Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-07-04
ADOPTS SEVERAL RESOLUTIONS.
National Social and Political Association
Has Interesting Session at Buffalo.

Buffalo. y. Y., July 3.-The Rev. i. Fay
Mills Of Boston. was chosen chairman or
todayS conference Of the National Social
and Political Association. Bolton HAN
chairman of the committee on resoIu-
tIons. read the report Of the committees.
which included resolutions on woman su.-
frage, the Buchanan plan of organlza tior:
ana anti-imperialism.
The first resolution considered was The
one endorsing what Is known as tn.
buchanan plan, which provides tina,
port and vote for the party that puts into
its platform the reform or reforms most
desired By the reformcrs. A general dis
cussion followed, after which the rCsOiu-
ton was adopted, 100 to 36
The Union Reform League was nexl
discussed ana resolutions in favor Of edit
cationaliy uniting in favor Of direct legs
latiOn. public ownership, single tax ana
income tax, were presented by Rev. Dr.
Bliss and adopted. a resolution dcciar-
ing that women should vote on equal
terms with men was unanimously carried.
An address by Prof Heron, critIciZing
the Philippines policy ana the alleged
tendency to autocracy, was adopted. but
the vote was subsequently recOnsidercd
after a number OF addresses denounciug
such action. Great confusion followed a
motion after motion followed ana speak
after speaker was heard or suppressed.
r lnally an address To the public was
taken UP seriatim. From time To time
some delegate would arise TO protest
against the language Of the address.
The first paragraph denounced the war
Of conquest and determination The
word determination was stricken out.
The words "lawless and irresponsible"
We're stricken from the asraph refer
ring 70 military control in Idaho.
The address as adopted refers 10 the
two great evils Of militarism ana plu-
tocracy, which now menace the existence
Of the republic" The former" il de-
clarcS. 'is expressed in our war Of con-
quest in the Philippines: in our continued
government Of Cuba in the private use
N the United States army for thu com
plete ANA instant overthrow Of civil gov
Of military despOtism; in the corporate
and private use Of military force TO de-
stroy and terrorizc organized labor. and
in the mpnstrOuS pubic corruptlpns thar
have grown out of our Spanish ana Phil
ippine war
THE nation the address continues.
THAT strikes at The liberties Ot anothe~
nation commits national suicide. Ne
cannot too greatly emphasize the fact
that militariSm tina; seeks conquest
abroad has for its ultimate purpose the
destruction Of organized labor at home
ana the defence RI government BY inJunc-
tIons OF the federals courts, which have
usurped The functions of legislation and
have set aside the laws Of the land"
An appeal iS made TO the public to join
in the demand for the granting of the lib
critics pledged TO the tIl!pinos. Militarism
is declared TO be but the offspring and in
cdcnt Of TIM greater menace Of piu-
tocracy which has established monopoly
government.
The address says: by economic force
based upon special privileges in law and |
resources upon indirect taxation
AMI consequent political competition
monopoly is ceutraliZ!ng the wealth 81
the nation in The hands Of enormous
trusts. which ara becoming irresponsible
economic de~p1tsmS, which are using
I, .Slat.pn. th- judiciary ana all the fame
tiurs 90 government dS the mere inStru-
m,ntS e private profit. which are reduc-