Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 15, 1900, Page 10

THE PEOPLE’S PARTY State Convention Held in Minne- \ apoli. Minneapolis, Sept. 7.—The state con- vention of the People’s party was held here yesterday. About 650 delegates were present, representing nearly all the counties in the state, Thomas J. Meighan was chogen chair- man and Frank P, Olney secretary. The committee on credentials refused to recognize the credentials of Adolph Paradis and Peter Max of Ramsey and those gentlemen were asked to leave the hall. Several delegates went with them, A committee on conference with the Democrats was appointed. It was sev- eral hours later when the committee «.. Teported. The interim was taken up largely with the appointment of mem- bers of the state executive committee, each county delegation selecting its representative or representatives, ag is the case might be. és The resolutions committee presented a report that was unanimously ap- proved. The convention sent cordial greeting to Mr. Bryan, who was ce; clared to be the “chief advocate of the principles of the Declaration of Inde- pendence.” It was declared that the success of the party was necessary for “the purpose of relieving the people of the Philippine archipelago, Porto Rico and Cuba from the wrongs inflicted upon them by the unpatriotic, uncon- ! Stitutional and un-American policy of | the Republican national administra- } tion.” It was agreed in committee that “John Lind was the “best governor *he state ever had,” and it was regretted | that he was so seriously handicapped by a hostile legislature that he could not have been still better. The conven- tion declared its "devotion to the prin- : ciples enunciated by the Sioux Falls convention. The convention also agreed i) upon this declaration: “We believe that the Republican party, seizing the opportunity »when } public attention was diverted from Co- mestic affairs by the Spanish and ‘Philippine wars, has criminally con- spired to deprive the government cf its ; money function and has turned it ever to the banking corporations, and we i] denounce that policy as calculated to make the rich richer, the poor poorer, ; wthe government weaker, the trusts, monopolies and plundering corporatioas stronger and more oppressive.” It was urged that the People’s party, } a assisted by the Democrat was the in- j strument that was to paralyze the trusts. The committee declared in favor of an improvement of public roads and a system of supervision of ’ such roads, using convict labor as far | possible. The initiative and. refcr- | ¥ endum was favored. Gov. Linda's rec- ommendation to theslast legislature for i ng the gross earnings tax cn transportation was indorsed and ‘he election of United States senators by vored. the people direct v Mr. Hotchkiss reportei that the con- ed in a friendly it. Everybody was The Populists were to select for lieutenant governor and ace had proce’ and harmonious sp wc dates 4( * “Aector-at-large and the three ware- iY house commissioners. Without much :§ ceremony the work of nominating pro- M. R. Prendergast was chesen tor and Thomas J. Meighan was nominated for lieutenant governor. This was done by acclamation, unani- mous! and with much spirit. In fact, Chairman Meighan was given an ova- a? tion. He made a plain little speech. a He was very deeply moved by this \ r of respect upon the part of his ™ colaborers. The convention then se- lected P. M. Ringdahl of Polk county and T. J. Knox of Jackson county ¢S | railway and warehouse commissioners for four-year terms and S, M. ‘)wen for the two-year term. Mr. Ringdahl briefly thanked the convention for the honor. Mr. Owen was not present to respond to calls for a speech. The ex- ecutive committee was authorized to ratify the nominations made by the St. Paul convention. BULLER’S ADVANCE. '» Boers Talk of Trekking Into Ger- i| § man Territory. | ‘ape Town, Sept. 11. — Sir Redvers i| } Bul continues his advance. He 1 ed the Mauchberg, ten miles east and came into action The occupation of took place last , is re; ed as marking one of the last stages of war. The Boers now talk of trekking into German ter- ritory. Lord Methuen is marching on LLichtemburg from Mafeking. It is said the papers seized at Pretoria show that the Netherlands Railway company in many ways actively assisteed the Biers. It converted its workshops into arsenals and provided the Transvaal forces with horseshoes. ydenberg with the Boers Lydenberg, which SUNK BY THE IOWA. Bark Mary Flint Lies at the Bottom of the Bay at San Francisco. San Fransisco, Sept. 11—The bark Mary Flint, which collided in the bay | jast night with the battleship Iowa, ——F + rests at the bottom of the bay in eigh- i teen fathoms of water and in the very heart of the fair way of other vessels. While the tremendous ram of the bat- tleship sent the sailing craft to the bot- tom, it is feared that the warship did 9 not escape unharmed and that she must be docked for repairs. It is feared that her ram has been deflected and that immediate attention must be given to the injury. The Mary Flint. practi- cally fell ppon the Iowa with a weight of 7,000 tons, and this, it is believed inflicted serious damage. Killed His Wife. Chicago, Sept. 11.—Because she re- fused to go to a Baptist colored mis- sion and open the Sunday school exer- cises James Burnside shot and killed his wife yesterday. Burnside was pre- vented from committing suicide. e Laboring Man Drowns. Brainerd, Minn., Sept. 11.—James Mc- Kewer, a laboring man employed in the ¢ construction of the pier of the new bridge over the Mississippi at this point, fell out of a boat while crossing the river, and was drowned. Sioux Indian Gets Two Years. Deadwood, S. D., Sept. 11. — Clayton Highwolf, a Sioux Indian, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sea- tenced to two years'in the penitentiary. He killed his father-in-law on Pine 5 (Ridge agency. LIND AGAIN LEADS RENOMINATED BY THE DEMO-| CRATIC CONVENTION. State Ticket Nominated, in Are Given Two Rail- and Four Fall Which the Lieutenant Governor, Populists road Commissioners Presidential Electors — Platform Affirms Allegiance to the Kansa City and Commends Gov. Lind’s Administration. Platform Governor—John Lind, Brown county. Lieutenant Governor—T. J. Meieghen (Pop.), Fillmore county. Secretary of State —M. E. Neary (Dem.), Hennepin county. State Treasurer—H. C. Koerner (Dem.), Ramsey county. Attorney General — R. C. Saunders (Dem.), Pine county. | Chief Justice of Supreme Court—F. T. Brooks (Dem.), Hennepin county. ‘Associate Justice of Supreme Court— J. C. Nethaway (Dem.), Washington county. Railroad Commissioner, Four-Year | term—P. M. Ringdal (Pop.), Polk coun- | ty. Railroad Commissioner, Four-Year | Term—T. J. Knox (Sil. Rep.), Jackson | county. Railroad Commissioner, Two-Year Term—Sidney. M. Owen (Pop.), Henne- pin county. Presidential Electors—At large, Ru- dolph Schiffman (Dem.), Ramsey coun- ty; M. I. Prendergast (Pop.), Ramsey. First district, O. W. Anderson (Dem.), Olmsted: Second district, George Les- ter (Dem.), Martin; Third district, Ole | T, Ramsiand (Pop.), Renville; Fourth district, Dan Aberle (Dem.), Ramsey; Fifth district, F. D. Norenberg (Dem.), Hennepin; Sixth district, John Jens- wold, Jr., (Pop.), St. Louis; Seventh | district, Thomas C. Hodgson (Pop.), Grant. « ao St. Paul, Sept. 8§—The above is the ticket selected by the Democratic state | convention held here yesterday. When Chairman Rosing of the state central committee called the convention to order every seat on the delegate floor of the Auditorium was filled. Former Congressman W. H. Harries was chosen temporary chairman and made a brief speech on taking the chair. Committees on resolutions and con- ference with the Populists, who were in convention in Minneapolis, were ap- pointed. The temporary organization was made permanent and the roll of delegates in the hands of the secre- tary was made the roll of the conven- tion, doing away with a committee on | credentials. A recess was then taken until 3/ o'clock. i Upon reassembling there was no business immediately at hand, neither of the committees being ready to re- port. Rev. S. W. Sampte was called | upon to fill in the time and made a | short speech. Gov. Lind Nominated. Chairman Harries suggested that whatever might be the result of the de- | liberations of the conference commit- tee, there could be no question ‘about the governorship, and the convention | might as well proceed to the selection | of a candidate for that office. Senator | Johnson of Nicollet was recognized and | nominated Gov. Lind. P. B. Winston of Minneapolis, Dan Aberle of St. Paul and G. P. Jones of Rock county made speeches seconding the nomina- tion. The nomination was accom- plished by acclamation. The commit- tees in the meantime had failed to put in an appearance, and the time was taken up by speechmaking. The Platform. Chairman Stacy reported from the | committee on resolutions and the plat- | form was vnanimously adopted. The following is a brief outline of the plat- form: | The platform reaffirms the national | platform; rejoices in the nomination | and prospective victory of Bryan; con- demns the national administration for | lack of sympathy with the Boers in | the South African war; demands an | increase in the gross earnings tax, and | s denounces as hypocritical the Repub- | lican plank on the same subject, point- ing to the fact that the chairman of the Republican convention led the fight in the senate against the gross earn- ings bill at the last session; heartily indorses the administration of Gov. | Lind; ccmmends the work of the grain commission; commends the work of | the state departments which have heen under the control of the party, and complains of the interference of Re- | publican officers with some of the at- tempted reforms; points out that Gov. Lind has caused large corporate prop- | erty interests to be listed for taxation, and claims that large areas of the public domain have been secured to the school fund. The Ticket Completed. The ccmmittee on conference with the Populists then reported, the result of their deliberations being shown in the ticket given above. The Populists were given lieutenant governor, two railroad commissioners and four presi- dential electors. The report of the committee was adopted and the ticket was completed as above. In the evening, following a large pa- rade, a ratification meeting was held in the Auditorium. Dr. A. J. Stone, candidate for congress for the Fourth district, presided and Gov. Lind made an address accepting the nomination which had been tendered him by the lconvention. Gov. Lind went into the issues of the campaign in a general way and devoted considerable atten- tion to the affairs of the state. | congratulated the conventioa upon the | best interest will prompt them to do so, | national issues and severely arraigned | easy | already occupied by a dense population, | and never can permanently occu) Gov. Lind Accepts. Gov. Lind received .a tremendous ovation when he arose to speak. He commenced by expressing appreciation of the honor conferred upon him and work accomplished. He said in part: “If the people of the state shall see fit to approve of your choice, and I) believe that a true regard for their own the state will have an administration | that will be fair, just and efficieat in | every department.” 2 The governor then went into the the Republican party for passing leg- islation in favor 6f the privileged classes and opposed to the best inter- ests of the masses. Jefferson was claimed as the father of the pres- ent Democratic theory of government, which was later represented by Jack- son and in more recent times practi- cally by Lincoln. He said: “Lincoln represented the prin ciples of Jefferson and the aspirations and conscience cf the common people, as we believe that our valiant leader, W. J. Bryan, does at the present time. Our political and economic situation at this moment verifies this historical resume. Let us lock at the actual conditions that confront the American people and it is to determine what the real issues are in this campaign. Notwithstanding the fact that ours is the greatest, the most populous, the *most intelligent, the most powerful and the wealthiest civilized country in the world, its entire industry has, with the aid and through the opera- tion of class legislation, passed into the control of comparatively a handful of men.” Continuing to a discussion of the trust question Gov. Lind argued in effect that the Republican party was in the grasp of centralized wealth which ‘will rapidly reduce the mass of the American people to a condition of absolute serfdom. “The dishonest paltering with the trust evil by the Republican party in state and nation- al platforms is conclusive proof of the truth of the charge that trusts are tht legitimate product of Republican policies; that they are fostered by Republican laws, and that they are protected by the Republican adrhinistration in return for campaign subscriptions and political sup- port.” Then Gov. Lind took up “imperialism,” the “paramount. issued,” saying: “But these interests, these privileged classes, are not content with our own country to exploit. They want more worlds to conquer. They want to control popula- tions that have less power of resistance than the white race—lands where their dominion may be complete, and so, tak- ing advantage of the conditions growing out of the Spanish-American war, they are now endeavoring to establish imper- ialism by fastening upon our institutions a colonial system and a large standing army. Our people know intuitively that there is menace and danger in this new departure.” He cited Spain to show the dangers of a colonial empire and especially the cost of the Philippines. The difference between the past expansion | of the United States and the acquisition of the Philippines is stated thus: “Nations can grow and expand, as ours has, to their political and economic ad- vantage. But such national growth al- ways has been and always will be the oc- cupation and acquisition of territory not and by planting therein its own people and its own institutions. Such was our expansion over the territory acquired from Spain in the southern part of our country, and from France in the South and to the west of us. The same is true of Alaska. But the white race never has or in- habit land within the tropics. We can | never hope to make the Philippine islands integral parts of our Union, occupied by people of our race, with our political and social ideals, like we have in Florida, Louisiana and California. Our occupa- tion of those islands will be military | and the government colonial, thus con- verting our own institutions from a re- public, resting upon manhood suffrage governed by laws of the peopte’s own | making, in other words, governed by the consent of the governed, to a military empire. Such changes in the institutions of nations in the past have always proven destructive of the liberties of the peuple, and in the end of their national exist- ence.” ‘ Gov. Lind argued against the constitu- tionality of governing the Philippines, and insisted that the attempt would in practice be very costly in men and tr ure. He asserted that the annua! protit from trade with the islands would not | meet the monthly charge of the neces- sary military establishment there. He then declaimed at length against an in- crease of the standing army to 100,000; attacked the banking act ef the last con- gress, saying that it turned over to the national banks the governmental function of issuing paper money. Continuing, the governor said: ‘The same interests that prompted the forma- | tion of trusts in industry, that advocate the establishment of a colonial system and the maintenance of a large military establishment have induced the Republican party to surren- der to them the country’s finances, Garfield id he who controlled a country’s volume of controlled its trade and industry. By islation of the last congress, which fin- ally turned over the governmental function 0% issuing paper money to the national banks, | those favored institutions have obtained con- trol of our finances and ofr business. It is in their power to suffer good times or to pro- | duce a panic./ They can pursue either course as suits their caprice or interest. No other country on earth has committed such power to private hands. We believe that the issuance of money is a govenmental function and should not be delegated to private corporations. We believe that the coinage of both silver and gold as standard money and as a basis for ¢redit would insure greater stability in prices and more equal justice between borrower and lender and all interests; but the people, by their representatives, have adopted the ‘gold standard and the complexion of the senate is such that however this election may turn there is not the remotest possibility that this can be disturbed during the next administration. Hence it is of no profit to discuss that question at this time. I repeat, as I said two years ago, the gold standard is on trial. If by reason of an increase in the output of gold or for other cause that metal alone shall prove suffi- cient in quantity to adequately perform the functions of standard money, and as the basis of credit, then we are all satisfied. If it fasls in that regard our people will not be the only nation to discover it and the question of stand- ard will then be adjusted in due season as | taxation, ether economic questions have been adjusted front‘time to time in the past. It ts, ater all only an ecomonic question and as such, whether settled rightly or wrongly, cannot materially affect our institutions, Economic questions in the Mature of things are only relatively right or wrong. They are not like the questions that go to the very core of our institutions and to the form of our government. This is illus- trated by the tariff question. During the history of our country we have had free trade and we have had extreme protection. Now, one or the other of those policies; in the nature of things, must be right or wrong. They can- not both: be right in the same country under substantially the same conditions and within a short pericd of time; but the country has con- ; timued to increase in wealth and ‘the people have prospered under each regime, so that the utmost that can be said of an ecomonic question is that it is only, as I have said, relatively right or relatively wrong. A _mis- take of that character can be righted. If we convert our republican institutions into an im- perlal form of gayernment the history of the world holds up no promise but that of na- tional destruction. I do not contend that the election of Mr. McKinley this fall would result in the estab- lishment of an empire during his administra- tion. But T do believe, and I do insist, that the victory of Hannaism, which his election would imply and lead to. would irrevocably fasten upon the country policies which would eventually, notwithstanding that our institu- tions for a long time continued republican in form, lead to empire as certainly as the suc- cession of day and night. These are the facts: this is the situation. 4 it diffichlt, then, to determine what the issues re? Gov. Lind then left national issues ang took up the discussion of state issues, foremost among which he classed saying that when he was elected governor “the bulk of the taxes collected by the state and by the | municipalities under it were Jevied and collected from the industries of the masses and upon the people's homes, rather than upon income bearing wealth and the special advantages and fran- chises enjoyed by the few.” To remedy this he had isade three specific recom- mendations; license fee on foreign cor- porations and a higher gross earnings tax on railroads. The only result was the Somerville law, so-called, by which $50,- 000 had been collected. The second state issue was the ad- ministration ot public lands, of which he charged 3,700,000 acres had been frittered away by grants to railroads and for othet schemes. In relating the history of the recent Duluth & Iron Range litigation he paid the following compliment to State Auditor Dunn: “In this matter and in all other matters in which the discharge of my duties has required the co-opera- tion of the state auditor, it is only fair to that officer that I should say at this time that he has co-operated with me with an efficiency and in a spirit of zeal for the public good, that deserves this acknowledgment at my hands.”’ Gov. Lind referred to the work of the- railroad and warehouse commission and its record of wheat inspection. He cmimed that the service had been vastly improved unéer Chief Inspector Reishus, whe “has managed in way to do full jus- tice to all interests, protecting the farmer in n's just rights by fair grades and just weights on the one hand and establishing the fixity and reputation of the Minnesota grades on the other.” He expressed pleasure in referring to the fact that the finances of the state wwre in good condition and its credit stood high. HOW CROWDS CONGREGATE. One Small Boy With a Hose Almost Blockaded 2 Street in Nen York City. The first man to halt probably had more leisure than he knew what to do with. When he laughed two other men, to: whom time was no object, stopped and laughed, too. Then other men and a few women joined the crowd, and ia about a minute a fair sized crowd had assembled. The gathering swelled until Mail street was blocked, and hundreds of persons pushed forward to see what was going on, while newcomers hurried from all the walks through City Hall Park. Under the mail wagon shed in the rear of the postoffice a very small boy, the center of attraction, held the stubby section of a garden hose at- tached to a water plug used by the mail drivers to water their horses. The weather was warm, and the boy, clad only in a waist and tattered knicker- bockers, was gravely taking a shower bath. He seemed to enjoy the notice he was receiving, and the crowd ap- plauded each new antic he performed. The mail drivers were interested, too. A policeman hurrying up to investi- gate the cause of the excitement was pushing to the front before the lad saw him. Instantly the bather dropped the hose, and, ducking under a pair of horses, scampered away. The section of the crowd ia the foreground jeered at the policeman and then began to disperse. Far in the rear people who arrived late were still inquiring what had happened.—New York Times. Her Idea of Farming. He—I saw that farm that was ad | yertised and I think I will buy it. She—Oh, then we will move away from the Hateful city for good? He—Yes. It's a fine place; fourteen acres and a pond on it. She Won't that be nice? We can raise pond lilies and watermelons in it. —Philadelphia Press. Uncongenial Cats. Mrs. Scrappington—No sooner do you get seatedin church than you close your eyes— Mr. Scrappington—Well, you eye oth- er peoples clothes, and— ‘They glared at each other like uncon- genial cats.—Puck. Fetching. Tom—Dick’s got a fetching name for his country place; he calls it “At the Sign of the White Rabit.” Harry—Well, I'll go him one better; T’ll call mine “At the Sign of the Welsh Rabbit.’”—Chicago Record. One Thing We Escape. ~ Towson—There’s no use trying being up-to-date in slang. s Yorkrode—Why? Towson—There is no Chinese equiva- lent for “trek.”—Baltimore American t Fear Pest From Glasgow. ; Vienna—Owing to the reported prev- alence of the pest in Glasgow the Aus- trian-Hungarian ministry of the. in- terior has ordered a medical inspection of all persons arriving direct from England. { r \ French Strikes Are Ended. Paris—All the French ‘strikes heve been terminated and the minister of public works announces that some im- portant» works are to be planned to give the exposition workmea employ- ment. ! The political candidate likes to carry baings to excess. ; gee Fooled Uncle John. “Uncle John,” said little Emily, ‘do you know that a baby that was fed on elephant’s milk gained twenty pounds in a week?” YEAS “Nonsense! Impossible!” exclaimed Uncle John, and then asked: ‘Whose baby was it?” “It was the elephant’s baby,” replied little Emil. “Nope,” said Farmer Corntossel, “I didn’t go to nary convention this year. A Similarity. “Who is that great big strapping man over there?” “That is Jack Hardmuscle, the ath- lete.”” i “And who is that little, dried-up, “That is his father.” | weak looking man beside him?” i “Quite a difference between ’em.” “Yes, and yet the father is a good Geal of a modern Samson.” ‘Impossible! In what way?” | “His strength is in her hair.”—Colo. rado Springs Gazette. ’ PATENTS. List of Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventots. Ellis B. Dutton, Minneapolis, Mirn., storm sash fastener; Hiram Graves, St. Paul, Minn., elevator brake; Harry A. Mossman, Manderson, S. D., wire grip; Clarence D. Pruden, Minneapolis, Minn., metallic window frame; John A. Stransky, Pukwana, S. D., smoke- less powder; Alzira H. Wade, Minneap- olis, Minn., apparel corset; Merwin, Lothrop & Johnson, Patent Attor- wneys, 911 and 912 Pioneer Press Bldg., St. Paul. An Irresistible Plea, A little girl in describing the big storm of the other night said she thought it beautiful—it wa so like the storm she saw when she was taken to the theater. A little boy, while the storm was “on,” took a stand by a window that he might not miss a bit of it. His mother had hard work to get him to leave the window and fetch her something from upstairs. “All right,” sighed the litfle boy, at last consenting, “put, please, God, don’t do anything more until I get back again.”—New York Evening Sun. Ladies Can Wear Shoes One size smaller after using Allen’s Foot-Ease, a powder. It makes tight or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating, aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns end bunions. All druggists and shoe stores, 2c. Trial package FREE by mail. Address Allen ‘S. Olmsted, LeRoy. N. Y. Gentle Hint. He—I—I wish we were good friends enough for you to call me by my first name.” She--Oh, your last name is good enough for me.’’—Illustrated Bits. Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible med cine for coughs and colds.—N. W. SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900. Was He Lazy? Biggs—Old Man Miggs is dead. Jiggs-—Is he? Riggs—Yes, indeea: Why, he rented a parrot for the summer, just to have it swear at the heat for him. ‘Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething. softens the gums, reduces rr faumation, al:ays pain. cuges Wind colic. 25c a bottle. An Audience of One. It is related of Sydney Smith that on entering a drawing room in a West End mension, he found it lined with mir- rors on all sides. Finding himself re- flected in every direction, he said that he “supposed he was at a meeting of j the clergy, and there seemed to be a very respectable attendance.” Luxuriant hatr with {ts youthful color assured by using Parker's Harm Barsax. ‘Hinpexcogys, the best cure for corns. i5cts. The woman who can’t keep a servant is in a helpless predicament. 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Every woman knows some woman Mrs. Pink=- | #am has restored to health. i Mrs. Pinkham makes no statements she cannot prove. Her advice is free. ed Co, Lynn, oem! wi LARGEST MAKERS of Men’s $3 and asd 10D Weed Se ODL “8001 a sold than any other make is because they are the best in the world. Fe A $4.00 Shoe for $8.00. A $5 Shoe for $3.50. jearers- L.DOUs Tete se S180 Cures Corns 15c; all Druggista. (If it fails—it is free.) NWNU —No. 37.— 1900. When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paver. The Kind You Have Always Bought _ For Over Thirty Years a a Te a Minneapolis. Woodward & Co., Grain Commission, bututh. : ORDERS FO FUTURE DELIVERY EXECUTED IN ALL MARKETS, © I have points of sympathy with all of 35 CERES *em, but I kep’ away.” as di “Too busy?” es “No, I wasn’t so busy jes’ then. rT | was skeered. There ain’t no tellin now- | adays who them delegates is agoin’ he | pick on fur vice presidential nominee. CASTORIA Washington Sta