Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1894-10-12
CANTON. SOUTH DAKOTA.
The Farmers Leader
POPULISM is INCREASING.
Tho Great War senator Of Illinois Joins
tho Populists.
Abe Lincoln's Friend Advocates P0pulist
Doctrine Before 10000 People.

The Chicago Inter Ocean OF last Sunday
contains this introduction to the speech
delivered by ex-senator Trumbu]l last
Saturday evening.
tic kind filled Central Music Hall last evening,
while the overflow Of several thousand again
overiowed Kimball Hall.
The event Of the evening and the occasion
of almost continuous demonstrations Of enthu-
siasm was the debut of ex-senator Lyman
Trumbull as o full-fedged Populist convert and
the masses before him and maintained its hold
till the end, when perfect whirlwind Of accla-
nation greeted his closing sentence, that with
his own hand he had written the bill fallv en-
franchising before the law other down-trodden
millions, the blacks A sentence that shortly
preceded this was the occasion of an outburst
scarcely less vociferous, it being the somewhat
adroitly put remark by the orator that he felt
emboldened to offer q little practical advice by
re ason OF the fact that at his age he could not
very well be accused OF entertaining personal
political ambitions. +'Hurrah for Trumbull ~
sang out some one in the gallery, and this was
as q spark to powder mine, so explosively
came the cheering. long continued till the ven
cradle ex-Senator's face, so calm before, lit up
with undisguised pleasure at the ovation,
"We'll make him President yet"' was passed
along on the platform behind the speaker.
WILD FOR TRUMBULL.
When at the meetings. close the final speaker,
Henry D. Lloyd, exclaimed, You have heard
tonight reference to the Grand Old Man OF Eng
land, Gladstone: behold before you Americas
r
siasm over the distinguished new recruit and
possible Presidential standard-bearer became
more tumultuous than ever Those on the
stage led by Chairman Darrow, gathered about
the ex-senator and shaking his hand warmly
rekindled afresh the acclamations of the audi
/ ence. Never within memory was an orator sc
hatteringly received on q Chicago political
platform.
fifty vice presidents, made briefly the first ad
dress Of the meeting doing little more than
introducing ex-senator Trumbull
Rising to speak, ex-senator Trumbull, before
he could say word, had q large installment OF
the audiences delightOver such an accession te
the Populists' ranks.
Getting right down to the fullest subscription
to the most radical tenets OF his new political
friends, the ex-senator had every sentance
punctaated with applause.
Here is briet extract from the open.
ing part Of his speech, which shows
where Senator Trumbull4stands.
CAPIrAI.EsTs ,CAsTIGATED.
Hundreds have been thrown out OF employ
| ment and kept at the mercy of the capitulist
who, from the surplus OF the unemployed, car
fix his own price for their labor. But it is
| chiefly the laws OF property that have enabled
| the few to accumulate vast wealth while the
| masses lived in poverty. For many generations
laws have been made for the protection OF
property rather than to protect the rights Of
man [great applausel. For ages the money
power has governed legislation, and regret to
say that even in this country the money power
has often controlled legislation. In the Ian
guage Of the declaration of independence-the
most valuable document ever giventO mankind
since there was preached on the mountains OF
Judea the serman by the meek and lewly Jesus
it is declared that all men are created equal
and endowed with certain inaNenable rights
among which are life, liberty and the pursuit OF
happiness. II man has the right to life, he has
the right to to the means of supporting
life [applause], and it is unjust that any set
OF men should 50 absorb the means of living as
not to leave enough for the support of all. lap
plause]. II . man has u right to liberty then it
is unjust that any other man should have 1t in
his power, ut his discretion, to deprive man
ofthat liberty. [Applause.1 II man has the
inalienable right to pursue happiness then he
cannot be justly deprived OF that right By laws
interposed in the way Of its pursuit.