The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-28
Speeches by J. M. Bowler, S. M.
Owen, Ignatius Donnelly, f.
N. Stacy and Others.
ORGANIZATION AND EDUCA.
TION THE WATCHWORD.
The League to be Pushed Into Every
County and Township in
the State
A Great Convention If the Peoples
Party to BE Held in Minneapolis
the second Tuesday in Janu-
AIRY, i'm Connection With
the Stntc Alliance
Convent ion.

The meeting 10 organize state Peoples
party league, of which notice was given in
the Representative last week, was held at
cations Business College in minneapolis,
ON Tuesday evening, Nov 20. There was
large attendance and much enthusiasm.
f. Whitmarsh, of Minneapolis, chos
Ell temporary chairman. On taking the
chair Mr.. Whitmarsh said:
This meeting is called to form a tempo
rary organization to be knows as the State
Executive Board or such other name as
may be decided upon. 1t is not our pur-
pose to antagonize the state central COM
mittec, the present Peoples State League
or Farmers Alliance bur to try to cement
all the different bodies that are now work
ing III the interest of the Peoples party
under grand organization. 1t is pur
posed that we form this body as follows:
An executive committee composed of one
man from each county for each 10000
votes or major fraction thereof cast
for :. NJ. owen; man in each precinct
. or township be appointed who shall gather
around him not less than five of the most
able workers to form precinct or town.
ship committee, the chairman of which
shall be a member of the county COM
nittee and the county committee to APP
point many members they are en-
titled to as executive committeeman.
The object is to conduct during the next
two years an educational campaign and it
is thought that by This method the great
masses of the people can more readily be
got at and at the same time place in the
fold ba IGN
body Of workers from each township and
precinct in the state who will carry the
Peoples party to victory in 1896.
r. y. Stacy then addressed the meeting
the subject of municipal reform.
He was followed by Major j. Bowler, of
Renville county.
Mr.. Bowler said
MIR. chairman and Fellow Citizens: Our
political opponents are very profuse in
tneir assertions, and extremely DESTROYS in
1laving it appear that the Peoples party
wiped off the earth in the recent cleo
ton. This magnificent gathering come for
the purpose of organizing and prosecuting
campaign of education tells far differ
ent story. 1t is a grand exhibition of am
abiding faith in righteous cause. Dur
ing the recent campaign in this state the
old parties worked in unison to defeat
They We're supported by the corpora
tons. the saloons and the money power.
ana had any amount of money at their
disposal. Even then, upon an attempt to
discuss the living issues of the day they
fairly driven from the field. The
silk stocking element of the Democratic
party went bodily to the assistance of the
frightened Republicans. and together-one
in niquity-they waged a guerrilla warfare
OF vification and abuse resorting to every
known artfce and shameful lies to delude,
deceive and frighten ignorant and timid
voters into ter ranks lApplause)
y day or two after election poor dis
tr-ssed farmer from Lake Lillian came to
my office to meet Il machine collector. He
expressed himself delighted at the result of
the election, ana asked weeks extern
sion upon his note. He said that banker
at Wilmar had promised to consider his
application for a loan after cleo ton if
owen should be defeated: otherwise not.
This q revela ton to me. | could
easily see how they had gained votes and
turned apparent defeat into victory. Think
Of the money power of the country oper-
atng in this way upon the thousands of
voters who We're in financial straits
through every banker and loan agent in
this state, to brighten the poor helpless
creatures from expressing their honest con-
victions by freeman's ballot! For a YER
stable pettifogging spook campaign give
me the latest by those Siamese twins Mel
son and Becker. The Peoples party, prac-
tcaliy without organization, and without
money, was upheld by great cause and
assisted by heroic individual effort upon
the stump, and supplying and distributing
reform books and papers amongst the vot-
ers The surprising result--a gain of near
ly $4,000 votes vote of 1S92-is a
grand tribute to the righteousness and
wonderful vitality of cause. We feel
encouraged to organize this movement to
educate the struggling masses, and we do
well to consider now and at once.
The dangers that beset us at this time
are certainly as grave the situation that
confronted us in 1861. (Ciraver. Sponta-
1eously came from every part OF the hall)
Yes far sraver; and they must be met
ana aVerted, or representative government
and liberty will surely go down together.
80, my friends, let grid on our armor
aud prepare for the conflict and may a
Just God direct our efforts. (ApplauseD
:. Wesenberger, of Duluth, spokN at
length on the prospects of the Peoples
party. He urged organization and an ed
ucational campaign.
s. NJ. Owen then addressed the. meet
ing.
Mir. Owen said
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens--T an,
glad to see the short inermission between
rott'cal campaigns that this meeting ind
Gates. l am glad to see this evidence of :.
ueteFminat 1on to go right on with n work
that was so energetic2y pushed through
me campaign just closed, and that produced
such a splendid result, for it was Splendid.
because 1t developed a strength and ,.e-
V''i"n to principle that was equivalent to
s'elt victory. The late contest demon
STATED that our forces were not aocus-
somed 10 the fierce shocks of battle thev
were subjected to during the last DAYS of
ne struggle and therefore many of them
became demoral!zed at the supreme mo-
",eht ana surrendered to the alarmed and
alarming cries of the enemy as the on
pohents or the Chinese were formerly de-
ieatea py loud sounding gongs and tom
o
Tory OF the Peoples party i'm this state
that it was feared, that it's success seemed
certain. ana therefore il was alta ,kaI &c
6t never was before, and went down hefor,
the onslaught Bat that will not occur
again; we are all veterans row: are better
soldiers and mere numerous han eyer he
fore. More numerous than on election ,ay
for many who deserted then have come
PACK, confessed their error, renewed their
bath of allegiance and declare that thcv
have been stamreded for the last time
(Applause.}
We have everything to encourage and