The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-06-25

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The General Assembly Of the Knight
of Labor. at their recent convention d
Cleveland. unanimously adopted . .
ries Of resolutions on the subject Of LAND
lsnd labor, which commend themselve'
to oil honest end thoughtfuI people
They express IN few concise words o
clear import just what that convention
and it, constituents want done. OF tn
hny hve millions of people now IN tht
United States having : right to speal
on these QUESTION: wo suppose there an
mot leae than my millions who, IL thsy
could do 90, would express themselves
strongly 10 favor OF all the twelve de.
msnds adopted and published, and
which ere o. fOlIows:
!. That patents for The public laudl
BE- given 10 actual settIers only.
| 2. That oil Iands owned BY any indi.
vidual or corporation 10 excess OF l0C
acres, whether improved or unimproved
shall Be taxed TO the full value OF i'm.
Iproved land.
,. Calling for immediate forfeiture
Iof oil lsnds where The conditions Of the
grants have not been complied with.
= Asking that patents on lands
where the conditions have been CON-
|pIied with be Issued forthwi ith. % that
taxation may take effect q once.
3. Calling for the removal Of fences
from The public domain.
s. That after 1880 the Government
shall ~ purchase and right Of eminent
domain obtsin possession Of sll lands
now held BY aliens.
2. That after 1896, aliens shall be
prohibited from acquiring titles 70
lands.
8. Asking the abolition or I'll laws
requiring ; property Qualification for
voters.
3. Requesting the passage Of : Law
levying graduated income tax.
10. Protesting against the cutting
down Of the appropriation for the Labor
Bureau.
II. Asking Tor the passage OF the
bills approved By the Congressional L.
bor Committees.
". Asking for the passage Of : law
prohibiting thu employment in mines,
shops. factories, etc.. 0f minors for more
Than eight hours per day.
Ihe outcry Of some newspapers, and
- sSW Pcsr0ss~ suCy tSYsC@Cuts Ou &C.
count Of the adoption or the above res
Dlutions are remarkable. So long - the
knights Of Labor let politics and poll.
licians alone, the latter patted them On|
lhe back and manifested : deep sympa-
'Hs. By word OF mouth. for the wrongs
they suffered. Now thai they propose
% utilize their sfreugth BY going to the
ballot box and inau9ufating strike that
will tell, the same deeply sympathetic
parties den0unce the organization and
especially ita leaders as demaw0xues and
lgitat0rs. They are preaching funeral
,ratione already over the Knights or
labor and predicting that disaster will
ollow any and all interference with poll
tics and political questions By the hand
workers Of the country. The trouble
gith ouch people 10 that they are the
lead workers now and they want 70 re-
main 90. They understand that brain
gainst muscle is sure 10 win Strikes
ave no ferrors for then. They know 4
hat . strike 1t best u only : manifes-
alton Of bruie force and can result In no
'ermanent good The thing they fear isI
hat the workingmsn may adopt their
nethods = the methods Of the law. |.
The danger discovered n the resolu-
ions IL serious one. The labor OF the
Duntry being organized 10 thereby able I
act together intelligentIy and uniietlly :
accomplish its objects BY The ballot.
heir numbers are overwhelming. Thelt
My dimcuIty heretofore has been the'l
ck Of certsin specific measures hponI h
hich al could unite. When they havelf I
eclared what thcy want. and agreed 10 d
& % : unit they are I'll powerful. !
Thether ignorance and brute force sret 4
'fl1ciently subseryient TO intelligence I
ID political action, remains 70 be seen. .
his . still IN unsettled question. bnt II. Il,
1iied effort u possible among working 8
en-, and their aims are founded In right 4
"a justice. they will win despite all The .
arms and denunciations raised against Il
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