Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-21
FREE TRADE AND CLEVELAND
The Tariff Reform Leagues War
Cry For 1902
HENRY GEORGE SPEAKS TONIGHT
Ihe Majority of tue Absolute Free
Traders Present Are single
IaE Men symstouDs
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CHi,Aau, Tcb ~ Special Telegram 70
TBF iJfE "Gleyeiaud aud Free Trade tJr
in5a % Is The battle cry Ut ths few muRwump
aud democratic tarn rof0Imers now ln Sos
SION here. The suggestion was made during
the course Of Il speech t1.day ana II was
loudly oheered, 'fhe attendance at the hail
this afternoon was very slim, When tlio
convention was called ~ order j. Sterling
Marion called upon Nj Jutd ~ read u paper
~ which hu had been assigned. a large
empty silence followed Next ha called
anon Mr. Smith Another gap ensued.
Nh IiDught0n, at Dakota, offered
rusDluLion 10 tbs effect that d committee OF
iiya be- appointed 10 draft ii constitution and
by laws ANA Ia report On method of per
manent organization. ~ do not quite under.
stand the plan proposed here" said MI.
iiOuRhiOn. 81 understand You have become
incorporated Ia this state under The name Ot
the Iarift Reform league ANA | want 10
know something of the methods by which
We propose 10 work, | am fearful that the
organization may Deoolne a large body, com
posed principally Of stampars, aud large
bodies pruyorbaiS move slowly hr
iiuuJhtOn's resolution was suoondad, hnd
Clinton Turblsh made Hn enthusiastic
speech Alr Furnish hoped the league
would become large body of stampers,
whose stamping could be heard all over the
northwest MIR, Furblsh declared that while
all over lhu state of Illinois there could bo
seen paup1is Degglhg lor work, lhorc was
nneh iOr such an organization aud such u
convention as thus Tho speaker lihunud
Grover Cleveland 10 stephen A
Douglas, and proceeded io attack
the OLD political parties, and IN heroe Velh
OF mingled satire anu inVeoliya robuhud ouhr
gross fpr rafus ngto obey the dictates OF the
people to reduce the tarin We tried 20 get
a reduction from AZ per cent tariH aud wa
are tuid Wo had To bo content with u reduc-
tlon ut y per cent, because II was ali wa
unuid got from "a oungioss elected bN demo
Gratis,
The republican party has levied GA the pso-
pie tax which piunges ho,OOO, 900 OF white
| men iulo a slavery thousand tiinea worse
than the slavery rrom which they
rescued ,ohO 600 OF blaOhmen. It's all the
same when you have run the gamut OF the
republican party from tiiaine To Wanamaker,
40 matter wnolher Snu ruh from hlAine
doWu az lhe other way"
Several speakers addressed the convention
III favor at aud against the motion 10 reter
MI huughtun's = motion Ia tho committee on
resolutions. COLONEL Cameron, OF Chicago,
SAID he Thought the resolution did not oome
Within the suupe OF tho cnmmitte on resolu-
iinns, 40 II ptorpsed Ia prepare
and submit to the convention plan
OF organization aud constitution
lur the saute, "rhe people OF this oountrN
mood education on eoonon,ir matters" SAID
Colonel Cameron "aud you cannot educate
had some experience IN thus line, and know.
Nuu eAn' I overcome mems preJudlnos while
they are talking politics. Wa thousht 81
last tatl, but our experience was not enHnoH
aglus.' ihe resolution WAS finally
laia GA the table. Mir Etmunds,
OF tlIuois said he Thought the
prnuNedngs ct tho convention wvrS
running IA groove that tended too much 70
ward tree trader tie belonged, he said, TO
the time OF Henry CLAY, when IL WAS hought
that Ultlsons should contribute 10 the support
| OF the gnyernnent Mr, Eumunts offered a
resolution advocating tArln ON luNurles and
free trade ia uecessariesr u taN ON liquor and
tobacco, aut a bounty to be paid for sugar
rIve and wool THIS was the first twttter Of
the tarrIh returmel in the ooaNeatien
which had httherto boon domlaatei BY the
simon puce free traders MIR Ednunds
said he thought his resolution mlsht not
please every hoay, aad he Was hade sure OF
II when u delegate suggested that Nh, kd
munds had gotten into the wrong eohNen
ton, Ma, Roberts et the anti npteSllNe
league Of Mnnesota, meNed 10 lay Air. Ed-
nunds resolution On the table, but under
the rules 1t went to the cpnutIttse an resolu-
tlons- When tho Convention adIoaroed
at noon there"eIs sNiaptons 9i
FIRST GLASS row erewms, and
good deal OF heat under the surface.
The absolute hee traters, most Of Whom are
Stngle-taN men, giving It out that untesS that
conmtttee on resolutions came IN at once
they would leave the coay ayentton, lHsey sad
that tho coutnlttee had fixed things SO that
~ would not come IN before tomorrow Iuoru-
lng with the latSnt ef ortnsnls lu some
weak kueed silly tarIf reiorUo plap,
whl~h win disgust the radicals.
IL was notioeAole thjS mernius that
the New Nprk men We're tot u DC seen, and
II was said oy one II them delegation that
uuless New Work got chance ~ get ia her
work they would all 20 home. The lSace
makers declared SHAT theS would bring that
committee ia this Afternoon II II had 10 De
Dragged BY the hair, 50 that II auyoeaS IL 70
be sacrificed Il VIII be the comulltLee on reso~
lutlons
THIS evening AT the meeItug the partr
pular STAR wttt DC henry George.