call a convention to revise the constitution and get all the rot out of it. We will have control of the taxing power and can tax syndicates and land sharks out of the state. Persons shall be taxed according to their means and shall have according to their needs. We will have trusts, nothing but trusts, in our state, but we will all be in the trust.‘*The operatives will not work twelve or fourteen hours a day, but four or live. We will be in the IUM in 1900 with a new: party. These men who represent tho now life are going to unite as if; by magic for the overthrow of commercialism and the establishment of the co-operative commonwealth, by which the brotherhood of man will become a fact. I do not know? whether this question will be solved peaceably or otherwise. 1 hope peaceably, but I am one of those who believe Inf getting ready for any solution that maybe necessary*Mr. Debs said that in setting up the ro-operative commonwealth in Washington! the colonists might be running against the supreme court. He would consult good lawyers and learn just what the right of the colonists were. “We want to know' our rights/' he said, “and makethem the rebels. If they send the military to Invade our rights there will be an army of 200/oh patriots on the s ate line to meet them on that issue.”
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Lincoln Nebraska State Journal
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Tue, Jun 22, 1897
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