The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-15


sThe Populist party Of Nebraska is
composed.of men who understood quite
well the inviolability of all contracts
as well as the sacredness of public and
private property, and the rights of cltl-
zens. The party was not born to destroy
but to build UP and make more secure
the rights of all and to give to citizens of
full measure of justice their position as
members of society entities them to.Those
who live elsewhere and have, or may
have, obligations against the State, or
any of its subdivisions or citizens, will
not be deprived of entering our courts
and enforcing them as fully and COM
pletely as they can in the courts of their
own State"
Senator Allen declared that Eastern
people persistently misrepresented the
West, abused it without knowledge of
what they were abusing and ascribed
che growing hostility of the West to-
ward the East to the unjust, pusillan-
imous and unnatural tendency of the
East to deride its own offspring.
At the close of Mr.. Aliens speech he
asked to have a resolution passed, re-
affirming the inyiolability of contracts.
This brought on brief exchange be-
tween him and Mr.. Hoar, of Massacu-
setts. Senator Hoar asked as to the
purpose of the resolution, to which Mr..
Allen said that it was meant mainly to
correct public reports resulting from a
speech by Mr. Hoar before the Home
Market Club, Boston, expressing sur
prise that Nebraska and certain other
Western States had lent themselves to a
''crazy programme of revolution"
Mr.. Platt Rep., Connecticut said that
the proposition to reaffirm the doctrines
of the United States Constitution was,
to usely homely term, ''all clap-trap."
Mr.. Allen said this resolution was de-
signed to make clear the purpose of the
Populist party, not to violate the sanctity
OF the courts.
Mr.. Hoars reply. delivered with much
calmness. partook Of the nature of a re-
buke at the suggestion that the Nebraska
Senator voiced the position Of the Pcpu-
list party. lie had supposed Senators en-
tered the chamber to represent their
States, not to re.sasent political par
ties. This was n new and grave
change.
MIR. Allen announced that for the last
four years while he had been in the Sen
ate, not day passed that parties were
not represented in the Senate. and no
one had been more active in that respect
than the Senator from Massachusetts,
| (Hoar), who had fought and manoeuyered
for party advantage.
Mr. PETER added a defense of Kansas
against the attacks prevalent in the east
that contract liabilities were being violat-
ed He paid high tribute to the integ
rity Of his State.
Mr. Aliens resolution with several
amendments was then referred to the Ju-
dietary committee.
| Mr. Chandler and Mr. Mitchell (Repub-
| lican, Oregon), had a brief tilt at o'clock
| when the resolution for the election of
| United States Senators by popular vote
came up as the special order. Mr.. Chand-
| Ter said he hoped this 'tPopulist PROPOSE
| ton had had its day, and he was sur
| prised to hear it urged by the Oregon
| Senator. When it came to a vote, he
hoped to see Mckinley Republicans,
silver Republicans, Bryan Democrats and
Palmer -Buckner Democrats all vote
against this plan, leaving only the Popu-
lists to support it,
Mr. Mitchell dissented from the idea
that this was "Populist proposition .
1t had come from Republican commit
tee and would. he believed, receive more
than one-half of the Republican votes Of
the Senate.
Mr.. Mitchell said the resolution could
go over, but he would urge it to vote
at the first opportunity.
Mr.. Quay Republican, Pa.), arose and
remarked suggestiyely that the Oregon
Senator should not push his resolution
for there might be developments in his
(Quay's) State which would assist the
theory of the resolution so that little
delay might aid it's prospects.
After passing $ pension bills, the Sen
rte at 1886 p. m. held a brief executive
session and then adjourned.