The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-02-20
Taa AN rI-rHUsr coNeRRaNCR

Work Of b Large Gathering Of Trust
Opponents Rt Chicago Last Week.
Government Ownership Of Railroads.
Direct Legislation and Bimetalism d a
dorsed
CHICAGO f b IL -Toniaht, at the
CLOSE Ut che Fl sc Gays PROCEEDINGS Of
the anti trust confer, nee. called BIZ
tn National AM Trust l. sgue. good
progress has been made with the set
epeeenes, of whIch a dozen or mora
we're delivered Ina resolution COM
mlttPP, mean ime, was busy, and
formula ed resolutions covering the
following points: Government owner.
snip of all rail, o ads and telegraph
lines; the abolition of all special priv.
laRes by Legislative enac ment; placing
on the fire. tIst OF ali trust goods and
direct legislation by peItlon from the
people
Mayor Harrison welc med the dele
RaC 8 on Oenalf of the city. Already,
b SAID the Sena Q of she Uni,ed States
mad e reduced % q small conven.
ton OF Uh9 wner add representatives
of the trUers A fe "a more
would see the House and our i4dlcIRry
reduced to the same condUion.
THE REsOLUTIOHs
CHICAGO, T. b. Ii fine Committee
on 4 su,u tons Of the National Anti
rrUs, Con renee tonight. after q
Stormy NEE Ing, foally agreed upon a
r port when will be submitted to the
Conference for Rd ptl n tomorrow
morning the discussion wa caused.
bV a q Fl 4rence OF opinion among the.
members as he details OF how the.
q svernmenG should OBTAIN control Of
tne railroad, telegraph and teleOhone
iiues A t ,ctton led by CIm L JIhn.
son. L ,uIs Pot and oLheP single tax
advocates int listed that the value of
FRANCHISE IN assuming control should
be ignored
Cney thought the G. Dvernment
should take toe properly without pay
ing compensation to the owners
JonD P AIrgeld, GaorRe E Williams,
g ". LIE aud ex Attorney GAner8l
a. DnneGC of 0 no, we're for G Ivernment
Ownership of these utilities u Thought
the Cause would be I'M Irad by advo-
Caring DrscEIc+I CoDfscatIon at this
lime. Finally John P AItgtld sugges
ted c ImpromIse which brought the
warning factions together and pre-
ven'ed a q mt on the dJOr Of con.
v-n ion later. Tne provision denying
the value Of franchise right was
strIckeu out aud an amsDdment SUBJ
stituCed dFcrRFing that tne owners.
should receive just compensation t. ON
all properly taken irrespective OF.
watereo stock or other Fl tIti 'ue Sc
curities. THIS appeared { o satisfy the
radicals ana was adopted.
The clmm,t5ee also unanimously ia.
vored dlrect popular Legislation TO OBJ.
tain the result.
The platform unanimously adopted
by the c. mmiGtee declares for Gov
eminent ownership OF all public utili-
ties aud natural monopolIes Govern
ment money, the referendum and di-
rect legislation, and the wiChdra val OF
al, prospective tariffs from all articles
CON rolled Oy a CrusC
Resolutions introduced by Judge
f ming, OF Z npucky, we're adopted
by II rlsI"C w q, strongly cOndemning
the currency bull no before Congress.
"A CONN lGEPe 20 preOere a memorial
to tht y nced S aates Senate against the
bill wss provided for and the people
of the counGry urged to gather as
court houses, and otner puOlc places
to protest ag 4In lS the measure.
a LAST DAYS WORK.
CHICAGO Foo. IA rmy scenes
ch4ra ,.er z d Gne Sessions of tue Ma
tioDsl Anu Truss Conference proceed
Ing-, before tue dnal adj purHment to
night. The climax came to the
conference with a resolution pledgIng
the delegates co vose for no party that.
does not stand for government owner
snip and the prIuCIpld Of direct legs
tIon. The D~mocrRtIc leaders inter
preted this "a an att7ckO on W J Bryan,
and we're on their feet 10 an instant to-
block toe move. a cor OF delegates
took the q pOr and all tried TO talk eb
the same "a You must not suite
fre3 spec b herel' was shouted.
Every BODY nue. be heaEdr' was the
w4rnIoR tnas came from a delegate IN.
che gallery.
Toe c Oovsntioa was enlivened also
by an by Prot. B ,mIs on uni,
versIGIes wnose endo VmenCs come from
trust maGnsCes 'Che professors In
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