The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-06-15
ANTl.MONOpOLY::
The United Labor League Of
America---Union Of Cap
ital and Labor.
Tno Conf renee Of The Officers Of The
Movement at the Astor House,
New York,
Letters from the President. Vice
President. Senators and Congress-
mcn---The Labor League
Strongly Endorsed.
Speech Of President John Pope
Hodnett.
The Great National Labor League Rail.
way Across the Continent.

way Across the Continent.
The conference Of tho President and Central
Organizers OF the United Labor League Of
America, on March %, 1882, at the Aston House,
New York. was most important epoch in the
history OF the United States. for it noted new
departure IN American politics, Which was now
assuming tangible shape under the auspices OF
the United Labor League Of America
For many years John Pope Hodnctt has
been calling attention to these matters of
such vast interest to the American people, IN
I'll at last he has set the common mass OF tho
people thinking in all sections OF the country,
and, when once they get thinking, it is only
question Of time for them to commence acting.
The conference was called to order by Col.
Thomas Shell Henderson, Chief Central Organ
ger OF New York, who nominated John Pope
Hodnott for Chairman. Mr. Hodnett vas
unanimously elected.
SPEECH OF MR.. HoDNErr
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures. | return you my
sincere thanks for this very high compliment.
have come here specially in the interest Of
the National Labor League Railway Company,
and this conference is called specially to con-
sidcr thi, great national enterprise. This il
the age OF progress and OF reason, and il is rea-
eonabe to cx,sect tina. reasonable men will lis-
ten TO argument and to the dictates OF reason.
when backed by millions OF men. and the time
has come when unanswerable logic must sup
Ply the evils OF cant and all tl.e subt,rfnge
which 20 10 make up the hypocrisy and the de-
lus.ons by which men are hunbugged out Of
their just dues, and the Shylocks,
who bend tho pregnant hinges OF the knee
That thrift may follow fawning,"
dictate to the working classes with a whip in
ole hand AMI q sword in tn. other. This state
OF things must cease or the scenes Of the
French Revolution are abroad just as sure NJ
We are here tonight in the Astor House. | or
gAnized til. United Labor League OF America
to prevent the re-enactment Of such awful hor-
:.rs, aud 10 stop capital from robbing labor,
and prevent labor from destroying capital, aud
that can only be done by the Ways aud means
propose, for history will surely repeat itself.
He that would act wisely for the present must
study and know the past, aud avoid the errors
he there finds in the future.
Men who have devoted all their spare time to
the study OF one single question aud made il
their god Il mean making money-cannot BIO
supposed 10 understand anything about ethics
and philosophy. and when they come into tho
field of our labors they are as much at sea ~
Ne would be in theirs. They must, therefore,
yield to u that which We understand, and not
poke their nose into that which they do not
understand, and attempt to hound us down
because We don't wish to bow down and worship
the golden calf. And give them fair warning
that. II they sntinue this crime OF misrepre-
scntatiun, le the awful cons. auences upon their
guilty Acads
In all other countries in the world, except
the United States, Young men who are not
cdWed down by the medlocrity and cowardicc Of
ago are brought To the front. In England,
in Ireland, III Scotland, in France aud IN Ger
many. young men between the ages Of 81 and
a f,p,lv Nna alx cfsA1 t., upA
Senate, and hence the copious orators and in.
spircd Grafton come from the youth, vigor and
genius Of these countries. Look Vt our House
Of RepWsentatives-nearlya all old men, who
have lost all the manhood energy and ssp that
God endowed them with IN their nourishing
manhood. II is not crime 10 be an old man.
but It il crime 10 place an old man at tho head
of young army. and only on the ground that
he represented this or that party, and that he
was worth certain sum Of money, without first
taking into consideration his capacity. his abb
ity. his swlftness of thought and his knowledge
to comprehend, lnstan,aneousy. passing events,
and his promptness to act on them Just q
Napoleon did on his retreat to Paris.
One OF the great causes Of the lack Of spirit
and brilliant, imaginative oratory in our House
and Senate 10 the wan, of Young men on the
door Of either house. From tho days when
Philip Of Macedon assembled the throne at the
age OF %. and became conqueror Of Greece at
a., Young men have achieved all the great
Alexander the Great WAS 4 conqueror before
he was IL, a>cended the throne at 20, and had
conquered tho world at 25 aud died ct 81.
Jaias Cesar commanded fleet before he
wss -. carried on his war in Spain before he
was 40, conquered Gaul. twice crossed the
Rhine and twice invaded Britain before the age
Of -. became Dictator to the world before be
WAS g. aud he finally fell by assassination Of
%. he victor Of COO battles and the eonqueros
OF Loo Giles.
SAKE va Marshal-de-c Camp It q. Marshal Of
France Al Il, and Afterward won the famous
battle Of Foa,enoy.
Nano'eas was 4 Major ut "A. General OF
Brigade A. . aai Comnsnderin.C Chief OF the
Army Of ltaly Al %. became Dictator to Europe
Al s.. and achieved all his victories aud WAS
finally oyerthrown before he WAS A.
Wolf Tone became the leader OF 5000, 900 Of
Irish Catholics at Il.
O.onnea founded Catholic emancipation
society IN Ireland with only seven men before
he WAS II. and these seven men, with O'Con-
nell at their head, afterward became 30 power
III! that Their organization numbered millions.
and they overthrow the power Of tho British
empire tMenty-nlno years after, which wAs
flushed with victory and baking in the sun Of
Waterloo. But why enumerate2 l could 20
on and quote history until went into it very
tMii'sat 10 SHOW you that every material
information OF the past was achieved by young
men. aud II this country Ii to DO saved look
oyou young men IN tue Labor League to
save II.
THE NATIONAL LABOR LEAGUE RAILWAY.
This line will commence at the bay Of New
York, and pass through New Jersey aud the
anthracite coal fields OF Pennsylvania to Har-
risburg. and from thence in . southwesterly
course midway between tho Pennsylvania and
ana baltimore aud ONO railways, avoiding the
high and steep grades Of these Inca
first class steel-rail, double-track railroad
from Council Binffs, Iowa, to New York city,
LIZA mites IN length, would cost when fully
equipped the sum of S225, 000, 900, with grades
not exceeding thirty Zee, 10 the mile going east.
ward, ana forty feel 70 the mile going westward
The maximum curves are estimated to lie fort,
degrees upon radius OF l.433 feet, and thu
maximum speed OF trans ten miles per hour
or, including stoppases, 400 miles per day
Assuming that 100 trains Of thirty cars each
fully loaded, start daily each way from glvel
point on the first $40 miles from the seAboard
and fifty trains Zach way upon the wcstery
division Of the road. there would be jnst | 90,
trains moving IN both directions upon tho ROAD
Of oil times. and the annual capacity would b,
9,o9o. COO tons each way. Estimating the ratio =
mills per ton per mile, on tonnage Of th,
same relative proportions in both directions n
actually existed III 1874 on the Erie, Pcnnsyl
vania, and Philadelphia and Reading railroad
respectively, and the different items OF expen
ditures AZ reported by those companies, tn,
profits and financial results accruing from
douoie-track freight railway performing thu
amount Of business above named are n follows
ESTIMATED cosr OF Road.
Estimated cost of road, including all stAtions
ana grounds, machine shops, wAtcr-tAnks and
all property and appliances appurtenAnt 70 thu
realty, els. O00. 0n0 az follows:
Five-prr-cent interest on S., 500, 200 nrst-
mortgage bond. = l.s7soo
Eishi-rcr-rent dividend capital stock,
ss7,sooooe. ..,........' 1.ooo.oo'
H~yon-l percent interest on $5a,uUU,0O0
equipment bonds. ,................. s,soo,oN
To annual sinking fund. ................ l.0ao00l
Total interest account, including dyl-
dend and sinking fund SIS e7S, o0C
which would be daily expense Of ca, a96, and