The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-02-23
STRAIGHT f0PU.
LIST RALLY
Mr.. DOnneIIy, Louis Nash, Hon. II. A.
Walsh and Hon. Francis Clarke
Speak Great Enthusiasm for the
Midd;e-Of-t he-ROad.

large meeting Of Populists of the
Fourth ward, Of st. Paul was held Feb.
II, at p. m. at Stahls Hall Nj. Para
dis presided and made some able intro
ductory remarks.
Louis Nash, the nominee of a citizens
= movement for mayor, was warmly re-
ceiyed and gave them an effective
speech.
referring to his proposed candidacy for
mayor h said he had clearly set forth
his position in an open letter, which would
soon be published. He was altogether oD-
posed to The proposition that the Peoples
party should fuse, or play second fiddle
to any other party There would be other
issues than free silver or the tariff in the
municipal campaign.
Mr.. Donnelly was then Introduced
The following is the Globes report
of his remarks:
'Ignatius Donnelly said he was not pre-
pared to make a speech, as he had be n
working hard for the last week t. prevent
the Peoples party from being swallowed by
the s0-cdllld fusiGnsts.
Both the old parties were in the hands
OF the money power when the People S
party was organ zed. On the false pretens
of the tariff question Cleveland was ell ctcd
to the presidency, and the first thing he diu
was TO call an extra session of co igre>s
not to consider the tariff, but the money
question. During the previous CAMPAIGN
the money question had Leen tdbooed but
the call for the extra session and the legis-
lation which followed was On The money
question.
In 1882 the Peoples party polled / 500, 800
votes. IN 1874 over 100000 votes. In 1896
the Democrats saw they We're at the end of
their rope. No state could be carried bv
them. The party which had defeat Il sill
Yer bills in congress turned Il back sGlner-
sault and adopted a free silver platform.
lie was llrlnly convinced that it was no
accident, but studied pan which result
cd IN the nomination OF i3ryan. MIR. Bryan
had carried the convention and the country
Off its feet. 1'he Peoples party took up the
candidacy of MIR. Bryan and pushed him
forward
The Peoples party did not desire to be
wiped out, and there was some question
as TO how long the Democratic party vou d
stay converted, the Peoples party should
retain its organization. The rank ana tiIe
or the Democratic party was honest but he
doubted the honesty of the leaders
'Plutocracy had been taken by SURPRISE
when Mr. Bryan was nominated Thew had
Tour years however, to work and as tn
money power owned geographically speak
ing, one-third OF the uext Democratic con-
Fentlon 1t would probably not take very
He did not believe in getting in = boat
which was liable to be scutted bafore it
started.
The prominent men who had attended
the convention in Minneapolis in the last
lew days had endeaVored to destroy the
feople's Ealty by fusion, but Messrs But
Ter, weaver and others who had this end in
view We're defea ed
w eaVer was constituted by natura
That he could not help being q fusionist
III, sad the speaker, Weaver should ever
get past st. Peter and into heaven he would
plopose mat committee be appointed to
go down into hell anu Sc sure fusion in order
mat heaven might be strengthened'
The state central committee wac tho
point on which the batteries of the fusion
lSts were brought to bear. Pleas We're m ID q
Tor a late convention, but the committees
STOOD nrfn and the convention was called
tor June ID. and the advocates of fusion
did not dare to offer any combined action
against this decision
He advised that in local affairs the Peo-
PIES party say to the Democrats Inuis
Nash Is our candidate, and you can take
MN or go to hades.' Fight for party prin-
clples and rights and stand up for the great
est party ever organized in the world"
Hon. r. A. Walsh followed Mr.. Dom
nelly, and made a powerful plea for in
dependent action and going it alone. as
straight Populists.
Hon. Francis H. Clarke spoke to the
same effect
The watch-fres are burning and the
Populists of st. Paul will give a good
account Of themselves. ID