The record-union., 1891-05-20

Homes" PETER said it told volumes.
The disease of mortal usury must be
cured. Growing more fervid in his man
ner, the speaker said: What shall we
do with the money power? Wen raise
up power among the people, make our
applause.l Take their railroads? No!
Well build our own. More applause
We will fight with ballots, and a 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? tories of 'Yes.'l
What else are we here for? The prophecy
OF the hour is that new party is to be
born here, and IFS name is to be the ma
tional party" [Great applause.
NJ. H. Wilkins of Kansas also spoke.
He scolded the careless voters. The peo-
pie should think with their brains, not
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 APP
proyal was often given to the wrong doc
tfine. He favored eight hours 1.-The
peoples party" said he, sis going to set
tie two things-the two-year-o1d parties,
relief demanded" He was seriously
severe on the money power, and in con-
clusiOn read some wholesome advice to
the reform party, the burden of which
was to preserve high standard of indi-
vidual character.
The next speaker was one who had not
been advertised, but who received a
greeting that nearly raised the roof. 1t
was General Master Workman Powderly.
He began by declaring that he could say
amen to every word PETER and Wilkins
had voiced. 1T has been charged said
he, that am here to head off the third
party movement. If your movement is
so weak that one small man can head it
off 1t is not worthy of the name.
My friends, this movement is too
large to be led or stopped by any
one man." Wild applause.l Powderly
went on to warn the conference against
undue haste. No President could be
elected this year if it was tried. Speak
ing to the Kansas men, he said they did
not understand the situation in his part
of the country, where ignorant foreign
ers were brought to the polls and voted
by numbers. Pennsylvania required a
patient education, and the success of the
reform movement depends upon the edu-
cation of the people. The Knights of
Labor will vote for the principles of their
organization, and when YOU form a party
embodying such principles as have been
announced here tonight, 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 Labor.
1t is understood that when the States
were called in the Committee on ReSolu-
tions tonight, Congressman Otis of Kan
sas, proposed that the conference re-
affirm the Ocala and ST. Louis platforms,
and appoint a National Committee to
confer with the members of q meeting to
be held in Cincinnati on February %,
1892.
OTIS proposition, it is said, was warmly
supported by Weaver of Iowa, and DON
nelly of Minnesota, and will probably
form the basis upon which the committee
will perform its labors.
The new party men in this conference,
who are hourly growing holder in their
demands for immediate action, are de-
termined to head off the McCune- Polk
Simpson contingent, and to that end they
are exerting themselves to have the con-
vention take such action and adopt such
platform DIS will make the new barty
certainty in 1892.
Prohibition and woman suffrage were
aired before the committee.
Mcclure and Simpson are accused of
lingering so long iI@ Washington after
the adjournment of Congress that
they have become impressed with
the ideas OF those who are opposed to act
i've work looking to the formation of a
new party.
The Committee on Rules and Order of
business tonight decided that in all dis
puted questions the States shall be called
and the chairman of each delegation an
nounce the number of persons in favor of
proposition and those against it. and the
majority shall rule. This will give Kansas
decided advantage.