Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-21
National Union" Convention
In Session At Cincinnati.
lSnahus Dasnaly Creates Nara OF Lass
Excitement Ia the neetDS.
3hs Proposed Platform with It's 'its'
and 'andss and etc +"

| WHEN tne Moioh tu fet5f II 10 the COM
mittee on resolutions was declared carried.
There was loud demand that the negative
be put more foseibly by the chair.
i igna,igs Donnelly, chairman Of the COM
mit,ee on resolutions, climbed upon the
rostrum and set the convention wild by re-
porting that the committee on platform was
n unit for organization of q third party.
He gave way TO Robert Schilling Of Wis
consin, secretary Of the committee, who
read the platform, which calls for crystal.
lization Of the political reform forces Of
our country and the formation of what
should be known as the Peoples Party OF
the United States. He urges the united
action CT ell progressive organizations in
attending q conference called February 22,
1892. and recommends the appointment
of nsti0nal central committee to represent
this body AZ the national conference ir
February %. 1892, where, IL no satisfactory
arrangement can be effected, this commit
tee shall call q national convention not later
than June lst, 1892, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for president and
vice president; and urges members Of the
ceatral committee for each state where there
is no independent political organization to
conduct an active system Of political sgita-
tion in these respective states, ard endorses
the demands of the platform adopted at St.
Louis, Mo-, in 1889. Ocala. Fla, 1880 and
Omaha, Neb., 1891, by industrial organizs-
tions which demands abolition of national
banks as banks Of issue, and as substitute
| for national bank notes, and demands that
| legal tender treasury notes be issued in
| sufficient volume to transact the business of
| the country on a cash basis, with an un-
| limited coinsge Of silver.
Such notes, when demanded by the people,
shall be loaned to them at not more than 2
per cent per annum upon non-imperi shsble
| products. as indicated in the sub treasury
plan, and also upon real estate with proper
| limitation upon the quantity Of land and
amount of money; the passage of laws pro-
hioitiDg alien ownership of land and pro.
viding that all land held by railroads and
| other corporations in excess of such as is
actually used and needed by them shall be
reclaimed by the government and held for
actual settlers only; taxation shall not be
used TO build up one interest or
class at the expense of another;
ali revenues shall be limited to the neces-
sary expenses of the government and
economically and honestly administered;
there shall be a just and equitable system
| . most rigid, honest and Just national con-
troll and supervision of the means Of public
| communication and transportation, and if
this control and supervision removed the
abuses now existing il demands the gov
ernment ownership of such means Of COM
munice.i0n and transportation; the election
of the President, Vice-President and
Uaited States Senators shall be by the
| the direct vote Of the people.
The attorney general of the United States
should make an immediate provision to SUBJ
nit the act Of March 2, 1889, providing for
the opening Of Oklahoma TO homestead
| settlement, TO the United States Supreme
Court, so expensive and dilstory has the
litigation which is nov pending there been.
The following resolution was introduced in
| behalf of The Nationslists, aud referred to
tire various reform bodies:
Resolved, That when, in the course Of
business consolidation in the form Of trusts
| or private syndicstes, it becomes evident
tina, any branch Of commerce is used for the
behoof and profit Of a few men at the ex-
pense of the general public, we believe the
people should assume charge Of such com
merce, through their national, state or
municipal courts.
Additional resolutions, not part of the
platform, favor eight honra day. and con-
denim the action OF the Worlds Fair COM
mission vi h reference to wages.
The name of the new party, "rhe Peo-
pies Party Of the United States, elected
msgnificeot ou.burst OF applause, and az
each plank was read the cheering was
| renewed. One plank recommended uni
versal suffrage t. favorable consideration
and another demanded the payment of
pensions on god basis. The former met
with rather chilly reception but the latter
| WAS roundly cheered. A delegate objected
TO the plstform as one-sided for the Far
mer's Alliance. but he met With little en-
courageruent.
Schilling declared that the convention
Was here for harmony and new "Declar-
alton "a Independence
Davis, of Texas, announced himself an
ex-confeders,e. and declared himself for
the platform, every plank aud every resoln-
ton. Wadsw orth, of Indiana, an ex union
soldier rushed up to ex-confederate Davis,
and the two grssped hands. Il. w. Hum
p1rey, of Texas, organizer of the Colored
Alliance, which numbers over half million
members, was seized with the inspiration Of
the moment, suddenly Joined the ex-sol-
pieIs hbo' bittu peritct Cyclone OF
enthusiasm, delegate moved the adoption
of the platform as read.
| The convention went wild, the delegates
mounting tables and chairs and shouting
and yelling like Comsnches The tumult
lasted fully eustter of an hour. Till ceased
from sheer exhaustion of the dele tes. j..
The platform proper. exclusive OF resolu-
tions, was adopted by rising vote At
4 sk.o tba So,
than howling mob. In the midsi of the
confusion. G. NJ. Miller of California
came 10 the front on the prohibition ques-
ton which was ignored in the platform and
resolutions. All efforts TO choke him of
with points of order were Intellectual. The
following resolution was offered by him:
"Resolved. We favor the abolition Of
the liquor traffic"
i The confusion became worse Fifty
orators were clsmoriEg for recognition. and
the first to succeed was Schiliipg Of VIE
consin. He declared himself strong tenn
persnce man, one who neither drank nor
smoked. lie opposed discussion Of the
question Of prohibition at that time, ard
declared ths. the resolution proposed by
Mr.. Miller had been fully considered and
voted down by the committee On platform.
To spring it now was plainly throwing a
flrebrand into the convention, and in his
opinion WAS deliberate attempt to cause a
split in the party.
The prohibition smendmen. Was over
whelminely defeated. Resolutions were
adopted by only three dissenting votes
Gen. J. D. Weaver relieved Chairman PET
fer. v ho was worn out With fruitless efforts
to preserve order. The resolutions agains,
the trusts was choked off by point Of order
raised by SchiIIing Of Wisconsin, aod that
ali resolutions be referred to the committee
on resolutions without being read.
II Vas decided to let each state have
three members on the nstioaai committee
but full number was not named for every
state. The MsiEe msmbers are H. s.
Hobss, r. A. Howard and ID. W. Smith
II. E. Taubeneck Of Illinois wss chosen
chairman Of the national executive commit.
tee by acclsmstion, Loud calls called hin
to bis feet where he made . brief, very
manly and modest speech thsnking ths
delegates. In inclusion he said they were
standing on the brink Of = conflict between
capital and labor; fhst the longer the cor
fics vas postponed the worse II would be-
'I's0ur politicians" sid be. light - we
try to stop . c, clone or movements Of IL,
I stars - to svade this issus."
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