People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-06-16
WELLINGTON. KANSAS FRIDAY JUNE 16. 1898

anthracite coal fields by right of en-
inent domain.
Resolved, That since it has been
officially shown that the bituminOus
coal business is going the same way Of
monopoly. that the bituminouS coal
fields should be similarly taken pos
session of.
Resolved, That since it has been
officially shown that the monopoly of
coal is a railroad monopoly. and that
the railroads are similarly mOnOpOliz-
ing iron md timber lands, and since
it is thus shown to be a law of indus
try that ownership Of the highways is
Owdership of all, therefore the people
must become their own owners, by
making themselves the owners of
their own highways.
Resolved, That as long as our social
conditions permit concentrated
wealth to become the owner through
industrial Capitalization of monOpolies
of the necessities of life it WILDE
necessary for the people through
ownership of, by and for all of such
mOnopOlieS to restore to themselves
the freedom of their labor.
Resolved, That this congress. Op-
posing as it does the greatest of all
truSts-the financial truSt-demand
a return to .bi-metaliSm. in order that
the common people may enjoy the
blessings of free and unlimited coin
age, Of both gold and silver, at the
present ratio of l6 tOl.
Resolved, That we recommend to
the several states now owning coal
lands, and to the United States gov
ernment, that all lands not now sold.
containing coal, metals or forests, be
held for the use and benefit of all the
people, and that means be provided
by which the coal shall be mined and
sold to the people at the actual cost
Of production.
Resolved, That We urge upon the
congress of the United States. and
upon the legislatures of the several
states, that they shall enact laws to
condemn and seize the property of all
trusts, cOnSpiracieS and combinations.
not only in transit between the states.
as provided in the Sherman act, but
within the states or wherever they
luay be found; and that if eventually
necessary, in death struggle between
the people and these criminal con-
SpiracieS, the protection of the laws
be withdrawn from their property.
And we also demand that the charter
of any domestic corporation in any
state that is proven to have become
party to any criminal conspiracy or
trust, shall be forfeited and that the
comfy between the states be, by law,
denied to any foreign corporation
which becomes a party to any such
fcombine or conspiracy.
The following letter was also ad-
dressed to the president of the Bi.
metallic League of the United States:
Gen. A. ]. Warner. President Bi-metalllc
League, Washington, ID. c.:
DEAR SIR:-The delegates in at
tendance upon an adjourned meeting
of delegates to the antitrust con-
ventiOn which met in Chicago June
and 6, call attention to the fact
that the president has openly declared
his purpose to convene congress early
in September for the purpose Ofre-
ducing the country to a single gold
standard. In view of the gravity of
the situation, we suggest that you, as
the official head of the Bi-metallic
League of the United States, call an
early industrial congress to meet at
st. Louis, or other convenient point,
to take steps to completely organize
the country to meet the impending
crisis. The emergency is forced upon
the people and it should be met by
organized effort of the most fOrmid-
able character. Respectfully yours,
j. B. WEAVER, President.
is, MCLALLIN. Secretary.