The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-01

IN our dignity and will have our liberty
from this lime ON" shouted sovereign,
The convention broke into Wild cheers
which developed into spoutanc1u
call fer Drhs. when the cheering
ceased Dehs began a speech. which WAS
interrupted AT the end of nearly every
sentence by cheering and handclapping.
He said. 4 believe tho gravity AT
the industrial situation i'm this country
Is well understood. II is quite evident
the delegates Ca this convention recoe-
nizc the fact that Ciyil liberty is dead
In America. I have said aud say
again. for the last time, have ap-
pealcd To the courts for Justice aud
shall appeal 10 them no morc. The \.
X. L. expended $4,000 To- have Nh"
question of civil rights tested Ia the
supreme court of the United States,
only To be- told that Va have no rights
that capital il bound Ia RESPECT shall
we appeal To the supreme court againf
No. We appeal Ia this convention and
the country for AN uprising ol all the
common pcopl, IN every walk uf life &.
beat back the courts and rc-rnthrone
IN. rights uf the American people. La
bor day is near What shall NJ doP
I predict. my frisnds. thai Ne viii sre
the extraordinary spectacle of en-
shaved labor rafting It's chains and
dancing To the music. Labor is the
cheapest commodity on Gods earth.
and yet there are those who would have
II at lower price. The united vuic. of
la bur has been raised against The APP
pointmtnt of Powderly To federal pu-
sition, aud I notice that hc was
promptly put into the place. From JUS
tice of the peace a. justice OF the su-
preme court Of the United States all
the justicia powers of the United
States are directed against the laborrr.
All the organized sources of soci,ty are
against the lahoror. and il labor eN-
poets emancipation itself. labor itself
must do H."
Debs then told the convention that
much destitution existed amung the
miners of the once proud state of In
diana and stated that l.u0o under
ground workers and their families were
starving. lie read the report of the
committee appointed by Governor
Mount To examine into the condition
OF the miners 81 Indiana and then took
up ihe thread OF his argument.
The time has not quite come to in-
cite the population" said Debs, shak-
ing his fist vehsmenily. II serve mo-
tice on the plutocratic element of this
country that We are on the eve of an
otnsr Hittlhb III thlcaSh NHlNn VIII ps
attended by all branches of labor.
That convention VIII TAX" up these
"a me questions and will institute agi-
iation and keep IL going until tine
public conscience aud the public heart
! is aroused. Then will come such AN
uprising as ihe Motlu mas never
| seen.
Il do not come I" inns convention 10
exploit social democracy or any "thcr
movement. Th.te II something greater
I'm this movement than any one element
can Inanage-ihe emancipation ol Ia
Dor Thefe Is no DIVISION mere. facn
man ls entitfed To nus own "iihl"n ana
ms right 10 express ~ ea'h man to
speak as becomes ihai man ! am s'ae
hy side WIN You, ! am traoesnlah
ana s"ciai uhlohist' 'ii'hehu"us ap-
piause'p
plead sulits to me charsc ni p.lhs
rauicai' "hiy Wisn you M"uin aii'W
me To be more radical sun. SUPPORT
US. sehtieheh oi 'nc convention anu !
wiz promise You we VIII suppoft ihe
at.enPt to an"l,sh government pN M
junction. anu th' Juuses WI" Issue
'heiii.
vi ptallhs afhis' ! h"p" III thls
marin "i 'ohnioh lhleliiS.n'' we Mlil
rea.h h"lh' Wherr W" wiz pe ap'' l"
settle THESE questions whhout appeal
nhg l" IN" sword or puii't 'ahho'
Tell certain " u th'f" are th"usdhns
VI our ltn"M 'hlh'hs sui'rins' anu
| 'eItaih II Is tnls cannot laSi' IN. time
| VIII come I" ih'lte thls pnpula'e' W men
TINS TIME comes you can depend on
me. l WIZ not stand IN the rear ana
ask you 10 go ahead ! VIII 10" ili iron,
and say To YOU. Como on
! SHRINK irom that hloodshed, ana
Dcbs paused impressiNelN, "but III this
~ necessary To preserve liberty ana our
rights. III lhhi event. | VIII shed the
last drop "i blood mat courses through
my VEINS. tputbursl of cheerlngD
"Plutocracy cannot buy me, they
may send me To jail: may os,racise or
hang me. but In the language uf the
revolutionary heroes. | de- not propose
Ia part with my self-resp.ci. independ-
ence and manhood. We no longer have
republic; there is NOT a Nestige of II
left. The judiciary of this country has
placed paddock on my lips. forbidden
me Ia walk nn the public highways
and destroyed all of my rights. ! sub
NIT because you comp,llcd me to.
am helpless. | appeal To you aud To IN,
country Ia come la IN" front. TAX,
this cause to heart and these question:
will then be solved. 7 will be fr,s. and
So will you LIT this conference an
nounce 10 the world that il win tom
porarily adjourn for three weeks tn re-
! new preparations. Ask every man "a
pledge himself la De there"
In conclusion, pebs said: MY friends