St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-02-24
Anti. Monopoly National Convention.
The text Of the call for the Autobiography
National Convention in Chicago July4 is as

The text Of the call for the Autobiography
National Convention in Chicago July is as
follows:
ANTI-MoNoPoLY
address all communications to C. C. POST
Autobiography Headquarters, Briggs House,
Chicago.)
The unders: gned join in a call for a National
delegate convention, which will be held in
Chicago on the 18th day of July. 1885, tor the
purpose OF organizing a new political party to
espouse the cause Of legitimate industry in
the irrepressible conflict already entered upon
between the cOnfederated monopolies and the
people 49,, ,4..a..a
of corporations, the holding of the public
lands for actual settlers, the suppression of
gambnf Il, the M OF LIFE and OF
natural laws of trade, the destruction of legal
rights in vested wrongs. and the overthrow OF
all monopolies and OF t. al ~, systems and laws
the many; all who oppose the control OF the
currency by banks Of issue, and the taxation
Of all industry for the beneft OF favored + en-.
tariff; all who favor the election of the Presi-
dent and United States Senators by a direct
vote OF the people-all who favor SIMPLE and
pick and corrupt-are invited to choose dele
gates TO represent them in the conference, the
for the District Of Columbia: four for each
Territory. and four for each Congressional
district in the United States
Believing that crisis, forced py inc power
of organized greed. is approaching, NOT alone
in our National affairs. but in civilization
itself, we appeal to the freemen OF Amerlcato
anew to asnre az .feg
rights of man and the dignity of human nature
Edwin Lee Brown, President Illinois Anti
cago; c. g. Dixon, Oh cago, Chairman ENecn-
tive Committee Anti-M onopoly party. of Cook
SMG yrony w. Reed p fndanap ssaReMs Hs sn
ilton, San Francisco, President Central
a as ohn 6 Gepsa Meno PapR
President Autobiography League of Calf
fornia: Almarin b. Paul, San Francisco: Hor-
ace Adams, San Francisco: Moses G. Cobb.
San Francisco; Robert Wilson Murphy. n. D.,
San francisco; Alvin G. Turner San Francis
T. B. Williams, Seward. Neb.: Allen Root,
Omaha, Neb., Secretary Anti Monopolist State
island, III, editor oeS Islander: W Black.
Chicago; +. A. Mulholland, Topeka Kan,
Secretary Farmers State. Alliance; Joseph
YORK York, editor Of f Voice ie Of he People; H.
Adams County Farmers Alliance; v
I. Harris. Mayor Michigan City, Ind; j.
Burrows, Melroy, Neb., Secretary State Farm
ers, Alliance; s. P. Davis, Paoii. Kan: p. NJ
ers s Alliance ice. colonel " Fiemmins, editor
Age of Propress, Fort Worth, Tex: A. ". St
Johns, Carthage, Mo-. ed tor Carthage Press,
Charles FL. Williams, Lawton, Mich, Secretary
State Farmers Alliance; g. H. Benton, Wells
Mills, Neb.: Pierce Burton, Aurora, ILL.,, editor
Herald. and the following members of the Ne
braska State Legislature: Senators-S. S. Rey-
nolds. w. II. Deck. William Dye, Z. d. Barker,
David Butler, Fl. M. Rich, A. ii. Conner, Geo.
]. Brown, S. S. Alley w. F. Dodge Repre-
sentatves-H. G. Arrnitage, w. ]. Werhan: w.
L. Cook, D. NJ. Ramey, +. j. Sadelek. Joshua
Palmer, w. A. Town, Benjamin Young, B. r.
Dodd. "A. stedwell, II. Berkey, j. r. Ratc!if.
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