The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-20
Whiskered PETER Too Much
for Sockless Simpson.
6RAINY MEN IN CINCINNATI.
Powderly. lgnatius Connolly, General
Weaver and Others Confer.
woman Suffrage. Prohibition, Green
backtsm, Socialism and Other .Re-
forms" to Be Embodied in a Plat
form-The South Holds Aloof.

CiNcINSATI, May ia largely attended
mass-meeting was held tonight, the orator
OF the evening being Senator PETER. of
Kansas. He began by saying these people
before him were the harbingers of a reyo-
luton that will dethrone money and re-
establish the authority of the people. II
Is a movement not 10 destroy. but to
create; not to tear down, but to build up !:
not to destroy the wealth of the rich. but
to restore to labor its Just reward. Re-
ferring to piacard on the balcony of the
hail, Nine million mortgaged homes, F"
Peffer said it told volumes. The disease
OF mortal usury must be cured Growing
more fervid in his manner, the speaker
said:
What shall we do with the money power?
Wen raise up power among the people, make
our own money aud use ii. Tremendous ap-
plause.l Take their railroads? No; we'll build
our own. More applause.l We will fight with
ballots and prayer, for the Alliance is in great
measure taking the place of the churches.
PETER closed by giving the new party a
great boom in these words: ''Does this
mean new party? tCries of Yes! what
else are we here for?] The prophesy of the
hour is that the new party is to be born
here and its name is TO be the National
party" [Great applause
NJ. III. Wilkins, of Kansas. also spoke.
He scolded the careless voters The
people should think with their brains and
not with their stomachs. Too many of the
toiling masses take their opinions ready
made. lie did not believe in the absolute
truth of the maxim that the people were
always right. The stamp of approval was
often given to wrong doctrine. I'VE favor
eight hours, and the peoples party" said
he, ''is going to settle two things-the two
old parties, and then the wants Of the
people will get the relief demanded" He
was severe on the money power. and in
conclusion read wholesome advice to the
reform party, the burden of which was to
preserve a high standard of individual
character.
The next speaker was one who had not
been advertised, but he received greeting
that nearly raised the roof. 1t was Gem
eral Master Workman Powderly. He be-
gan by declaring he could say amen to
everything PETER and Wilkins had voiced.
sit has been charged said he, ..that I
am here to head off the third party move
ment. If your movement is so weak that
one small man can head it off, it's not
worth the name. My friends, this
movement is too large. to be
led or stopped by any one man" wild ap-
plause.] Powderly went on to warn the
conference against undue haste. No presi-
dent could be elected this year if it was
tried. Speaking to the Kansas men. he
said they did not understand the situation
in his part of the country, where ignorant
foreigners were brought to the polls and
voted by numbers. Pennsylvania required
patient education, and the success of the
reform movement depends upon the edu-
cation of the people 'The Knights of La
Dor will vote the principles of their or
ganization, and when you form a party
embodying such principles as have been an
nounced here tonight, you will find every
knight of Labor standing at the polls do
ing his full duty"
The meeting dispersed cheering again
and again for Powderly and the Knights
of Labor.