Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-24
The Labor conoIayes.

The Union State party met at Ciucin
natl, John Seitz OF Ohio occupied the
chair. Ex-Congressman Weller OF Iowa
tried TO pass "a resolution against fusion
with the Republican or Democratic party,
but failed. The committee on resolutions
reported the following:
i.and--Whle we believe that proper
solution ofthe financial systemwill 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 ir 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 an 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 rot be al
lowed to own land in the United States.
Homesteads should be exempt to a limit
ed extent from execution or taxation.
Transportation-Me Means of eommunica.
tion and transportation should be owned
by the people, as is the United States pos
tai system.
Money Full 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 Tree 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.
Labor-A Arbitration should take 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
In industrial establishments be re-
dnced commensurate with increas-
ed production by labor-saving ma
machinery; employs be protected from
bodily injury; equal pay given for equal
work for both sexes, and labor, agricul-
tural and cooperative associations be
festered and encouraged by Law.
Pensions 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 income tax
and woman suffrage, and denounces the
Democratic ard Republican parties for Gre
ating and perpetuating usury, monopoly
aud trusts.
The first plank. which was adopted.
practically excludes the United Labor
party from joining the Union Labor.
At the afternoon session DIR. McGlynn re-
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 on
platform and the joint committee had dis
solved.
The entire platform was finally adopted.
Theroll was called Tor nominations for presi-
dent OF the United States. Arkansas nom.
mated State Senator 4. j. Streeter OF Hi.
nois, president OF the Farmers alliance.
The Colorado delegation named Gen.
Weaver OF Iowa, but peremptory let
ter of refusal from him was presented.
Streeter's nomination was made unani-
nous. Charles r. Cunningham OF Arkan-
sas was nominated for the vice presidency.
He is mechanic sixty-fiye years OF age.