The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-23
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stuart Ashley. one cs the delegates made
speech. S1E X iSoke9 as IL Texas intended
% hsosd little eanxentson hy herself Paul
Nan1srvon-t. tire most prominent canf3-
Gate 81 the us3szdle-of-the-rcad men Tor
President. took a seat on IRE platform,
Shortly before I. o'ciock the Mississippi
deasgstioa marched down the aisle with
. banner bearing the slogan No
Con2-omsse" There was an anSwer4n<
Vel Of Joy from, the Texas delegation Gen.
weaver moved over 20 the Texas Sesega-
ton and made q short speech IN favor OF
hetdsng the sessions behind closed doors
The Texans said II was irpracsscahse The
nsddle-of-the-road leaders after confer
ring. decided not 20 make an organized
nxht against the selection Of Butler as
temporary chairman
AZ 2.S p. "a Senator Butler mounted
the platform. Three minutes later Chair
man Tauoeneck took q seat on the plat
form. Senators Allen and PETER were
chsered as they assembled tire stage. Al
this time there were over 400 delegates
ard attendants IA the pit out on q liberal
estimate not over 600 spectators were In
the galleries. Gov. Stone. Of Missouri
sat among the distinguished guests on
the Platform. Az 1881 Chairman Tasrbe-
neck called TIRE convention 20 order Rev
l. Smith. q Baptist. OF this city. desIv-
cred the Invocation. The delegates stood
reverently as he appealed 10 tfcd 20 drive
oat all sectionaliSm from the deliberations
OF the convention and bring In AL good
The chairman invited Gov Stone, OF
Missouri, 20 make the welcoming address.
1t Was cordial and couchssi IL choice
words. He sertured upon a few general
remarks upon the propriety OF freedom
OF opinion. speech. press and ballot which
must. he said. amid applause. De pre-
served At 81 hazards. IL would not be
considered improper. he said. for him to
express hope that everything that
should be done would be done with an eve
single to the felicity OF the people and the
ps5ilc welfare. He expressed hope that
the day would soon come when the ma
tioEal flag would be an emblem not only
OF national unity. but OF national pros
perity. While Gov. Stone was speaking
the Texas delegation raised an immense
national flag.
Ignatius Douneliy. OF Minnesota. re-
sponded TO Gov. Stones speech. ponnaiiy
spoke gracefully. paying a high compIi-
nfeut 10 St. Louis and the vast country
tributary TO It, but avoiding adroitly any
allusion 20 the subjects upon which the
delegates eaow him were divided. The
movement this convention represented. he
said. was a growth Of the farm II had
vailed among producers. The people had
felt the effect Of misgovernment. IL
there was any movement on the face OF
the earth that caiied up the inevitable
hand OF God. IL was the Peoples party.
He declared that the spirits OF Washing
ton, Jefferson. jackson and Lincoln were
floating above this convention. The dei-
egates oheered Justify. God save the
people" he said. I'VE are devoted to
their cause. Let us never forget that in
our work We are a band OF brothers way
Ing war against the enemies OF mankind.
We must stand together. whatever we do"
he went on. while the middle-of-the-road-
ers shouted. The peoples party won't
die. 1t needs to live. stood at the cradle
OF the Greeuhack party: stood at the
cradle of the Peoples party. and God for
bid that should sit by here now 10 attend
its funeral This is the great work OF
century. Let US do our duty. first de-
termining that we wiz not desert nor
destroy our party" There were more
cheers when Donneily finished.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease got dernonstra-
ton as she assembled the stage, tust be-
fore Chairman Taubeneck introduced Sem
ator Butler as temporary chairman.
In introducing Senator Butler. Taube-
neck said he had been selected by the ma
tional committee without a dissenting
vote, and added his belief that the convsn-
ton would act In as great unanimity as
tho committee In choosing the chairman.
Az the suggestion of Committeeman
washburn three cheers were given for
the young senator.
I'VE are here" said the senator ''be-
cause there IL need for u.s." He referred
TO the fact That two parties had had
charge OF the government for twenty-five
years. These parties had brought the
country 70 the verge OF bankruptcy The
80 bA4h haH l,4a. s~f2 fstf a.
their trust, hence the need or the Peoples
party. He referred 20 Mckinley as the
candidate OF aggregated capital and COM
bined greed" He declared that both the
old parties had for years kept the greatest
issue in American politics in the back
ground aud fought sham battles No mat
ter where the victory lay, Wall stree; snd
Lombard street won. Meanwhile the Peo-
pies party. he said, organized to bring
relief OF tho people. had grown steadily.
Victories against greed had been won. He
described the various campaigns through
which the party had passed In various
states. the hardships endured. the filings
and ridicuie TO which they had been sub
jected, but they had at last torn the mask
from the Old parties. The Republican par
" had been forced 10 align Itself with
the money kings Of Wall street and Eu-
rope: the Democrats party had been driv
en- TO the alternative OF siding with god
in their desperation they finally committed
grand and petty larceny. They stole our
platform and tried TO steal into our party.
This statement set the convention Wild.
why didn't they steal our transDorta-
ton plankg" shouted a California state
delegate.
.Ah." replied Butler. ''the old Demo-
cratic habit got the better of them there.
They atraddled that question" "Whcop,"
cried a thousand voices.
"TfPeop,e's party should abandon It's or
sanszaticn" said Butter. the Democrats
marty al the next national convention would
repudlate the Platform adopted at Chicago
and Bryant would NOT have any more
chance OF being nominated than Thomas
jefferson would II he were alive today.
The financial question had been as much
an issue since 1872 as IL was today. but
il remained for the Peoples party 20 force
this Issue 20 the front. Right here" be
SAID, comes cur responsibility, the great
est responsibility that ever fell 20 any
party. Shall We save the party. or allow
Il 70 20 down in defeat? Shall IL be said
that this great band Of patriots. who have
broken al party ties allowed themselves
to be controlled by prejodices more than
BY patriotism2
Cries 81 's.so.'' and applause greeted the
question.
RE appealed for cessation Of petty pre5u-
giceS. he had heard Il sntiraased by Gre
extreme that Mark Hanna was corrupt
iug the party and by the other that the
Democratic party vas dong II. As for
himself he bad enough faith IN the IN
texrsty or the party 70 feel convinced that
the party was not making itself ar annex
Of th. Democratic party. THIS statement
gave the uas0ase-of- the-roaders q chance 10
cheer. The Bryan followers were AFFORD
"a an opportunity 20 shout when he ADDED
4e fssts