Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-03-09
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TEE AarI-roNopoLy. LEAGUE.
4 ADkssch Of its Organization, its Principles
and is Aims.

4 Sketch Of it, Organization, its Principles
and ia Aims.
New York Daily Graphic. Feb. l, 1881
Some weeks ago q few gentleman
met In this city and discussed the
question OF whether anything
could be done to check the grow.
ing eucroachments Of corporate or.
RAn:zstions upon the rights of tha
people. It was decided that q suf-
dcient element existed in the COM
munity which, If properly organl.
sed. could do much to rem sdy ex.
istlng abuses. A com mittee on Or
ganiSatlon was appointed under
whose auspices two or three meet
jnRo were held. at which an organ
ixstion was effected and . constitu-
tIon and bylaws adopted, and on
Friday evening, January 2Sth, a
somewhat larger meeting was held
At Room No. "a, Cooper Institute,
for the purpose of adopting an ad-
dress to the public and outlining q
programme Of action.
i. E. Chittsnden, President Of
the League, presided and the ad.
dress was read by F. B. Thurber.
Speeches were made by Messrs.
Henry George, John f. Henry,
Dennis McNahon, James Clancy.
Thos. ". Gator, Gen. Edw. M. Lee,
Thso. Z. Tomlinson and President
Chtttendsn, who stated that great
interest In the movement had been
manifested by the public, that ap-
plications had already been re-
Coived from four different States,
asking for instructions how to pro.
ceed In organising branch Leagues,
and that it was now certain that
the "Anti.Menopoly League" was
destined to become q great power
In the land. Mere than 200 mem.
bers were elected ct the last meet
Ing, among whom were Rev. Rob.
srt Collyer, Prof. Felix Adler,
Cortland Palmer, Peter Cooper,
Allen r. Foste, DR.. Ferdinand
6seger, Wilson Macdonald, and
other preminsnt citizens who have
the welfare Of tho masses at heart.
and who, by their presence or let
ter, have signified their sympathy
With the movement, and it 10 de.
slgned to place In the hands Of
every member q book for procur.
ing the names of additional men,
beTs. AZ fast as these are accepted
by tho Committee on Membership ip
che new members will In turn be
furnished with books in which TO
procure the names Of additional
members. Thus the movement
will be extended very rapidly, and
it 10 designed to organize branch
leagues iu every State, county and
assembly district In the United
States. There are to be no mem.
bsrship fees or annual dues, the
organization to be supported en-
tirely by voluntary subscriptions,
and as the only qualification re-
quired is that q member shall be
respectable citizen and support the
principles Of the Lesgue, there Is
no obstacle 10 the way of attaining
8 large mem bership.
1t is believed that the League
will exert an important iIhusuce
In forcing both political parties to
put In nomination candidates who
are free from monopoly influences.
Mr.. Chittendeu, the President, Is
one OF the five men who originally
started the old Free Soil party. He
has always been noted for his warm
sympathy with and advocacy of
the rights of the masses, is now I.
lawyer who commands the respect
Of all classes aud has large and
lucrative practice in this city. The
Treasurer, Mr.. f. 3. Thurber, is II
prominent merchant. The Secre.
tary 10 Mr.. Henry Nichols, a prin
ter, and Its leading spirits are men
we'll known In commercial, indus
trial and professional circles. Tie
movement bids fair to avoid the
errors Of the extreme Socialists,
Who. by advocating extremes in
one direction, play directly into the
hands Of the monopoIists, and of
those other persons who put the
issue OF the currency before the
major one of the encroachments of
corporate organizations generally
upon the rights of the people. The
following brief platform Of princi.
pies, which has been put forth by
the new organization, embodies
the whole spirit Of the Constitution
Of the United States, and will ap
peal forcibly to great many citi.
xsns In all ranks of society who be-
lievs In the principles upon which
our Government is founded:
"Our principles: Anti-monop.
oily.
We advocate and will support
and defend the rig hts of the many
~ against privileges for the few.
Corporations, the creation OF the
State. shall be controlled by the
State.
Labor and capital, allies not enc
mies-justice for BOTH"
II ever We have o conflict be-
tween capitol and labor in this
country it will be because of the In.
justice done the masses by corpo-
rate monopolies. 1t therefore be-
h0oves all classes OF citizens, and
particularly those who have prop
erty, to sustain the efforts now be-
Ing made by reasonable and intel
ligent citizens to limit the power
Of men who, to use the words of u
com mittee of the United States
Senate, "recognlze no principle OF
action but personal and corporate e
sggrandizement."
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