St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-04
THE BELLANIYITES.
They Make Some Very Extrava-
CANT Assertions.

Iney MAKE Some Very Extrava-
giant Assertions.
OMAHA, July 3.-While Edward Bel
lamy has not not honored Omaha and
the Peoples party convention with his
presence, the Bellamy ideas are aj-
vanced by hundreds of the delegates
who form part of the convention. To-
day fully 200 people who regard Mr..
Bellamy as their guiding star met at the
Windsor hotel. The meeting was a
love feast, and when it adjourned those
present were more fully convinced than
ever before that nationalism must soon
become an important issue in American
politics. The meeting was presided
over by Maj. Henry Winn, of
Massachusetts. Nearly all of the states
and territories were represented, and
any amount of testimony was given.
DR.. Tucker, OF Ohio, declared that Ohio
was rapidly passing into the hands of
nationalists. and the time was not far
distant when they would dictate terms
to the old political parties of state. He
related the history of the movement in
Cleveland, and stated that only last
week 10000 voters assembled and adopt
ed resolutions asking the city council to
declare the street-car franchises of the
city forfeited, that the cars might be
run by and for the interest of the citi-
ZenS. He believed that ere long the
Bellamy idea would take root and be
the popular theory. The correct thing
to do was to keep the matter before the
people. William Penn Rogers, of Cali
fOrnia, introduced his remarks by say
ing:
Ladies and gentlemed and fellow
socialists" He declared that in his
state most of the people were socialists,
and this remarkable reformation had
been brought about by careful study
of Bellamy's book. Mr. Pine. of Con-
necticut, saw no other way out of
financial difficulty than to accept ma
tionalism. Mr.. Pine thought that the
Peoples party was the coming party.
1t was the infusion of new blood; it
meant honest government for the peO-
pie and by the people.
MIR. Cox, of Illinois, said that in 1879
the nationalists were known as anarcil-
lists. Now the movement had become
known by different name, but the
only difference was that the two organ-
iZationS did not dot their ''l's'' and cross
their ''T'S' in exactly the same style.
The principle taught by the HayInarket
rioters had sprung UP In the united
labor organizations until the national
lists had cast 81, 090 votes for their cam
didate for mayor. Mr.. Cox thought that
each municipality should own its own
street car and water works system. The
Peoples party, he said, could never
amount to anything until it took up the
ideas of natiOnalism.
MIR. Keinham, of Kansas. S. Braden-
thai, of Massachusetts, and Hobbs, of
Maine, all reported nationalism to be
growing, and the first-named said that
if the nationalists left the Peoples
party. nearly all that party's brains
would go along.
MIR. Bridgeman. of Massachusetts, did
not think that the Bellamy book was
wholly responsible for the movement.
NatiOnalism was in the air. Mr.. Le-
cote, of Massachusetts, said the prlnci-
pie of the nationalists was that the man
who did not work should not eat.
MIR. Barnes, of Michigan, suggested
that they carry cut Beilamy's IDEAS by
beginning with the establishment of a
cooperative laundry in each town
This would do away with cold dinners
and any amount of vexation. In speak
ing OF the prospects of the Peoples
party he stated that Michigan was
good for and could be counted upon for
$4,000 votes.