The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-04
Who WANTS EN-.
The Party That Stands For
Equal Suffrage
And a Lot of Other Reforms
Advocated at Buffalo
WILL GET THE VOTES.
The National Social and POliti-
cal Conference
Offers Its Services to All Who
Are Dissatisfied.

Buffalo, N. Y, July 4--FteV- .. r dS
Mills of Boston was chosen chairman
of yesterdays conference Of the Nation
al Social and Political association. Boil
ton Hill. the chairman of the committee
on resolutions, read the report of the
committees which included resolutions
on woman suffrage, the Buchanan plan
of organization and anti-imperialism-
The first resolution considered was
the one endorsing what is known as the
buchanan pIan." which provides that
the reformers pledge themselves to sup
port whatever party that puts into its
platform the reforms most desired by
the reformers.
A discussion followed, after which the
resolution was adopted, 100 to SO.
The union reform league was next
discussed and resolutions in favor OF
uniting educationally in favor of direct
legislation, public ownership, single tax
and income tax were presented by the
Rev. Mr.. Bliss, and adopted.
A resolution declaring that women
should vote on equal terms with men,
was unanimously carried
An address read by Prof. Heron,
criticising The Philippine policy and the
alleged tendency to autOcracy, was
adopted, but the vote was subsequent
" recOnsidered after a. number of adj
dresses denouncing such action Pan
GemOnlum ensued, as motion after mo-
ton followed, and speaker after speak
er was heard or suppressed.
Finally, an address to the public was
taken up serlatlm. From time to time
some delegate would arise in spirit of
desperation, trying to protest against
the language of the address.
The first paragraph denounced "the
war OF conquest ana determination.
The word determination" was strick-
en- out. The words "lawless and ire
sponsible'' were stricken from the para
graph referring to military control in
Idaho.
The address as adopted refers to 1.-The
two great evils of militarism and pluto
cracy, which now menace the existence
of the republic. "
The former, it declares, is expressed
in our war Of conquest in the Philip
pines; in our continued government of
Cuba; in the private use of the United
States army for the complete and in
slant overthrow of civil government in
Idaho and the establishment of military
despotism, in the corporate and private
US of military to destroy and enforce
organized labor and in the mOnstrOuS
public cOrruptiOns that have grown out
of the Spanish and Philippine wars.
THE nation" the address continues,
that strikes at the liberties of another
nation commits national suicide. We
can not too greatly emphasize the fact
that the miIitarism that seeks conquest
abroad has for it's ultimate purpose the
destruction of organized labor at home
and the defense or government by IN
junction of the federal courts, which
have usurped the functions of legisla-
ton and have set aside the law of the
land"
An appeal is made to the public to
join in the demand for the granting of
the liberties pledged to the Filipinos.
Militarism is declared to be but the off
spring and incident OF the greater men
ace of plutocracy which has established
monopoly government by economic
force based upon special privileges in
law and natural resources of taxation
,offf ion,
monopoly is centralizing the wealth of
the nation in the hands of enormous
trusts, which are becoming irrespOnsi-
BILE economic despOtisms; which are US
ing legislation, the judiciary and all the
functions of government as the mere
instruments of private profits and which
are reducing the entire people to ecOnO-
mic SerfdOm or enforced wage slavery.
political liberty" the address de-
clares lis a mOckery without economic
liberty. Even the further extension of
the suffrage, so far as to grant political
citizenship to women. which extension
we urge and advocate, will avail little
or nothing without economic freedom to
all.
I'VE, therefore, make urgent appeal
to the people to cooperate with US in
the institution of such movements and
the support of such men as shall pro-
pose, first direct legislation and proper
Tomato representation, direct taxation,
public ownership of public utilities or
mOnOpOles growing out of natural re-
sources and the existence of society:
the sole control by the people through
their government of their medium of
exchange and for the uDbuilding and
enduring establishment of a free, just
and progressive society, based on these
elementary principles of political and
social democracy. We offer our SER
vices and our citizenship and appeal 20
the good will inherent in the assoeia-
ton of men for liberty and the common
good"