The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24
The Labor ConcIaves.

The Union State party met at Cincin.
natl. John Seitz of Ohio occupied the
chair. Ext congressman Weller OF Iowa
tried to pass q resolution against fusion
with the Republican or Democratic party,
but failed. The committee on resolutions
reported the following:
Land-While We believe that O proper
solution ofthe acknowledgements greatly
relieve those now in danger OF losing their
homes by mortgage foreclosure and enable
all industrious persons to secure homes,
we oppose land monopoly in every form,
demand the forfeiture OF unearned grants
and the limitation OF land ownership. We
believe the earth was made Tor the people
and not to enable nm idle aristocracy to
subsist through rents upon the toll OF the
industrious;that corners in land are as bad
as corners in food, and that those who are
not residents or citizens should not be al.
lowed to own land in the United States.
Homesteads should be exempt to a limit.
ed extent from execution or taxation.
Observation-Disclosures Of %communica.
ton and transportation should be owned
by the people, as is the United States pos.
tai system.
Money-Eull legal tender should be is.
sued directly to the people, without the
intervention OF banks, or loaned to citi.
zens upon land security at a
low rate OF interest. Postal savings
banks should be established. We
should have free coinage OF silver. We de.
mand the immediate applications OF all
idle money in the United States treasury
to the payment OF the bonded debt. and
condemn the further issue OF interest. bear
ing bonds.
Decentralization. should Jake the
place OF strikes and other injurious meth.
DDS OF settling labor disputes. The letting
OF convict labor to contractors should be
prohibited; the contract system be abolish
ed in public works; hours of labor
duced commensurate with increas-
ed production by labor.saving ma
machinery; employs he protected from
bodily injury; equal pay given for equal
work for both sexes, and labor, ~agricul.
tural and cooperative associations be
fostered md encouraged by law.
Pensions-We demand the passage of a
service pension bill to every honorably
discharged soldier and sailor OF the Unit.
ed States.
The platform also favors an inco me tax
and woman suffrage, and denounces the
Democratic and Republican parties for ere
ating and pe~rpetuating usury, monopoly
and trusts.
The first plank. which was adopted.
rracti ally excludes the United Labor
party from joining the Union Labor.
~ VIC tlCcTIOOu ScSSlOu LIZ. MCOLyHH Ic'
ported the failure of the effort to unite the
two conventions. He said the ultimatum
OF the United Labor party had been reject.
ed by the Union Labor committee or
platform and the Joint committee had dis
solved.
The entire platform was finally adopted.
Theroll was called for nominations forpresi-
dent OF the United States. Arkansas nom.
mated State Senator A. j. Streeter OF Hi.
nois, president OF the Farmers alliance.
The Colorado delegation named Gen.
Weaver OF Iowa, but a peremptory let
ter OF refusal from him was presented.
NOUS. Charles E. Cunningham OF Arkan.
sas al nominated for the vice presidency.
He is a mechanic sixty-five years OF age.