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

man Ellington with gayel, to which.
she explained in words OF fervor, a his
tory attached. The gavel was carved,
she said, by the vile OF Bon Terrill.
The wood came from tree planted by.
Washington at Mt. Vernon. The an
nouncement was received with enthu-
siastic cheers, and Chairman Ellington
appropriately replied.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion, messages of congratulatlOn were
read from various party leaders. One
from Virginia ran: "Hold the fort, yir-
ginia Is coming" The reading OF this
communication from Washington,
signed by members OF Congress who
couldn't attend, provoked great APP
plause:
"The subscribers here desire to tender
to you our utmost thanks. Nothing
would please us better than to meet
with you, that We might clasp hands
and exchange with you words OF encour-
agement as co-workers in the great
struggle now going on between the peo-
pie and those who live and tatten
through class laws and the violation OF
the law. But however pleasant it might
be for US to meet and enjoy q general
handwriting, yet in our opinion those
of us who are not delegates should re-
main here to watch over the work
which the people have given US TO do.
1.-THE two Wall street parties have
held their conventions. They have
nominated their candidates and are
marshaling their hosts One side is en-.
gagged in putting the rascals out. They
have no acts or objections butthe spoils
Of Office, while the people are sinking
from atfluence to penury, and labor in
the cities, factories, shops and mines
is surely dying OF starvation and BY
Pinkerton bullets. tits the mission OF
our new party, then, to restore to the
people their God-given rights and the
sceptre of the government; to restore
the people their lands and their contis-
Gated highways, and to wrest from cor
porations and money kings the control
Of the peoples money and all the other
appliances OF commerce and OF our
Christian civilization.
CONSIDERED AusPIcIous.
ave have full faith in your united
wisdom. We believe you will select for
our great party OF the people standard
bearers who are worthy OF the times
and the occasion, and you will arrange
the necessary details for vigorous and
successful campaign. The times are
suspicious. Men are everywhere sur
rendering their party prejudices and
trampling under foot old party lines.
They are crying out on all sides-north,
south, east and west-"What must We
do TO be saved?"
'Let US on with the work so nobly
begun by our patriot fathers, that the
government OF the people, by the peo'
pie and for the people shall not perish
from the earth. Accept, gentlemen, our
fraternal regards, and may the Great
Ruler OF Nations guide your councils"
After the reading OF these messages,
while awaiting the report OF The COM
mittee on credentials, Hon. 1Cnatius
Donnelly, OF Minnesota, was intro
duced and spoke at length on the issues
OF the Peoples party. He said:
"NIy friends, am of the opinion that
bodies like this are intended rather for
action than for speeches. hate to
trespass upon your time and attention,
save at the request Of the executive
committee. They assure me that pend
ing the report Of the committees moth.
ing will be done, and they are inclined
to think speech by me may be good
substitute for nothing. Laughter
That being the case, / will trespass on
your attention few minutes. do not
mean to indulge in any words OF idle
compliments-tor the dignity OF the oc-
casion forbids it-when l say that no
greater body Of men has. ever assem-
bled upon this continent than those
who sit here to-day since those men
who formulated the immortal Declare
ton OF Independence.
FREE FROM MoNoPoLrsTs
tits in many respects the most aston
ishing gathering this country has ever
seen-a convention without single
tool or instrument OF monopoly in its
midst, convention whose every man
has paid the expenses ot his journey
hither and his return, or which have
been paid by u man as poor as himself
TCheers. There is not in this gather
inga single president OF railroad com.
pany. [Cheers There is not single
representative OF any Of the army OF
rings which are robbing and sucking
the likelihood Of the American people.
TCheers.l I cannot help but think OF
the astounding contrast that this body
presents to the conventions which have
recently met in Minneapolis and Chi
cago. One little point emphasized the
difference, and should be sufficient in
itself to show the American people who
are its friends. There are in
this convention delegates from the
distant state of California, and they
could not obtain the same railroad con-
cessions that are granted to the nation
al conventions. They are here at cost,
as am informed, OF $3.50 to each OF
them. am told that there are dele
gates here from Wyoming who travelled
800 miles in farm wagons to reach the
nearest depot, where they took the
train for Omaha. Cries Of "Hurrah
for Wyoming!"1 ! see on yonder pillar
hoiated the banner OF the great state OF
Massachusetts, and we might say in the
words OF Webster: "There is Massa-
chusetts; she speaks for herself"
[Cheers. On yon banner see the
words: esprit OF l776." This is the
spirit that anlmates this august gather
ing; We are the lineal representatives
at those men in homespun and deer
skin, those hunters, fishers and farmers
who founded the nation, nation with
out millionaire and without paupeT.
Loud cheers.l
GROWTH OF MI1IIoNAlREs.
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