The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-25
rhe LABOR PARTIES.

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Usioa Labor wing.
CINCINNATI, May 17.-The Union Labor
convention on the resumption Of its session
yesterday afternoon listened to q c,mmu.
nication from the National Temperance
Society suggesting prohibition plank in
the platform, and the nomination Of candi.
dates favorable to prohibition. 1t was re.
ferred to the committee on resolutions.
At this point the committee on resolutions
presented its report. The preamble, which
Il quite long, asserts the prevalence Of
general discomfort and poverty among the
farmers, refers to the frequency of strikes,
ana the general hOpelessness OF the labor.
ers; the difficulty in making collections
while millions Of dollars are locked up in
the treasury. says the land monopoly -FOUR
ishes, transportation companies fatten on
the poor. and th United States Senate has
become an open scandal by its members
buying their places. Therefore, it says:
We appeal to the people to come out Of the
Old party organizations. whose Indifference 70
public welfare is responsible for this distress,
and aid the Union Labor party TO repeal exist
ing class legislation and relieve the distress Of
our industries by establishing the following
principles:
First. Land-While We believe that the
proper solution Of the financial system will
greatly relieve those now In danger Of losing
their homes by mortgage foreclosure, and ena-
BILE all industrious persons to secure home, -
the highest type Of civilization, We oppose land
monopoly in every form. demand the forfeiture
OF unearned grants, the Limitation of land own
ership, and such other legislation as will stop
speculation in land. ami holding Il unused
from those whose necessities require It. We
believe the earth was made TO- the people. and
not 70 enable IN idle aristocracy TO subsisk
through rents. upon the toll Of the Industrious
and that corners in land are as bad Is corners in
food, and that those wbs arc not residents or
citizens should not be allowed 70 ewn land in the
United States. HOmesteads should be exempt
to . limited extent from execution or tax
alton.
Second-Trans portation. A. . means Of com.
munication transportation should be BY the
people Is 10 the United States postal system.
Third-Money. The establishment Of Ma
tional monetary system in the interest Of pro-
ducers, instead Of spectators und usurers, by
which q circulating medium In necessary guam
tity and full legul tender should be issued
directly TO the people without the intervention
OF the banks or loaned to citizens upon land Sc
curity at q low rite Of interest To relieve
them from extortion Of usury and enable them
to control the money supply, postal savings
banks should be established. While we have
free coinage Of gold we should have free coin
age Of silver We demand immediate applica-
tiOns of all idle money in the United States
treasury to the payment OF the bonded debt,
and condemn the further issue OF interest
bearing bonds. either ny the National Govern
ment, or by States, Territories or municipaii-
tics.
strikes and other injurious methods of settling
labor disputes.
The letting of convict labor to contractors
should be prohibited, and the contract system
should be abolished in public works. and the
hours OF labor in industrial establishments
should be reduced commensurate with the in
creased production by the labor saw ne ma
chinery. Employees should be protected from
bod ~ injury; equal pay should be given for
equal work for both sexes and labor; agricult-
ura and cooperative associations should DO
fostered and encouraged by law. The iounda.
ton OF the Republic Is In the intelligence Of tho
citizens and children who are drawn into work.
shops, mines and factories are deprived Of
education which should be secured to all by
proper legislation.
Pensions-We demand the passing of the Ser
soldier Of the United States.
Income taxa gradual income tax Is the most
equitable system Of taxation. placing the bur-
dens OF Government upon those who are best
able to pay, instead Of laying 1t on farmers and
exempting the millionaire bondholders and cor
porations. We demand . Constitutional amend
ment making United States Senators elective
by direct vote Of the people. We demand the
strict enforcement Of laws prohibiting the i'm.
portation Of subjects Of foreign countries under
contracts. We demand the passage and en-
forcement OF such legislation as will absolutely
exclude Chinese from the United States.
Seventh-Woman Suffrage. The right to vote
is inherent to citizenship irrespective Of sex and
is properly within the province Of State legisla-
ton.
Paramount Issues-Paramount issues to be
solved In the interests of humanity are the
abolition of usury, MONOPOLY and trusts, and we
denounce the Democratic and Republican
parties for counting and perpetusting these |
monstrous evils.
A minority report was made, but reject |
ed. The convention took up the planks one |
by one and had adopted the first upon land |
when a recess was taken until 7:3D p. m. |
That plank practically excludes the United |
Labor party from joining the Union Labor
party.
At the afternoon session Of the United
Labor convention nothing was done except |
70 receive the report of DR.. McGlynn Of the
effort to unite the two conventions. He
,aid the ultiinatum Of the United Labor
party had been rejected by the Union La
Dor party commit e. on platform, and the
olnt committee had dissolved.
The Greenbackers, led by George o.
Moore, have definitely abandoned the in.
.ention Of fusion, and will to-day make
heir proclamation to the people, showing
heir position in American politics.