Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-05
nOst essential of all natural opportunl-

most essential of all natural opportunl-
ties; and
Whereas. the national banking system
of our country operates as monopoly Of
our monetary system, being in the in
interest of the few-the creatures of class
laws; and
Whereas, the railways as operated by
their determinations between persons and
firms of the same place, and between
places and localities, is not alone unjust,
but species of favoritism unwarIented
by equity; and
Whereas, the steady tendency towards
the Capitalization of all lines under
common management tends in the end to
commercial despotism, resulting in the
practical paralyzation of the agricultural
and stock interests and precluding the
success of all manufacturing enterprises,
except in localities favored by said rail-
way companies; and
Whereas, the telegraph and telephone
systems are equally as burdensome under
the present management, the Western
Union Telegraph company declaring a
dividend of 81 900 900 per annum as
profits between thirteen stockholders;
and,
Whereas, the average earnings of the
per day, while the average profit to the
employer is So 80 per day; and while
there are many things too numerous to
recount here, the results of class laws,
hence improper systems; therefore, be
it
Resolved, that we favor eight hours as
a working day and demand the passage
of law so declaring and pledge our
selves to do all in our power to establish
and perpetuate the system from and
after May L, 1890.
2. That we favor a single tax, or
a tax upon land values; the repeal
of all other taxes whatsoever, because all
other taxation is a fine placed upon in
telllgence, energy or labor.
3. That we favor the repeal of the ma
tional bank law and all other class laws,
so that all issues of money be by the gov
eminent only and by law declared to be
of equal value and full legal tender.
4. That the only equitable solution of
the transportation question is in the gov
eminent ownership of the railways, tele-
graph and telephones.
5. We favor the abolition of the United
States senate and all state senates, be-
cause of the corruption practiced; the
abolition of the grand jury system, be-
cause it is used by designing men to
crush, ostracise and prosecute in some in
stances those who oppose existing sys-
tens, and the supremacy of either
the Democratic or Republican factions
and to the end that our votes may be
counted when cast and all co Eruption
and the Doodle system be obliterated,
we favor the Australian system of hold
ing elections; the election of all officers
nv fIno To Nf &faag fOv.
a law that will secure a lien on the pro-
ducts of labor.
The report was taken up, read by Sec
lions and adopted.
Mayor Broiles of Fort Worth occupied
a seat in the convention The mayor
was called on for a speech and responded
in few remarks appropriate to the oc-
caslon.
J A. Galbraith of Fort Worth intro
duced the following and it was adopted:
Resolved, that we as body do hereby
request all organized bodies to patronize
nothing but union made goods.
James Scott of Dallas offered this reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Resolved, that each member of this
convention go to his town, home or city
and organize eight-hour leagues and
agitate this movement until the 1st day
of May, 1890, and always thereafter.
An election was entered into for sta
tistician and the balloting resulted in
favor of G. A. Hall of Fort Worth.
The afternoon session was devoted first
to the consideration of the question Of
revenue and hearing the address of Col.
Ring of Houston ON the land question.
Before Mr.. Ring was introduced por-
trait of Henry George, bearing the
legend ''The Single Tax Destroys An
archY - was hung up near the rostrum.
Fort Worth was selected as the next
place of meeting. The convention adj
journed this afternoon sine die.