Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25
GLORY, HALLELUJAH!
When All Doubts::Had Gone and
Clouds Rolled by, a
MIGHTY SHOUT, A PENT UP
Sigh Broke Forth and Scared AlOft for Ten
Minutes, Then Glory, Glory for Five
4 Handsome Young Woman Wearing
DashIng GainsbOrOugh Hat Cap
lures the st. Louis Convention.
The Platform Adopted-A
Little By-Play.

ST. LOUIS, No, Feb. 24-The most ex-
citing and important session of the great
national industrial conference, as expected,
took place to-day. a rough and tumble
me Of il from start to finish seemed Inc
only possible programme. The blue ana
gray mass meeting into which the con-
vention resolved itself before graphing
with the platform temporarily poured OIL
on the troubled waters.
A fire-brand in the shape of resolution
offered by Branch, of Georgia, then pre-
cipitated a fresh contest, as yesterday, pc
tween the third party men and the
ants. Branch wanted the Democratic ana
Republican parties held responsible for the
present condition of the poor people. The
Livingston or anti men seemed to take any
thing offered by Branch as slap at them
selves and cOntended warmly against con-
sideratiOn of any resolution pending a re-
port from the platform committee
4 motion 10 lay upon the table resulted
in the first real test vote indicating the
actual respective strength Of the two fac
tinns in the convention. The ants were
defeated i to l29 on tho motion 10 lay on
the table. but had friend in need in the
person of Ben Terrell, who succeeded to the
chair and promptly ruled Branch'S resoIu-
tion out of order.
A measure championed by Powderly
Jared materially better. He warmly urged
a suspension Of the rules and the adoption
of 4 special resolution proposed by Hicks
Of New York. asking congress to enact the
Missouri state mine inspection laws to
cover the Indian Territory in view OF the
recent terrible loss of life there.
Then amid almost GREATNESS silence
the convention listened while lgnatlus
Donnelly full voiced, began impressively to
read the platform, preceding 1t with
formally adopted address recitlng the
wrongs of the laboring and agricultural
classes Then came the declarations as
follows
I. We declare the union of the labor
forces of the United States this day ac-
complished permanent and perpetual. May
its spirit enter into all hearts for the saliva
ton of the republic and the uplifting of
mankind.
>. Wealth belongs to him who creates it.
Every dollar taken from industry without
its equivalent is 7robbery. IF any
will not work, neither shall he eat. The
interests of the rural and urban laborer are
the same-their enemies are Identical
& We demand a national currency, safe,
sound and flexible, issued by the general
government only. full legal tender Tor all
debts, public and private, and that without
d the use of banking corporations, just and
equitable means of circulation at q tax not
10 exceed , per cent, as set forth in the
sub-trCasuTy plan of the Farmers Alliance
or some better system. Also by payments
IN the discharge Of its obligation for public
improvements.
4. We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
> We demand that the amount of circu-
lating medium be speedily increased to not
less than $50 per capita.
G. We demand 4 graduated income tax.
Z. We believe that the money of the coun-
try should be kept as much rs possible In
the hands of the people, and hence demand
that all national and state revenues be
limited to the necessary expenses Of gov
eminent economically and honestly admin
istered.
S We demand that postal savings banks
be established by the governments for the
safe deposit of the earnings Of the people,
and to facilitate exchange.
9. Your subcommittee upon the land
plank beg TO submit for approval the fol-
lowing:
Land including all the natural resources
of wealth. is the heritage of all people, and
should not Ce monopolized for speculative
purposes, and alien ownership of land
should be prohibited. All lands now held
by railroads and other corporations in eX-
cess of their actual needs, and all lands
now owned by aliens, should be reclaimed
by the government and held for actual set
tiers only.
10 Transportation being means of ex-
change and public necessity, the govern
nent should own aud operate the railroads
in the interest of the people.
II. The telegraph and telephone, like the
pOStOffice system, being a necessity for
transmission of news, should be owned and
operated by the government in the interest
OF the people.
L. We demand that the government is
sue legal tender notes and pay Union sol
diers the difference between the price Of
the deprecated money in which he was
paid and gold.
Resolved, that we hail this conference as
:
hearts and hands of all secuous OF a COM
mon country; men who wore the gray and
men who wore the blue meet here TO eXtin-
guish the last smoldering embers of the
civil war in the tears of joy of united
and happy people, and we agree to carry
the stripes and stars forward forever to the
highest point of national greatness.
The widest excitement took place after
the reading of the platform. One of the
suspected vampires of corporations" on
the floor attempted TO edge in motion
amending the document, and almost in
stantly there was a riot. The unfortunate
individual. was seized by a hundred angry
delegates. shaken by the collar, and yelled
at to show credentials if he could. Instead
he fought desperately TO shake of his cap
tors. meanwhile Kissing through his
clenched teeth that his deuouncers were
id thieves themselves.
Put him out" Put him out, F." rose the
mighty chorus. and Z. s. Peters of Calvert,
Tex, dragged the fellow, who proved to be
Fred Swayne Of Missouri IN front of the
stage down through the mass of struggling,
yelling delegates, pushed and cuffed IN
mercifully the entire distance, At last he
was sent SPRAYING out of the big doors,
down the tall flight Of hard stone steps.
The fight for recognition of the prohibit
ton issue in the platform started immedi-
stely Miss Frances Willard presented a
minority report, which she moved be
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