The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-08-23

| Independent Labor Convention.
The convention of the independent la.
Dor party Of Montana met in Butte on
Wednesday, August 18th, for the pur-
pose Of preparing platform and ncmi-
mating a candidate for congress. The
Knights Of Labor, trades assemblies and
Farmers Alliance organizations through
out the state were we'll represented at
the convention, and as consequence of
this amalgamatlon of the representa-
tives of such widely different pursuits,
considerable trouble was had in adopt
ing platform. During Wednesdays
session the warning factions showed
their colors conspicuously and stormy
time prevailed. A session was held
Wednesday evening, however, at which
harmony was restored, the warning fac
tions having determined that it were
better to bury the hatchet and avoid all
boisterous debate.
At Thursdays session the delegates
got down to business and speedily con-
summated the objects of the meeting
by placing a congressional ticket in the
field and enunclating a platform of
principles composed of numerous planks.
On the first ballot Hon. VIM. T. Field of
this city was unanimously declared to
be the standard bearer OF the new party
in the coming race for congress.
Mr.. Field is too widely known in this
vicinity to need an introduction to the
people of Park county, having served as
delegate to the constitutional conven-
tion last summer. Rev. Robert Living
ston, another citizen of Livingston, was
elected delegate to the national labor
convention at St. Louis.
The platform Of the party begins by
hauling the two old parties over the
Goals. It reasserts fealty and firm faith
in the perpetuity Of the American
union Of states; believes congress should
be guardian of the public domain and
should regulate commerce and coinage;
all public lands should be held as homes
for actual settlers; all lands already
granted and not earned by a just con-
struction Of the laws granting the same
should be declared forfeited and revert
again to the people; demands the pas
sage of laws prohibiting alien ownership
If land and requests congress to take
Early action for the recovery of land
low held by aliens and foreign syndi-
'ates; denouhces as rank injustice to
he poor man the law that requires him
o thoroughly establish the non-mineral
haracter of lands that he may wish to
cquire title to and allows wealthy cor
'orations to acquire patents and perma-
ent right to vast tracts of land upon
mere report of civil engineer; proposes
0 prohibit the aggressions of monopoly,
he oppression of the poor, and favors
he protection of the miners and farm
RS; demands that all money be issued
irect to the people without the inter-
ention OF national banks; opposes the
resent tariff or any other system of
axation that protects the rich and op-
resses the poor and demands such re- G
lsion as shall not discriminate against
10 producing classes, who as the labor 6
g classes are compelled to offer their +,
'bors to the free trade market Of the &
orld; gold and silver should be on an c
lual footing before the law, therefore
smand unrestricted coinage of silver; q
10 government shall obtain possession y
purchase under the right of eminent y
'main all railroads, telegraphs and tel I
'hones; believes in the Australian vot- g
g system; demands that all existing Z
'nefcial labor laws be rigidly enforced; :
'mands rigid enforcement of all laws q
'ainst alien contract labor; denounces II
g policy Of taxing man for what he
res and advocates protecting the man
tn Q mortgage on his farm from hav- G,
to pay taxes on what he does not p
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