The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-14
FOR FREE SILVER.
An Important Action Of the Antitrust
Conference.
COINAGE RESOLUTION PASSED.
New York Delegation Made a Protest
Against Il.
He SPEAKERS DECLINED TO TALK.
Government Ownership Of Public Utilities
Caused Discussion In Committee.
THE QUESTION WAS FINALLY SETTLED
Many Speeches Were Made During
tbs Mceting--A Woman Talked
cf Trusts.-rhe Proceedings.

Chicago. February ls.--JAfter a heated
debate the resolutions committee OF tho
antitrust conference tonight decided to
report in favor OF government ownership
OF railroads and for their seizure on pay
mont OF actual value and without pay
ment for 'watered stock or other fictitious
values"
There was sharp discussion in the
committee and several Tits between men,
bers brought on by an effort to make the
platform read as 1t had been drawn up.
that the government should seize the
railroads on payment Of actual values. and
without payment for franchise values"
Unanimous action was ilraly obtained by
cutting out the words franchise values"
inser,lng the phrase ''waterod stock or
cther fictitious values" The comm ttee
also unanimously favored direct popular
legislation as means OF obtaining tho
result.
The discussion in the committee room
FAR outranted the deliberations or the
main body OF the conference lgna ious
D0nuelly. ]. +. Aitgold A. p. MCGUIRE OF
Iowa and George Fred Williams urged the
committee TO strike from tho resolutions
the statement that any payment Tor rail
roads should he exclusive Of franchises
value.
This Is a long night" SAID sir Altgeld.
"and it Will be years before we come TO
tho actual discussion OF the proposition
on which We are TO base payments Let
us not cucumber the discussion with IL
now"
m We had oncumbored the proposition
10 Tree slaves with statement OF what
we would do with them we would neyer
have freed them" said Mr. Donne.ly
tsnry George. Jr,. however. took tue
| ef'her side or tho question. ''Wo nte go
ins before the people, he said. Let MS
so with tho whole plain truth and lot
thtm judge Of n"
jerry simpson also favored this view,
declaring that no had had years Of expe-
Ticnce with this question In Kansas. His
declaration brought a warm tiff with Rep
resentBtive McQui7k.
! You are not the only one who has had
experience" said the latter,
/ We'll I'm no spring chicken, anyway"
replied the Kansas statesman.
Your feathers have all been plucked
already" retorted his Iowa opponent. 10
which Mr.. Simpson replied With the old
answer 10 the conundrum about building
dams by mill site.
| Many startling statements we're made
before the committee. amang them one by
/ President NJ l.. Lockwood, In which he
said that before the government ownership
was finally secured It would be necessary
to impeach at least one justice Of the Fed
eral court The committee also considered
o proposition 10 recommend TO the atten-
/ tion Of congress Senator Pettigrcw's bill
| for government ownership OF railroads,
but # was voted down.
| number Of set speeches were heard at
AZ. III LAM ~
conference.
The night session was In the form OF
mass meeting, which was held at the Aud
! forum and brought out some Of the
/ strongest speakers among the delegates,
/ including John p. Altgeld, f. s. Monett.
Sam Jones J. S. Crosby. George Fred VIII
Hams and Tom J., johnson.
President Lockwood OF the Antitrust
League said tonight that he regretted that
4 william j. Bryan's name was mentioned
/ I'M tho discussions ana declares It was his
/ intention to keep politics out Of the con-
I ference II had been decided 10 limit all
future addresses In the conference 10 twen-
/ ty minutes In order 10 set through with the
| programme.
was the FIRST speaker al the antitrust
conference here, called by the National
I Antitrust league today. He said IN
paIt:
THE work remaining 10 be done Is the
education Of the people The people VINO
are Opposed 10 trusts do not belong to one
political PARTY. hut they belong 10 all
parties, and come from the labarins and
producing classes to a great extpnt, and
* should be a grand patriotic initiative
n thu producers AID laborers OF this
country would refuse 10 support any can
dldate for Legislative OF a judicial ofnce,
who win not give his pledge and solemn
Obligation to his constituency that he
wlll not accept a pass from any raiiroah
or steamship line, or villa not during MIS-
tenn OF offte accept any retats fran a
trust or own any interest whatsoever N
a trust AS we leave this conference 20
resume the various pursuits In wnlch We
are engaged, let us make the night against
trusts ali along the line, with our s'ream-
ers floating Ger us bearing the Inscription
Special Privileges to None, Equal Rights
20 AL"
The following resolutions were ADOPTED
and II was resolved TO telegraph copy
to the members OF the United states SEN
G.e;
Whereas. There has been passed ~ the
house a representatives a Dill known as
currency bill. which bill Is now pending
In tae senate OF the United slats' anu
Whereas, BY said blu and by the senate
sn-ndmert Il Is proposed by the law 70
extend further special ard exclusive pFiSi-
ieges to favored classes; and
Whereas, Said hill and amendments, u
enacted Into law would reiegafe 10 tho
National banks the governmental right 10
:. issue currency bes;ow an fmmedi7te
bonus on the hondhoiders; give bounty
az al Isssk 0o.oo0,ooo to the NetionAl
banks. denaonetizs silver and 81 peper
money dollars make all debts heretofore
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