The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-29

AAAa "os a eOO0
Populist as anybody. They should make
the whole issue on the finance question.
Get that bill through Congress" he cried,
and then We can. move. upon their works
Tor government ownership of land and
every other theory" He grew very indig-
nant over a report that he had sold out"
and defended himself vigorously. A. A.
~Stockwell talked briefly. explaining that
Templeton had made a mistake in deciar-
of off th nea Mi is per e we're f FOR 'f the r SSRRiesago TICK lex
ct. He took up the situation by States
and showed that the delegations from the
West We're against SewalI. He declared
that this year they had the first opportu-
nifty to talk 10 Democrats and they would
let the Democratic orators talk silver,
ment ownership of and and other tenets OF
Populism and by November half the DEM
ocrats would be ~,Populists. He was salts
fed that If they kept up a bold front Sew
all would come down and the ticket would
be Bryan. and Watson. Rev Mr.. Brooks,
by declaring that for wears he had been
lighting the old parties six days in the
week and the devil on Sunday. He talked
eloquently for straight fusion. Before he
finished he fell into a quarrel with other
delegates from his own district.
AS 1t was growing late A. j. Padgett, OF
W We hnmi0s ;,d moved We IL that hs,aa they p p11se den to
nings, once notorious as a lieutenant under
Coxey. raised a point of order and the
convention still waited. listening in the
meantime to a female orator, Mrs. Hobart,
of Washington. She spoke of the trade
with the Democrats and declared: W.
have made the swap. gentlemen, and Ii re-
mains TO be seen whether we have an eie-
plant on our hands or a long-eared dom
key Then she declared that free silver
was but a short step in the right direc-
ton. She was loudly applauded. 1t be-
came apparent that the plan of the. lead
ers who desired 70 have the matter OF NOM
nations thrown into the hands OF the
State committee was to delay the platform
until the last minute and rush their
scheme through on the plea that 1t was
ror late on1 tho 1alonotoS unntad tn p0
home.
When Mrs. Hobart finished Thomas
Farer was appointed q committee OF one
to go and hurry up the resolutions COM
mittee. After considerable "guying about
this committee the convention took a re-
cess of fifteen minutes. During TINS recess
the delegations from various DISTRICTS held
caucuSeS upon what c~andidates they snouiu
present. and the Democratic emissaries
gates to leave the question of nominations
in the hands of the State committee.
DISCUSSING THEs ELECTORS.
When the convention resumed the roll
of districts was called. each district re-
porting how many votes it was entitled to.
Each district cast the full vote and thus
came the spectacle of three or four men
in some of the remote districts casting over
a hundred votes.
While still waiting the Chair suggested
that the question of electors be taken up
and the trouble began. 1t had not been
thought that there would be any objec-
ton by the 'Iniddle-of-the-road' people
TO leaving this matter in the hands Of the
State committee. There was therefore
much surprise when &. NJ. Walters, OF
Clinton county, moved that the convention
proceed to nominate electors. G. Nj. Soho.
field. of Marion, moved to table this until
it came in its regular order, and this mo-
ton was tabled by a vote of SS against
504. Then a delegate arose and wanted to
know why they should not take a half
| lnaf ~ fhav RnrflH not ppf q whole one. He
accused Walters of creating ,d~issension.
| Walters defended himself briefly. Daggy,
of Marion, spoke for fusion.
Walters moved that they telegraph con-
CALCULATIONS to the Tennessee convention,
and he read the press dispatches concern
ing it's action. which created applause.
Half a dozen people tried to speak at once
and a vast amount of confusion arose.
Mr.. Walters's motion was that they tele-
graph to the Tennessee Populists that In
diana indorses the work or the st. Louis
| convention and the nominees there named.
Schofield and the rest of the Marion coun-
ty crowd vigorously opposed this. and all
that section of the convention lighting TO
have the Indiana Populists thrown to the
support of the straight Democratic ticket
followed him. There was a vast amount OF
confusion as the roll call went on, but the
motion carried by a vote of 9S9 to 3y1 and
the 'roaders'' hailed this as a great vic
tory. TIL Chair thanked the convention
and remarked There are enough Popu-
lists here to snow under all the fusionists
in christendom."
THE PLATFORM.
The convention then subsidized and A.. j.
Johnson read the following platform:
we your committee on resolutions and
platform, beg leave to present the following
report:
in State convention, reaffirms its devotion
to the essentia principles of the party as
enunciated in the national platform in 1892
and 1896. We realize that our national
affairs have reached a crisis. threatening
the very life of the Republic itself. Cor
pOrationS and the money powers are now
enthroned. the people oppressed by unjust
class legislation. their industries paralyzed
and thousands of people thrown out OF EN-,
ployment, and property valuations reduced
one-half. while taxation and bonded in
debtedness, national. State, county and
municipal, is constantly increasing. which
leans in the end utter bankruptcy or
confiseation of our property.
I'VE declare that the contraction of the
| national currency is the principal cause of
financial ills: that this contraction was ac-
complished by a conspiracy OF national
bankers and bullion brokers constituting an
organized money monopoly dominating our
national affairs.
I'm all republics, laws are the creatures
of the people. in all government money is
the creature of the law. and We affirm that
no nation ever did or can pay a debt that
forms the basis of circulating medium in
such money, for though the money may be
equal TO the debt, 1t cannot so remain. The
debt grows larger by accruing interest and
| the money less by loss and wear. thus
| widening the gap between the debt and the
power to pay the debt. which can never
be paid except in something else besides
the money based upon it. that is in goods,
wares and merchandise. farming. factory
and mine products, on which the buyer sets
the price.
Free Coinage
1--WE demand the unrestricted coinage of
both silver and gold, on equal terms, at
the present legal ratio of l6. to /. without
waiting for the consent or concurrent ac-
ton of foreign powers, and we demand the
indiscriminate use of both the metals in
paying the government obligations, which
by law are payable in coin. and denounce
the refusal of the present and former adj
illustrations to carry out the plain pro-
visions of the law.
Commercial Transportation
I'm a republic where the people who pro-
duce the wealth enact the laws which gov
ern the exchange of wealth all enterprises
which in their nature are monOpoiistic
should he owned and operated by the gov
eminent in the interest of the whole peo-
pie. hence our railroads., teleSraphs and
telephones should he the property of the
government, national, State or local.
-Referendum.-
1--WE demand an amendment to the Con-
stitution granting the privilege of direct
legislation through the initiative and refer
endum.
Arbitration
I'VE demand that a system of arbitration
be established whereby serious difficulties
between employees and employers MAJ be
speedily and impartially adjusted before
either party resorts to measures detTi-