Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20
ANrI.MONopoLY coSYENr1oN.

ANTI-MONOPOLY CONVENTION.
Meeting In Chicago of the National ANTI
monopoly Conventional Permanent Or
ganization Effected - The Platform
Adopted.
The National Anti-Monopoly Conferences
met on "Wednesday in Mccormick Hall, in
this city. Representatives Of Anti Monopo-
~ organizations in the following States and
Territories were present: Colorado, Dakota,
District OF Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa.
New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Wiscou-
SIN, Michigan, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas,
kentucky, Minnesota, PENNSYLVANIA, Mary
land, West Virginia and Maine.
The New York State AntrMonopoly
League sent delegation. California was
represented by two contesting delegations
One delegation was made I'D of Denis
keaney and Stephen Maybell
Inc conference was called to order at
eleven o'clock by Edwin Lee Brown, of Chi.
cago. His opening remarks were brief,
pointed and impressive.
At the afternoon session the Committee
on Credentials presented its report There
was contest In one State California.
Ihe 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, vote was taken by
States on the admission of Kearney and
Maybell, and they were rejected by vote
of 11S to "A.
j. +. Henry, of Brooklyn, n. r, was
elected Permanent hai TDoe+ -
Indiana, Secretary; j. r. Buchanan, of
Colorado, Reading Secretary, and A. w.
st. John, of Missouri, Assistant Secretary.
len Vlce-Presidents were also chosen.
SECOND DAY.
CHICAGO. Julya
The Anti-Monopolsts continued their
Convention yesterday morning, President
Henry in the chair.
After remarks by several delegates !,
resolution was adopted inviting Rev. DR..
DE La Matyr, eX-Congressrnan 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 denomce
capitalists and monOpolists. He said the
average salary of the workers of the coun-
try was $500 year, a sum entirely insult
fcient to support family of six. He ap-
proved of the kind of education that the
Knights of Labor and such like organize
tons are now disseminating among the peO-
pie, and advocated the adoption of such
measures as would dsintegrate the great DO.
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 OH Resolutions, announced
that the committee was ready to report.
Mr.. j. +. 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
duty or the Government to regulate transport
tatlon, prescribing both maximum and mini
mum charges preventing pooling and other
tween towns and individuals, and the consol-
idatlon OF competing lines, thus protecting
the corporations In 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
and transportation. so that it may act inteili-
gently on those subjects and enact such laws
as the protection of the people demand.
A postal telegraph system is demanded by
every interest in the country, to be operated
by the Postal Department.
Under liberal and equitable construction
of law States and corporations have forfeited
l05UO'OO acres of land. a territory as large as
the five great States of New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, now sup
porting population of over l8OO0,OO0 of peo-
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 eQuitaby
earned by construction of the designated
roads within the time prescribed by law for
completion, and restore the same to the pub
lie domain for the benefit of actual settlers
use of actual settlers
We view with alarm the acquisition of Lands
ers: and we favor such changes in the laws ss
will prevent the ownership of any part of our
soil by any except residents.
We oppose the issue and 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 a
full sovereignty over all money, both metallic
and paper, to be full legal tender.
pno1 eoal ta ae eoinagS OF g1iq aa ana SILVER
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.
lngs 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:
honal prices against the national laws of
trade must be abolished.
The Patent laws should be so amended as to
protect inventors give the people the benefits
monopolies which rob the inventor and the
people.
Guiding the President and Vice-Presdent,
shall be elected by direct vote of the people.
Congress has no authority 10 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 tarin as being
mand that it be speedily and radically re-
formed and free trade established as soon as
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
party. pledge ourselves not to enter into any
combination or affiliation with the Republican
Dr. Democratic parties.
During the reading Of the platform the
ecretary was interrupted several times by
applause and other demonstrations of ap-
proval, the report seeming to be received
favorably by nearly all. At its finish
minority report was offered by Mr..
Springer, of Maine, on woman suffrage.
On Mr.. Browns motion the report of the
committee was adopted. A discussion then
took place upon the admissibility of the
minority report offered by Mr.. Springer. 1t
was read and endeavor was made to lay it
on the table, but it proved Intellectual. An
other minority report was then offered, but
was laid on the table by a vote of 1o3 to 21.
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 thu
chair then allowed recess of ten minutes
for the several States to decide whether tha
suffrage resolution should be laid on the
table At the end of the recess the vote
stood, sixty-ive ayes and seventy-seven
nays. As the vote was announced it WIS
cheered heartily.
After the addresses were finished, Mr..
James X. Magic offered the following:
Resolued, That while this conference is pre-