Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 July 1896 — Page 2

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THE IKDIAXJAPOLIS JOURNAL, FB ID AY, JULY 24. 1S95.

fcelieircd In free silver. A few months ago Deurfy every on believed that nothing on earth could defeat William McKlnley for President, but til surrender of American

Interests to Great Rritaln at the Republican convention had fallen on McKlnley like a. bolt of lightning. It changed tlir hentlxs.er.t o'f the whole country. Free sliver .t 16 to 1 would fcweep the N'atlon. The people had arisen and would defeat the "corrupt gold power." but to do this a vast dfal of missionary work must be done. There, were thousands and . thousand of voters wTjo had leen mlld by the old bugs. The cry was that if free silver .ver adopted It would make this country th tiumplnt ground for the silver cf the world. The speaker hoped It would. If all the silver 1u the world was dumped into this country and coined it would make ?V) pr capita, and that was not too mueh. Should this be done. It would make this the most prosperous country In the world. Never In the hi5tory of America had it ben so hard to keep the cold here as under the pres. r.t system. Under it T2;2.000.000 worth of bonds had been issued and the working peep' plundered by the Wall-street syndicates and English bond shark?. When Mr. St. John end.d his talk a big banner, on which were painted two human figures, was brotight Into the hall. One w-fls marked "McKlnley" nr.d the other Monopoly," and above was "Down These." Its appearance v.as loudly applauded. The next one to address the contention was Mrs. Helen It. (Jougar, of Indiana. Fhe denounced the "gold-bug monopolist:" the "Wall-street plutocracy" snd the "English bond sharks." and stiid the only solvation of the people from serfdom was to declare frhe free coinage of silver. She denounced Mr. McKlnley and the platform on which he stands. She denounced the Republican party, the liquor traffic and the rum power of the world. The saloon keepers, the nrm power and the Anarchist, she said, wer with McKlnley. So were the "thieve pf Wall srec." As Mrs. Cougar concluded she called on the band to play "America" and the delegates to join in singing, which they did. At the request of the Conneetleut delegation. Judse Joseph Seldon. of that State, xvaa Kiwn the stand. He spoke on the effects of free silver on our forelcn trade. ROLL, OF DELEGATES ORDERKD. Delegate Hall, of Illinois, moved that a poll of the delegations be taken for publication. The motion was carried and the poll ordered to" bp taken at the next session. The following resolution was offered for the Individual consideration of delegates preparatory to official consideration at the next session: "That In the present situation the organization is. and logically must be. in the coming campaign the peculiar representative Of the Independent free-silver Republicans, and that the effort of the national committee should be chiefly directed to ccmbinln? and augmenting this Republican element a an independent force, co-operat-Jng with others for the election -af the candidates who shall be nominated by this convention for President a-nd Vice President and a free-silver Congress." IL A.-Colo, of Milwaukee, sal'd that, while he had the greatest respect for Mrs. Goucar. of Indiana, he did not think it wise to take up the cry of prohibition. To denounce the brewing: intertstd would be to los utrengih among the Germans. A vigorous ffort was made to stop Mr. Cole, but he held his ground, and. despite the cries of 'SIt down." he continued. Free silver Interested the masses, he sal-i. and should iiot be weighted down by prohibition. When he had finished the convention took a recess trtll 2:30. There were ,a good many women In attendance at the afternoon scsslan. but the delegates were slow in assembling. The number of people in tho gallery was almost twice as largo as yesterday, or about two hundred. It was 3 o'clock when ChalrXnai St. John called for order. He announced that owing to the fact that the People's party had not effected Its permanent organization no conference committee had been appointed. This would necessitate delay, but ho hoped the delegates would be pat"ent. Vice Chairman Towne presided part of the afternoon session. A resolution was adopted extending the thanks of the convention to Dr. J J. Mott. chairman of the national committee, for the work ho had performed in behalf of the free-sliver cause. Before tbo adoption of fcfds several speeches were made eulogistic of Dr. Mott and his work- Dr. Mott was called for. He was greeted with cheers and said he. felt sure free silver won Id sweep the country la November. II. 'I. ChafTee, of Minnesota, was then asked to make a speech, as the platform committee was not ready to report. W. P. StJohn moveU that when the convention adjourn it be tvntil 10 to-morrow. He did thi3 because" tho conference committee was not ready to repojt. Th!s motion was amended sn as to make the adjournment until this evening. Mr. Turner, of Kansas, wanted the convention to get down to business. If Its sessions were protrsictej maiiv cf the delegates wouM he compelled to go home. ALL FOR BRYAN AND Si: WALL. An Illinois delegate said that every delegate there was for Bryan and Sewall and If the convention went ahead and nominated a ticket It would weaken its Influence with the People's party. It would stultify the convention to go ahead with business until th2 conference committee had reported am to what the People's party was vllllng to do. Mr. Baker, of California, was opposed to an evening session. The Kansas delegation continued to object to an adjourning until to-morrow. Mr. Baker went on to say that the convention win be reodjr to adjourn as soon as its platform was adopted because in it Bryan and Se.wall were recommended as the nominees of the silver party This remark broifght applause. (Jen. Warner, of Ohio, agreed with Mr. B.tker and advised an adjournment until to-morrow. Chairman Little, of the Kansas delegation, thought It would bo a mistake to adjourn until to-morrow. W. P. St. John insisted that It would be en 'insult to the People's party to adopt the platform before the conference committees of the two conventions should meet. fuch action wouK- be to jam a ticket or an attempt to jam a ticket down th throat3 of the. Peopled party. A half dozen more speeches were made and many more deUgptes shouted for recognition. In the midst of the furore the previous question was ordered. The vote was on the amendment to St. John's motion that when the convention adjourn it be till P) to-morrow. The motion was to change the time to, a o'clock to, night. Tho amendment was lost by a vote of 11; yeas to lil nays by a rising vote. The original motion war, adopted. A good deal of confusion follewed and some of the delegates went to their hotels. There was a general wrangle over the demand made, by some of the delegates that a poll of the convention bf made to learn the previous party arlHiations of delegates. Tbo convention had voted to take uch a poll in th.e forenoon. The discussion grew out or an effort to have the ceretaries of the delegations poll their several delegations and report to the secretary of the convention. It rr.s at length decid-l lo prortrn wuu tne roll of Finte. The ro The following resolution was read and referred to the committee on resolution "Resolved. That the national committees of the s4iver. Demxrati. and People- parties he requested to refer to and designate the Bryan-Prwall ticket whenever practicableas the "Am.ric-un lr.!on Tieket." A resolution wj.s adopted remiestin'- all the veterans of the late war to staid tip and be counted. Objvctions were made thit . w ,iau U1 -,iW.cs had gcr.e to their homes. It was announced that the eimi jt me icn wns to n ftite the argumen that all the eld soldiers were for MrKfnlrvThe convention then adjourned until 10 o clock to-morrow. GOLD TICKET. (Conclndrd from Flmt Prc. rolicy persisted In can have but one effect t will arouse the Innate party loyaltv of patriotic Democrats; it will make them or-gry and will result In drawing sharp party lines. ADVICE TO REPUBLICANS. "It 13 difficult enough for a Democrat to contemplate the possibility of a Democrat voting for McKlnley or to look on him as the leader of any great cause, and the present course of the Republicans Is tending to maJce It Impossible. If they continue In this line one thins will certainly happen: the sound-money Democrats will nominate a third ticket and thus divide the soundmoney, vote In the great battle ground of the middle West to save the vote from drifting back to the Chicago ticket. The Republicans will need, ha November, all the aid they can obtain from sound-money .Pcmor-its. If rhey think they can hold their natural strength through the mSMle West, or even In "some pains of the East by the single tendency to party allegiance, they are mistaken. A fi;ee-llver enthusiasm has obtained hold upon Renubllcais throughout the West, and farming communities cf th J'asJ. eiulte as strong as fpen the Dfncnt. and they cannot be ijvrrted from their purpose by either appeals to party loyalty or discussion of a dead Issue. It 13 evident that the free-silver vote Is ta t3 united. They are only differing at St.

1 Ine poM owcvI that there were Republicans. ir, .Democrats. 47 PonuPts. 9 Prohibitionists. 1 Nationalist. 1 Grenbaeker. 12 indeneniont

Louis avto whether they shall unite on the candidates now. or with different candidate divide up the electors by Htates. In either case the vote will 1 united on election day. It should be opoosed by a solid and united sound-money vote. It never can be if. in addition to McKlnley. Democrats must vote for MeKInlyism and all that It represents. The Issues of the past should be burled until the country has been rescued by patriotic action from Its present peril. "It ought to be plain to all thoughtful and patriotic Republicans that thi- time has come wlten It is absolutely necessary for all good citizens to drop for the time being partisanship and work together earnestly an.l Intelligently for the common good. To trirte with a crisis so serious as this, or to attempt to ignore or belittle it. would be both a. blunder and n crime. I think that at the present moment the muUitude of sound-money Democrats represented by

me aeiegaies wno reruseu to vote In the Chicago convention. ar fully awake to the danger which conronts the Nation, and are willing to co-operate, heartily and honestly, with equally patriotic membera ox other parties In anv rational movement to stamp out this heresy. How lonsr they will continue In this frame of mind no man can tell. But one fact is certain, the present resronsibility for making this situation rets uipn the Republican candidates and leaders, and if they are to act Intelligently and patriotically there is no time to lose." POPS R0flTED (ConcJnded from Flmt Pnce.) of Njrth I?ake;ta. moved to take a recess, but the crowd desired moro music and speeches and promptly voted the motion down. The Arkansas member of the committee on credentials said it would take until 2 o'clock for this committee to report and moved to adjourn until that time, but the motion was ruled out "on a point of order. Many. complaints were made by delegates on account of their Inability to hear anything where they were seated. One from Wisconsin wanted repeaters placed where the outer fringes of delegates could hear the motions made. A motion to that cffset, however, was promptly voted down. There was some squabbling as to the time to adjourn and although the further announcement was made that it wo-ild be 3 o'clock before the committee, on credentials could reiort the convention refused to take a recess and another song was sung from the platform. The band then occupied, tho time while the delegates fanned and sought the water barrels. At 12:12 another motion to take a recess until 3 o'clock was made and it carried. TE It 31 A X E X T O R G A. I Z AT I O V. Senator Allen, n Ilryanlte, Elected. Permanent Chairman. ST. LOUIS. July 3. The Populist delegates were promptly on hand for the a'terr noon session. Just before the' hour of 3 o'clock a delegate climbed laboriously up the Bteps of the platform. lie was plainly very weary from the effects of several days' hard campaigning. He straightened himself up with some effort and brought his umbrella handle down with a crash on the table. "Is this a Populist convention?" ho shouted In a husky, unsteady voice. "For God's sake don't get into the Democratic band wagon." The crowd laughed and the middle-of-the-roader let himself carefully down the steps and disappeared In the direction of the Texas delegation. Among tho distinguished guests on the platform this afternoon was Mrs. A. II. Cardin. wife of the national committeeman from Kentucky. She is a very pretty woman and attracted much attention. She came here to oppose a woman suffrage plank in the platform, but did not go be fore the committee on resolutions as the suffragist3 themselves decided not to make tho fight. Perfect order was maintained while the delegates were taking their places and there were no demonstrations as the leaders entered. At exactly S:C0 p. m. Temporary Chair man Butler rapped the convention to order and announced that the committee on credentials would submit a report. His an nouncement was taken up and repeated by subehairmen stationed in various parts of the hall, delegates in remote portions of the auditorium having complained that they could not hfar what wa going on. Delegate Wardell. of California, chairman of the credentials committee, read the report. The portion of the report relative to delegations where there were no contests, was agreed to, and then the trouble began. The delegates from several "mlddle-of-the-road" States cried out in protest, and When Mr. Patterson, of Colorado, moved that the convention take up the contests In alphabetical order of Sfates. Harry Tracy, of Texas, took the stage and objected. He wanted them taken up in the order reported by the committee. Mr. Patterson denied that the committee had submitted them in order. The committee, he said, had simply enumerated the cases. PATTERSON NOT PUT OUT. Mr. Brooks, of Missouri, drew a howl of applause from tho straight-outs by rising to a point of order, that, as Mr. Patterson's seat was contested, he had no right to the privileges, of a member of this convention until his title to his seat was confirmed. The Bryan shouters, however, got their chance to shout when Chairman Ratler overruled the point of order, saying that Mr. Patterson's name was on the temporary roll, and he w-aa entitled to all the privileges of membership until he should be unseated. Delegate Webster, of Missouri, who had seconded Mr. Patterson's motion, withdrew the second, saying that he had doru so under a misapprehension of ita effect. If the Colorado delegation, which came first in the roll of contested delegations, were seated, they would have an important Influence In the determination of the other casts. Mr. Patterson met this by saying that the reason why the Colorado contest should be decided tirst was because it was the only delegation contesting as a whole. His motion was put ami declared carried. When "Stump" Ashley, of Texas, attempted to secure a division the Chair rulrd that his demand was too late. The Colorado contest was then taken up. and a motion made to adont the report cf the committee, recommending the seating of what is known as the Patterson delegation. W. J. Carter, of Georgia, demanded a vote by States. Mr. rvitterson sid he was unwilling to have a vote on the question until the minority could be hoard." The minority had not prepared a report, and Mr. Patterson wanted it to have an opportunity to prepare and present a report. He offered a. motion. In deference to the whhea of the Tei.s and the Georgia delegation, who were opposed to the Fitting delegation, that the Colorado contest be postponed one hour. This was carried.. "This." said a Texas man. "Is magnanimous, but Tcm Patterson can't catch us with any such taffy. He is not in the middle of the road.'" The Illinois case was taken up then. The majority reported that the two delegations from Cook county be seated and the vote divided. The minority - report, signed bv fourteen members of the committee, recommended that Dr. Tayior's delegation be seated. A Virginia delegate moved the adoption of the majority report, and delegate Moran. cf Nebraska, moved to substitute the minority for the majority report After som wrangling it was agreed that there should be fifteen minutes for debate on each side. Chairman Palmer, of ihe Illinois qlcc"ation. upheld the report in favor of the Taylor delegates. "Stump" Ashley, of Texas, got on the p.atform on a question of personal privilege and wanted to know if the Norton delegates were arraigned by the Taylor crowd as Anarchists. "No! No!" cried the Illinois delegates while Mr. Palmer turned upon hini and shouted: "I call no man an Anarchist. I made no surh imputation." C. S. Darrow. of Illinois, who was one of Debs s attorneys during the trial that followed the Chicago strike, defended the majority report. OIL ON TROUBLED WATERS. A round of applause rippled over the delegates when Jerry Simpson made a brief speech in defense of the rights of the Taylor delegates, S. M. Norton, of Chicago, closed the debate for the majority. He tried to pour oil on the troubled waters. He told the tlrst story of the convention about a man who hesitated In selecting his abode after death because he "had friends In both places." So also he had friends In both delegations, and therefore favored seating both and dividing the vote as the majority recommended. Mr. Palmer closed In behalf of the Taylor delegation and the vote was taken by States. There was mueh cor.fuion while the States were being polled. The vote v. us taken oa the proposition to give the s?ats to the Taylor deiesuus. It was not a test vote in any respect. Alabama, which Is 'for Bryan, for tnttance. cast half her vote for th majority and halt for tho minority.

Georgia, which is opposed to Bryan, cast her sixty-one votes for the majority report, wliile Kansas, which is solid for Bryan, gave ninety-one votes for the minority and two for the majority report. Delegate Wilkins, of. California, challenged Colorado's right to vote, but the Chair ruled That the delegation would vote. Here forty-five votes went for the mirfbrity report. The anti-Bryan delegates voted soHdly for the majority report, but some of the Bryan delegates also voted that way. When Texas cast her 103 votes for the majority report, which gave half the contested seats to the Debs delegates, the middle-of-the-roadejs howled themselves hoarse. At the conclusion ol tho roll call one of the Illinois delegates appealed from the decision of the Chair permitting Colorado to vote, but the Chair ruled that the appeal came too late. After some discussion the portion of the Illinois delegation whose seats were not contested were allowed to vote, and the vote of the delegation stood twenty-nine for the minority report and five for the majority. The result was announced as for the majority report and 642 for the minority. The anti-Bryan dele

gates nailed the announcement as a victory for tho middle-of-the-road element and they were very Jubilant. A Kansas delegate challenged the correctness of the count. There was a good deal of excitement. Delegates crowded up to the front of the platform and the assistant sergeant-at-arms could with difficulty prevent them from climbing on the secretary's desk. The greatest confusion prevailed. It was at last decided to recapitulate the totals. The error of the Kansas man was discovered. He had placed the vote of Indiana in the wrong column. The vote was again announced 6T to 642 in favor of the majority report. The mlddie-of-thc-rcad men again yelled with delight. The Patterson Colorado delegation was then seated without-division. The Missouri contest was withdrawn. Five minutes was given each side of the Wisconsin case, involving one seat. Mr. Cole, who had been seated by the national committee, stated he was a Bryan man. and for that reason he was not to be allowed a seat. He appealed to the fairness of the Southern delegates to seat him. The announcement of the preference for President was greeted with cheers by the Bryan men. The majority report unseating Cole and seating Isaacs was adopted. LAPE PENCE HEARD FROM. Lafe Pence, the former ex-Congressman from Colorado, who w;as at the head of the New York delegation, called for the report of the committee on permanent organization. In doing so he made some rather sharp comments about the time the convention had fritted away. Several delegates attempted to move an adjournment until 8 o'clock, but Mr. Pence refused to yield the floor for such a motion. But when E. A. Cocke, of Virginia, chairman of the committee on permanent organization, came forward to make his report a dozen delegates protested that a report firom another committee wa9 not in order until the report of the committee on credentials, as a whole, had been agreed to. Mr. Washbume, of Massachusetts, who had temporarily the chair, ruled the point not well taken. He also declined to entertain an appeal. The report of the committee on permanent organization was then read. The announcement of the selection of Senator Allen, of Nebraska, for permanent chairman, was the signal for a wild Bryan demonstration, which lasted several minutes. John W. Hayes, of New Jersey, wns selected secretary and the other temporary officers were made permanent. The minority report, naming James E. Campion, of Maine, for permanent chairman, set the middle-of-the-road meu on lire. The Texas and Georgia delegate climbed on to their chairs and yelled like Indians. Several large middle-of-the-road banners were paraded through the aisles. The Western delegates as a rule took no part in the demonstration. . One of the Georgia delegates pulled up "his State standard and followed the middle-of-the-road 'banner, which was held aloft by two members of the delegation, cue white and one colored. The standards of Texas. Arkansas, Ohio. Mississippi, Missouri and several other States Joined the procession. In a scuffle for the possession of the Alabama guidon, the staff was broken and a free light almost precipitated. Bedlam reigned for ten minutes. When order was at last restored, the names of the signers of the minority report were read', When the name of the Illinois member of the -committee was read that delegate jumped up and announced that hi3 signature was forged. Ills name was withdrawn. Delegate Blaze, of Texas, then moved that Campion's name be substituted for that of Allen for permanent chairman. R. G. Brown, of Massachusetts, moved to lay both majority and minority reports on the table, pending the report of the committee on rules. Mie said he made this motlon In the Interest of a compromise candidate, but there wer cries of "No! no!", from all parts of the hall. It was evident that the temper of the convention was for action. Mr. Pence, a Bryan man. moved the previous question. It was ordered amid much confusion and the roll call of States was called on the question of adopting the majority or minority report. The parliamentary situation puzzled the delegates. They were finally made io understand that an aye vote was for Allen and .a no vote for Campion. Meantime night was falling. But the electric lights were not turned on to dispel the gloom and there was some apprehension of a repetition of the experience of last-night, when the convention sat for an hour in total darkness. Several candles were brought In and placed on the press tables. There was a realization on both sides that the actual test had come. When Alabama, the first State, was calted, a row was In progress and Alabama was passed. The vote of Arkansas was challenged. In the former State the division showed six more votes for Allen than were cast in the Illinois contest on the side of Bryan and in Arkansas four more. In the gathering gloom there were loud cries of "turn on the lights." Some one answered from the platform that th eieetrie liamp hart not been trimmed. "Thyt won't do!" cried the delegates and serious trouble was Imminent, when suddenly the electric lamps sizzed nd the hall was flooded with a blaze of light. ALLEN ELECTED. While the clerks were figuring up the tallies on . the roll call it became noised about that ttae result showed an overwhelming majority for. the Brj'an forces, and the middle-of-the-roaders were very much downcast. One of the Texas delegates shouted: "Perhaps we misunderstood the question." "No. you did not." shouted Jerry Simpson across the hall. "We knew where we were at all the time." The Bryan people laughed with glee at this rejoinder. A moment later the chairman announced the result a? 75S for Allen and 54 for Campion. The Bran men screamed with joy. They got on their chairs and cheered. They whirled their coats, -umbrellas, hats and every tiling movable aloft. They uprooted their State guidons and paraded them about the ailes. Another row occurred over the possession of the Alabama standard, but the Bryan men at last carried it off victoriously. Only the Texas and other middle-of-the-road Southern delegates sat silently in their seats during the wild demonstration. The guildcns of 'the Bryan States denced for Ave minutes about Nebraska i;nd then they were borne aloft by the delegates. The band played, but it ccrnld just ' be heard. Four colored men with banjoes got near the stage and sung a Bryan song. The scene, with the exception of the fact that the galleries did not participate in the demonstration, .very much resembled thrt at the Coliseum in Chicago when Mr. Bryan was nominated. It lasted about, twenty-eight minutes. After order was restored Delegate Williams, of California, climbed on to the stage. "We have made a square fight," he shouted. "We have been fairly beaten and in tho interest of peace and harmony I move the selection of Willara J. Allen as permanent chairman be made unanimous." His motion was carried with a hurrah, but there were loud cries of dissent In the direction of the Lone Star delegation. On Mr. Pence's motion a committee consisting of himself, "Cyclone" Davis and Ignatius Donnelly wre appointed to escort genator Allen to the platform. The commute was out but a short time. When it returned "Cyclone" Davis made a speech In which he said some nice things of the permanent chairman. Senator Allen spoke at some length, being listened to with a great deal of Interest. He has a reputation as a speaker. During the debate on the repeal of the Sherman latv he talked fifteen hours against time. He is a large man, smooth shaven face and of commanding presence. He always begins speaking in a low, well-modulated tone, which for a moment subjected him to the usual cries of "louder." As he progresses he warms up and speaks loud, ciearly and in Impassioned tones. Senator Allen spoke extemporaneously. -not having had ime to prepare himself. In the Senate he. never reads a speech, and to-night his utterances flowed freely. He was frequently interrupted with applause. . In presenting him to the convention "Cvclone" DaTis said: "Now. my fellow-cit-zens, I want to assure you that for more than four long days and four nights I have done everything honorable that I could to elect a middle-of-the-road man. But I have nevr done one dishonorable thing agabnst any man(applause). When the PopuPst com. mitte anil the Populist convention had rfecscn the distinguished Senator from the Vestern plateau and I hid been selected without my knowledge until my name was called to notify him of the fact. I bowed to that special committee. T now reach out from the South up the Mississippi valley

chairman from the (Fro:or.gea apSEXATOR ALLEN'S SPEECH. Oennnclntlou or the Old Iartle and an Apotheosis of TopttlUm. Senator Allen then stepped forward and spoke at length. After thanking the convention for the honor it had bestowed, he said. In part: - "Let Jt be understood that we are all Populists. (Appiause.), If any delegate in this great convention has across his mind a suspicion that the great majority of the delegates here were not true Populists let him, in a spirit of cha'rity and in vindication of the truth, disrate and relinquish a suspicion of that kind. I read In one of the local papers. 1 think on yesterday It would be Invidious for me to call the name, but it was evidently a McKlnley paper a statement that the Populist conention in this great metropolis of the Mississippi valley wts preparing to die. I have not the slightest doubt but that the expression was prompted by a desire on the part cf the British gold power and their representatives upon the KepubHean ticket that the Populist party would perish from tho face of the earth, but if the editor of that paper is in this convention to-night, if he has witnessed these extremes of enthusiasm, these soul-stirring scenes of patriotism, 1 beg him to materially change his opinion respecting this great party. (Applause.) "In the Populist party we know no section, we know no North, no South, no East, no West. (Applause and cheering.) The man who lives cn the Gulf of Mexico cr In Florida Is as sacred to us as the man who lives on the border of the British ros?es slons or up near the line of Canada. The man who dwells on the Atlantic ocean is loved by Populists, if he be a true man and true patriot, as much as the patriotic citizen who dwells upon the shores of the Pacific ocean. (Applause.) I thank God that it was one of the great missions of this great party of the people to destroy Sectionalism. (Applause.) And as a citizen of the North by birth and raising. I say in this great presence I have as profound respect for the rights, the citizenship, of the man who dwells in the South as I have for my own cr for my neighbors. . "The old political parties have been gradually dropping sectionalism In this country and dividing north and south of Mason and Dixon's line. Our fellow-citizens north were told that all that was required for the destruction of the Union was to cause their brethren of toil south of Mason and Dixon's line to come into possession of this Union. The same thins, in substance, was repeated in the other sections of our country. And all thi3 time, while we were following the banner of the Republican party on the one hand and the banner of tho Bourbon Democracy on the other, the Koid power of Kuiope. represented by its agents tn the United States, was fastening such chains of Industrial slavery ujion tho people that It would tj.ke almost a generation to strtke it oT. (Applause.) It was a part of the nlssion cf the Populists to free the people from the sectional prejudice with which they had been imbued. Now we can meet in a great convention like this, represented by some sixteen hundred delegates from forty-live States of the Union and the various Territories, struggling and contending for the mastery among ourselves, and when the majority his spoken Its will we bow to that will with a dc-termination to carry it into execution at tlie poil3. (Applause.) WILL BE NO BOLT. "If any man has come to the convention or occupies these galleries who suspects that there will be a bolt, as it is called, from the action of the convention, let me say to him that he is mistaken. (Loud cheers.) When every representative and every State and Territory shall be present here, when tho result shall be known and dispassionately considered, if any such thinker has any suspicion that there will be a bolt, I say for my friends from Texas and Maine that they will all bow to the will of this convention as crystallized by the majority, expressed upon the floor. (Applause.) I have no doubt that in Wall street this moment there Is a hope that this great convention will split to pieces and that the Populist party will be disrupted and absorbed principally by the Republican party, because this is the party that will be supported bv Wall street this fall. (Cries of Good! That's right! ) 1 have no doubt that in this building at this moment the minions of Wall street can be found. (Cries of 'That's right! Good boy!') They have gone to the hotels at right clothed in badges, with a He upon their lips, saying that they were delegates representing some Stato in this Union lu this convention (Applause.) They were the purchase and chattels of the British gold power. (Applause.) They are the minions of that power that has enslaved our people for a quarter of a century, that would fasten the manacles of Industrial servitude upon us so strong that we could not force tnem from our limbs. But, my fellow-citizens.- wo have been able to discover these creatures. The good sense, the honesty of delealfs have caused them to avoid any creatures of this kind. And tiien this convention has spoken Its will, when It has named the next President of the United States' (tremendous cheering), and shall have put a ticket in the field that will achieve a great victory in November, these creatures who have prowled around like jackals around . a graveyard will go back to their homes without any of the fruit of victory from their mission in St. Louis. (Loud applause.) "My fellow-cluzens, let me say to you. and especially to those of you who are not Populists, it has been a common expression of our enemies that. the Populist party was a party of Anarchists. (Cheers.) We seo It in the public press in the gold bu press in that kind of a press which has a gold band around its neck with. a chain attached to it and that chain held by Rothschilds or ihelr agents. (Applause.) We hear it from the Hps of ignorant partisans; we meet the expression among men who vote the Republican ticket because their father's voted it a quarter of a century ago; wo meet it. my fel-low-cltlzer.s. here and there among both of the old political parties. When I first entered Congress I found It was a common thing to speak cf the Populist party as Anarchists. I declare to you, my fellow-citizens, as I understand Populism and Populistic principles, they mean a Just and enlightened government, where there is security for both persons apd property. (Applause.) A government where every man. woman and child can stand beneath the folds of the American flag and say that his, her or Its rights are protected. (Cheers.). If any man has entered this great convention hall who wants to destroy the government and to destroy property, who is an enemy to social order, or who opposes wealth from those who are acquiring wealth, he is no wanted here. Th9 Populist party, as I understand it. has nothing here for him. But our friends aro getting ovejr-thls somewhat now. It is not so common as it used to be to hear this talk about anarchy and revolution. The members of the other parties are beginning to recognize the inevitable In the Senate, where we have the balance of -v,fr it u no loncer heard. In those States' where we have the balance of power and can carry ueieat vy vi, c are no longer assailed with these opprobrious epithets. On the contrary, we are addressed In courteous language and we hear thrt remark when an important measure is "under consideration: 'What will our Populist friends have? What do they think about that? (Applause.) COURSE TO PURSUE. "My fellow-citizens, as we have the balance of power in the Senate, and have forced from that great body respectable treatment, we may as well have the balance of power between the Democratic and Republican parties in this Nation. It lies within our reach. (Applause.) Now, what course shall we pursue? What shall be done? I see here In our midst two or three banners on which are the words. 'Keep in the middle of the road.' (Applause and laughter, and a voice, 'Keep rignt in the middle of the read!') Mv friend in front says 'keep right in the middle of the road. 4 I sav amen to tnat. (Uiugnter ana cneers.j My friends, I not only want to keep in the middle of the road. I net only want the Populist party to keep in the middle of the road, but I want to see you take all'of the road and force everybody else out of it. (Laughter and applause.) We never want to get into that stupid attitude where we will stand so closely in the middle of the road that the procession will pass us. (Applause.) Let us keen our position in the middle of the road. Let us preserve our organization, so perfect that it will force the two old parties to go into the fields cutside of the road. (Laughter and cheers.) A "No man has ever yet determined or defined what the middle of the road means. We can inscribe it upon our banners, but vet ask any two men in this convention for a definition of that expression and they will not agree. As I understand the expression. 'The middle cf tre roud.' It means this and nothing more: That the other party methods of cornintlon and ballot-box stuffing which have been resorted to during elections in the past must be abandoned (applause), nr.d in lieu of that, my fellowclttarns, that which is powerful, that which is lofty, that which Is patriotic, that which is Just, shall, be adopted. That is the middle of the road. (Applause.) What we require is the exercise cf good sense. ' We must use common sense in the transaction cf our political affairs. You understand that a business man must apply common sense to his affairs.. If he fails to do that

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he cannot remain as closely In the middle of the road as fie would, or he may remain as closely in the middle of the road as he sees fit. and still his business will fall. Common sense, business judgment, business methods must be applied In politics as In the discharge cf any other undertaking or duty. A CRISIS IN POPULISM. The Senator arraigned McKlnley and the Republican platform at length. Then he said: . "The result, gentlemen of this convention, will be an occasion of great importance. I realize that this party stands today at tiie . most critical point it has reached in its history. Shall It live? Shall it continue? (Cries of 'Yes!') Shall the great principles of Populism that are as eternal as the Rock of Ages and as ancient as the sun continue to exist? Shall they continue to exist for the protection of the American home, not only the home of those in a palace, but the home that is in a hovel as well? (Applause.) Shall the great principles that fc cognize no distinction betveen men and women under a just system of government continue? Shall this great party in its second national convention be wiped out of existence, or shall It stand as the beacon light for liberty-loving people all over the face of the globe? My fellowcitizens it must live. It will promulgate its platform. It will be a platform that will embrace the best Populist thought of our country. We may have made mfstakes before; they will be corrected, whether of omission or commission, and we will declare to the world that that is the platform upon which we must succeed or fail. We" will place men upon that platform as nominees for President and ;ice President who will accept the principles. (Prolonged applause.) "Before I left Congress a few weeks ago several distinguished gold monomentalllsts, ofllcers of this government, occupying high positions, said to me: 'Why, Mr. Allen, you are a Populist, you have talked Populism ever since you have been here. You will go home and keep the party in the middle of the road, as far as you can, won't you?' Now, how did they become interested in the welfare of the Populist party? (Applause.) Why. my fellow-citizens, it is a safe rule to follow In business and especially in politics to do just the reverse of what your political enemies want you to do. What did they want me to do? What do they want you to do? They want you to promulgate a wild platform that will be the subject of ridicule upon the part of these persons they can influence. Then they want you to take some man and place him uion that platform as a candidate for President who is willing to run for the presidency with certain defeat in store, for the mere empty honor of running. (Applause and a voice 'Keep in the middle of the road.') Yes. they want him to keep in the middle of the road. I tell you that every boodler In this city to-night with money in his pocket is talking in -the middie of the roaxi. (A voice .1 thought you were going to keep in the middle of the road.') I am; I know where it is too. I know where the middle of the road is. I will tell you what I would not do. I would not become accessory to the success of the gold standard upon the Republican or any other ticket. ("Prolonged applause.) Every capper in this country, every man that has distributed Hanna's boodle from North to South and from Kast to West is joining the honest Republicans and trying the middle of the read. "This convention, my fejlow-citizens, will follow its deliberate judgment, its cool judgment and not its passiens. The man whx is moved by passion is always a failure. A man who is controlled by high Intellect and a high sense of duty is tne man who succeeds. (Applause.) This convention will place in nomination. I have not the slightest doubt, a presider.tiil candidate and a vice presidential candidate. Jt is for you to say whom you wajit. not for me. As your presiding officer, it is my duty to recognize the rights of every man with absolute impartiality. (Appiause.) It will be done, mv triends, as far as I am fcapable of doins it, but let me appeal to , you as one who sees the homes of the farmer and the laboring man in this country passing Into the hands of landlords, as he who foresees the time not far distant, unless th?re is a change, when there will be a few landlords In this country and a great mass of tenant peasantry. - APPEAL IN BEHALF OP BRYAN. "Let me appeal to you not to suffer any sentiment to move you contrary to the, interests of your country, your wife, your child and your God. (Prolonged applause.) Take Into account this one thing and it is highly important. What will be the effect at the election in November next if you shall put in the field a third ticket? That is for you to consider. That is where you should use your highest judgment and your greatest patriotism. I have no doubt that the fellow who stands in these lobbies at these times prays, if, he prays properly, that something will happen to this convention by which it will make a mistake. Take into account, my fellow-citizens, the fact and weigh it well, whether we shall unite the' forces of this country against plutocracy or not. (Applause.) "Do you w-ant McKlnley? (Voices 'No! No!') Do you want a rule of British gold? (Voices 'No! No!') Do you want more of Grover Cleveland? (Voices 'No !') Do you want $2S3,C0O,COO more of gold bonds in a time of peace? (Voices NoD Do you want Grover Cleveland and McKlnley to lock arms. and walk shoulder to shoulder in the interest of the money power? (Voiees Yes, that's just where we want them.') Is it not a little suspicious that Mr. Carlisle said in a letter to Mr. Foster within a day or two that if the Democratic party did not adopt the gold standard he would vote the Republican ticket? Is it not a little suspicious when you see Carlisle and John Sherman together? (Appplause and laughter.) Is It not a little bit suspicious when you see the great and good Deacon Dana and Herr Most together upon the gold question? (Applause and laughter.) Is It not a little bit suspicions, my friends, when his Excellency, Mr. Cleveland, says that, on the result of this convention he -will or will not become a candidate for the third term? Is it not a little bit suspicious when the chief magistrate of 70,600.000 people caused a letter to be written from the money centers of this country to the farmers of the South and the West and Northwest, threatening them, if they tailed to vote for the gold standard, that their supplies would be taken from them? Are you suspicious of a man who a few years apo said that gold and silver were money of equal value, and yet who to-day is tne outspoken champion of a single'gold standard, and accepts a presidential nomination on that kind of a platform? Do you want McKlnley. and bonds, and national bank issues (voices, 'No! 'o!'), and high taxation ('No! No!), and government by injunction. (Loud noes.) Do you want that, or do you want an enlarged volume of money In this country ('Yes!') bv the Tree and unlimited coinage of sliver and sold at the ratio of, 16 to 1? (Applause.) Do you want, my fellow-citizens, the income tax? (Mixed cries of 'Yes!' and 'No!') Do you want the man in the chief executive office to appoint a few more shysters upon the Supreme Bench? Do you want a man that is in favor of lightening the burdens of taxation upon the people? Do you want a man who is In favor of government ownership of railroads and telegraphs? (Frolonged applause and cries of 'Yes!' and a voice 'That is In the middle of the road!') "WHICH WOULD YOU TAKE?" "If you were compelled to take your choice between onebf these two men which would you take? I am not the advocate of Mr. Bryan here. (A voice 'I seems like It.') Do not understand fellow-citizens, that I am advocating any choice here for you to make. It is for you to make the choice and not for me. If by putting a third ticket in the field and this Is one of the questions you must consider you would defeat free coinage defeat a withdrawal of the issue power of national banks, defeat the government ownership of railroads, and telephones and telegraphs, defeat the income tax and fasten gold monometallism and high taxation upon this people for a generation to come, which would you do? It is your choice to make, not mine. When I go back to the splendid commonwealth that has so signally honored me beyond my ability, I want to be able to say to the people that all those great doctrines we have preached for years are now made possible by your action. I do not want them to sayj to me that the Populists of this country have been advocates of reform when they could not be. accomplished, but, when the first ray of light appeared, when the people are looking with expectancy and anxiety for relief, the party wis not equaj to the occasion. It was stupid. It was blind. It 'kept in the middle of the road' and missed the opportunity. (Prolonged and deafening applause. A voice 'How about redemption.') "There is a gentleman who asks me something about the redemption of coin and I am glad to meet It. I have had a good many gentlemen come to me and ask me how about redeeming paper in coin. (A voice Tell us something about that, please.') I will tell you something about It. And let me tell you a llttls wholesome truth first. There are some so-called Populists In this world, though not In th!s convention, who would rather quarrel with one of their own number than unite their forces 'against the common enemy. (Prolonged applause.) I knov there Is a Populist occasionally in Nebraska, thev don't

exist anywhere else, of course, who al ways takes the solemnest gold-standard afer he can find for his information. If there s a falsehood hurled eut about a public man belonging to his party he Is ready, to believe it. and if a truth should escape

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through the eolumns of one of those papers he doubts it. (Applause and laughter.) "It has been said that I made a speech In Congress a short time ago in which I advocated, the redemption of paper money in coin, and a preat many of these pood old greenback brothers are a little exercised about it. If he will read the speech that took me fifteen hours to make, my reliowcitizens, vou will see that I declared in the language of Aristotle and every great philosopher -since his day, that money was the creation of law. Whenever I am discussing some particular feature of the finances with my good friend Hill, of New York, or some other skillful gold bug. do you want me to travel all over the philosophy of Populism? And. if I fail to do it. are vou ready to criticise me for it. (Voices, No.') "Well, let me tell you what I think, if you want to criticise me, you can do ho. I will follow my best judgment and try to meet the approval of my eouscience. 1 declare it to-night. Take your Omaha platform and it does not ray a word about any irredeemable currency. You gentlemen that know fo much about this thing, look it over. Do you want me while in Congress to commit you to something that was not in th platform? You are too often confronted with the vague and inconsiderate utterances of public speakers, and ofllcers. You are too frequently confronted with Ill-advised bills introduced in Congress. You migh,t be compelled to stand up and apologize for your party if I should gj beyond the limits of your platform. I believe in a volume, a limited volume, of paper currency, of full legal tender, redeemable in nothing but tho revenues of tho government." The speaker was here interrupted by prolonged applause and cries "That's right!" and "Texas accept every word of that." A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING. Dr. Shattinger, of the Sixth congressional district of illssouri, came forward with a newspaper clipping and said: "The thing that we have in mUd is not anything that you may have said in a speech, but it is in a conversation that took place between yourself and several other Senators. The extract is here and the pages of the Congressional Record are given opposite the extract and we would like to have a specific denial of that statement. (Cries of. "Put him out!" and "Who arc you, and who do you represent?") "Now, gentlemen." said Senator Allen, if you will give mo the tloor again and this gentleman who passed up this newspapf-r clipping from a Republican paper, and whom 1 don't know, let me say to you (and I am not golns? to take fifteen hours, either) .that so-called Populists like this gentleman who brought up this little extract from some paper, (a voice lfs the Missouri World, the best Tonulist paper in Missouri.') are !erfcctly willing to take these little extracts ana carr.y mem arouna in their pockets apd confront and confound speakers with them without ever turning to tho speech that was delivered and reading it. (Apnlan?e.) Now, If you will give me a column in a paper to clip from, and let mo put the sentences together as I see lit. 1 will take any kind of an article and construct a sentence of a court decreeing that' a man shall hang for a crime. I want to say to you. gentlemen, and to this, mr.n that I am not posing for your good or bad opinion. 1 want the calm judgment of the great, enlightened masses of this party upon my utterances, and not the Individual judgment of some man who believes all other men but himself are wrong." Senator Allen then denounced the "gpld bugs" and got in some telling points for the Democratic nominee. It was 9:43 when Senator Allen concluded. Several attempts were made to secure an adjournment, but Senator- Butler, acting as a delegate, moved the appointment of a committee to confer with the committee of the silver convention. There were many and loud cries of "No," and Mr. llranch, of Georgia, moved to table, tho motion. The noes seemed to be In a large majority and the motion to table was declared lost. Senator Butler's motion was carried with a loud chorus of ayes and great cheering. The Rryan men wtre ap-; parently In full control of, the convention. A Tennessee delegate offered a resolution declaring that tree and unlimited coinage was paramount and directing the conference committee to take steps toward bringing it about. The resolution, went to the conference committee. The committee cn rules then made its report. Little Interest was manifested in It and before the convention had acted upon it Lafe Pence moved an adjournment until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. A Texas man moved to amend by fixing the hour at 9 o'clock. Mr. Pence said he Intended to move an adjournment until sixteen minutes to 1. but had withheld the motion for the present. And then, at 10:00. the convention adjourned. Tho crowd filed out hurriedly, as everybody was hungry and tired. The band played a quickstep as if to hurry the delegates and spectators through the exits. In a few minutes the hall was deserted. RESOLUTION'S COMMITTEE. Gen. J. II. Weaver, a Itryan Man, Elected Chairman. ST. LOUIS, July 23. The Populist committee on platform met at the LIndell Hotel immediately after Its appointment. Gen. J. B. Weaver was elected chairman over Hon. Jeromo Ivlrby, of Texas, the vote being 22 to 21 in General Weaver's favor. Upon taking the chair General Weaver congratulated ilr. Kirby upon being so nearly on a parity with himself. Robert Schilling, of Wisconsin, was ejected secretary and Joseph Burkltt, of Mississippi, assistant secretary. The committee decided on the appointment of subcommittees on preamble, transportation, land and direct legislation and authorized the chairman to make the selections. The committee then took a recess until 2 o'clock. The selection of General Weaver as chairman of the committee was construed into a Bryan victory by the advocates of the indorsement of the Democratic nominee. Mr. Weaver is chairman of the Bryan caucus and wore a Bryan badge when he took the chair. When the committee reassembled after luncheon. Chairman Weaver announced hi3 subcommittees as follows: On Preamble Levi Pierce. Massachusetts; J. S. McCain. Oregon; II. L. Loucks; North Dakota; J. A. Rogers, Washington; It. E. Taylor, Michigan. On Finance Jerome S. Kixby, Texas; Gen. James B. Fields. Virginia; John 11. Havis, Kansas; J. S. Coxey, Ohio; Dr. A. H. Noon, Arizona. On Transportation Governor A. S. Holcomb. Nebraska; S. M. Owen, Minnesota; J. Asburg Johnson. California; J. K. Hines.Georgla; ex-Governor J. B. Buchanan, Tennessee. On Land James Gunn. Idaho; J. T. Howell, Louisiana; C. F. Taylor, Pennsylvania; C. R. Whitney: Thomas F. Kelleher, New Mexico. Oo Direct Legislation Hon. J. C. Bell, Colorado; J. Wesley Lofcg. Missouri; A. J. Burkhardt. Indiana; Joe A. Parker, Kentucky; J. G. Campion. Maine. The subcommittee of twenty-five of the Populist committee on resolutions was at work at midnight on the platform to be reported to the full committee to-morrow. It had at that time agreed upon a prer amble and financial and land planks ana upon seme minor matters. As the subcommittee comprises a majority ofr the entire committee it is more than probable that its recommendations will be accepted. So far as the platform has bee completed it is s folJ-rs: f - "The People's party. assembled In na tional convention. rwtCrcu Us allegiance

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ST. to the principles declared by the founders of the Republic, and also to the fundamental principles of Just government, as enunciated in the platform of the party in J8T2. but recognizes that through th action of the present and preceillnK administrations the country has reached a crisis in it national life, as predicted in our platform four years ako. and-at present prompt aixl patriotic action is the supreme duty of th hour. We realize that.-while we have political independence, our linancial and industrial independence is yvt to hi attained by restoring- to the people's government tho constitutional control and exercise of the functions nctpfary to that end. which functions have been basely surrendered by our public servants to corporate monopolies. The influence of European money chancers hav been more potent in shaping legislation than the voice of the American pcopi. Kxecutive power and patronage have ben ued to corrupt our legislatures and de feat the will of the people and plutocracy has thereby been enthroned on the ruin's of Democracy. To restore the government Of the fathers and for the vflf:ir find nnw. perity of this and future penerations. we demand the establishment of our economic and financial pytcm which shall malic us masters of our own affairs and independent T , . y . . . . 1 t . . .1 - . . 1 .n nuiuinun luiuiui i- nit- iiuujuiuu ui ilia following declaration of principles: "First V.'e Demand a national currency, safe and sound, issued by tho general kovernment only, a full legal tender for all debts, public and private, and without th use of hanking corporations; an bonst and equitable and efficient means of distributing direct to the peop!e and through tha lawful disbursements of the government. "Seeend We demand the free and unrestricted coinage of sliver and cold at tir present ratio of 16 to 1 by the United States without waiting for the consent of foreign nations. "Third We demand that the volum of circulating medium be speedily increased to an amount sulticient to meet the demands of the business and population of this country and to restore the Just level prices of labor and production and thereby establish rropperity and happiness for the people. "Fourth We denounce the sale of bomls and the Increase of the public interestbearing: debt made by the present administration as unnecessary and without authority of law, and we demand a law absolutely prohibiting the sale of bonds and Increase of the public debt except in accordance with an act or acts of C0r.sre.s5 aothorizinsr the rame. "Fifth We- demand such legislation as will prevent the demonetization of the lawful money of the United States by private contract. "Sixth We demand that the Roverrjruent. in payment of its obligation. sh.tM use Its option as t the kind of lawful money In which they are to be paid, and we denounce the present and preceding administrations for surrendering this option to the holders of government obligation. "Seventh We demand a graduated inoom tax to the end that aggregated Wealth sha'l bear its Just proportion of taxation and w,a denounce the recent decision of the Supreme Court in regard to the Income tax law as a interpretation of the Constitution and an invasion of the rightful powers of Congress over the subject of taxation. "Eighth We demand that postal savings be established by the government for the safo deposit of the savings of the icople and to facilitate exchange." Planks on transportation, land and direct transportation were also prepared and will be considered by the full committee this morning. Among others who were given hearings were a delegation of ladies who appeared to advocate a declaration favorable. to female suffrage. Mrs. Oougar and Mrs. Haskell, of Montana, were among the speakers. They made a Mrong plea for the recognition of the political rights cf their sex. Mrs. Haskell is the lady who, after making the campaign for the ofllce of Attorneygeneral of Montana distinguished herself by marrying her opponent. Delia In "Sot a Condldate. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TERRR HAUTE, Ind., July 22.-Eugen Debs said this evening that for two years he had told his friends he would not be a candidate for the nomination of President by tha Populist convention and that Is his position now. He. tells them that they mut discourage the use of his name and that he would not accept the nomination. Recently an Ohio delegate aked if he would decline the nomination under any circumstances and he replied that he could conceive of no circumstances which would cause him to accept. Jonen Calls Somebody a Liar. ST. LOUIS. July 23.-The Post-DI?patch to-day publishes the following: "Any man who says that I have agreed with the Populists or any other party for a compromise on the presidential candidates is a liar, and the truth is not in him. "JAMCS K. JON ES." Questions for Silver 3Ien. To th Elitor of the JnflJannpolis Journal: I would like to Inquire of the free-silver men why they did not compel the mine owners to coin their bullion into dollars at a time when the bullion value of the dollar was worth 11.03 to $1.05? ,If the government, by its stamp, can raise the price of bullion, why cannot the same power bring it down and compel the miners to mine Oliver and coin it into dollars? Also, would like to know If they are willing to pledge themselves that if, by any possibility, silver ehoud go above par with gold, they would still continue to take it to the mints in the same quantities they had been and have it coined into standard dollars? N. Columbus. Ind., July 22. 'A Shallow. New Yorlc Mail and Kxpre?5. The shallows murmur. and the free-silver voice of George Fred Williams leads all the rest. Sound Proposition. Philadelphia Press. Where a buildinr aaaociatica flourishes anarchy Ls iinsorc;::.

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