The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-21
BIRTH OFTHENEW PARTY
THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION
PROVES ITS CRADLE.


4 Texans Rebel Yell the Signal for
Scene of Wild Enthus!asm-Dele
gates Mount Their Seats Cheering
Like Comanches-An Attempt to
Spring the Prohibition Question
Proves a Firebrand.
CINCINNATI, o., May 20.-When the con-
yention got together this morning a chorus
from the farmers alliance song book pre-
,edsd the prayer by Rev. Gilbert Delama-
ter, the greenback ex-congressmau The
Rev. Delamater was roundly applaudsd
when he arose to pray. Frequent and earn
est amens from the audience punctuated the
Invocation, and then the Kansas Glee Club
RECALLED them with humorous ditty.
Reports from the committees of arrange
ments and credentials then helped to kill the
time pending the exciting Developments
that many looked for when the platform
committee was ready to report.
A collection was taken to reimburse
Chairman Power Of the arrangements CON-
mittee $365 which he had expended, and on
account Of which he had received only $50.
A BIG REPRESENTATION.
The report of the credentials committee
showed ], Az delegates present. The larger
delegations were: Kansas 407, Ohio 3l7,
Indiana l54.
Senator PETER was then presented to the
convention as permanent chairman.
An appeal was made from the platfor m
for funds to pay the fare home of col
ored alliance delegate from South Carolina.
The delegate, named Savage, came forward
personally in clever speech, saying tho
reason so few Of the colored organizations
we're represented was that the
colored people were too poor. 1t
was, perhaps, as well for the
convention, he added, eying the hats that
we're being passed around Tor his benefit,
that 80 few of the colored delegates came.
He was handed hat full Of small change
and retired amid great cheering for the
Colored alliance. '..,
NO UNIT RULE.
A proposition to adopt the unit rule was
overwhelmingly defeated on the ground
that every man that came to the conven-
ton should have vote and have it counted.
The fve-minute rule for speeches was
adopted.
A recess was taken until p m. When
the convention reassembled q letter from
L. L. Polk, which was read, advising this
conference to issue an address and defer
action on the third party until 1892, caused
refer it to the committee on resolutions was
declared carried, there was a loud de mand,
notably from the Minnesota delegation,
that the negative be put more forcibly by
the chair. The demand was renewed, and
continued from time to time during the
reading Of q number OF miscellaneous tele-
grams.
THE PLATFORM PRESENTED.
Igantius Donnelly, chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions, climbed up on the
rostrum at this juncture amid whlrlwtnd
OF excitement and announced that he was
there to report that the committee on plat
form was unit for the organization of a
third party. He gave way to Robert Schill-
ing OF Wisconsin, secretary of the CO mmit-
tee, who read the platform, as follows:
THE PLATFORM.
!. That in view Of the great social, industrial
and economical revolution now dawning on the
civilized world, and the new and living issues
confronting the American people, we believe
that the time has arrived for the crystallization
ot the political reform forces OF our country
and the formation of what should be known as
the Peoples party OF the United States of
America.
2. That we most heartily endorse the demands
OF the platforms as adopted at st. Louis, Mo-, in
l6Sy; Ocala, Fla, in 1890; and Omaha. Neb., in
i3Jl, by the industrial organizations there rep
resented, summarized as follows:
NAl Inc 10 make ana issue money is q
sovereign power to be maintained by the people
Tor the common benefit, hence we demand the
abolition of national banks as banks of issue,
and as a substitute for national bank notes we
demand that legal tender treasury notes be
issued. in sufficient volume to transact the husi.
ness OF the country on a cash basis, without
damage or especial advantage to any class or
calling, such notes to be legal tender in
payment of all debts, public and
private and such notes when demanded by the
people shall be loaned to them at not more
t1an 2per cent per annum upon non -perlshable
products as indicated IN the sub-treasury plan
and also upon real estate. with proper limitation
upon the quantity Of land and the amount of
money,
(B) We demand free and unlimited coinage Of
silver.
lC) We demand the passage of laws prohibit
ing alien ownership of land, and that congress
take prompt action to devise some plan to OBJ
taln all lands now owned by alien and foreign
syndlcates, and that all lands held by railroads
ana other corporations in excess of such as is
actually used and needed by them be reclaimed
by the government and held for actually settlers
only.
% Believing in the doctrine OF equal rights
10 10 an and special privileges to none, we demand
mat taxation, national, state or municipal, shall
uoV De used TO build up one interest or class at
the expense Of another.
lE) We demand that all revenues, national
ate e.ate or county, shall be hmte TO the nee .s-
eary expenses Of the government, economically
ahG honestly administered.
sPl We demand just and equitable system
Oh graduated tax on Incomes.
. vi We demand the most rigid, honest and
Just national control and supervision OF the
means OF communication and transportation,
anu anu II THIS control aad supervision do not re-
,Iove the abuses now existing, we demand gov
tnilehI ni ownership OF such means OF communt-
cation and TRANSFORMATION
,-(h) we demand the election of the President,
siS9 stc9 resident and United States senators by
uipect vote of the people.
o mat we urge the united action of all pro-
sresslVe organizations In attending the confer
Guce called for Feb %, 1892 by six Of the lead
nE reform organizations
- = mat national central committee be ap-
pTotuueu oy TINS conference, to be composed Of a
.,LHalrman to be elected by this body and of
ttnree members from each state represented, to
O9 named by each state delegation.
81 mat this central committee shall represent
Tas Tiris oody, attend the national conference on
& ae9 =, 1899, and, if possible, unite with that
binl bbLu all other reform organizations there assem-
oSl' oel' II no satisfactory arrangement can be
loCIeu this committee shall call national
souVenton not later than June /, 1899, for the
purpose OF nominating candidates for president
ana vice president.
That the members of the central COM
n.ttee Tor each state where there Is no inde-
Sso,nuent political organization conduct an
respective states.
Additional resolutions not part of the
platform were presented. They recon-
lhended favorable consideration OF universal
outrage, demanded that treasury notes
al1 soldiers be made equivalent TO coin,
.aVored an eight hour day, and condemned
We action Of the worlds fair commission
WIN reference 10 wages.
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