The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-07-31

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HON. W. J. BRYAN.
Sternation for a time, but when the
situation was explained by Chairman
Butler the crowd became satisfied. No
work could be done, however, and the
convention took recess until ten
o'clock Thursday.
The Second Day.
ST. LOUIS, July 24.-The second days
session of the populist convention was
1910 o'clock Thursday. The commit
tee on credentials was not ready to re.
port.
Senator William V. Allen, of Ne.
braska, was made permanent chairman.
There was a ripple of applause and a
few shouts when the name of Jacob S.
Coxey was announced as a member of
the committee on platform from Ohio.
There were also demonstrations for
Gov. Holcomb, of Nebraska; Gen.
Weaver, Of Iowa, and ex-Gov. Level
ling, of Kansas, when their names
were shouted out.
Delegate Crawford, of Kansas, moved
then that the delegates of the silver con-
vention be admitted on exhibition of
their badges. There were many cries
of no." mo- from the middle-of-the-
road men, who evidently thought they
saw in this a move to pack the galleries
with Bryan shouters, and Sergeant-at-
Arms Mcdowell said that it was i'm
possible to carry out such instructions.
Thereupon Jerry Simpson mounted
chair and said it was no more than
common courtesy to extend to the
other conventions which were here in
a common cause the same privilege
which they had extended to the dele
gates to this convention.
After some wrangling Chairman But
Ter, amid bowls of delight from the
straight-outs, ruled the motion out of
order.
At 1912 a motion to take a re-
cess until three o'clock was made and
was carried.
Fridays Session.
Friday morning at four minutes
after ten Senator Allen called the del
egates to the peoples party national
convention to order. A committee to
confer with committee from the sill
yer party convention was appointed
and then the regular order was called
for, which was the reading of the mi
nority report of the committee on
rules. 1t recommended a change in
the order of making nominations so
as to make the nomination of vice
president before that of president.
This was a move of the middle-of the
road men. Delegate McGrath, of Illi-
nois, promptly moved to lay the mi
nority report on the table. Congress-
man Howard and Barney Gibbs. of
Alabama, demanded to be heard on the
motion.
After heated debate a vote was
taken which resulted in 7s5 to 615 in
favor of the minority report
Gen. j. B. Weaver, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, was then re-
cognized and he read the platform as
follows:
The Platform.
The peoples party, assembled in national
convention, reanlrms its allegiance to the
principles declared by the founders of the re-
public. and also to the fundamental principles
of just government, as enunciated in the plat
form Of the party in 1922 We recognize that
through the connivance Of the present and
preceding administrations the country has
reached crisis in its national life as predicted
In our declaration four years ago, and that
prompt and patriotic action is the supreme
duty of the hour We realize that while we
have political independence, our financial
and industrial independence is yet to
be attained by restoring to our
country the constitutional control and
exercise OF the functions necessary to a peo-
pies government, which functions have been
basely surrendered by our public servants to
corporate monopolies- The influence Of Euro
peau money changers has been more potent in
shaping legislation than the voice Of the
American people Executive power and patron
age have been used to corrupt our legislatures
and defeat the will Of the people. and plutoc-
racy has thereby been enthroned upon the
ruins Of democracy To restore the govern
ment intended by the fathers, and for the well
fare OF this and future generations, we demand
the establishment of an economic and financial
system, which shall make us masters OF our
own Affairs and independent of European con-
troll. by the adoption Of the following declara-
ton Of principles:
F1rst-We demand q national money, safe
and sound, issued by the general government
only, without the Intervention OF banks Of is
sue, to be full legal tender for all debts. pub
lie and private-a just, equitable and ef1cient
means of distribution direct to the people and
through the lawful disbursements Of the gov
eminent
" Second-we demand the free and unre-
stricted coinage of silver and gold at the pres
emit legal ratio of sixteen to one. without wait.
Ing for the consent Of foreign nations.