The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-27
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Mcclure and Morgan Pay Their Respects
to Each Other.

| Mcclure and Morgan Pay Their Respects
| to Each Other.
| Denver, Dec. 1S.-The great labor con
vention was in melting mood when ii
adjourned sine die at 6 o'clock tonight.
I a few minutes before the adjournment
| two of the strongest leaders, j. 2. Me-
CURE and Thomas j. Morgan of Chica-
90, who have for five or six years enliv-
ened such conventions with fuel that
seems to grow stronger every year, told
the convention what they thought of
each other. -.
The closing hour was devoted to telling
personal experiences. President Com
pcrs took part in the recitation.
Chairman Hissell, of the special com
mittee in the Debs case, made its re
mort, which was unanimously agreed to.
| The report demands the immediate en-
actment of law setting limit beyond
which equity may not go, and orders IL
nancial aid in securing legal counsel and
advice looking to appealing of cases to
the supreme court of the United States,
where the question of rights of courts to
issue what is termed blanket injunctions
NAV be finally tested The report says:
Courts of equity have extended their !u-
risdiction far beyond all former limits
and in field heretofore entirely I'M
known to such courts, and which action
endangers the personal liberty and rights
of citizens individually and collectively,
and which, if not checked, may lead to
serious results to the public.
While we recognize the rights OF prop
erty we also recognize that the right OF
personal liberty, consistent with good
government, is over and above all other
rights and it should be the part of the
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Strong and to see to it that iounjustice
is done to any citizen, be he high or low,
and that equal protection is given to the
humblest in the land. The American
Federation of Labor, in convention as
sembled most respectfully and earnestly
demands at the hands of our lawmakers
the enactments of such laws as Will carry
out the principles above set forth. This
convention having heard with regret of
the conviction and possible Incarceration
in the county Jail of Cooke county, ILL.,,
of Eugene V. Debs, president of the|
American Railway union, and his CO.
laborers on the charge of being in con-
tempt of court by violating the restrain
ing order issued by the district court,
which order was issued at the instance
Of the General Managers association of
Chicago, this convention extends TO Eu-
gene V. Debs and his associates in their
present COuulllOu our SluCeIe Sy IhPdluJ
and promise of both our moral and finan- |
cial support in the struggle to right both
the wrong already committed and those
which may in the future be committed |
in the name of the law. The executive |
council of the American Federation of
Labor was instructed to lend such finan- |
cial aid as in the councils judgment the |
is able to supply.
A resolution condemning the supposed |
purchase of nOn-union bicycles by the pos
tai union was adopted.
All attempts to resurrect the political |
questions were promptly suppressed. /
At the afternoon session the commit
tee on laws reported on large number of
resolutions and amendments to the laws |,
IF the organization, the most important
me providing that in future conventions,
reports of grievance committee shall be
made in executive session. It "
Mcbride, Gompers and McDuff were
named delegates to the next convention.
4 resolution favoring a federal law to
protect labor was adopted. Adjourned
line die.