The record-union., 1896-07-24

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doubt that there was hope in Wall
street that this great convention would
split to pieces, and that the Peoples
party would be absorbed in the Repub-
lican party. QIisses.) Minions of Wall
street could have been found in ST.
Louis during the whole week. They
had gone to the hotels at night wearing
badges and falsely pretending to be del
egates. These men were the purchased
chattels Of the British gold power.
When this convention should have
spoken its will, when it should have
named the next President of the United
States Cheers, those creatures who
rrowled like jackals around a grave
yard would slip away without any fruit
Of victory on their part. He had no.
ticed in the hall banners with the de-
vice, Keep in the middle of the road,
and he said amen to that. He not only
wanted to keep in the middle of the road,
but he wanted the Populists to take the
whole of the road. (Cheers)
I'VE never want" he said, "to get in
that stupid attitude where we stand so
closely in the middle of the road that
the procession would pass us. Gaugh-
ter) Let us put our men in the middle
of the road; let us put them on either
side of the road, and let US grow so
strong, so powerful, SO numerous, that
we will force the two old parties into
the field outside of the road" CHEERS
and laughter)
Senator Allen paid his compliments
to the Republican candidate for the
TraciSpncu Snaa limo of bi,,, s.tbo
| modern Napoleon, whose sole resem-
blance to the genuine Bonaparte was
the fact that he wears a hat Of the vim
tage of 12O years ago" Iaughter) The
| great Napoleon had made mistakes in
mis- Spanish and Russian campaigns
and had gone down at Waterloo before
Wellington, who was not then famous
as General, but who was known after
ward as the Iron Duke.
What" he asked, 'is to become of
! this simulated Napoleon, this Napoleon
| of Canton, Ohio? Gaughter) He has
made two mistakes also one when he
declared that happiness and relief could
come to the people by doubling the tax
| on imported articles. According to the
| logic of the modern Napoleon, when
you are carrying burden of 200 pounds
| the way TO lessen that burden is to in
| crease it to 400 pounds, and where you
| are paying an average tax of 81 head
the way to lessen that burden is to in
| crease it to 81. The genuine Napoleon
made a mistake when he met Yelling
ton and the allied forces at Waterloo.
Somewhere in this broad land'' Sen
atOr Allen continued, either in the
East or the South or in the North or
| the great plains of the Northwest is to
| be found a Wellington who will over
throw this modern Napoleon in Novem-
Der next" (Cheers)
| Senator Allen said the party was now
at the most critical point in its history.
| It would prepare a platform tomorrow
| night and men would be nominated who
would stand upon that platform.
| (Cheers) Before he left Washington
people in official life there had asked
| him to use his influence to keep the
| Populists in the middle of the road.
How did they become interested in Pop
| ulists? daughter and cheers) What
did they want the Populists to do? To
| promulgate a wild platform which
would be the subject of ridicule They
want you," he continued, ito place upon
that platform as candidate for the
Presidency man who is willing TO run
for the empty honor Of running, with
| certain defeat staring him in the face
Yes, that is the way they want you to
| keep in the middle of the road" Con
fusion and some indications of dissent)
| Mr.. Allen referred to ''boodlers," with
Mark Hanna's money in their pocket,
| hanging around the convention, and
| III
! tion would place in nomination a can
| didate for President and Vice-Presf-
I dent who would not be an adjunct to the
success of the single gold standard upon
either the Republican or Democratic
ticket He begged them to make no mis-
| take. DO you want Mckinley" he
asked, and loud cries of "No!" We're
raised DO you want more of Grover
| Cleveland" (Cries of ''NorD do you
want $263, 100000 more Of gold bonds in
times of peace?" a voice, mo, nor sill
yer either.o do you want Grover
! Cleveland and Mckinley to be shoulder
I to shoulder in aid of the gold power?"
| mixed cries of Yes and "No.")
1t was a little suspicious, in his opin-
| ion, when Carlisle and John Sherman
came together a little suspicious when
you saw the great and good Deacon
/ Dana and Herr Most together daughter
and cheers; a little suspicious when his
! excellency Mr.. Cleveland said that upon.
the result of this convention might de-
pend whether he would or would not be-
come candidate for a third term.
| Continuing his catechecism, he asked:
Do you want an income tax? eyes
no., and confusion) DO you want men
| III executive offices to appoint a few
more Shirases upon the Supreme Bench? i?
| Cloud cries of MOI Do you want men
in favor of Government ownership of
railroads? (Yes, and loud cheers) IF
you had to take your choice between this
and a man opposed to all these, which
| would you take?" (Crles of Bryan -
and many expression of dissent, one DEL
egate shouting I'VE don't want a Demo-
crat.'D
Il am not advocating" Senator Allen
| continued, amy choice for you to make
II by putting a third ticket in the field
you would defeat free coinage, defeat
the withdrawal of national bank notes,
| defeat Government ownership of rail-
roads and telegraphs, defeat the income
tax, and fasten on the people gold mo-
nometallism and high taxes for ten
years to come, would you do it? fCries
of Bryan.) 1t is your choice to make
not mine. When l go back to Nebraska
/ want to be able to say that all Of those
| great doctrines which we have preached
for years are now made possible by your
action. (Applause) / do not want to
have to say that the Populist party was
| stupid. was blind, kept in the middle of
the road and missed its opportunity
| lCheerSl