The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-16

vile address.
The "Organization Committee,' y
guided by Donnelly, Peek and
Gunby may be expected to bring
about a rapid and permanent rise
in the 'Populist stock Market
Congressman M. W. Howard
appropriately resented the imputa-
ton of those who sought to eX-
clude him as a ''pie-eater" simply
because he was successful in his
last campaign.
Hon. Robert Schilling was con-
stantly in evidence. Without noise
or buster he attended closely the
trend of affairs in both Press AS
sociation and Conference and his
voice was always on the right side.
Louisiana was present with ten
or eleven delegates, with nearly
all of whom the writer was per-
sonally associated in the campaigns
in past years, and it was a great
pleasure to exchange greetings
with these tried and true men.
Hon. r. +. Watson showed mag
nanimity, good taste and good
Judgment by remaining at home,
leaving his case in the hands Of his
friends, and will th-holding his per
sonality from the conference in the
present strained situation. He
has raised himself in the estima-
ton of his northern friends by his
action.
All the friends of the Noncon-
formist were particularly well
pleased when Congressman How
ard resented the imputation sought
to be cast upon our Congressional
delegation by the revolutionists,
and when he loyalty stood by his
colleagues and proclaimed the good
and true work they are doing amid
unheard-of difficulties.
The Nashville conference will
mark an era in Populisn. For the
past year the term ''middle-of- the
road' has been appropriated by
those who bolted the action of the
st. Louis eOnycntion-not conced-
ding honesty OF opinion to those
who followed the action of the ma
, jority on that occasion. Now all
may be "mid(llc-of he-r0aders"-
letting the unfortunate past be
forgotten.
The revolutionists and manila.
ters undertook to stampede the
conference into adopting a resolu-
ton of censurc against Senator
Butler, under the specious preteXt
of ''loyaIty to Mr.. Watson" but
: Congressman Howard and Mr.,
Wimbcrly of Georgia called the
turn on them, and those who would
have stabbed the party while en-,
} bracing one Of its members were
) retired one step nearer to the OBJ
, scnrltv that awaits them.
, Texas had a magnificent delega
, ton, headed by the State Chair
man, J. $. Bradley, who was alsc
) made Chairman of the conference
1t is no 'lisparagenmnt of the Other
: Texas delegations in meetings OF
| this kind to say that this delcga
ton, lis a whole, was the best, the
most conservative and best con
trollcd (self- f-controlleD Of any that
ever came from thut State. The
sensible, conservative men sat or
, the revolutionists and "squshed'
the revolution out of them.
The Peoples party is safe. Th'
alleged and Illegal "plenary pow
ers" sought to be granted by th'
Cherry amendment will never b'
exercised by the majority of thu
3 Executive Committcc-Donnelly
Peek and Gunby. Parks mus
have been ''sobered'' by the
weight of responsibility" whcr
| he made up that committee, thus
showing that he is really more
"man" than ''revolutionist." Tic
has evidently been "bluffing" fol
some months.
That responsibility sobers {
man," never had a clearer illustra
ton than at the conference in th,
} person of Brother Morgan. Iii!
"Buzz-Saw" has been tripping
them up the back' for months will
language literally interspersed. will
invective, but when he was ch osel
on the Committee on Resolutions
and then was associated with Mr.
Donnelly and Congressman How