People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-06-16

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enforce the laws of the United
States now on the statue books
against trusts and combinations that
control production and prices of
commodities as may be found
necessary for their suppression.
Resolved, That it is the sense Of
this convention that it create a
permanent association, to be known
as the Antitrust Association of the
United States, consisting of three
representatives from each state and
territory, to advance the interest of
the purposes herein before suggested.
and that we recommend the Organi-
ZatiOn of an antitrust association in
securing uniform legislation and the
rigid execution of laws for the most
speedy suppression and final eradica-
tiOn of said trusts and cOmbina-
tons.
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this convention that two standing
committees should be appointed to
act as executive branches of said
national association as soon as the
same is organized; that each of said
committees should be composed Of
one representative from each state
and territory, the first of said COM
mitteeS to be known as the national
committee on antitrust legislation
and which shall have in charge the
matter Of federal legislation, and the
second Of said committees to be
known as the committee on anti
trust law enforcement, which shall
have in charge the duty of securing
the prompt and efficient execution of
all antitrust and monopoly laws.
Resolved, That the Oyer-capital-
izatiOn of corporate property is
largely responsible for the breaking
down of credits and the financial dis
treSS that now prevails in this
country; we, therefore, recommend
stringent national and state legiSla-
tiOn and supervision to limit the
bonding of corporate property, and
the issue of stocks representing the
same to actual values, and no in
crease of bonds or stocks by existing
corporations, whether public OF
private, shall be legal unless the
same shall have been authorized by
national or state authority.
Resolved, That it is hereby
recommended that each member OF
this convention use every means in
his power to secure the election to
office, whether local, state or federal,
of those only who are the expOnentS
OF this antitrust sentiment. and in
whose fearless determination to use
their uttermOst endeavOr to crush
land eXterminate all trusts and
mOnOpOlieS, complete confidence can
be had.
Amendments were then offered by
the score and when they were all in
Mr.. ROSewater made vigorous
speech in support of the committees
report in which he paid his respects
to the visionary" POpuliStS and
when he had finished, noticing
General Weaver on the floor ready tC
ask for recognition, and realizing
that his rotten speech would be torn
all to pieces if Weaver got chance
at it he moved the previous question.
The chair had nothing to do but to
put it to the house, although protest
was entered and ROSewater was asked
to withdrlw his motion; but he stuck
to it and all debate was cut off. The
house doubtless by precOncerteC
arrangement sustained the motion
for the previous question and the
resolutions were adopted as above
being only slightly amended from the
original report. The vote stood 3:
to Il.
1t was a noticeable fact that the
southern Democrats and the north
ern Republicans stood sOlidly to
gether.
Mr.. DOnnelly then offered the
following resolution in burleSQue:
Resolved, That every man in the
United States should do his whole
duty: that no woman should veal
hoops; that
Vice is a monster of such frightful mien.
That to be hated needs but to be SEEN"
that skim milk is a useful and harm
less article of diet: that vice is
vicious, and the devil is a gentleman;
and that Grover Cleveland is earnest.
ly urged to do his whole duty. love
his wife, and be yirtuOus, and he
will be happy.
Before the convention finally ad,
]. NJ. Quinn, of Montana, succeeded
in securing the passage of this resO.
luton by a vote of 80 to 81:
| Resolved, That this convention,
opposing as it does the greatest of all
trusts, the financial trust, demands a
return to bimetalliSm, in order that
the common people may enjoy the
blessings of free and unlimited
coinage of both gold and silver.
DR.. McLalIin announced a meeting
! for the Palmer House that evening
of all those in favor of going farther
than proposed in the resolutions
passed and about thirty delegates
representing thirteen states were
present. Weaver was elected preSi.
dent an McLallin secretary. The
address read by Mr.. LlOyed was
adopted as an address to the people
and the following resolutions were
adopted which will show the conten-
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