The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-11
SILVER FORCES MEET
E:;.:G.S NOMINATE POYN.
TER FOR GOVERNOR.
The Populists Get All but Two Places
on the Ticket-Silvcr Republican
for Lieutenant Governor and Dem
oCrat for Attorney General.
Convention at Lincoln.

| convention at Lincoln on August for the
purpose of nominating state ticket. ii
was nearly O'Clock before Chairman Ed
miston called the Populists to order III the
| Driver Theaier. WILDER +. Bryant was
! The unanimous choice of the cOnyentIo"
for temporary chairman. The Chairman
on taking the chair made speech tina
was we'll received by the delegates. Il!
suspension OF the rules J. j. EyeringiaI
| Of Douglas was elected secretary ano
Foster of Pierce, b. T. A len of Cass ane
Warwick Saunders of Platte assistant sec
| retarieS. The temporary organization
was made permanent a committee "I
| three was appointed to confer With ilkC
committees from the Democrats and silver
Republicans. At this point many calls
were made for Senator Allen and he was
| introduced as the leader of the PopuIiS
party of the United States. His remarks
were well received. After a speech by
| Congressman Greene a recess wa'
taken till 7:30. After supper the
report of the conference cOmmitte'
was adopted by vote OF 9o it
! 10. The convention then proceeded
| 10 the nomination Of governor. Three
| l,aIIOts were taken. W. "A. POINTER OF
| Boon received on the last ballot T6Ivoes
Neville 105, Gaffin II. Thompson 26, Ed
| miSlen 4S, Hocomb IL, Weir 3, Bryant
| Stark 2. A motion to make it unanimous
went through with a wloop. While wait
| ing for the other conventions to act the
report of the resolutions committee W :
called, read and adopted. Mr.. POyntel
thanked the convention for the honor con-
ferred, declared himself to lie a POpui'I
I'm, hoIi in ct irlp nd
favored the union of all the silver forces.
The Populist platform is in part as fol-
lows:
"The policy to be pursued by the United
States respecting foreign nations and peO-
pie of the islands of the sea is one of great
moment and far reaching i'll IFS conSe
quenceS to present and future generations
of our countrymen. 1t is of such magni-
tude that it should not he hastily deter
mined, and in view of the probability Of
The close Of the war with Spain at an early
date, we affirm that the wise course for
this government 10 pursue with respect 10
its relations to tile islands lost to Spain
during the war would be to postpone con
siderati0n thereof until the conclusion OF
the war. to be then taken up for mature
deliberation hy the people when no pub
lie excitement exists.
1.-THE deci ion of the supreme court of
the United States of Nebraska maximum
freight rate case makes it more apparent
than ever that the only true solution of the
railroad problem is TO he found in govern
ment ownership and we again declare and
reatiirm our allegiance to the doctrine OF
government ownership of railroads. tele-
graphs and telephones. In the meaptinpc
we demand the enactment of maximum
rate law, granting the people all possible
relief within the limits of SAID decision
"In contradStinctiOn to the splendid
record of our Populist officials we Point to
the recen acts of their Republican pre-
dccaSSOrs who have robbed Nebraska of Il
million dollars; filled state institutions
with corruption and scandal, taken the
Datrimony of her school children and
farmad it out to precinct 'heelers' and
Smallb0rc politicians; practiced nepoiism
in all its branches of her state government
and when finally driven from n thirty
years. feast at the public crib smOte the
hand that fed it and sought TO injure the
credit of the state by dismal forebOdingS.
"The stock yards of South Omaha are
necessarily patronized by the people OF
this state; its business is public and not
private: the stock yards company charges
extortionate prices for the services it rem
IerS and for the grain and hay it suppl 'es;
it has issued millions of dollars of watered
stock on which the people are compelled
to pay interest. 1t refuses relief, it bribes
legislatures. it plumbers our people and
has secured injunction against all laws
which seek to prevent its unjust exactions;;
1t is giant monopoly created by captains
of industry. a.f. ui r.
"For these reasons we favor the owner
ship of stock yards at South Omaha by
the state itself"
The Omaha and St. Louis platforms are
affirmed and loyalty to free coinage at lG
is reiterated. The pledge is made tha,
corporations are to he stripped of the
privilege of issuing money, all money to
be issued directly by the government.
The attempt to retire the greenbacks is
condemned Government by injunction is
denounced. The platform favors the coin
age Of the seigniOrage, the issuance o!
treasury notes and the imposition of an
income tax to pay the war expenses. The
issuance of bonds is condemned. The Re-
publican party is arraigned for favOring
monopoies in the revenue bill. -t.-4
vigorous prosecution of the war is fa-
vorph. 1t declares for north and south
ro al to the gulf, the western states to nm t.
i, building and operating the same. Ne
hraska is congratulated for its prompt re-
sDOnsc TO the call for volunteers. and asks
for an increase of pay fnr private. soldiers.
The Populist congressman and The state
officials are endorsed a reform i'm the
system Of assessment ant taxation is de-
manded. The adoption of a constitutional
amendment is favored whereby the iniiia-
tive and referendum will become part OF
the fundamental law.
The Democrats were called together ut
the Funke Opera House by Chairman :. .
j. c. Dahlman John Stevens of Hastings
was made temporary chairman. Edgar
Howard of Papillior was made permanent
chairman, and o. w. Palm of Lar
caster was made permanent secretary
Mr.. Howard was escorted 10 The
platform and made one of Ills
characteristic talks. A conference COM
mittee was appointed to confer with
the other conventions. Alto. supper Ed
il. Smith read the following telegram
which he sent to w. j. Bryan 1.-THE behest
of the convention: The Democrats Of
Nebraska in convention assembled in
s.ruct men To send hearty greetings and
pledge their united efforts to make the
rallant colonel of the Third the future
ju,ch:ef ~ The roDOrt af tho