The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-27
DEBS' UTOPIA CLOAkS ANARCHY.
Says the Government Must BE Oyerthrown Peacefully by
Ii Necessary.
If Necessary.

chairman; Keliher. secrotary; Goodwin
treasurer, aud Hogan organizer IT is no
eNaggeration to say that no business man
OF standing would entrust any enterprise
requiring administrative and financial
ability 10 this group OF men.
DEBS MAKES TWO SPEECHES.
The closing sessions of the convention
OF the Social Democracy of America today.
In ublich's hall were enliyeuod by two
vigorous and sensational speeches by Eug.
V. Debs. until today the deliberations
of the body were held in secret. This was
while the National. State and colonization
constitutions were in course OF preparation.
Today the full details of the entire plan
OF the new order were made public. and the
sessions were omen. MIR Debs' inst speech
was delivered Immediately following the
election of i've members of the executive
committee in the morning. During the
speech he said:
An impression has obtained that this
project Is another CoNey movement but It
is not so in any sense. We are going to
build a community on carefully prepared
plans. as any thoughtful man would erect
II building.
We shall have the funds because con-
tributions and pledges are already flowing
in And when We can feed our people We
shall start with the est3A ishment oil CO.
lucrative industries. Shoe factories. cloth
Ing factories. one after another. VIII be
built. and the material wants OF The in
creasipg community fulfilled. Then the
ballot.
II do not know whether this great qhes-
ton can be settled peaceably, From the
bottom OF my heart | hope it can Bui
If II cant be- then am one of those who
believe in getting ready to solve It other
wise.
1T has been snid that should success :,
fully launch the cooperative common
wealth the money power would invoke the
supreme court and the Federal powers 10
crush us. We shall stay within our con-
htitullonal rights and hire three good law
yers TO tell us what they are. yaon. II
the supreme court says stop we shall do
80 but 1t would give socialism @ greater
Impctus.
And H. In defiance OF the Federal con-
stitniioD. they send Federal troops 10 sup
press us in the exercise OF our ucnstitu-
ionsl rights. they will be kept busy in
their march across the country, and when
they reach the State line they VIII find
100000 patriots ready TO receive then
we do moi say We viii elect president
in 1900. although IL would not surprise me
II We did. But we will be in he hrli with
a new party In tina; year. and 1t will Lave
candidates In every State and county and
town. and they viii poll votes that VIII
surprise the natives. Tho ro-opernt!ys
commonwealth is coming"
THE PLAN AS TO TRUSTS.
The opening speech came lust before the
adjournment sine die In the afternoon. He
spoke. In part. as follows:
In Michigan workmcn Toll In furniture
factories ten hours for so cents. Little
girls work fourteen hours in the fbcttiies
Of Louisiana for SO cents n week.
I'VE do not hate rich mon; We do not
war on individuals. II Is the misfortune OF
a man 10 be rich. can not comprehend
how a man can hold $1,000 900 OF $1,000, 900
while the world Is going Insane with star
walton. He Is the product OF diseased
civilization.
1.-THE Rockcfellers, the Vanderbilts, the
Hayemeyem. have grabbed tho oil. the
railroads and the sugar OF tho country. and
exact tribute. We hold that II theae men
can hold the oil fields. the railroads. the
sugar product. the people can manage
them. IL the trusts can manage them for
the gain OF their members they can man
age them for the good Of the whole people.
We propose that such shall be done.
Men and women should not freeze TO
death in Chicago when the State has mex
haustiblo coal fieldA. They should not
starve when the earth Ia covered with ma
lures riches. Under the present system
they do"
"a sANCTIFlED EMBLEM"
Both speeches were received with the
widest applause. At the close Of the lead
er's second effort the delegates were stirred
to even greater enthusiasm by the singing
Of Grand Countree and "Ths Nsrseil.
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