The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-16
IN HOG s,GNo WNcEs.

Boldly Proclaim That You Want the
| Earth and tho Disinherited VIII Help
| You Get It:
| The world is making history very
fast just now. Event succeeds event
with startling rapidity, and humanity
Is marching with accelerated step to-
ward the goal of the brotherhood Of
man. The radicalism of yesterday is
the conservatism of to-day; tomorrow
it will be old fogyism. The but lately
timid follower is the present ardent
leader, while those who essayed the
teachers role are now studying at the
proletariats have discerned their power
and are revelling in their newly found
strength. Humanity, which owns the
earth, demands it and is going to have
it. Labor, which produces all wealth,
has resolved to enjoy the product of its
toll Americans have begun to under
stand the declaration of independence
and have caught the inspiration which
moved the founders of the republic.
In Belgium the proletariats asked
and were denied; they insisted and
their wishes were granted. The lesson
has not been UNDECIDED by the toilers
of the world. In Germany the gain of
social democracy heralds the fact that
the farmers are beginning to see
Through glass darkly." In the
United States, less than a year ago,
more than a million farmers made a
strike for liberty, but grieved to find
their brother toilers of the cities fight
ing in the enemy's ranks Now the
city workers stand on rising ground
and beckon the farmers to come up
higher.
The spirit of liberty is troubling the
waters of the pool and the proletariats
are being healed of their diseases and
infirmities. T. V. Powderly advises
the disarmament of the K. of l.. and A.
F. L. and the welding of their elements
into a mighty industrial egion, having
for it's object freedom by means of
its united political action. A new
trades unionism" is born into the
world claiming as its mightiest weapon
the ballot of freemen.
Speaking of this new trades union
ism, J. w. Sullivan, author of Direct
Legislation and at present lecturer for
the American Federation of Labor;
says: Broadly, then, the indications
are that the world is to-day on the eve
of great political and economic changes,
for the most part the direct results of
the strength of the labor organizations.
If it shall recognize and strive for JUS
tice down to the foundations of society,
the populist party will become part
of the now worldwide labor move
ment. If it shall not, if it shall depend
merely on temporary points of relief
for poor employing farmers, it will
offer little to distinguish it in the eyes
of radical social reformers from the
older parties"
On July 2, 1898, an event took place
which, be it manifestation of this
new trades unionism or the result of
Mr.. Powderly's advice, is pregnant
with bright omens of joyful portent
A state labor congress was held in Lin
coin, Neb., on that day, composed of
delegates from all the trades unions
and Knights of Labor assemblies,
which, declaring that it owed and
would render no allegiance to any
superior body, formulated preamble
and platform of principles
Speaking of it's action Alfred Fawk-
ner, one of its delegates, says:
*'The salient points of the work of
the congress may be summarized briefly
as distinct move toward united polit-
ical action of all denominations of or
ganized labor; coalition with the
Farmers Alliance, and the projection
of campaign of education of political
economy inside labor organizations
which cannot fail but be fruitful for
immediate good, and the recognition
by organized labor that the conditions
which make paupers out of toilers and
millionaires out of idlers have been
created by legislation and that the
only remedy is to legislate them away.
By adopting the truths of the political
dispensation and inviting to it's fold
the different local bodies of the Farm
ers' Alliance, the brainy and represent
alive toilers and skilled mechanics of
| Nebraska did construct state parlia-
ment of labor which overshadows in
Importance, responsibility and dignity
our state legislature or any other elect
i've body of men,"
| Believing that the platform adopted
will be found to be the one upon which
the city proletariats are willing to
unite with the farmers in battle for
freedom, l will give it and the Omaha
platform in juxtaposition and try to
point out wherein they differ and where
they diverge from one another:
/ PREAMBLEs
Labor Congress. Peoples Party.
| organization OF the While our sympat hies
| common people beingIas party of reform are
necessary for the amel- NATURALLY upon the side
| ioration and final eman-lof every proposition
Clip q tion o I q b O r which will tend to make
through the securing to men intelligent virtn
each Individual toiler|ous and t-mperate. we
| OF the who e product of nevertheless regard
| his labor. therefore toIthese questions = i'm
execute this exact JUS lportant as they areas
| lce between man andIsecondary to the great
man, we have organised Issues now pressing for
| this state labor con- solution a unon
gress. which not only our in.
AS the oppressive 1!lsldtvidual prosperity, but
which now af1ict the the very existence of
people have been legis-I free institutions de-.
| lateo upon US by repre.lpend, and we ask all
| sentauves OF aggre- men to first help us to
gated capital and tholdetermine whether we
| employing class. we de lare to have q rennbiic
care the True meanslt0 administer, before