The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-22

WASHINGTON, April al-The resolutions
prepared by the special COMMITTEES from
the delegation of Philadelphia working
men aud read before the s~nste COMMITTEES
by Secretary NJ. J. Kelly. are AZ follows:
To the Fifty third Congress Of the United States
At mass meeting of Representative
wage earners OF the United States As
semoied in Ws>aiugsco. ID G., this 10Th
day Of April, 1894, the following p-s~mois
snk resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, Fer nearly teu mouths the
business Of this eountry has been para
lyz~d. the promise OF Improvement ia
consequence OF cese<in haaucixl Leg
islstion not having been r-alix-i. aud
Whereas. We ourselves and otDcrs de-
prived Of The means OF liviiihpod by r~assa
OF threatened rev.slonS Of sarih laws uu-
der whoa We have been so prosperous
and by the continusnce OF wIicn, without
prospect of chance. We feel assured all tie
business would be restored TO It's formes
prosperous condition, aud
Whereas. Tue wages Of labor in this
country uad-r unassaiied protection cur
tom laws have been iu.ly twice taat OF tue
highest in any country. and
Whereas. Any reduction in the customs
duty on say article Manufactured or pro
duced IN III country meaas a corresponds
ing reduction In The wages or labor rm-
pio9 ed IN its manufacture or production.
and
Whereas, In our frss country the inter
ests OF one class Of woykmsn are the inter-
esss of ali, aud
Whereas. We believe that all laws framed
by our representatives should DC fos tue
benefit OF their constituents. the people of
the United States aud not the people %
oth-r countries, therefore
Resolved. that we. tue authorized repre-
sentsttves of millions OF American work
mep, without distinction Of party, hereby
respectfully demand of our representa-
tIves IN tue congress Of the Uuited States
hat no change shall be made IN exist IA :
laws tast shall Ia any way deprive Us o,
tue Capacity To earn she full amount of
wages TO which We were acoustic ned dur
ing the years IN which there were no pros
p-ctive or Threatened caanges ia taritf
laws to prevent Us from providing for our
families. better homes. better education
and more comforts than la any other
country on the face Of tue globe.
Then follows "a meniori u address:
To the Right HonorabIs Body Of United states
Senator'S
Presenting for consideration the obiee-
tons OF the mrmorialists to making the
Wilson tariff Diil tue law OF the land.
Paragraphs of grievance against this
bill are then given, the first rrcittng that
should the Wilson bill become law, It's
| effect will be the depreciation OF ala val
ues ia the United States 40 per cent oe
more.
| The tin schedule of the bill, is complain
ed of on the ground that the prics OF tau
was not raised by tue Mckinley OIL aud
would not be lowered by toe Wilson bill.
| while the latter would deprive the govern
m-ut of SIS, 0C0, 0J0 IN duties on tia.
The business depression II the past ten
months when hundreds of thousands Of
men nave been thrown out of smploymsa,
will be continued ind ,hnltely IL tbs Wii-
son bill becomes law. IL - saul, sai 10
order that the prosperous couditi0u OF lssl
and 1892 may be revived, the senate IL
asked 10 defeat the bill.
Having adopted these resolutions W ith
great enthusiasm the meeting sJjourusd,
and COMMITTEES of twelve went directly
to the Office OF the sergeant -st-srns and
seot a messenger 10 Mostly the Peansyi-
vsnia senators Of til FIR presence. Senators
Cam-ron aud Quay came out to sbe
chamber aud there met the dele-
ton There was no speecb-makiny. Tue
resolutions were handed To the senators.
After the presentation OF the resolutions
the COMMITTEES was hagdsd over TO AN
officer OF the senate who escorted tie
twelve 10 srsjs In the reserved gallery.
The public galleries were airsa ~ oceupei
with solid lines OF workingme1 with the
tricolorei ribbons OF their C at-.
The memb-rS Of the league ieft for hons
a, O'Clock tonight. A committee OF thrss
--Messrs Rigg, Pant Wallace aud Jesse
Rowai-wili stay behind Tor conferences
with the populist leaders Monday. Toe
populisTs have expressed desire - mgsG
Them. The workInRmen will eud-avof -
secure from tue tbIfd parry senators q
pledge 10 autagonizs tbs Wilson Dl.l.