Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-24
RUIN OR REVOLUTION
The Calamity Cry Used to Urge
10000 Pennsylvania Farmers
TO CUT BOTH THE OLD TICKETS.
Citizen Train Talks Treason for Two Hours
at q Stretch,
A GREAT DAY FOR THE PEOPLES PARTY
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH

porous, thrifty-appearing crowd; queer
sort of an assemblage to which to use the
calamity cry, but it was told that the coun.
try was on the verge OF ruin or revolution.
The leading orator of the day frankly ad.
mitted that he was crank, and yet his ut
terances were only a shade more radical
than those who professed to be making log
ical arguments
Citizen George Francis Train was on the
ground at an early hour. He was clad in a
white duck suit. with monster bouquet of
geraniums on the lapel of his coat
Seated at the encampment headquarters, in
company with j. A. Gundy, of the Pro-
gramme Committee of the farmers encamp-
ment, Dr. s. P. Heilman, Secretary of the
organization, and Colonel Stable, of York,
member of the Executive Committee, the
eccentric citizen of worldwide notoriety
who loves to call himself the chief of cranks,
received and chatted with the scores of
people that were there introduced to him.
Why the Citizen Doesn't Shake Hands.
The esteemed Citizen refused to shake
hands with those whom he met. preferring,
as he said, to exchange greetings in the
Chinese way, by shaking both his own
hands He claimed that every one was a
tremendous electric battery, and preferred
not to mingle his own electricity with any
one else's. He availed himself of every op-
portunity to act and talk out of the ordin-
afy rut of custom and conventionality.
Said he, in apology for the noticeable sur
prise which he was creating:
People call me crank. and acknowl-
edge that I am, but what farmer does not
the great machinery of the world?"
A blackboard was carried on the stage, of
which Citizen Train made use BY way of
illustration in the course of his remarks.
The lecturer was introduced by Chairman
McSparran saying in substances: 'Twenty-
five years ago it would have been presump-
tuous to say anything i'll of the distin-
gu1shed citizen before US. In retirement
for the last 20 years, during which time he
has been the associate of children and birds
in Madison Square, New York, he now ap-
pears before new generation. He Is not
offended when you call him a crank, because
he knows the machinery of the world is
run by cranks. He organized the tramway
road in New York, and has been in Jail as
many as 15 times"
Citizen Train Talks Treason.
Stepping to the very edge of the platform
the lecturer looked for a moment over the
people who crowded the auditorium to hear
him and then began:
psychic force and yours has brought me
TO Mt. Gretna. 1 am GA years old, accord
ing to the records, but am % years old in
virile strength"
With that he amazed the audience by
raising his patent leather slipper in the air
and kicking brief Highland fling on the
platform.
II not a member of the Prohibition
party, yet never touched drop of liquor
Or smoked cigar For 1Sevears I haven't
eaten any animal food, and for 135 days on
/ stretch have lived on nothing but cups
If cocoa I at present take one or two cups
If coffee day, and sit in Madison Square"
With this introduction he said he was
'eady for his subject, which was "Red-Hot
Public Events" 81 PROPOSE" he began,
to talk treason, and if any little one-horse
militia Colonel attempts to hang me up
lere by the thumbs for doing it, I'll kill
him on the spot"
In this strain he continued for upward of
wo hours, when he quit, saying, however,
hat his speech had been only begun.
Secretary Demming's Calamity Cry.
During this time every feature of the
xisting order of things had been denounced
n most vigorous, not to say frantic
manner, and the audience was certainly
mused if not convinced. After these
mites came to close, N. A. Demming, of |
Washington, made the political speech of
he day. Mr.. Demming stands high in the |
ouncils of the Peoples party. In begin
ing his address he said:
tgrha diccopfapt fhrouohouf ba
J increasing daily and hourly, and change |
f conditions is absolutely necessary. Poll
les of certain line is not right now be-
ause it was right 40 years ago Citizenship
1eans something more than blind devotion
0 party name. The Peoples party is an
of the Farmers Alliance, and
'as made necessary because there were no
,nger two parties in the country. If you
cad the Republican and Democratic plat
,rms you will find them alike on the bank
,g, silver, financial and railroad ques-
ons. The only distinction is on tbs
lriff, and there is practically no
ifference between the old partiee
here. The Democratic Morrison bill only
sduced the tariff 10 per cent, thereby ad-
lifting that 80 per cent of it was right, and
ne much-talked-of Mills bill only made
,duction of 81 per cent, admitting that
lie other 94H per cent was correct. The
resent Democratic House tried to take the
riff off wool and leave it off clothing, and
80 minutes gave away millions of dollars
Chicago syndicate to run fair.
The Talk About the Force Bill.
sThere is some talk of the force bill.
ook at the returns from Alaba ma q week
!. two ago Kolb, the Peoples party can
date, carried every white county in the
.ate but two, while the Democratic candi-
lte carried every black county but one.
oes not that eliminate the force bill from
,litics?
"Every reform needed by the people is
opposed alike by Republicans and Demo-
ats. Their leaders are to-day in New
ork mortgaging the incoming administra-
on, no matter which wins. All this Gre
es demand for a second party, which the
eople's party supplies In Weaver and
ield we have an ideal ticket, and one :
hich shows that there is one party which
cognizes that the war is over One of our
ndidates was in the Northern and the /,
her in the Southern army: The Peoples ,
rty is now organized in Al of the A States
the Union, and is in position to dictate
rms in the South and West. We have !
minated Republicanism in four silver 6
ates, and forced the barons of the gulf to I
our power. ]
Mortgages on Western Farms.
''They tell US the mortgages in the West :
. being paid off Here is one Nebraska :.
per with advertisements of "a mortgage i,
les. That is the way they are paid. Every !
IN, woman and child in Kansas is mort .,
ged for $165, or over $500 for an average
nily. Debt and distress prevail through ,
t all that region"
Mr. Demming then read the platform of
Inds in detail In reference to the rail-
lds, he said: 'aThe railways are capital
d and bonded at So. 900. 600, 900, about half i
which is pure water, fctions and fraud, a