The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-09-07
r Their Respects to Senator
Bn,Isr in Terms Too Plain
to BE Mistaken.
,lre>s issued Giving the Par
Tvs Position on the Ques-
tons of the Day.
sc,I Tender Grecnback Favored
q, the Ideal Currency OF
the Country.

rycr>~Arl. Sept. ;.-The Middle-o..
s.Road populists convened their Sec
dday's session OF the national con.
kpuon at an early hour, when the
Lmporary organization was made per.
L,nent anl Chairman lguat,us Don.
s.v mace another radical speech.
|eaouucin. al those who had CO.
|rera,ed with fusion movements, ana
rong.y advocating the reorganization
tie party, not only for an independ.
%, residential ticket. but for an indie.
keadeu, candidate for congress, state
(ace., etc. \ letter was read from
lrG5ycrnor David Waite OF Colorado
. which he denounced Senator Butler
j ,reacherous chairman and false
sadey and advocated the nomination
b.svalgnt Populistic tickets Tor presi'
teut and other Offices.
An elaborate address to tho people OF
The United States was adopted. 1t re.
l4,n, the previous platform OF the
Populs,s and covers many additional
Questions. and in referring to the pres.
sL' situation. 1t says:
Roast For senator Butiep.
The Peoples party vote In 1894 and lS'h
,oN 70 nearly 10000 and everything In
eGaied ~ speedy national triumph. In
'a> emergency the Democratic party SAW
NAT II had no recourse but to steal one oi
NE principles of tho dcspiscd populists,
~ lAe Chicago convention of 1895, In Il
lf@Fransed theatrical scene of great up
iedf ana enthusiasm. Ii moved 10 the from,
a. h' devoted and lifelong champion o
mat which II had always opposed
senator Butler, who Is the chairman o
our national committee, preached disinte
s,a''oh and generalization, just as Ben
.l'e' Arnold stipulated for the scattcrin,
American forces, that the British
4'eh' IN" more readily overthrow tn
young republic
MI Bullcr taught our forces that tn
"IN duiy Of II soldier was to break rank
"tN ~ over to the enemy. All efforts Z
,.a'h The houndless subtilty Of this Gun
H., " '"''c pttu Ill Nulu. OuG SuiS
'"''1' : not against the
h"m"nctisation Of One Metal
~ w tA' benefit OF another, but nRains
,aa, ,"a.i,nE OF the worlds progress to til
:" "h'ess Of n prehistoric superstition
",' :" ur shape Of both metals. Tho Who'll
=, s'''u today is held in check by systcl
rn soll barter, whilc enterprise Lar
,aai s"isncs industry suffers and tho ccm'
haas h,s are populous with tho bodies {
,"' ,"i'srults and suicides. We will end III
,,,i,' ,A' 'i the Office seekers by putting OF
he.on"i hoa." ticket In tho field nt once. o.
n,aa ''s go out to the wrctchcd and o.
dons 'se' OF tho whole world While v
hs 'aha "'', that If either gold or silver Is
wo i.eu' ;s1 as money, both shall be 40 use
,rv lns'S' a' that the best currency this cou
do, s ever eve Possessed was the full legal to-
loot tet.eehoack Of the Civil War, and '
ro,a .1rw"rd 20 with hope to the dny VIII.
lee,h '',al, s bc relcgated to tho discas'
,lv nao VI me people, and the human far
ro,po 90 possess, free Of tribute to bankers,
Of y,,'' ,,"'"'ntal, full legal tender moasu
rana '"'S, made Of paper, that will Q
x.a,, n side by side with the growth
ana population.