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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-16

Labor Congress
That as in the past
our duly elected repre-
sentatives in congress
and other legislative
halls have only repre-.
scented the private in
terests of the rich EN-.
ploying class and CAPT.
talists. the time has
come when all denomi.
nations Of organized
labor unitedly demand
an opportunity Of max.
ing their own laws and
the direct guarding OF
their own interests. we
declare in favor of the
system of legislation
known as the ''initia-
tive and referendu "
and will work unceas-
ingly towards the real
ization of this reform.
We demand the abo-
lition OF all conspiracy
laws and OF class and
special privileges.
We deem it of vital
Importance to organ
lied labor that the pres
ident and las long as
the senate exists SEN
ators of the United
States shall be elected
by the direct vote of
the people.
We call upon the law
department of the state
OF Nebraska to rlgldly
enforce all laws, espe-
cially the eight-hour
law and the prohibition
of child labor under the
age OF fourteen years.
We denOunCe the
present contract sys-
tenn OF public works
and demand that the
national, state, count
and municipal govern
ments shall directly
supply all forms of
needful improvements
by days labor.
We demand that me-
chanics and laborers
shall have q first lien
upon the product of
their labor to the full
extent of their wages.
We demand the en-
actment of laws pro-
viding for arbitration
between employers and
employed and to en-
force the decision of
the arbi rators.
And the better to "a
cilitate these reforms
this congress shall un-
ceasingly encourage the
formation Of local and
central labor organiza-
tons in every city.
town and county in the
state. And further will
assist in establishing
national and interna-
tiOnal labor organiza-
tions. and aid and en-
courage the labor press
OF our sta e and as soon
as practicable establish
an organ OF the state
congress.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-16
PeODle's Pnrtu.

Peoples Party.
We demand a ma tion-
|al currency. safe, sound
and flexible, issued by
the general government
only a full legal tender
for all debts, public and
private and that with
out the use Of banking
corpora ions. a just.
Equitable and eficlent
means of distribution
direct to the people, at
tax not exceeding 2 per
cent per annum be pro-
Ivided, as set forth in
the sub-'r 'aSurv plan
Iof the Farmers Alli-
ance. or some better
system; also bv pay
mentS IN discharge OF
its obliga tons for pvb-
lie improvements.
We demand the free
and unlimited coinage
lof silver and gold at the
present legal ratio OF
i6 to 1.
We demand that the
|amount of the circulat.
ing medium be speedily
Increased to not less
than s per capita.
We demand that post
al savings banks be es-
tablished by the gov
Iernment for the safe
deposit of the earnings
|of the people and to
facilitate exchange.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-16

books, and the adoption Of an amend
ment according equal suffrage to wom-
en-. They nominated for governor one
of the leading trades unionists Of tho
state.
TAXATION.
Labor Congrsss Peoples Party.
We are unanimously We demand q gradu-
in favor Of q more equal lated income tax.
and exact system Of We believe that tho
taxation whereby the money OF the country
humble mechanic strug- should be kept as much
Cling to build and main Jas possible in the hands
tain q modest home forlof the PEOPLE and hence
himself and little ones I'VE demand that all
shall not be mulcted OflState and national reve-
q greater proportion InueS shall be limited to
ate sum that the idlel he necessary expenses
millionaire owner oflOf the government eco
residential palaces of nomicallv and honestly
DESTINATIONS luxury and admins tered
splendor may ESCAPED
his just burden Of tax
alton
The planks are virtually the same.
The labor congress designates or ex-
presses the desired ultimate, but gives
preference to no particular plan. The
Omaha platform demands form of
tax which all parties concede would
reach the desired ultimate or end.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-16
Labor Congress.

LdOOT congress.
Organization of the
common people being
necessary for the amel-
fOration and final eman-
Clip tion OF la BIO r
through the securing to
each Individual toiler
Of the who e product Of
his labor. therefore to
execute this exact JUS
tice between man and
man, we have organized
this state labor con-
gress.
As the oppressive ills
which now afhict the
people have been legis-
lated upon US by repre-.
sentatives Of aggre.
gated capital and the
employing class. we de
clare the true means
for the betterment OF
our condition to be to
legislate away all legis
lated wrongs by united
action at the polls.
To this end we call
upon all industrial or
Plantations Of farm and
factOry workers, all
trades unionA farmers
alliances, and Knights
Of Labor assemblies,
and all thoughtful men
and women who love
liberty better thar
class privileges and
who see in the present
unequal system Of dis
tribution and rapid
concentration in the
hands of q few Of the
wealth created by all q
fearful menace to hui
man rights. we earn
est3v Call upon all such
to JON US in our crusade
for the emancipation Of
the wage slave, and the
following principles :.
at
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-16

Peoples Party.
While our sympathies
as q party of reform are
naturally upon the side
of every proposition
which will tend to make
men intelligent, virtu-
Gus and temperate, we
nevertheless s regard
these questions : i'm
portant as they areas
secondary to the great
issues now pressing for
solution, q n d pon
which not only our in.
d1vidual prosperity, but
the very existence Of
free institutions de.
pend, and we ask all
men to first help us to
determine whether we
are to have q republic
70 administer. before
We differ as to the con.
ditiOns upon which it Is
to be administered. be-
lieving that the forces
LOT reform this day or
ganized WIN never cease
to move forward until
Everything wrong il
righted and equal rights
and equal privileges es-
tablisned for all the
men and women of this
country. we declare,
therefore,
First That the union
of the labor forces OF
the United States this
day contaminated shall
be permanent and per.
petual; may its spirit
ENTER into all hearts for
the salvation Of the re.
public and the uplifting
LOT mankind
Second. Wealth be.
longs to him who
Icreates 1t, and every
dollar taken from I'm
fdustry with o ut, an
equivalent Is robbery.
III ANY man will not
work neither shall he
leaf. The interests OF
rural and urban labor
lare the same their
,lenemiss are indenttcal,
little said of. these
pirit and sentiments
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-16

Peoples Party.
The following resolu.
lions we're offered indie
pendent of the plat
form, and were adopt.
ed, as expressive Of the
sentiment Of the con-
vention:
Resolved, That we de.
mand q free ballot and
Ia fair count in all cleo
tions, and pledge our
selves to secure it to
every legal voter with
out federal interven-
lion through the adop-
ton bv the states Of
the unperverted Aus.
tralian secret ballot
system.
Resolved, That the
revenue derived from q
graduated income tax
should be applied to the
reduction of the burden
LOT taxation now levied
upon the domestic in
|dustries of this coun-
jtrv.
Resolved, That we
pledge our support to
fair and liberal PEN
siOns to ex-union sol.
ldiers and sailors.
Resolved, That we
condemn the fallacy of
protecting American
labor under the present
system, which opens
our ports to the pauper
and criminal classes of
the world and crowds
out our wage earners,
and we denounce the
present ineffective law
against contract labor,
and demand the further
restriction of undesir-
able emigration.
Resolve. That we cor
diallv sympathize with
the efforts of organized
workingmen to shorten
the hours of labor, and
demand q rigid enforce
ment OF the existing
|eight-hOur law on gov
eminent work, ana ask
that a penalty clause
be added to the said
law.
Resolved That we re-
gard the main tenance
of q large standing
army OF mercenaries,
known as the Pinker-
ton system, as q me-
mace to our liberties,
and we demand its sbo-
lition, and we condemn
the recent invasion OF
the territory of Wyo-
ming by the hired as
|sassins of plutocracy,
assisted by federal on
GERS
Resolved, That we
c o m m end to tn g
thoughtful cOnSidera-
ton of the people and
the reform press the
| e gislative system
known as the initiative
and referendum.
Resolved. That we
favor a constitutional
provision limiting the
Office of president and
vice president to one
term. and providing for
the election of senators
by a direct vote OF the
people.
Resolved, That we op-
pose anv subsidy or ma
tional aid 10 any pri-
vate corporation for
any purpose.
q work Of the labor
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-16
Labor Congress

Labor Congress
We demand that a
volume of money suf11-
Gent to the necessities
OF convenient exchange
OF the products of labor
be issued directly to
the people without the
Intervention of banks,
bankers or corpora
tions, and that such
money shall be lawful
tender for all debts
both public and private.
We believe that the
making and issuance of
money is the exercise
Of the highest sover-
eighty OF y free people
and to preserve the
right we viii ever
Strive
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-16
Labor C.n0ress.


We demand that the
national governm e n t
shall a. Quire under the
right of eminent do
main and operate for
the good of all the peo-
pie all existing rail :
roads. telegraphs and
tele phones: and shall
further construct such
new railroads, tele-
graphs and the exten.
sion of the telephone
service as the exigen-
cies of the people re-
Quire or the proper de-
velopment Of the coun-
try calls for.
We demand that all
municipal communities
shall own and operate
all water works, gas
and electric lighSplants
and street car transpOr.
tatiOn. and distribute
such service tp the pea
Va1n IN 2 A<,ot
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-16
Peoples PQrtu.


We believe that the
time has come when
the railroad corpora
ton will either own the
people or the people
must own the railroads,
and should the govern
ment enter upon the
work Of owning and
managing all railroads,
we should favor an
amendment to the con-
stitution by which all
persons engaged in the
government vice
shall be placed under q
civil service regulation
of the most rigid char.
|acter, 80 as to prevent
the increase Of the
power of the national
administration by the
use Of such additional
government employees.
Transporta ton being
a means of exchange
and a public necessity,
the government should
own and operate the
railroads in the inter-
est of the people.
The telegraph and
telephone like the post
|omce system. being .
necessity for transmits
sion of news, should be
owned and operated by
the government in the
Interest of the peOnle
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-16

There neeo be little said Of these
preambles. The spirit and sentiments
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-16

Here we perceive that the finance
plank in the la Dor congress platform is
almost identically the same as the
leading clause in the Omahao financial
or monetary plank. The only differ
ence seems to be that the labor con-
gress suggests no plan of Issue, while
the Omaha platform suggests 'the sub
treasury plan, or some better system"
But then the sub-treasury plan was
only intended to issue into circulation
about one hundred million dollars each
year, during the season for the move
ment of crops. The labor congress
platform. does not mention gold or sill
yer, or the coinage of any metallic
money. This is consistent. If any,
thing is calculated to make one tired,
it is reading demand for metallic or
commodity money in a reform platform.
The labor congress does not designate
any certain per capita volume or circu-
lating medium, but demands an amount
sufficient to the necessities of con-
venient exchange of the products of
labor" There is no demand for postal
saving banks, Or other government
banks, although in expatiating con-
corning the good results to follow the
enactment of the platform into law,
Mr.. Alfred Fawkner says: ''It means
that with money issued directly to the
people and adequate postal deposit ar
rangements there will be no bursting
of savings banks or special calls for
confidence in skin games. 1t means
many other things besides, all of which
goes to prove that the world do move
and that organized labor has got out
of the ruts and is walking straight in
the middle of the road"
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As the land, which Is
the source of all wealth,
and containing. as it
does, the raw-materials
with which and on
which man must labor
70 live Is the God given
element to all men, as
Is air and water, we de-
nounce the monopoliza-
ton Of land by private
ownership as the moth
er of all other monop-
olies and q Grim g
against mankind bv
operating as q fatal bar
to the exercise of our
inherent rights to equal
opportunities for ex
istence and the pursuit
Of happiness alleged to
be guaranteed by the
constitution of our be-
loved country. There
fore, we demand that
personal use-not own
ership--shall constitute
the only legal as it is
the onlv moral right to
possession of land.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-16

Here the line of demarcation is bold
and clearly defined. The labor congress
declares for ''use and occupancy" as the
only title to land. In this they are
eminently correct. In no other manner
can speculation in land be stopped and
non-occupying landlordism destroyed,
except by making actual, individual
use and occupancy prerequisite to any
claim to ownership of land. 1t would
appear as if the labor congress might
well have added clause covering coal
and mineral beneath the earth's surface.
In this connection it is worthy to re-
mark that the first plank in the plat
form of the Colorado state labor con-
gress reads:
1--WE denounce the private monopoly
of land as unjust and unwise and de-
clare that the land is the equal and in
alienable heritage of the people,"
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4uc lAuus luC1uOluK
|all the natural sources
|Of wealth, is the hertz
|age Of all the people,
and should not be mo-
nopolized for speculat-
i've purposes. and alien
owner 8 b Up of land
should be pl Ohibited.
All land now held by
railroads and other COR
pora tons in excess OF
their actual needs and
JAIL lands now owned by
Ialiens should be re-
claimed bv the govern.
lment and held for actu.
Ial settlers only.
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are evidently the Same in each. The
new trades unionism," speaking
through the labor congress, for. be-
ieve, the first time the truth expressed
at Omaha-''The interests of rural and
urban labor are the same; their enemies
are identical"
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arguments to convince employees of all
private industry that it is for their in
terest to vote for the naturalization of
such industries railroads and tele-
graphs for example. Brains again
Calamity" John.-Thomaston me-
Peoples Cause.
"A correspondent sends us the fol.
lowing: docs it not seem that man.
kind is afflicted with madness to run
the risk of losing it's savings, and
breeding periodical panics, just to let
q few thousand banks run upon in
dividual credit and management, suck
profit out of system of banking which
it done by the government itself would
save all the profit to the people and
make failure of banks and consequent
loss of deposits impossible? Yet in the
midsts of this we hear men talk of go
ing back to state banking to supply
money. Verify where are we at?''-
Reasoner. -
Financial reforms must get down to
hard pan-not hard money-and fight
in the open field. A national paper
currency, a legal tender for all honest
purposes that money is credited to SUBJ
serve, with law behind it, and the real
government banks to take care. of the
money after it becomes the property of
the people, and distribute it as the law
full demands of business require. This
is the hard pan of the financial problem
which the reform party must address
itself to. II silver goes gold must keep
it company. Thev have been woke fell
lows .for. .. 900 years and should not be
separated in their dota9e.-Rising Sun
lind. journal
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-26
TO HER.

Though you and / have not met for yeaEz.
Tonight / wake In that mist of tears
One thought OF old had the force to start
The thought that never has left my heart
For love like mine, deny it who can,
Comes once, but once. in the life of man.
And liz he t~riuuapiNs the skies may fall,
And IL he loses he loses all.
/ wonder il you regret. Derchance
Some word of the past, some circumstance,
Has proved the worth of that force unseen
And made you long for what might ave been
Or in the future this written word
May plead with notes In my voice unheard
To make you pause at the broken line
And sigh and say. All his life was rninef'
All, then perchance | shall hear the grass
Pressed softly back as your footsteps pass
To bring where my sightless eyes may see
The tear for my grave, denied to me.
Nay, do not come, for | think my love
Would burst the cerements, the weight above
And my fierce arms strive through turf and
mold
For you. with that force you feared of odd
No, no; / would not that all the pain
/ feel by you should be felt again.
] would not, though heaven before me shone.
Bring you to know all that | have known.
Live on. to think that the wound has healed
With never a scar to be revealed;
When we two meet in the coming years,
Peace to your smiles, and to me no tears!
IT. r. sullivan In Scribner's-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-26
AN ss,storic r

SiBLEy. Ia, April q .-The iron post
which marks the spot where Iowa,
Minnesota and South Dakota meet is
sinking and falling to one side. The
monument is not only noteworthy of
marking a boundary for the states, but
is historic. from the fact that It was
established by no less a parsonage than
jefferson Davis, of the United States
army, when he was an officer before the
war, in this then uninhabited region.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-26
How the czar Takes Exercise.

Thecz takes q visible delight in man
nal labor, which in his cas- is q physical
necessity no less than a favorite pastime.
He nnhesitatingly puts his hand to any
kind of work that has to be done, but his
usual occupation is to fell huge trees,
saw them into planks. plane them and
generally prepare them for the cabinet
maker. In winter the gardeners have
strict orders not to clear away the snow
from the avenues, and walks in the park,
which is invariably left for his majesty,
who, attired In a short gray jacket too
shoorka), shovels it up into enormous
mounds and then transfers it to a cart.
1t occasionally happens, when he CANNOT
complete the task he had set himself
within the time at his disposal, that his
children lend their assistance and car
away the snow to a remote part of thu
grounds. -Contemporary Review.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-26
Children Crcmated.

ABERDEEN, Miss. April 26.--On the
farm of r. p. Honea. four miles south
of here, a colored tenant named Ed
wards and wife, left their three chill
dren, all under 8 years of age, in the
house alone. and went out to work.
During their absence the house caught
fire and was completely destroyed. The
children were cremated,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-26
Enund caicined Homes.

GREAT FALLS, Man., April 26-April
= john saadh rg. II Of the most
skilled employees at the Boston and
Montana smelier, entered the rooster to
make repairs and WIS never seen again.
His calcined bones, one steel buckle
and the steel parts Of u jackknife have
been recovered in tie main flue of the
smelter. 1t is a mystery how he go. to
where the bones We're found.
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Children

HERMosA. s. D., April 26.-Two chill
dren of Peter Siblon, residing near here,
died by poison. 1t is supposed that
strychnine was left spread on the floor
in the house by a former tenant and
got on some carrots which the children
ate.
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Declined the Test.


During the war a contractor made to
Secretary Cameron a proposition to sup
ply breastplates for the Union soldiers at
90 much q thousand. After he had used
up much valuable time in expatiating on
the merits Of his protective armor, the
secretary said:
you viii guarantee it bullet proofY''
Absolutely So" replied the applicant
for q contract.
VERY well, then" said Mr.. Cameron.
"sust put on the samples you have been
showing me, and stand on the other side
OF the room while ] try a few shots al
you with this pistol II you remain nm.
hurt, / shali be convinced of the useful.
ness Of your breastplate."
Strange to say, the contractor refused
TO accede to the suggestion, and no armol
was provided for the Federal soldiers
Washington Star.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-26
A small BOYS Blun.

Johnny where is Saskatchewan on
the map
II know where IL il well, teacher, but
lam 20 short that ! cannot reach up 10
Indicate the exact spot
ssThan let ma give you . pointer"
aid the teacher. And then Johnny
funked--Harper's Bazaar.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-26
Annual efafemenf

Annual statement
For the wear ending December 81, A. d. 1885,, Of
the condition and affairs of the New York
Life Insurance Company Of New York,
organized under the laws of New York,
made to the anditN Of rhe state OF
South Dakots, In pursuance OF the laws OF said
state.
Organized or Incorporated 1s4l. Com
menced>businese 1916.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-05-24
or Cour.e. IIounh IIer Down.

W NNNi~ts tANuhh Her Down.
While Jesse Miller was digging
post hole preparatory TO cularg-
mg his mother's garden, lio came
upon box Thinking he was
about to uucarth treasure. he
carefully removed the box. taking
of the hd Instead of Guding a
sum of money the bones of an i'm.
FAINT were revealed. a young girl
of tho vicinity who gave birth 10 a
child O couple of years ago is sus-
pcctcd of having buried the corpse
thero.-l West Newton Pross
Is she2 2ls the young gir. suspect
ed2 Well, then, dig up The bones
and put thom ou exhibition, label
them with the uamc of tho girl
"suspocted' Dou'tlot the grave
bury her shame don'tgiyo her a
chance 90 cover it up, but scatter
the ncwsi stirup the gosAps give
her character q racket; shake the
whole rotton thing mp, aud lot the
young girl understand that her
fault shall noithor ho forgiven nor
forgotten a young GIRL n did You
say AN the bettor for that; her
heart viii break the sooner, has
she a mothor2 An the better again:
wiring the Woman's heart tin the
blood oo5es from her oyos with the
bitter tears Public cxhibition
will have q good effect on Che girl,
the 'young girl, and teach her a
lesson. no matter ii ehc hath suf-
fered the pains aud shame for the
months; uo matter if she has been
nt death door only 90 look into
the face of her dead baby no mat
tor it sho has laid itiu box and
put 10 uuder the sod, bedcwing The
grave with her tcnrs-uo matter if
Che world has partly forgotten her
ono sim for slo was young girl ;
dig up the bones, mcolun Tho shci.
atou, parade tEc siu, ha out
% rcd ,Iag and aay. "horo 10 is
again. come and -ue-and dom e
forget thc young girl. Ioudpr She
goes, ruu and tell her "wo hnvc
found your baby's grave Tho
sad smile which had begun tocracp
over her young face must ho driy-
ou back INTO her soul again, aud
the fountain of her taar ha opcn-
ed. OH, the nhumauily of the
man III MoucuaahoIu Republican.