Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-03
LABOR
Enthusiastic Meeting
In the New Hall.
NUMBER OF STIRRING SPEECHES
DELIVERED Ar THE SERIAL
MEETING SUNDAY.
COL. PAINE TALKS.
SAYS ALL THE LABoRING WORLD
IS WORKING DIAs.
hut All Have Common End in view
-Goldbugs are an Exception
The Proceedings.
COL. PAINE TALKS.
SAYS ALL THE LABoRING WORLD
IS WORKING BIAS,

There were about fifty In attendance
sunday afternoon at the serial meet
ing In the new Labor hall under the
auspices Of the Dallas Trades Council
ana a number of stirring addresses
We're received with evidences of en-
thusiasuc approval. These meetings
are OF AN entirely non bipartisan nature
ana the discussions evolve no partisan
bitterness. The general theme toward
Which all or the speakers directed their
remarks Is What Steps are Necessary
10 Secure Justice to the Toilers?" Mir.
g. w. Nevins presided and Introduced
the speakers.
Among them was Colonel J. W. Paine
of Eagle Ford. who believed Tie in
terests Of the toillug masses demand
ed the restoration of free coinage OF
silver and stlll oven a greater enlarge
ment of the volume Of currency: the
restraint OF speculation In the public
land, the denial and ahrogation Of alien
ownership thereof. the forfeiture OF
excessive land grants to corporations
and the strict holding of all govern
mcnt lands for hOmestcaders and till
age; and finally for government con-
troll Of transportation lines.
II. Il. Russell believed that the only
way to secure relief and justice for
tho toiling masses Is Ia "A union of the
Industrial classes To defeat the existing
ruling powers al the ballot box, and
he emphasized his belief that II 1t is
not done Ina the election of 1896. It win
never be done by peaccable means, nor
until the earth has been drenched with
blood I'm the language of Governor
waite OF Colorado. up to the bride
bits In illustration OF what he
deemed the requisites Of such u union
the speaker said:
Now we will take this man for
Democrat, this one for n Republican.
this one for a Populist, this one for
S1cialistlc labor party man, this one
for free silveritc; this one
for cooperative commonwealth, this
for an anarchist. this for II single tax
and this one strictly for the great tenn
perance reform party. Ana ] VIII leave
out entirely tho gold standard man,
for | don't think re VIII 1T In here
anywhere. Now, In the first place
what do all these men want AZ ]
understand IL their interests are ldcn-
teal in every particular. They want
liberty and they want the same KIND OF
liberty. They want the substance OF
what they have been having the shad-
ow for the last tlfty years. HOW arc
they going 10 get 1t? Gentlemen. II
cnch man votes for his particular pat
form, code of principles, set OF bylaws
ar declaration Of nnimosity toward all
is he going to gain by 1t? | might
say nothing. but that would not ne
true, for he would surely gain another
linl, to his chain of slavery. DO You
not know that by this division OF
forces YOU are actually selling your
children into a slavery Thousand
times worse than chatue slavery l
snv YOU do know IL, but your party
preiudice and miserable selhDhness
will not let YOU admit II,
He declared that the way out oil u
is through direct legislation. The m
dustrial classics should crowd the
primaries and see that every man nom
mated for any office, from poundmaster
10 president, II pledged 20 work lor
the necessary amendment to the con-
stitutIon providing for direct legisl9.
tIon by initiative and referendum ~
was through partisan politics that ihe
''r,,scnt condItIon of the country was
| brought about and the power Is IN inc
| hands OF the people 10 secure relief
| Tho most powerful forces that the
| money mower can control are AZ Wn'k
| IA denriye the masses OF the haiot'
| and will succeed inside OF hFe years
| N the masses do not present foilu
! front this wear IN behalf OF direct lcg-
! lslation. This is the only me9iuii'
| ,brot,rh which the Populists. Socialists
s,ngIe takers. co-operatives and the
,,assps can secure government cOntrOl
| nf transportation. the single tax ana
| good government ..,.
| - " 4 Harris oxemplacd tho merits
| claimed for the single tax, u ~ fhrh
smoke in favor OF voluntary co-opela'
| lion I'm all branches Of work anu pus s..
ness and John Howell eNhorted lapoIlns
mon TO no longer wear the harhess OF
any party ana TO vote only LOT men
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