Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-05

mhukinu. livery OpifCshel nnliOn IN
the world Is looking upon this conven.
ton 10 discover whether the rtnr
spangled banner and STARS and stripes
shall float across the county steadily
rising generation after genrration 20
higher levels Of culture and ciyilizl.
ton, or shall 1t float insOiomn niockefy
above land cured as Europe II
curacd-iho middle classes driven or
the land, while concentrated In the
hands df the few II the wealth provided
by the tiller.v tChucrsl
Having quoted figures showing that
tho possession Of wealth IN tho hands
Of the farmer dCrfcnf.d from i've
clghthB In lsS0 TO one.fnh In 1900, he
declnrvd that no man would fail 10
see tho mark and the terrible feature
| into which they were advancing.
~ car promise you the solid cleo
/ tOral vote Of Minnesota for tho
| people's purity. | believe can
promise Nubrnshn, North and South
| Carolina and Georgia, and ! know We
! can count on KansaH. I tell you that
/ there 10 40 fuch word az failure n, far
ng this movement H. concerned"
After Donnclly'e speech J. G..
I Manning, the eloquent byy-0ratcr from
| Alabamn, was called TO the platform
und addressed the nssemblnpc.
M. Norton " Chicago afterwards
/ led 10 the platform Alexander Camp
/ hell NJ l4a Sale, H., aud prercnted
/ him NJ the original Gfconblcker,
| formerly known among Iolitians o.
| "Dld Gfcpuhackf.D a resolution was
adopted that when the convention adj
| inurncd Il would be 10 meet again ~
/ e:al " m. Sunday 10 participate In the
memorial aervlcCa Tor the late Colonel
! Polk, and the lglo Rev. Gilbert
| Dclnmeter Of Cincinnati. ~. v.
| powlefly excused hlilself from speak
! Ing, nnd members " the committee
/ ON Tcsolutloua were then announced.
After the announcement Of tho
committee "Cyclouun Davis was
called fos aud he painted ia vivid
color the picture OF the condition Of
things ~ they existed today In the
country. When the committee on
credentials announced Itself ready
10 report, he abfublcdly concluded.
| The cOmmittec'a report SHOVE no
contests, aud 1856 delegates present.
The report was adopted amid applause,
aud the sitting delegates were declared
entitled 10 their seats.
! Hon. John JaxOu Of Chicago was
invited 10 address the convention. lie
atOpresentAilv Of Motta's conncil Of
tho Northwest mixed mco " Indians
and Ffonchmon. He said he was
proud 10 attOud a convention where an
Indian might shake hands with a
white man on m equality and because
the Peoples party mad platform on
! which the Indian was not ashamed 10
stand. He closed with the assurance
that n II became necessary 10 met
oppression with rifles the Indian would
not be found slow.
The convention became restless un-
der the wcarisOme delay OF tho com.
mittee ON organization to report. The
committee on resolutions was directed
to retiru ut once and begin III lahofs.
At $50 O'Clock tho convention nd
journed until 5 O'Clock Monday morn
ing.
MEMORIAL sERvICEs,
OMAuA, July 8.-The vast nslcm.
blage which attended the memorial
exercises OF the late Colonel Polk
afforded striking proof OF the respect In
which he was heli by the supporters
OF tho movement wheuh he was
instrumental In founding. The
session was devoted exclusively TO the
delivery u addresses eulOgistic Of the
dead CHIN piOn OF reform and cXprcu.
aive Of tie reverence In which his
name was held. The opening addfes.
was delivered by IL. l.. LOucks Of
south Dakota. ono u the sentiments
which broke the painful stiffness OF this
gathering was the declaration that the
people Of the new movement looked ~
l.. l.. pOlk rs the Lincoln OF the era Of
freedom. Mrs. Todd ul Michigan then
paid touching tribute 10 the memory
Of tho deceased leader.
General Weaver was the next speak.
er. lie oummed up briefly, In we'll
chosen ana pathetic words, the public
He and deeds OF Colonel Polk, every
word Of which was marked bysOlrm.
nifty and Cnrnestnese.
Mrs. Lease OF KnnslB followed.
BY far the most eloquent culogy OF
the dhy was that OF lguatius Donnelly.
In closing he eAid:
"a fitting epitaph over the tomb OF
the departed leader would be tho lines
OF the Quaker poet Of New England;
'LaTgo'brGined, clcar-eyed, such 90 he,
shall freedoms young apostles be-"
Delegate Gillette OF Iowa spoke OF
Dr.. Deameter, and Mr.. Dunnlng OF
Washington, d. c., added to the trl.
butes 10 Colonel Polk.
Y. V. Powderly also added hla OK.
preston Of regret md praise OF the late
leader, M wen NJ to the late Mr.. Dola-
meter.
Delegate Dean of New York pro.
posed resolution TO tho effect that
collection boxes should be placed In
every alliance hail throughout the
country for the purpose OF receiving
b'cent subscriptions to the iund, out of
which tho family OF Colonel Polk
should hp protected and monument
orec,Od to his memory on the family
farm Ia North Carolina. The resDlti.
ton was seconded by lgnatius Donnel.
| ly and carried by accinmatlOn, To.
morrow the resolution viii be formally
presented 10 the convention nnd tho
lnte DR.. Delametor viii probably be-
Involved. After singing tho "3wvet
By aud by" thu gathering dispersed.
Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS.
OMAHA. Neb., July AIT elpht
am promptly, Temporary Chairman
! Ellington called the convention TO
order and presented Rev. Wm. Nc.
Crtary OF Buffalo Gap, Black Hills.
| who oiiVted prayer. Tie chairman OF
tho committee on credentials VIVA
called for but could not be- found for
some time. Whom finally routrd oul
he reported that the committee found
no cOnieate. Therefore they had de.
cldod mat MINES IN these roll calls DO
! entitled to feats.
Tie committee ON permanent orga-
I al l..