The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-13
THE FIRST ALLIANCE u. s.
SENATOR.
His Election and Speech Of Accept
ance.

The following sketch Of the scene
was furnished the Standard by Louis
+. Post.
This morning the crowd again pack
ed representative hall When it was
proposed to receive the Senate stand
ing there were unpleasant murmurs. as
If this might be a recognition Of the
superiority of the co ordinate branch,
but the proposition was accepted
though it was not unanimously carried
out. At noon the Senators fled in
The object Of the joint convention was
stated BY The Lieutenant Governor, and
again the rolls we're called. As the
Senators, with hardly break IN the
monotony, named John James ingalls,,
there was profound silence, except for
the clerk and the responses Of the Sen.
ators. The silence continued until, in
the call OF the lower house, the name Of
DR.. Neeley, the Democratic leader, was
reached. As be arose, holding in his
hand newspaper containing an inter
view with PETER in which PETER de-
clared for low tariff, he said: "Mr
President, as Democrat | vote for the
man whose principles are stated here
William Alfred PETER" At this there
was tremendous outburst of applause,
and then an interval Of silence until
the result WIS announced For PETER
Peoples party, 1ol !; for Ingalls, Gre
publican) So; for Blair (DemocratJ. 8;
for Baker (Republican), L; and for
Morrell (Republican). 6 Then the
scene of the day before reappearcd, and
cries for PETER came from all parts of
the house. Mr.. PETER, coming from
the room Of the sergeant alarms, step
ped upon the clerks platform. AS the
applause ceased and he was about to
speak, Senator moved that the joint
convention dissolve. The motion was
promptly put by the Lieutenant,
Governor, and before the lower house
knew what had happened the j,int
session had dissolved with cheers,
proposed and led by Senator, '.for
John j. Inga.ls and the grand old
Republican party
Though Mr. PETER was with scant
courtesy prevented from addressing the
joint session, he spoke to the house as
follows:
1t will hardly be proper to address
this assembly as the joint convention
Of the Legislature. However, see
before me representatives. Of Kansas.
You are commissioned 10 do the peo-
ple's will, and | am here in response to
your call simply as one Of the people to
say that We, the people, have CON-
menced the building Of new, distinct
and independent political organization.
We have laid its principles broad aid
deep as humanity itself. Land is the
common heritage of men. Labor is the
common lot of mortals. Transportation
is born Of the common necessities OF the
people, while money is the oil to lub-
rtcate the machinery of civilization.
Upon these four fundamental ideas we
propose to build the grandest political
structure ever erected among men.
And upou these We have formulated q
creed.
We are opposed to government issu-
ing money through banking corpora
tions. (Applause.) We are opposed
to the peoples money being freighted
down with interest charges We believe
in the people making their own money
aud furnishing it to the people who
have the right to use it. We are OPP
posed to national banking institutions,
for the reason that they can and do
combine against the interests of the
masses. We believe in the government,
which Is simply the agent Of the peo-
pie, issuing their money directly to
them, without going around Robin
Hoods barn to fad them. applause. }
We believe in equal and just taxa
ton. We are opposed to taxing one
industry for the support oil another.
We are opposed to high tariff duties
upon any article in use, no matter what.
Great applause We believe that
Free Trade absolutely in many articles
would oftcntimes be the very best form
Of protection. (Applause We believe
IN raising revenue to defray the ex-
penses of government, and after that in
the adjustment OF duties so as to do all
the good we can for our own people.
remembering that we are Americans
aud not Germans, nor Scotchmen nor
any other class Of people. We believe
in distributing the benefits Of taxation
equally among the people. In other
words, We believe in the people ruling
in this country.
About three years ago it was writ
ten by a distinguished Senator that
before the dawn of the twentieth CEN
tury, the great middle cI IS Of this
country would have disappeared. But
| say. No, it cannot be so aud If my
reason must be given my sole reply il