The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-03


Union. which has no equal and which we sim
cerely hope and pray will continue free and pros
porous forever. tApplausel Wetrust that your
most enjoyable one. and that you will ever have
the pleasantest memories of Omaha. Again
say IN oena m H OF ona c,sy, weieome t h TO oana
way TO the West
Hon.! BENJAMIN Terrell, of Texas. on behalf
of the convention, responded 10 the address
of welcome of Mayor Bemis, but before he
could be heard Mr.. Washburn, of Missis-
sippi, proposed three cheers for the Mayor
OF Omaha. and they were given with good
will. Ladies and gentlemen of the con-
vention," said Mr.. TaubeDeck. Il desire TO
introduce to you the hero of the Alliance
movement from its earliest day-Benj
Terrell"
SPEECH OF BEN TERRELL.
Prolonged cheers greeted Mr.. TerrelPs
appearance. Mr.. Terrell paid q graceful
tribute to Omaha's Mayor. and continued:
This convention is indeed a protest against
present conditions. 1t is utterly impossible TO
stay the movement. II every leader or this move
ment, care not who he Is, be he Powderly
(cheersl or Weaver-that We trust above all men
as patriotic manor whichever you may name
If they were to-day to put themselves in opposi-
ton the movement would sweep over them, and
their names would be forgotten. Applause.I
Never before in this country has such conven-
ton been assembled. You have your delegates
and you have your corporal guards, whom you
receive into your ranks when you make plat
form based upon the fundamental PRINCIPLES po OF
[Cheers.l Ibelieve there is no man here seeking
position. have never before. at
desired success to everything and was perfectly
willing to lay down personal ambition TO secure
it. There will not be single jar to mar its PRO
ceedings. There may be differences OF opin-
ion. but when the nominee is made and the
ticket is out you vii, find ind every man an shoulder & TO
against the wrong Cheers.
As to the South. want TO say it is imbued with
the same spirit as you are lCheersl The South
will vote for the man who stands upon the 81.
Louis platform, be he who he may, and the man
from the South who does not share this spirit
had better leave the hall. lCheersl
The speaker then declared that the Peo-
ple's party had ended sectionalism, and for
that alone was entitled TO the gratitude of
the people. The campaign would be one of
principle and not of villitication and black
mail. like those of the campaigns of the old
parties for many years. The principles of
the party were summed up in the declara-
tiOn that patriotism had q higher place
than party. He concluded by returning
thanks to the Mayor and to the convention
for the honor il had conferred on him.
Chairman Taubeneck then announced the
list of temporary officers selected by the
national committee, and those officers were
chosen by acciamation.
CHAIRMAN ELLINGToN's ADDRESS.
c. II. Ellington, of Georgia, was intro
duced as temporary chairman, and in his
speech of acceptance he said:
Ladies' and Gentlemen, Fellow-countrymen
and Brethren-I salute you. From far.of Geor-
gia, the great empire State OF the South, come
TO greet you. Language fails me. 1t is impossi-
BILE to tell my high appreciation OF the honor
this greatest of conventions has conferred upon
me by electing me to the temporary chairman
ship. But when my mind turns TO the great pur-
pose for which we have met-its mighty depth,
length, breadth, its wonderful cOnception-all
that is wrapped up in what it means to us to
be defeated. and what IL would mean should
victory crown our efforts; all these things crowd
upon me, and long for the tongue OF Gabriel.
whose trumpet-tones shall reach to the furthest
end of the globe, arousing and cOnvening the
people wherever its sound shall fall upon them.
In all the history of this country, the land of
the free, the home OF the brave, there has never
been another such gathering of people. lAp-
piause. North, South East and West are to-day
mingling their hosts together in a sense and for
q purpose never before realized In this country.
lApplause.l When, In the early days OF this
liberty and won, 1t was different foe and by
use of different means. The battlefield which
settled the fight was long bloody one Again,
when we fought in the late rivalry, though be-
tween brother and brOther-between those who
were bone of the same bone and flesh of the
for the first time the classes Ia these United
states are marching and marshallng their armies
for the greatest struggle the world ever saw.
b A mortal combat Is on and the ballot will be
the weapon of war [Cheers. The eyes of the
world are upon US. Some are looking at us with
hate and fear In their hearts. while others are
fully. Nothing would give more joy to our Op-
ponents than to see this vast assenblage disa-
gree. They want us to bicker and wrangle.
Hundreds of pens stand ready to note the first
word of discord. and In every direction the wires
are waiting to transmit the hoped-for news.
Brethren, friends, let us disappoint them, and
from the very beginning shake hands upon this
one pOint-that harmony, unity and good will
ssS ssae ali sssh hes all T
ambition that may possibly tend to disharTnon-
ize our coming together in spirit of pure ira
principle shall be patriotism. pure and simple,
and the desire for the general and permanent
prosperity OF the people. ICheers.l ] believe it
Is possible for this representative body TO meet,
counsel, perform its work and adjourn without
one single word OF discOrd. one atom of hateful
strife to mar and deface its glorious record. To
this end am absolutely untiring at your service
We have reached the crisis in our history, and
this meeting will show whether or not we meas
We are here to-day with the shadow of a great
trouble resting upon us. He who our hearts
delighted to hOnor-Our leader. the true, the
tried, the honest Polk is dead-has been taken
from US Just when we needed him most. our
hearts mourn his loss. No nObler soul ever
breathed; none worked harder, suffered more,
beloved cause, and we do not believe il was
given in vain. oh. shade of the loving, kind
hearted. great Polk, may the mantle of thy spirit
fall upon US to-day, In our deliberations, to the
end that we may be iikeminded. call on you
to-day. in his name, that IL there be single
vestige. an iota or sectional feeling left in the
hearts OF any of us. TO wipe II ont / charge it
sacredly that while We stand in the shadow of
Folks great love- we consecrate ourselves to the
great work of reforming this government. and
that the man who honestly desires its refOrma-
ton Is our brother; and want to say that we
can reform 1t. believe that we will reform it.
The chairman's reference to the deceased
president of the great farmers organiza-
ton was received with cheers, and when
the picture Of President Polk was handed
to him by Chairman Wilson. of the North
Carolina delegation, and hOisted into view
the vast convention with one accord arose.
and the scene was one of betting rever-
ence to the memory of q great leader At
the conclusion of the chairman's speech,
Mrs. Todd, of Michigan, stepped to the
front of the platform to present Chairman
Ellington with a gavel TO which, she ex-
planned in words of fervor history at
tached. The gavel was carved, she said,
by the wife of Benjamin Terrell. 1t was
carved from the tree planted by Washing
ton at Mt. Vernon, an announcement
which was received with enthusiastic
cheers. Chairman Ellington replied appro-
priately. AT the conclusion of this pleas
ant little incident tho roll of States was
called to report members Of the committee
OH credentials, and at LIS the convention
adjourned until o'clock.