Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-10
MENTOR FOR LESS
PROGRESSIVE.
Relation Of PopuIsts to Other Po-
IiticaI Parties,
SAID AT CONVENTION TODAY
Assemblage az sioux FaiIs e. Nam
Bryan for President May sug-
scsi Towne a. wee President

Afternoon Dispatched
Sioux Falls S. D.. May l0.-Ien-
p0rary Chairman Ringdal raped me
convention to order az 9.i5, three
quarters OF am hour after the time set
at last nights adjournment
The committee on credentials pre-
scented lts report declaring there were
30 contesuug delegations and recom-
mandIns the vote Of Missouri be In
creased boy TWO votes that Of Ohio by
two and that Of South Dakota by three.
The report which was read by Cow
poynter of Nebraska was adopted
without q dissenting vote The minor
It's report threatened last night by Com
mHteeman Madden. OF colorado, dld
not materialIze. The committee on per-
manent organization reported the name
of Thomas NJ. Patterson Of Colorado
for permanent chairman; T. II. Currnn
OF Kansas, Leo Vincent of Colorado
and J.. A. Deishti of Pennsylvania, as
permanent secretaries.
Mr. Patterson was greeted with yocif'
er0us cheering as he came 20 the 'front.'
of the platform.
ne briefly sketched the history of the
pupulist party aud the causes which
led up 90 Dos organization.
"The school 0t Hamilton, the school OK
doubt Oi the ability OF the people 10
govern themselves continued Mr Pat
terson has completely dominated the
councils OF both the Democratic ana
Republican parties The Peoples party
was constituted 90 restore the land-
marks OF our fathers. 10 take up the
struggle where the Democratic party
had left off, 20 prove that these people
are capable Of self government and
laws should De made for the people by
the people and % protect the rights
which the mere existence Of the indi-
yidual conferred on MIN. The speaker
gave "a short history 0i the financial
legislation Ot Congress during the last
administration Of President Cleveland
and that of President Mckinley.
During this controversy he said.
"the seed of the Peoples party, which
had been s0wn IN 1882. began 90 bear
fruit. That party believed then and
believes today Ia the right OF the people
lo ornt~1 'ho issur of their own ,aF-
regcy without d.ct1t.0n OF Wall sire T."
he then gave a history of the early
successes OF the Peoples party, and
Went on.
"To check the progress OF the Peo-
PIES party throughout the South the
Democrats or that section Incorporated
INTO helr own creed me Fopulisls
truths, ana empoQled IN thelr PLATFORM
oI lt9b dll lhe cdldlhal principles OF tne
Populist platform of nearly four years
ago. The Democratic party IN 1895
nominated MI Bryan aho later the
Peoples party nominated MT Bryan.
u mas been SAID that we showed Won
deIiul magnanimlly IN choosing the
a'oWed candidate OF another party. /
say mo. me Peoples party would nave
oeen RAISE 20 am JUS aNoWed principles
had III nominated any other man than
Mr. Bryan we never surrendered our
rights as party. we never could have
nominated am! olhtl man.
"ullta 1i ",llau7, greeted the
speakers denunclauon or imperialism
and the heavy increase 10 the standing
army Following the wars ot conquest;
ana bis comparison OF the Republican,
Democratic ana Fopuhst platforms
Drought many or the delegates 10 their
rect
30 dominant mas lhe spirit OF Popu-
llHIl become IN lht democratic party
sdll tne speaker. that mat party does |
hel ldhe issue WIN "a single principle I
aaNancea 10 me omaha on 81 Louis I
pialloIIns me hepuphcan party lakes |
issue WIN every Fltdl question that is !
IN lhe fopullst platform
me fopulst party siahQs as mem /
Tor ne continued. Tor other political I
par Tess huNohcel ana less progress I
-iN' IMAM we are. Inc Peoples party 4
must ana shall I'VE, Tor II Is the pio- /
.teI OF every PoHildl REFORM that by /
me consensus oi American opinion Is |
essential 10 American Tree government /
we VIII go b'IoIe the country as
"e went before win the principles we
nave always pfolgssea. ana under the
aueIshlp OF william j. Bryan
Cneeis3
MI. PATTERSON then entered upon an
Extensive eulogy ot Mr Bryan as "A
man statesman ana "a soldier during
Ht p i'AhI sh-AIl'Ilcah war.
u"' "as ''g uIltd since 1857 he
'" ,lIIN.u MI, bryan ls recognized as
'i'"H "Htie ne never was rec
= 80 ~ 'he Has' ana else
I'd M'l'i.''' Ohe eiiohYnoius of the
81. i"l'l arc io'tlei. he is acNnoW-
eusel saie man, ana he will De the
unanimous nominee of the Democratic
o .Is al kansas city
Iht speaker then predicted swecp.
us lI,,uiinhn TOT Mr. Bryan ia November
'nu lht, ms eieelon would mean that |
nr lshls or IN. people are advanced
" .. l,isIltl ltFel lh9n ever before
HHleNtI may pc lhe glory % that
l',ois, ~. sill' ihe Peoples par
, i",1 cum lht greatest share. ana |
"ul u' ,n, tIc'l poHilcal power that |
y .,l,o, 'l,' sLgal result
i',ub .'ulIl. uel "lplause greeted the |