Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-05
-.,n,.cAx CONVENTION.
an RESOLUTIONS.

.onuTTEE On
~ ns3-The committee on
Cucleo, s ~ tAe Republican National
Iations OF 20 a. the GRIND Pacific
assass o'clock tni1 : e Mckinley OF
Major william lillian = ph aGs, Of New W
rjo ess.r A subcommittee, con
III ecistI ad,e Lodge of Massacha-
/ s<ing o. psker of Indiana, George Il:
/ "a d Ea D Major W. 9. Elan OF
- Of hsgB ynnm of Mississippi,
nFnfl Il, srt OF Colorado, ano , no,aGe
lsss p California were ap po,n.a "
nds the chairman and secretary
1 d. siIn sb,ss, will prepare plat
sstoDsaa admitted to the committee,
20 70 Oe - tpe full convention at 8
| sarpoh !"
- alien LAND OWNERSHIP.
II =. apoointment of the sab
/ lfssf sp I,srander Sullivan appeared
l sSniisso Committee on the part OF the
! xtss 1ne Committee of the Irish Ma
League, and delivered REQ . sn leng sh 10
s.,;nS address on the subject OF
ssasrship of American lands by
&es csn resolution, requesting
srgnss;.. on resolutions to con
b. 1;s subiect, was adopted at to-
1 VI sn ,;cn of the convention. The
| - ss;ch Mr.. Sullivan made, after
80 80 that it was the intention OF the
49, 49, Of this government that the
i ssais OF American citizenship
4 hSesh Indispensable to the owner
tsala n and in the United States, and
4 SPM; distinctly so indicated in the
~ .s,ms on which the thirteen
L spl0" .rrrendered their land to the
~ Goyernment for the use and
sslea', "a the entire population, goes
4 xass' sav that the intention of the
~ 81 the Republic has been
So by events which they did not
in 1856, and again in 1860.
- National Democratic Cenven-
u 'oo,oyed of resolution recon
ssd No the National Government TO
4 i the construction of the Pacific
The National Republican
s.ntion followed that example, and
mi, is that a quantity of the pub
aamsin. nearly equal to the entire
II tbe thirteen original States, has
- n,asented to monopolies, by which
~. besH disposed OF III a manAer In
49, hostility to the spirit and the
- an which those States surrendered
J.nd IL the National Government.
| :. sbisay through these land grabs by
/ s,,o,ations which have proved them
- superior to popular control that a
land which would have been reject
I ! hy constitutional prohibition has
i suthily and silently wended In upon
4, c,uutry-namely, the creation of
: immsnse absentee lasdlordism, by
ss,.b the riches of our soil and the re-
~ az the hardy labor of our citizens
!. % ba drained ont of the country to
nj the fortunes of hereditary monop-
80 who hate oar institutions and de-
i ~ our laws, and who, by the comm
1 aaoe of the beneticiaries of our mis-
Akso generosity, are In legal possession
y AL least 20,00O,000 acres of our soil.
1 /, have seen the effect Of the system
/ great estates which IL now stealing
3sT our western domain. In India,
Isafe the foreign land proprietor has
.y,mltted 81, 900, 900 of the inhabitants,
I.e,kers Of the soil, to perish of famine
3enng the reign of the present mon
{svb. while annually extracting from
b. country exports more than sufficient
Il feed the entire population. We have
2sa il IN Ireland aud Egypt, aud If the
3sslative power OF our Nation does not
Sseslall violence by law the industrious
Essrs Of our prairles and the hardy la
smsrs in our mines will combine tn rid
IL country, by such means ~ they find
tnlable, of n curse too malignant to
Iast Ia \ self governing country.
fhe address further saya: To this
tAs OF absentee InonopOlists who
|ans themselves upon Us, hating as,
b. owe nothing. Their blockade run
|sn carried into our ports the arms by
|shich conflict that they seltishly and
|salclou4ly fermentes was prolonged,
Ind il IN the universal desire of the
lneflsan people, without distinction Of
|arty, that American citizenship be
hsds prerequisite to the ownership of
MD 10 tue united Sthtsb-
The address concludes by requesting
he committee To report To the National
Cenmittee reoommeu lation to Con.
cess to enact prohibitory legislation.
ad il signed by Alexander Sullivan, of
hinols Rev. Charles O'Reilly. ID. D.,
Michigan Thomas UReilly, M. d.,
H Missouri William Collins. of Ken
|asky, and James Reynolds, of Connect
|et
Papers affecting the agricultural and
interests were also read,
shsr which the sub committee reported
II Major McKinlev's room, where the
Aiiorm is being drafted.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Tie committee also received and
/ lmyd a statement fro n "A delegation of
Aghts Of Labor and other kindred or
hnilations. They profess to represent
lMoO working msn. The principles
y which they asked recognition were
y enforcement of the eight hour law,
right OF labor to organize In the
sne menner AZ capital does, the en-
Rcenent Of compulsory education, and
~ prevention of the importation of
}sntract labor.
o0NsITTEK ON ORGANIZATION.
4 Committees on organization were ia
Essen till II late hour tins evening. At
/ v electing q. w. Williams. of Indiana,
aalTman, the committee proceeded To
ee election of u permanent chairman
ka secretary of the committee. Hon.
ulasha A. Grow. of Pennsylvania. WAS
W N nomination by friends of Blaine
No ]. b. Henderson. of Missouri. by OPP
Fosnts. Henderson was elected by n
col " TO IL. Chas. Clisbee, of Mi
a,gan, Was elected secretary.
Major Mohinlay, chairman of Com
1i1'ee on Resolutions, said that it was
/" early TO initiate points of the plat
VIM tonight, but that he Intended to
saAe an effort To have reasonab tile
An1 Inserted in the resolution, and
sOOld probably be successful.
NOTES, ETC.
lie proceedings of the day while
~. " kASah ttAttlCctutsh Anu
s'euneSs to detect any evidence that
- ude Is turning III any direction,
ee Not prolific in dramatic incidents.
- he fesson that large share of the
Noa was occupied by proceedings
- u calling the roll of the convention
~e election of the temporary chair
- ms part of the proceedings was
y ~ 'elieSed from moaoiony by glimpses
= otsnnal characteristics aud phases
'eellne exhibited 10y members Of the
@'ehhon AS they rose, one at time.
/ s,., sanaanee their personal or political
aae leaders of the Edmunds' move
u y oeld q consultation in the rooms
~ e.sfee William Curtis tonight. In
y ,h .an they held the balance of pow
as.' az decided TO keep up fight till a
~, eamoer OF votes came their
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