Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-20
TO DETHRONE MONEY
The Object of the Third
Party Movement.
Alliance Orators Sound the
Tocsin of War.
Senator PETER Makes Fiery Speech
at Cincinnati.
Terrence ". PowderIy Given a Mighty
Ovation by the Delegates to the Third
Party Convention.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
CINCINNATI, May ia largely att
tended meeting was held tonight, the
orator of the evening being Senator
PETER, of Kansas. He began by saying,
the people before him were the harbing-
ers of revolution that dethrone money
and re-establish the authority of the
people. 1t is movement not to 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 it's just reward Referring to a
placard on the balcony of the hall !:
''NINE MILLION MoRTGAeED HOMES"
PETER said it told volumes. The disease
of mortgage usury must be cure d.
Growing more fervid in his manner, the
speaker said: "What shall we do with
the money power? Well raise up
power among the people; make our own
money and use it. Tremendous APP
plause.] Take their railroads? No.
Well build our own, [more applause. !
We will fight with ballots and prayer,
for the Alliance is in great measure
taking the place of the churches.v
PETER closed by giving the new party
a great boost in these words: "'Does
this mean a new party? [Cries of yes. ]
What else are we here for? The proph-
ecy of the hour is that new party is to
be born here, and its name is to be the
National party" [Great applause.l
CARELESS VOTERS sCoLDED.
M. H. Wilkins, of Kansas, also spoke.
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 a
wrong doctrine. He favored eight hours.
'sThe Peoples party" said he, lis going
to settle two things-the two. old par
ties-and the wants of the people will
get the relief demanded"
He was seriously severe on the money
power, and, in conclusion, read some
wholesome advice to the reform party,
the burden of which was to preserve a
high standard of individual character.
TERRENCE v. PowDERLy SPEAKS.
The next speaker was one who had
not been advertised, but 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 that PETER and
Wilkins had voiced. "It has been
charged" said he, ''that l am here to
head off the third party movement.
If your movement is 80 weak that one
small man can head it off, it is not
worthy of the name. My friends, this
movement is not too large to be led or
stopped by any one man. wild ap-
plause.)
Powderly went on to warn the con-
ference against undue haste. No presl-
dent could be elected next 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 requires patient educa-
ton, and the success of the reform
movement depends upon the education
of the people. The Knights OF Labor
will vote the principles of their organ
ization, and when you form party en-
bodying 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.
( BASIS TO WORK UPON.
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 reafirm
the Ocala and St. Louis platforms, and
appoint national committee to confer
with the members of a meeting to be
held in Cincinnati, February %, 1892.
Otis's proposition, it is said was warm
ly supported by Weaver of Iowa and
Donnelly of Minnesota, and will proably
form the basis upon which the commit
tee will perform its labors.
The new party men in this conference,
who are hourly growing bolder in their
demands for immediate action, are de-
termined to head off the McCune-P Polk
Simpson contingent. and to that end
they are exerting themselves to have
the convention take such action and
adopt such platform as will make the
new party certainty in '92.
Prohibition and woman suffrage were
aired before the committee. McCune
and Simpson are charged with lin
gering so long in Washington after
the adjournment of congress that
they have become impressed with the
ideas Of those who are opposed to active
work looking to the formation OF new
party.
The committee on rules and order of
business tonight decided that in all
disputed questions the states shall be
called, and the chairman of each dele
cation shall announce the number of
persons in favor of the proposition and
those against it. and the majority shall
rule. This will give Kansas decided
advantage.