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Delray, Epson Co., Ga., May 17, 1892. Oscar Parker, Atlanta, Ga.: Dear Sir—The People’s Party Executive Committee met and or ganized last Saturday, the 14th in stant. by electing J. I). 11. Thompson chairman and John \V. Warren sec retary, every district represented, so you see we are in the fray. We appointed Saturday the 28th of May, for the nomination of delegates. We will elect by primary. We have eight militia districts in this county. Three of them will be almost solid for the People’s Party, the 4th will give a handsome majority, the others may give the Democrats small ma jorities. The People’s Party will carry the county by a good majority. ()ur cause is growing down this way. Tell Tom Watson to keep laying it on to Gordon and his kind until the people will know the record of the glorious 1 lemocracy. Yours truly, Jno. W. Warren. P. S.—The county Democrats in their convention adopted the Demo cratic platform of 1884 and 1888; also the Ocala. Tell Col. Peek to explain the difference to the fellows when he comes down. Neither one of their delegates would have touch ed the ()cala six weeks ago with a ten foot pole. J. W. W. Pleasant Hill sub, of Campbell county, sends the following resolu tions : 1 st. We endorse the action of the great Industrial Conference at St. Louis. 2d. We endorse the action of Brethren Irwin, Ellington and Brown in'the paper controversy. 3d. We fully endorse the course that lion. Thos. E. Watson has taken up to the present time. 4th. We endorse the good work done by Bro. Livingston while he was guided by the will of the order, but when he assumed the role of dic tator, he alone became responsible for his political suicide. • >th. If Sam Small has joined the alliance in good faith, we endorse him for a position in the rear-rank on trial. 6 th. People’s Party Paper and Alliance Farmer please publish. At a regular meeting of the P. P. Club of Douglas county, the follow ing resolutions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, The Democratic majori ty in the Present House of Repre sentatives have failed to pass the Bland silver bill; and whereas, the Speaker having promised to bring this bill to a vote has failed to do so because of a pledge given in secret caucus; Resolved, That we demand of Speaker Crisp that he bring said bill to a vote. And Reselved further, That we demand of the Democratic majority that they redeem the pledges given in the campaign of 1890, by voting for the free coinage of silver. G. W. Burnett, D. M. Wheeler, W. H. Burnett, ( ommittee. Mozley’s Sub, of Douglas county, fires red hot resolutions into Living ston and his committee for attempt ing to muzzle the Alliance Farmer and for the threat to remove the charters of all Sub and County Al liances that would not rescind their endorsement of the St. Louis plat form. They commend the action of Brethren Irwin, Ellington and Brown and call for an immediate session of the State Alliance to depose Living ston. PoorjLeonidus! Contemned and •despised by [the men you sought to betray—looked upon with distrust by those into whose hands you thought to deliver the Alliance of Georgia, there are left none so poor as to do thee reverence. The People’s Party is growing m Indiana as no new party ever grew before. If the hard times continue, and they will, we will poll the largest vote ever cast in this state for free dom from the gold lords. Put the Globe into the hards of every voter and we will carry Indiana. Down to business.—lndiana Globe. People’s Party Rally. There was a People’s Party rally at the lodge of Wesley Chapel Sub- Alliance on the night of May 7th, about two hundred voters being present. Dr. Hitchcock, T. Y. Nash and J. L. Chupp, the bantam game cock of the fifth district, addressed the meeting. While all the speakers were happy in their efforts, Mr. Chupp was truly eloquent. For more than an hour he held the audi ence spell-bound. Cheer after cheer rent the air as his hearers were in spired by his patriotic zeal or were carried away by his bursts of ora tory, and the hearts of bearded men were melted to tears as he depicted the present condition of our once happy and prosperous country. At the conclusion of Brother Chupp’s speech a test-vote was taken and every man present declared for the People’s Party. On motion our venerable brother, John Brice, was recommended as a suitable delegate to attend the Oma ha convention on July 4th. Z. T. MgKee. Mr. J. H. Bohler, of Lincoln coun ty, writes : It is really amusing to us People’s Party folks to see what capers the few democrats that are left in the county, do cut to get the farmers back into the G. O. P. Our district is the banner district of the county. The democrats could not find a man to represent the dis trict on| the executive committee and had to appoint a man living in another district to represent ours. I want to see our lecturers put back in the field. I urge the breth ren every where to be prompt and punctual in attending the alliance meetings. Go and interest others if you can ; if you cannot, go any way and may be some one else will inter est you. I have been told that some P. P. men have been refused credit because of their political opinions ; if true what a shame. The idea of a man who is compelled to ask credit of a merchant or factor being told that if he belongs to the People’s Party he can get no favors, but if he will lop over on the Democratic side they will see what can be done for him. Brethren, raise more hog and hominy and plant less cotton and be sure to vote the P. P. ticket from bailiff to President. Read up, brethren ; study present conditions, seek the truth and stand .by it and you will soon see better times. Rev. Thadeus Pickett who was requested to fill several appointments for L T ncle Sam Walker, writes : I filled Mr. Walker’s appointments at Ellijay and Jasper; I could not reach Morganton. I set the woods on fire at Ellijay, May 18th, with the People’s Party doctrine ; they will organize at once with a strong force. Pickens will do likewise. I go next to Alpharetta for the same purpose. I am well pleased with the outlook. Respectfully. T. Pickett. Bro. J. W. C. Hays, of Jackson ceunty writes us: The People’s Par ty is growing rapidly in almost every section where your paper is read, and I hope the growth is of the right kind and quality. Moses and Aaron have forsaken us and we wat not what has become of them, yet we have a Joshua in the camp to lead us to victory. The great man Moses was buried by the Lord, but the little man Moses will be buried by the People’s Party when the time of casting votes rolls round. Heard County Organizes. A full organization of the People’s Party was effected in Heard county May 17th. W. J. Davis was elected Chairman and J. E. Mooty Secretary of the Executive Committee. Dawson County Alliance: Resolved, That we endorse in full the work of the great Industrial Con ference in St. Louis, and that we will not sustain any man for office who does not stand squarely upon that platform. Harwell Sub, of Scriven county, sends red hot resolutions condemn ing Livingston for his treachery and calling upon him to resign the Presi dency of the State Alliance. Growing in Texas. Llano, Tex., May 14, 1892. Editor People’s Party Paper: The People’s Party in this locality since the St. Louis conference has enjoyed an unprecedented growth. In fact, strange as it may seem, it is more than a remote possibility that we shall carry the state in November. The democrats are divided into two hostile factions, and are fighting each other viciously. In the meantime the People’s Par ty is quietly and harmoniously at work organizing for the conflict. It is officially stated that we have between fifteen hundred and two thousand clubs already organized. In fact, so wonderful has been our growth that in some precincts in this county not an opposition vote was cast two years ago. The democrats will this year be unable to hold primaries on account of their entire membership having joined the grand new party of the people. We send greetings to our friends in Georgia, and hope they will prove themselves more than worthy of American citizenship. We believe there is too much manhood in Geor gia to submit to such arrogant dicta tion as “Benedict Livingston” has attempted to exercise in his late edict. Tom TV atson is a man of "whom Georgians may well feel proud. Give the enemy hot shot from now till November, and victory is ours. Yours fraternally, C. W. Taylor. TEXAS COMING. All Factious now in Line for Action. Dear Editors :—I have post poned for several days an item for your readers for the reason that I wanted to see the results of a confer ence between what was known as the Jeffersonian Democrats or sub treasury Democrats and the People’s Party of this state. That conference took place in Dallas a few days ago and they unanimously and happily cast their anchor into the popular current of the People’s movement. In this organization in this state there are over forty thousand votes. It means a great deal for reform. In fact, Texas right now, is O. K. for the People’s party. The present congress is doing more to push jus tice to the front than all the argument and writings of the entire reformers of the country. Those congressmen have forgotten that they were sent the last time by a constituency whose eyes have been opened—those who remember’thejpledges made, and now they are fixing to open the eyes of these deceiving politicians. A well known farmer from Bonham, Texas, tells about the way they feel, better than I can : “ The farmers of this part are tak ing a greater interest in political questions than ever before within our recollection. The People’s Party is sweeping the country, much to the dismay of the political bosses and wirepullers. We are going to elect a People’s Party man to occupy the gubernatorial chair ; we are going to plant what cotton we please and we are going to retire the old plutocrat ic office holders to private life and plant a new crop of county, state and national officials; we will suffer our selves to be no longer misled by “the uproar of a sham battle over the tariff, but our object is to remove a more outrageous tariff on money by the abolition of the iniquitous na tional banking system. Instead of this system of robbery we would have the government issue money direct to the people. Every working man of the north, south and west should be absolutely true to his manhood, defy the party lash and support at the ballot box the movement which has for its ob ject the relief of labor from the op pressive conditions imposed by a merciless money power. Place agriculture on an equal basis with the speculative pursuits; give the control of the country’s wealth to the toiling millions who produce it. Then and not till then can our country be justly called “The land of the free and the home of the brave.” I hat is about the feeling. I was in a small town where twelve hun dred farmers came in to ratify the St. Louis convention. At one place where I had to wait an hour for a train, by conversation a farmer found out I was in sympathy with the Alliance movement. He hustled up a good audience and I talked till the train whistled. They are in earnest down here. They want to hear. No power can turn them back. It is a fact that not a few, but thousands are compelled to live on corn meal almost exclusively, while they raise the greatest cotton crop known to the world. A change must come. The crop ; now planted is entirely mortgaged, and they will be forced to repeat the same feat of raising 2,000,000 bales of cotton at a Joss of $16,000,000 as they did last year. A large delegation will be at Oma ha. If the pace now visible is kept up till election, without any exagger ation, Texas is safe for the first (not the third) party. Crops are looking well. Corn in some sections is being planted the second time. About the usual cotton crop will be planted. There is no escape. It is the only thing the farmers can mortgage for bread. The fruit of the country wiil be short from frost. Will write you soon again. Yours for the upholding of the homes of the toilers, W. H. Sanders. In lowa Tribune. Worth a Licking. Some years ago in Georgia that band of Christians known as Ascen sionists were having a grand revival. One day, when the meeting was in full force, a storm came up and a young gentleman who was out hunt ing with his servant took refuge in the church door. Being curious to see the service, the two hunters crept up into the gallery, and there hid in a place where they could observe without being observed. “Come, Lord, come, our robes are ready. Come, Lord, come,” cried the preacher, while all present gave a loud “Amen.” “Marsa Gabe,” whispered Cuffy, lifting his hunting horn to his mouth, “let me gib dem jist one toot.” “Put that horn down or I’ll break your head,” replied the master, in a whisper. The horn dropped by Cuffy’s side, and again the minister cried ' “Come, Lord, come ; we are all ready for thy coming. Come, Lord, come.” “Do, Marsa Gabe—do jist lemme gib ’em jist one little toot,” pleaded Cuffy, wetting his lips and raising his horn. “If you don’t drop that born, Cuffy, I’ll whip you within an inch of your life,” whispered the exasperated mas ter. “Blow, Gabriel, blow; we are rea dy for his coming. Blow, Gabriel, blow," pleaded the minister. Cuffy could no longer resist the temptation, and sent a wild peal ring ing from end to end of the church; but long before its last echo died away his master and himself were the only occupants of the building. “I’s ready fur de licking, Marsa Gabe/ said Cuffy, showing every tooth in his head, “for I ’clare to gra cious it’s worf two lickings to see de way common farm cattle kin git ober de ground wid skeared ’Scensionist behind ’em. I —Editor’s Drawer in Harper’s for March. “ Honest John.” Thirty years ago Senator Sher man, of Ohio, wes nominated for congress. lie was so poor that he had to mortgage his home to get funds to carry on his campaign. At five thousand a year his salary for thirty years would amount to only $150,000. But his check is good for several millions anywhere. Now it takes a good deal of economy to raise, educate, feed and clothe a family in thirty years on $150,000 and save several million dollars out *-*f it* ‘’Honest John” says “you can’t legislate money into a man’s pocket.” Sherman is not the only poor fellow who has become rich in this wa v. That is the reason legisla tion is all against the masses. Progressive Farmer. SING, BROTHERS, SING! Tom Watson’s matchless “Young Wife’s Song’.’’—Better than Tom Hood’s “Song of the Shirt.”— Air: “Bonnie Blue Flag.” Selling with a rush ! 10 cents for ten copies; ;60 cents per hun dred SECOND DECLARATION OF AMERI CAN INDEPENDENCE. Preamble. This, the first great labor conference of the United States and of the world, representing all divisions of urban and rural organized in i dustry, assembled in national congress, invok | ing upon its action the blessing and protection j of Almighty God, puts forth to and for the pro , ducers of the nation this declaration of union and independence. The conditions which sur round us beet justify our co-operation. We meet in the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political and material ruin. Corruption dominates the ballot box, the legis latures, congress, and touches even the ermine of the bench. The people are demoralized. Many of the states have been compelled to iso late the voters at the polling places in order to prevent universal intimidation or bribery. The newspapers are subsidized or muzzled, public opinion silenced, business prostrated, our homes covered with mortgages, labor impover ished and the land concentrating in the hands of capitalists. The urban workmen are denied the right of organization for self protection; imported pauperized labor beats down their wages; a hireling standing army, unrecognized by our laws, is established to shoot them down, and they are rapidly degenerating to European conditions. The fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes, unprece dented in the history of the world, while their possessors despise the republic and endanger liberty. From the same prolific womb of gov ernmental injustice breed the two great classes —paupers and millionaires. The national power to create money is appropriated to en rich bondholders; silver, which has been ac cepted as coin since the dawn of history, has been demonetized to add to the purchasing power of gold by decreasing the value of all forms of property, as well as human labor, and the supply of currency is purposely abridged to fatt en usurers, bankrupt enterprise and en slave industry. A vast conspiracy against man kind has been organized on two continents, and is taking possession of the world. If not met and overthrown at once it forbodd® terri ble social convulsions, the destruction of civili zation, or the establishment of an absolute despotism. In this crisis of human affairs the intelligent working people and producers of the United States have come together in the name of peace, order and society to defend liberty, pros perity and justice. We declare our union and independence. We assert our purpose to support the political organization which represents our principles. We charge that- the controlling influence dominating the old political parties have al lowed the existing dreadful conditions to de velop without serious effort to restrain or pre vent them. They have agreed together to ignore, in the coming campaign, every issue but one. They propose to drown the outcries of a plundered people with the uproar of a sham battle over the tariff; so that corpora tions, national banks, rings, trusts, “watered stock,” the demonetization of silver, and the oppression of usurers, may all be lost sight of. They propose to sacrifice our homes and chil dren upon the altar of mammon; to destroy the hopes of the multitude in order to secure cor ruption funds from the great lords of plunder. We assert that a political organization, repre senting the political principles herein stated, is necessary to redress the grievances of which we complain. Assembled on the anniversary of the birth of the illustrious man who led the first great revo lution on this continent against oppression, filled with the sentiments which actuated that grand generation, we seek to restore the gov ernment of the republic to the hands of the “plain people,” with whom it originated. Our doors are open to all points of the compass. We ask all honest men to join with and help us. In order to restrain the extortions of aggre gate capital, to drive the money changers out es the temple, to form a perfect union, estab lish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, pro vide for the common defense, promote the gen eral welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity we do ordain and establish the following platform of prin ciples: First—We declare the union of the labor forces of the United States this day accom plished permanent and perpetual. May its spirit enter into all hearts for the salvation of the republic and the uplifting of mankind. Second—Wealth belongs to him who created ft. Every dollar taken from industry without an equivalent is robbery. If any one will not work, neither shall he eat. The interests of rural and urban labor are the same, their ene mies are identical. Platform. FINANCE. First—We demand a national currency safe, sound and flexible, issued by the general gov ernment only, a full legal tender for all debts, public and private; and that without the use of banking corporations a just, equitable and efficient means of distribution direct to the people at a tax not to exceed 2 per cent, be pro vided, as set forth in the subtreasury plan of the Farmers’ Alliance, or some better system; also, by payments in discharge of its obliga tions for public improvements. (a.) We demand free and unlimited coinage of silver. (b.) We demand that the amount of circulat ing medium be speedily increased to not less than fifty dollars per capita. (c.) We demand a graduated income tax. (d.) We believe that the money of the country should be kept as much as possible in the hands of the people, and hence we demand all na tional and state revenue shall be limited to the necessary expenses of the government eco nomically and honestly administered. (e.) We demand that postal savings banks be established by the government for the safe de posit of the earnings of the people and to facil itate exchange. LAND. Second—The land, including all the natural resources of wealth, is the heritage of all the people and should not be monopolized for spec ulative purposes, and alien ownership of land should be prohibited. All land now held by railroads and other corporations in excess of their actual needs, and all lands now owned by aliens, should be reclaimed by the government and held for actual settlers only. TRANSPORTATION. Third—Transportation being a means of ex change and a public necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads ih the in terest of the people. (a.) The telegraph and telephone, like the postoffice system, being a necessity for trans mission of news, should be owned and oper ated by the government in the interest of the people. OFFICIAL NOTICE. All communications to the Secre tary’s office should be plainly and dis tinctly written, and directed to No. 25, West Hunter Street, Atlanta, Ga. Secretaries of County Alliances will save time and worry by stating in their reports whether dues are sent by Register, Money Order or Express ; they -will also notify me when in need of blanks on which to make reports, and blanks for Farm ers’ Alliance. They should make their reports immediately after each regular meeting of County Alliance. Yours Fraternally, A. W. Ivey, Secretary Ga. S. F. A. ♦ People’s Party State Conventions. Wisconsin, Milwaukee, May 24. Kansas, Wichita, June 15. Indiana, Indianapolis, May 27. Nebraska, Lincoln, June 30. Missouri, Sedalia, June 21-22. Arkansas, Little Rock, June 21-22. South Dakota, Redfield, June 21. Campaign Song. Nothing enlivens a Campaign like thrilling music. No mnsic is so grand as the song which comes from a thou sand human voices uttering at once the feeling of a thousand human hearts. The old Southern air of “the bonnei blue flag” is known to all and loved by all. To this air Mr. Watson has composed a Song, which appeared in our last issue, “the young wife’s song.” It crystalizes into a few stanzas a sketch of Home life on the Farm and the protest which Industrial Orders everywhere make against Class and Privilege. Send and get a copy. Address People’s 'PARTy Paper, Atlanta, Ga. TO BROTHER ALLIANCEMEN AND OTHERS. On account of the low price of cotton we have put down our machinery to correspond. We can sell rebuilt gins— good as new—for SI.OO per saw. Gin Feeders and Condensers, $2.00 per saw. We have in stock the Gullett, Van Win kle, Hall, Pratt, Gate City, Whitney and Winship. We can furnish Feeders and Conden sers for any make of gin, new or second hand. We have some good rebuilt En gines 4 horse power SIOO.OO, 6 horse pow er $200.00, 8 horse power $300.00, 10 horse power $400.00, &c., to any size required. Saw Mills, worth S3OO for $200: those worth S2OO for $125. Corn Mills worth $250 for $150; those worth $l5O for S9O; Water Wheels worth S3OO for $160; Gin saw lllers sls to $25; Gummers, S2O to S3O; Terracing levels, (good ones) $5; Theodolites $6 to $8; Sulky Compast distributors S2O. We have also the best and cheapest mill on the market, for grinding corn and cob, peas, cotton seed and table meal, for SSO. You can make fertilizer that costs S3O per ton for sl3, with this mill. We send formula with mill. If you want any kind of machinery or want advice as to the best kind or capacity, &c., write us. We take machinery on commission and repair at our own expense. CRAMER & ABBOTT. 555 Marietta street, Atlanta, Ga. P. S. We have several 40 Saw Gin outfits, with engine to pull them, and a press for S2OO. 50 saws S3OO. 60 saws S4OO. 80 saws SSOO. Will sell, swap or trade to suit customers. THE CORN BELT Offers the greatest opportunities to actual far mers and homeseekers of any section in the United States. The soil is unexcelled for fer tility. Water good. Climate temperate and very healthful; settled by intelligent and progressive people, with the best of social, re ligious and educational advantages. Land is now rapidly appreciating in value, but the nest improved land can be bought at f rom $6 to $lO per acre and good improved farms from $lO to sls per acre. Fifteen years residence in tli is section, five of them spent in locating settlers, has given me a thorough acquaintance with the land in this section. Full information as to the country with prices, terms and description of a large list of land which can be bought yery cheap, will be given by addressing E. S. JOHNSTON, Mitchell, S. D. FRICK lOMPANY. NV /' \ ECLIPSE ENGINES ERIE CITY IRON WORKS ENGINES AND | BOILERS, AUTOMATIC STATIONERY ENGINES. p.,. GINS FROM $2 TO $2.50 PER SAW. Boilers, Saw Mills, Moore Co. Corn Mills Pratt Gins, Seed Cotton Elevators, Cane Mills, Cotton Presses, Wagon and Platform Scales, Foos Scientific Grinding Mills, Hoe’s Chisle-Tooth Saws, Shingle Machinery, Wood- Working Machin ery, Shafting, etc. MALSBY & AVERY, Southern Managers. 81 South Forsyth Street, ATLANTA, GA. Catalogue by mentioning this paper.