The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-23
POPULISTS ARE AT SEA.
Continued from page II

IiSS- ne ISSpuDl-Cdn party ndQ DeeH
forced to align itself with the monied
kings of Wall street and Europe. The
Democratic party was driven to the al
tentative of siding with gold or the
people. They were so frightened that
in their desperation they finally COM
mitted grand and petit larceny stole
our platform and tried to steal our
party.
This statement set the convention
wild
why did they not steal our trans
portation pla.nk?' shouted a California
delegate.
"Ah," replied Butler, "the old DEM
ocratic habit got the better of them
there. They straddled that question"
''Whoopee," cried a thousand
voices
IF the Peoples party should aban-
don its organization said Butter,
1.-The Democratic party. at the next ma
tional convention, would repudiate. the
platform adopted at Chicago and
Bryan would not have any more
Thomas jefferson would if he were
alive today.
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION
had been as much of an issue since
1872 as it was today, but it remained
for the Peoples party to force this is
sue to the front.
Fright here" he said, comes our re-
sponsibility, the greatest responsible
ity that ever fell to any party. Shall
we save the party or allow it to go
down inn defeat? Shall it be said that
this great band of patriots who have
broken all party ties, had allowed
themselves to be controlled more by
prejudice than by patriotism?
Cries of no and applause greeted
the question.
He appealed for the cessation of pet
iy prejudices. He had heard intlmated
by one extreme, that Mark Hanna was
running the party, and by another
that the Democratic party was doing
it, AS for himself ne had enough falth
in the integrity of the party to feel
convinced the party was not making
itself an annex to the Democratic
party.
This statement gave the middle of
the roaders'' a chance TO cheer The
BRYAN followers were afforded an OPP
portunity to shout when he added that
THERE WAS GRAVE DANGER
that it might be made Republicans
annex.
way" he said.
This was the key note to the SEN
ator's speech. but there was no especial
aDnlaalse at this evident suggestion Oh
a compromise.
eff this convention" he shouted pas
sionately. docs not follow It's own
teachings. it is unworthy to represent
"Hurrah for Bryan" cried an Ala
oe. .iIa ,, ,,aI1ad ceveraI Texas
What shall we do?" asked Butler.
Nominate Bryan" replied the same
Alabama delegate.
shut up: put him out" shouted sew
eral hundred voices.
rs he a Democrat 2" called out some
one
yes" no" were intermingled:
Butler waived his arm appeahngly 70
secure quiet, said: Whom the ssous
wish TO destroy they first make mad.
every time you interrupt me you
endanger yourselves. This convention
has not been cursed by other parties
and cannot be stamped out our duty
is to prove what is right and
CONDEMN WHAT IS WRONG.
I am telling you what you will find
when you get home. [ have been down
what I say is true. [ tell you they eS-
pect to rise to the level of patriotism
and travel in the path of conscience.
1t was the duty of all Populists TO
stand by what they have taught in the
mast. He believed the convention was
going to do what was wiSest, and adj
ded. 1--WE shall stand together and go
away united and strip our coats for
the fray and be prepared for any
however great. Remember,
YOU are the Peoples party men; re-
member YOU have accomplished more
IN four years than the old parties Do
your duty now, you will very soon be
the party of the majority.
Butler closed amid vigorous applause.
The states were called for members OF
the committee on credentials, and after
the call the convention, at 2:10, took a
recess until o'clock tonight.
EVENING SESSION.
When 8 O'Clock, the hour for the con-
vention to convene, arrived, the hall
was still in darkness. The delegates
we're huddled in the seats in front OF
the platform, while groups of faces
swayed in the light of the few candles
that flickered on the press table.
About this time, some shrewd middle
If the roader thought he discovered
hat the refusal to turn on the lights
was part of q. scheme of the Bryan peo-
pie to prevent the straightOut element
rom controlling This suspicion that |
he lights were out in the interest of a
action, as they were turned out at the
Cincinnati convention in 1876 by the
of Mr.. Blaine, aroused a
storm of protests and the middle of the |
'oaders went charging about in the |
lark to discover the cause of the I'm
0recedented situation.
Its a scheme of the Bryan men," the |
Texas delegation shouted.
Some one mounted the stage and |
yelled:
1.-The Bryan people have put out the |
lights; but if they nominate Bryan we +
will split this convention wide open
You're a disgrace to the party"
,ame emphatically from the black cav
ernous depths of the hall. BY this !
lime the aisles were cholSed with dele |
gates pushing and cropping their way |
lbout i'm the dark. There began to be |
some apprehension of some sudden |
alarm which might stampede the dele
rates and cause a disaster and the !
eaders began discussing the advisable |
ty of adjournment until tomorrow
morning. The band under instructions, |
zept up a constant fusillade of airs to |
tllay the fears of any who might be |
Harmed Whenever the band played /
! hymn, the delegates joined in the cho- |
us. Some of the other rollicking songs
Ike John Browns Body and March
ng Through Georgia" were also sung
enthusiastically
At $40 Cyclone Davis mounted to !
he stage and tried to secure order. |
,ut the crowd refused to listen until |
ome one held a lighted candle in front
# his face. AS his tall form and broad
weeping sombrero came within the
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