The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-05-22
A Third Party LAUNCHED.

The National Union Convention at ,Clncin
natl this week, held In the hall where Han
cock was nominated In lSSp, started third
party going which looks likely 10 sweep the
west in 1892, and which may upset alfcalcu
ations for that campaign. The impulses OF
unrest, the profound conviction Of wrong In
cur financial and social systems, that arr
under it, are OF power that no man can
measure. There were from 1900 to 1000 del
egates present representing u states. Kan
sas had over 400 delegates present. while a
/ few states were represented by single per-
son. The roll call showed organizations OF
ex.federaI and confederate soldiers. also the
Farmers Alliance, which showed great
strsugth, the Citizens alliance, the Knights
OF Labor and the CoIored Farmers alliance In
the hall. The. presence Of the latter body
which its organizer, R. M. Humphrey of
Texas, claims to have membership Of $780,.
900 In 80 states, IA significant Of healthier pol
l tiles for the south In the future.
The demand for third party was stoutly
| resisted from various sources. Congressman
elect Livingston, president Of the Georgia
Alliance, opposed 1t with great power and at
one time with promise Of SUCCESS, on the
ground that the southern inembSrs cohld not
be drawn away from the Democratic party,
and that the. 1sns5t good could be accom.
plished by working within the old party
lines. Rpesident Washburn OF the North
western Industrial alliance opposed 4 because
the south would not 70 In. The industrial
element, h6ssid. did not propose to be used
as catstaw for Democratic success at the
next Gleason. Mason Green Of Boston, the
personal representative Of Edward Bethany
and his theories, Brown Eggery. the national
lead 81 the Christian socialists, and REV.
W. p. Bliss argued IN similar vein.
The cooler heads were inclined to hang
bSck, but TIE rank and file were resolved up
ohspolitical action and upon new party as
the direct medium Of 1t, ana the convention
decided AZ ansovs rwhe lining vote to appoint
a national committe4 swho are direcred to at.
tend the conference called By the alliance
bodies in Washington February22, 1902, and
either through that gathering pr indepen.
IDENTIFY to call national convention not ear
lier than June IA, 1892. @s u
The platform adopted endorses the. alliance
platforms at St. Louis, Omaha and Ocala,
Fla, in 1sSO-9O and 81 and embodies to their
fullest the cheap money schemes ,includlng,the.
sub.treasury plan, theStanford and.project,or
government loans on agricultural products or
real estate at two per cent; demands free and
unlimited coinage of silver national control
of the railroads, and If that "does not remove
the abuses now ex;stng," then the govern
ment ownership Is demanded; protection of
alien ownership of land, and the recovery of
graduated income lax; a cessation from tariff
taxes to ''bulld up one interest or class at
the expense of others; elections of president
and vice president by direct vote of the PEG.
pie. A prohibatory plank was overwhelm.
ngly voted down. Resolutions were adopted
commenting universal suffrage, and demand
ing pay for old soldiers vim greenbacks to do
by them as well as was done by the bond.
holders in 1869.
The assemblage was of course an incongru-
Gus one with the widest range of differing
notions and lat times got exceedingly up
and body OF earnest and sincere men, who
realize that great wrongs are to be righted,
and though they may not understand fully
the nature of the problems and may be wild
n some of their notions of remedy. they will
Zip e. the maj solution and the preserva-
lon OF the best bo pc of humanity, I'll our 4 ,
rec American institution, from the rottinp
over of plutocracy. ;
SCENES AND INCIDENTS e
c. E. Cunningham of Arkansas was the Il
smporary chairman, and Senator.eect PEI. +
'r OF Kansas, permanent president. The
tter 10 MS speech declared the assemblage
ne or the most important ever convened on o
merican soil. ey were upon the eve of a n
ove more important to the interests of the
eople than probably any that had ever con.
onted them. They had before them a d
over which was crushing the people. not "
NY IN America. but 10 all the world. They o.
ere divided upon some minor matters. bnt 3
icy were united on this, the money power NJ
ust be deposed. There was now no such tt
ling as stopping the avalanche. Let them =,
lly keep 1t, however, In the middle of the IL
'ad. Let them not go astray after this ism g
that ism, but begin to-day (cheers) to fiji
,eed the main issue. q.
Col. Livingston, though unsuccessful In !.
GINNING the third party movement, was rec 81
,niZed as one OF the great men of the body. til
I'd was calleu "a second Lincoln" n,
l.. l.. Polk sent letter opposing a third -
lrty, but In vain. Is
Ignatius DOnelly led the third party peeple.
Davis of Texas, lank six.footer In a light
1T, who had electrified the convention dur. III
g Mr.. Donnelly's speech by a long, weird ~.
hoop OF eXutatioD, was conducted to the III
atform and to the intense delight of the OF
invention repeated the uneartbly Indian. pI
ie thrill. Ihen he announced himself as an tr
confederate and declared hp,oolf 60 -
plank and every resolution. b
n extraordinary spectacle followed. Mr.. ST
ellsworth OF Indiana, an ex-Union soldier, ad
shedu up TO eX.cOnfederate Davis In full
ew OF the convention, and the two one al
ne mortal foes grasped hands. X. W. de
lance which numbers over half a million a.
embers, seized with the inspiration of the ~
Oment, suddenly Joined the ex-soldiers. 81
d amid perfect cyclone of enthusiasm, a til
legate moved the adoption of the platform Ia,
read. The convention went wild, the "
legates mounting tables and chairs and re-
outing and yelling like Comanches. Is
portion of the convention in thunderous RI
orus sang to the tune of Goodbye, my -,
YER, good-bye," the words "Good.bye. old ILL
rites. goodbye" and then the Doxology. in
the forest of flags and state banners that be
d gathered with their bearers around the an
o, Kansas man on the shoulders of two GU
leagues standing on chairs, raised the Kan. fey
J banner and held 1t aloft Just above all the va
lers. The tumut lasted fully quarter of fe,
hour, till 1t ceased from the sheer exhaus. lar
a OF delegates. The name OF the new par. bet
rty, the Peoples party of the United am
ltes, eGcited magnificent outburst of adj
plause, and as each plank was read there tor
IS renewed cheering. No sooner had the Ion
Isle died away ON the fr,t key than the SUI!
rginia delegation rose aud gave a rebel veil, ma
recognition OF the call of their leader for sill