Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1890 — STATE FEDERATION. [ARTICLE]

STATE FEDERATION.

Representative Laborers Meet at Indianapolis and Adopt Resolutions. The Sixth Annual Convention cf the Federation ofLabcr at Ind ian apot i s on the 23d. Presid en t Emy ILe vy, of Ev* ansville, presided. Committees were appointed and reports of officers approved. The following platform (condensed) was adopted: 1 As labor Islhe producer of «11 things worth having in human existence, the lworker should. it cei vu the vaiu ■ of his labor, and to accomplish this Is the aim of abor organizad; n. 2 Eaith—he great stoie house—is the prime factor and labor the active faetor through which hum-n nee s are supplied; ihat eapi al is a subordin ;te fae or to the above named, originating from their combination, and, there fore, can never be prior to them, we, therefore, ass-rt that, in order to be on an equal looting in secur ng access to raw materials, the products of labor should be relieved from the burden of taxation. ?■ we,‘herefore, f-tvor the enactment of laws tending to secure this resu t, and tha 1 endeavor to secure the passage of laws, abrogating all class priviiiges. r 4 We discourage the priclice of indorsing political parties or candidates5 We cominm in adherence ta the eight-hour d,y and heartily indorse the position taken by the American Federation ot Labor upon that -quesdun. ■ 6 We favor equal nay for equal work, without regard to color; 7 We belt ;ve that the means o£ securing ah education should be as free from burdens as possible, and. therefore, while commending the present seho d-book 1 .w, we favor n enactm nt that will secure pupils’ suppl es fre.e; and that the Bo rd of E uea ion be empoworcc to pro.core c ipyrights- and th at the study, of political ecenomy be encouraged". 8 We believe sh« issuing of money to be pure y a governmental function, and (ask that bank notes be recalled. 9 We bed ve tiiat' monopolies, such ns railroads of all kinds, t lephone. telegraph, gas and water supply, < tc , shou d be owned by the p ople and controlled by them. 10 We demand that the present system of allowing fees to State snd county officials be changed info fixed salaries; the fees to go to the State fund. : 11 We regard the exaction of ah . agreement from an employe that he does not belong to a labor organization,!as an infringement on the rights or an Amen an citizen. T-he following resolutions were unaui mously adopted: 1 That all companies or building associations not organized witbin the State of Indiana, be subjected to the same conditions required of foreign insurance companies. 2 That we demand that the mechanics’ lien law be so amended »s to not require notification ofhim before beginning'work. 3 We demand the enactment of a Jaw which wilTprovide free text books for all' the-public schools in Indiana. 4 That we favor the election of U. 8- Senator by a diiect vote of the people. 5 As we have witnessed the evil effects of partisan control in State institutions, we demand such legislation as will place them under nonpartisan control. e We demand that railroad corporations adopt a uniform coupler. A resolution that savored of socialism was emphatically rejected. Reports from the different localities in the State represented in the convention show labor to be well organized and becoming more united. The retiring officers were elected, and the following Vice-Presidents; Andrew Zebar, Evansville; W. H. Wharton, Lawrenceburg; W. L. Shaffer, Connersville; John Sexton, Indianapolis; E. W. Mulholland, Crawfordsville; W. P. Ball, Lafayette; Oliyer P. Smith, Logansport; S. M. Ball, Peru; Frank Jenneson, Fort Wayne.