The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-06-26

today, resulting IN increasing business
failures from week to week AS shown by
the reports of the commercial agencies,
the closing down Of mills and factories,
the throwing out of employment OF hun
dreds Ct thousands OF laborers, the de-
probation in values OF property, and
especially of agricultural products, and
causing misery and want which drive
men to crime and suicide-believeng, we
say, that the demonetizatlon Of silver is
mainly responsible for all of this, we
demand the restoration OF the law which
existed for eighty years prior to 1873 pro-
viding for the free coinage Of gold and
silver at the ratio OF Is to | without
awaiting the action of any foreign nation.
RESOLVED, That believing that the
Peoples Party stands for the bestinteres,s
of the industrial masses-moraliy,
financially and otherwise, and that in
order TO be able to enact our principles
into statute law 1t Is necessary to con-
centrate and combine all forces that are
working for the emancipation OF the in
dustral classes from the grasp, greed
and avarice of corporate power, we here
by declare ourselves in favor OF a union
| cf all forces upon these lines, and that
delegates elected by this convention to
the state convention be instructed to
vote tor delegates TO the national con-
vention who will use all honorable
means to bring about union of voters
upon the silver question and such other
questions that are deemed Of vital i'm
portance to the industrial classes.
RESOLVED, That we demand honesty,
purity and economy in the administra
tion OF state affairs.
| Resolved. That the delegates to the state con-
vention are instructed to work for the adoption
| of planks in both State and National platforms
| favorng the Free Home Bill now before con-
gress,
| motion was made and carried to elect the
| fourteen delegates by ballot, one at time.
| The following were placed IN nomination.:
w IL. keopke, II. S. Vokmar.
w. L. Schroeder, DR.. James O'Ready,
james McRea, &. A Baker,
A. Scharf, stephen Street
| F. B. Roberts, NJ l.. Ecker.
John kyenberg, II II Green,
! p. NJ. Trowbridge, ii. I. Rawson.
| As it appeared no other nominations were to
| be made a motion carried to elect by acclamn
! ton. Some objecton was made TO this as one
delegate asserted that it looked too much like old
party tactics but great fear was upon those who
wanted ballot, and the thing went just as it
was intended.
BY motion the delegates present We're instruct'
| ed to cast the full vote Of the county.
1t was here that new feature of convention
work was lntroduced-that of voting upon q
resolution and afterwards debating it. The old
worn-out custom Of discussing y question and
then voting on it ls all well enough for the COR
rupt old parties but for statesmen who have the
whole theory Of correct government at thcil
| fager-ends the system was considered ridicu
| lous. The new plan was adopted when DR..
Ashton presented a resolution that the delega-
ton be instructed to vote and work
| for II. S. Nokmar delegate to the
St. Louis convention The chairman put the
motion for viva vote, and the ayes and
noes being given the chair said he believed the
ayes had it. This was th e signal for discus
sion of the question, and Editor Voikmar took
the floor to tell why the motion which had been
carried should prevail. His principal reason fol
desiring to 30 was that the populsts OF
Grant county could get their news Of the conven.
ton pure and undefed, and not through the
corrupt channels Of the associated press. This
was worthy motive and most Of us felt that il
we were assured that the city OF st. Louis would
be thoroughly oeansed and disinfected from the
|
would be safe to let him go with the hope tina,
he would return to US as pure and spotless as we
had sent him forth. At the conclusion OF hie
| touching discourse one of the delegates on the
negative side arose to state that it was not be
cause he had any objection to the person named
for they all loved with undying love the sweet
and gulleless editor who soo1hed their restless
spirits with fairy tales on finance and led them
as shepherd leads his sheep through the green
pastures Of populism but he believed the party
| should instruct for principles and not for men
This caught the convention and there is no tell
ing what would have happened or how long the
| debate would haYe lasted there was nc
"preylous question, to get a move on itself. il
one Of the delegates hadn I woke up and ex plain
ed that he didn't believe 1t was good plan to
| vote on a question and then debate it, There
was more sound logic in this than there is in
many other populist propositions, and upon
motion the boys adjourned to think it over
BIG STONE LAKE ASSEMBLY.