The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-05

not always to the swift nor the baGt}e to
the strong When that shout of viotory
went up from the Grecian hosts assem-
bled upon the plains of Marathon it toI&
of the defeat OF the hordes OF Persia by O.
handful of brave and disciplined soldiers
and az tho result of that far away cry of
victory, there came rolling down upon us
the conquests of Alexander with their
mighty effect upon the ages. Had the
Roman forces shrtznk back dismayed
up to heaven: Hannibal is at our
gatesp' the worl DIS history would not
be that which is hers today. The critical
period in tie history of this great move
ment which is now sw eeping over our
land must never be rendered IMMORTAL
by libatons Of human blood. No bugle's
notes will ever sound the mail clad war
rior to the BATTLES ieroest charge. The
contest will be fought within the breasts
Of millions of honest votert! armed with
the ballot alone. The roc ks and reefs
upon which other parties aud other re-
forms have been wrecked are marked
upon our sailing charts. Guided by the
lamp of experience and the Star of Hope
which ever accompanies the honest and
the just, and slim ulated by a faith born
| from the consciousness of righteous
cause. greet the Peoples party as the
saviour of my country, anG enlist for SER
| vice beneath it's pure and patriotic BAN
ner.
The following a. state committee was
then chosen: John Jordan, Sagadahoc,
W. H. Jewett, Cumberland; G. e. Allen,
Lincoln; j NJ Stockman, Androscoggin;
D. E. Donovan, Hancock; L. W. Smith,
Knox: E. E. Crockett, Kenncbeo; M.
S. Berry, Pisctaquis; A. f. Stevens,
Waldo; Henry Pearson, Oxford; W. M.
Merrill, York; Asa Whittier, Washington;
G. B. Greeplief, Franklins W. E. Hap,
good, Somerset.
The Chair announced the platform
adopted by the convention to be as
follows:
The Peoples party of Maine in oonwen-
ton assembled do hereby declare the fol-
lowing articles of faith:
/ We re-affirm our devotion to the vital
principles Of the Omaha platform and
earnestly urge that those principlesshall
be en- bodied in tho new platform that is
to be adopted at st. Louis. July %. We
| demand the free coinage of both silver
and gold in ratio of 16 to ! without ask.
ing the consent of any other nation. We
demand the payment Of our bonded debt
and that hereafter no bonds shall be
issued under any circumstances; that
Congress shall assume Its constitutional
right to issue a greenbaok currency which
shall be full legal tender for all debts,
pablo or private, until the sum total of
money in circulation shall reach $50 per
capita. We demand that the governm ent
shall take possession, as empowered Ey
the Constitution of all railroads, tele-
graph and telephone system S and operate
them as p cart of the posts system of
the country We demand that all unde-
sirable foreign immigration shall be alb
solutely prohibited. We demand that all
trusts and combinations founded for the
purpose of specializing in the necessaries
Of life shall be forever prohibited and
their prom oters treated as public out
laws We believe that every child born
into this world has God given right to
i as much of the soil as may be necessary
to maintain its existence and we, thore-
fore, demand that all land held for spec
ulative purposes shall be taxed to the full
extent of its rental value. We demand
the initiative and referendum SO that all
laws can be referred back to the people
for their approval before they become
statutuary enactments. We demand that
all persons, firms, OF corporations in this
state employing the labor of unnatural
lied foreigners shall pay into the city or
town treasury where such persons, firms
or corporations are located the sum OF so
cents per day for each foreigner thus en-
ployed.
W. H. Sargent of Portland headed the
list OF candidates for electors.
All this was but preparatory to the
fun. AS compared to what followed all
that had gone before was but summers
breeze compared to the st. Louis Cyclone.
They started in to elect delegates to the
St. Louis national convention.
Frederick Nichols, l.. G. Bateman and
L. ". Lernnond were elected delegates at
large, and J. e. Campion, DR.. e. NJ.
Meader, John White of Levant and L. W.
Smith, district delegates. Hon. Robert
Gerry. mayor of Ellsworth was next
elected, although there had been talk of
Scion Chase, but no motion that he be
nominated Was made.
There was one more chance, and score
at once shouted, 81 nominate Scion
Chase"
II protest. said Mr.. Campion.
W. H. Fernald said:, '"Solon Chase is
known the world over, and we want him
to so to St. Louis.''
Frank Howard faid: "Solon Chase is
known tho world over and we don't want
him to go to ST. LOUIS
! Mr.. White said he would give Mr.
C0ASe DIS place. ne IelC sure ms people
would say; "He is worth hundred of
you. 1t was the best thing you could do
old fellow"
DR.. Meader-"I don't want to go with
out Mr.. Chase
Mr.. Bateman maio an appeal to the
convention to send Mr.. Chase.
Mr.. Chase said he didn't want to go.
Mr. Campion doubted il John White of
levant is a Populist. He seemed to him
to be q monopolist.
W. Fl. Sargent protested against this
abuse of Scion Chase.
Mr.. Campion asked: What did you
ever do for the party Brother SARGENT"
and he made u sharp reply.
Mr.. Campion-I move to lay the nomi-
nation Of Scion Chase on the table.
Mr.. Chase-''I second the motion''
Speech after speech in favor OF Mr..
G base was made, and then Mr.. Chase:
IF thero's one man here who don't want
me to go | can't CO."