The anti-monopolist., 1875-10-11
The labor Representatives Of RennsJlvania md.
New England were antegonizing and s11ubbthg

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he labor representatives Of RennsJlvsnia and !
New England were antegonizing and snnbbang :
: The conference met On Sept. I, 8, g.. About /
) o'clock Of Thursday, Aftsr the platform had
been nearly all ratified, Day Withdrew and sent ;
over the country, through the Associated Press,
false dispatch to the effect that the conterance
bad broken up in great disorder that the East
vrn delegates had left that only s8 Of the invit-
ed members were present He; managed this
last point by ignoring all who had not signed
an absured dictatorial document which he, as
chairman Of the invitation committee. had sent
out, in spite Of the protest Of the majority oi
that committee. None Of the Eastern niembeIs
withdrew with Hmm, except the half dozen
still under. the influence Of his will or his
money. After he left there was peace and hAr-
mony, almost love feast W. IN
: Among the really representative men there
were the following, John Siney, President OF
Miners National Association OF .. S; }. r.
Welsh, President MinefA and Laborers Benevo-
lent Association Of Anthracite Region; Robert
S. Chiittng, President Coopers international
Union: II. j. Watts, Secretary of Moulders
Union of N. A; b Z. Treveilick, the Labor
Orator, T. B. Buchanan, Secretary National
Executive Committee, independent Party and
Minnesota Grange; Miss j. A. Garretson, Leo
turer Iowa Grange; A. S. Piatt, Lecturer Ohio
Grang,; S. NJ. Smith, Secretary Illinois Farm
ers Association; and the following editors: A.
C. Cameron, Workingmen's Advocate, G: Ben
johnson, Pottsville, Pa, Worklngman; ! a.
Stow. Cleveland Plaindealer and Harry Wallis,
Pittsburg, National Labor Tribune. There
were also numerous strong grange and labor
representatives not so we'll known to fame.
Alexander Campbell, one of the fathers OF the
365 bond, just elected to Congress by the lnde
pendents Of Illinois, was present, but took no
public part in the proceedings. So were Fred
1r;ol NTH three other dIOnltlpO Slak.
ers, and Benz. G. Chace prominent merchant
and reformer Of Rhode Island. John Slney
was made chairman, as defiance to the Penn
sylvania Monopoly rings, which have got nm
indicted tor completely IN Outrages which ne
strove to prevent, as did J. F. Welsh, who
carries in his back the dagger wounds of the
"Molly Maguires," because he would not and
! their murders. 1t is almost supertuous to add
i that the conference was unanimous tor green
backs and endorsed the Cleveland Conven-
/ ton.
Such men met in this conference have been
the real workers who brought about the nom.
nation of such men as Allen and Cary in Ohio
and Pershing aud Piolette IN Pennsylvania.
Refor1ners orking for one end call themselves
can't -Monopolists' in Minnesota, "lnde-
pend nts'' in Illinois, and Indiana, and DEM
crat,'' III Ohio and Pennsylvania. They Will
! make one party next year, ana eject the flesl-
dent OF the United States
OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA AND VICTORY.
The conservation OF the Bnllonist over the
Pennsylvania nominations Is even iudlcrous.
The New York Sun saws solemnly "Are the
intiationists crazy They think they will
carry the country with a rush, and that pretty
nearly everybody will he for more paper
money. All the Northwest and all the South
are counted by them as on their side, but they
had better not he to nhdent: The common
) sense is not yet all gone out Of the American
people" That's what's the matter, the COM
. mon sense is getting in at last. The Tribune
! money men say that the action It the Demo
Gratis at Erie, Pa, is seyerer blow TO the coun-
, trv than Secretary Richardson's illegal is>ne
: OF legal tenders Moreover tins man who was
kicked out of the Stock Exchange by mem
{ Der as an caves dropper lately, tells us. that
: the action of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Dem
: ocrats. sthas alarmed capital and tended to un'
settle growing feeling of confidence that VI
were nearing the end and placed all the indus
!, trial ntertrts the country in worse posltiol
q | than eyer'' That is bosh. The fact Is tina
capital is so eagor to get full employment
d again that it will pitch in SO soon as the will
70 the people is fully known. The trouble woul'
4 be that if the majority madly decided TO
a SPECIE the efforts OF the heaviest capitalists t
It revive industries would be unavai!ing, and tn
dry rot would 90 on The New York Heral
10 had a fearful exhibit of the condition of res
!, estate in this city and neighborhood last Sun
dav The depreciation averages one third, IN
=. surance companies and saving banks are for.
% closing BY the million dollars worth, the latte
a. are even ordering re-surve where they hol
=. the first mortgage; and yet the besotted peop
l. of this city would probably give atwo-thir
vote for resumption
ar CALIFORNIA NOT so PROUD OF HER YELLOW rzvH
< Oh such lucky things are happening in tn
IN country none luckier than the smash-up
III California. That gaudly bedizsn ed, loud al
as riotous creature has been pOklng her yellow
f.vered face toward the rest OF US since Octobe
,st 1879, saying, "How's that for fine, health
'al was diseased hue and, not 1.-THE rit
IS olive TO the South, and she sits pale and hae
;e gard. The tall editor Of the powerful tow
se, must have been at the Lotus Club when Z
ar Tribune California letter Of the Sept s, pass
lAl his sentries; for it in6icts one Of the VOL
n blows on record upon the whole specie pc.
ing system. The writer says: good mai
lce truths and moral and political lesso
di- were read to the East country by the Califorr
" ans during the panic, which would set
t ludicrous if they were reproduced to-da
The The most ardent bullionists among them
ore now willing to admit that gold and silver b
,ht some disady yantages a. currency as well
ike greentacks." Again, THE Californians are
he. most invetera;e gamblers in the world. Aga
the extravagance is ali pervading. In traveli
Sc from Mexico to the British Dominion h =
Dv- no more than so white field hands, the r
cen Chlne>e. tie saw % facH-tracks. Ever Wiz
CO. the richest clothing and jewelrv, theatres a
). liquor shops. Nothing is cheap. There
scarcely anv small change. Collections
made in CANVASS Lsgs'' The currency is no
anc- He calls for Napoleon to tax gold a
!. silver mining out OF existence. "Bonds
scarce Financiers want 25 per cent. W
must happen to \ country where money co
,cs mands one nr two per cent. per month int
est" Oh what a slip .Jay Gould's b<
IIe dics made in printing the truth for once.
',.;. SIGNIFICANT ENGLISH FAcTs.
Pa As | am particularly fond of ''swing
25o round the circle will take tour to E
For land b. fore closing with some more home C
ong rency matters. Here is straw that sh'
!. 8. how the wind blows in the mother count
ess We arr told that the coal owners If Britain
nd repeatedly compelled to lock out her workrr
no becaus. they demand prizes that make it
was possible to mine at profit Now we learn
u-s-- cidsa'ally that one d. Dave, N, P. for Ca
the gan and coal-nnine owner, gave his lawy
MS; coal mine that nets the ''lmb,'' $50. 900 y
the DANES modest income from coal.
z- rather from he labor Of his sers, is "a, $50