The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-10
NUMBER 81.
ANTITRUST ORGANIZATIONS.
Zelienople, Pa, Sept. Is, 1899.

Zelienople, Pa, Sept. 25, 1899.
Immediately upon the adjournment
of the Civic Federation Conference held
at Central Music Hall, Chicago, there
was held at the Club Rooms Of the
Sherman House meeting of the Anti
Trust delegates who had attended said
conference. At said meeting the fol-
lowing executive committee was ap-
pointed:
Hon. M. L. Lockwood, Of Pennsyl-
vania; Judge VIM. Prentess, of Illinois;
Hon. A. M. Todd, of Michigan; Hon. A.
P. McQuirk, of Iowa; Judge w. B.
Fleming, of Kentucky; P. E. Dow, Of
New York. with authority to add to
the number.)
Said committee after celebrating,
instructed its chairman, Hon. M. L.
Lockwood, to issue a:.call in his official
capacity as President.of. the American
Antitrust League for National con-
vention of Antitrust people, in order
that such action may be taken ~ will
best protect the people against the ag-
gregation of corporate monopolistic
power.
Now, therefore, as preliminary to the
call of such convention, I, by authority
and direction, of said Antitrust Con-
ference do nowscall upon all Of the true
friends of the Anti Monopoly Antitrust
movement in the different states and
territories to forward to me the names
of such men in their states or territory
respectively as they may deem best
fitted for the Office Of Vice President Of
the Convention for their respective
states or territory, in order that
through him suitable delegates to the
convention, truly representative Of the
Antitrust people, may be appointed.
Auxiliary to this ask every worker in
the, cause to call together four or more
of his friends and neighbors who are
opposed to all encorachments Of corpor-
ate power upon the rights. ofsthe peo-
pie and organize an American Anti
Trust League in his township or voting
lprecinct.
| The Antitrust League is non-par-
tisan. We call all American freemen
to council; if Democrat, or . Populist,
or a:Republican public man has shown
himself to be subservient tool Of this
great corporate power, then all the
! united power of all the men of the
American Antitrust League will be
used to crush him and drive him from
public life. We will adopt the tactics
of our. enemy until we have created .
Legislative, Judicial and Executive
, power in sympathy with the public
welfare. And we call upon every
, American citizen who loves his
, country and the great principles of
popular government, better than he
+ does his party, to join us in the work Of
: re-establishing the equal rights and
equal opportunities of American citi-
zenship.
All communications touching organ
ization of leagues should be addressed
to II. B. Martin, National Secretary, ct
, National headquarters, 1929 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, Washington, d. c. All
communications with reference to the
National Antitrust Convention should
be addressed to Robert w. Bodding-
house, Secretary Executive Committee
: of the Antitrust Conference, Room 34l
No. 70, Dearborn street. Chicago, Ill.
By authority of the Executive Com
Z mittee of the Antitrust Conference
held at the Sherman Club Rooms, Sept
III, 1899. M. L. LOCKWOOD,
President American Anti Trust League