The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-04

Republican party. Where is Horace
Greedy, your Charles Sumner, your
Wendell P. Phillips, your Abraham
Lincoln? asked him to point me out
single friend Of labor in the
convention, single friend OF
the poor, single friend OF
the mechanic. What was the answer?
was given an example Of the philan..
'thropist Fred Douglass. Cheers.
"Why." l replied, you have had to go
out Of your own color to find an exam
pie" [Cheers.l
M'KINLEY AS A PHILANTHROPY.
"And when asked for another name
was given the name Of William Nc.
Kinley, ir., [laughterl as man who put
up the tariff for the benefit OF the pro.
tionists manufacturers, to increase the
burdens Of. the people. This is Repub-
lican philanthropy. It would be a
miracle II the American people had not
by this time appreciated Bill McKinley's
philanthropy. / saw report Of de-
bate the other day in the United States
senate; a Democratic senator charged
that the man who had first been put at
the head Of the national executive COM
mittee was a-tool OF monopoly, the at
torney for the great cattle combine,
which has put into the hands OF the
Big -Four OF Chicago an immense fortune
bv breaking down the price OF cattle
from one end Of the line to the other,
while maintaining at the same time
prices OF meat on the mechanic. What
did the Republican say in reply? He
said that the chairman OF the Demo-
cratic national committee was the rep
reseutative of the Standard Oil Com
pany, q bigger rascal than the other
man. [Cheers.] l want it understood
that am not saying anything against
the rank and file Of either of these par
ties. [Cries of "Good."l The whole
American have been in one or the other
of these parties, and, as the American
people are in my judgment the best
and noblest people on the face OF the
earth, it would not become me to accuse
either OF Thorn, but the leaders, the pol
iticians and the conventions OF these
parties are legitimate subjects for COM
ment. They point in the direction of
this terrible power OF plutocracy that
has got the whole country by the
throat.
THE TERRIBLE POWER OF PLUrocRAcY.
upon every bushel of wheat sold in
Minnesota the farmers are defrauded of
SO cents by gigantic combinations
reaching from Liverpool to the Red
River Valley. In the south learn that
you are suffering as much and that the
cotton crop does not pay the cost OF
production. You will find that the
cause OF the depreciation in prices is to
be found in the worldwide combina-
tons. This battle in which We are EN-
ployed is the battle Of mankind.
[Cheers.
"HaYe you forgotten that the two old
parties have been holding their conven-
tons ever since the war closed, but
never has either OF them dared to place
in nomination, for either President or
Vice President, citizen of either of
those southern statesp l am willing
that the southern delegates to this con-
vention should meet and agree upon
candidate for President, and | will
pledge for the men so nominated the
unanimous support OF Minnesota. l
can promise you the solid electoral vote
OF Minnesota for the Peoples party.
l believe can promise that Nebraska
will go the same way and North and
South Carolina and Georgia. know
that we can count on Kansas. tell
you there isno such word as fail go far
as this movement is concerned. Cen
tiemen, thank you"
J. c. Manning, the "boy orator" of
Alabama, was the next speaker. he
was followed by Alexander Campbell,
Of LaSalle, Ill, "the original green
hacker" now very feeble man.
MEMORIAL MEETING FOR TODAY.
A resolution was adopted to the effect
that when the convention adjourned at
the close of the afternoon session, it be
to meet again at ESQ Sunday afternoon
to participate in the memorial ser
vices for the late Col. l. l. Polk, of
North Carolina, and the late Rev. Gil
bert Delameter, of Cincinnati, and that
the doors be thrown open to the'gen-
eral public.
7. V. Powderly was called for, butte
cused himself on the plea that his lungs
were not equal to the task OF speaking
to SO large an audience.
The members of the committee on
resolutions were then announced. The
Pennsylvania member is H. S. Ayres;
for West Virginia, ]. H. Bassell, and
for Ohio, Hugh Cavanagh.
After the announcement Of the COM
mittee on resolutions there were loud
calls for Cyclone" Davis, and the hall
was soon ringing with Davis's voice.
The committee on credentials pre-
sentcd its report, showing that there
were no contests and that there were
1865 delegates presented. Phe report
was adopted amid applause, and the
sitting delegates declared entitled to
their seats.
AN INDIAN THE LAST SPEAKER.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. schilling, Of
Wisconsin, Honore J. Jaxon, Of Chicago,
was invited to address the convention.
Mr.. Jaxson ia an Indian. representa-
tive Of tho Metas Council Of the North
west, a mixed race OF Indians and
Frenchmen. He was a participant in
the Riel rebellion in Manitoba, and
crossed the line just half day ahead OF
the pursuing British soldiers. He
made telling speech.
DIR, Houghton, Of Connecticut, filed
another waiting spell by reading an
original poem entitled Omaha"
Mr.. schilling, Of Wisconsin. called
attention to the fact that the business
OF the convention was blocked because