The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
TAME WILD ANIMALS.

selves leose.
TAME WILD ANIMALS.
Mr.. Clemens of Kansas. a. member
of the COMMITTEES ON resolutions. and
who was expected to bring in a minor
Ny report, eEssyaned the proceedings by
witty speech.
This is the tameslt aggregation of
Wild animals ever saw together" was
MS opening remark He expressed dis
satisfaction at the mild measures pre-
scented for the renef of the labor
troubles in general. and said ne was
ashamed to go home and tell his people
what they were trying to do, or what
they had d9na.
Give me liberty" said Mr.. Clemmens
with much gravity, or I'll take up
Dollecticn."
Mr.. Pete o'Nefn of Missouri said he
inferred from the, talk that there were
two resolutions. One was: Resolved
That the miners should be paupers, "
and the other: Resolved. That the
miners were paupers." Mr. O'Neill took
I'D the entire ten minutes but offered
no amendment.
Mr.. Mah9n pleaded for so1nething
practical and quick action. He wanted
relief for the suffering miners. Let the
theories come later. He was opposed
w ~Alr oSDCJlA pOO1 IUJOlQ-
tion and said: Let US put up our dol
lars for the miners
Mr. Ratchford took the convention
to task for getting off the subject. He
said the miners Old not ask for aid
that was not che object of the conyen-
ton. He protested against Mr. Os-
born's resolution, and said the confer
erpce should try to settle the paramount
question of government by Injunction.
Mr.. 0sborn's amendment was lost.
and the attempt to change the date OF
the collection fort he striking miners
from Sept. 3 to 10th was defeated,
Mr. Claiborne of Springfield, Mo-.
moved to strike out the second resolu-
ton of the platform calling for mass
convention in Chicago.
Mr. H H. Williams of St Louis pre-
scented a substitute for Claiborne's mo-
tion to strike out the plank calling for
the Chicago convention. and providing
for convention cf labor congress at
st. Louis Sept 20.
Without action the convention ad-
1ourned until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The delegates were eager for work.
and the afternoon session was set in
motion promptly at o'clock After
considerable talk. Mr.. Williams, a St.
LOUIS aSICS5dlSr tIluCdNuICQ W llc1NC lily
coming convention held in St Louis.
It was decided that the matter should
remain as introduced in the platform
and the labor congress will be held in
Chicago on Monday, Sept q.
Mr.. Webster. of st. Louis, wanted to
know if these milk and water resolu-
tons disposed of the pertinent matter
of government by injunction He
wanted congress to investigate this
matter.
WILLING TO GO TO JAIL.
why" said Mr.. Sovereign this con-
vention has rejected a proposition look
ing 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 this matter Is
to be tested. the miners should break
all injunctiong.'
Mr.. Sovereign said he was willing to
go to Jail in support of his idea.
at is time" said Mr.. Sovereign, fer
vently, ito bring the miners and courts
face to face in this natter and force
an issue. Fill up the jail with VIC
lators of inJunctfons and when the men
who started this movement are incar-
| eerated thousands of others Will be
found to take their places (Cheers.l
The laboring people can vote for years
but nothing can be accomplished. Let
US recognize this government, shouted
Mr.. Sovereign, let US stand up and
assert ourselves. Behind these injunc-
| tons stand gatling 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
| viii have our liberty from this time
on" shouted Mr.. Sovereign.
CALLS FOR DEBS.
The convention broke into wild
cheers which developed into a spontane-
| Gus call for Mr.. Debs. He rose from
| his seat and came slowly to the plat
| form. When the cheering ceased, Mr..
Debs began a speech which was inter
| rupted at the end of nearly every sen
tence by cheering and hand-clapping.
He said:
II believe the gravity of the indus
| trial situation in this country is well
! understood. 1t is quite evident the del
egates of this convention recognize the
| fact that civil liberty is dead in Amer
! lea I have said and say again, for
| the last time, L have appealed to the
| courts for justice and shall appeal to
| them no more. The A. r. q. expended
! $4,000 to have the question of civil
! rights tested in the supreme court OF
| the United States only to be told that
| we have no rights that capital was
| bound to respect. Shall we appeal tc
| the supreme court again? No. we APP
! peal to this convention and the country
/ for an uprising of ell the common peo-
! pie in every walk of life to beat back
| the courts and re-en throne the rights
! of the American people. Labor day is
near What shall we do? [ predict
my friends. that we will sea the extra
ordinary spectacle of ensIaved labor
| rafting its chains and dancing to th5
/ music. Labor is the cheapest commOd-
| ity on Gods earth, and yet there art
those who would have it at a lower
price. The united voice of labor has
been raised against the appointment O.
| Mr.. Powdsrly to federal position, ant
| | notice that he was promptly put int
the place (mingled cheers and hisses)
From justice of the peace to justice O
TIE supreme court of the United State!
all the judicial powers of the United
States are directed against the laborer
All the organized forces of society ar
against the laborer, and if labor e1
poets emancipation itself, labor itsel
must do it,
THOUSAND FAMILIES STARVING
| Mr.. Debs then told the conventio
| that much restitution existed anon,
the miners of the once proud state O
Indiana, and stated that 1000 under
ground workers and their families wer
| starving. He read the report of TIL
committee appointed by Governo
! Mount to examine into the condition
| Of the miners of Indiana, and thel
took un the thread of his argument.
THE time has not quite come to in
| cite the population, said Mr. Debs
shaking his fist vehemently. II sery
! notice on the rlutOQrafios alor,ont n