The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-20
PREFER OF KANSAS
On the Revolution that will De-
throne Money.
TOOMANY OF THE TOILING MASSES
Take Their Opinions Ready Made, Says n. H.
Enthusiastically ON the Third
Party Movement.

CINCINNATI, May ia largely attended
mass meeting was held tonight, the orator
OF the evening being Senator Pfeffer, of
Kansas. He began by saying these people
before him were of the harbingers of re-
volution that will dethrone money and re-
establish the authority of the people. 1t is
a movement not to destroy but create, not
to tear down but build up; not to destroy
the wealth of the rich, but to restore to
labor its just reward. Referring to placard
on the balcony of the hall, "Niue million
mortgaged homes" Pfeffer 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 power9 Well raise
up power among the people, make our
own money and use it. Tremendous ap-
plauses. Take their railroads? No. Well
build our own. More applause. We will
nght with ballots aud prayer, for the AL
lance Is IN great measure taking the place
of the churches
Pfetfer closed by giving the new party a
great boom IN those words, docs this mean
new partyW Cries of yes" What
else we here prophesy is that a new party
is to be born here and its name is to be the
National party Great applause.
M. h. Wilkins, of Kansas, also spoke. He
selected as his subject Careless Voters. :"
People should think with their brains, not
with their stomachs. Too many of the
toiling masses take their opinions ready
made. He did not believe in the absolute
truth of the maxim that the people were
always right; the stamp of public approval
was often given to wrong doctrine He
favored eight hours. 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 seriously severe on the money power
and in conclusion read some wholesome ad-
vice 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 advertisedbut received q greeting that
ne8rly raised the roof. 1t was General
Master Workman Powderly. He began
by declaring he could say amen to esery
word Pfeffer and Wilkins had voiced 1T
has been charged [ am here to head off a
third party movement. If your movement
is so weak that one small man can head it
off, 1t is not worthy its name. My friends,
this movement is too large to be led or
stopped by any one man" Wild applause.
PoWderly went on to warn the confer
ence against undue haste. No President
could be elected this year if it was tried
Speaking to Kansas men, he said they did
not understand the situation in this 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 education of
the people. The Knights of Labor will
vote the principles of their organization,
and when you form a party embodying
such principles as have been advanced here
to night, you will find every Knight of
Labor standing at the polls and doing his
full duty
The meeting dispersed cheering again
and again for Powderly and the Knights of
.ahor