The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-07-06
THE ANrI-0foNoPoL1sTs.
The ConYention Not at All Har-
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Chicago, 5.-The anti monopoly con-
vention was called TO order o-day shortly
before 10 o'clock. Expressions of regret
with references 10 The disorderly proceed
ings Of yesterday were rife amongst The
delegAtes, and many hopes we're expressed
that to-dsy's business would be more free
from strife. Chairman Jno. j. Henry,
lot Sr Uklv', st the one ming Of the COL
feret ca said That he had seen that the
city newspapers had predicted stormy
time for to-day with Il possible break up
and q free fight before ths close. Il was
the DUTY Of the conference to let the
newspapers and ehe world perceive thst
every oRe, was here with duty to per-
form, aud noE for iunut or cllcrder. A
communication from the snti-monopoli,ts
of Oregon was re by Z. c. Post,
secretary OF tbe conference, regretling
that no delegate from that region was
able 10 kttend tbs COME enee, and hoping
that thu conference would be C nducted
in . manner that would strike terror to
the hesrte Of officers 81 greedy and soul
less corporations. Letters of a similar
nature we're recsiv,d FROM the central
Office Of tie pc pies body of New York.
Letters srom c. q. Garter, head Of the
antrim Dnopoly movement In New jersey,
and Others W.re read, drawing forth
heavy rounds of applause, pending the
arrival Of the report CT the Committee on
| thu platform,
Mrs. Msricn Todd, OF CalitUrnia,
addressed the convention. She regretted
the small attendance, es the greatness Of
the object Of the conference called for q
much larger representation from every
s,sta in the Union. How long the present
condition society was to last was not
la question Of blind chance, hut ques-
ton for the people Of America to.decide.
In San Fralcisco, for, the last two years,
the number. of suicides -hsd averaged
eight souls per month, AMI! this was not
owing to any Cisesse OF the mind, but
the h rribls presence otEtarvation among
the poorer classes, who were around
down to the dus. ~ the naughty OPP
| preston ftke rich. Labor founded the
American government and produced ils
wealth, snd hence an infringe nent on
the rights Of isbo: was treason to The
government The republican party had
made more slaves than they ever mani
pu,ated Tbu negro had BEEN freed from
one kind Of tlavsry to be enthrAlled in 3
slavery Jet more galling-the slavery OF
starvation. TIE sDti-monopoly party
would set issue new declaration Of ia
dependence, one that could not be ig-
noret, onethst should be upheld for ever
and ever. The lAdy's remarks were en-
Enthusiastically applauded.
Anderson, of Michigan, move3 that a
vote Of The convention be taken on the
formation Of new party.
MIR. Barnes, OF Nebraska, was person
ally willing to put his own view in sbey-
ance for the purpose of harmony, and
moved that every subject be- dropped
save the question of the suppression o.
ali kinds OF monopoly, q dozen delegEtei
jumping simultaneously to their feet and
wrestling for q chance to speak on the
tariff question.
The chairman announced that the five
minute rule for speeches would be rigidly
enforced.
Mr.. Wolfe, Of New York, amidst cries
OF "S& down." "Shut up" and Thine, q
implored tho convention to leave the
tariff alone and confine themselves TO
snti-monopoly. It was suicide TO drag
in any other question,