The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-02-17
Anti Monopoly National Convention.

The text Of the call for the Autobiography
National convention in Chicago July Is az
follows;
AETI-MoNoPoLY.
tAuiress all communications to G. @. Post.
Autobiography Headquarters, Briggs House,
The unders gned join in call for National
delegate convention, which will be held in
chicago on the tth day of July, loS5, for the
purpose of organizing new political party to
espouse the cause of legitimate industry in
the trrepressible conflict already entered upon
between the confederated monopolies and tho
All who favor the restriction of the power
Of corporations, the holding of the public
lands for actual settlers, the suppression of
gambling in the necessities of life, and Of
combinations which fix prices against the
natural laws of trade, the destruction of legal
rights i'm vested wrongs. and the overthrow of
all monopolies and of all systems and laws
made in the interest of the few and against
the many; all who oppose the control of the
currency by banks of issue, and the taxation
Of all industry for the benefit of favored en-
,erprses , Under the az q,se Of Rsrotepstye
dent and United States Senators by direct
vote of the people-all who favor simple and
lust government as against that which is com
pick and corrupt-are invited to choose dele
gates to represent them in the conference, the
basis of representation being four delegates
for the District of Columbia, four for each
Territory, and four for each Congressional
district in the United states.
believing that crisis, forced by the power
Of organized greed, is approaching, not alone
I'm our National affairs. but IN civilization
itself, we appeal TO the freemen of Americato
organize themselves anew to stand as they
and their fathers have stool before, for the
rights of man and the dignity of human nature.
Edwin Lee Drawn, President Illinois Anti
Secretary Illinois Autobiography League, Chi
tago; {. G. Dixon, Chca o, Chairman Ekecu-
sjNS Committee AnastAonqp9y party Of Cook
Myron w, Reed, Indianapolis; f. w. Ham
iton,. San Francisco, President Central
Autobiography Club; G.. A; HeinIen, San
oily Club;g John n Doyle Menlo Park,
cal; DIR. George Hewston, San Francisco,
President Anti-Mopopoly League of Cali
nee Adams, San Francisoo: Moses G.. Cobb,
san Francisco; Robert Wilson Murphy. NJ. D.,
San francisco; Alvin O. Turner FAN Francis
Grand Island. Neb.. editor -AOnQpolist: o.
~ b. Williams, Seward, Neb.; Allen Root,
Omaha, Neb., Secretary Anti-Monopolist State
Island, ILL.,, editor H6cf rdhdsr: W. P. Black,
Chicago; T.. a. Mulholland, Topeka Kan,
Secretary Farmers State Alliances; Joseph
| Lfoar, Morristown, Mimi; Louis +. Post, New
York, editor of Ildce Of he People; H.
2. IN MoGrsw, Hastings, Neb Secretary
+. Harris, Mayor Michigan City, md; J.
aT grTA2Ms, Mercy Seb sscFpstay state Farm
d Nw coohe Fe%S sfnts edf6r
age Of Pores, Fort Worth, Tex; A ". St
Charles II. Williams, Lawt0n, Mich, Secretary
| state Farmers Alliance; E. H. Benton, Wells
| Mills, Neb.; Pierce Burton Aurora, Ill. editor
Herald, and the following members of the Ne
| nolds, w. II. Dock William bye L. D. Barker,
pH Rrd,I Butter T. NJ Rich n A H Conner Geo
sentatives-H. G: Armitage, w. j. Werhan. W.
L. Cook, d. NJ. Ramey, +. ]. Sadelek Joshua
| Palmer, w. A. Town, Benjamin Young, b. II.
podd; a Stedwell, IL. Berkeley, j. X. Ratclif,
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