Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-04
TRUST AND MONEY PLANKs MET
WITH OBJECTION OF coM
MITTEE AND BATTLE WAS CAR.
RIED TO THE FLOOR,
CHAIRMAN URGES
A REVOLUTION
HoNNEckER IN SPEECH sxvd
GENIUS OF a RoREsPiRRE AND
ELooUENcEa OF A DANToN
WOULD SET couNTRN.IN sLAzzl

st. Louis, April 3,The plattorm.&H
be submitted to the populist cunrans
tlon was completed at daylight aftAx
an all night session Of the commttnea
on resolutions. Much consid6xsttn1
was given to the money ufan. 4 ~
when finally accepted by ma3oritv al
the committee 1t was not sattafnr6nry
to the minority and a fight over ~
phraseology on the floor Of the emo
yention was certain. A debate is sI6d
expected on the trust plank. as prel
pared by the committee. al' I
Would Stop Issue Of Bank Notes,
The financial plank declared t11as
the issuing Of money Is function al
tne government alone that should MOI
be delegated to any corporation or II,
divtdual. A demand Is made that
money be issued direct to the peonIa
without Intervention Of the banks ard
be full legal tender for all debts nuh.
llc and private. The working ar tha
naLlonal banking law Is criticised, and
q demand is made that the power ia
issue money he taken from the banks
The Aldrich and Fowler bills are de.
nounced.
The plank on trusts demands thar
the government own and control thu
railroads and all public utilities which
IN their nature are monopolies. Other
planks submitted, favored initiative
and referendum power to recall from
Office disloyal or inefficient representa-
tive, the enactment Of legislation look
ing to the improvement Of conditions
Tor the wage Garner, the abolition Of
child labor, the suppression Of the
sweat shops, the abolition of convict.
as opposed to free labor, the exclusion
from the American, shores Of foreign
pauper labor; an eight hour work day-
and legislation in favor Of safety Al,
pliances bounds; the immediafa
adoption of precautionary measures e
prevent repetition Of the recent MN.
Ing disasters; work on public improves
ments In times of depression for I'M.
employed men; the passage OF q Law
prohibiting the courts from assumins.
Jurisdiction, involving the constitution.
| ality of any law enacted by coneresn
and approved by the president: nnaA,a-
tanning farmers organizations and the
extension of their power and infIu.
ence.
The first c1aSh Of the day In xha
convention came on the report Of 80
committee on permanent organization
which recommended that Geo. A. Hon.
necker of New Jersey be made perr1n.
nent chairman. w. 3. Jones of Ne.
braska moved as substitute that xlla
temporary organization be made prr
manent. The convention worked Il,
self into a parliamentary tangle, which
ended in the substitute being defeat.
ed and Honnecker was elected chair
man.
Revolution is Urged.
Honnecker made an address Of con.
siderable length in which he viror.
ously attacked the courts of the coun,
! try under whose rulings he declared
many gross injustices had been com
mttted. He deprecated the industrial
situation Of the country and declared
the opportune time for a revolution
was the present. He asserted it only
needs the 'genius of Robespierrt
and the eloquenca of Danton to sci
the country in g blaze"
Following his address the renor,
Of the committee on resolutions was
presented
Fight Grows Warm.
| The report Of the committee OF
resolutions was read by j. A. Parker
of Kentucky and on motion to adopt
+. H. Ttbbles of Nebraska objected
saying the more important part Of .
plank adopted by the committee las
night had Dsen omitted. Parker in OK
planning said at a Suhseouant roeati,,
of the committee the plank on none,
had been materially modified. TIL
bles charged it was done without tn,
knowledge of the committee on resc
; tions and there was much confusion ii
, the convention, many delegates clam
oring for recognition. The motion j.
incorporate resolution advocated b
Tibbles in the platform was submi&tes
/ to special committee which was o.
, dered to report at the afternoon ses
: sion