The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-30

Speech Of Hon. Ebenezer Ayres, of Mime
sofa, in the Cincinnati Conference OF
Farmers Mechanics and laaorers, held In
September Iast.-As taken by a Steno.
graphic Reporter.
In explanation 1t may be necessary to
state that the mechanics from the cen
tral states made up.a majority, and con-
trolled the Conference. and were anxious
to coalesce with the Cleveland Move
ment, $50 called,) while the farmers of
the south and northwest, wished to pre-
serve the Conference, intact, but were
willing to cooperate ii thought proper
in the future Ed. AntNogopolsSt
When the substitute tor the last res
olution drawn by the committee, was
under consideration by the recent Gin
cinnati gathering, Mr. Ayres, OF Mime
sofa, rose and said:
am the author ot the orr .inal resolu
ton. and claim the respectful attention
ot this conference for short time.
ain standing now in the Interests of
peace and harmony. and | am willing
70 hold out the olive branch in one hand,
aud hesitate to hold the arrows of con
troversy in the other. | have gone n
this resolution. Just as tar as | thought /
was required in the interest of peace
and harmony. ard hope our brethren
here will SO entertain it, We who come
from the distant pralreS, am sorry to
SAY. did not bring with u the quota to
hich We are entitled. \ host OF farm
ers whose hearts and svmpathies are
with Us were kept 1t home To secure
their crops. standing exposed As they
were 70 the devastating elements.
From the great state OF Iowa. with her
three hundred thousand voters. there
are only three representatives. and two
Of those representatives are ladies',
whose services were not required in
the harvest field From the state of
Minnesota, which reaches to the British
line-that noble state, which at the pres
ent time is studded with shocks OF golden
grain from its northern frontier TO the
line OF Iowa, only two men are here
Eighteen of our associates in Minnesota
and seventeen in Iowa had to STAY a;
home.
We come down here with a skeleton
representation; but we repres ent inde-
pendent men. | say represent, but it
is not exactly represent They have al
lowed US to speak for them. but they
are all independent men like ourselves.
We can not bind their actions bv
resolutions, for they stand upon their
individuality. rs we stand upon ours.
They are trying TO rise to the highest
dignity OF American manhood.-that OF
personal independence. 1t is with US q
labor OF love. and we have come down
here q, our own expense. 1t was not
because pinehing want or dire necessity
urged US here; tor although we want all
We earn. yet comparative plenty blesses
our ample fields, still. our sympathies
are with the telling masses of the CENTRAL
states. Those workingmen out of
employment, with hard hearted
masters holding the rod OF terror and
oppression over them. touch our hearts
in eur prairie homes. While they say
1--WE want Bread our graneries are
overlooking with it. While they saw.
1--WE want money we are giving our
wheat to mother England and her gold
or its equivalent was coming to the
prairies. We need all we can get and
all We honestly earn. Yet. il every
greenback In the United States could be