Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-25

a NEW POLITICAL COMBINATION
EFFECTED.
The Fourth Of Iuly Selected a. tie
bay OF the National Con.
NcnilOG.
storm Ihnt Cud- - 'nIm.--No rrn'
hibitiou, Though.

- NANfNt AhNA AHNNa ~ flNfts AANH
hibitiou, Though.
sr LOUIS, Feb. gi.-Thr delegates
10 the big National induslfisi Confer
uucg p.uiess ~ believe that mann
moh new political combination is Ia
existence ior the coming pnsii initial
campaign. So stormy convention
probably never before ended 10 quickly
IN suUmiug harmony, ami that, too,
aiiur virtually tilmm!ug the doors iu
ihv face Ui the nalluunl party claiming
million voter, NIL the efforts Ut Mis-
Willard for Iuncturu with the pto.
hibitionlstl having been Huuilcd out at
tie last moment.
The Peoples party men who are
chiefly fiUm the northern States,
figure tonight that thOy have by
strategy calturrl tue political strength
" the Alliance Ia the south. On the
other haud the southern Alliance
mon, under the plea u having acted
49, individuals, assert that they have
not altered thu position they held from
way hack.
Late tonight tho conference com.
mitter selected July itn ~ the date
for the convention tie selection Of the
place being loft to- subcommittee Of
ten, 10 10 appointed 10y Iaubcncck Of
lllinols.
WHEN TIE INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE
oJcned today, Fred Sayne, m ex.
Missouri Legislator and labor asltatDr,
Attempted to Introduce an cight.h0ur
resolution. a fight followed In which
Saync was busted from the hall.
THt.HH.HVtaI .s#.tt u. %. % IA. Np.H.ss
the platform OF the committee On r,s1.
lutiOns was presented aud read. VITA.
out taking a vote On the adoption VI
The PLATFORM u TuCcsa Of two hours was
taken.
TIM PLATFORM
states that the nation IL on the verge
Of moral, political ami material ruin;
that corruption dominates the ballot
box, legislatures, Congress, nui
tluchCa even the crmine VI the beach;
uew-pApcIs Hrc Subsidized or mua2lul,
public opinion l. HiirnCvd; buHincss
pr1strltcd; homes are covered with
mortgages; labor y impoverished, aud
lnud ami muuuy ARE concentrating In
tho hands ,Uf capitalists; workmen, II
dccinroy, are deuiUd the right u or
ganization for -eli-pr0tcutiOu; imported
paup,rlZcd LABOR beHts down wager; d
hireling standing nrmy, untecOgniLsd
by oar Law, D. established TO shoot them
down, and they ase rapidly degoncut.
ing 20 European conditions; THE
national power % create money II
appropriated 10 enrich hOhd.hOldcp;
silver has been demOnetilud 10 adj 10
the purchasing power Of gold, and the
0 al IL fHI 4
nhridgui To htteu usurers, bankrupt
enterprise AMI eBslave Industry. The
resolution declares that the old poll.
tical parties have allowed this 10 exist
without effort NJ restraint, aud there.
fore, II asserts that "a new political or
ganizat on, representing tho political
principles heroin stated, to necessary.
4 declaration Of principles was then
made. 4 national currency n de-
mandcd, that Is safe, sound and
flexible. Issued by the general govern.
ment as a full legal tender tor all debts,
public and private, aud that without
the use OF banking corporations,
u lust, equitable means VI ciTcu'
lltl0n; q tax not 10 exceed
per cent. ~ vet forth In the sub
treasury plan Of the Farmcrs' A lliance,
or some better systcm. lldemands tht
free aud unlimited coinage Of silver
sliht the amount Of the circulating mo-
dium be speedily increased TO not les
than $50 per capita; a graduated In
come tax; that all national aud State
revenues DO limited 10 the necessary
expense OF the government; and that
postal savings tanks be established by
the government.
The platform declares that land
should not Oe mOnOpolized for specu.
lativo purposes and that alien owner.
ship OF laud should be prohibited. All
land now held by railroads aud other
corporations In excess NJ their actual
needs and all lands now owned by
aliens should he reclaimed by the gov.
eminent ana hold iur actual sottleIh
only. 1, declares that the government
| should own and operate the railroads,
Telegraph and telephone, and demands
that tue government issue legal tender
notes ana pay the Union soldier the
difference between the price NJ the de.
prrcintod money Ia which lac was paid
AMI gold.
THE PROHIBITION FIGHT.
On motion OF Slmpspn 70 lay the
minority report ON the table, viva
voce vote showed almost Rn even split
for and against prohibition.
Coached by Powderly, Miss Emma
Curtis Of Colorado, a handsome young
woman, captured the floor and pro-
posed the following substitute! 1--WE
| demand tina, the question Of universal
suffrage be- submitted 10 the lcglsla-
lures Of tho different States and rersi.
tories for favorable action"
Jerry Simpson shouted; "She has
solved the problem" and some 0ne i'm
mediRtely dumanIlng the previous
question, the substitution was made
| 6y u crushing majority, amid \ volloy
of cheers, Miss willard looking very
glUm.
Soon after powderly announced that
| Miss Curtis substitute was Withdraw n
M part Of the platform. Weaver and
other leaders supported thi, statement.
Miss Curtis arose and announced
| that she had done no such thing.
The idea Of dealing with the liquor