The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-04

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more than two dozen, and Mr.. George,
after saying that he respected the antis
for the courage Of their convictions, said
he had no doubt that the proportion
shown in the hall very fairly represented
the great body Of the working people OF
the country, Although denying that he
was a Socialist, Mr.. George said that in
one respect he could always be count
ed with the Socialists, and that was in
his opposition towar. President Claye.
lands Message on the Venezuelan
difficulty he characterized as "insane,"
and said that when it was made public
one would have thought from the news.
papers that New York had gone mad.
The proposed appropriation, he said, he
considered to be carefully laid plan 10
build up a standing army which will
crush labor whenever it dares to raise
it's head.
The following resolutions were adopted
unanimously:
WHEREAS, The undisguised purpose Of
the monopolists and rings who have
grasped political power and are robbing
the workers under laws passed at their
instance and by their purchase, is to 80
increase and mass q standing army that
they may rule by injunCtlons backed by
by federal bayonets; and
WHEREAS, As means to this end, bills
are pending in the Senate and House
for the APPROPRIATION Of q hundred mil
lions for coast defenses and other
millions for more iron.clads, the money
to be drawn from a treasury kept from
bankruptcy by the issue OF bonds
unauthorized by Congress and jobbed
out TO favored capitalists, ultimately to
be repaid with interest by fresh taxes on
labor; therefore
ReSOIOed, That we pledge ourselves
and ask our brethren in other places to
pledge themselves to vote against every
member Of Congress, no matter what his
party or profession, who shall support
any Of these bills, and that we especially
call on Thomas r. Reed, Speaker OF the
House, to act as a true tribune OF the
people in preventing their passage.
ReSoEDed, That the American Republic
is great enough and strong enough to set
TO the world an example OF nation that
fears no foreign foe, and that refuses to
Join in the monstrous ornaments that
are bolstering up the thrones and crush
ing down the masses Of Europe; that
her true glory and real safety lie in
the right to gain an honest and
ample living to every willing worker,
and that threats OF war and preparations
'or war, means that the classes have
always used to distract the masses from
The demand for social reform and to
induce them toad in their own enslaVe-
nent, are prompted by the fear Of justice
IN the part ofholders Of i'll gotten wealth,
and should be resisted by every friend
If the rights OF labor and OF American
Institutions.
ReSolUed, That the times call for the
organization of a political party that
will demand the abolition Of an aribto-
,ratically organized standing army and
navy, and Of the means that have been
nsidiously taken to put under control
If centralized government the militia
II the States, and that shall devote
tself to the crushing Of monopOlies
hat are rapidly bringing on us all The
Jocial evils OF the old world that our
athers thought they had escaped.
ReSOLDed, That we call the attention
II the preachers Of all denominations to
he fact that the workingman who was
,ruciied eighteen hundred years ago for
lis foundations Of the unjnstly rich
vas peace at any price man, and that
/ truly Christian nation would no more
nave standing armies and standing navies
han it would have soup houses and