Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-23
PATCHING UP A PARTY
Political Odds and Ends Begin Their
Task at St Louis.
PARLIAMENTARY RULES DONE UP.
Polk, Powderly and Donnelly Air Their
Respective Ideas.
A DAY DEVOTED TO CoNFAB AND TALK

probably ever surpassed the extraordinar
conglomeration, representing nearly doze
national organizations-farmers, laborers
prohibitionists and what-not-which begu
its conference in Music Hall.
1t was 2:25 P. NJ. when Mr. Terrell calle
the convention itself to order, and cause
a smile by announcing that the ''congrega
tion" would rise while the proceeding
were opened with prayer. After this and in
troductory exercises, General Master Work
man Powderly, who up to this time ha
been quietly sitting among the Pennsyl
vania delegates, was called to the stage b,
Mr.. Terrell. Powderly was given an ova
tion as he mounted the platform, and wa
| given seat of honor.
President Polk, of the National Farmers
Alliance, was introduced He said tn
| farmers had assembled here to perform
solemn and responsible duty. On Wal
street and on the Board of Tlade money wa
IL per cent. In any of the small towns, ol
the other hand, money was at from 10 to 2
| per cent. That was what had to be righted
A Hit at the New England States.
per cent of taxes, and if money can be Dor
IL per cent, why cannot the same thing b,
| done in the West? He said that the gair
of the New England States was to
against the South and West. The time hal
come when the great Northwest, the grea
South and the great West shall lock theil
hearts and hands together and take posses
sion and run the Government in the interest
of the people Tremendous applause. Ii
conclusion, Mr.. Polk said:
We demand that we have relief: we will
have relief, and repeat now what / have
repeated from Main to California, we mus
have relief If we have to wipe the two ole
was greeted with rounds Of cheers, lasting
fully two minutes.1
Mr.. Powderly was now introduced, and 8
delegate in the Massachusetts quarter called
for three cheers for him, which were given
with tiger. Mr.. Powderly began by refer
ring to the big bridge, which he termed 9
big hole through which visitors to st. Louis
had to pass, and which was owned by man
to whom everyone who wished to enter ST.
Louis had to pay tax. He said that the
time had come when the people would sur
mount these difficulties.
Mr.. Powderly Speaks on Immigration.
1t was not Powderly nor Polk that
would bring this about, but the people
would remedy this when the proper time
came. The speaker took up the question OF
restricting immigration. Through the
gates of Castle Garden, he said, stream
pours into this country and distributes it
self, particularly in the coal regions. The
cream of the manhood was crowded West,
and they in the East have, instead, the
poor unfortunates who they must educate
year after year to prevent them from using
bombs instead of ballots He had been and
still was firmly against such state of
things.
sfYears ago." continued Mr.. Powderly,
"when we nominated General Weaver, of
Iowa" A hurst of cheers at the mention of
the name of the Greenback Presidential can
didate stopped Mr.. Powderly short. Cen
erl Weaver on the platform beamed smil-
ingly upon the cheering multitude but
sobered up with suddenness when the Gen.
eral Master Workman icily but forcibly
warned the convention to cheer not the men
but principles.
Ignatius Donnelly succeeded Mr. Powder
ly on the rostrum. Mr.. Donnelly was
greeted with stunning applause. He de-
clared that the coming gatherings of the
Democrats and Republicans at Chicago and
Minneapolis, compared with this conven-
tion, would be simply coagulations of un-
principled politicians to divide the plunder
of the republic.
MIR. Donaelly's Far-Fetched simile.
He predicted wedding soon to occur
that of the Democracy and the Republican
party. The ceremony will be performed at
the altar of plutocracy. Grover Cleveland
and Ben Harrison will act as bridesmaids,
the devil himself would give away the
bride, and Jay Gould would pronounce the
benediction.
"We PROPOSE" the speaker continued,
''to wipe the Mason and Dixon line out of
our geography; to wipe the color line out of
politics; to give Americans prosperity; that
the man who creates shall own what he
creates; to take the robber classes from the
throat of industry; to take possession of the
Government of the United States, and to
put our nominee in the White House.
[Great cheering.
Secretary Hayes, of the Knights of
Labor, got the convention down to bust
ness with motion that Acting Chairman
Terrell appoint committee of five from
each organization to the convention to act
as Committee on Credentials.
Scarcely had Hayes sat down, when Gen.
eral Weaver, Of Iowa, jumped to his feet,
saying the motion was untimely. He
moved that the convention effect tempor-
ary organization Immediately. He nomi-
mated Marion Cannon, of California, for
Chairman. The motion carried
with whoop. John P. Steele, of Illinois,
and John w. Hayes, of Pennsylvania, were
speedily selected as Temporary Secretaries.
A disposition to continue the proceedings
through a night session was noticeable, and
a motion by Washburne, of Massachusetts,,
to adjourn until 10 A. NJ. met with prompt
defeat. A statement by Powderly that the
holding meeting during the evening
altered matters somewhat, and after COM
promising on A. NJ as the hour for reas-
sembling, the convention adjourned till to-
morrow