The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23
POPS IN A PLIGHT.
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and by motives OF the greatest patriotism.
(Applause)
You are met. gentlemen. in a crucial
period (as esteem itl, not only OF party
history but Of national history: IL would
be unhecoming OF me 20 make any sug-
gestion whatever as TO the duty OF this
convention. ] can, however, without inn
prOpriety, say that ! hope every gentle
man occupying a seat In this great body
Will perform the important and response
bic duty imposed upon him with an eye
10 the public good and TO the promotion
OF the felicity Of our people and the glory
OF the republic"
Ignatius Donnelly Of Minnesota respond
ed to Gov. Stones address of welcome.
He spoke Of the different cities that had
desired this convention. mentioning Chi
cagO that "queenly" city OF magnificent
growth. which is q miracle OF our Amer
lean civilization. But St. Louis was Sc
lected because It was pre-eminently the
heart and center Of the American conu-
nent-the grandest body of agricultural
and fertile lands on the face OF the earth.
Mr.. DOnnelly said: THE men Of Valley
Forge had no more sublime and tremen-
dOus duty than we have to-day. No man,
however great, is worth scintilla against
the interests OF this great party" Mr..
DOnnelly closed by making an eloquent
appeal for unity. Il stood" he said, Fat
the cradle OF the old greenback party.
(Cheers) 1 stood at the cradle of the peo-
pies party. God forbid 1 should be here
to-day TO attend its funeral. Stand to-
gether. friends. Lift up your hearts TO the
majesty and the dignity of the duties laid
upon your shoulders"
The chair asked such members of the
executive committee as were in the body
Of the hall to step up to the platform
Among those who advanced was Mrs.
Mary Lease, who was warmly cheered.
Chairman Taubeneck introduced as tom
porary chairman OF the convention Se1a-
tor Marion Butler of North Carolina, who
was received with three cheers, which he
received as "a cyclone of patriotism" All
history taught, he said, and history show
ed that there always came crisis IN the
affairs of men when humanity was raised
to higher level, according as to the men
on whose shoulders the responsibilities
rested were able to meet the crisis with
wisdom and patriotism. (Cheers.) Ana
to solve it to the betterment of humanity
two principal parties, he said. had held
national convention this year, had adopt
ed platforms, and had put forward their
| leaders, and now another great political
| party, young, but a growing giant in
strength, had assembled to speak to the
American people in this critical and i'm
! portant hour. (Cheers)
The populists were here because there
was need of them to be here. The parties
that had had charge of the government
since the war had succeeded in bringing
the nation to the verge of bankruptcy and
ruin. and had necessitated the existence
of the populist organization. The two
| parties had We'd with each other in Strad
| ding and now straddling was thing of
| the past. He went on to speak Of the
] transportation question as standing side
| by side with the money question and de-
/ clared that both these great questions
| would have to be solved before the coun-
| try got back to prosperity. The standard
/ OF International trust, he declared, would
not exist to-day If was not for the co-part-
| nership of the transportation companies.
/ If the peoples party were to go out Of ex-
/ istence tomorrow the next national dem
/ ocratic convention would report a plat
| form on which Mr.. Bryan would not
| stand. (Cheers). The peoples party had
/ raised an issue so universal, so great, SO
/ important that 1t had split both the old
/ parties In two. daughter and applause).
| Now, this convention had met to save
/ that issue or to allow 1t to go down in
| death. He had faith that this convention
would not turn itself into democratic an
| mex Cloud cheers. Or into republican
| annex. more cheers). But would find a
| way between them that was true and
| right. What" Senator Butler asked,
was answered by one OF the California
delegates, Mr.. Alfred Daggett: "Nomi-
nate a straight populist candidate on
populist platform, without reference to
what the democratic party has done"
! Cheers.
while this party lives" Senator Butler
exclaimed "and God grant that 1t shall
never die, because it will be ever needed,
so long as human liberty is threatened, It
/ must be true to the mission which IL was
| born to accomplish" (Cheers.)
If this convention cannot follow its
/ own teachings 1t IS unworthy to represent
| the people. (Applausel What is your
! duty to-day? 1t is TO endorse and approve
| what is right, and to condemn what, is
| wrong. No other course Is true populism
/ The mission OF the peoples party has been
to strike down what is wrong. and TO hold
| up what Is right. If YOU waver in your
| principles, "a delegate-"We will not do
| dt'), then you become no better than the
| old parties which you were raised to de-
| stroy. l believe that this convention is
going to do the wise thing. / believe that
| 1t is going to stand together. 1t IS not go
| ing 10 split. (Cheers.) We have split
| both the old parties. We did II on a pT'.n-
| ciple. but we, ourselves will not split, be-
| cause we stand upon the principle, and we
/ are not going foolishy to split upon details
| If we stand together and go away from
| here united band of brothers, we will
| strip'for the fray and we Will see next No
vember that the minions of organized cap
! ital and of gold monopolists are stricken
| down In this country. We will show you
/ too, that this young giant of the people S
/ party will come out of the campaign
| stronger than we go into 1t. (Cheers.) Re
/ member that you have accomplished more
| in four years than the old parties have ac-
! compl.shed in a hundred years. And re-
| member, too that If we do our duty at
! this trying hour, the time is not far dis
| tant when we will be the majority party
! of the country"
Senator Butler spoke for an hour, clos
| graduated upon it by Ignatius Donnelly
! and other persons on the stand. When
! Senator Butler resumed his seat some
cries were raised for a speech from Mrs
I Lease, but the chairman directed the Sec
rotary to call the roll of states to name the
| committee on credentials. This was done
! The committee on credentials follows:
| Alabama-R. T. Goodwin.
| Arkansas-J E. Bryon.
! California-E. M. Wardell.
| Colorado-H. T. Sale.
| Connecticut-RobertP Pine.
| Delaware-Herman v HetzeI.
| Florida-I. F. Rhodes.
| Ceorgia-John A. Sibley.
| Idaho-J. p. Clough.
! Illinois-Charles E. Palmer.
! Indiana-James A. Williamson.
| Iowa. r. Rowe.
| Kansa@LO. L. Smith.
Kentucky-W. P. Marsh.
T,ouisiana-E. F. Warren.
| Maine-N. w Leimond.
! Maryland-J. L. Guilford.
ssachusetts--Conrad Reno.
| Nfchigan--F. NJ. Vandercook
| Nfinnesota-H G. Day.
Mississippi-W. P. Rattliffe.
Missouri-Joseph Miller.
| Montana-J. H. Colderhead.
| Nebra ska-J. w. Edgerton