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HON. JOHN B. GORDON. [CONTIMUED FROM 4IH PAGE.] That's about the size 'of it. After all, it seems to be a question of who owns the ox. The negroes are going to vote with us because it is to their interest to do so; because bad laws hurt a black man just as they hurt a white man. \\ hy should we take to our heels just because the negroes are willing to vote with us in repealing laws which you, yourself, say are infa mous ? In looting the Treasury and in grinding the Tax-payer the privileg ed classes do not stop to ask whether the skin of the victim is white or black. In casting off this horrible slavery of Class Rule we are going to appeal t<» all citizens to help us; and we do not propose to reject a vot/ because it comes from a man whose skin is black. T. E. W. P. S.—Among those who voted for the Resolution which resulted in giv ing some $60,000,600 to the Bond holders as Premiums are the follow ing gentlemen who denounced the sub-Trcasury plan which only asked a loan of some of the money on good security and at a reasonable interest: Carlton, of Georgia. < ’lenients “ “ (’risp, “ “ Blount, “ “ Barnes, “ “ Stewart, “ “ Turner, “ “ To the honor of Grimes and Nor wood, be it said, they voted against the Resolution. T. E. W. THE WHEELSBEGINTOHRN. At last Bourbon Democracy can preserve its stolid, hide-bound con ceit no longer. It admits that the condition of the people is well nigh desperate and that “something” “must” be done. In the Augusta Chronicle of May 1, appears an Editorial headed 4 ‘Help the Farmers” I quote from it the following sentences : “There is great distress among our farmers.” “We know that many of them are pressed for money to make a crop.” “The time is at hand when the farmers need our assistance. We must help them generously. The cotton men, the merchants and the Banks must aid them to make a -crop.” “We appeal to our business men to aid the planters * * * the men upon whose labors the pros perity of the South so largely de pends.” These are manly, patriotic words. Would that they had come earlier. Would that their scope and purpose were broader and deeper. It has not been two years since the Chronicle charged me with being a Demagogue, because I made state ments contained in this Editorial, and denounced these statements as untrue. In its editorial columns it bitterly and offensively denied that our far mers were not prospering. But the wheels are beginning to turn, and the Chronicle honestly ad mits now that my presentation of the base was truthful. That being so, may it not be, O ye able Editors, that my remedies are likewise the correct ones ? Is it not barely possible that as I was right on the disease, I may be right as to its treatment? What do you propose as a remedy ? You appeal for individual aid to the individual farmer. This is gen erous and good, so far as it goes. But does it treat the real disease ? Does it seek to remove the causes of the disease? I propose a Constitutional treat ment which will renovate the entire System. You propose a local Salve which leaves the “causes” of the disease untouched. Let the wheels continue to turn. After awhile you will see that this movement has a deep significance, and we will not be frightened off by the fact that you and Mr. Black de nounce us as “unprincipled Politi cians,” “who only want office and money.” If you and he really have any arguments to use, you had bet ter get them ready. Bulldozing and frothy, sophomoric abuse amount to nothing in this Campaign. T. E. W. NORTHEN AND BRADWELL. • _ r Is it possible that a suit for divorce is pending between that affectionable political couple,Northen and Bradwell? I actually see in the papers that Nor then is to make a speech at some town or other and no mention is made of Bradwell. Now this is disquieting. We had cosily settled down to the belief that the Siamese Twins were not more firmly welded together than Northen and Bradwell. » Wherever one spoke on “Education,” the other spoke on “Education.” The nearer the time for re-nomina tions came, the oftener this “Educa tional” question needed turning and stirring. Where Northen stirred, there Brad well turned. Where Bradwell turned, there Nor then stirred. It really began to look as if, by her culean efforts, they would succeed in keeping the people from abolishing the schools and crucifying the school masters. The nearer the time for re-nomina tion, the more hopeful the outlook be came that the two together (Northen and Brad well) would probably succeed in preventing our folks from relapsing into unlettered barbarism. But we thought all the while that neither one of these strong men could accomplish this feat alone. We hon estly supposed it would require the desperate exertions of both. We fear ed that if either of these strong men ceased their efforts that we might at any moment hear the people call the dogs and begin to chase the School masters. Really, there must not be any divorce between this fond couple. We are ac customed to see them hunt in pairs, and we distrust any sudden change. We think we should at least have been put on notice that there would be a separation, and thus gradually have accustomed ourselves to bear it.. To spring it on us in this extempor al fashion is not pleasant. It is not “good form.” The school houses must not be al lowed to disappear. The closer we are to nominating conventions, the great er the danger of their being suddenly burned up. To a man unacquainted with our pe culiar and complex institutions, this would appear to be an imaginary danger. But it isn’t. By no manner of means! Northen and Bradwell scent danger in the air. Together they have been staving off the evil. They had almost got the,.enemy where Waller had the But division means disaster. Let Nort hen ahei Brad well get together some more. Let mutual apologies be made. If each has grown tired of the other’s speech, it is a fair set off, and it is no reason why any blood should be spilt. The same thing has happened before. But by all means let them unite again. Where Northen stirs, let Brad well turn. Where Bradwell turns, let Northen stir. By this patient perseverance (aided by a little sweet oil), it may be that they can accomplish the apparently impossible. The school houses will not be the subject of systematic Arson, and the schoolmaster will quietly wend his way as heretofore, uncaught by orga ized Kidnappers. As soon as the nominating conven tion shall have met, the danger to our schools, it is hoped, will have passed away, and these eminent Political Twins can have rest from their labors- T. E. W. The attempt to prevent the or ganization of a citizen’s alliance in a certain Georgia town recently, by bulldozing and threats, is character istic of the plutocracy and the tools which it uses to attain its ends. The bulldozing of working men has been one of the main reliances of the plu tocracy in the North, but here was an effort not only to bulldoze labor ing men, but threats were actually made to manufacturers employing large numbers of men, that extra burdens would be laid upon those who dared to exercize the rights of free men and vote the People’s Par ty ticket or organize a citizen’s alli ance. The full particulars of the attempt ed outrage are known to us, includ ing the names of the leaders in it, and we only refrain from holding them up to the scorn of all honest men and all lovers of free institutions at the earnest request of friends, who assure us that ; Jhe parties have promised that no further attempt of the kind will be made, and in order to do no injury to honest people who have invested their all in that town, and who rightly fear that further efforts to build up the town will be futile if the facts of the attempted bulldozing be made known. BILLY AND THE BILLY-GOAT. Billy had a little Kid — (Angora breed, you know;) And wheresoever Billy went, The Kid must up and go. They went to school in royal style— (Not heeding any rule;) It made the children slyly laugh, To see them both at school. They tramped the Georgia uplands and They tramped the wire grass; They tramped the city and the town; And so it came to pass, That Billy and his little Kid, Made what they call “a team; ” Where one would go the other went, As queer as it might seem. At County Fairs they put on airs, Both Billy and the Kid; No end of plaudits by the Press, Was given all they did. The people somewhat wondered at The strange ways of the pair, ’ But Billy said, “In love or war All things are counted fair.” So on they "went faem place to place, But to the Watchful Eye, The path they traveled surely le i To pastures green and high. For Billy said, “Those fields are ours; They nourish well my pride; You’ll crop the grass, I’ll pluck the ■ fruity And there we will abide.” The Kid knew what was in the wind, As well as I or you; He winked his eye and scratched his ear, As little kids will do. And Billy’s manner seemed to speak, “I’m on the track to stay; Let Sydney Lewis hoist the hymn Called ‘Happy on the Way.’” T. E. W. GILMORE. A great many of the opposition journals are gaping with amazement because the reform still goes on in spite of the fact that J. L. Gilmre was turned out of church for getting drunk. The crime seems to them to con sist less in the getting drunk than* in the being turned out. The world finds it hard to forgive the man -who “gets caught.” Yes, Gilore got drunk, as many a better man has done, and was ex pelled from his church. He owned up like a man, left Savannah and went to teaching school in the country. Having taken his punish ment and profited by it, he went back to his church a penitent ;* was received again, and has ever since done his work humbly, earnestly and devoutly while teaching. He was made lecturer of the first congressional district for the alliance before the Third Party was ever heard of. He did his work so ac ceptably to Livingston that at the state convention of 1891 he was mde assistant state lecturer of the alliance. Later on in this convention he in curred the hatred of Livingston by having the convention vote me its thanks for the railroad speech I had just delivered, and by aiding in the victory which was gained over Liv ingston and his railroad policy. Further on he went to Indianapolis and helped foil the old plotter and scheemer there. Then at St. Louis he was again in the way of the Boss and “My Com mittee.” Os course these were unpardon able offenses. The man who was good enough to be made assistant state lecturer was suddenly discov ered to be about the worst ruffian that ever “cut a throat or scuttled a ship.” Ah, gentlemen! if you will kick out of the democratic party all the men who have taken too much of “the rosy” at some time or other there will mot be enough of you left to sit on the election. How drunk Gilmore got we have not been told. It was several years ago, and proof is canty. * Whether he was so completely gone that the barber shaved off all his beard before he “came to” does not appear. Maybe Livingston knows. Stand to your guns, Gilmore! T. E. W. Make your communications short, friends, or we cannot put them in. we cannot give one brother a half dozen columns while dozens are ask ing a hearing. Cut down your eight page article to one or two, and you will be surprised to see how much stronger you have made it. THEY ACKNOLEDGED IT. The Atlanta Constitution of March 13th last had the following acknowl edgement in its editorial columns of the fact that the republicans and democrats work together in New York to arrange the candidates of both parties. The Constitution said: “The claim is made that the Cleve land democrats are uniting with the republicans in New York state. The Cleveland papers, in fact, boast of it.” Now think of the cheek of the democrats in accusing the People’s Party of working with the republi cans, when they themselves are do ing it. The most encouraging reports come to us from all. portions of the Union regarding the People’s Party movement. Instead of dying, as the old party papers report, it is grow ing more rapidly than ever we had dared to hope, and a few weeks more will demonstrate the fact that the in dustrial people are everywhere intent to abide by the action of the St. Louis conference, and are going al most solidly into the People’s Party. One whole congressional district in Mississippi moved over last weeek bodily and without a dissenting voice. Tennessee is preparing to move. In Alabama they are estab lishing a state paper at Birmingham, and President Adams of the Far mers’ Alliance has declared that he is for the People’s Party straightout. And it is just so everywhere. The leaders, so-called, have about aban doned all effort to hold the people back and are now trying to catch up with the procession, which is miles in advance of them. We veture the assertion with perfect confidence that the first day of August will see the entire south and west united, con solidated and immovable and the two old parties disorganized and on the run. Victory will be with the peo ple in October and November, and relief from their financial difficulties will speedily follow. The democrats passed the free wool bill to help the republicans. It will hurt the wool-grower and the republican orators will say to them, “Look there I The democrats cut rL-'vn the price of your wool by . making you compete with the Au stralian wool-grower!” But they did not take the 40 per cent, tariff off of manufactured goods. You get less for your wool but pay the same price for your clothing that you did be fore. Evidently the domoorats don’t want the republicans to be without a club with which to club their depart ing voters back into the republican ranks. Friends should remember that this is a poverty campaign ; that we are all poor; that while a few men of moderate means are giving with great liberality, they cannot bear the expenses of all the speakers that go out. When you have a rally, make up a purse and pay the speaker’s expenses. This is not a politician’s war, but the people’s fight for equal justice to all, which means comfort able homes, freedom from debt and money in pocket to those who labor when the fight is won. Remembering this, chip in a dime or a dollar now, that the victory may come the sooner. Colonel Post’s meeting at Chatta hoochee Park on the 7th was a suc cess, as are all Peopled Party meet ings in the slate generally. Coloael Post spoke over two hours in the forenoon, and by urgent request spoke for an hour again after dinner. The day was beautiful, and in spite of the fact that tw’o other pic-nics were a few miles distant, fully three hundred people were present and re mained until the meeting broke up. Gentlemen, it would be much easier to supply speakers Jbr yoifr rallies if some daj* besides Saturday was selected for them. There were at least twenty calls for speakers for last Saturday, and fully as many for the 14th and 21st are already in and the committee has not that many speakers at command. Don’t furnish ammunition to your enemies. They never subscribe for papers that support your cause. Why do you support their papers? You cannot afford to do it. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, D. C., May 9, 1892. When this Congress came togeth er back in December ’9l, it had the commission of the people of this coun try to legislate actively and wisely and economically. Thoroughly dis gusted with the extravagance and; and waste of the last Congress, the people made the Democratic majori ty in the existing House so over whelming and so secure that no leg islative fribbles or dilatory tactics could hinder the Democracy from carrying out their wishes. Have the Democrats executed this trust ? They have not! They have not only failed to execute it but signally failed. * They have not only signally failed but they have stultified them selves by refusing to a|tempt to undo or even modify legislation heretofore enacted that experience has taught us to look upon as hurtful to the great laboring masses, whom they profess to represent but whom they do not represent. Elected to revise and modify the tariff, they have spent nearly six months in the work of preparing and presenting to the country a few bills covering separate articles wffiich stand no earthly chance of passing through the Republican Senate. In stead of attacking the audacious rob ber bill known as the McKinley act with sledges and catapults, they have frittered away their opportunity by assailing it with tack hammers and icp picks. Warranted to pass a Free Coinage bill, Southern and Western Demo crats have yielded to the threats and bullying of Wall street and Eastern monopolists and by the act of an ir resolute Speaker, this greatly desired measure has been buried, it is feared, beyond resurrection. Charged to exercise the most rigid economy and to bring the country back to a safe financial anchorage, they have, according to the testimo ny of one of their own leaders, Mr. Beltzhooverof Pennsylvania, outstrip ped the Billion Dollar Republican Congress in the matter of wasteful ness and appropriations. And this is the party that the far mers and laboring men of Georgia and of the balance of the country are asked to support and continue in power! Passing over for the time the fail ure of this Congress to enact laws for the relief of the people, let us regard for a moment the figures, the note of warning uttered by Mr- Beltzhoover, one of the most trusted Democrats on the great committee of Appropri ations. Said he to the correspondent of that staunch Democratic daily, the New York World : “We are making our appropriation bills too big. If a halt is not called we shall ourselves have the odium of a billion dollar Congress to bear. We are on the way to making such a record, and the Republicans, are of course, helping us might and main. Extravagance on our part will be quoted against us as an in dorsement of the Reed Congress. I have just had prepared in the rooms of the Appropria tions Committee a comparative statement showing the money bills passed at the first session of the last Congress and those that this House at this session has passed or will pass, and this House is already ahead of that. Now let us adopt the World’s fig ures and see if the alarm sounded by Mr. Beltztrover has any plausible foundation, and if it be true that this Congress means to outstrip the Reed Congress in the matter of public ex penditures. According to the World the total appropriations made by the first session of the Reed Congress was $463,398,510.79 while this Con gress so far has agreed to expend $486,804,679.82 —the excess over the Reed Congress being nearly $23,- 500,000. These enormous items are simply what the House has agreed to, and the Republican Senate, which Mr. Beltztrover justly remarks, is helping these expenditures with might and main, has yet to pass upon them and swell them to still greater proportions. But this is not all “before Con gress rises” says the World, “there will be an addition of at least $lO,- 000,000 to the Pension bill and at least $5,000,000 to the Sundry Civil bill, so that the actual excess of ap priations of this House over those made at the session of the last or Reed House will be $38,000,000!” And this is the party the laboring people of the land are asked to con tinue in power! The working masses of the United States are poor but they are not fools! The farmers of the land may be wretched and needy and in debt, but they do not read of these happenings in their national legislature and close their eyes to their responsibility as voters. If they are wise they will hold their public servants to a strict accountability for all of their acts of commission and omission. If they are wise they will cut loose from both of the old parties whose mottos seem to be power and plunder, and align themselves under the white banner of the Party of Reform and of the People! For thirty years—ever since their houses were laid waste by the exe gencies of civil war—the Southern agriculturist has been a docile fol lower of the Democratic flag. In season and out he has marched up to the polls and deposited his ballot that the so-called party of reform might perpetuate itself in local affairs and at last gain control of our national governmen. For three decades the solid South has been a crystalized reality to the hindrance of its industrial progress and to the end that its individual and political manhood has been well nigh suppressed. And what are our gains ? What has the harvest been? Ashes—all ashes! We see our State governments in the hands of a few men who appear to be banded together to retain their power. We are faced by an intolerant press who seek to perpet uate the state of affairs and to- bully and browbeat those who have the courage to cry out against it. We have witnessed the installation of a Democratic president whose chiefest aim was to avoid promoting Southerners and w hose only ambition appeared to be to cater to the mug wumps and monied influences of the East! And you are asked, farmers of Georgia, to align yourself again with this party and do its bidding! It would seem that to do this would be simply to continue on in the stony, hopeless road beaten by your feet and wet with your sweat. Let’s strike for political independence^; let’s arise as one man and swear feal ty to the only party that offers you the genuine blood of life—the Peo ple’s Party, the party of reform and progress. e T. F. P. The conference of the southern alliance presidents and executive committeemen, held at Birmingham last week, passed resolutions urging the membership to remain firm in support of the principles of the or der without wavering, and pledged the brethren of the west that the south would stand by them to the end. Nothing was said about par ties in the resolutions, but means were taken to learn the political standing of all members present, and but three were found to be opposed to the People’s Party; three or four more had taken no stand, and the rest were all outspoken for the Peo ple’s Party. The Atlanta Constitution boasts of having had a sneak reporter at tempt to witness the organization of a Citizen’s Alliance at Tallapoosa recently. The Constitution might have made a rather interesting ar ticle of it by describing the foot race that followed the discovery iff the sneak at the window. We are un able to report more than the start, as when they went out of sight the reporter was still two jumps ahead of the dog, and each appeared to have about reached the limit of their speed. The Democrats of Columbia held their meeting at Appling on the 20th inst., and after gathering up the “pieces” they succeeded in getting together 70. Can it be' an oversight that they failed to pass a resolution endorsing the* 83 Democratic Congressmen who defeated the passage of the free coin age bill ? Miss Emma Glent Curtis of Canon City, Colorado, writes: “We moun taineers are eagerly watching your gallant State and are intensely pleas ed at the progress you are making. The growth of the People’s cause in your State is a subject for discussion everywhere. Our great hope is that we may be able to keep up with you.