The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-09-13
Proceedings Of the National Anti.
Monopoly Convention at Sara
tOga, September 3. 1883.

On motion w. Il. Mead was elected
secretary.
On motion OF Thos. Griffin q com
mittoe OF one from each township on
credentials was appointed with Mr..
Griffin as chairman.
The committee retired and during
it absence the convention was adj
dressed by Hon. Chas. 4. Lloyd, who
made a powerful arraisnmcnt Of the
republican party for its close ALLAN
Ce with and protenction Of every one
Of the giant monopolies which cul Sc
labor. rob it OF the reward Of its toll,
and Is rapidly crushing independence
and manhood out OF its victims.
The committee on credentials be-
Ing ready c. J. Weber its secretary
reported the following delegates In
attendance md entitled to seats:
AYToN-W. i. Roche, Thos. Sulli-
van, John Harris. Peter McGrane,
Jerry Roche. and p. j. Sullivan.
SAkToGA. Harris, Thos. p.
Gibbons.
FoREsT CITE. A. Z. Marsh, Jno.
Upton, T.. II. Van Nimans, L. il.
Jones. A. Knowlton. S. L. Miller.
PARIs.--Lawrence Long F.Guyette,
81. Plank. ". J. O'Brian. Jos. Purcell.
HOWARD Thos. McClosky. G. w.
Ostrandcr, Thos. Griffin, III. Fores-
ter Jr.
New ORreoS.-James Carol. John
Miller. Thos. Noyak, Aug. Smart, A.
]. Mintey.
ALBION. Owen, II. II. Jones,
Phillip Howe, A. i Wallace.
CHEsTER.-Jerome Roper, John
Cray, Pat Noonan.
JAMEsTowN-Dau Auringcr, Nick
Mccormick, Jas. G. Fellows.
HOWARD CESrER.-Jas. Allen, Lau-
renee Shields, Dennis Connery.
VERNON SpHIsGs.-T. p. Davies, G.
+. Stremel. W. II. Roche, John Nc
Coy, C. j. Weber, II. G. Price, T. A.
Glass, Vim. Fitzgerald, Dan Siddall.
The report on motion was adopted
and committee discharged.
Thomas Griffin reported the fol-
lowing resolutions, which after hay
ing been read to the convention,
we're unanimously adopted by the
convention.
The anti-monopolists OF Howard
county in convention assembled
make the following declaration OF
principles:
LIST, All currency should be issued
by the government. and should be
full legal tender for ell debts, public
and private.
And, All coin in tho treasury should
he used to cancel bonds and the in
terest thereon.
3rd, The government discrimina-
ton against the coinage Of the sill
yer dollar should be repealed.
.4th, The bonds should be paid to
relieve labor OF the drain upon its
accumulations the interest calls for
and to restore the capital which
they represent to the channels OF in
dustry, and to bring it within the
scope Of the taxing power OF the
state.
9th. All corporate property should
bear an equal share with other prop.
crty In taxation.
9Th. All corporations organized fol
profit and doug business in Iowa
OAOulNi bI lIIaai'ti ~ AuSOl PoiAas
undcr our state laws.
7th, All railroads and telegraphs
should be under government con
troll.
9th. We are opposed to al, forms
Of monopoly, aud specify especially
the monopoly Of money, OF land, d
railroads and Of tciegraahs. W.
hold the state Legislature responsible
to the people for its failure to resn.
late transportation and telegraph
communication. and assert that rail.
roads and telegraphs, in their rela.
ton to the people are such that the
state should exercise its prerogativt
In the interests Of the people in regu.
lating the charges these corporations
may make for their services.
9th, We demand that the property
OF railroads and Of all business cor.
porations operating within the state
be compelled to pay the same state
county and municipal taxes rs art
paid by individuals, and that they
be assessed and collected In the
same manner
10th, All subsidies to railroads OF
other corporations should be pro.
hibitcd by law.
18th, All the monopolies now rob.
bling tho enterprise and industries
Of the people, and mcIrcing the
safety and perpe1uity Of our govern
ment, are OF republican origin, all o.
them having had in their adoption
or subsequently, the support and en-
dorsement of Senator Allison, whose
defeat for these reasons We demand
these reprohensiale acts constituting
seven class laws "a follows:
lst, The two exception clauses IN
the law printed on the greeaback
creating one kind OF money for The
bond holder, and another kind fol
the people.
2nd, The national bank act OF 1863
Bird, The contraction acts OF 1865
66.
4th, The credit siren ethenins &C
Of March Is, 1869.
9th, The refaniinv net o. 1870.
9th, The characterization of silvcl
In 1873.
7th, The resumption act Of 1875.
WIKI AHa~ ai1ittst Al 'nst Ill ths III
terest Of al Tho labor we appeal Il
you, the agricultaraliSts, mechanic
and laboring men Of the state, TO nj,
us In rescuins our industries from
the exaciing grasp o. the monopo
lies.
On motion the chair appointed G
]. Webber and \. l.. Wallace III tel
lers.
On motion the convention took N
Informal ballot for rrrrcG entatiy,
with the following result:
r. J. NeHugh 81: S. 5. Lambert IL