Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-17
BLACKS SOCIETIES
HAVE A LIVELY AND ENTHUSIASTIC CON-
VENTlON

Stirring Address Delivered by the York
the Ensuing Ycar-The Next Meeting to
be Held in Pittsburg.
IFRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT
READING, September 16.-The conven-
tion OF the societies itself was of the vocifer-
Gus Democratic type. At times the Chair
man could not make his voice heard de-
manding order and the division of represen-
tation resolution created Juror. the like
OF which was probably never before seen in
public meeting in this city. The Demo
cratic idea of popular representation in
body of this kind is good in one sense,
but convention of such great size is a very
hard thing to handle.
An organization was effected at 1 o'clock
and committees appointed. President
Chauncey F. Black. of the Pennsylvania
societies. stirred the delegates with warm
colored Democratic doctrine, and his refer
ence to the political conditions in tine State
was of the most eloquent, as follows:
If the Democratic societies have increased
more rapidly here than elsewhere since 1855 it
is because they are more needed because our
wrongs are greater and our shame more bitter.
They are-this enrolment of the free
men holding to the faith of Jeffer-
Answer of an Aroused People
to the persistent and threatening centraliza-
tion of power, promising ultimately to absorb
every reserve right to the huge combination,
openly perverting government to the support
of monopolies; to the political leagues of public
robbers; to public taxes for private plunder; to
gigantic conspracies to limit industry and re-
strict trade; to the grasping ring; to the rapa-
cious trust 1t is simply combination on the
other side, combination of the people for self
preservation But if the people of the country
at large have urgent occasion to combine for
defense against the usurpation of government
and the rapacity of the few in the enjoinment
of monopolies, those of Pennsylvania have
greater.
cruelty perverted as the other. 1t has been
managed with little or no regard to the Consti-
tuition. and still less to the public rights and
interests. With longcoDtinued and universal
complaint none are redressed. While farm lands
depreciate at an appalling rate, and agriculture
is less able than ever to bear excessive burdens,
the gross inequalities of taxation remain the
same, and are made worse Dy unfriendly ad-
ministratioD. While the fundamental law
guarantees equal rights upon all the highways
of the State. the explicit provision remains
dead letter. though its enforcement was SOL
emnly promis,esdd ed by the monopoly party in the
campaign of 1856, just as other vital reforms
are promised to-day. The appeals of honest
labor for common justice have been treated
with equal contempt, and all reforms lie
buried together in the files of boss-ridden
Legislature.
Loud Calls for Pattison.
While waiting for the reports of commit
tees, Pattison was loudly called for, and re-
sponded with short address, in which he
indicated the issues of the campaign and re-
ferred to the hopeful revolt against boss
rule. The Committee on Permanent Organ
izatiou of the convention reported the fol-
lowing names: President, Charles P. Dom
John F. Swartz, Lehlgh; W. f. Sheppard,
schuylkill; silas Kline, Westmoreland; B.
McKenna, Allegheny; D. o. Barr, ALLIE
gheny; Herman Handel, Allegheny; Colonel
J. B. Streeter, Washington, and
others. Among the secretaries named were
John D. Warman, Philadelphia; S. S.
Foley, Allegheny. j. c. Robinson, of Al
legheny, was named as the sergeant at
arms.
Next the permanent officers of the State
societies were named as follows: President
Chauncey F. Black; Secretary, John d.
Warman; Treasurer. Elliott p. Kisner;
Vice Presidents, w. j. Bremen, ALLIE
gheny; Joseph P. Murphy, j. j. Moloney,
Phi adelphia; James II. W. Howard, COL
ored, Dauphin; John A. Coyle, Lancaster,
and w. j. Rourke, Reading.
After a recess was taken the report OF the
Committee on Resolutions was read by j.
Marshall Wright, OF Allentown. Chairman.
Other members of the committee were John
D. Larkin, of Pittsburg, and Hon. S. D.
Wherry Of Cumberland. The report adopt
ed the Scranton platform as part of the
resolutions and
Indorsed the Nominees.
of that convention; regretted the death of
Hon. Samuel j. Randall and Hon. Lewis
c. Cassidy; recommended that the indus
tries of the State should admit to apprentice
ship our young men regardless of race or
color, and declared that the societies, being
only auxiliary to the State Central Commit
tee, it was not in their Jurisdiction to pro-
vide for division of representation.
At this point George Herbert, of Phila-
delphia, moved to amend by inserting in