The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, July 15, 1892, Image 6
V7 J - r fri.i, leDMcww. .,. wih - f 2 ' PILATE'S QUESTION. What Bhnll I Do Jesus?" Thon With a M .. .tit i r . f a ' . . irou Will Ilnrit o Ak and for HlrS.elr Tliatjijiie-tiun- Iter. ,T.Ji win ihi Among the sermons preached by Ilcv. Dr. Tnlmngo in Knglntid, the otio so , lcoted fr publication this week Is from Uhe text: Slafthrw jlxvll. 'J2, "What shall I do with Jesus?" . A'llnto was an unprincipled politician. llo had Hj-mpathlos, convictions of right ntta desires' to ho hoVesi; but nil these wcro submerged by a wish to bo popu lar and to please, tho people. Two dis tinguished prisoners wcro lit tho grasp of government, and the proposition was made to free ono of them. There stands Jlnrubbas, tho murderer; there stands Christ, the Saviour of the world. At tho demapdof the people tho rencgndo Is net IrcO, but Jesus is Held, ah iuc nam Midgcd and cruel 'eyed Hurabbas goes among his sympathizers, receiving tnoir coarse congratulations, Pilate turns to Ids other distinguished prisoner mild, meek, Inoffensive, loving, solf-sacrllle-lug and he is confounded as to what course he had hotter- take, so ho 1m pnneWlho mob as a jury to decide, say ing to them: "What shall 1 do, then, with Jesus?" Oh, It Is no dried or withered question, but ono that throbs with warm and quick pulse In tho heart of every man and woman here. We must do some thing with Jesus. Ho Is hero. You nnd I'nro not, so certainly hero as He Is, for,. llclUJs.nli this 'place tho loving, living, 'dying Christ nnd each ono of -us will have tonsk and answer for him self tho question, "What shall I do, then, with Jesus?" Well, my friends, there nro three br four things you can do with him. You can, in. the first place, let Him Etnnd without u word of recognition; but I do not tldntc your sense of com mon courtesy will allow that. JIu comes walking on such a long journey, you will certainly give Hhna chair on which Ho may sit. Ho Is so weary, you would not let Him stand without some recognition., If a beggar comes to your door, you recognize him and say: "What do you want?" If you meet a Btranjjer faint in tho street, you say: "What Is tho matter with you?" and your common humanity, and your com mon sympathy, and yourcommon sense of propriety yvllnot allow you to let JIIn$ ntand without recognition tho Wpurjdqd, Ono of tho hills. You will nsk: What makes Hint weep? whero was Ho hurt? who wounded Him? whence enmo Hu? whither goes He? I know there havo been men who have with outrageous Indifference hated Christ, but I know very well that that la notwhat you will do with Jesus. Another thing,you,cnn do.wlth him yoyvvnut ihrnst Hilm "back iroin your heart and tell him to stand aside. It an Inoffensive person comesand persists lit standing closo up to you, and you havo In various ways given him to under stand that you do not want his presence or his society, then you ask tho reason of his iinpertlncuco and bid him away. 'Well, thofc, is what wo. can do with Jesus. lj i ) lie hs stood closo by us a great whilcA-cntwenJy.jtuIrt', forty years. HeKhns stood closu by'yott three times n day, breaking bread for your household, nil night watching by your pillow; Ho bus been In tho nursery among your children; llo has been In tho store among your goods; Ho has been in tho factory amid the Hying wheols, and now if you do not like His society you can lid Him away; aye, If Ho will not go yoa can take Him by tho throat and tell Him you do not want Ills inter fcroucn; that you do not want His breath on your check; that you do not want His eye on your bchnvlor. You can bid Hhn away, or If Ho will not go In that way, then you can stamp your foot, ns you t ould at a dog, nnd cry, 'Begonel" Yet I know yon will not treat Jesus that way. When Pilate could not do that, you could not. Desperadoes and outlaws might do so, but I know that Is not tho way you will treat him, that that la not what you will do with Jesus. There is another thing you can do with 1dm you can look on him merely ns un optician to euro blind eyes, or an artist to tuno denf cars, a friend, n good irlcuu, n helpful oinpunIou, n cheerful passenger on shipboard; but that? will amount to nothing. You can look upon him ns a God and be abashed while hu louses the ttorm, or blasts a fig tree, or heaves a rock down tho mountain side. That will not do you nny good; no more save your soul than the admiration you havo for John Mil ton or W'Watu Shakespeare. I can think of only ono more thing you enn do with Jesus, and that Is to tako lllm'liito your hearts. That Is tho "best thing you can do with Hint; that Is tho only safo thing ypu can do with 111m, and may tho Lord omnipotent by spirit help mp ,to persuade you to do that, A minister of Christ was speak ing to somu children and said, "1 will point you to Christ," A little child rose in the audtenco and came p and put bcrhnnd in tho'hnndof the pastor and Enid: "Please, sir, take mo to Jesus now. I want to go now." Oh, that It might bo now" with such simplicity of experience that you and I joiu hands nnd seek' after Christ and get an expres sion of his benefaction am) his mercy! You may take Christ Into your confi dence. If you can not trust Hhn, whom can you rust? 1 do not offer you a dry, theological .technicality. I simply nsk you to come uuil put both feet on tho "Rock of Agcse" Tako hold of Christ's hand and draw Him to your soul with perfect abandonment and hurl yourself into tho deep sea of Ills mercy. Ho comes and bays, "I will cave you," If you do not think Ho Is a hypocrite nnd a liar wlion Ho says that, boliovo Him and say: "Lord Jesus, I believe; here Is toy heart Wash it. Havo It Do it noV, Aye, It Is dono; for I obey thy promiso and come. 1 can do no more. Thnt is nil Thbti hast asked. I come. Chi.st Is miuo, l'urdon is mine. Heaven is mine." iif KtckM t K4vn Why, my friends, you put more trust in everybody than you do In Christ, and in everything; more trust in tho bridge crossing tho stream? In tho lndder up to tho loft; more trust to the stovo that confines the fire; more truifcHhncdok thnt prepares your food; mora, trust in the clerk that writes your books' In tho druggist that makes tho medicine; In tho bargain maker with whom you trade; more trust in nil these things than In Christ, although ho stands this moment offering without limit, and without mistake, and without excep tion, universal pardon to all' Who want it Now, Is not that cheap enough all things for nothing? ( This Is tli6 wliolo of tho Gospel ns I understand it that If'yuu'boilevclhnt Christ died to save you you nro saved. When? Now. No more doubt about it thnn thnt you sit there. No moro doubt about it than that you havo a right hand. No more doubt about it than that there is a God. if you had committed live hundred thousand transgressions, Christ would forgive you just as freely ns If you had never committed but one; though you had gone through the whole catalogue of crimesarson, blasphemy and murder Christ would pardon you just as freely, you coming to Him, ns though you had committed only tho slightest sin of the tongue. Why, when Christ comes to pardon u soul Hi; stops for nothing. Height is nothing. Deptli is nothing. Enormity Is nothing. Pro trnetediiesH Is nothing. O'er sins IIIhi mountains for their slro, Tho sent of cotcrrlgn grace expand 'I'liu hciis of sou'rclgn Knu'u urine. Lord Jesus, I give up all other props, give up all other expectations. Uulncd and undone, 1 lay hold Thee. 1 plead Thy promises. I fly to Thy arms. "Lord save me, I perish." When tho Christian com mission went Into the army during tho war there were n great multitude of hungry men and only a few loaves of bread and the delegare of the com mission was cutting tho bread and giv ing It out to wounded and dying men. Some ono came up and said: '.'Cut those slices thinner or' there will not be enough to go around." And then tho delegate cut the slices very thin and handed tho bread around until they all had some, but not much. Hut, blessed be God, there Is no need of economy in thlsGospel. 1 tread for nil, bread enough nnd to spare. Why perish with hunger? Agarn, 1 advise you, as onu of tho best things you can do with Christ, to tako him Into you love. Now there are two things which mako us love any one Inherent attractiveness and then what he docs In tho way of kindness toward us. Now Christ Is in both therfe posi tions. Inherent utmctlveuossy-fnircr than tho children oLtnen, tho luster of the morning In his wo, the glow of tho setting sun In his fheek, myrrh und frankincense in tho breath of his lip. InaHcavou of holy beings, the best. In a Heaven of mighty ones, the strong est. In a Heaven of great hearts, the tonderost and the most sympathetic. Why, sculpture has never yet been able to chisel his form, nor painting to pre sent the Hush of his cheek, nor music to strike his charms; and the' greatest sur prise of eternity will bo tho first mo ment Svhen wo rush Into his presence nnd with uplifted hands nnd streaming eyes and heart hounding with rapture, wo cry out, "This Is Jcsusl" All over glorious IS my"I.orJ," ' lie must bo loved anil ytol ndorca: III unrth. If nil Oin tmffmiit 1tinw. Sure, tWwholo c.irtli would love lilm too. ' Has He not done enough to'win our affections? Peter tlo Great, laying aside royal authority, wept down among tho ship carpenters W help them, but llussln got tho chief advantage of that condescension. John Howard turned his hack upon tho refinements und went around prions to spy out their horrdWs und relieve their wrongs, but English criminals got tho chief advantage of that ministry, llut when Christ comes, It is. for you and me. Tho sncrlflco for you nnd me. Tho tenrs for you and me. Tho crucifixion 'for you and me. if I were hopelessly in debt, and some one came and paid my debts nnd gave mo a receipt in full, and called off tho pack of hounding creditors; if I were on a foundering ship, and you camo in n life-boat and took mo off, could 1 over forget your kindness? Would I over allow an opportunity to pass without rendering you it service or attesting my gratitude and lovo? Oh, how ought wo feel toward Christ, who plunged Into tho depth of our sin and plucked us out? Ought It not to sot tho very best emo tions of our heart Into tho warmest aye, tt red hot glow? Tho story is so old that pcoplo almost get tislerp whllo they nro hearing. And 'yet' there ho hangs Jesus thu man, Jesus the God. Was there anything before or blneo, anything to bo compared to this spec tacle of generosity and woo? JJld heart strings ever Mum with a worse torture? Were tears ever charged with a hearten grief? Did blood ever gush, in each globule the price of n soul? Tho wavo of earthly malice dashed its bloody foam against one foot, tho wave of in fernal mnlice dashed against his other foot, while tho, storm' of God's wrath against sin beat on his thorn-pierced brow, and all tho hoMs of darkness with gleaming lanees rampaged through His holy soul. Oh, seo the dethronement of Heaven's King! the Conqueror fallen from tho whlto horse! the massacre of n God! Weep, ye who have tears, over tho lone liness of His exilo and tho horrors 'of His darkness. Christ sacrificed on tho funeral pyro of a world's transgression; tho good for tho bad, tho great for the mean, tho infinite for the finite, tho God for tho man. Ob, If thero be In all this audience one person untouched by this story of the Saviour's lovo, show me where ho is, that I may mark the monster of Ingratitude and of crime. If you could hco Christ as Ho Is vou would ribo from your scut and . . -. ' nd lling yourselves down ut his feet, crying: "My Lord, my light, my love, my Joy, my peace, my strength, my expectation, my heaven, my all Jesus! Jesus!" Oh, you can not. lovo him? Do you want moro of hlf tears? Why, ho has bhed them all for you.' llo has no more. Do you want moro of his blood? His arteries wcro emptied dry, and the iron hand of agony could press out nothing more. Would you put lilm to woruo ox- ii ' iWl...l,M.,l Ii .ii,n.Nhfc.. .HI i. ...,.,.ipA.l, l Ml, eructation? Then', drlvo another nail Into his hn'nd, nnd plunge anothcrspenr into his side, nnd twist nnothor thorn into his crown, und lash him with nn othor ilnmo of infernal torture. "No," nayssomo one; "stop! slopl ho shall not bo smitten ngaln. Knough tho tears. Enough tho blood. Knough tho torture. Enough tho ngony." "Enough," cries earth. "Enough," cries Henvcn. Aye, "Enough," erica 1)611. At last' enough. Oh, look at him, thy butchered Lord, tinshroudcd nnd ghastly as they Hung Him froui tho tree, lib wounds gaping for a bandage. Are there no hands to closo these eyes? Then let tho sun go out nnd there be midnight Howl, yo winds, and howl, ve seas, for your Lord Is dead! Oh, what more could ho hltvo I donui for you nnd for mo thnn ho has ' done? Could ho pay a bigger price? Could ho drink a moro bitter cup? Could ho plunge Into a worse, catastro phe? And can you not lovo him? Groan ngaln, O blessed Jesus, that they may feol thy sacrifice! Groan again. Put the four fingers and tho thumb of thy wounded hand upon them that tho gash in the palm may strike their soul und thy warm life may bleed Into them. Groan ngaln, O Jesus, and see if they will not feet. Oh, whnt will you do with such n Christ as that? You have got to do something with Him this morning. Whnt will you do with Jesus? Will you pluy lilm ngain by your sin? Will you spit upon Him again? Will you crucify Him ngaln? What will you do with Him who has loved you moro than a Brother's love, moro than a father's love, yen, moro than a mother's lovo, through all these years? Oh, is it not enougii to make the hard heart of tho rock break? Jesus! Jesus! What shall wo do with thee? I havo to say that tho question will after awhile change, and It will not bo whnt shall wo do with Christ, but what will 'Christ do with lis? King all tho bells of eternity ut tho burning of a world. In that day what do you think Christ will do with us? Why, Christ will say: "Thero Is that man whom I cnlled. Thero is that woman whoso soul I importuned. Hut they would not any of my ways. I gave them Innumer able opportunities of salvation. They rejected them nil. Depart, I never knew you." lllcssed be God, that day has not come. Halt, ye destinies of eterni ty, nnd give us one more chance. Ono more chance, and this is It Some travelers in tho wilderness of Australia a few years ago found tho skeleton of a man nnd some of his gar ments, and a rusty kettle on which tho man had written or scratched with his finger unit these words: "O God, I am dying of thirst. My brain is on lire. Iy tonguo Is hot God help mo In tho wilderness." Oh, how suggestlvo of the condition of those who die in tho wilderness of sin through thlrbt Wo take hold of them to-day. Wo try to bring tho cool water of tho rock to their lips. te say, "Ho, every ono thnt ' thlrstethl" God, thy fnther, nwalts thee. Ministering spirits who watch the ways of the soul bend now this mo ment over this immortal auditory to scr what wo will do with Jesus. A CURIOUS PIG. It rllinln Trrc nml Him Other ItciniirU. ulilv Attribute. j An account of a curious pig comes from Australia. A Mr. Lo Mortemore, living at Seriana creek, Queensland, has lately shot an animal which he de scribes as a sort of tree-climbing pig. For it number of years wild pigs havo been ' numerous in that locality, und his theory is that tho original or common pig has been changed, partly by tho necessities of his wild life, into tho variety he has dNeovcrd. Tho captured animal weighs abot a hundredweight, and Is pretty fat, with bristly brown fur. Smill black bpots, snout and cars like a pig; but tho jaw is furnished with front teeth Hko a ro dent, and has also largo canines nnd powerful back grinders. "Tho fore feet nro furnished with hook-like claws, but tho hind ones with only two hooks on each hoof. Tho tail is thick, about a foot long, and highly prehensile, and in a state of rest it is usually carried by the animal In what is known as a 'Flemish coll.' A Flemish coil, I believe, somewhat resembles tho figure 8. This last item about tho new Austra lian pig is impressive. It shows that this pig's Ideas about tho proper ar rangement for a tall aro novel and btrjklng, and that ho must havo de voted some attention to tho subject. This Australian nnlmal hns other peculiarities. It is furnished with it pouch, which it appears to use for carry ing a supply ot loou while traveling or migrating to fresh pastures. "In drought the nnlmal climbs trees, and hangs by itB tail while It gathers Its food by its hook Claws." Mr. LoMortemore Intends ensnaring more of these pigs. Hu declares that the fiesh is excellent, "resembling veal and ham pie." A pig that climbs trees, carries his tall In a Flemish coll and his dinner In a bag, and whoso ilesh furnishes veal and hnin pics, Is certainly :t novelty, eveu in Australia, tho land of novelties. Harper's Young People. Tho battle of Lexington, April 10, 177E, marked tho beginning of tho Amer ican revolution. Tho Hrltlsh, 800 strong, marched to Lexington and Con cord during tho night of April 18, for the purposo of destroying the, stores of tho patriots. They wcro met at Lex ington by 70 patriots, whom they fired upon and dispersed. Tho patriots from the region round alwut speedily gath oml " ,r "s' Bn" u-.u"y P I ..,,..,,1 . IFhIIIuIi (i ! r" "'""""" "" Concord, compell ing their retreat and severely harassing them on tho march. Hrltlsh loss, ',i; American, 10:i. Tho Hoy Felt Safe. Father to youthful son Now, hoh .hero, my lad die, if you over do that again Pll make you binurt for It Son, Youcun't do It Teacher says I wa;bora "blupld and no power on earth eau makdT mo huutrt . Detroit Frcu Pi tbs. ..nil l ili) LEADERS SELECTED. Tho Pooplo'a Party Convention NntnoH Its Candidatos. Oen. John II. Wrarer for I'rciltlent mid Jitmr ), Field, of Vlrftlnln, for Vice l'reildnnt-The riiitrorm-Hecond lny's rrirccdlug. Hccrnil Dnj-. Omaha, Neb., July 5. Tho commit tee on permanent organization an nounced Its rendlness to report as soon as tho people's ' party convention mot yesterday morning and submitted tho following: "Your commlttco on permanent or- gnnlzatlon beg leave to submit tho fol- lowing report: For permanont chair man, II. L. Louoks, South Dakota, Prolonged applause. For permanent secretary, J. W. Hayes, New Jersey. Applause. For assistant occretarlos, 8. S. King, of Kunsas; Ocorgo Wilson, I Of MlpllllTlltl! 11. V. llolimnrlf nf .'tnntli Carolina, and I). W. Monroe." Follow- OK.V. J. it. WK.VVKK. ing thjs was also a long list of vice chairmen, each stnUi being represented in tho distribution of this honor. The report was unanimously adopted amid applause and Temporary Chairman Ellington at onco introduced his suc cessor. It was a plcturesquo spectuolo when Permanent Chairman Louelcs standing firmly on his one leg and swinging a crutch at arm's length waved tho great assemblage to order. Ills speech as It progressed was a surprise to it majority of the convention, but its impetuosity and fire if not Its hints for and ugalust candidates elicited cheers at every fow words. Mr. Louoks said: 3rntlcmtta of the Convention: Tho tlmo hns nrrlved when wo tnimt btfi?in the sorlom busi ness of tnts ennreuttoh. t hclievo that wo h.tvo had n HumdeiK.nmoiint of oratorr ns n prollml. n.ry to onr worRTinl-wn can Ulnponso with It ,uutll vrc llnlsh our butlne-i. Th'refore, I hire no siecvb tu mulct to you this morning, but I wtmlJ h lei thn human If I dlil not extend to ou ray sincere th-inks for tho honor conferred uron mo of preslflliiK ovrr thli, tho Krnmli-st riui iari?eit convention tint n:i ever own held In tho United State or anywhero In tho civi lized world. AnplnusR. I c.innot rcsht tho temptation of saying a Tory few words to con gratulate yuu on thu sticccm of thlitn.Uj-ntllcent I convention. It Is u cr:md tribute to tho clvlll ztUloti of tho present century. In tho put nges I when Rrent revolutions wero In pnure-m they ! havo been brought about at n rulo by tho I word, by the bullet. This Is tho trreatcst of ill rcr lulloiH, us being propelled by that silent power of education Urn ballot. Applnuso. J It inn grand trlbuto to tho present clvlllzv tton nnd, though many of our friends think tho republic ji In danger, I am ono of tlioso who be lieve that when tho people of this nation, tho great mnsi of wealth product-, have como up to thnt htirh standard of ctuwrltis this system t-ovornmont by tho ballot thst thli nation Is i en saved or will be saved by this means und wo can certainly congratulate ourselves. Ap p!auHO Wo can cougrntulato ourselves that ho nro projrresilMf nil nlon? the lino. Why. I havo not ltrnrd of n ulnsrlo s iloon In Omaha hav ing to double its eiipaclty to nccommodsta tills vast crowd. Loud npplamo. That, I thlnlt, was not trua ot somo 'other contention cltlc-4 or lomo other conventions In tho past Wo can congratulate ourselves on that. I want to corunitulato you on tho harmony thit has prevailed nil throush. Thoro nro n (treat many delegate from ull parts of the coun try nnd they did not know who their candidate won to bo. Slates htro not boon fixed up by this convention and we nro nil ut sea, but tho result undoubtedly will be thnt the cholcoof tho pcop'o will be nominated by this oonTou tlon Inpplaurij, nnd not tho cholcs of machine o'cmvnu of tho nation. You hear talk In tho other conventions nbont nominating certatn men because they can enrry certain mates We do not hear of fhst In this convention by tho delegate- nt len. Tho question l, who repre sents our principles. Moro thuu that, ihero Is a spirit abroad hero thnt tho man who Is nomt- mica t KtH convention must not only swim 1 squarely upon our platform of principles, but ho niuit h ive burnud tho bridges behind him. Applnimo. Wu arout critical pcrloH und wo cinnot afford to tako sny eh,noe.. Wo wsnt no donhtl f ul men to land this movemont Wo ion' l want to hare to hiqulre how any man stands on our j platform if prInripU-i We muni know that ho Ins been wtth h lontr enouith to have hien found true or he will rind no place hero. I htro heard imo thins' that lis discouraged ran a lit tin that wo mufftnot nominations of the old KU rd who have been In the front of, this movo ' mont nil tho tUro. Did you ever heir In it democratic lonventioa or In a repnbllwm con tention tho Htiitemsnt mads that hecatifo n man was active in protu;-tlnv republican doe- trluoordemoorntlo doolrtnn that he mnst ifi' Unovk'l oil tho hwtd unl sent to the renrf (Cries of never J Why, I hsvo loon told Lore that tt will not do to nominate, a man wlw lias been a areonUn ker. You have not to notnl I nato u man win fmi bef n either n Breonb.iskor I or n Kold bug und tako your choice. A irrcen i backer? Whr, bloss your souls this movemont wiih Ix'tfim bv irreenbaukors. Although I tako I tredlt for biting tho father of this movement, I In Um present form, tho seed sown by tho old Krrt'iintickcr. Is what Inn brought forth this movement, llut somebody says t.ikaupauew man, who thonirh he mar njtrro with thi crcon back movement, his not bcn irtontttlml wtth It In tho past. Tho II rst Issue of Greenbacks w.ts tho greenbacks tint rrmilnol at pnr nil during tha war lint there wus.n row Issuo of greenbacks that had un exception ctntKo in It It Is on tho principal of thy original greonbackers thtt this movemont was founded I bullovo In your o looting a mini for the hour u innu who will meet tlw approval cf tho icoplo lnsldo tho pvr ty. Uonot bo afraid of what tho opposition may s y. You ltrlng up n mm horo nnd say ho has not mslo enemies In this movement nnd 1 eiiv bo is not worth that (wtth tt iim of tho llugon In this movement. Wo wnnl n man who has made enemies for this cnuo und i ho will go forward and mako moro rnemlo-. in the fu ture, (tuch n man I am satisfied yog will nomi nate to-day. All over this United Slates nro trlcnas who nru waiting;. Thoy uro matting until tho tele graph ticks tho news ot the nominee, .t thin convention. I don't want to disappoint our friends nil over this nation I know you dn not want to. so, lot ns pro.'nol to business and us hoon us possible sond over tho wires tho uaino of tho m-n who will occupy tho White house for tho ne-Tt,f,otir,ypars., (Cht-ers-l Aftoi'ik5pccoUfraiaOon. Armstrong nnd n ren-t from the committee on rules a recess was taken. Tha Platform. Omaha, Nob., July 5. It was 3 o'clock beforo tho people's convention got to business in tho afternoon. Tho committee on reolutlons road tho lengthy preamble and then offered the following platform: Wo demand n national currencj. safe, sound and flexible, issued by tho gcncr.il government only, n full legal tender for all deb if. publljaud private nnd that without the usi of banking cor porations, a Just, cqiiltililo nnd orflitent means of distribution direct to tho people, u tax not to oxcecd 2 tier cent, por anuum to bo provided ns ot forth in the suii-trcnsury plan of tho Far mers' AUlanco, or u bettor system: also by pay ments in dtschnrgo ot Its obligations for public Improvements. (A) Wo demaad froo and unlimited colnngo of silver nnd gold at tho present legal ratio of lit to I. (!)) Wo demand that tho amount of clroulnt lng medium bo i.poodlly Incro.noil to not lesi th.it: t.V) p4r capita. ((') - Wo demaad a graduated tnoorao tax. (D) Wo bollovo th it the money of the coun try should bo kept us nuioh m possible In the hands of tho people and honoo ws demand that tilt state nnd tnUonnl revenues "hall bi limited to tho necessary oxpnnsiM of the government economically nuJ huuostly administered. (H) Wedomaud that postal savings banks bo established by tho fovornmont for tho auto depositor tho earnings of thu peoplo and to facilitate oxcban,ro, (F) Transporratlon bolnf a method of ci ch.ingo nnd n pnbllo necessity, tho govorninont should own und opurato tho railroads lu tho Interest of tho pcoirtc (O) Tho telegraph, tolcpbono, Hko the post ofDce system being n nocoslty for tho tr.ns mission ot news, should bo ownoJ nn4 oporntod by the governmont In tho tntwxtitof tho people. Tha land inclu Jlrvf nil tho natural souracsof wealth, Is tho heritage- of tho people and should not be mntopoU24 forspooulaUro purposes, uud nllcn ownership of bind should bo pro hibited. All lnnS.s now hold ay rnllroH Is nnd other corporations in oxooss ot their actual needs, nnd nil land' nuw uwiuU by aliens should bo reclaimed by th) gt-vcrnnent und bold for actual settlers only. Tho rending of tho platform was warmly greeted, nnd its unanimous adoption almost instantly followed, A remarkable seono cusued. It be gan by tho convention rising iu their chairs, cheering, swinging coats whiel. had been taken olT on account of the heat waving liats and fans nnd throw ing things into tho air. All tlus ileliv gates wero on their f 3ot uud the stage was crowded with inumbyrv of tho com mittee on resolutions. Tho Xiitnlimllnns. Omaha, Neb., July S. Delegates woro prompt In arriving for tho night session and they wero till nervous and expect ant, owing to the la ok of positive und final Information us to the possibility of an necept'itiee of the nouiluutlon by Judge Uresham. Tho audtonuo whs n largo one. Tho llrst actual business was tho reading by Chairman Ilrnnoh of tho resolutions commltteo of it stipplviinnt to tho platform. Thu Immigration plank and anti-Plukerton plank wore loudly cheenil. When the first paragraph, that relat ing to tho elections bill and tho Austral Ian ballot system, was road it delegate moved to lay It on tho table. They al ready had the Ht Louis platform, hu said. His motion got a souvnd, but was beaten most decisively oa n Tote, nearly tho whole convention voting no. As soon its tho muling was ilulshexl llranch moved ita adoption. Tho mo tion was promptly seconded nnd it was adopted beforo some protectants could get tt hearing. Thoy protested against any "gag" law and moved a reconsider ation, but on its being put to a vote it was defeated by a vivti vix.h; vote, though delegates from Ohio and Mississippi protested against this method of count ing aud demanded a call of states on tho vote. Mr. llranch thon Introduced Hugh Cavanngh, of Ohio, secretary of tho res olutions commltteo, who road tho fol lowing resolution, unanimously adopt ed by the committee: Itesolved, That this convention sympathizes with thu Knights of Labor In their righteous contest with tho tyrannical combine of clothing manufacturers of Hochesternnd declares It to lie. the duty of all w ho h tto tyranny uud oppres sion to refuse to purohaso tho goods made by tho said manufacturers or to patronlzo uny merchants who sell such goods. Tiie resolution was adopted by aocla matlon. At last the moment had arrived whon all was ready ami tho roll of states was culled for the presentation of candidatos for the presidency. Tho first state, "Alabama," was scarcely shouted by tho secretary when J. C. Manning, of Alabama, arose and promptly pktccd in nomination n man, "the mention of whose name creates such enthusiasm as was never henrdln our state. Ho is nn old wnr horse, but I say ho Is good for a thousand campaigns yet to come." "Who Is ho?'1 shouted a voice. "(Sen. James 1$. Weaver, of Iowa." Prolonged cheers. California was tho noxt stato to re spond, and an enthusiastic delegate from that state said hi. state was di vided on the presidency, but hu would vote for Weaver if no other man from that state did. Applause. The place of Colorado was yielded to Col. S. P. Norton, of Illinois, whoplneod Senator Kylo, of South Dakotay In nomination. Stephen II. Ilashor, of Illinois, pastor of tho Progressiva church, nominated ox-Senator Van Wyck, of Nobroska. litis nomination later was withdrawn. A Htampsde soou followed to Weaver. From tha very beginning of the roll call Weaver led all his competitors, and ho overwhelming was tho vote e:;t for him that his nomination was practically assured before tho ballot was half com pleted. Tho Weaver Infection t-eemed to spread, nnd as Mate after statu oast its yote almost unanimously for Weaver tho people grow wildly euthuhtnstlc, cheering boing loud and long continued. Norton, of Illinois, moved to make the nomination unanimous and Schil ling, of Wisconsin! Washburno, of Massachusetts, and tho delegates from South Dakota, Montana and Massa chusetts, seconded tho motion. It was carried amid a hurrah and loud cheering, ending with o.tlls for "Weaver." Tho genorol wns not pres ent and n committee was appointed to escort him to tho hall. It was now nf tor 1 a. in. With little delay a roll call of states for nominations for vice- president was begun. Oeorgo P. Oaltzcr, of Alabama, pre sented tho name of Mr. Hen Torroll, of Texas, for tho honor. Doleguto lleverly, of Arkansas, nomi nated ox-Confcdcrato Gen. James O. Plcld of Vlrgiula, who had previ ' ti'JaWtiUaMSiavay twUTittfaasrj wwFliiMafsTt.iiWTiiiiiwinirr nv,vw.wwtw,iW ously received ono volo on the prcaldcn tlal ballot A dolegato from Colorado seconded tlio nomination, as did polo ware, A Florida delegate named Brti Tor roll, of To.tas. Jutncs O, Flold was nominated on the) first ballot Tlio National Committer. Omaha, Nob., July C Tho following1 is the national committee as reported to the convention: Alabnmt-J. 1). Wiua, C It Manning and George Frtlolther. Arknnsas-J. W. DolUson, J. M. Plttman and B. It Hay. ' ,Callforiln Jesse Pounds tone, Goorgo D. Johr.sorf ndd Ii. M. Hamilton. Color.tdo-I U. Horry, J. A. Wnyland nnd A, C!ematL Connecticut HoboH Pyno. A. S. Hough ton nnd Henry C. Ualdwla. Florida B. S. Uarvoy, P. U Jonklns nnd A. 1L Lvtle, Ocorgbt J. UL Turno, J. F. Drown and C IL BlUngton. Idaho A. T. I.ano, J. U. Anderson and D. It Monroe, ' Illinois U. II Tnubccock, Kugcno Smith nnd W. It Hess. Inilluna M. 0. Itonkln, O, A.- Itobtnson and Frer Thomas. Iowa W. H. Calhoun; W. S., Scott nnd A, J. Wootfatl. ICnnsa S. IL Snydor. W. D. Vlnoont aud J. W. Ivtvbourn. Kentuaky A. F. Garden. J. O. Dlatrnnd W. J. Soott Tiul-lana-O. W. llruoe, II. F. Hardest)' nnd J. W. Hurt ' Maiao-H. & Hobbs, Honry Uotts and H. Buyston. ti-wiolnisotts W. O. Urown, O F. Wash burn and I'otnr Oarduor. Michigan -Johu O. Seabol, It L Allen , and E. tiroeit Mlusosota-I?n.itltw Donnelly, K. Halrorscn ud It & Martin. Misslsslpnl-a W. Dyer, L S. MlUraps and H. W. IlraJford. Missouri M. V. Cirrolt A. Itosello nnd O. M. Uoooh. Montana C Haoscom, W. Alien nnd J. 11 Hauehor. Mow Hampshlro-Ii. H. I'ortor, ... .'J New Jersey H. I). OpJylio, John Wilcox and J. Iltiolmuan. ,'!) New York L. J. McLtrttn, Henry A. Illcka a.! L O. HolKTts. Nofta Carolina-IV. It Lindsay, Thomas It Loag nnd S. O Wilson. North IXvlwta-Wnltor Hull-, W. T. McCul loch and lleruim Mlcli&ulgruL Ohio-Hush Trlco, O. IL Cobb nnd M. WV Wil li! ns. On pon .loioph Waldrop, J. W. Marksborry aud Cliarlos K. Flndi Pennsylvania V. A. Lotor, J. iX Leslie nnd J. U Akin. . SouWi Uakotn-A. Wiirdoll, A. M. Allen nnd V. ZllMW. Tennesseo W. IL Owynuo, I II. Taj lor nnd W. 11. Wllidu. Texas -Thomas Gatnos, It W. Coleman nnd J. IL IVavts. VlrgtnU-L Hobson, Marlon l'ago nnd Sam Uwl I Kowl-jrry WahUwtoky-D. B. Hannuh, M. F. Knox nnd a W. Young. Wet VlwinLt-S. U. I'oUsol, John K. Stsloy asU N. W. I-'ltsgeraUL WUcoiuOn ltobert SehllUng, C. JL Hutte and U'wuy (yiHiru. DUtrkit of Columbia -Leo Orandall, Annie It. Iisis and a. A. HUnd. Utilahoni 1. O. O.tsstdy nnd S. D. Downr. TUo statos nml U-rrttnrles of Delaware, Mary laiut Nebr.ttka, Ncv.ul.i, Klioio Isliiuil, SouUt Carolina. Vermont, Wyoming, Alaska. Arizonn, Indian torrltorv, Now Moxlco ucd Utah havo cot yot selected tholr oomtnlttoomen. Mr. Dnmir-lly's Speerli. Following Is tho substanoo of Mr, Donnelly's sp.ooh whllo awaiting tho report of committoos: Mr friends, Mr. Donnelly said: I am of tho oylulon tluit bodies like this nro Intended ritber for action than for sihhwIi and I ha to to trespMtt upon your t lino nnd attention savo nt tha request of tho exec utive committee. They assure mo that, pend ing tho report of tho committee, nothing will bo dono and they uro In clined to think a speech by mo may lo n good substlt'tto for nothing. rLniiKhtcr.l That bo- lug tho case I will tres pass on your attention a few minutes. I (In not mean to indulge in nny words of Idlo corapU- icnatics iioNxr.M.r. raents. for Uio dignity of thu occasion forbids It, whon I my Uuu no greater lody of men has ever usscmbteil upon this cun linen t than sits hero tiUy slnoo those men who formulated tho Immortal dojtirv llou of iudependonco. It is In many re siwcts tho mott nstonlsliln? githerlua this countrr has over soon t convention without n slngln tool or instrument of monopoly in Its midst, si convention whco evory "man Us Ivld thu expenses of his journny hither uu his return, or which Unas been d tld by a man ns poor as hunelL Cheers. Thoro is not lu this gathering a single president of u railroad com pany. Cheers. There Is not a single repre sontativo ot any of tho rings whloh nro robbing mut sucking tho life blood out of this American peoplo. Cheers. I can not help but think of tho astounding contrast this body present to lli.i lonveutlans which havo recently met la Minneapolis and Chicago. Ono little point cm phsl2 ' tho dlffercnco nnd should bo suOlilent tn ltn-lf to show tho Amerloan peojilo who nro Its friends. Thero uro In this umventlou dolcg-atos from tho dlstitnt stato of California, aud thor could not obtain tho suiau railroad eocooA.Uns that nro grantod to tlio n.itUuiil convent Ions. They aro horo at u cost, as I um Inrormoit. tf $1W to oach ot there. I am toW that there nro delegates from Wyo mint who travelled 300 miles in farmer?,' wag ons to roaoh tho naret depot whtro they could tiiko tho train for Omaha. iChecrs and cries of "Hurrah for Wyoinlnj."! I hco a bonner, tho bannor nt the gi.U state of Massachusetts, nudwo tnlzht say in tho words of Webster, '"lhoro Ls MosAiohusctts: t-h'i speaks fur her Bolf." CliecrK On .tour banner I seo tha words, Spirit of ITfil. This Is the spirit that unlmaU'S this nugust gathering. We nro tho lluel ruproseiitatlvoH of tlwijo men tu homo, spun uud ilix-r.kln. Uiosu hunters, Uhi'r nnd farmers who founcUMl Uio n.ition a nation wth out a ratlllonatru and without a pauper, t.oud ouncrs One hundred and slxyen yosrs ot l.atlounl life under tho maiingt-raout of two great partKs havo given us according to tho tlllTerent estimates from HJ to IW.'i'J mil lionaires and l.WMiiH tr.miiw, while tho whole land It bllstred with rnonpau'i-s sjkJ the whole p-wpla uro stM-pist to the lips in poverty My friends, every great light that was ever nudo In the past for right and liberty dominates in this present gathorlng. Kiery Uittlcllcld of tho past fonght to mako men f ri'o. moro happy and more prosperous Ins i.hed the f rnlts of victory upon this great assemblage, Cheers. 1 What ucontmst to the Mluuenyulia convisitlon. Tho leotlliig man of that body, tho man tnnst pcttod and dined nnd wined, uus Channcx-y M. Depnw, Ihe twenty times million ulre, pn-sldent of two rallrwvl euinpanies aid roprvbcntatlioof the Vittiderbllt's laM.WOnuo, ITie members ot that eouvcnUou wriggled upon his vest button. Cheers. Why, ho could not sneezu but that the republicans had plo. tores of him In everv point of tho procch. (Utughtor uud cheers Mr. Donnelly then told of ho.iv tha republican party had lost its gresitearly loaders, Oreeley, Sumner, t'huse, Lin coin and others, whoso pluees aro now filled by such representative men as hreil i)ouginss, Mckinley, eU and that both old parties accused ench other of putting monopolists up us lenders and closetl by saying that ho was glud to know that the pooplo'a party was not a sectional one, but grated ull as brothers in a common cause. V k7 y voaij a u v-: Ki - ataBatoOM?Wat-Mtfi-wft!K?S7 I. fl m .'TITWHto Mvay"M2?l..