The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-11


were accomplished amid scenes Of great
enthusiasm.
Temporary Chairman Ringdal raped
the convention TO order at gas a. m
three-quarters Of an hour after the
Iime set at last nights adjournment
The committee on permanent Organi-
EatiOn reported the name Of Thomas NJ
Patterson of Colorado for permanent
chairman; T. H. Curran of Kansas, Leo
Vincent Of Colorado and E. NJ. Deisher
of Pennsylvania, as permanent secre-
IaTies.
Chairman Patterson's Speech.
Mr.. Patterson was greeted with vocifer-
Gus cheering as he came to the front of
the platform He briefly sEptched the his
tory of the POpulist party and the causes
which led up TO its organization.
The school OF Hamilton, the school Of
dsubt Of the ability of the people to
govern themselves" continued Mr.. Pat
TersOn. has completely dsminated the
councils of both the Democratic and Re
publican parties. The People party was
constituted TO restore the landmarks of
our fathers, TO take up the struggle where
the Democratic party had left OF to
prove that these people are capable of
government. and laws should be made
Tor the people by the people and to pro-
IecC the rights which the mere existence
OF the individual conferred on him.
The speaker gave short history Of the
IDdnclal legislation OF congress during
the last administration of President CieVe-
land, and that OF President Mckinley.
During this controversy he said the
seed of the Peoples party, which had been
soWn IN l6yZ, began 10 bear fritt. That
party believed then and believes today
in the right OF the people to control the is
sue OF InelT own currency without dicta-
He then gave history of the early sue
ceSses OF the People party, ara went on:
To check the progress Of the People
party throughout the south the Democrats
of that section Incorporated into their
own creed the POpulist truths and en-
bodied IN their platform IF 1896 an the
cardinal principles OF the Populist plat
form OF nearly four years ago.
Duty Of Populists.
''The Democratic party in 1896 nominated
Mr. Bryan and later the Peoples PARTY
nominated Mr. Bryan. 1t has been said
that We showed wonderful maEnanimity
in choosing the avcWed candidate OF an
other party. j say no. The PeOpIe's marty
would have been false 10 ali its avowed
principles hdd II nominated any other
man than AR Bryan. We never sur
rendered our rights as party We never
could nave nominated any other man
Rounds of applause greeted the sneak
er S deDuucidtiOn OF imperialism and thu
heavy Increase in the standing army fell
lowing the wars of conquest and his com
paTisou of the Republican, Democratic
and POpuliSt platforms brought many OF
the delegates TO their feet
SO dominant has the spirit Of poDuiisn1
become in the Democratic party" said
the speaker, that that party does not
take issue with q single principle ad-
Nanced in the Omaha or St Louis nlar-
forms The Republican party takes issue
with every vital question that is n the
Populist platform
Under Bryan's leadership.
I'VE viii so before the country as we
went before. with me PRINCIPLES We have
always nroles-ed and under the leader
ship of William j. Bryan OCheers)
Nc. Patterson then entered upon an cx-
teusiVe eulogy of sir. Bryan as a man
statesman and soldier during the Span
iSh-AmeriCan war.
What has occurred since 1882" he con-
tinued. Mr. Bryan is recognized as a
statesman. where he never was recog-
niZed before. In the east and elsewht re-
wherever the stronsholds Of the gold party
are located. he is acknowledged a safe
man. and he viii be the unanimous nomf-
nee of the Democratic convention at KAN
sas City.
The Speaker then predicted a sweeping
triumph for Mr.. Bryan in November, and
that his election would mean that the
rights of the people are advanced 10
higher level than ever before
Whatever NAV be the glory of that
victory he said. the Peoples party may
claim the greatest share. and il VIII be the
great political pOwer thar brought about
the great result
Long continued applause gfeete,. the
chairman as he sat down
Platform Received With Cheers.
The long financial plank Of the plat
form, including the denunciation Of the
recent banking law and especially the
demand for the free coinage OF silver at
the ratio Of is To I, was received with
WA cheers Tas demand for "A in