Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-28
Impressions at the Omaha Con.
ventiOn.

If I should 1--we to be as old as Me-
thusalah. should never forget the
feelings and emotions awakened IN
my breast by that glorious outburst
of simultaneous and genuine enthus-
iasm caused by the reading and adop-
ton of the platform at the national
convention of the Peoples party at
Omaha.
First, I, like everybody else, shouted
and waved my handkerchief. Then
I paused, and it seemed to me could
see the whole country, every state of
the Union, all within the range of my
vision, and it seemed that the people
were about to erect a temple in
place IN front of me, where some
great event or ceremony was to be
enacted. Then I heard music, and
between the playing of the band and
the glad shouting of the multitude,
heard other voices than those around
me. They fell upon my ears like one
sad, despairing wall of distress COM
ing from the toiling millions, who
were raising there voices to heaven
against the wrongs which they were
suffering from their oppressors. At
times it seemed like the wall of hun
CRY children. crying for bread, or,
again, he.complalnt of thousands of
older children, who were doomed. to
long hours of work. and insufficient
food. I also heard the bitter cry. of
distress from thousands of women
doomed to work for wages insufficient
to decently feed and clothe them.
Again, heard the sullen cry of dis
content from millions of farmers,
their. wives and children. who, des-
plte the hardest toll and bitter priva-
tions, were growing poorer:from year
to year. Then a louder cry came
from thousands of workingmen in
towns and factories; it grew resolute
and determined as IL became louder
and stronger: It came fromthe farm;
it came from the mine,sit came from
the south, the north, the. east, the
west. The voices shouted: 1--WE are
coming3- we are coming. We will
help you save the country-.save the
nation" :, <-.-..
Then the scene changed, and men
from every state ran up to- the place
where temple was to be erected. as
though they were entering into d
most: solemn compact They said;
"We will build temple; 'founda-
ton shall be justice, the walls equal
rights TO all, special privileges to
none. The top shall be open to the
good influences of heaven, so that
love and charity for the ignorant and
| weak shall become the guiding prin-
ciple of the people. Then, with a
grand rush, the people from all. the
states and territories Of the Union
!. came up to the temple and pledged
themselves to carry out and promul-
gate those grand. and, noble .princi
EpIes to which. the temple had beer
dedicated. There was-a noble rivalry
among the states for the honor to bt
first. and the distinction of holding
I their banner the highest. -; -
Then, after .p1edging themselves il
the most sacred and impressive man
Fl -ner, the spirit moved them to. g,
:. around and proclaim to everyone
. whatthey had done. And the spiri
of fraternity, of universal love ant
good Will. lowered over all the PEG
= pie, and the people FASTENED. to pro
=, claim. their good Intentions The
h marched around, the country, broth
ers from the south with their brother
y from the north, the boys IN blue wit
D. the boys in gray, the black men wit
} the white men, the mechanic with tn
farmer, the jewellers In thecities wit
those who dwell in the country, a
ID filed with one strong predominant
desire to restore the codRtrY to. th
- condition the great and good me
6 who. founded the government il
- tended it to be. And looked up an
behold, I saw George Washingto
,e among.the.throng, and it was 1776.
I closed myeyes, thinking I WI
deceived. and I heard. Thomas Jeffe
10 son speak in voice Of thunder: "a
men are created free and equal, an
endowed by their creator with ce
D tain inalienable rights-among the
life, liberty and the pursuit of happ
son ness;" and thousand strong voic
,.s added: This means that men mu
have equal opportunities to the n
son tural resources of nature, must ha'
the privilege to work and keep th