The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-07-12

called for, but was not forthcoming. On
motion Capt Sickle, OF Nebraska was called
upon to address the meeting, and he was
limited to thirty minutes He was received
the convention for the honor conferred both
for himself and on behalf Of 1000 Anti
Monopolists In Nebraska He said the Anti
Monopoly movement was fighting for the
same principle that our forefathers had
fought for when they insisted upon repre-.
sentation for taxation. The speaker then NJ
aass to sns Hhas h sbe 'fsa neocras the
party. He als0 paid y passing
tribute I'd the Republican parts, witch he
sold wis IN 0ltictit niDrtis The managers
Of the party. from President Arthur to
Logan. were unit in this only that all the
discOrdant elements must be harmonized to
and Mr.. Blaine had become infected. the
devil himself preached harmony, rs his CO
horts had done from Lucifer to Dorsey; all
the patronage. from Culiom to Arthur was
said to be in the interest of harmony.
reference was then made to the Democratic
victory in Nebraska The Clements Of
harmony, he continued, aIe SO deniofalized
and seat, cred that even the election OF
Democratic President in 1881 was spoken of
as probability. The speaker here gave an
outline of the Anti Monopoly movement,
and referred at some length to the epithets
of oppIo5rium bestowed upon it's advocates.
In this connection, he said, the Republicans
might rest their souls in peace; they need
not coniure up any chimeras Of the dread
commune; but they would nevertheless
secure their ,ights-by Argument if they
could, by other means Ii they were forced
to. There was q higher law than that OF
party dictates, and William II. Seward had
called called upon II in lsss. when he ap,
Taney. No hopes OF reform. he continued,
could be looked for from the Democratic
party. In six long years Of legislative cor
ruption the Democratic party had never
given any sign Of repentance. Gov. Cieve-
land, Of New York. who had been elected by
Anti Monopoly pledges, had vetoed the
fares Nothing could be expected from
either Of the great parties OF the country;
it is o proposition that requires no demon
straton that the toiling millions OF the
land could not be fed upon the achieve
ments or former glory OF anybody. Having
lost confidence in both parties the people
were now casting about for medium to
take up their woes is it too much to ex-
lect that this convention will result in the
formation Of such party. The platform
of the new party should be: sThe rights Of
the citizens first, the rights Of corporations
second" The first principles of the new
party should be to recognize that national
dollar. but that labor was the only source
OF real wealth. That tariff should be fixed
rigidly upon revenue basis. The new
party should repeal the shipping laws, 30
that ANY man could build a ship and navi-
gate it, not on the basis of what 1t cost, but
what it could earn The convention should
declare the right of the Government to
control the trunk. line railroads of the
country: it should enunciate that no
public officer should be allowed to accept a
pass from q railroad company; it should
enunciate that 2so,0OO.0OO Of acres
of choice land had been given to greedy
corporation, and IL should further declare
that not an acre of land should ever again be
granted to American monopolists ana Eng
lish syndcatea 1t should enunciate that
schools were cheaper and better educators
than prisons, and that the telegraphic lines
of the country should be under Govern
mental control In conclusion he said that
the NEW party should be founded on the
combined wisdom OF the past hundred
years, a party which should not recognize
any aristocracy When asked as to the
money question, he said he would have q
currency based on coin, and issued by the
Government only.
The convention was next addressed by
Mr.. B. +. Shively, of Indiana He referred
to the principles Of Democracy Aslaid down
by Jefferson, and then said that it was the
first duty of the American public to divorce
themselves from corporate powers which
sponged mp the results of labor and directed
them to the Golfers Of the rich and unpro
ductive classes The work OF reform should
be organized ut once. and the sentiment
voiced by the convention should be crystal.
lized into law,
MIS- Todd, of San Francisco, next ad
dressed the convention upon the evils Ol
! monopoly. One Of the speakers, she said
had eAp1e ssed himself as in favor of free
trade and free men, but he had never said I
| word about free women She mad come t<
the convention representing class of peo
| pie who recognized no difference OF color
age or sex. Society must be reorganized
peaceably, II possible, by revolution II in NJ
other way.
Farmer Dean was called upon to speak
He said he came from a. part of the countr,
| which felt the iron heel Of monopoly NOR,
| than any other section: he also represented
he said, an industry-the oil industry of Penn
sylvania-which had to contend with th'
| tyranny of the Standard Oil Company, whicl
| had manipulated legislation in the interest
of their gigantic monopoly. The speake
outlined the policy of the Standard Oil Com
pany, which he said bought and built rail
or froze out every interest that could inter
fere with their success Continuing
he said that he was proud to b
called Greenbacker, and that b
hoped the new party would be organized ol
such principles of liberality and justice o
would combine the better elements OF al
parties In speaking of the rights of women
he said he hoped the time would come whe
all women would vote, whereupon Mrs Tod
asked him If he did not think women al
ready held the balance of political power
He replied in the affirmative, end in conclu
sion he expressed the hope that the conven
tion would let the tariff question alone unit
| the National Convention met in 1854.
| Mr.. Wolf, of New York. moved that tn
Committee on Resolutions he instructed I
drop the tariff plank from the platform.
delegate res to the point OF order. whic
was sustained by the chair. +. l. Grave.
of Kentucky, spoke of the monopoly fea
lures of the tariff. Mr. Allen Root, OF Mel
raska, moved that the meeting proceed
organize a public political party
Mr. j. X Magic said he cared not what tn
result might be, he should adhere to tn
opinion that Il new party was crystalizin
in spite Of all that opposition could d
against 1t Day by day the elements {
strength We're cementing that in ten year
from now would control the destinies of th
nation. The speaker said that while he We
Greenback man. he never had much HOP
that the party would succeed. A new part
had been born, the old parties had gone
seed, and the convention should realize
and catch on The speaker made length
GuuceSSS III winch ne aiiuuea I'd tue CORFU
ton that peryaded the body polite
After some further discussion the CONVEX
tion adjourned for the day.
Second Day.
The second days session of the CONVEX
ton opened by a speech from the presiden
John W. Henry, in which he warned Il
delegates against getting excited, and cou
seled coolness and moderation in debat
Mrs Marion Todd, OF San Francisco, d
livered stinging address, which was loud
Mr.. Anderson, of Michigan, moved that
be the sense Of the conference to form
party. !.
Mr Barnd, of Nebraska, said: Il desil
that We may have harmony in this conre
tion; that We make aplatform broad enoul
for all to s and upon We cannot afford
antagonizc the different elements that cor
20 the Anti-monopolists. l believe v
ought TO leave out the tariff question al
the money question.
Mr. Crucker of Iowa, was called upon 1
speech. He took the platform and sal
in substance: Monopoly fills the jails al
penitentiaries Railroad tariff is a bold ro
Lery from the Government We have q
sembled for The purpose of putting dow
monopoias Every invention, every COZ
fort ard convenience of the human fami
comes from the ioins OF industry. 1t
the infamous systems of robbery that v
intend to put down II this high -protecti
!, talif does not rob you, began Mr.. Crockt