The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-24
ALIENS ADDRESS.
Permanent Chairman Set the Crowd
to Cheering.

II beg leave to return to the convention
my sincere thanks for this distinguished
mark of your confidence and esteem. l as
sure you that when l came to this convention
and up to very few moments ago, compar-
atively speaking, had not the slightest pur-
pose OF doing anything else than performing
my duty as member of the delegation from
the state of Nebraska. l would greatly have
preferred to have discharged the humble
monwealth OF Nebraska, than to occupy this
position, distinguished and honorable as it
it. But it was thought proper by a portion
OF the delegates that my name should be pre-
sented to you as your permanent presiding
officer; and perhaps in an evil moment l con-
sented that it might be used.
My fellow citizens, if shall be able in the
discharge of the duties incumbent upon me
as your presiding officer to satisfy you as
Well and discharge the duties as impartially
and completely as your temporary chairman
did, shall be satisfied with myself and
feel confident that you will be reasonably
well satisfied with me. (Applause.) Gentle
men of the convention, on occasions Of this
kind is is sometimes supposed that the pre-
siding officer will outline to some extent his
views, If not the views of the party he rep
resents, as to its principles and the policy 1t
should pursue and, usually speech of ac-
ceptance OF position like this has been pre-
pared, possibly week or two in advance,
and then, occasionally, it is spoken to the
convention as though 1t were impromptu. If
you had notified me week or ten days ago
that it was your purpose to make me your
temporary or permanent chairman I assure
you 1 would have had a reasonably fair i'm
promptu speech prepared for the occasion
Naughter.)
But you were not kind enough to do
that, and L am compelled to rely upon the
moment and the mere occasion for the
promptings of what I may say to you. Let
it be then understood that we are all Popu-
lists (Applause.) If any delegate in this
great convention has across his mind sus-
p1clon that great majority of the delegates
her are not true PopulisJs let him in a.
spirit Ct charity, and, in vindication of the
truth, dissipate and relinquish suspicion of
that kind. read in one of the local papers
| think on yesterday-it would be inyidious
for me to call the name but it was evidently
a Mckinley paper-a statement that the Pop
ul1st convention in the great metropolis of
the Mississippi valley was preparing to die.
| have not the slightest doubt but that the
expression was prompted by desire upon the
part of the British gold power and their rep
resentatives upon the Republican ticket, that
the Populist party would perish from the
face of the earth, but If the editor of that
paper is in the convention tonight; If he has
witnessed these extremes of enthusiasm
these soul-stirring scenes of patriotism I beg
him to materially change his opinion re-
specting this great party. (Applause.)
In the Populist party we know no section
we know no North, no South, no East. no
West. applause and cheering) The man who
lives on the Gulf of Mexico or in Florida is
as sacred to us as the man who lives on the
border OF the British possessions, or up near
the line of Canada. The man who dwells
upon the Atlantic ocean is loved by Populists
II he be true man, and true patriot, as
much as the patriotic citizen who dwells upon
the shores of the Pacific ocean. (ApplauseD 7
thank God that 1t was of the great mis-
sions of this great party of the people, to
destroy sectfonalism (applause), and as one
citizen of Northern birth and raising I say
in this great presence, | have as profound re-
spect for the rights, the citizenship of the
man who dwells in the South as 1 have for
my own, or for my neighbors.
OLD POLITICAL PARTIES
have been gradually dropping sectionalism in
this country and dividing North and South
OF Mason and Dixon's line. Our fellow citi-
zens North were told that all that was re-
qutred for the destruction of the union was
to cause their brethren of toll south of Mason
and Dfxon's line to come into possession Of
this union. The same thing in substance was
repeated in other sections of our country
And while we were following the banner of the
Republican party on the one hand and the
banner of Bourbon Democracy on the other
the gold power of Europe represented by
its agents in the United States, was fasten-
ing such chains of industrial slavery upon
the people that it would take almost gen
Grafton tn strike off. (Applause)
1t was part of the mission of Populism to
free the people from this sectional prejudice
with which they had been imbued. Now, we
can meet in great convention like this rep
resented by some sixteen hundred delegates
from forty-1ve states Of this Union and the
various territories struggling and contending
for the mastery among ourselves, and when
the majority has spoken its will we bow
to that will with determination to carry
1t into execution at the polls. Applause)
If any man has come to this convention or
occupied these galleries who suspects that
there will be a bolt as it is called from
the action of this convention let me say to
him that he is mistaken. loud cheers.)
When every representative and every state
and territory shall be heard here when the
result shall be known and dispassonately
considered, If any have any suspicion that
there will be bolt can say for my friends
from Texas and Maine that they will all
bow to the will of this convention as crys-
tallized by the majority expressed upon this
floor. (Applause.)
'I have no doubt that in Wall street at
this moment there is hope that this great
convention will split to pieces and that the
Populist party will be disrupted and absorbed
this is the party that will be supported by
Wall street this fall. Cries Of Good; that's
right.') / have no doubt that in this build
ing at this moment the minions Of Wall
street can be found. Cries of That's right;
good boy.'') They have gone to the hotels
at night clothed in badges, with lie upon
their lips, saying that they were delegates
representing some state in this Union in this
convention. (Applause.) They were and are
the purchase and chattels of the British
gold power. tApplause.) They are the min
ions of that power that has enslaved our peo-
pie for quarter of a century, that would
fasten the manacles Of industrial servitude
them from our limbs. But, my fellow citi-
zens, we have been able to discover these
creatures. The good sense, the patriotism the
good judgment and the honesty Of delegates
have caused them to avoid any creatures Of
this kind. And when this convention has
SPOKEN its will, when 1t has named the next
president Of the United States tremendous