The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-20
PARTY.CoLoRED.

ing in favor of decisive and immaculate
action as to the formation or new
party has been steadily growing, and
what was before suggestion is now
q demand The appearance OF Pow
DERBY and Ralph Beaumont at such
p late hour is regarded by many as
ttrong indication that there was some
thing more than harmonius discussion
pf the question on which he is an acknow-
jedged leader It is said at least 100
PROPOSITIONS affecting different questions
must be passed upon by the committee:
The committee on resolutions, at 1:35 a.
o., is still in session, and the discussion
has become very warm The question Oh h
aew party is causing the trouble, and the
friends and enemies of the proposition are
ktraining every nerve to accomplish their
purpose There is some probability that
minority report will be offered from the
rommittee on resolutions. 1t is claimed,
however, by the third party men that such
Fill not be .the ease. but that the com
mittee viii eventually agree upon pat
form.
Considerable feeling has been aroused
by the calling in of persons alleged to be
nnfriendly to the new movement, and
Eimpson and others, who are classed as
The "Washlugton contingent, are
loudly denounced for their luxe
warmness as TO the formation OF
some persons that the influence of the old
parties has been brought to bear at this
time against the proposed movement, and
that persons who would naturally be eX-
pected to aid the cause of the new party
men are throwing cold water on 1t SO lar
as they can do so.
THE MASS MEETING.
The easv methods of the unconventional
delegates of this conference were fully
illustrated by the opening of the mass
meeting set for 7:30 tonight. The adver-
tised speakers were Senator Peffer and
others. But at 7:30 no chairman or other
celebrities were on hand. The audience
began calling for fayorite speakers. At
length Sam Wood, of Kansas, responded
by climbing on the stage and asking
fellow delegate to introduce him. Inc
speaker began a humorous talk, the bur
den of which was jollification over the
success of the Alliance men in Kansas.
The meeting proper opened with an Al
lance song by Kansas glee club. FOR an
ercore the song Good Bye, Old Party,
Good Bye" rose and fell with something
of the cadence of funeral dirge, as the
audience joined IN the ringing refrain.
Conrad Burkhauser was made chairman.
The orator of the evening, Senator Peffer,
of Kansas, moved with dignity to the
front of the stage and this time, amid
storm of applause, began his speech. His
voice. with It's sonorouS tones and eXplo-
siye bursts, was used deliberately, and
was apparently heard easily throughout
Ihe hall.
He began by saying that the people be-
fore him were the harbingers of a revolu-
tion that Will dethrone money and re
establish the authority OF the people. 1t
was movement not to destroy, but to Gre
ate: not to tear down, but to build up; not
n "a Of he
restore to labor its Just reward. Referring
TO the placard on the balcony of the hall,
Nine Million Mortgaged Homes, he said
that it told volumes; that the results had
been declared by the United States census.
But" said he, Il am met the charge
that the mon themselves should have kept
out of debt. This a question not peril
nent. If a child is sick unto death, the
father does not upbraid him with impru
dence, but calls a physician and saves the
child's life first. We want to save our
lives first. The disease of mortal usIry
must be cured" Growing more fervid in
his manner, the speaker said:
What shall we do with the money
powera Let it stand alone? We will raise
up power among the people, make our
own money and use it. Tremendous ap-
plause. Take their railroads? No. We
viii build our own railroads. Renewed
applause Are we TO destroy? No To
fightf Yes-with ballots and with prayer,
for the Alliance is, in a great measure, tax
ing the place of the churches"
Mr. PETER closed by giving the new
party great boom like this: docs this
mean new party: [Cries of 'Yesr'l
What else are we hear for? Applause.
The prophesy of the hour is that a new
party is to be born here, and its name is to
be the National party" IApplause.l
After another song by the glee club, the
Hon. N. II. Wilkin, of Kansas, made an
address
that seemed TO raise the vaulted roof He
was General Master Workman Powderly
He began by declaring he could say amen
to every word AIr. PETER and Mr.. Wilkin
had voiced. Continuing, be said with ami
nation: "for twenty years the men
that have followed that banner
lpointing to- a Knights of Labor
flag at the rear of the stagel have believed
and told these truths. 1t has been charged
that | am here to head off the third party
movement, Why. if your movement is so
weak that one small man can head it off,
it Is not worth the name of a movement
lcbeers j have been charged with fail
ing TO lead this movement My friends,
this movement is too large to be led by any
one man. [Cheersl No man can lead it or
stop it. wild applausel
Mr.. Powderly went on to warn the con-
ference against undue haste. No presi-
dent could be elected this year, if it was
tried. Speaking TO the Kansas men, lie
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. Kansas had an
intelligent constituency. Pennsylvania
required patient education aud the
success of the reform movement depended
upon the education of the people The
Knights of Labor viii vote 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 doing his full duty
The meeting dispersed, cheering again |
and again for Powderly and the Knights |
of Labor,