Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-05-30
It is Christened 'The Peoples Party
of the United States"
Proceedings of the National Union
Conference at Cincinnati.
A Platform of Principles Adopted and
Natioual Executive Committee
Formed-Free Coinage of silver
and Laws Prohibiting Alien
Ownership of Land Da-
maDded.

gressman and Rev. DIR. Gilbert De La
Matyr offered a fervent supplication for
divine aid and support for the new
movement, which was punctuated by
numerous "Amens" from the audience
After this it was developed that al
though the expense of organizing and
holding the convention had been less
than $500, there was nevertheless de-
ficiency in the treasury, and so an hour
or more was occupied in taking up hat
collection while the venerable green
hacker, Jesse Harper, of Illinois, made
one of his characteristic side splitting
addresses.
The report of the committee on Gre
dentials, which was next presented,
showed that thirty-four states and ter
ritories were represented by 1,417 dele
gates, having proper credentials. Kan
sas headed the list with AL, Ohio Sec
ond with 317, Indiana had 154, Illinois
IS, Kentucky SO, Nebraska "a, Texas 26,
Minnesota 80, Wisconsin 81, Missouri 73.
The first exciting episode of the day
wac precipitated by an invitation to the
delegates from the local committee to
be the guests of the latter at lunch dur
ing recess, the speaker who extended
the invitation being understood to say
that they would be taken to brew
house and given something to eat and
something else" This aroused del
egate from Wisconsin to energetic pro-
test, and mounting his chair at the rear
end of the hall he declaimed against
the delegates being brought into con-
tact with Intoxicating liquors. 1t was
not the kind of convention, he said,
that wanted to fill up in order to give
birth to a new party.
A portion of the audience applauded
in approval, but the large majority
howled and hissed and there were cries
of throw him down, "lxick him out"
''he's democratic stool pigeon" The
storm continued for several minutes,
the delegate holding his ground and
talking against the uproar until finally
pulled back into his seat.
BY this time, however, Mrs. Helen
NJ. Cougar had pushed her way through
the throng from the Indiana delegation
to the stage, demanding attention on
question of personal privilege. She
proceeded to repudiate all connection
with the convention, although but a
few moments before her name had been
announced as one of the national secre-
taries. She did not propose, she said,
to be identified with any movement that
recognized as a pronencnt officer of the
| local reception committee liquor deal
er, or permitted a rum seller to act as
| chairman of its mass meeting, as was
! tl<e case Tuesday night. The rum pow
er was doing more to impoverish the
taxpayers than any other agency, and
she felt compelled to disavow all con-
nection with the convention until it had
repudiated liquor and declared for pro-
hibition.
There were mingled cheers and Kisses
at Mrs. Cougar retired from the plat
form, but the scene was cut short by
the presentation of the report of the
committee on permanent organization
naming Hon. w. A. PETER for presi-
dent. The new senator from Kansas
was given hearty reception and made
an energetic address
Upon concluding his address Senator
Pfeffer was presented with a basket of
flowers on behalf of the Kansas delega-
ton, by Mrs. Marion Todd, of Chicago
long debate was occasioned by the
report of the committee on rules and
order, mainly directed to the question
whether each state should vote as a unit
or whether each delegate should be en-
titled to voice. The latter method
was decided upon by a large majority,
the result being victory for the third
party men. AT 1915 recess was taken
until 2 p. m.
Soon after the convention reassem-
bled at 2 o'clock the report of the COM
mittee on platform was presented by
Ignatius Donnelly and read by Robert
Schilling, as follows:
Your committee on platform and resolutions
beSs leave 10 submit the following:
THAT in view of tbs, great social. industrial
and economical revolution now dawning upon
| the civilized world, and the new and living is
sues confronting the American people. We be-
lieve that the time has arrived for q crystaliza.
ton Of the political reform forces Of our county
the Peoples Party OF the United States OF
| America
2-That we most heartily indorse the demands
| OF the platforms as adopted at St Louis, Mo, +,
| in 1859, Ocala Fla, in 90 and Omaha, Neb,, in
| 1891, by the industrial organizations there rep
resented summarized as follows:
A-The right to make and issse money in q
| sovereign power TO be maintained by the peo.
| pie forthe common benefit hence we demand
the abolition OF national banks as banks o
issue, and as a substitute for national bank
notes We demand that legal tender treasury
notes be issued in sufficient volume to transscs
| the business OF the country on cash basis
without damage or special advantage to any
class; Of calling such notes as this legal tender
in payment OF all debts. public and private. and
such notes when demanded by the people shall
be loaned TO them at not more than per cent.
per annum upon non.mperishable products as
ind Gated in the ub.treasury p and also upon
real estate. with proper limitat on upon the
quantity of land and amount of money.
B-We demand the free and unlimited coin