St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-11
EVENING SESSION.

The delegates were late in getting
together last night, owing, doubtless,
to the intense heat in Harmonic hall,
which is lily ventilated, and last night
1t was AS hot as bake oven. As con-
sequence, only fair number turned
out. the hall not being half filled. But
few of the leaders of the party were
present, as they were busy In construct
ing the platform at the Brunswick hotel.
The evening was given over to
speechmaking, the first speaker being
Mrs. Nelson, the womeus' suffrage ad-
vocate, of Red Wing. Mrs. Nelson is a
fluent speaker, and she made an earnest
address in favor of the ballot for
women. saying that by this means only
could she secure her rights. She said
the greatest privilege one could have is
the right to protect ones self.
He wanted the Populists to place a
woman's suffrage plank in their plat
form, and thus lead in the great move
ment, as they did in everything else.
A selection was then rendered by the
Joan of Arc quartette, composed of four
young ladies.
Columbia" was then sung by the
Girls Populist Glee CLUB. They were
attired in white, and made very favor
able impression. "She's My Party"
was given to the air of "AnnieRooney"
for an enc re.
Willard j Hull. of Buffalo, N. Y,
was then introduced, and he delivered
an earnest and thoughtful aldres SIS. He
began by saying that nature rewarded
all effort, and made no distinction.
while government is based on the as
sumption that the distinction of the
few determined the fate of the masses.
hn jc ha in <,F
the nation, but the fact that human
events are constantly changing is
oftentimes overlooked. He thought
the time had arrived when
the people should exercise their
reserved rights. 1t is time for the six
teenth amendment. the initiative and
referendum. 1t is is said that the peo-
pie made the laws, he continued :;
''Then let Grover Cleveland help the
people, for God Almighty won't do it."
He characterized the cOndition of the
people as that of abject slaves when
subjected to the tyranny of monopolies,
and, in referring to the halls of the ma
tional capitol. he said it is robbers
roost furnished with the slime of cor
ruption.
Plutocracy, he said, had no larty and
knew no party. 1t is the genius of the
carcass of spoils and Jay Gould was its
Jehovah. A plutocrat is Democrat or
Republican when 1t suits his purpose,
and the spells system is at the root of
our representation.
The traffic of bir;hright did not stop
with Esau and Jacob.
A chorus of dozen young ladies fol-
lowed with several vocal selections that
were vigorously applauded. Then Rob-
ert Schilling, of Milwaukee, made a
cnannh n inh h.A TOD
and everything. He turned into the
monopolists in manner that
fairly made the gas turn blue.
He challenged the speakers of
the country to public debates on
questions pertaining to the Populistic
belief and financial question. He
stated he was especially DESTROYS of
Getting Prof. James McCleary, of Pipe
stone, on the platform, and agreed to
lest paralyze" him when 1t came to
discussing the matter of public finances.
Mr.. Schilli1g is the editor of the Mil
waukee Advance, Populist sheet, and
In his speech he took occasion to villify
the daily press of the country. He
called names such as the monopolistic
press, the subsidized press and so on.
TIE PLATFORM. /
The committee on resolutions met at
the Brunswick last night, Mr.. Donuelly
acting as chairman. The session was
secret, and the committee sat until after
midnight Representatives of the press
were excluded. and at laie
hour the committee stated thai
nothing was to be given QUIZ
1t Is understood that the Omaha
platform will be reaffirmed, and a strong
plank will be inserted condemning the
sale of state school lands, and charging
wholesale robbery in this connection.
An investigation will be called for with
view of having the money refunded.