Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-06
PLATFORM IS RABID
WILL END TRICKS or OFFICE SEEKERS
ny ru,tius n Popuii.t Ticket In the Field
at onee-Decidc that otsenbsch. Con-
stitute the Hest Money.

Cincinnati. Sept. 1.-THE middle-of-
thc-road populists convened their sec
ond days session Of the national con-
vcntion at an earlier hour today when
the temporary organization was made
permanent. Chairman ignatiua Dom
nelley made another radical speech. de-
nounclng all those who had co-operatcd
with fusion movements and strongly
advocating the reorganization Of the
party, not only for the independent
presidential ticket but for the indie
pendent candidate for Congress. state
officers. etc.
A letter was read from Ex-Governor
David Waite. ~ Colorado. In which he
denounced Senator Butler M n trcaeh.
erous chairman and false leader and
advocated the nomination Of n straight
populistie ticket for President and
other offices.
An elaborate address 20 the people
Of tho United States was adopted II
tcafilrmH the previous platform of the
Popnilsts and covers many additional
questions, and In referring TO the pres
cnt situation II says;
'The Peoples party vote in 1894 and
1895 reached nearly two millions and
everything indicated It's speedy nation
NJ triumph. In this emergency the
Democratic party saw that II had not
recourse but 60 steal onr ~ the pfin-
ciploa Of the denpisod PopullHtn. In the
Chicago convention Of 1895, In pre-
arranged theatrical scene Of great up
ronr and enthusiasm Il moved TO the
front as devoted friend and lifelong
champion Of that which II has always
opposed.
Senator Butler. who IA the chairman
Of our national committee. preached
dlsintegrntion and Generalization Just
M benedict Arnold stipulated for the
scattering Of the American forces; that
the British might more readily over
throw the young republic.
MIR. nutler taught our forcen that
the first duty Of soldier was 20 break
ranks and 40 over 60 the enemy. All
Efforts TO chain the boundiesa sublety OF
this cunning man, have been In vain.
"our chief battle N not against the
demonstration OF one metal for the
benefit OF another, but against the
claiming OF the worlds progress to the
cnrwheels Of prehistoric superatitu-
tlon In the shape of both metals The
whole world today In held In check by
n system OF gold barter while enter
ntlhc ihukuihnchs INDUSTRY suffers ana
the cemeteries are populouH with the
bodies Of bankrupts and suicides.
we Will end the tricks ~ the ONCE
seekers by putting our national ticket !
In the field NJ once. We believe that
The soul II bigger than the pockstbook. |
We have nothing hut kind words for |
Republicans and Democrats indlvidu- !
ally. our hearts go out 10 the wretched |
and oppressed Of the whole world
while we demand that N either gold |
or silver IL 10 be used ~ money both I
shall be 80 used; We insist that the best /
currency this country ever possessed /
vas the fun legal tender greenhack OF I
he civil war. And We look forward I
with hope 10 the day when gold shall I
be relegsted 10 the diseased teeth OF |
he people and the human family pos
less. free Of tribute 10 bankers. gov
'rnmental full legal tender measure OF
inluea. made OF paper, that will expand
'ide by side with the growth OF wealth
md population. We call attention 10
he public school question and the state
ervice as exempllncation Of bench
lent state social and 10 similar instl-
utionn for the Improvement Of the
condition OF the people"