The Red Cloud chief., 1897-09-03
THE LABOR MEETING
A LENGTHY PLATFORM RE-
PORTED.
Federal Courts Fiercely Denounced GOOD
Friday for Labor Decreed- CapitaiistIc
Domination-The BALLOT and Arms ia
the Masses.

the largest aggregation OF fe%rocious
Wild animals that was ever collected
together" said @. c. Clemens In HE
short speech to the general labor on
vention this morning, and the general
dissatisfaction with the mildness OF
the reform measures proposed was
shown by the applause and cheers
with which this statement was
greeted.
The entire morning session Of the
meeting was devoted to a discussion
OF the first resolution setting aside a
good Friday" September 3, for
meetings and for the setting aside of
one days wages for the support Of the
striking miners. Speeches were lin.
tied TO ten minutes and followed each
other in rapid succession. The audi
ence listened patiently and %applauded
occasionally.
The committee on resolutions was
In session nearly all night and IL was
a half hour after the convention was
called to order this morning before its
work was finished
Some OF the sessions of the com.
mittee were of much interest. Glenn
ems denounced Debs in vigorous lam
guage. telling him that in view OF the
critical situation that he (Clenens)
would be ashamed to go before such n
gathering as was here with the windy,
indefinite and purposelcss resolutions
he proposed.
The star members OF the committee
talk indefinitely and in a general way
confessed themselves Mt Il loss ~ to
the best plan Of action.
II was 10 o'clock when the commit
tee on resolutions fled into the hall
ana the delegates were called to order
to hear the report Berger. social
Democrat Of Milwaukee, in present.
ing tho resolutions spoke Of the great
task the committee had had before It,
and said that the report prepared vas
the best the committee could do under
tho circumstances.
The platform as presented reads:
FEDERAL JUDGES DENOUNCED.
1.-THE fear OF the more watchful
fathers OF the republic has been JUST.
fed. The judiciary has become SUI
premc. We witness a political phe-
nomenon absolutely new in the history
Of the world; a republic PROSTATE at
the feet Of judges appointed to admin
lister Its laws. They acknowledge no
superior on earth, and their despotic
deeds recall Millions warning to his
co%untrymen: Who bids a man rule
over him above law. may bid as well a
savage beast Under the cunning form
Of injunctions, courts have sumed &c
enact criminal laws, and after thus
drawing to themselves the power Of
legialation. have repealed the bill OF
rights and for violations Of these court
made laws have denied the accused
the right Of trial by Jury.
1.-THE exercise of the commoncs.
rights OF freemen, the right of Assem-.
bly,, the right OF free speech, the RICH,
CT travelling the public highways, have
by legislation under the form OF in
functions been made a crime, and
armed forces dispense as mobs people
daring in company to exercise these
rights. At It's last term the sup pre- me
court OF the United States decided
that the thirteenth amendment, for
bidding involuntary servitude.' is not
violated by arresting a seaman, i'm
~prlsoning him until his vessel Is ready
TO leave port, and then forcibly put
ting him on board to serve out the
term OF his contract. a decision under
which the old fugitive slave laws may
vet be revived and striking laborer.
be seized and returned to the service
OF their masters.
"Having drawn to themselves al
the powers OF the federal government
until Congress and Presidents may ac'
only by judicial permission. the fed
eral judges have begun the subjuga
ton Of sovereign states, so that, unless
q check Is oon put upon the progress
Of usurpation, in a short time no gov
eminent but the absolute despotism o
federal judges will exist anywher,
owe any portion of American soil
The pending strike of coal miners
starved to feeblefess by scant wage
for arduous and dangerous toll; TIN
pending strike for the right to b
fed enough to mako labor possible
has been prolific Of judicial usurpa
ton, showing the Willingness OF judi
cial despots to resort to the mos
shameless defiance of decency as wei
as Of law and humanity, in order I
enable heartless avarice to drive II
hungry serfs back TO the mines I
faint and die at their drudgery, an
there remains to-day not n guar
| anteed right of American citizens tn
exercise of which an injunction ha
!, not somewhere made a crime, starte
| by these subversions of constitutions
liberty. We have met to counsel Il
gether and have come to the followin
conclusions, that,
i. Whereas, The present strike OF I'll
/. coal miners has again demonstrate
, the fact that our so-callcd liberty
/. not freedom, but is q stupendo,
sham, under which millions are d.
generating. while hundreds OF thou
ands-msn, women and children--a'
starving In novels and on the publ
. highways.