The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-06
Arbitration of Labor Troubles
Franchise Taxation.

! KI.FJFILC SPECIAL.
| Kansas City. No. June The Com nit
I tr" on Resolutions. Il w!;i.h Roh-r. HicL'is
/ Of Lafayette WITS Chairman. aG-n.ea sa..l-
! r.n-!Is resolutions deuouucinS th.. pr,.,..r.
system Of corporations obtaining valt:4h'.
franc h,ses without IToI,,: return 20 the
state. d-d ti~r p!s,!E!H- The Democratic
/ party to 'i.e idea uf arh,;ratInG difficulties
( between capital and labor
II also adopted resolution inGoTSirC tho
StruAeHs administration. This re.rlu-iuu
"'ss adopted, It IS said. ay a vote OF To- :.
and minority report Is expected wu-l
. a." rolEInitt-- DetIt t,-..u!ruW.
IT," resolution relating To arbitration was
ihr cause Of IL lengthy u!~c;iss4o in ;.e
'"I:'-i..t'tc. ana Wi.s ou:y u.pp-.d after the
criA-.-l re-s.utiu!. had been amended. The
original nIdI, read as follows.
~ favor the arbitration: If difficulties
! between employer. ana employees. and rec
cTincIG tie carrying oat of this principle
Ihls Resolution VAS not acceptable in this
form 10 tn= m.. Jo- i5y IT the committee, IS
Teciaily the 81 Louis Hembers. Repre-
sentative Barrett Q. the Tw,n; n;y-thiri Ward
/ in thn Twelfth Congressional District OBJ
j,cteI - u, OIL the ground, II Is said, that
II Was Tli:k-ant.-water resolution, COM
n.ittis.e the convention 20 nothing. and
might Just Well be left unwgt;ten.
He declare! that u stronger resolution
Was necessary 10 voice the sense Of the
COM Slatt"iis -si-I 'l'it1 al alit tll!NCat %
commit the Democratic party to IN" pTin-
c.Plo of arbitration. iSafretJs Amendment
proved popular and adopted cy the
committee by "a majority sufficient To insure
'ts al I,;iOa b. the convention, it = be-
lievet- The resolution as adopted reads:
We favor the arbitration Of difficulties
between employer ana employees, and Ileds.
the EeIGoc:dtic party u Missouri 70 carry
out this principle by appropriate IegiSla zion.
We view with deep concern the strusE.e
h"t|c zen corporate wealth and OrsaH.z, j
labor. ana affirm that Lthorcrs have the
right 10 organize for their mutual pro;ec-
tioH. and a denial - th!s tight is contrary
10 the spirit aud letter OF the Constitution"
The resolution in regard To the taxation
of franchises Is Is follows: We believe all
corporations doing business In this State
should bear their just proportion Of taxa
tiun; We. therefore. demand the taxation Oi
all corporation franchises. both domestic
and foreign. doing blsitoss In this State
When the Committee on RESOLUTIONS as
s.mB.,ti tie member from the Fifteenth
District wa.s called out 10 STE SICK friend.
and he requested Colonel Phelps to rep
sent him al the session OF the committee
Till he could return.
a platform was presented for the cons.d-
Grafton OF the committee. FeaiiirmIng In
general terms the Chicago platform. Judge
Evans OF Howell County offered an an,erd-
nIeut. which not only reaiiirmed the chi
inGOrSei the free aad AN limited coinage OF
silver ~ the ratio OF :. TO !.
Colonel Phelps supported the Evans
anne uC:lent. saying that III 1894 the isvpuD-
Icaus carried jasper County hy ZOO. the
i. publican Congressman WAS elected in the
Fifteenth District b. "A majority Oi S.""'
they elected every man on their ticket in
Jasper County. anu but ;wo Democrats
wtr. elected 10 the Legislature IN the entire
Congressional district. In 1894. on ii plat
form declaring Ior the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver at the ratio Of 10 to !.
Bryan carried Jasper County by 2Ao. the
entire Democratic ticket in the county was
elected. both Legislature districts were rep
Resented by Democrats. and Benton WAS
elected 10 Congress by a majority Of I,rp-
Colonel Phelps said that the DenocIdts
Of Missouri were just much II favor OF
free silver today they ever were. ana
that he thought Democrats should be hon
est with themselves ana make a bold, spe-
cjic declaration in favor 81: the principles
to which they adhere. The amendment vas
adopted with but two dissenting votes.