Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1888 — STREETER FOR PRESIDENT. [ARTICLE]

STREETER FOR PRESIDENT.

The Illinois Man Nominated for President by the Union Labor Party. Charles E. Cunningham, of Arkansas, Named for the VicePresidency. The United Labor Party Excluded—The Eesolutioas Adopted by the Convention. Tile Union Labor National Convention completed its permanent organization at Cincin. nati on Wednesday, May 13. John Seitz of Ohio, on taking tha chair, declared that the salvation of the country depended on the success of the labor movement. Be counseled but little platform-making, and the avoidance .of everything but national issues. L. H. Weller of lowa tried to pass a resolution against tueion with the Republican or Democratic party, but failed, and it was referred to the Committee on Resolutions. Mr. Evans reported a proposition from tha Unitad Labor section of the joint Committee of Conf.-rence, which was an explanation of their single land-tax idea. It ■was referred to the Committee on Resolutions. A communication was read from the National Temperance So iety, suggesting a prohibition plank in tbe platform and the nomination of -candidates favorable to prohibition. It was referred to the Committee on Resolutions. Pending the report of that committee five State reports were read. Illinois reported a full State ticket in the field and claimed that the arrest and conviction of the “boodlers” in 'Chicago was due to the efforts of the Union Labor party. Indiana reported 18,0 0 to 20.0 U) votes last spring, a State ticket in the field, and preparations for a Congressman in every dlstrict. lowa reported a partial organization in »ome cities and towns. Kansas reported a number of Union Labor or Greenback successes. .Michigan reported the party distracted by fusion. Missouri reported a straight ticket in the field. Nebraska reported a strong anti-monop-oly feeling. The Committee on Resolutions presented its report. The preamble is quite long. It pictures a serious state of affairs in the land and lays down these principles. “1. While we believe that the proper solution of the financial system will greatly relieve these now In danger of losing their homes by mortgage foreclosures and enable all industrious persons to secure a home as the highest result of civilization, we oppose land monojioly iin every form, demand the forfeiture ot unearned grants, the limitation of land ownership, and such other legislation as will stop •speculation in land and holding it unused from those whose necessities require it. We believe the earth was made for the people, and not to an idle aristocracy to subsist through rente upon the toil of the industrious, and that .•corners’ in land are as bad as corners in food, and that those who are not residents or citizens should not be allowed to own land in the United :States. A homestead should be exempt to a limited extent from execution or taxation. "2. The means of communication and transportation should be owned by the people, as is the United States postal system. “3. The establishing of a national monetary system in the interest of the producers instead of the speculators and usurers, by which the .circulating medium in necessary quantity and , full legal tender should be issued directly to the people without the intervention of the banks, or loaned to citizens upon land security at alow i rate of interest. To relieve them from extortions of usury and enable them to control the money supply, postal savings banks should be established. While we have free coinage of gold we should have free coinage of silver. We demand the immediate application of all the idle money in the United btates Treasury to the payment of the bonded debt, and condemn the further issue of interest-bearing bonds either by the National Government or by States, Territories, or municipalities. “4. Arbitration should take the place of strikes and other injurious methods of settling labor disputes. The letting of convict labor to contractors should be prohibited, the contract system be abolished in public works, the hours of labor in industrial establishments be commensurate with the increased production by labor-saving machinery, employes '.be protected from bodily injury, equal pay givjen for equal work for both sexes, and labor, agricultural and co-operative associations be fostered and encouraged by law. The foundation of a republic is in the intelligence of its citizens, and children who are drawn into workshops. mines, and factories are deprived of the education which should be secured to all by proper legislation. “o. We demand the passage of a service-pen-sion bill to pension every honorably discharged soldier and sailor of the United States. “(5. A graduated income tax is the most equitable system of taxation, placing the burden of government upon those who are best able to pay, instead of laying it on the farmers and exempting millionaire bondholders and'corporations. “7. We demand a constitutional amendment making United States Senators elective by a direct vote of the people. “8. We demand a strict enforcement of laws prohibiting the importation of subjects of foreign countries ‘under contracts. “9. We demand the passage and enforcement of such legislation as will absolutely exclude the Chinese from the United States. “10. The right to vote is inherent in citizenship, irrespective of sex, and is properly within the province of State legislation. “11. The paramount issues to be solved in the interest of humanity are the abolition of usury, monopoly, and trusts; and we denounce the Democratic and Republican parties for creating and perpetuating these monstrous evils.” After the adoption of the platform, the convention went into the work of selecting nominees for President and Vice President. Messrs. A. J. Streeter of Illinois, Weaver of lowa, and De La Matyr were named, but the convention by acclamation nominated Mr. Streeter. For Vice President, Messrs.’Evans of Texas, Rynders of Pennsylvania, and Cunningham of Arkansas were named. The ballot resulted: Evans, 124 ; Rynders, 44 ; Cunningham, 32. Mr. Samuel Evans was declared the nominee, but in a long speech he declined the nomination, whereupon the convention nominated Charles E. Cunningham of Little Rock, who accepted the nomination. Mr. Weller’s resolution opposing fusion with the Republican or Democratic party was unanimously adopted. A National Executive Committee was named, each State selecting its own member. The convention chose us its Chairman J. W. Goshorn of Charleston, W. Va. He was authorized to select a Secretary and Treasurer to be approved by the committee. THE UNITED LABOR CONVENTION. The United Labor Convention met in the Grand Opera House, Cincinnati, with about one hundred delegates present, and the Committee on Resolutions made an informal report on two points, the eight-hour law for letter-carriers, and the redemption of Government bonds, but the report was tabled Dr. McGlynn, from the conference committee, to make his report. The Doctor reported that the committee found the Union Labor Committso disposed to a union. He said he thought a union was feasible, so far at least as the two committees were concerned. At the afternoon session nothing was done except to receive the report of Dr. McGlynn of the tailure of the etiort to Unite the two conventions. He said the ultimatum of the United Labor party had been rejected by the Union Labor Committee on Platform, and the joint committee had dissolved. THE GBEENBACKEKS. The Greenbackers held another and final meeting, resolving to stand firmly by their doctrines and their name. Committees were appointed to confer with the two Labor conventions with reference to fusion, but it was understood that to effect a fusion the parties must agree to the greenback doctrine. It was agreed to leave the nomination of a national ticket to some future convention. George O. Jones of New York was elected chairman of the National Greenback Executive Committee to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Gillett. The chairman and secretary will name the time and place for the next convention.

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