The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-07-31

address. Mr. Stone did not speak
at great length. bis welcome
was most cordial He ventured
upon a few general remarks upon the
propriety of freedom of the press, Of
speech and Of the ballot, which must,
he said amid applause, be preserved at
all hazards. In closing, he repeated
his assurance of welcome, in doing
which he spoke, he said, not for the.
state OF Missouri alone, but for the city
Of St Louis and for the entire Missis-
sippi valley.
Senator Butler was introduced as
temporary Seairman b. Chairman
Taubeneek, Whe said thai 6fr. Butter
had been elected temporary chairman
without dissenting vote and be added
his belief that when the eonveption
should adjourn It waald be found that
It had acted wisely with as great
unanimity as had the committee in
choosing the temporary chairman,
"We are here" said Senator Butler,
''because there is need of us to be
here" He referred to the fact that
two national parties had already held
their conventions These two parties
had had charge of the government for
IS years- The people had during this
time done their dnty in the matter Of
the creation of wealth. They had caused
the country, so far as they could, to
blossom as the rose. But these parties
had been unfalthful to their trust snd
had brought the country to the verge
of bankruptcy. The leaders Of both
had been unfaithful to their trust
Hence the need for the peoples party
He referred to Mr. Mckinley as the
candidate OF aggregated capital and
combined greed" He declared that
both the old parties mad for years kept
the greater issues in politics in
the background. They would shun
issues aad fight sham battles.
No matter where the victory lay,
Walt street aud Lombard street
won. Meantime, be said, the
popuiist party, organized to bring re-
lief to the people, had grown steadily.
The agitation had been kept up; VIC
tory against greed had been won. The
south and the west had Joined hands.
de described the various campaigns
through which the party had passed in
various states, the hardships endured,
the flings and ridicule to which they had
been subjected, and declared it mad tri-
unphed, had atlast torn the mask from
the old parties, Some weeks ago the
republican party mad been forced to
align itself with the moneyed kings Of
Wall street. and Europe The DEM
ecFatie party st Chicago vas driven to
the alternative OF siding with gold o.
the people. They vera 50 frightened
that, in their desperation, they finally
eonmittsd graRd and petty larceny,
stealing the populist platform and try
ing TO steal into the populist party,
This statements set the convention
Wild.
Tia states vera then called for msm-
bars Of the committee on credentials
and at the conclusion the eonFsntiop
at $40 o'clock took q recess pnti eight
o'clock Of night
When the convention met ct eight
p'eIoek the hall was IN darkness owing
TO a failure Of tia electrie lights 70
work. There YES considerable nan.
sternation for q time, cut when he
situation vas explained BY Chairman
- Butler the crowd bscsme satisfied. No
work could be dons, however, and the
convention took q recess uRtl ten
o'clock Thursday.
The ssso2d Day.
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esssspa u tie poppliss eoegsEfisp fFss
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