The herald., 1894-12-15

Weismau, OF the Bakers union, loved
to amend it to read, IAN eight hour day
for all government employees, national.
state and municipal"
This was met by strong opposition.
Delegate LLOYD, OF Boston. offered an
amendment to read "a legal working
day OF not more than eight hours"
which was adopted.
Plank four was taken up and an
amendment was offered eliminating the
words land homes" 1t was claimed
that the homes ehould be inviolate from
the intrusion of government officials.
On the other hand. it was claimed that
many so-called workingmen's house1
needed protection as much as shops
aud factories. After q lively discussion
the plank as originally drawn, WAS
adopted.
Plank five was adopted without dis
cussion, as were also numbers six and
seven.
Plaak eight WAS amended to include
water works, and adopted.
Plank nine was adopted without dis
cusaion, though several delegates asked
to be recorded as voting in the negative.
When the famous plank 10 came up,
q few minutes before O'Clock, the tug
of war was reached. Mr.. Strszsr of New
Jersey stated that he proposed to make
the author Of that plank declare him
self. He offered as an amendment the
addition OF the words "by means OF con-
fisc.titn without compensation." L. j.
Morgan, author OF the plank, seconded
the amendment.
A. McCraith of Boston offered Q sub.
stitute az follows: "The abolition OF
the monopoly syatem OF landholding.
and substituting therefor title OF occu.
Fancy and use only"
j. Mahlon Barnes, OF the Cigar
Makers union. raised the point that
similar resolution had been already
adopted by the Federation, and there-
fore could not De considered.
President Gonpers ruled against the
point and Mr.. Barnes appealed from the
decision Of the chair. Half a dozen men
wanted to discuss the appeal, but the
president ruled that only the appellant
and the appellee could speak.
Barnes demanded that the president
vacate the chair during the discussion,
but the latte. declined. The chair WAS
sustained by q vote OF 81 to 10.
Most of the do 'egatee came to the hall
this afternoon with speeches on plank
10 prepared. and this fact, no doubt,
did much to keep down inhammatory
expressions.
Tbomes j. Morgan of Chicago pre-
sented chart to show the relative num-
bers and wealth OF workingmen, busi-
ness men. capitalists and millionaires.
His speech was vigorous advocacy of
socialism.
A minute limit had been made,
but when the time was up half q dozen
volunteered to give him their time and
he spoke for half an hour. He denied
the charge made in President Com
pers' report that the socialist idea was
smuggled into the programme. He said:
1--WE have as our allies in the social.
ist;c movement all kinda Of laboring
machinery and we have the million.
aires. They put Debs in jsil today. I'm
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 de-
cisions."
Mr.. Strazer followed Mr.. Morgan in
opposition to socialists He held that
socialism was not progressing. The 60.
ciali.tic growth in Germany was not go
cialistic, he said. but the rise OF demcc.
rRcy.
Mr.. Braamwood OF the typographical
nnion said that 80 far as he was in
formed the delegates were oil under in
structions from thoir unions as to their
votes and he thought all arguments
were useless.
Others spoke at length. and the con.
vention adjourned with the question
still under consideration.