Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04

stnnendons sham, while hundreds OF
thousands of men, women and children
are starving in novels and on puollc
highways;
"Wbereas. Appeals to congress ana
oonrts for relief are fruitless, since leg
islotiye as well as executive and JUDI
cial powers are under the control OF
the capitalistic class, so that while cat
flo and swine have the right to the
public highway, Americans, so-ealled
free men, have not;
"Whereas, Our capitalistic class is
armed. and has not only policemen,
marshals. sheriffs and deputies, but also
regular militia, in order to enforce gov
eminent by injunction, suppressing law
full assemblage free speech and the right
to the public highways while on the 9th
er hand the laboring men OF the country
are unarmed and defenseless; therefore
be it
Resolved, That we hereby set apart
Friday the third day of September
next as Good Friday for the cause
of suffering labor in America, and CON
tribute the earnings of that day to the
support of our struggling brothers, the
miners and appeal to every union man
and every friend of labor throughout
the United States to do likewise.
"Resolved, That if the strike of the
miners is not settled by the goth OF
September and an announcement made
to that effect by the president of the
United Mine Workers, q general CON
vention be held at Chicago on Septem-
Der 81, by representatives of all unions,
sections, branches, lodges and kindred
organizations of laboring men and
friends of the cause, for the purpose
of considering further measures in the
interests of the striking laborers and
labor in general.
"Resolved, That public ownership of
all railroads is one of the most neces-
sary reforms of our body polite.
Resolved, That we most emphatic
ally protest against government by in
junction, and be it finally
Resolved That no nation in which
the people are totally disarmed can
long remain free nation, and there
fore we urge upon all liberty loving citi-
zeus to remember and obey article 2
of the constitution of the United States,
which reads as follows: The right of
the people to keep and bear arms shall
not be infringed.' :"
After considerable talk, Mr.. Williams,
a st. Louis delegate, endeavored to have
the coming convention held in st.
Louis. 1t was decided that the matter
should remain as introduced in the plat
form, and the labor congress will be
held in Chicago on Monday, Septem
Der p.
The third plank in the platform was
by the use of the word
proper" before the words, use of the
ballot" and the resolution now reads
as follows:
"Resolyed, That we consider the prop
er use of the ballot as the best and
safest means for the amelioration of
the hardships under which the laboring
class suffer-
Webster of St Louis wanted to know
if these milk and water resolutions dis
posed of the pertinent matter of "goy-
eminent by Injunction He wanted
to investigate this matter.
why" said Sovereign, this conven-
ton has rejected a proposition looking
to this very end. Even if congress did
give us the rights we want, the courts
of the country would still have the
power of injunction, and they could
then throttle us. The convention should
inform the world that if this matter is
to be tested the miners should break
all injunctions.
Sovereign said he was willing to go to
Jail in support of his idea. ut is time,
said Sovereign fervently, "to bring the
miners and courts face to face in this
matter and force an issue. Fill up the
iails with violators of injunctions and
when the men who started this move
ment are incarcerated thousands of 9th
ers will be found to take their places
(Cheers.)
THE laboring people can vote fol
years, but nothing can be accomplished
Let us recognize this government,
shouted Sovereign; let us stand VI
and assert ourselves. Behind these in
functions stand Calling guns and Win
chesters, but we fear them not. Let us
hold up the flag and tear down the
courts. We stand on our dignity and
will have our liberty from this time
on shouted Sovereign.
Call for Debs.
The convention broke into wild cheers