The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-19

when his time was up half a dozen men
volunteered to give him their time. and he
spoke half an hour. He denied the charge
made in President Gompers's report that
the socialistic idea was Struggled into the
program. He said:
I'VE have as our allies in the Socialistlc
movement all kinds of labor-saving machin-
cry, and we have the millionaires They
put Debs in Jail today. 1 am glad of it.
That is the kind of work that will make
you vote to put men on the bench who
will not render such decisions"
Mr.. Strasser followed Mr.. Morgan in op-
position to socialism. He said socialism
was not progressing. The socialistic growth
IN Germany was not socialism, he said, but
the rise Of democracy.
Mr.. Braamwood Of the typographical I'M
ion said so far as he was Informed the
delegates were all under instruction from
their unions as to their votes, and he
thought all arguments were useless.
Others spoke at length and the c0nven-
ton adjourned with the question still un-
der consideration.
Thomas l. Morgan Of Chicago said in
regard TO the Debs sentence: The decision,
aside from it's immediate effects on Mr..
Debs, is good thing for the labor move
ment. 1t shows what may be expected
from legislatures and courts that are con-
trolled by the capitalists"
William B. Prescott, president Of the ty-
biographical union, said:
Il am opposed to the punishment Of one
man for the acts of another. l believe
that the injunction Debs violated was
against his real legal rights"
DENVER, Dec. 15.-The discussion of
plank 10 in the political platform (the
socialist plank was resumed in the con-
vention Of the American federation OF
labor today. When the afternoon session
opened the charges preferred against
President Gompers by the German walters
union, No. 1, and the BartenderS' union,
No. 90, Of New York, regarding the use
Of nOn-union hall in New York for a
dinner to John Burns and Mr.. Holmes on
Dec. last. After hearing the evidence
in the case the convention with one dis
senting vote sustained President Gompers.
President Gompers in his own defense
reviewed the arrangements for the dinner
TO John Burns and David Holmes, Dec. Z,
IN which Clarendon hall was used. He
said that upon investigation he found
there was not a hall in New York that
could be secured that employed union
men.
The proposition Of the government Of es-
tablishing a savings bank in connection
with the pOstoffice department was de
feated by Il large majority and the ques-
ton then required upon the substitute for
plank No. 10, providing for the abolition
of the land monopoly ownership and sub
shutting occupancy and Improvement as
the only guarantee Of title, which was
adopted.
n pink Was adopted IdNOIlDS lIe TepSdi
of the seaman conspiracy laws.
Delegate Morgan offered an additional
plank providing for the private corporate
ownership of all means of production and
distribution, which was laid on the table.
A plank was adopted favOring the issu-
ance Of all money direct to the people by
the government.
The question Of adopting the resolutions
indorsirg the entire political platform was
defeated. The result was considered an
overwhelming defeat to the socialist ele-
ment.
John Burns was introduced, and In
brief speech bid the delegates Of the con-
vention a formal gOod-by. He gave the
federation a word of advice and urged the
elimination of all men who were not MEM
beTs in actual trades and duly accredited
delegates. He stated that he intended to
put into book form his impression of the
labor movement in America.
A resolution introduced and amended
that the headquarters Of the American fed
Grafton Of labor be removed from New
York was adopted. The following places
were nominated as candidates for head
quarters: Washington, Detroit, Indianapo-
lis, Brooklyn eld Louisville. Before the
vote was taken the convention adjourned
until tomorrow morning. Washington and
indianapolis are the leading contestants.