The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-07-31
BUFFERS
The Temporary Chairman Lauds Popu-
llsm In His Opening speech.

l Jsn0 temporary uA GAn1Su a = VtA%
llsm In His Opening speech.
Senator Butler was received with hearty ap-
plause and at the sugge ton of Committeeman
Syashburn three cheer; were given.
w arr hpre . sal 1 Senato- Butler, because
there is need for US to DO here" He referred to
the fact that two rational parties had already
held their conventions. These two parties had
had Charge of tn, government for twenty-five
years. The people had during this time done
their duty in the matter OF ths creation OF
wealth. They had caused the country, so far
as they could, to blossom as the rose. But
these parties had been unfaithful to their trust
and had brought the country to the verge OF
unfaithful to their trust. Hence ths need for
tn, Peoples party. He referred to Mr.. Nc
Kinley as the candidate of aggregated
capital and combined greed" He declared
tint both the old parties had for years kept
the greater issues in politics in the BIC l.
gsound They wouli shun issues and fight
sham battles No matter whore the victory
lay, Wall street AMI Lombard street won.
Meantime, he said. the Populist party organ
ICED to bring relief to the people, had grown
steadily. The agitation had been kept up:
victory against greed had won. The South and
West had joined hands. He desc ribod the va
rious campaigns through which the party had
passed. in various states, the har lships en-.
dured. the filings AID ridicule to which they
had been subjected. and declared that it had
triumphed, had at last torn the mask from the
old parties Some weeks ago the Republican
party had been forced to align itself with the
moneyed kings of Wall street and Europe.
The Democratic party at Chicago was driven
to the alternative Of siding wi b gold or the
people They ware so fr frightened that in their
desperation, they finally committed grand and
petit larceny. stealing the Populist platform
AMI trying to steal into the Populist party.
This statement SIT tho convention wild.
why didn't they steal our transportation
plankY shouted a California delegate.
All replied Senator Butler. 'ths old Dem
ocratic habit got the bitter of them there.
They straddled III at question"
HOT PLEA FOR INDEPENDENCE.
Mr.. Butler pleaded for the maintenance OF
the organization of til, Peoples party IF the
Peoples party should abandon its organiza-
ton" he said, "the Democratic party at it's
next annual convention would repudiate the
platform adopted at Chicago and Bryan would
not have any more chance of being nominated
than Thomas Jefferson would if he were alive
to-day"
The financial question, Mr.. Butler con-
tlnued. has been as much an issue since La as
it was to-day, but it remained for the Peoples
party to force this issue to the front Right
here" he SAYS, comes our responsibility-the
greatest responsibility that ever fell to any
party. Shall we save the party or allow it to
go down in defeat? Should il b, said that this
band of patriots. who had broken all party
ties, had allowed themselves to be controlled
more by prejudice than by patriotism"
This query was responded to by cries of no.
and by 2ud applause.
Mr.. Butler appealed for the cessation of
petty prejudices, lie had heard it intimated
by one extreme that Mark Hanna WAS running
the party. and by the other, that the Demo-
cratic party was doing it As for himself he
had enough faith in tho integ, ity of the party
~ So ~~-s- 49,
make ITSELF an annex to the Democratic party.
This statement gave the middl,-of-thn-r road
ers a chance to cheer. but the Bryan followers
were afforded an opportunity to shout when he
adde1 that there wa' a grave danger that it
might be mad, a Republican annex. "One
danger" he said, lis as groat rs the other.
Let US find the truth in tho middle way"
This was the keynote of the speech. bat it was
noticeable that there was no special applause
at this evidonj sug sestion of d compromise.
The parry, he continued. should DO true to Il
sell. If this convention" he shouted pas.
sion ately, doesn't follow its own teachings,
1t IS unworthy to r,present the people"
BRYAN CHEERS CAUSES A SCENE.
"Hurrah for Bryan cried an Alabama dele
Put him out, y yelled several Texas delegates
in a chorus
What shall w, doY' asked Senator Butter,
as he essayad to resume his speech.
Nominate Brya an, replied the same Alabama
d~elesate.
Shut up" Put him OUT shouted several
hundred voices.
rs he a Democrat, - Gale l out someone.
Yes No" were the lntermingled cries,
while others continued to shout, Put him
out."
The Interruptions became so frequent that
Senator Butler, after waving his arms appeal
ingly to restore quiet, sad Whom the gols
wish to destroy they first mako mad Every
time you interrupt me. h, sail. you endang.r
your cause. This convention has not been
crushsd by ether of the two old parties, and
will not Do stampeded Gu duty is to approve
what is right and condemn what is wrong"
Il am telling you what you will find when
you get homo Mr.. Butler went on II havs
be n down among thu c~oatleys farmers Of my
State and l know what | say is true, when |
tell You that they expect us to rise to the level
Of p itriotism and travel in the path Of con-
scien-e If you waver from your position OF
principle then you become no better than the
old parties"
The speaker believed the convention was
going to do what was wisast and added: 1T il
going to SAM tog, ther; it is not going to
split"
~Conclndins. NJ. Butler said: I'VE shall
stand together, go away united, strip our coats
FOR the t ay AMI b. prepared for any emergen-
cy, however geat. Remember that we are
Peoples party men; remember that you have
accomplished more in four wears than tho
other parties and remember that, if you do
your duty now, YOU will very soon be the party
of the majority"
Mr.. Butler closed amid vigorous applause,
among those who shouted most. Justify for him
beng Congressman Howard Of Alabama, who
had been shouting for Bryan during the pro-
gress OF the Senator's speech.
Tho states were then called for members of
the committee oni credentials AMI at the con-
clusioa the convention at 2:lO o'clock took a
recess until 8 O'clock tonight.
Senator Butler said Just before the recess:
II do not want to be misunderstood. l am a
niddle-of-the-road Populist, but l do not want