The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-19

body of the conference lgnatlus Don-
nelly. John p AItgeld. A p. Mcouirk. OF
Iowa. and George Fred Williams urged
the Committee TO strike from the resolu-
lions the uroposed statement that any
payment for railroads should be exclusive
OF franchise value
Altgeld Urges Conservatism.
This IS a long fight" said Mr.. Altgeld.
..aud IL will be years before we come to
an. actual discussion OF the proposition
on which we are to base payment Let
ms not cucumber the discussion with IL
now
..Tf We had encountered the proposition
to FREE slaves with n statement OF what
We would do with them we would never
have freed them" said Mr.. DOnnelly.
Henry George. Jr-. however. took the
other side of the question I'VE are going
before the people" he said Let US 90
with the whole. pam truth anu iee 'neii'
Judge OF it,
Jerrv simpson also favored this view. de-
clartns that he had had years OF expert
er~e with this question In Kansas. His
declaration brought a warm tilt with Rep
resentatfve McQuirk-
You are not the only one who has had
exuerieuce.r said the latter.
well. I'm no spring chicken anyway"
rcpIied the Kansas statesman
Your feathers have all been plucked
already ret0rtcd his Iowa opponent, TO
which Mr. simpson replied with the old
answer 10 the couundrum about DulIulhs
dams by a mill site
The uisht session was IN Inc form OF
a mass meeting. which WAS held at the
AUDITORIUM aud brought out some or the
strongest speakers AMONG the relegates.
Including John 4. Aitgeld. f. ;. MOnett.
stmue. Jones John ;. Crosby. George
TrSJ Williams and Tom l.. johnson.
President lockwood. Of the antitrust
league said tonight that he regretted that
William J. Bryau's name was mentioned
hts Intention 10 keep politics out 81 the
r1uscrarl.se II has been decided Is I'M
4 al future addresses IN the conference
10 twenty minutes IN order 10 GET through
with the programme
Ownership of All Utilities.
The pIatflrIn unanimously adopted by
the committee declares for government
Ownership Of al. public utilities and nat
uraI uaonoaoIics. government money. the
referendum and direct legislation and
the withdrawal % all protective tariffs
from all articles controlled 10y trust
Among other things. after urging the
organization 20 deprive trusts % their
power. IL says
We make no assault upon business
combination. for diminishing prOduc-
i've cost or ausInentinS produc-
efficiency. What We do ask j. com
bInatiOns FOR c0srcing producers and
lesSeninE production IL is such com
b.natIous that constitute the trust eNil
and them We would abolish. root and
branch.
When oppressive trusts are eXamin-
cd they are found - be combinations
not for ausmeutinG wealth, hut -
hampcTins its productions. not Tor
making things plentiful and cheap.
but for mss king them scarce and dear
Their strength lies in more IN
tense concentration or monopoly priv
flcEc In some Instances these prly-
fieCcs are owned by the trust itself
In some they result from conditions
produced hy public policy In others
they are farmed out in more or less
secret WAYS hy IN. principal bcnc-
fcIarIes 70 subsidiary trusts
The platform particularly attacks the
Standard oil trust 20 which il says mo-
uopcIy cnEendcrsng laws have committed
the reputation al the peoples needs and
rights Iu one department ~ industry
'-Tlcir needs and rights m another have
been by similar laws committed TO the
beef trust" \ number Of set speeches
ywers. heard at the morning and afternoon
sessions Of the conference
The night session was in the form of
a mass meeting. when Was held IN the
Auditorium and brought out some 81 the
strongest speakers among the delegates.
fucluIfna. John T.. Altgeld. +. = Mouuett.
samuel NJ Jones. John = crosby. George
Fred Williams and Tom l. Johnson