The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-10
Wild Words ut the Convention OF
the American Labor League
The Whole Framework OF Soc.
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The eighth annual convention OF the
American Labor Reform League COM
menced it's session at Masonic Hall, New
York, Sunday morning. The members
present did not number over one hundred.
They gave their views rs to the best
means OF reforming the Institutions oil
this country and society in general.
Every speaker had his own pet theory as
10 the best means 10 effect this reform,
but they all agreed in advocating extreme
communism and paper currency, and
free love was favorite subject. The aims
OF this league can be seen in the following
summary Of tho resolutions that were
passed: .....
"The medical monopoly and free speech
laws OF California, the federal obscenity
statute, the denial OF freedom Of con-
science in love, and Of the right Of private
iupgmentin morality, the conspiracy laws
against trades unions and the determine
ton TO disfranchise destitute laborers,
reveal desperate purpose 10 suppress
servants Of truth by fines, imprisonment
and social ostracism. We reassert our
belief that short.hour specifics, currency
reform, anti. competition and anti'wages
lunacy do not reach the root Of the evil.
Usury, the fraudulent claim of property,
Ia another name for robbery. Property
held for increase without work is an in.
yader and robber, having no rights
which labor 10 bound to respect. Science
must second our motion for the abolition
Of property and title to ownership beyond
the cost OF Improvement. Kearney men,
who invoke the halter in California,
Molly Maguires reported to have killed
bosses, and railway strikers who burned
corporation property in Pittsburgh, are
morally lawful belIigerents, exercising
the same rights applauded in tipping
British tea into Boston harbor, and In
John Browns march on Harper's Ferry.
We demand the repeal of all laws ena-
bling proprietors, through rent, usury or
other speculative profits, TO amass wealth
without returning equivalent service.
Whatever its supporters may say 10 the
contrary, the chief mission Of the silver
bill, greenback movement is to hasten re.
pudiation, the Lords release when debts
once paid In the form Of interest will be
paid forever; and we hail the growing
tendencies, South and West, to abolish all
power to get pay for loans, stocks or
other values more than once. The nation
al and workingmen's parties, like the
older political parties, by sustaining male
usurpation euslaye.woman. We seek to
erase sex lines from labor reform"
r. W. Hume acted as chairman, and
il. H. Haywood as secretary. Mr.. Hume
made general attack upon the Young
Mems Christian Association, which he
denounced as worse than the Spanish
Inquisition. He also denounced the law
against circulation Of obscene literature
through the mails, and he proceeded to
advocate the doctrine Of free love, and
declares that Jesus Christ was a Thorough
communist, and that his doctrines agreed
with the principles Of the league.
MIR. Hanson endeayored TO quote Scrip.
ture to prove that payment OF debts with
interest was unlawful, aud that sale Of
lands were equally wrong. Natural tai.
emit and culture were priceless, and there.
fore not merchantable. A Beethoven was
NOT entitled to more pay for days work
on his choicest compositions than 4 hod-
carrier for his days work, and q boot
maker who made ak pairs OF boots In
week had the right only to as much pay
as another had who could make only three
pairs during the same time. George w.
Maddox proceeded TO lay down four
principles: l. An Individual has the
right 10 own only as much land as he can
personally improve. 2. The ballot for
every person attaining majority. 8. La
Dor ia the creator OF wealth and entitled
TO It's full amount OF recompense 4.
Money is the medium Of exchange Of
commodities, and the greenback 10 to be
the medium. New York should be gov.
erped BY the cooperative system.
Ell. Heywood said that the failure Of
the Pittsburgh riots was not the end Of
the struggle between labor and capital.
There was the Kearney movement gain
inr strength in the West, and people
should take these things into considera-
tion before the collision Of armed forces
In the streets. Men who take the life Of
a Vanderbilt, although they may be cursed
as fanatics and destroyed as criminals,
will in the future, have monuments erec-
ted 70 their memory. :,
Edward NeWberry, Of Long Island, said
that II every man worked fifteen minutes
4 day he could produce enough to live on.
The government should have control Of
the land and divide II among the people.
The pfeaent generation were NOT the chill