The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-30
country may be in prosperous con-
dltlon and be well able to pay bonds
which must be issued now.

u!I!On and be we'll able to pay bonds
which must be issued now.
Now what can be. done immedi-
ately? The first thing necessary is
Orga nizatiOn. [ think we should
organize central committee here
tonight composed of representatives
OF each ward and each voting pre-
clnct to collect facts as to the actual
number OF persons out of employ
ment. Whatever is done for the
unemployed should be done in the
way OF loans projected into the fu-
ture, which will fall due in better
days than those in which we live.
ADVISED MODERATION.
And whatever is done should be
done peacefully. for single drop of
blood shed would be disgrace to our
civilization. He believed with
Thomas Jefferson that the country
could be made prosperous or de-
pressed by legislation. He dwelt at
length upon the silver problem, and
said that by limiting the currency
to gold the value of gold was in
creased. 1t made money dear, and
when money became dear men be-
came cheap. Tin 1873 our miserably
corrupt or stupid congress shut the
door of the mint forever in the face
OF silver from the silver mines of
America. What has been the con-
sequence? From that hour to this
the property of the world had been
on the down grade and the troubles
and miseries of men had increased"
Mr.. Donnelly deprecated any allus-
ion to political parties on such an
occasion as the present, but he was
strongly reminded that but a few
months ago we were in the midst of
an exciting political campaign. The
skies were Illuminated with rockets
and bontires, and the air was filled
with the music of brass bands and
promises. Before him was one of the
results: a tremendous gathering of
people-with their stomachs empty.
"Oh, what a lot of poor, God for
saken editors of daily newspapers we
have got in St. Paul." he exclaimed;
leach one with a railroad president
behind it. These blind leaders of
the blind have led you into this
ditch. (Applause.) They have told
you that the Sherman act was the
cause of all your misfortunes.
(Laughter.) Why do not the infer
nal fools know that this calamity ex-
tends over the whole world where
they never hear of the Sherman act?
The whole country is governed by
the newspaper press, and the newspa-
per press is the mouthpiece of the
money power of the country. Nor has
the press any space for labor meetings
like this. In one paper l think /
saw notice of this meeting of
about fingers BREATH"
RESOLUTIONS.
He concluded by moving that
committee of twenty-five be appoint
ed, divided into wards, to collect in
formation in reference to the un-
employed Of the city and suggest
action for their relief.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. II. A. Wallraff handed Mr..
Donnelly the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we demand a
sound and flexible currency, issued
by the general government only,
without interest charge, legal
tender for all debts public or pri-
vate, to be put into circulation by
instituting great public works at
once, and paying for the same in
such legal tender money; and be it
further
Resolved, That should the United
States congress. decide to abandon
the use of silver as one of the mon
ey metals OF this country by repeal
ing the Sherman law uncondition-
ally, we demand that gold be de-
mOnetiZed.
Resolved, That we are in favor of
postal savings banks.
Resolved, That COPY of these
resolutions be sent to our REPRESENT
atives in congress.
Mr.. DOnnelly moved that the fol-
lowing be added to those already be-
, fore the meeting:
Resolved, That this great meeting
Of the unemployed labor of Ramsey
county, Minn., hereby affirm that
the calamities which aff1ict them
and afflict the whole world are due
to conspiracy of the money powers
Of the world demOnetizing silver and
reducing it to One-half it's former
value.
Resolved, That we declare that
upon this question the newspaper
press of Minnesota does not repre-
sent the people of Minnesota.
Resolved, That in our Judgment
chambers of commerce are necessary
evils which should not obtrude them
selves into the domain of politics.
Resolved, That we serve a notice
upon our members. and senators in
congress that if they vote for the re-
peal of the Sherman act of 1890,
without at the same time repeating
the Sherman act of 1873, which de-
monetized silver, that they need not
expect political support in the future
from those present at this meeting,
nor from the great body of the peo-
pie of the state of Minnesota.
COL. J. II. DAVIDSON.
Arose as Mr.. Donnelly was about to
submit the resolutions for adoption,
and requested the privilege of speak
ing to them, which was granted. He
opposed the adoption of the resolu-
tions in vigorous and forcible
speech, but the laboring men knew
what they wanted. and the rosolu-
tions were adopted.