The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-29
The Permanent Organization.

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The Permanent Organization.
The committee on permanent organization
reported the following officers, who were unani-
mously elected:
President. Gen James P. Weaver, of Iowa
observation-disclosures ]. A. Woodall; Arkansas
G. L. Cunningham California E. j. Shelhouse Colo
RADIO g. De La Matyr; Connecticut H. G. Baldwin; Dis
trict of Columbia, H G. Trader Florida. John Tyler
Georgia. H. N. Cramer Illinois Charles Noris Indiana
Richard Gregg; Iowa, A. A. Ramsey; Kansas A. j..
Utley; Kentucky, S. T, Draine Maine Solon Chase
Maryland, o. N Bryan Massachusetts, A. B. Currier
Michigan w. Fowler Minnesota, Professor Boberts
Missouri Nicholas Ford; Nebraska L; Stebbinsi New
Hampshire, George Carpenter; New Jersey
Madin Rogsersoni New York =. Hove;
Charles jenkins; Pennsylvania Saul Colvin;
Rhode Island W. Sprague; Tennessee, DR. Brooks;
Texas. A. Young; Vermont, G. $: Louis; Virginia, W
Secretaries. c. F. Davis, Iowa. C. F. J. Doody.
New York; G. c. Post Illinois, j. W Northrup, Ohio;
O. Roberts, Texas; S. f. Norton Illinois; b, w. Ter
lnde New Jersey. Mr. Davis was made reading
clerk
A committee of five was appointed to escort
General Weaver to the chair. He was introduced
in a complimentary manner by Mr. Tyler and
greeted with three cheers. He said:
GENERAL wEAvER's SPEECH
Ladies' and Gentlemen of the Convention-I thank
you very sincerely for the honor you have conferred
upon me, in calling to preside your third
the grandest that has engaged the attention
of tho American people, since the Foundation OF the
republic. Applause was present at your last ma
tonal convention and the four years that have elapsed
since that time have been four years of hard work;
four years Of decided progress tour years IulI or
but the years have not been without their aspect of
sadness Death has entered ranks, and from Ala
bama has been taken the gallant Lowe and the Kew:
Dr. Pekin; Texas has lost Colonel Fleming and
Kansas an Elder MITCHELL and the nation Peter
Cooper and Wendell Phillips. But, notwithstand-
tOC fha of me-
cause they still live in the hearts and
the memories of their contemporaries and their death
and the assembling of this convention prove that al
though the workmen fall, the work still! goes on
IApplause No party in the history OF this republic
may be permitted to say has ever accomplished so
much for mankind in the same number OF years as
has been accomplished by this party. Applause J
The party born out of the necessities of the re-
public, Iapplausel and came into existence =, "a,
That it accomplished the reversal OF that worst OF
all DEGREES that has been issed IN tnIs country
that lou thunder go nngress to reInonetiza vonr ill
compelled reereff yon in oses
nreventeJ the refundng of your national debt into
pre- strI Years loan. Net only that but
-0n have recently scored the grandest victory
Of them all when you secured from the highest
tribunal on earth decision that the power to make
money and declare what il shalt be, and control its
volume, rests with the people representatives ZAP
plalse This is not all you have accomplished you
have educated the conscience you have educated the
popular mind in America upon economic questions
Until there are more men to-day in America who can
write good book upon political economy than ever
existed on the face of the globe before. Applause
And this great work of education is the least thing
you have accomplished; but in my Judgment, is the
greatest. because it has proven that which all be-
eve 70 be tr1e if we believe republics be main
tanned at sll-that the people capable of compre-
hending all great questions which are necessary to
their happiness and welfare in this country.
Now, fellow citizens, having secured this grand vic
tory in the great national tribunal the Supreme Court
upon tie finance question, | would say to you
that t. next t hRg for US to Do for this party to
Govt has decided that the power remains with Con-
gres under the Constitution to declare what shall be
money, and whether it shall be issued now the next
question TO be determined is the expediency of the
exercise of that power. [Applause.l That is the
next step for us to take. Let now wrest it from
tho hands of the banking oligarchy of this country
and throw it over. After we have accomplished that
we have taken the first great instrument of commerce
-Toney-from the heads Of monopoly and restored Il
TO the hands Of the people where it rghtfuy belongs
APPLAUSE Then, concerning otherother monopolies
sn transportation monopoly, and the land monopoly
grow ut e each of mI tbeps we t ean
, maren award, and, with frmness and
nnaere f prpose. wrest all these great instru
tsns; gree money, transportation, and the
u - II Intelligence from the grasp of the
al" sav them to the people, whore the
republic of bv b een ns ~e ~i and @
Che people. p-e' y 'D0 p00pi0' anu i0r
S,b;ca should be read once eppendenee is document
DRY intelligent American citizen hoishs oy ev
~ I'll g' thew ave I've strent that will live
IN that t.whch shan I geS dessr%tons
What is II sefevdeh TRUTH The sun in 6iss evident.
Atruth that you hs not to reason Tbe' an
sky. They are solf-evident truths. This
is the Declaraon 6 Independence. We
hold these truths be selfe'ident; that all men are
created equal that they are ,9dowed"~By whom'
By the goyernIsntf Nay. by thea Creator-'with
sghtsi can i Be neither bGasAt sold
,;rSts amor Which are life, liberty and the pursuit
Of bannirsess NV the next great declaration is
covnste to T. and Oh equal Importance ito secure
tSsss ends governments instituted among men.
STbatis to Object OF government. [Applause.l That
a. JJect f all human government to secure men
L, Is enjoyment of their fstura rights. Now our
Sr'ners, when they made thai Declaration of indie.
pendenee did not, Ia their prophetic
wisdom, forsee the on-coming. Of new class
of beings in this country. artificial beings, but
yet beings win have the same powerte acquire prop
erty under oul present civilization, AND the same
power to opppss and do wrong that Individual has
multiplied by EN- thousand fold. They did not see
the advent of he corporations aud to-day tia pure re-
public of our Atheis has been changed. Designed for
the protertionof men and it has been chsuged