Show ZIE PEOPLES PARTY convention OMAHA july 8 chairman tau beneck aeck announced announced the list hat of temper kempor aty ry officers selected by the national coar and they were elected by acclamation cla matlon 0 aj Pl lington in ington of georgia was as aa temporary chairman in hill speech of df acceptance he thanked ter fal the eo antion Vt en ion tion tor for the high honor conred and spike eloquently of the great great purpose for which the conven tion 00 is 8 I 1 iq th ile ion elon and declared that there ibo bad tl been no do other such gather at of people northeast south or west before hit g ing g in hosts hoate for a purpose never bore real realized I 1 zed I 1 in n th thia is cou country u try i s kt u the conclusion of the ch airmans chair mana speech th J mrs todd of michigan took h ue e platform and presented the chair i 0 sn 1 with a gavel carved by the wife laela en terrill of tex 9 from a tase C ted by george washington WaB hington at nt vernon of unfortunately the at the first rap head h new 0 gavel it fell to pieces the baj dow flying alyin 9 off the handle and rolling L wn ik to the foot of the stage there 4 little latt burst of laugh laughter tor but the ablon was too reverential to cause tal merriment jelle c dannitte on rules and perma ackt ant ahn animation organization aniza tion was announced bai ile this was in progress a delegate I 1 eded ded the hall with a banner bear 41 the teer te Sowing foll wing inscription ivolue i oft S ta t te e of tennessee blue and to for ye ft files party votes minn t ket 11 the convention then mourned to 3 p m at n AIRI VERNOON NOON SESSION SESSIO N session the opening of the afternoon were messages of congratulation read from the leaders adera le the rhe oil one e vilich wi party pla U provoked the greatest ap the w as 88 from m the representatives representative of aam while chii party in congress ton grese awaiting the report of the ltee 1 on credentials the hon poke n J bonnelly anelly nn elly was introduced and at the thep P 18 abott length on the issues ol of thia OPles party he said in part alost olost body y in n many respects is the ha ate ever ev astonishing gathering the country binol gle seen A convention without I 1 10 a ti tool or instrument of monopoly aan maya ii 81 whose every paid hithe er 0 pen Besof his journey b and return turn which y to or were paid men there a aa 8 poor as himself cheers ent 1 a not in this gathering a single 8 gl 1 to ot of 9 railroad company not a ro bina bilag of any y ring which is ib th the e aa and nd sucking peking the life blood of think of call people i cannot but ouva I th e asto bounding toun u ding contrast to the inns leation 0 1 I wh ach recently met in CEO 0 O 11 alib a and chicago atrit it yonder f 01 banner isee I 1 see the worda animate of 1776 ia 1 this thib is ib the spirit which are lineal this 18 august ewt gathering we representatives of those men wh who 0 ill t founded AND d the nation aarion without a alid without a pauper A 11 as under and sixteen years of national et carfi the manage management mana Kement ment of the two to different parties as has gi ven Us accordi according bg d to estimates mates from eight and thirty thou tho sand Band millionaires half 10 0 1 tramps while the 1 18 blistered and with th toe mortgages in 10 bove I 1 people D t 0 are atee ped to the lips poverty tight MY friends blends every great ever and liberally alln raade in the for liber berty ty has haa culminated past in right the present presen t gathering the battle in which we are employed is the battle of mankind every oppre oppressed sied nation in the world is looking upon this convention to discover whether the star spangled banner and stars stare and stripes shall float across the country steadily rising generation after generation to higher levels of culture and tion or shall it float in solemn mockery above a land coreed as europe is in cursed the middle classes driven off the land while concentrated in the hands of the few to is the wealth provided by the tiller cheers having quoted figures showing that the possession of wealth in the hands of the farmer decreased from five eighths in 1880 to one fifth in 1890 he declared that no man would fail to see the mark and the terrible feature into which they were advancing 1 I can promise you the solid vote of minnesota for the peopled barty party I 1 believe I 1 can promise nebraska north and south carolina and georgia and I 1 know we can count on kansas I 1 tell you that there is word as failure so far as this movement is concerned after donnellys donnellyy Don nellys speech J C manning the eloquent boy orator from alabama was called to the platform and addressed the assemblage mr norton of chicago afterwards led to the platform alexander campbell of la salle ill and presented him as the original greenbacker formerly merly known among ians as old greenbacks Green backs 02 after the announcement of the committee cyclone 1 1 davis was called for and he painted in vivid colors the picture of the condition of things as they existed today in the country when the committee on credentials announced itself ready to report he concluded the committees report shows no contests and 1806 1366 delegates pr present besent the report was adopted amid applause and the sitting delegates were declared entitled to their seats hon john J jaxon axon of chicago was invited to address the convention he is a representative of bettale council of the northwest mixed rate race of indians and frenchmen he said he be was proud to a attend a convention where an indian might shake hands bands with a white manon man on an equality and because the peoples peopled party had a platform on which the indian was not ashamed to stand he closed with the assurance that if it became necessary to met oppression with rifles the indian would not be found slow the convention became restless under the wearisome delay of the committee on organization to report the committee on resolutions was directed to retire at once wd and begin its labors kt at the convention adjourned until 8 monday morning the committee on permanent organization niza tion reported in favor of H L loucks of south dakota for permanent chairman and J H hayes of new jersey for permanent secretary with a list of assistant secretaries and vice chairmen for each state the report was adopted and chairman loucks assumed his duties he thanked the convention for the honor of presiding over the grandest largest convention ever held in the west or he believed anywhere in the civilized world in the past great revolutions had been brought about by work and bullet this great greatest of all revolutions is propelled by education and the ballot he congratulated the convention on the harmony which prevailed throughout and the facts that no slates elates were fixed up so BO that the choice of the people would finally determine the nominee A new gavel announced as made from the timber of the first homestead entry of the united states was pre presented to the chairman amid seme acme evidences of dissent general william jackson Jacks armstrong inspector general of consuls under president grant was given the floor armstrong spoke at some length on the issues before the convention denouncing the millionaires and declaring it had bad come to such a pass pas 11 that the price of a cabinet portfolio under a republican administration was he said the only sacred thing in this world was humanity and the only thing having a right in this world is a man we have met to affirm that the sorrows of this world should be attended to here and not wait for the mysterious judgment of the future state mrs airs emery of michigan was then introduced for a speech but the con bention was visibly impatient to get to business A delegate trova from oregon presented another gavel albie in honor of the peopled People loa party achievement in the oregon state election the committee on rules presented a report limiting nominating speeches for president and vice president to fifteen minutes and remarks on questions in general to five I 1 the convention then took a recess of twenty minutes to witness the omaha fourth of july parade asit passed the convention hall instead of twenty nai minutes it was nearly an hour before the convention resumed business the roll pf af states was then called and each announced the name of its member of the national committee then a storm was precipitated by the chairman of the resolutions committee offering a resolution calling attention to to the fact that the ticket agents to in washington and other states on the line of odthe abe union pacific railroad did not receive instruction to grant the delegates to the convention the usual reduction in fares and appointing a committee to comman communicate acate with the railroad officials and have the mistake rectified A delegate moved that the northern pacific and the great northern roads be included in tho the resolution delegate marion cannon of california protested against the resolution as exhibiting a want of an independent spirit in the convention his behem ent denunciation of the roads led to the liveliest scene of the day 1 I want this convention to under stand standy standup tP he said it is not by accident or oversight that the pacific coast delegates have been overlooked our request for the customary courtesy was denied deliberately and with insolence I 1 do not want this convention as far as california Cali tornia to is concerned to go back to the railroad cap in hand band and ask for any privileges whatever the enthusiasm and passion of the speaker extended to the audience every member rose and cheers rent the air the montana delegation endorsed the sentiment of cannon so BO did oregon the chairman of the resolution committee then withdrew the resolution IN THE AFTERNOON it was when the chairman called the afternoon session to order but it was 8 pm before business begun the motion was earned carried that the resolutions committee should report such parts of the platform as were ready this wag waa apparently the first move on the part of the weaver men to hasten a ballot A suspicion had gained currency that the committee on resolutions was not anxious to make progress for the reason that it as a whole preferred judge gresham for thle the candidate and wanted time to get an agreement from him that he would let the conven convention tiou nominate him the motion was carried but the committee reported that it wait not prepared just yet to make even a partial report mr ward of missouri moved to suspend us the rules and proceed to ballot for the nomination of candidates but there was no intention on the part ol of the ardent gressam men to give up hopland hope and an illinois delegate raised the point of order that thai the motion was contrary to rules the chairman overruled the point of order on the ground that the convention coul do as it pleased wards warda motion was then tabled on motion of ellington of georgia mr lamb of texas a weaver man and also working for terrill for vice president moved to adopt the entire st louis platform as the party platform mr brown of massachusetts declared that the st louis louie platform was one upon which the organizations or oi united labor stood the soon filed on the stage with the platform hastily brought to completion it is ia as fol lowe THE PLATFORM we meet to la the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral political and material ruin corruption dominates the ballot box legislature con greus gretis and even touches the ermine of the bench the are demoralized most of the states have been compelled to isolate the voters at the polling places to prevent universal sW intimidation or bribery the newspapers are subsidized or buzzed public opinion is in silenced oed business is prostrated our homes are covered with mortgages labor im polished shed land concentrating in the t ov hands ads of capitalists urban workmen denied the right of organization for self protection imported pauperized labor beats down their wages a hireling standing army recognized by law is established to shoot them down and they are ace rapidly degenerating loto into a european condition the fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes unprecedented in the history of mankind and the possessors in turn despise the republic and endanger liberty from the he same prolific womb of government ern ment injustice we breed two great classes tramps at ar d millionaires the Nit national ional power to create money is appropriated to enrich bond holders the vast public debt payable in legal tender has been funded into gold boar bear ing bonds thereby adding fadding millions to the burdens of the people the silver which has been accepted as coin since the dawn of history has been de to add to the purchasing power of gold by decreasing the value of all forms of property as belleas well as human huiban labor and supply of currency is purposely abridged to fatten the usurer bankrupt enterprise and enslave industry the vast conspiracy against mankind has been organized on two continents and itjin atlis rapidly taking possession of the world if not me met and overthrown at once it fior bodes terrible social convulsions the destruction of civilization or the establishment lish ment of an absolute despotism we have witnessed for more than a quarter of a century the struggles of the two great political parties for power and plunder while the grievous wrongs have beekil flicked upon the suffering people we charge that the controlling influences dominating both these parties lave permitted the existing dreadful conditions to develop without serious efforts to prevent or restrain them neither do they now promise us any substantial reform they agreed together to ignore in the coming campaign every issue but one they propose to drown the outcries of the plundered people with the uproar of sham battle oyer the tariff so that capitalists corporations national banks rings trusts watered stock of silver and oppressions oppress ions of all usurers may be lost loat sight of they propose to sacrifice our homes lives and children on the altar of mammon to destroy a multitude in order to secure corruption funds from millionaires assembled on the anniversary of the birth of the nation and filled with wilh the spirit of the grand generation who established our independence we seek to restore the good of the republic to the hands of the plain people which class clam originated it we assert our purpose to be identical with tue purpose of the national construction to form a more perfect union establish justice insure domestic tranquility provide for the common defense promote the general welfare and secure blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity 21 we declare this republic can only endure as a free government upon the love of the whole people for each other and for the nation that it cannot be pinned together bya by a bayonet the civil war is over and every passion and resentment which grew out of it must die with it and WO we must mast be in fact as we are in name one united brotherhood of free men our country finds itself confronted by conditions for there is no precedent in the history ol of the world our annual agricultural productions amount to billions of dollars in the value of which must within a few weeks or months be exchanged for 1 or billions of commodities consumed in their production the existing current cupply is wholly inadequate to make this exchange the results are falling prices formation of combines and rings and in the impoverishment of the producing class we pledge ourselves that it if given power we will labor to correct these evils by wise and reasonable legislation I 1 we believe that the powers of gov eminent should be expanded as in the case of the postal service rapidly and so far as the good sense of the 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