The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-05-30
SENATOR PEFFER's ADDRESS,
On Being Called to Preside Over tho De-
liberations of the National Confer

On Being Called to Preside Over tho De-
liberatiops of the National Confer
ence.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN-To be called
upon TO preside over party like this,
called together not only under circum-
stances unusual, but altogether extra
ordinary and peculiar, is distinguished
honor This meeting of the people
ought to be regarded as one of the most
important assemblages ever convened
upon American soil Applause.
We are upon the eve of an election
more important TO the interests of the
people of this country, and to the en-
tire world, men and women, than any
that has been brought together during
this century. We have before us a
power that has conquered every nation
which has gone down in the records of
history.
We are here to take hold of, and to
undermine and dispose of, power that
is crushing the people, not only in
America, but all over the world. APP
plause.
1t is the power that has its hands not
only upon your home and mine, but
those of at least fifty per cent. of the
working people of the entire world,
and we are assembled here to devise
some means and we are united in that
the money power must be dethroned.
Applause
The people are here and the power of
the people is like the power of an ava
lanche, which gathers strength as it
glides down the mountain sides and
sweeps down everything in it's way.
[Cheers and applause.
Now, gentlemen and ladies, permit
me to give you word of encourage
ment and word of caution. We have
started and there is no such thing as
stopping us A voice: That's it'll, and the
right thing to do is to keep in the mid
die of the road Applause. A voice:
That's right, and to go ahead More
applause.
This is not the party of the democrats
or of the republicans; it is the party of
the people. Cheers and applause. We
have the voters; we have the brains, and
we have got the courage. Applause.
Now, then, let me tell you little
story. Some of you, and especially the
Kansas people, remember James II.
Lane, of Leavenworth, Kan. WheE
the boys went to war they wanted t.
have cavalry-they insisted upon orgah-
izing a cavalry regiment, and they did
not want to enlist unless they were on
horses. Well, Lane wanted to organize
an infantry regiment, for they did not
have money enough to buy horses,
and he said ~ will tell you what we
will do, we will start out infantry and
we will come back cavalry" Laughter,
cheers and applause To-day we will
start out as infantry; next year we will
come back as cavalry. [Cheers.
Now to do that-which is inevitable
Ia voice, Amen. "l-lets see that the
way is made perfectly clear for the
birth of Eli.
When the people send up their regu-
lar representatives to give us our stand
ard bearers, if we do not capture this
country in 1892, we will be like Jim
Robinson when he had told the boys he
could jump forty-fve feet, he said he
could jump very near it. Cheers.
wish to thank you profoundly for
your consideration; 1 am not as strong
as when l was younger, but if you will
help me, will manage to get through
with this work to the very best of my
ability. [Cheers and applause.l