The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-09
remedy for Government Abuses in
Closer Alliance of Reform Forces
ls Mr.. Bryan's Counsel.
governor Poynter, Soldiers Friend.
talks of Nebraska, Her Great
Men and Her Soldiers.
General Weaver Toasts the Patron of the Ho,,.
the Popu'ist Organization Of Omaha.
Guests lndorse the Speakers.
From the Omaha World Herald, Sun
day, May Fl.

So"stitutionists filled Creighton hall "a
overcoming Saturday night at the h. no,.+
VI he Peter Cooper Populist cluh ,rho
speakers table stretched its length .oro,.
nc d immediately in front of the stage.
""d from 1t down the length of the hall
were nVe long tables, at which SGT ne,r,,,
U Ne5raskans and Iowans. IN ,,,,s
NUMBER were included about two scora .,
women. On the stage Oleson's @orcbe..,o
played patriotic and popular airs d,rin.
the banquet.
Inc line OF march from the PAXTON ~
'ne nall was taken up at s:m ,na
shortly afterward, when Colonel w =
bryan entered the hall, accompanied h,,
ZIG other speakers and d~istinguishs
guests occurred the first demonstra1ion
= the evening. The ~banqueters arose and
.enlalneo standing, cheering and clan
pns 'neir hands until Colonel Bryan
.oh,a me center seat of the speakers
eaoie. The orchestra played the ..Star
epansied Banner" at the conclusion NJ
~nlch all resumed their seats, and in !,
rev moments were busily engaged salts
.sihe the wants of the inner man. ma 10
xeener oy waiting several hours bevond
ae usual tnle for refreshments.
HALL DECORATIONS.
across the hall at both ends was union
ou ana stretched, Old Glory's folds
otheer no dD9ve me stage entrances and at
HGorneo the tables. A portrait OF ColonnIi
fGsr E,a OF heroic size and portraits Of Jefl
wan Of a no washington were on the froat
t,rree.' HotWithstanding the familiar fca-
me-, s oi al similar occasions, the han
Tossing allegiance to each her Of me men pro,
great political parties, vet al, 'n cen sntae
any imne sat 10. shoulder 10 shoulder. If
did not mak ,sSf hi, was present he certainly
Not America lf Ame eac%n: IN.
ali nime eaon for America and liberty far
III peoples, was in the yery air II"
Taken ali in ali the banouefI IN m,sht wei:
ne described as democrats in fftn ~ vel
, pandsn,t republican In its equality. inds-
yhenever' IT the us orch hplrit; n] Its Sso ]enthus;asm
was intense, manifcs,ine itse.Y a.
ana on several occasions. as in
&burst of san In a grand. sponian.
ouT-oF-ToWN VISITORS.
those from out of town whit.
,sxthls case includes South OMAN
II o a' n,' Robert f: Dale, Boone, Ia
5enf{ss. N% en'ahar1 Se Morf9lk' Neb;; e: ?:
Nebraska City, Neb.; i. F AH EaroWeli'
as Msb;; Sidney J. Kent. Linc mn
S weisne W. ,E +: ntiGrtsr' S Sassrkst Ssb.; 3: a,
LINCOLN. Neb:: W. II. Mccoombs' T. I Ke11l
McCoombs, F. B. Hibbard. iryin Re'
A xemst e; D. PENIS BED Oak, Ia; ". i.
Hand, Council Blurs, Ia: j. IL Ta v In.
Waterloo. Neb.: ]. C. McArdle MocAAyyddT1t.,'
RReeno;: !. &; Painter, F.. G.. Purcell, Broken
R Ror n,,o =; ~; Lyman, Hastings. Neb.: J. G.
Meanahan. J. Y. Wolfe. r heodere' MINES Munns
G 9sT1ell' Nj Lincoln. Neb.; W. n. Ga ATM
Judge Neville of North Platte, who had
oeen selected as POSTMASTER, raped Tor
ettention at s:45. and, after thanking The
. rH,ee ex logger Populist club for the Court
ihg. spoke briefly of the principles be-
nened IN by populists and their party.
AR PoyM1 them n to existing conditions.
believed the Declaration Of In%dependence
80 De m foundation on which stands and
On which depends the perpetuity Of the
:1RaPhe sl, I msn It's " principles.
mat the just powers Of government are
derived from the consent of the gov
erned. Judge Neville arraigned the re-
trat.on for having abandoned them Sns-
Era times the speaker was Interrupted
with applause. A
PRESIDENT JONES' WELCOME
roonar '3nes: PRESIDENT OF the Peter
greeted when introduced, and in the ea nams
Df the club cordially welcomed its xuests
~. Inc CLUB wa organized; President Jones
already the largest%club OF Its kind in the
country. 1t had been born when the fact
That the trusts and the money power had
svGceeded In defeating for reelection
purest men who had ever coupled a seat
N me United States senate. had been
forced home to h Nebraska populists.
to keep the party intact and maintain
It's principles became apparent, and the
Peter Cooper Populist club had been or.
p partyed IL, Paue 5,mp aSun to h harmonic nc lie. nth, the
county in the state. The work of tas
club was a crusade against trusts and
their champion and protectors; and to ed
ucate the voters of the country to a true
realisation of existing conditions, which
ene spe danrer awelt to up tpe briefly and ID L.
country from both commercial and po-
litical s~tandpoints. The motto of the
club was Equal rights for all and spe-
tinue to battle for the principles ex-
pressed by its motto so long as institu-
lions antagoristic to them remain in the
country.
GOVERNOR POINTER GREETED.
Next was introduced to and enthusiast
lcally greeted by the audience William a,
Poynter, Nebraska's new war governor,
in whom Nebraska's soldier sons, whether
n tha It f nEem Of du the . Antilles 4 whose
fighting Philippines. have always found
a loyal father and a faithful friend. His
euiogy of Nebraska was applauded, his
braska's now veteran soldiers in the
Philippines were listened to in silence, a
hush falling over all. while emphatic ap-
Allen and W. J. Bryan and his argument
and appeal for harmony among the re-
form and constitutional forces was given
free vent. Governor POINTER said:
one of greatest interest to US. From
whatever standpoint we may view 1t no
subject can be more attractive nor Is there
one to which we give more ready or more
III her relation TO the great sisterhood of
states we find her centrally located and
an empire in extent. Her broad acres OF
beautiful valleys, gentle uplands and undu-
%tiveness rivaling in richness the garden Of
the Nile, unfold to us possibilities of devel-
ppment in agriculture beyond even our
dreaming.
und the mistress of nations. Her great
ness and power lay III the productiveress
Of her soil, and from mat source her abil.
fty to feed the world. Assyria possessed
vast f1ccks and herds, furnishing meat and
clCthing to her own peoy:e and surround
Ing countries The lana God promised his
shosen people was described as flowing
with milk and honey, a land of pasturage
and levers. Eden Of old produced all
Of fruits, pleasant to- the eye and
good to the taste. Combining all these,
Nehraska's soil outrivals Egypt In Sraiii
production. her western plains support
mcrc and better cattle than Assyria in her
palr;isst days; milk and honey are more