Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-04-03
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convention was completed at day
break after an all-night session of the
committee on resolutions. Much con-
sderation was given the money plank
and when it was finally accepted by a
majority vote of the committee it was
not acceptable to the minority and a
fight over its phraseOlogy on the floor
of the convention Is certain A debate is
also expected on the tariff plank. AS
prepared by the committee this plank
declared that the issuing of money is
function of the government alone and
should not be delegated to any corpor-
alton or industry The demand is made
that money be issued direct to the
people without the Intervention OF
banks and be full legal tender for all
debts. both public and private.
Pending Currency Bills Denounced.
The present working Of the national
banking law is criticised and de.
mand is made that the power to issue
money be taken from the banks. The
Aldrich currency bill is denounced as
is also the Fowler currency bill. The
plank on trusts demands that the gov
ernment own and control the railroads
and all public utilities which, in their
nature, are monopolies. The owner
ship Of general telegraph and tele
phone and telegraph lines and par
cells post is also asked. The taxation
of monopoly privileges while they re-
main in private hands is another fea
ture of this plank. The initiative and
referendum and the power to recall
from Office all disloyal and inefficient
representatives is advocated.
No End Of PIanks.
Other planks are the enactment OF
legislation looking to the improvement
of conditions for the wage-earners, the
abolition of child labor and the sup
preston of sweat shops, the abolition
OF convict labor as opposed to free la
Dor and the exclusion of foreign pau
per labor, an eight-hour work day and
legislation in favor of safety applianc
es for workmen, the enactment Of an
employers liability act within consti
tutional bounds, the immediate adop
tion of precautionary measures to pre-
vent repetition of the recent mining
disasters, work on public improve
inents in times of depression for un
employed men, the passage Of law
prohibiting the courts from assuming
jurisdiction involving the constitution
ality of any law enacted by Congress
and approved by the president, the
maintainenance of farmers organiza
tions and the extension of their pow
er and influence.
The First Clash.
The first cla"h in the convention
came on the report of the committee
on permanent organization that George
A. Honnecker, Of New Jersey, be
made permanent chairman. W. B
Jones of Nebraska moved as substl
tute that the temporary organization
he made permanent. Chairman Coxey
asked him to withdraw the motion and
upon his refusal the substitute was
lost by vote of 1856 to 2S1. Honneck
er was then elected permanent chair
man.
Anarchistic Address.
Honnecker made an address of con
siderable length in which he vigorous
ly attacked the courts of the country
under whose ruling he declared many
gross injustices had been committed
He also attacked the Democratic party
for its conduct toward President
Cleveland in the railroad strike o
1894 and the Republican party fol
sending troops into Idaho during the
strike of the miners several years ago
Honnecker deprecated the present In
dustrial situation of the country anf
declared that the opportune time fol
a revolution was present and asserted
that it only needs the genius OF Robe
sphere and the eloquence OF Dantor
to set the country ablaze." Following
his address the report of the commit
tee on resolutions was presented.
Row Over Resolutions.
The report Of the committee on res
olutions was attacked by T. H: Tibble'
a statesman from Nebraska, who SAX
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