Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-01

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his own opinion and his right to express
II. each man 10 speak as becomes that man.
am side by side with you. am trades
unionist and a socialist. tremendous
cheerng.l Whenever the trades unions of
this country decide to do battle with our
TO come TO the front and take opr places
side by sde with them and fight with them.
An Uprising Predicted.
Never in my life have l been more hope
full than now. l am not gifted with great
visionary powers. but | can see the be-
ginning of the end ICheers.1 This meeting
IS an inspiration. If viii lead to great re-
suits. This movement has attained IRE
mendous impetus, and will go ahead with
rush.
When the people are ready, and that
day is not far off. my friends, there will he
spontaneous uprising, the supreme court
VIII be abolished, congress dispersed and
the sacred rights of American citizens ana
American freedmen will he enthroned'
Great applause.I
radical / only wish you would allow ME 10
be more radical still. Support us. gentle
men of the convention. and 1 promise you
we will support the attempt TO abolish the
government by injunction and the Judges
who issue them.
''on bearing arms: hope In this march
OF common intelligence We Will Ieach ~
point where We Will be able To settle these
questions without appealing 10 the sword
or bullet. | cannot tel. Certain Ii is IN re
are thousands of our fellow citiZs MS suffer-
ing. and certain it is this cannot last.
The time will come TO inciie the ponn-
lace When this time comes, you can de-
pend on ACheers.t l VIII not stand
in the rear and ask You to 90 ahead |
VIII be in front and say 10 you. Come on,
tRcnewed cheering.l
Wild Talk of BIooishcd.
II shrink from that blundshed." and III.
Debs paused imprCssively. but II this is
necessary to pres. rye liberty and our rights
in that event viii shed the last drop
Of blood that courses through my veins.
tOutbreak of cheering.)
'Putocracy cannot buy me: they may
eend me TO sail; may ostracize me, or hang
me- hut. in the language of the revolution
ary heroes, l do not proI.cse TO part with
my self-respect independence and man
hood. We no longer have a republic. There
Is not B yestige of il left The Judiciary
OF this country has placed paddock on
my liDs, forbidden me TO walk on public
highways and destroyed all of my rights.
j submit BECAUSE You compelled me to. ]
am helpless. / appeal to you and to the
country To come 10 the front. take this
cause TO heart ard these questions viii
you q
THE people are ripe for a great change.
All they lack is direction and leadership.
Let this conference supply II. Let this
conference set the pace. Announce 10 the
world that it viii temporarily adjourn for
three weeks 10 renew preparations. ASK
every man to pledge himself TO be there
Come if you have 10 walk. No man has
Il q right It plead poverty
a Mr., Dsbs went over the conditions exist
ing in Pennsylvania and when he finished
with that state. took up West Virginia.
West Virginia. he said. had more govern
nent TO the square inch than any state in
sir. Debs as an Anarchist.
the. less government he declared "the
m9fe liberty-the, only perfect government
* no government at all.
In conclusion, Mr.. Debs said:
My friends. assert yourselves, enforce
your cause. Let every man who can be
as good as his word stand erect,
Nearly every delegate in the convention
rose 70 his feet and cheered the speaker.
He went on: -.
THE significance of this movement por-
tends important Developments along the
line of battle / look forward to the time
when the people will dethrone the power
that has enslaved them. The movement
Is marching grandiy forward, and plutoc-
racy will soon understand that slavery and
despotism have no rights to place on
American soil.'
As Mr.. Debs finished. the delegates arose
to their feet, jumped on their chairs. threw
their hats in the air and crowded forward
TO greet the speaker. Chairman Pomeroy
pounded vigorously for order, but it was
fully five minutes before the convention
recovered from the spell which Mr.. Debs
oratory had cast about them.
One or two substitutes for the last two
but not adopted. and the chair recognized
Patrick Dolan, of Pittsburg, who said the
Injunction business was gigantic blum.
He said he had been going against them"
for two months, and here ne was expressing
himself. He though it unnecessary to talk
about the matter.
substitutes, none of which was adopted, and
after an hour or two of talk the last two
planks We're agreed to. as submitted by the
committee. and the platform as whole
was DECLARED adopted,
my Chicago Convention.
1t wasvAeh agreed that the basis of rep
resentation at the Chicago convention
should be one delegate to each local labor
organization and two from each congress
sional district. every man to be a wage
worker. The chair then appointed Messrs.
Mahon. Debs, Sovereign, Donnelly and
Chicago convention. and informed the con-
vention that any money intended con-
tributions for the striking miners should
be sent TO Secretary PeArce, of the United
Mineworkers, at Columbus, o.
Mr.. Mahon offered a resolution calling
upon the miners now at work in Missouri.
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky and other fields
to quit work and denouncing them as enc
mics of human liberty so long as they con-
tinued their present course.
A meeting of all the operators In the city
will be held at the Monongahela house to-
morrow morning TO take such action as is
necessary to have representatives at the
conference to be held by the officers and
members of the executive board of the
Mine Workers and the executive commit
tee of the Cleveland operators combina-
lion. either in Cleveland or Columbus on
Thursday.
In answer 10 telegram this evening,
National President Ratchford telegraphed
the Post from St. Louis, saying: "Informa-
ton from Columbus correct"
Notwithstanding the convention early in
The morning had declined to act on Presi-
dent Ratchford's resolution requesting
President Mckinley 10 convene congress
for the purpose of defining the authority
OF judges in the matter of injunctions, Il
Tt solution TO that effect authorizing the
chairman of the convention to ask Mr.
Mckinley to act i'll that direction, intro.
duced by w. ID. Ryan, the Illinois organ.
izer. went through with a whoop. and
shortly before O'Clock the convention ad
journed sine die.
Mr.. GROSVENOR SPEAKS.