The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-13
ANTI.MoxopoLY CoNyExTIoS.
Meeting In Chicago Of the National Ants
Monopoly Conventional Permanent Or
gnnlsation Effected - The Platform
Adopted. .ass-4.ss-s


CHICAGO. July s
At the afternoon session the COMMITTEES
ON Credentials presented its report. There
was contest IN one State only-California
The committee reported in favor of the ad.
mission of the FIVE delegates from the regu.
lar Anti Monopoly organization Of Cali.
fornfa, leaving Kearney and Maybell out.
After exciting remarks by several delegates
and Kearney himself, vote was taken by
States on the admission of Kearney and
Maybell, and they were rejected by o vote
of lis to "A.
j. +. Henry, of Brooklyn, n. Y, was
elected Permanent Chairman; &C. Post, Of
Indiana, Secretary; j. X. Buchanan, of
Colorado, Reading Secretary, and A. w.
St. John, of Missouri, Assistant Secretary
Ten Presidents were also chosen.
SECOND DAY.
CHICAGO. July g.
The Anti-Monopolists continued their
Convention yesterday morning, President
Henry in the chair.
After remarks by several delegates, a
resolution was adopted inviting Rev. DIR.
DE La Matyr, ex-COngressman from In.
diana, to address the Convention. He
said the country was at present i'm the
thrOes of the greatest revolution of the
ages, which would be more mOmentous
in its results than either the Declaration
of Independence or the emancipation OF
the slaves. He could only speak In
general terms, and proceeded to denOunce
capitalists and monopOlists. He said the
average salary of the workers of the coun.
try was $500 a year, a sum entirely insult
ficient to support family of six. He ap
proved Of the kind of education that the
Knights of Labor and such like organiza.
tons are now disseminating among the peo-
pie, and advocated the adoption of such
measures as would disintegrate the great pO
litical parties, so that a better might be built
up out of their ruin.
The afternoon session began at Gas
o'clock. Mr.. A. j. Streeter, Chairman OF
the Committee on Resolutions, announced
that the committee was ready to report
Mr.. j. F. Crews, the Secretary OF the Com
mittee, then read the platform. After an
address to the people of the United States,
the platform declares as follows:
PLATFORM.
All corporations, including those formed fol-
the transportation of persons and products,
are creatures of the States aud General Gov.
ernment- subject to their control, and it is the
duty of the Government to regulate trdnspor'
tation. prescribing both maximum and mini
mum charges. preventing pooling and other
like combinations and determinations De-
tween towns and individuals, and the consol-
idation of competing lines, thus protecting
the corporations I'm their legal rights and the
people from eXtortiOnate charges.
To secure these things we demand that the
next Congress, by one of its committees, shall
thoroughly investigate the cost of railways
and transportation. so that it may act intelli
gently on those subjects and enact such laws
as the protection of the people demand.
postal telegraph system Is demanded by
every interest in the country, to be operated
by the Postal Department
Under a liberal and equitable construction
of law States and corporations have forfeited
10j,U00O0 acres of land, territory as large as
the five great States OF New York, Pennsyl
porting population of over 100000 of peO
pie, and this land now legally and equitably
belongs to the people of the United States;
therefore, be il
Rcsolpei. That it is the duty of Congress to
declare forfeited all lands not equitaby
earned by construction of the designated
roads within the time prescribed by law fol-
completion, and restore the same to the pub
tic domain for the benefit of actual settlers
and all public lands shall be reserved for the
use of actual settlers.
We view with alarm the acquisition of lands
in the United States by nonresident foreign
ers. and we favor such changes in the laws as
will prevent the ownership of any part of our
soil by any except residents.
we oppose the issue ana control OF the cur
rency by banks of issue which now enjoy the
special privilege of charging interest upon
their own promises to pay, and we demand d
restoration to the peoples government of its
and paper, to be full legal tender.
We favor the coinage of gold and silver
upon equal terms. and demand that the vol
ume of money be carefully restricted by law.
We demand that the national banking system
be abolished and the national banks paid of
as speedily as possible in the lawful money Of
the United States. We demand the establish.
ment of graduated income-tax. Postal saw
ings' banks shall be established, that the peo-
pie may have a safe depository. Gambling in
the necessaries of life, and combinations
which enable monopolists to control the ma
tional prices against the national laws OF
trade must be abolished.
The Patent laws should be so amended as ia
protect inventors. give the people the benefits
monopolics which rob the inventor and the
people.
All public officials. as far as practicable, in
Guiding the President and Vice-President,
shall be elected by direct vote of the people.
Congress has no authority TO tax the people
except for the purpose of raising necessary
revenue, and in framing Tariff laws That
object should be kept constantly in view.
We denOunce the present tariff as being
wholly in the interest of monopolies, and de-
mand that it be speedily and radically re-
formed and free trade established as sOol ms
the transportation and money monOpOlies
shall be so regulated as to secure reasonable
rates for freights and interest on money.
We, constituting this independent political
combination or afYiliation with the Republican
or Democratic parties.
During the reading of the platform the
ecretary was interrupted several times BY
applause and other demonstrations Of ap-
prevail, the report seeming to be received
favorably by nearly all. At its finish a
minority report was offered by Mr..
Springer, of Maine, on woman suffrage.
On Mr.. Browns motion the report CT the
committee was adopted. A discussion then
took place upon the admissibility of the
minority report offered by Mr.. Springer. II
was read and endeavor was made to lay ii
on the table, but it proved Intellectual. An
other minority report was then offered, but
was laid on the table by vote of 103 to 81.
The resolutions on woman's suffrage again
came up, and discussion of five minutes was
allowed each delegate who wished to speak.
A few short addresses were made, and the
chair then allowed a recess of ten minutes
for the several States to decide whether the
suffrage resolution should be laid on the
table. At the end Of the recess the vote
stood, sixty-five ayes and seventy-seven
nays. As the vote was announced it was
cheered heartily.
After the addresses. were finished, Mr..
James K. Magic offered the following:
Resolred, That while this conference IL pre-
pared to declare that woman should enjoy
every political right accorded to man. we be-
Eeve that this is subject for State action
and we respectfully relegete the subject to
the citizens of the several States.
This resolution was adopted finally after
a heated debate and many bitter person
alities.
A resolution was then adopted to nom-
nate permanent National President, Vice
President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary,
and also a Vice President for each State
with power to nominate assistants.
Mr.. John F. Henry, druggist, of Brook
lyn, who had acted as permanent Chairman
for the Conference, was elected President
unanimously, as were the other officers. MIR.
DID, It,i