Whereas, the people, at last aroused and indignant, are now demanding redress and prevention of further wrong;
Therefore, we deem it timely to organize into a society those having a strong definite purpose to reclaim all monetary, political, and other rights and interests from the greedy grasp of the few to the promotion of the Common Good.
Civilization advances by evolution and revolution. Evolution makes slow progress over a long period of time, while Revolution advances rapidly in a short space of time.
Revolutions are caused by giant evils which must be overthrown suddenly or not at all.
America has passed through two revolutions, and we are now entering a third, equal in importance and greater in character than either of the others.
The great evils that now threaten our existence are intemperance, trusts, and political corruption.
We are to choose between Socialism and Christian Government; nothing else is presented and nothing else is worthy of our attention.
Socialists have gathered much valuable information; but their leadership would dethrone God from our nation and overturn all our history.
Christian Government would fulfill prophecy in giving Christ the kingdom of this world, and would be in line with national experience.
Socialism is an ideal as yet untried, without a code of morals to preserve from corruption. In Christian Government the legislative, executive and judicial powers would be directly tested by the teachings of Christ.