The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-29
Tho sIacNIastcr OF 1902.

The National Industrial Conference. which
has been in session Mt st. Louis the past
week. was of no political Importance. for it
WAS merely q haphazard collection OF unro-
lated crankisms. There Is no chance for n
third party IN the coming elections. and
probably thorc Ia no State In which such y
party will DO IL decisive force. Tho Peoples
party will got whatever votes there are In
tho miscellaneous dissatisfaction and
among the heterogeneous kickcrs OF the
National Industrial Conference.
a reading of tho platform. however. sug-
costs many painful forcbodlngs for the fu-
turc. In 1852. for instance. when tho conf
purutively exact historical perspective
which. IN spite OF all prejudicas and mis-
Information. only those who live in u given
ngc can got of tho politics Of that age.
Mr.. MANCHESTER. cropping among the news
paper flies in the Aston Library. which will
thcn bn somewhere in tho northern out
skirts OF tho present city OF Yonkers. will
discover that all was Ill with tho United
States in 1892. Let us hear him pouring
forth tho Macaulayese which seems to be
considered tho proper style for an historian
OF The people:
I'm the same month Of February. 1902 when Meat.
Hundred and FIFTY who represented the wealthy and
enetc civilization Of East New York. there met in the
city OF ~ Louis the first great labor conference Of the
United States and the world Representing all dvis
Ions o. urban and rural organized industry assembled
in national congress- invoke upon its action the bless
ing and protection of Almighty Con- and put forth
AMI for the producers OF the nation this declaration OF
union and Independence 1t met under conditions
which justified the cooperation OF its members 1t
In tho midst nation brought to tho verge Of moral
md faria tim ln,i I'm IN
ballot box tho Legislatures tho Congress- and touched
even the ernine OF the bench. Tho people do
inorazcd. Many OF the States had been compelled
isolate the voters at the polling places in order to pre-
vent universal intimidation or bribery
"The newspapers were Subsidized or muzzled. public
opinion slcnccd business Frustrated homes covered
wi;a mortgages. labor impoverished and the land
centrated in the hands Of capitalists. The urban work
men denied the right OF organization for self
protection imported pauperized labor beat down their
hreling standing army. unrecogntzsd by law.
was Established to shoot Thorn down. and they wero
rapidly desenerating to European condition..
Tho fruits OF tho toll Of millions boldly stolen
10 build up colossal fortunes unprecedented in tho
history of tho world while their possessors despised
the republic and endangered liberty. From tho same
prolific Of governmental injustice bred tho
two great claSses-paupors and miliona'res. The
tiona power to create money was appropriated to
rich bondholders The supply OF currency purposey
abridged to fntten usurers. bankrupt enterprise and
ensiave industry. vast conspiracy had been organ
lxed on two continents and WAS taking possession Of
the world II not met and overthrown 1t fore
bodied terrible social convusions the destruction Of
civilization. tho establishment OF absolute des-
potism.
In this crisis Of human Affairs the intelligent work.
ing people and producers OF the United States cana
together In the Of peace. order and society," to
defend liberty. prosperity. and Justice"
q Such is the picture which the MAcNIAsrER
OF 1899 will draw OF the United States in
1892. He will take nearly every word from
the platform Of the men and women who
met at st. Louis last week. And finding
in the newspapers no evidence that the
terrible things related by the st. Louis
Conference were true. he will probably con-