The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-14
And John w. Hayes Declines to BE
Chased with the Delegates from
the sCradle Of the Trusts"
TEXAN HAMMERS COMBINES"
AND is LOUDLY CHEERED BY LABOR
ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES,.
Address by william Fortune, Presf-
dent of the Indiana State Board Of
Commemorative Speakers.


CHICAGO. Sept 13-The Civic Federation
conference on the uses and abuses of trusts
and combinations began here to-day with
less than half the delegates appointed by
the various States in attendance New
York, headed by w. Bourke Cochran. and
Wisconsin were most numerously repre-
sented.
The meeting took place In Central Music
Hall and was called to order by Franklin
II. Head. president of the Civic Federation.
The delegates listened to address OF well
come to Illinois by Attorney General Akin
on behalf Of Governor Tanner who. by
illness, was prevented from appearing in
person. Dr. Howard s. Taylor. city prose,
outor. welcomed the delegates to Chicago
On behalf Of Mayor Harrison.
With the progress of the speaking IL be-
came evident that many of the delegations
had come with firm convictions for or
against trade combinations. The speech OF
Mr.. Wooten. of Texas delivered during the
afternoon, In which he hammered trusts
in merciless manner. aroused the widest
enthusiasm in the ranks of the labor rep
resentatives and the delegates from many
Western and Southern States, while the
Fasteners generally smiled critically and
kept their arms folded.
The attempt to round the somewhat
shapeless mass Of delegates into working
form resulted in considerable disorder. sus-
gestions for the makeup of committee TO
arrange a programme for the conferences
came from every part OF the house with
such rapidity that IL was with difficulty that
the temporary chairman extracted the basis
for resolutions which were finally adopted.
This was not accomplished until w. Bourka
Cochran and August Cans, q delegate rep
resenting the Knights OF Labor, had be-
come the center of a scene which provoked
unrestrained laughter. Mr.. Cochran joining.
The head of the New York contingent. in an
endeavor to bring little order out OF chaos
arose. while Mr.. Cans. In a very loud tone.
was declaring that his delegation was or
more Importance than that OF any State
When the New Yorker began speaking. the
labor delegate f1shed from his pocket a pair
OF opera glasses and at short range con-
templated the speaker. commenting occa-
sionally in such way that the merrimepe
attained a volume which drowned the voice
Of the Eastern orator.
THE CRADLE OF TRUSTS" RAPED.
1t was finally resolved that the Civic Fed
Grafton, through its chairman, Mr.. Head
should conduct the meeting to-day, ana
pointed. consisting of one man from each
State delegation and one from each organ
ization national I'm its scope. John w.
Hayes, of the knights OF Labor. created
something of q sensation by declaring that
The did not intend to be classed with the
New Jersey delegation. even II he did vote
in that cradle of trusts"
The nonattendance OF many delegates
was not unexpected and Secretary Easley
announced that probably hundred OF the
tardy ones including Governor Pingree. OF
Michigan. would be present at to-morrow's
session. Among those present to-day wera
W. Bourke Cochran: Albert Shaw. Of the
Review of Reviews; Governor Atkinson. Of
West Virginia: Ex-Governor Foster. OF
Ohio; Prof. John b. Clark, OF Columbia
University: Attorney General T. s. Smith.
of Texas; f. b. Thurber. OF New York;
Prof. Henry Carter Adams. Of the Uni<
versity of Michigan; Prof j. w. Jenkss
of Cornell University; Prof. John Graham
Brooks. Of Cambridge. Mass, lecturer on
political economy in the University OF Chic
cago; Prof. Bemis; Lieutenant Governor
Jones, of Ohio; Prof. r. 7. Ely, Of the Uni<
versity OF Wisconsin. and Attorney General
Smyth. Of Nebraska. William Jennings
Bryan did not appear. but Ii Is believed
Chairman Head delivered an address IN
explanation of the call for the conferences
Prof. jerks followed with a paper under
the caption Problems Before the Confer
ence" 1t was / o'clock before this paper
was finished and an adjournment was taken
until o'clock.
The afternoon session opened. with q
paper by Prof. Adams on the same subject
as his predecessor. Mr. jerks. The ad>
dresses were received attentively. but II re-
NAMED for Dudley wooten, Of the Texas
delegation to stir up enthusiasm of the
camp-meeting variety. He was frequeatly
interrupted by cheering and was rapturouss
ly received by his fellow-delegates from
the Lone Star State on the completion OF
his peroration. He said, In part, follows:
Accepting in good faith that amendment
which the heroic legions OF the South re-
sisted unto death on a thousand battle
fields we believe that neither slavery nor
involuntary servitude. except. as pun!sh-
ment for crime. shall exist within the
United States or any place subject 10 their
Jurisdiction And we confidently assert that
the commercial and industrial bondage be-
ing rapidly imposed upon the toll ana
talents OF 7e.oco.Ooo American citizens BY the
syndicated wealth Of n few great corporatG
monopolies is more dire and dangerous than
the slavery which bowed the heads and burr
dened the backs OF 100000 Southern blach
men. And above and beyond these great
written guarantees Of equality and justice
We look TO the lessons OF history and aps
peal to the authority OF experience. Wheu
We are told that the spirit OF commercial
combination promises golden rewards % The
present tendencies OF our economic system
we remember that no republic has evop