People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1896 — No Nomination [ARTICLE]

No Nomination

Populists of the Tenth District Defer Action. Pending an Adjustment of the Electoral Ticket With the Democrats. IN THE INTEREST OF THOS. E. WATSON. State Legislative Nominations also to be considered in the General Plan of Cooperation. Adress by Candidate Kreuger.

The Populists of the tenth congressional district met as per call at Monon today to nominate a candidate for congress. About one hundred delegates were present and every county was represented, The forenoon was passed in earnest conferences upon the advisability of the nomination of candidate at this time. It was developed that a general desire existed to endorse the nomination of the Hon. Martin J. Xreuger, the free silver democratic candidate, providing satisfactory concessions be made to the populists upon presiden tial electors and state legislators in harmony with plans now pending for the co-operation of all the free silver foices of the state upon presidential electors, state officers, congressmen, senators, representatives and other

officers. The convention met in the high school building and was called to order at one o’clock by District Chairman F, D. Craig, of Rensselaer. David H, Yeoman of Jasper was made temporary chairman and W. I. Harbert of White secretary, which temporary organization was afterwards made permanent. The committee on credentials reported no contests, When the matter of nomination was taken up the following resolution was passed by unanmious voice: Whereas.—There are now pending negotiations between the committees representing the democratic and peoples party of this stats for harmonious cooperation of all the free silver forces upon presidential electors, congressmen and legislators to be chosen at the coming election, be it Resolved, That we do not deem it expedient to at this time to name a candidate for congress for this district but that we leave the matter in the hands of a committee of nine, one representative from each county in the district to be named by the respective delegations of this convention. and also that our congressional committeeman, F. D. Craig, be ex-officio chairman of said committee, with plenary powers to act for said convention as in their judgment they deem best for the cause we represent. And that this committee is instructed to take such action as will best promote the cause of free silver in this district and in the state. In accordance with the above resolution the following committee was appointed: Newton—Sheldon Smith. Morocco Jasper—J. A. McFarland, Rensselaer White—D. H. Overly. Monticello Porter—Michael Barry. Valparaiso LaPorte—Wm. T. Kimsey, Michigan City Tippecanoe -D. J. Wood, Lafayette

Benton—W. X, McCollough. Lochlei Warren—W. J. Mavberter, Williamsport Lake—A. O. Ottenheimer, Hammond The convention adopted the following resolutions as their political faith: Resolved That this convention indorse the national and state platforms of the people’s party as adopted at St. Louis and Indianapolis and the nominees of those conventions. Resolved,That we believe, with Abraham Lincoln. that this should be a government of the people, by the people, and for the people instead of a government of the trusts, by the syndicates and forthe corporations. The greatest of preparations are being made for the farmers institute to be held at Parr next Monday. There will certainly be a good exhibit of farm products, and the event will be a great success. Every one seems to be planning to attend. Mrs. Imes has received her first selection of fall millinery among which are some beautiful new designs. See her new walking hats and sailors, and other popular styles.

Since the Reformation, no such general religious awakening has been experienced as that which marks the closing years of the nineteenth century and the question discussed in the September Arena by I. N. Tayler, “Is a Universal religion Possible?” is one that has exercised many minds. While of course, all discussions of this nature must be merely speculative in character. Mr. Taylor handles the question in such a broad, comprehensively, and unorthodox manner that his paper cannot fail to be of great interest to all those to whom the great subject of religion appeals.

The September Arena contains a paper by James Malcolm, on •‘A Remarkable Statistical Report,” which discloses revelations as startling as did Mr. Stead’s “If Christ came to Chicago.” It deals with the statistical report recently issued by the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, and points out the frightful injustice done to the great industrial population of the country your present unfair system of taxation, which multiplies the burdens of the poor man by adding to his already too heavy load that which should be borne by the rich man. This paper should be read throughout the length and breadth of the land, and the question it discusses should be agitated until a just and equitable system of taxation is established.

In the September Arena Rev. B. W. Williams discusses the “Evils of Land Monopoly,” and m a short but pithy paper shows the baleful results which flow from monopoly in land—the gift of the Creator to his creatures, but which has been wrenched from them by grasping syndicates and private monopolists. Mr. Williams points out the extent to which foreign landlordism prevails in the United States and gives a long list of the names of foreign dukes barons and earls, also of American syndicate and private monopolists who own vast tract of land in this country, with the number of acres held by each which is very suggestive.