The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-12-20

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On Legislative Demands. d. Erwin, Ken
lucky; U. s. Hall, Missouri; F. NJ: Blunt. Mis-
| siss ppi; b. ii. Glover, Kansas; Mann Page,
j. ii. Turner, j. r. Miles, j. ID. Hammond, w.
III. Barton, of Oklahoma; n. A. Manning,
| Maryland; 8. NJ Adams. Alabama; j. ID. Hat
field, Nebraska; s. Is. Alexander, North Caro-
| lima; ID. X. Morris, South Carolina; Stump
Ashby, Texas ;R. I. Peck Indiana II. c. Betty,
Indian Territory; w. S. Morgan and A. s.
Mann.
On Printing! l.. Polk, j. II. Mcdowell
| John Ansley, ii. G. Mccall and X. j. Sledge.
| On Monetary Systemic. w. Macune, L. L.
Polk. W. s. Morgan, L. +. Livingstone and
ON Land Interests-J F. Tillman, Teraes.
see S. ID. Erwin, Is. j. kendrick, j. A. PITTS,
| w. ii. Barton.
On Transportation-s B. Alexander, North.
| Carolina; Lyland, of Arkansas; Harry Tracy,
Texas; E. p. Mitchell, j. w. Rodgers.
No night session was held, as many OF the
farmers wished to attend the knights OF La
Dor meeting at Central Turner Hall.
| Third Dav.
ST. LOUIS, Dec 6-The Farmers and La
borers' Union closed their third days session
| last night.
President Jones occupied the chair and
called the morning session to order at nine
| O'Clock. Committees were sent out, and
quite an amount of routine work accom-
| plished. A special committee, with Harry
| Tracey, of Texas, as chairman, was appoint
ed 10 coLIer Win Messrs. foWueriy, beau-
mont anu wright IN regard 10 co-operation
with the knights of Labor This took up the
| time on the morning session, and adjourn
ment was announced to k30 p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was given over en-
| tirely to the representatives OF the knights
of Labor, who appeared to expound the
principles of their order and let the farmers
hear and know what they believed and were
| striving for General Master Workman Pow
derly was the first to address the BODY, and
| was accorded generous applause He began
by reciting in a distinct clear and concise
| manner the history of the various labor
movements that have sprung M in this coun.
| try He reviewed the workings of the Ma.
| tional Labor Union. founded in 1859. and the
National Union. which started lust after the
| warm 1866 He then came on down to the
| Industrial Brotherhood. in 1865. and the
knights of Labor. organized in 1878. and
| its workings up to the present time. He
| gave a forcibIe description of the different
| phases of the labor movement, the obstacles
| they had to contend in fighting for r.cogui-
| ton before the public. and also recognition
| in dealing with emplovers In this review
| Mr.. Powderly showed that he was thorough
| ly copversant with all the information re,at
| inc tn labor organizations for TWENTY ve
wears mast He touched lint lightly on tho
subject of 60 oneration between the KNIGHTS
of Iah ha nd 7
Union but his remarks in this resnect wera
cautions and ipdicious and the septiments
EXPRESSED were inst the kind To
nIease tho farmers az was owl
| denced by their FREQUENT applause. Mr..
| Powderly told them that whatever the
Farmers and Laborers, Union was working
| for he Thought there would be no trouble
| in having the knights ioin in in part and. I'm
| fact he believed the Knights would go the
come to ask the farmers to indorse auv
thing i'm the Knights of Labor platform that
| they deemed inconsistent with their views
and on the other hand he didn't think the
farmers would ask the Knights to indorse
any thing contrary to their principles. But
there was uneouiyocally some great priu-
ciples identical to both bodies. upon which
both could unite, and with their
combined strength and influence bring about
legislation that both classes desire
These questions identical with both
bodies-or. at least. some of tbem-were
land ownership and taxes, transportation of
products and financial matters. The knights.
he fiatterinuly but sincerely declared are
willing to aid the farmer in obtaining laws
that will allow a proper remuneration for
HIS labor and produce The co-operation of
the two organizations could be effected on
these lines by establishing sort of trustee
ship, or commission, composed of knights
matters of legislation agreed upon by both
bodies. 1t might be called a National excel
tive committee of knights and Farmers, who
would look after legislation.
General j. A. Weaver, of Iowa. appeared
on the platform in the afternoon and made
speech at some length, the main argument
of which was confined to the great corpora
TONS He said that the Constitution of the
United States declared that the Government
should control and regulate commerce. and
that Daniel Webster in speech in the Senate
interpreted that to be three prominent fact
ors: % Currency, which was a promoter of
commerce, and the Government could regu-
late that. (2) Transportation of the products
of the country. (3) Transmission of intelli-
gence by the postal and telegraph systems.
Mr.. Weaver said the Government had
farmed out these great prerogatives which
belonged to the people. The National cur
rency had been fsrlned out to corporations
called National banks. The transportation
of products had been farmed ont to great
railway corporations. The transmission of
intelligence in the form of the telegraph was
owned by one man virtually. The result was
that the Government was nothing but bull
The first thing the people wantto do is to re.
gain the possession OF these rights farmed
out to corporations When they have accom-
the Government had been restored to the
people-where il belongs.
Mr. Ralph Beaumont, of New York and
Mr.. 4. NJ. Wright, of Toronto. Ont, members
of the knights of Labor committee, spoke
three-Quarters of an hour each on knights
of Labor primo iples.
ssStump" Ashby, of Texas in his own witty
way, replied for the farmers. and assured
the knights that cooperation could no