The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-06
BADLY RATIFIED FARMERS
Meet to Nominate a State Ticket and
Spend the Entire Day in Wrangling.
The Big Guns Mostly Appear by Letters of Re-
gret-Platform Committee AdjOurns for
Time to Think-0ther Political News.

nearly every district but the only place
they grew noisy was on the First, Second,
Sixteenth and Twenty first. The Hamilton
county row was over the admission of Mrs
Mary Chichester. who came as alternate.
and the legality of Saturday nights meet
Ing which reelected the delegation. Chair
man Barnes, of the State central COM
mittee, got terrible roasting from
Frank Crist for his decision that
the action of the people was not
legal. and DR.. Barnes's decision was voted
down. After considerable wrangling over
Mrs. Chichester. she arose and said she came
IN response to a postal card from an execu-
tive committeeman. and if ruled out she
was done with the party forever. She was
then elected. The delegates in the Six
teenth district disagreed on the 2-per-cenr
loan plank proposed for the platform, and
Will go into the convention divided. The
Twentv-trst lsagreed on question of rule
regulating the casting of the vote of dele
cations. Some wanted to cast the entire
vote, others only the representation. They
also go in divided.
The convention was called to order at
230 p. NJ. by III. +. Barnes. of Tiffin. chair
man of the State committee, after a long
delay waiting for Hamilton county district
meeting to settle difficulties and ioin.
There were about four hundred delegates
present, and. after prayer by Rev. Joshua
Crawford, the chair read letters of regret
from prominent people in sympathy with
The movement. One from George +. Gath
er. chairman of the Alabama State commit
tee, promising to carry the State in 1892.
elected loud applause. Another from Sem
ator PETER. reciting the causes of the par
Cincinnati resolutions and plank. advocat-
greeted
with cheers. The chairman in
troduced as temporary chairman
Hugh Canagh. who assured the
assembly he esteemed it high honor TO
preside over the first convention held in
Ohio by the Peoples party, composed of
men and women who have no ak to grind
and are not the tools of any politicians.
Our purpose Is to serve notice en- the old
parties" said no, that they have outlived
their usefulness. This differs from the con-
ventiOns already held, because we are as
sembled IN support of principle to protest
against the overburdenlng of the farmers
and employees in workshops of the country
by grinding capital. Too long have the
farmers observed the Injunction: You till
the soil and we will manage public affairs
Thew are tired of it. and that is the reason
of the meeting here to-day"
He treated the finance, tariff and other
questions In the manner set forth in the
Cincinnati resolutions. and met hearty APP
prevail. He said he cared not who the nom-
strong in the faith. Although he belonged
to q strong labor organization, it proved
the sentiment of that body when he said he
cared nothing about seeing Knights of La
Dor elected. He said: They are in the move
ment for the commonwealth, and Will not
bubble for office. The question with which
this party has to deal is who will be sue
cessor of the man from Mansfeldf This
movement Will prove that question and rel
egste John sherman TO the political obliv-
4 hat 10 cd ny his frta Inn lie
/ will not be surprised then t. hear Sher-
man. like Ingalls,. depouncing the ShylOcks
and money lenders in Wall street. The
party will not elect q money king; neither
Will 1t elect man to the Senate tainted
with coal OIL"
He referred in scathing terms to Brice.
and said they would at the polls protest
against seating the Senator from two
States.
A quartet sang Hold the Fort" in re-
Spouse To encore Good Bye. Old PARTIES"
was given. This convuIsed the delegates,
who appeared TO enjoy it better than the
work at hand. II. b. Hinchman, or Ur-
bana. was chosen temporary secretary, and
the work began by calling districts
for vice. presidents. On motion of Mr..
Barnes the districts were requested to
report members of respective committees.
When it was discovered the Seventh
had none to OTTER. and when it retired to Sc
lect. the convention was converted into a
band-shaking party. and the scene as the
delegates. many of them coatless, circulated
around the hall, was inspiring. The choir
sang almost Persuaded and enthusi
asm reigned. While the committee were
out Robert Schilllng, national secretary.
addressed the convention. MIR. Schilling
recounted the history of this movement
since he first organized a handful of men
at Columbus, thirteen years ago. and ex-
pressed pleasure at the proportions to which
it has grown. He advocated government
control OF railroads. and offered a long list
of statistics showing how railroads are
built fOr $1,000 per mile, and then bonded
for &c. 600; how foreign capital operates In
great bulks against the interests of the
working people of the country.
He described the platform of tbs Peoples
party as the paDacea for all the evils
wrought by both home and foreign capital
lists. He advocated the loan by the gov
eminent to farmers of money at per cent.
on non perisha bic products, such as wheat,
cotton, wool. etc., in sums prOportlonate to
the security offered for short periods. in
order to tide them over EN- barrassments.
He denounced the Recommendations of
the old party organs. and said it was not
the object of the party TO have unrestricted
loans Ii would restrict them to the needy,
fixing the maximum loaned to any one
person at 5000, thus excluding such men
as Jay Gould, who would want to come in,
otherwise. and pledge his watered stock
railroads for vast sums. He said
the Peoples party has declared in favor of
free coinage of silver. but the majority of
members are not in favor of it, but that
they tolerated it as the entering wedge by
which they hope to overturn the present
monetary system. He said they hold that
ii is just as safe for the government to loan
money on the products of the farm, tax ing
first mortgages as it is for it to lean on
gold and silver as 1T is now doing when it
issues the silver and gold certificates
He said when Warner Miller, of New
York, president of the Nicaragua Canal
Company. wanted to borrow millions to dig
that ditch. Senator Sherman and the other
great men who oppose the loaning of money
to the farmer ON good security, raised their
voices In favor of the government loanlng
those millionalres the enormous sum asked
He said if the people build the railroads
the people should own them and if the gov
eminent builds canals it ought to own
them. The national banking system he
denounced as more infamous, If possible,
than the wrongs already described, and
said the cry Honest money" made him
fighting mad.
The chairman introduced Congressman
elect {. Otis. of Kansas w no gave history
OF his campaign in the Fourth district of
Kansas. and said that he had inst received q
telegram announcing that his late Repub-
llcan opponent had been converted. and is
now a full-tedged Peoples party man.
His principal theme was the state of affairs
III Kansas for the last two decades, during
which the farmers. who have been the prin-
cipal producers. have not been receiving
their share of the proceeds of their prod
ucts. The Cincinnati platform. he said. is
the hope of the Kansas farmer for deli very
from the forces which have been opposing
him. and they will stick by it to a man.
The convention adjourned TILL A. NJ.
tomorrow without adopting the report
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