Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1889 — “THE NEW ABCLITION." [ARTICLE]

“THE NEW ABCLITION."

I A Denver (Col.) industrial reform paper Saturday prints an article in support of | “The New Abolition,” which embraces a number of very radical and revolutionary demands, namely: | The immediate and unconditional repeal and total abolition of all so-called titles to [ands other than natural title of occupancy and use; all statutes, enactments and socalled laws for the collection of debts; all statutes and enactments in anyway relating to the circulating medium of the country; all statutes that In any way interfere with Free trade between individuals of the same or different countries; all charters, special privileges and franchises to corporations; all forms of compulsory taxations; all other statutes, precedents and customs that in any way conflict with the law of equal freedom. | It further demands collective or State owership and control of all highways, waterways, railways, telegraphs, tele- ; phones, canals, ditches, reservoirs, etc., and municipal ownership ana control of all water works, illuminating and public heating plants, street railways, cable lines, etc. It claims that the “new abolition” embodies the real aim and desires of the j Farmers’ Alliance, the Agriculture Wheel, , the Knight of Labor, the trades unions and Federation of Trades, the Union Labor and Greenback parties and reasonable dej mands of all rational Nationalists, Socialists, Communists and Anarchists, It further claims that this movement will be backed on the start with at least one million voters and that it will shake the country from center to circumference. New abolition clubs are now in process of formation in different parts of the country. Newark, N. J., has already formed a, large club and it is said that Cleveland, 0., and the people of other localities are taking steps to organize. The annual report of the condition of the Southern Prison was presented to the Governor, Friday, by Warden Patten. The prison was self-supporting during the last year. The receipts from labor were #64,850.27; from miscellaneous sources,#l,os4.9l, making a total of $65,905 18. The amount of expenses for maintenance, salaries, discharged convicts and repairs wa5164,788.28; leaving a balance of receipts over expenses of #1,151.95. There are 569 convicts in the prison now. Of these 50 are tor life, and 92 are for one year only; 120 are in serving sentences for larceny. During the greater part oi last year the shoe factory in connection with the prison was managed by Warden Patten, but at the beginning of this fiscal year the labor was contracted to the Falls City Boot and Shoe Company at 62 cents per day. A great many permanent improvements were made during the year t and the debts of ex-Warden Howard, by act of the Legislature, all paid. The report says #17,676.88 has been expended in set tling bills made by Howard. Magdaline Boggs, born In Lai.jrster, Pa, December 22, 1763, died' In Milton, Friday.