The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-24
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DR.. Shattinger, a Missouri delegate,
here came forward amidst cries on
who are you," and Put him Out, ana
presented to the speaker q news emp
ping referring to the same matter sen
ator Allen spoke deprecatingly or the
attempt to bring garbled newspaper re-
ports of his speeches and stated ms
attitude as to greenbacks-
Senator Allen improved the oppor1u-
nity by the interruptions to again plead
with his hearers for forbearance ana
Difference to the will OF the majority.
He dwelt upon the low prices Oh faaoor
and farm and factory products all
over the country and of the hardsnfps
imposed upon the producing classes ana
asserted his belief that the convention
would be true to the interests or the peo-
pie and that the doctrines of JEFFERSON,
jackson and Lincoln, which declare
that this government was founded up
on popular sovereignty and equal and
exact justice to all, would prevail. He
pleaded that the convention should act
TO bring the people into the inheritance
of their own; that 1T should not follow
Furnished by the money corporations
and the gold power but that it should
take UP the humble banner of the peo-
pie, lowly as it might be, and follow
that banner to victory.
Senator Allen concluded as follows:
They say we do not know enough to
cnduct public affairs. My fellow-citi-
zens, We may not be equipped with the
intellect Of some of these goldbugs, but
we are equipped with better hearts.
and the hearts are the Things We have.
(Applause). When Mr.. Whitney and
Senator Gray went out 20 Chicago with
their campaign of education, they went
back, possibly, with it unopened. Laugh
teri These wise men started from
the east, going to Chicago TO get the
frontiersmen to distribute among them
giving them information upon econoyn-
is subjects. 1t is not recorded that
they got an opprtunity to distribute TO
any great extent. We are to have a
campaign of education this fall, and
already the Republican press and the
goldbug Democratic press are impudent-
ly saying that it will cost 100000 to
carry the eiection,of Mckinley and Ho-
bart. Yes, some put it as high as fifty
or hundred millions. My feilOw-cit-
liens, are the Americans to be bought
and sold like cattle and sheep? (Cries Of
mo- These men think they can buy
you. 1 am sorry that once in awhile
they can find a poor, mentally and NOR
ally deformed creature whom they can
buy but usually he is is such despicable
material, so contemplate. that he Is
stencil in the nostrilS of all good men
and women and cannot do much harm
Whoever goes to the polls and in the
light OF his responsibility to God, does
not cast pure and incorruptible ballot
in the interests of the people is traitor
TO his home and country. This PROB
lem is before the American people, whe-
Their this republic shall go up or go
down. 1t is the great question of the
age. Shall we follow the course that
was pursued by the Roman republic?
Shall We go down in hopelessness, shall
the shadow go back on the dials of
civilization; or shall we lift our civili-
zation up higher to a grander pedestal,
a more perfect government that shall
stand as the monument and wonder of
the age?"
II was 9:43 when Senator Allen con-
cluded Several attempts We're made
to secure an adjournment but Senator
Butler, acting as a delegate moved the
appointment OF a committee II ccrfar
with the committee OF the si've- con-
vtltion. Tne-e we've many cries =
NO. NJ and AZ Branch of Georgia
moved 10 table the motion. The noes
seemed TO be in a large majority and
the motion TO table was declared lost.
Senator Buffers motion was carried
with a loud cheer. The Bryan men
were apparently in full control OF the
convention.
The committee on rules then made its
report. Little interest was manifested
in il and before the convention had
acted upon it, Lafe Pence moved an ad-
journment until 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
And then at 1000 the cnvention ad-
iourned