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senator PETER, OF Kansas. vas the
orator 81 tie mass mertins. W aich began
Tuesday evening about o'eioex- Tue
senator sEaid storm 81 applause be-
gan at oacs his speech His voice with
its sonoross tones and explosive bursts
was used deliberately and was APP
pareutly heard easily throughout the
hall
He said the people before him were
harEingers OF revolution that would
dethrons money and reestablish the
authority Of the people. IL was q move
ment not 70 destroy but 10 create; not
To tear down but build up. not 10 de-
stroy the wealth OF the rich bat 10 re-
store To labor It's just reward Referring
To the placard on the balcony of tbs hall,
Nine Million Mortgagsd Homes" he
said that told volumes But" said he,
II am met with the charge that the
men themselves should have kept out
tinent Ii child is sick unto death. I"
said he, the father does not upbraid
bin with impudence. but calls physi-
clan and saves the child's life first. We
want TO save our lives first The dis
ease of mortal usury must be cured -
Growing moro fervid In his manner the
speaker said:
what shah We DO with the money power
Let IL II alone Wen raise mp power among
the people and make our own money and use
IL Tremendous applaGse-l Take their rail
roadss No. Well build our own railroads.
tRenewed applause.l Are Nc 10 destroys No.
To nght, Yes. with ballots and prayer. for the
alliance IL in great measure taking the place
Of the churches"
Mr. PETER closed by giving the new
party great boom like this: Docs
this mean a new party? fCries of
Yes What else are we hear for?
GApplausel The prophecy of the hour
is that new party is to be born here
and its name Is to be the national
party" Applause. -
The next speaker was one who had
not been advertised. but who received
a greeting that seemed to raise the
vaulted roof. II was General Master
Workman Powderly. He said with ami
nation:
For twenty years men who have followed
that banner pointing 70 . Knights OF Labor
nag In the rear OF the stagc) have taught. be-
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charged that am here TO head OF the third.
parry movement. Why. II your movement is
SO weak that one small man can head IL Oh
10 Is nos worth tho name Of Q movement
lCheers.l have been charged with failing to
lead this movement Ny friends. this move
ment IS too large to be led BY any one man
lCheers.l No one man can lead IL or stop it,
vivid spplause.l
Mr.. Powderly went on to warn the
conference against undue haste. No
president could be elected this time if
it were 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 number. Kan
sas had an intelligent constituency.
Pennsylvania required patient cduca-
ton and the success of the reform move
ment depended upon the education OF
the people.
THE Knights of Labor" ne con-
cluded, will vote the principles OF
their organization, and when you form
aparty embodying such principles as
have been announced here tonight you
will find every knight of Labor stand
ing at the polls and doing his FULL duty. u
Tho meeting dispersed. cheering
again and again for Powderly and the
Knights Of Labor.