Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-31

protest against government by injunction,
which plays havoc with even such political
liberty as workingmen have saved from
the steady encroachment of capitalism and
be 1t finally
Resolved g. That no nation in which the
people are totally disarmed can long re-
main free nation. and. therefore. we urge
upon All liberty-loving citizens to remern-
Der and obey article , of the Constitution
of the United States. which reads as fol-
lows: THE right of the people to keep
and bear arms shall not be infringed.''
Clamor for Recognition.
AS soon as the platform was before the
convention dozen delegateswere on their
feet clamoring for recognition. One dele
gate wanted to change the date of the Chi
cago conference to October 10, claiming
the day proposed was too early
Amendment was laid on the table to be
taken I'D later.
Delegate Osborn of Atlanta. Ga. offered a
resolution to the effect that it as the sense
OIL the meeting that all unemployed men
In the United States should apply for ad-
mission to the poor house of their respec-
tive counties. No action was taken on this
resolution, and the convention went off in
a desultory manner regarding the debate
bate.
Mr.. Mahon of Detroit favored the limit
ing CT debate to five minutes, and made
motion t) that effect He said further.
am tired of this thing of talking and
talking, and the advancement of political
Ideas through conventions"
MT. ManonS motion was amended to
read Ten minutes by Mr. Ratchford, and
this was agreed to.
MIR. OsbOrne's Amendment,
Mr. Osborne introduced an amendment to
the platform to the effect that the country
should take care of its unemployed. the
striking miners and other lahorers OF the
country apply to the authorities of their
respective counties for admission to the
poor house, and again oIatory was in fall
swing. There was particular attention
pad 10 the motion before the convention
and delegates turned themselves loose Mr.
clemens, a member of the committee on
resolutions. and VINO was expected to bring
IN a minority report, enlivened the pro-
ceedings by witty speech.
ms Is the tamest aggregation of witty
animals l ever saw together" was Mr
Clemens salutation to the convention. He
expressed dissatisfaction at the mild meas
ures presented for the relief of the labor
troubles IN general. and said he was
ashamed TO go home and tell his peonIe
what they were trying to do or what thev
nad oone Give nc liberty" said Mr.
Clemens with much gravity, "or I'll take
up a collection"
Mr.. Pat ONeill, the Rich Hill Mo
miner, said he inferred from the talk that
there We're two resolutions. One was "Re-
solved, That the miners should be pau-
pefs, ana the other Resolved That the
miners were paupers." Mr. O'NeilI took
up the entire ten minutes, but offered no
amendments ~ ~"
Mr.. Mahon pleaded for something nrac.i-
cal and quick action. He wanted relief for
the suffering miners. Let the theories
ccme later.
Wanted Money for Strikers.
He was opposed to Mr.. Osborne's moor
house resolution, and said: Let us put I'D
our dollars for the miners
Mr.. Ratchford took the convention To
task for getting on the subject He said
the miners did not ask for aid; that was
not the object of the convention. He pro-
tested against Mr.. Osbornes resolution.
and said the conference should endeayor to
settie the paramount question OF govern
ment by Injunction 2
MIR. Osborne's amendment was lost unanf-
lnouSly. aud the attempt to change the
date of the collection for the striking min
ers from September to 10 was defeated
Mr.. Clayborne Of Springfield, Mo-, moved
TO strike out the second resolution of the
platform calling for the mass convention
in Chicago.
II. NJ. Williams of St Louis presented a
substitute for Mr.. Clayborne's motion to
strike out the plank calling for the Chi
cago convention, converting labor con-
gress In ST. Louis September 20. Without
action the convention adjourned until .
O oclock.