The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-06

convention t. n beuneti OF thnh /
dian county, was called first and made !
rousing speech, declaring that this
was a proud day for the popnlist party
as the adoption OF their principles ia
whole or part by other parties, was
indeed a grand victory for them He
denounced the goldbug policy Of the
OF the Republican party which had en-.
shaved the common people aud reduced
the wages Of labor to almost nothing.
The crisis before the American repub
JIG today was the greatest ever known.
as the influence at work was SO sub
tic that great part of The people
failed to see the danger.
J. S Allan, Of Nurman. was intro
duced and addressed thu convent Jn.
The Amer AN people for thirty Years
have been voting iu way 10 erect
their own funeral pile and IL Mckinley
is elected, the pile viii be ignited aud
the cremau ,n will come ree people
OF America are down trodden aud op-
pressed and thtir oily nope Of reuef is
in the election ot Bryan and Wa son b
the trium Ia of free silver and reform
Bryst Issues.
William Oliver Cromwell, Of CARTE d
county, was given an enthusiasuc re-
ception. TIE American people atc en-.
gagged iu the campaign Of greatest
issues than have been before them foe
many years. a mau for the west has
been nominated for president, man
believing in America for Americans,
independence and freedom Of all the
people. He denounced Mckinley and
prophesied for him ingominious defeai
in every state in the union and with
him into the role Of obscurity will "a
Dennis Flynn, the man VINO viii. no,
carry his own county in Novem Der
on Happy Day.
Thomas smith, Of Kay county, said
he had left the Democratic party in
1872 and had been fighting them evei
since, until now they had come bach
into the right, he was with them anc
this was the happiest day of his life
= He believed in the co.cqual circulation
of gold silver and greenbacks ISSUED
by the government without the inter
vention OF banking institutions
! J. r. Callahan was called next anC
l appeared amid cheers and applause
He said others had said that this wa
the happiest moment Of their
r lives, but he had seen happier mo
ments-he was married man. Thi
was greeted with loud and long con
E tinued applause lie was happy, how
ever, TO look in the faces OF the dele
gates and see the interest manifestet
in the interest OF the nation; he wa
happy 80 know since coming to Guth
: rie that there was one place on cart
4 where the Populists could tread o
a the grass and not be interfered with
, Mems passions were no longer ap
D pealed to, but their reason; the peopl
were aroused to the true issue, sec
a onal lines had been obliterated an
I when the icicles of November come
Il the great American people woul
/ sweep the gold bugs of Wall and Lon
bard streets, Mark Hanna, Napoleo
e Mckinley and the duck hunter Of tn
u white house out Of existence.
Logan Couuty's Cho,ce
h +. 5. Pulliam, of Logan county
II talked next Those who had partic
e pated in the early Populist gathering
!. and conventions cannot but coutras
d those little struggling hand;uls Of th
e faithful with this great concourse a
IS sembled hsre today The crisis of tn
"a American nation was at hand, woul
the people awaken to the danger sufi
g ciently TO save the nation-shall we /
- freemen or slaves?
u w. a. Turner. Of Logan county, wa
d. also called for and made vigorou
appeal for Popuisi principles Th
J" common people were the true patriot
y the savors of the nation ia times {
g peril the farmers, the insurrection
is the destruction of nations has alway
u been brought about by the none
u power, and now these bloodsuekel
&c and traitors ami questioning Il
i patriotism Of the common people.
An Old Time boomer
d Samuel Crocker, whom everyb bod
=, in the west knows as sam, stirre
q things up by one of his enthusiast
addresses.
a. The gold standard Of Repu 5licanis
is the gold standard of the Bri tish th
has created nobility on one side
- peasantry on the other Do we wal
d such a division here2 Do you m
'r friends want TO be American peasant
The men who would put this yoke {
the British upon America ana Amer
can people are enemies to the natio
traitors TO their homes, they ha'
= stricken down silver, one OF the grea
est Of American products. and seek
still further rob and oppress d
- laborer of America The election
William Mckinley would be a disgra
which the people will not tolerate
= e. NJ. Clark, of Noble county, COZ