The Labor enquirer., 1883-07-14

Mr.. Barnd, of Nebraska, said: II de.
sire that we may have harmony in this
convention that we make a platform
broad enough for all to stand upon. We
cannot afford to antagDnize the different
elements that concern the anti-monopo-
lists. l believe we ought leave out the
tariff question and the money question" "
Mr.. Croker, of Iowa, said: "The high
protective tariff is the most infamous,
diabolical, damnable system of robbery.
Take the protective tariff from this conn-
try and then you'll not disgrace this
nation by dressing it up in shoddy. You
don't want the money plank in your
platform. Put it in and make it mean
bonds never again national banks
never again. Don't longer allow shylocks
to speculate In the tears of the widow -
Mr.. Wolf, of New York, said: THE
tariff question has two sides. The best
way to get along is to drop this question
of the tariff. Cries Of mol You can't
say thatyo have any following in any
state except New York. gi,z
Mr.. Lamb, Of Kansas, rose to d point
of order. He said the last gentleman
had no right on the floor. "No gentle
man has right to speak here who op.
poses the organizatio of a new party"
The chair ruled that the object of the
conference was to organize new party
and if they decided not to organize, ii
was their pleasure.
Mr.. Lamb appealed from the decision
of the chair. =.
The reading of the call was called fol
and read by the secretary. ~. .
On motion of Mr.. Magic, of Illinois
the appeal from the decision of the chail
was laid on the table. e.
The convention was called to order al
80 o'clock by President Henry.
The motion to form national organi
zatlon to consist of a president, vice pres
idents, one from each state and territory
secretary, assistant secretary, and tire
asure, was called up. O.
THE PREAMBLE
The preamble of the platform was as
follows: .
To the people of the United States
The people are sovereign. Their serv'
ants, usurping power, are depressing
them. Let the people see how this ii
being done. Monopolists, created by
unjust laws, crush the workingman, the
toilers in the mines, the workshops, on
the farms, in every avocation of life
Legislative bodies are manipulated II
their interest, courts are corrupted BY
favors or money. Executive officers
bend in humble submission to the die
tates of those monopola magnates. Thus
the people are robbed sf their just earn
ing. Political parties declare themselves
friends of the people, but obey the man
dates of railway, bankers, tariff, and
land monopolies. Congress has abdi.
Gated the power conferred on it by the
constitution to regulate interstate com.
merce in favor of soulless railway cor.
porations. 1t has given up its con.
titutional rights to control the currency
to heartless money lenders. 1t permits
transportation lines to levy and collect
tax on the products of the country
equal to the entire expenditures of the
national and state governments. 1t
legislates for the interests of the few
against the rights of the many. The
people are powerless because they are
not united.
W don SOu w lOlAh yOlA1 LII
phalsnx for the right. We entreat you
to break the chains which bind you as
captives to the chariot wheel Of monop-
oly-chains which become more CALLING
with each revolution. We ask you to
arouse yourselves, and force your SER
wants to honesty and economy, and we
present to you the platform of the
national anti.monopoly party, which we
believe, if successful, will break your
chains, restore your freedom, and give
good government to the nation.
THE PLATFORM.
All corporations, including those
formed for the transportation of persons
and products, are creations of the states
and'general government, subject to their
control, and it is the duty of the govern
ment to regulate transportation, pre-.
scribing both maximum and minimum
charges preventing pooling and other
like combinations and determinations
between town and individuals, and the
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