, 1873-07-19
Closing Proceedings in Tho Industrial
Congress at Cleveland.
The Platform Of tho Workingmen
Of the United States.
They Demand the Abrogation
or Modification of the ,
Chinese Treaty. .
Aggressive Wealth Donouncea---No More
Public Lands for Railroads. -


Special ospaech TO The chfedao Tribune.
conoraaa rooaacn,l1od ot q oc,ocx Tho proas.
eone.o7S 1eaeso"o'su at oc.och, tno tfeaf-
dent in the chair, and proceeded at once to tho
elcction of o(T1cers. with thu fo1tnyyinr resn1t.
D.a..a.I p.,,... o.,.,,,:. o,'1. r,,t,t ~
frosident, robert schilling, Ohio; First Vice"
President J. Warrack neod, Virginia; Second
y,3 Eawara snsge, NOV Horxi 3
4hird Vice-prosidont, Hugh hlcLaughiin, ili-
r,.a ..,'. ~
treasurer, James A. ATKINSON, oblo. p.
Mr. ncod il u colorod cittzen of Richmond,
!, W. aha his cloc'lon "as ha1lea With much en-
thnslasn1. Upon thanking the Convention for
sae nonoi suuuu' ~ nasufoa !, snat snv taco
Ae leplesenteu III sno oouta "onld cotolally CO.
sTrTnwGos acau1ny
Upon tho reassenbling Of The Convention, tho
Commltteo on Platforms presented tile follow
ing report;
grcssion Of nggrcgaod wealth. Which ,,nless cheoke
will inevitably ica to tho pauperzaon Ind hopeless
tiye We desirs to enioy the pcssnos Of tho aoYer.
rnelt betueatcd lis l;y hc founders Of the Hepuhiic
that check should bo placed upon tue powor aud IN
juAt accumulation Of wealth, and syatem atopted
which Wi SECURE to Tic laborcr the frits OF hts fo
ctc. '
WnEnEAs, This much desired object can only DO ao-
the United efforts of those WHO oboy ho Divine injunc
ton That "In lilo sweat Of thy Taco shalt thou eat
bread :" and.
b. rSs can N be
fort Of tlo producing masses rs etepptngatone to
TINT sasattSa Rat VA IN % ths future s ID
can bo obtained: anI.
WnEnEAp. Whilo wo fully roco9ntze tho power md
efficiency q Trado and Labor Unions. local and tntes
r.fIonni M nnu oroorzaf in rnratinr nuroiv fr.fo
nstc.s vt npon 81 onoson. q thse
welfare as whole the iuiucuco Of theee organizations
thsrsforos 'AS1 paw S0''eA "1'Do'
Ktsolred That NC submit to tho peorle Of tho United
dustriai 6Jon9ress: Ae''' ~ fA'A'A'3 - -A' LII
FIrsi-To bring within tho folds Of the organization
knowledge % % standpoint % for action. md idustria @
moral al social WORTH not wealth. thn true staulard
OF individual and national greatness.
wealth which e hclpa to create moro OF the lcisrre
that rightly belongs to lin moro society advantages
moro Il liz benefits, privileges, and emoluaens o{
tho world; in word, Ill those lights and privileges
necessary to mike him capable Of enjoying appreciat
lnR. detenung, hno pefpetuatn8 the oeashGa OF Ao-
ppSah "rr1sa thu rr. condition, =, ~.
duons masses in their eucatlonaj, moral, and man
from tic National Goverumsut tho establishment Of
Bureaus OF Labor Statistics.
81 coopefauFe ansttu
aRh of he nno nas the to,
saS:nSs 20 for railroads Or speeulators.
sfG!h-Ihe aprogntion q Ill lava that DO not bear
equally upon capital and heor aud by tue adoption Of
measures providing for the health and safety OF those
engaged IN mannfactu1tn8 m or building p!,ranita.
ssenth-Iho aapststat2n Of arbitration t9r strikes
wieHever I aud wherever employers and employees are
Wiling to meat a: on Saniitta1hc g grounds M
EHhth-Ile. promotion of the importation OF all
ser9ile raecs ths daeontlnuance Of oil subsidies grant.
90 g. to mail vessels bringing them to cur shorsx mud
tue ahrognton Or ut lcaat the OF the Bur-
hnga,nss Treaty; :Iv.n.. a., .+,n,,, -, ..r,,
chanies by tho enactment and enforcement Of equta-
ble o. apprentice m ~ CLAWS Laws.
1snfh-Io dlscolntenaneo the system Of contracting
tho labor Of cohnca III cur prisons and reforatory
Eeusnih@rhe rei1noon NJ the bours n, 1ahor Ia
egnt rcr day 80 that laborera NAV have more time for
social ENJOYMENT aud intellectual Improvement aud
bo enabled 10 roach tho advantage conferred By abor-
saving machinery which its brain las created
Irelnh=;;Iho providing Of . purely National crcu-
ng heuu, oasaa On .na aan M anu TesonIees o. .he
~ !" r,uatnta crru1nn9 e
aexibflity md receyabo fer ali demands. publio md
private.
The platform. with tho execution of the 1ast