The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-29
TALK or THE T0lLERS.
THE ILLINOIS LABOR CONVENTION.
LADoRINo ron nEFonM

CuuoA0o March 29.-At the afternoon
session Of the State Trade aud Labor Con.
yenllon, Thursday, tho report Of tho Com
mlttee on Resolutions, Platform and Prln.
cplos WIS read, II IL ds follOws;
We, tho representatives OF the varOua trades
nnl LABOR ORGANIZATIONS OF the State OF lili
nols In convention assembled, wlllinglo alnh
nl minor differences and pnrllsnnshlp by
which tho workers have hurOiurO been kopI
100 long divided against 0agh other aud low
lug our country ANA families, aA wo do, better
lhnnany party unite 10 secure legislation on
the following points, which We deem lust aud
necessary prosrnt the following ~ coming
within tile scope ul state leIlalall0n assuring
our lawmakers that our ballots aud demands
10 hand Ia hands
l. Tue tolHl abolition OF tho contract oon.
Ylci'luhur ~ ystom
q, Tho osinhlhhmont OF boards OF Arbltra.
ton 90 ertllo dls0utea between employers ana
employee
.. Tio enactment OF law making eight
hours u LEGAL days work, excepting la ~ Op'
ornllons those ungagod In agricultural puIN
Huits,
I, 10 nx tho liability Of employers for dam.
ages 10 life ana limb OF an cmpuy0,
., An ellolent apprenticeship law,
q, Tho prohibition Of tho employment OF
children undor hfteon years OF age In laoto'
rios,
7, Tho adoption and enforcement OF n com.
pulnory educational system, except IN applied
4, Tue more rigid enforcement NJ tho laws
rotating 10 tho ventilation OF minoh nnd tho
hafoly OF mlnerA nnd tho OnnolnOnt Ot ponal-
ties for thOlr violation,
0. The abolition OF what IA known ~ ho
conspiracy or LuSnllo Black law, ana tho pa
nago Of u statutory enactment declaring lllo'
gal all lrOnclhd oOntrnoia which deprive the
workman OF the privilege Of membership IN
any poaoofully conducted trade nnd labor Or
ganlzAtion,
10. Tho relief OF taxpayers on mortgagod
real estate by giving n prOporlOnnto lion
against tho holdOra OF mortgages Tor taxoa
paid,
II. Weekly payments by all corporations
for labor performed during tho previous
week, aud tho complete abolition OF tho truck
system.
H. Tho abolition OF land monopoly by non.
roaldent hOldora
49, 10 make il criminal oilenso 20 gamble
In or create corners on the noonsaarlOa OF liio.
II, The legal right OF labor organizations M
nuoh 70 hold properly and conduct oooporar
TO- A more complete control OF tho rail.
rouda aud wal Orwuya Of the State ~ common
oarricre In tho ntcrosla OF the people,
TO- Tho appointment OF lnapootOrA OF work.
shops aud habltationa, food, drink, druga, oto.
A lively debate arose ON plallks and 7
OF tho platform, relative TO the employment
OF children Mesars, COllln, Schneider aud
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oase oil iholr roIootion by one marty md
adoption by another, tho workngnon OF tho
stato plodgo lllcmsoly.s 70 Gust holr banots
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