The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18

law and order. That is the position of the
Peoples party Some one has said that
ours is a sectional party. That is not true
If the nation We're in danger not man of
us but would spring to it's defense. We be-
lieve in union, but not in the union of
conqueror and captive We insist that the
West and South must have a fair share of
the blessings. We are ready to die for the
nation, but we are no less ready to die
for our rights. What is the meaning of
all this uproar and confusion in the land?
1t is the working out of attempt to
transform this country into a moneyed and
titled aristocracy. The conflict is between
the millionaire, attempting to increase his
boarded gold, and the common people, de-
handing their fair share of life"
Senator Donnelly made a neat and elo-
quent reference to the sentiment of the
Girls Glee Club song, and declared he
would not submit to an oligarchy led by
such a wretch as Carnegie, of bogus
plate fame nor to an aristocracy with such
a man as Sir George Pullman at the head
of it.
HIS OPINION OF PULLMAN.
OF the latter he said: HE is a man with
so little Of the American spirit that he sent
a palace car to the king of Italy to pur-
chase cOuntship. He then crowds down
the wages of his employees, goes to the sea
coast and unf1inchingly sees the country
brought to the verge of destruction
Il do not believe" continued the senator
approaching the strike question: that
workingmen ask anything that is not rea-
sonable, fair and right do not believe
that the men called strikers fired
in Chicago. Their great leaders
have appealed to the men to refrain
from violence. In their convention at Chi
cago the A. r. U. by an unanimous stand
ing vote, resolved that their only hope was
in the ballot box, and that they would
stand by the Peoples party. We depre-
cate the excuses that have been commit
ted. Two years ago, in our Omaha plat
form, we said that the country was on the
verge of material, moral and political ruin
The old parties Knocked at us and called us
calamity howlers. We have ceased our
bowling, but they have taken it up. Now
we will preserve the same judicial attitude.
the same calmness we had when they told
us the tariff was at the bottom of all our
troubles. The real question before the
country is: A supply of currency ADEQUATE
to the business of the country
URGED HOPEFULNEss
Take heart and hope, my friends" con-
tinued the sage encouragingly events
have justified our cause. We demanded an
income tax. The Democrats have taken if
up and made it the fundamental creed of
their shattered platform. We demanded
currency equal to $50 per capita ONLY a
few weeks ago the Republicans of Penn
per capita. They are pretty near u.s. We
wont quarrel about the other $40. We will
add it on ourselves
In conclusion the sage administered a
verbal castigation to Senators Davis and
.Washburn, which set the crowd wild with
applause.
Il don't admire the course of Senator
Davis" he said. His recent reply to a Du-
luth man who asked him to vote for the
Kyle resolution defining mail train was
brusque and almost insulting A man of
good sense, of good judgement, would have
said l will consider the matter, will in
vestigate the resolution, will listen to the
debate and when it comes to the vote will
use my best judgment. That would have
been craftsmanship
The senator then explained just what
the Kyle resolution is and continued his
criticism of Senator Davis, whereat the
crowd shouted themselves hoarse.
And then We have another sena tor
Washburn. God save the mark" the sena-
tor loosely rambled on eff he had his way
ne would hang every one of you. When this
trouble came on and he made a bee line for
the woods of Maine. Yesterday 1 under
stand 10 kilograms were sent to him asking
him for Gods sake to come out of the
woods and fight this resolution but he does
not bulge
SOUGHT SECLUSION BEFORE
II remember that in 1861 this same Wash
burn. who is now a candidate for re-elec-
ton, was captain of the Home Guards
When motion was made by my friend
Bassett to tender the services of the
Guards to the government in response to
President Lincoln's call for volunteers. he
resigned his position and took to the woods
then"
Mr.. Donnelly proceeded then to discuss
the lament of a Republican organ that there
were so few great men in the party You
can't make great men out of the tools Of
corporations. Great men come from the peo-
pie, such constitute this convention"
The sage said the ballot box should he
tried before revolution; that men should fol-
low law and order and not turn aside to
tread the miry and CORY ways of blood
shed. He set the convention wild again by
declaring the convention would nomina te