, 1875-06-07
INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION.

Glasses, to Meet mt Istiinnupolis.
Ind. Aug. ES. 1s75s
There are times in tho growth Of u nation
When it IL quito necessary for tho iliasHcs to
royctt to the principles on which Bociely Ia baecd.
Tllcro nrs un7nihtakable evidences TINT this tlsno
is upon this country now. Designing tnciI niay
contrive ingenious arguments. Lut VIC cannot TO
persuaded To believe tha: thinGA aro In their
natural coutEo, wien tho national wealth IL
rapidly increasing. and tho ,rottlcers of that
wealth arc growing puorer. Why tho continued
depTeseGa condition Of aeTcultuFe9 Why nro
tho enserpriblng manufacturers Of tho Hroat
BtnnleH cotnpcilo1 to run their establishments on
limited time Oh ono hand, aud On the other 70
many strikes among their operators. for higher
and living wages: Why las tho stream Of
emigration, begun to revcrAo It's nhtura! course,
and to tIow t4ck to tho Old World2 Wis. with
our unlimited capacity, IN foreign trrple agnunt
us {? Why loes uus htllppsng. ~hsch formerly
competed with tho great naval powers for tho
carrying tradlo OF the world, now languisll In
our own potts? Why such continuous fiuctua-
t1ons in cur financial affairs. When thoy rest On
basls that cannot be shaken All this results
ftoin tho want OF proper legiHlation. Ai;a'i tho
1apid progress in official corruption must bo
checked. This evil iB assuming fearful pronor-
tions, moro fearful bccnllse confined 10 no QUO
party. by this A1oEo can onr li0ertv be over
thrown. Craftsmanship, wealth. and military
power cannot preserve onr freedom. but Ttrtue
ulone ~ tic alcot-nnchor Of our rafety. God
hns mado it so. republic il in fearful eo1-
nutional decar, fold their arms in despair Of q
remedy. or nrp u,oru uedded to party t!Gll to pa
tsiotsnn. OF anattons those tia. lave lost their
liberties nte tho ,nost mlEetAbIo. Who 10 much
Interested in having wholesome ln;ya and nIt
honcss and economical administration Of Gov
ernmcns as the great industrial casarA that
] build M nuh proRerso natinnB3 Hence. tho tss-
dersigned Committee appointed for this pnrl'oso
at tlio ANNUAL scnso1s Of iho Industrial Confei.-
ton OF Virgins a,,d Nutth Carolina, l4o1d at
| Petersburg, Va, in November, 1874, having MA
| turcly considered tho subject, and having cot,-
suited wiso End good men ~ every section OF
this great country. respectfully mud most earues.-
| " request tho cnascs afuresald. III Tho United
/ Statcb. to tend tlelegatea to tic ptoposed Con-
| Sont1on.
| PLAN or TIE CONVENTION.
| l. County Conventions to nlpct on Saturday,
thu ea1 day Of JnlY: or enrier il practieab!c, to
aulect dc'cCutos to District Conventions,
| z. Eaca l),atlics Convention {one IN every Con.
Eresaioual Dis.rcD to meet oil Thursday, tho
| 18th Of July, to elect d delegate to tho National
Convention, md IN alternate to ettelid iil caAa oi
| failure OF the delegate.
| .. Tie National Convention to meet at In-
diauapuIis, Ind, OH "Wednesday, the 18th day Ut
August, ls7d at u o'clock III:
! the object OF tho Convention being to afford
tho Classes nh1noG au opportunity tor d FREQ mud
unbranded interchange uf views as to Whit their
| interests may require. and. III Wow Of tho fact
TINT up to tlls tinso the Committee Layo heeu
particular to consult gentlemen OF all political
Opinions, II ID FcTY lGEifk0lo I3t tiiCasp Qllth1tts
| Should bo solicited without fegarI to political
| parties. 1t ID gratifying. after long aud
| lsboroUs CANVASS Of this subject, to believe,
from representations maao 10 tho Committee
| By gentlemen in all Hcctuns, mid uf both rolltl-
cal parties, that tho ciA4scs with wlioBe Welfare
tho prosperity OF tho country IL most intimately
connected will, by proper delegates. OH that oc-
cIsson join in one common effort for ths toai-
nou good Of a common country.
Foltow.citizons, tho opportunity Tor Greas
good, both to yourselves As,d to soir country, ii
| bofors you. Will yot accept it, Permit III tu
co1juro you NOT TO allow petty objections, euui'
lug from whatever Aource they may, tu prevent
[ you from thoroughly considering this mattcs OIL
its merits. Objections will come-oxpeet tllis-
lut any n,a,l, whatever may 10 lllb profession
IL your oncnY. who would prevent you fron
learning and maintaining your rightA;, II ma,
! DO proper for tlo Committee to st&to Ibis move
lnont Inns no connection with any other orEatli'
| yation, is outside OF both political par:teA
and haa no secrecy. And furthor, that tttt
substance Of this paper IN based on tho aa
vice mud suggestions OF gentlemen OF other anF
widely remote p0rtlous o& tue country. Tux
Committee beg to say further that nothing bn
conviction of tho importance OF this matter
And the fuct TINT no other method pgtsente'
ITSELF whereby 1t co.ll bo brought brGOfe III,
pnb1lc In responsible WAY, cond overcome
thor disncliuatjun to allow 81 n,ncA publicity tt
! their nnruca. 1u submitting tho maIt1f tl,'
COMMITTEE fool followed Of further rrepolsrl
hiIlty, but, In order to give consistency tt
tho movement, 1t might be veil to comnluuitat'
to tho Chairman Of tho Committee, ut Milton
Caswell County, n, c., tho nasnes Of delegates
aud OF all alternates. and other mattols Of I'M
portanre. LEWIS l.. IlAnyiE,
hTiyn lloLl1Sd,
| ", l.. 1IiSTos, JF.,
JSo. It. WESTON, Chairman.