The record-union., 1892-08-11
GENERAL WEAVER.
He Addresses a Large Meeting in
This City,
And Tells why He Took Up With the
Present Movement-A Fine
Reception.

for President. A large number were I'M
able to find seats and remained standing
during the evening. The audience was
remarkably orderly and attentive, but a
decidedly enthusiastic one, and General
Weaver was frequently interrupted by
applause. Although he spoke for nearly
two hours, there was no evidence of any
lack of attention.
Shortly after 7:30 General Weaver
stepped upon the stage, amidst hearty
round of applause, and was introduced
by William Boyne. Mr.. Boyne said it was
customary for speaker introducing a
Presidential nominee to make an address
of welcome, but he would not take up the
time OF the audience nor venture TO
annoy General Weaver by rehearsal of
a conventional address of welcome, as
the audience was itself guarantee of
that. The name and fame of General
Weaver as an American citizen, soldier
and statesman was well known, and
greater than that, he was known to be a
friend OF the people.
General Weaver then stepped forward
and was received with prolonged ap-
plause and demonstrations OF enthusiasm
He began his address by SAYING that
Thomas Carlyle said the greatest of all
gospel was that a lie cannot live forever
and that we have all witnessed the rise
and progress of wrong, but also the retri-
button.
lie had the honor to represent party
with another mission then that of getting
into office. He came without anything to
conceal, and to discuss the creeds and
doctrines of his opponents.
lie believed that every child born into
this world came clothed with all the
rights and privileges that Adam pos
sessed. He believed that the great charter
OF independence meant the Government
should derive its powers from the gov
erned. Our fathers went so far as to say
that whenever these ends were hindered
or destroyed it was the duty or the people
10 alter or abolish that Government.
lie was accused, be said, of being no.
lltical turn-coat. In refutation of this
charge, he came here when he was 10
years old and camped in the tules along
SACRAMENTO River. From here he re-
turned to his home where he Joined the
Republican party, to which he adhered
Tor twenty-one years and more he went
with the principles it then represented,
and followed the flag into the laws of
death and the hell Of civil war.
IL 1877 he left it to join the little party
OF Peter Cooper, and then people said he
left the Republican party to get office.
LLaughter.] Then they told him he
Joined the Greenback party, the Labor
party, the Alliance. and the PEOPLES
party. In illustration of his denial of
being change-coat, he related the in
stance of a man who married q pirl he
called Sadie. Alter he had been married
some time his wife became connectad
with the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, the churches, and was leading
Christian, and he called her Sarah. Al.
ter while they became the parents of a
family, grew old, and, together with the
neighbors, he got to calling her "Aunt
Sally" but after all she was the same old
girl. de wanted to know if. under the
circumstances, he should have been ac-
cused of having three wives. The great
labor movement, he said. could take on
no name that he would repudiate.
Since the 10Th of July, he said, he had
averaged Sundays excepted) one speech
q day and had travelled extensively, and
he would testify with truth that the coun
Try was now in the midst of the most
radical and immense political upheaval
ever known. The movement could he
no longer ignored, and the Peoples party
was destined TO be stronger than both the
old rotten parties. In Colorado, he said.
three out of every four votes would be
cast for the Peoples party at the next
election.
He enumerated other States where the
cause was assured, and said that in Idaho
the old parties were obliterated, in spite
of monopolies and gold-bugs.
General Weaver then devoted consid-
cradle time to abuse of the Republican
party. being apparently of the conviction
that the Democrats are not in it: at all
events, he directed his shots chiefly at the
Republicans.
He said the people of Georgia were
three to one in favor of the Peoples party
movement. at Atlanta he was listened
to by acres OF people, and they compli-
mented him by having the band play
''As We Go Marching Through Georgia"
and giving him great and enthusiastic
audiences at various towns of the State
The people there came for many miles
and camped out at the political meetings,
and made it rs much of an occasion as a
camp meeting. preacher, six and a
half feet high, wanted to know what in
the world it all meant. lie replied that it
meant God bless hin-religion in mo-
tion.''
a bloody-shirt editor arraigned him
editorially for his doctrines, saying he
had been there before, with fire and
sword, but the editor refused to accept
his challenge to argue the principles he
advocated. He said the whole country
was on fire with the movement, and that
il pointed to reinstatement Of a Govern
ment OF the people, for the people and by
the people.
He wanted to know what form of gov
eminent either the Democratic or Repub-
lican party, or both of them, represented.
and paused for reply. He then said
there were three things necessary to the
orderly welfare of every mans house
hold. They were, first, a clear concep-
ton of what was needed; second, the de-
termination to get il, and third, the selec-
ton OF the proper instrumentalities. IF
you know what you WANT he said, 'de-
termlne 10 have it, and then select the
wrong instrumentalities, only confusion
is produced. More practical common
sense is wanted in politics.
If man employed a lawyer he would
not want one who had taken fee from
the opposition, or the other man in the
case; If he did his wife could have a guar
dian appointed for him. The two great
parties had reached a point where his
audience knew in their hearts they were
not willing or able to serve the peo-
pie, but swallowed up by Wal-street
gold bugs. What did the people want? ?
III fair play, why not have it? The Peo-
pies party stepped forward as a full
armed champion, and says. Lay on
MacDutf! and damned be he who first
cries, hold, enoughr
WHO rules the State? I say If any
one or sixty persons do it is because the
women OF the State have not the power
to vote. OF course, the few rule if you let
them.a
From this point the General gave MANY
fguratlve and practical illustrations Of
the alleged strife of labor against capital.
and introduced in his address manv
interesting topics and pleasing anecdotes.
He closed with an earnest appeal to
the voters in sympathy with the prin-
ciples of the Peoples party, and with an
eloquent effort that ELECTED prolonged an
plause.
SPEECH BY MRS. LEASE.
He was followed by Mrs. Mary z.
Lease, who was introduced by Mr.
u L. l.