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Meeting in Chicago of the National Anti
Monopoly C~Onvention-A Permanent Or
eanizatfon Effected - The Platform
Adopted.
CHICAGO, July s.

CHICAGO, Julyo.
At the afternoon session the Committee
on Credentials presented its report. There
was a contest in one State only-California.
The committee reported in favor of the adj
mission of the five delegates from the regu-
lar Anti Monopoly organization of Cali
fornia, leaving Kearney and Maybell out.
After exciting remarks by several delegates
and Kearney himself, a vote was taken by
States on the admission of Kearney and
Maybell, and they were rejected by a vote
of 11s to "a.
j. F. Henry, of Brooklyn, n. Y, was
elected Permanent Chairman; &C. Post, Of
Indiana, Secretary; J. r. Buchanan, of
Colorado, Reading Secretary, and A. w.
st. John, of Missouri, Assistant Secretary.
Ten Vice-Presidents were also chosen.
SECOND DAY.
CHICAGO, July6.
The i-Monopolists continued their
Convention yesterday morning, President
Henry in the chair.
After remarks by several delegates, a
resolution was adopted inviting Rev. DR..
De La Matyr, ex-Congressman from In
diana, to address the Convention. He
said the country was at present in 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 $500 a year, a sum entirely insult
fcient to support a family of six. He ap-
proved of the kind of education that the
Knights of Labor and such like o%rganiza-
tons are now disseminating among the peo-
V1o or1 oIuooo$o1 tho oAnnfipO nf SJ1oh
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 2:45
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 for
the transportation of persons and products
are creatures of the States and General Gov
ernment, subject to their control, and it is the
tation, prescribing both maximum and mini
mum charges. preventing pooling and other
tween e4 3nwna nnd ind ana a1scf RIM tha nnns De-
idation of competing lines, thus protecting
the corporations in their legal rights and the
| pCOElC " cAGOILlOudUc CHARGES.
To secure these things we demand that the
next Congress, by one Of its committees, shall
thoroughly investigate the cost of railways
gently on those subjects and enact such laws
as the protection of the people demand,
e,. a postal atart telegraph r Eha system is demanded b.
by the Postal Department.
Under a liberal and equitable construction
1o5l 1000, 600 acres of land, a territory as large as
the five great States of New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, now sup
pie, and this land now legally and equitably
belongs to the people of the United States:
Resolved, That it is the duty of Congress to
declare forfeited all lands not -equitably
earned by a construction of the designated
completion, and restore the same to the pub
lie domain for the benefit of actual settlers,
and all public lands shall be reserved for the
We view with alarm the acquisition of lands
in the United States by nonresident foreign
ers. and we favor such changes in the laws us
will prevent the ownership of any part Of our
soil by any except residents.
We oppose the issue and control of the cur
special privilege of charging interest upon
their own promises to pay, and we demand a
restoration to the peoples government Of its
and paper, to be a 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
The se Gnited States St. Ress'p We ID demand ,ms law the e mtaSG Gi
ment of o graduated incone-tax. Postal saw
ings' banks shall be established, that the peo-
the necessaries of life, and combinations
which enable monopofists to control the ma
tional prices against the national laws Of
The Patent laws should be SO amended as to
protect inventors; give the people the benefits
m%onopolies which rob the inventor and the
people.
An public officials. as far as practicable, in
cluding the President and viee.President.
shall be elected by a direct vote of the people.
Congress has no authority to tax the people
except for +. the purpose Of r saa necessity
object should be kept constantly in view.
We denounce the present tariff as being
w waoi5y that in the e, interest ne ssse Of ,%o sng rsS;s and de- DC.
formed and free trade established as soon as
the transportation and money monopolies
rates for freights ar! interest on money.
We, constituting this independent political
party: pledge ourselves not to enter. into any
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 q
minority report was offered by MIR.
Springer, of Maine, on woman suffrage,
and after a sharp debate, Mr.. James K.
Magic offered the following:
Aesolued, That while this conference is pre-
pared to declare that woman should enjoy
every political right accorded to man, we be-
lieve that this Isl subject for State action
and we respectfully relegate the subject to
the citizens of the seyeral>States.
This resolution was adopted finally after
a heated debate and many bitter person.
alities.
A resolution was then adopted to nolni-
nate a permanent National President, Vice
President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary,
and also a Vice-President for each State
with power to nominate assistants.
MIR. John I. Henry, a druggist, of Brook
Ign, who had acted as permanent Chairman
:or the Conference, was elected President
unanimously, as were the other officers. Mr..
i. +. Shiveley, Of South Bend, Ind, was
elected as Secretary; Mr.. N. B. Killmer, of
Brooklyn, as Assistant Secretary, and Edwin
Lee Brown, of this city, as Treasurer. The
Vice-Presidents for the different States
were: General r. F. Wingate, Missouri;
John Henry Keen, Jr,. Maryland; NJ. Ran
kin, indiana; A. H. Coffene, Illinois; L. r.
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