The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-06
THEIR WORK WELL DONE.
Labor's Representatives Spoke Right Out
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Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. May 5.--The visiting dele
gates to the State Trades and Labor
council. just organized in this city, left
to-day for their homes. This meeting
was the best attended and most har-
monious gathering of union labor's rep
resentatives ever held in this state.
Nearly so delegates were present. and
more than 30 labor organizations were
represented. Before adjourning last
night the council adopted the follow
ing resolutions: .sfs
Whereas. The country. in the opin-
ion of this convention. is suffering
from ill-advised legislation affecting
our financial system; and
Whereas, A majority of the laboring
classes of the country are unable to
find employment or remuneration for
their labor or the products of labor;
and -sH
Whereas. The whole system of our
finances seem to be run in the interest
of the creditor and money-lending class
of our people and foreign bankers; and
Whereas, We believe that the de-
monetization of silver and the conse-
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responsible for these ills; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That this convention
pledges its support only TO that politi-
cal party which will pledge I'm it's ma
tional platform to rehabilitate silver
and restore 1t to free coinage at the
minis of this country. at the ratio of
16 to /. with gold, and that this country
GhaIl or In fhfc n ind of
the action or wishes of any other ma
ton on earth, andywe recommend to all
laboring and producing citizens of our
state to cast their suffrages only for
that party which, shall pledge itself
without equivocation ITO the enact
ments of these principles in its ma
tional platform, and that will encour-
age and use every endeavor to pro-
mote: /. Compulsory education. 2.
Direct legislation through the referen-
dunn. 3. A legal eight-hour work day.
4. Sanitary inspection of the workshop,
mill and home. 8. Liability of employ
ers for injury to health or life. s. Alb
clifton of the contract system in all
public work. Z. Abolition of the sweat
ing system. s. Municipal ownership of
water works, street cars, gas and cleo
trio light plants. .. Nationalism of
telegraphs, telephones. railroads and
mines. 10. Occupancy and use the only
title to land. IL. Repeal of conspiracy
and penal laws, national and state,
affecting workmen. IL. Abolition of
the monopoly privilege of issuing mon
ey and system ofsdirect issue to and
by the people.
Resolved. That the delegates to this
convention be and are hereby instruct
ed to use all efforts to induce their re-
spective organizations to do ali in their
power to extend the sale of all classes
of union made goods, particularly such
as are manufactured I'm this state.
Resolved. That the proper state au-
thorities be requested to put long
distance telephone in the office of the
free state employment agency and that
every means be given IL to make its
establishment complete success.
Resolved, That we heartily concur
with and hereby ratify the principles
set forth and adopted in the preamble
to our constitution"