The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-14


let them ju5ge Of st."
Jerry STfpson also favored this view.
declaring that he had mad years of sx-
peilence with this question in kanses.
, fls declare ton brought warm tifT
with Representative McQuirk
You're moi the Only one who has had
experiences said the latter.
Wen, IN 10 spring chicken, any
way replied the Kansas statesman.
Your feathers have ali been pIucEed
already retorted his Iowa opponent.
Makes Startling Statement.
Many startling statements were made
peIore the committee among them one
/ Dy PRESIDENT ". l.. Lockwood. in which
/ ne SAID that before the government
I oW ership was finally secured ii would
/ be necessary TO impeach at least one
justice OF the federal supreme court
[ me committee also cons .deTeC a
proposition TO recommend to the at
+ tentlOn of congress- Senator Pettigrl.u's
/ Dill Tor government ownership of rail-
! ROADS, but IT was voted down. a num-
! Der or set speeches were heard at the
! morning and afternoon sessions Of the
! conference.
/ The night session was in the form
1 OF mass meeting. which was held at
/ tha Auditorium and brought out some
( OF the strongest speakers among the
/ delegates. including John 2. Altgeld. +.
! 5 MOnnett, Samuel NJ Jones, John
/ crosby, George Fred Williams and Tom
| /. Johnson.
Carried American Flags.
American flags were carried by a
number OF persons. The stage was fill
( ed with prominent antitrust men.
/ Judge William Prentiss called the
meeting 10 order and introduced PTesi-
/ dent Lockwood. of the National Anti
Trust league, as presiding officer.
Frank Monet, former attorney gen
/ eral of Ohio, was the next speaker.
George Fred Williams was then in
/ trOdCced. Mr.. Williams declared that
! the anti-mOnOpOly forces must be or
! ganiZed for the overthrow Of the spirit
/ or greed and 0mmeTcialism, and that
/ II neither of The old political parties
! was found capable of defending the
/ rights OF the people then a new one
must be formed. He declared, however
his belief that the Democratic party
has cleansed and purified itself for
/ this very contest"
Is Remarkable Gathering.
President Lockwood Of the Anti
/ Trust league said tonight: This is a
remarkable gathering in many respects
/ Every delegate paid his own railroad
! unteers The league has not spent d
dollar i'm promoting the movement. The
! delegates Travelled many miles for a
purely unseifish motive.
This is not like a political COnyen-
ton, as we have no promises to make
I or offices 10 give. We are here TO fight
for a principle. I firmly believe that
this gathering Isl the beginning of d
/ movement which viii wipe every male
VIOLENT trust from the country within
a few years.
J 1t is Unfair TO charge that this is a
political scheme planned in the inter
est of any one candidate or set of can
| didates- We have members OF all par
ties and Classea in our ranks and We
are all working with unseltish motive
for the betterment of mankind
President Lockwood regrets that W.
J. Bryan's name was mentioned IN the
discussions ana declares it was his in
tention to keep politics cut of the con-
! ference. II mas been decided to limit
all future addresses in the conference
to twenty minutes. in order to get
through with the programme.
I Oppose Financial Bill
Shortly after the Antitrust confer
ence met today the following resOlu-
tons presented by Judge Fleming of
Kentucky We're adopted By rising
vote:
Whereas. There has been passed by
the house OF representatives a bill
known as the currency bill which bill
is now pending in the senate Of the
United States. ana
Whereas. BY The said bin and the
senate amendment it is proposed by
law to extend furt her special and ex-
elusive privileges 90 favored classes
and
Whereas, said bill and amendments
if enacted into law would delegate to
the national banks the governmental
right To issue currency. beStOW an i'm
mense bonus upon the bOndhOlders
give a bounty of at least $500, coo Coo &c
the national banks. demOnetize silver
and all paper money dollars, make all
debts heretofore contracted and here
I after to be contracted, payable liz gold;
place il in the power of the money mold
ing and money lending class TO contract
the currency at willard to possess them
selves Of the property of the people at
pleasure, and. in short, enthrOne the
money oligsrchy, establish a continents
bank trust, ensiave the people and de-
/ stTOy the republic I'D the end that free
government may perish from the earth
now therefore. be it
Resolved, That this conference here
by utters its most solemn protest
3
be it further
/ Memorial Against Outrage.
"Resolved, That the chairman of thi:
conference is hereby instructed TO ap-
{ point committee of FIVE members tC
4 prepare a memorial against such AZ
? outrage who shall be requested 10 81
% to the capitol Of the nation for the pur-
T pose of presenting his protest to b0tl
D houses of congress If the nited States
e And be it further
p Resolved, That we warn the pe0pl,
/ OF the United States sf the menace {,
e their liberty and call upon them every
( where to meet together at their cOur
7 houses and i'm their school houses anJ
q other places and thunder their prOtes
:. against TIE most audaciOus. dangerou'
y and oppressive measure ever presented
10 Il legislative body by a set of con
81 / spirat0rs."
S Immediately after the adoption O
- these resolutions, Amazi Thornton o
/ New York notified the presiding OH
] ! Ger that he would refuse to deliver tn
e speech for which he was scheduled to
G day.
e Il was assured" he said IN an in
e | terview. THAT this was to be a non
I partisan gathering. / viii not be fur
thermOre Identified with the conference
70 as / consider that todays action make
g it partisan gathering"
e The committee on permanent organ
f ization reported in favor of Frank 5
10 Monet former attorney general Of OalC
as permanent chairman. The repor
/ was adopted.
Free Homes Bill.
? DELEGATE Robert A. Neff of OkiahOm,
! presented the following resolution
+ which was unanimously adopted;
q 8 . 3
y conference that congress extend to sSh
settlers upon government lands tn