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THE
PEOPLE’S PARTY PAPER.
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THOS. E. WATSON, - - President.
C. C. POST, - - - Vice-President.
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FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1892.
NOTICE.
Please do not send us checks for
less than five dollars, as the banks ob
ject to receiving them on deposit. Do
not send stamps if it can be avoided.
Never send them unless oiled paper is
placed next to the gummed side to
keep them from sticking fast. If
they are rubbed over the hair it will
usually prevent them from sticking so
they cannot be separated.
Perhaps Gov. Northen had best
look after his home county. B. H.
Nliller writes that the people will
carry Hancock county by a large ma
jority.
Don’t fail to attend the State Con
vention of the People’s Party at At
lanta, July 20, no matter whether
you are a delegate or not. One and
one-third fares on all railroads have
been secured.
Did the Democrats in their plat
form express contrition on the part
of Air. Cleveland, the ex-sheriff,
when it denounced “a policy which
fosters no industry so much as that
of the sheriff?”
A late issue of the Denver Sun
asserts that Harrison would sign the
Stewart free silver bill if it should
come to him. Is not possible that
flit rulers of the Democratic major
ity in the House concur in this opin
ion ? It squints that way.
The People’s Voice is the name un
der which Rev. Sam Small has issued
the first number of a new weekly pa
per in Atlanta. It is a vigorous, in
dependent paper, and is calculated to
maintain the reputation of its reve
rend editor as a fighter. It has only
good words for the People’s Party
and the People’s cause.
The People’s Party folks in Cobb
county will show the few Democrats
what their movement amounts to
from now on. Smyrna's meeting,
Saturday last, will be followed by a
big one at Corner Chapel, July 14,
one at Austell on the 15th, and
another at Roswell, on the 16th. By
the time these are held there wont
be enough Democrats left in the
county (outside of town) to hold a
meeting, even though they do count
women and children as they have
been compelled to do heretofore in
making up their lists.
What has worried the old party
bosses more than almost anything
else, is the fact that no one has been
pulling wires for nominations for the
various State House offices. They
cannot understand how it is that the
people and not a ring should run a
political party. Now, however, the
time has come when we must talk
about candidates. Only a week re
mains before the State convention,
and not a single man has been an
nounced for any office. The people
now owe it to themselves to come to
the convention early and talk things
over and put out their men for the
various offices.
While waiting the arrival of the
train at Crawfordsville, on Monday
morning, we heard of three Demo
crats who were converted to People's
principles by Gen. Gordon’s speech
in that village the week before. Some
of our speakers are doing much bet
ter than that, but we are still thank
ful for the aid Gen. Gordon is giv
ing us.
THE OMAHA CONVENTION
Has done its work nobly. A better
platform has not been formulated
since the war. Without any shirk
ing of issues, without any meaning
less jumble of tangled words, it has
boldly decayed war against the infa
mous legislation which is destroying
our people.
Favoring the “Free and unlimited
Coinage of Silver,” it had the man
hood to say so. The humblest plow
boy in the land can read those words
and understand them. It would take
a cow-pen full of Philadelphia law
yers to tell the meaning of the
strange, hash-pot of words upon that
subject in the Democratic plat form.
Ours was written plainly because we
all agree. Theirs was mixed, jumb
led and hybridized because half of
their party is for Free Silver and the
other half is against it. Hence the
mental agony of framing the plat
form to read one way in the South
and the opposite way in the North
and East.
Our platform favors the Income
Tax to reduce the burden of the
Tariff. The Democratic convention
was managed by Wall street million
aires and adheres to the policy of
taxing the poor and their clothes and
food while the rich go untaxed. Our
platform enounces clearly for a Na
tional Currency flowing direct to the
people without the intervention of
Banks of issue. Theirs turns back
the hands of the clock thirty-five
years and demands that State Banks
of issue and National Banks of issue
shall be perpetuated as the masters
of the money world and the asses
sors of tribute upon the industry of
the people.
Our platform was not dictated by
Railroad Kings like Whitney and
Brice; therefore it has the courage
to declare that the Nation must re
claim its highways and unfetter them
from the Rob Roys of Commerce
who now levy their tax upon every
pound of produce from every field of
industry.
The Democratic platform, framed
by boodlers and speculators, had the
shameless audacity to declare in fa
vor of a National Loan to the big
Fair at Chicago and to saddle the
future of the party with the Nica
rauga Canal job.
Our convention had no such camp
followers in it. Hence it was quite
natural that we should not have to
swallow such pills or insult the dis
tressed laborers of the land by pre
tending that patriotism demands such
spoliation of the Tax-payers.
We believe that Protection as a
principle is wrong and we said so.
We believe that the Government has
no right whatever to tax a person
for any other purpose than to defray
the expenses of economical adminis
tration, and we said so. We believe
that the Income Tax should be es
tablished and thus supply a revenue
which would take the place of the
Tariff to that extent —thus lessening
even the Revenue Tariff and lighten
ing the burdens the Tariff imposes
upon domestic industries. And we
said so. Why did not the Democratic
Platform demand that their Revenue
Tariff should be made lighter by the
aid of an income tax? Because the
millionaires who ran the concern are
not willing to pay tbeir taxes. The
Standard Oil Company does not
want uny such legislation—and the
son-in-law of one of its chiefs was
the man who bossed the Convention.
Rail Road Kings, like Calvin Brice
do not hunger for an Income Tax.
National Bank Millionaires, like Ros
well Flower, do not thirst in that
direction. Great Democratic Journal
ists like Pulitzer, of the New York
World, loves his palace in Paris, and
his royal yacht, and the princely
revenues of his paper too much to
see any loveliness in the Income Tax.
Democratic Millionaires like Gorman
of Maryland, Brown of Georgia,
Scott of Pensylvania, Payne of Ohio
etc. etc., will never tear their wearing
apparel in any effort to equalize our
taxes.
The Resolutions passed by the
Omaha Convention are admirable.
They assert the old doctrine of State
Rights on the question of suffrage.
No Federal interference is to be tol
erated. The Australian Ballot, to be
adopte 1 by the States, will assure to
every citizen a Free Ballot and a Fair
Count. Liberal and fair pensions are
guaranteed. Elections of Senators
by the people and a limitation of the
Presidential term to four years are
eminently wise declarations. The
dangerous and illegal Pinkerton sys
tem is denounced. The Eight-Hour
Law is commended. Subsidies to pri
vate corporations are denounced.
One of the most important Planks
in the Platform is that which {demands
an increase in the currency to SSO per
capita. Neither of the old parties
recognizes this principle for the sim
ple reason that the monopolists domi
nate them both.
Let the citizen compare our brief,
clear and certain declarations with
the lengthy nothingness of the plat
forms of the old parties, and if he be
not joined to his idols he will cast his
fortunes with the only Party which
is brave enough to tell the people just
what it means. T. E. W.
THE PICKET LINE.
The People’s Party puts two Gen
erals of the late war upon its Presi
dential ticket, one from the army of
the Blue, the other from the army of
the Gray. This looks like burying
the bloody shirt, doesn’t it? When
has either of the old parties dared to
put a Confederate General upon its
National ticket ?
* * *
James B. Weaver went into the
Union ranks a private. He fought
his way to a generalship. James G.
Field went into the Confederate
ranks a private, and fought his way
to a generalship. He lost a leg in
doing it.
Now, after thirty years, these two
soldiers of opposing armies join
hands to lead the people against a
common enemy.
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Gen. Field served on the staff of
Gen. A. P. Hill. Do we not all re
member the dying words of Stone
wall Jackson, “Tell A. P. Hill to
prepare for action ?”
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Hon. C. 11. Ellington did himself
great credit as temporary chairman
of the Convention. His selection
was a merited compliment to a
pioneer of the People’s Party move
ment. . -
The Augusta Chonicle seems /to
have a special spite at Nir. Ellington.
Let that antiquated Miss Nancy of
journalism compare the steady, man
ly, victorious career of Mr. Elling
ton for the last few years with its
own shifting, shambling, inconsist
ent, contradictory and highly absurd
course during the same time, and
there will be a sensation of warmth
in all the graceful length of its ears.
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Gracious 1 Wouldn’t I have liked
to have seen John West wrapping
the bed clothes around Milton Reese ?
And the good of it is that he can do
it again. Our boys are a sad lot.
They had just as lief knock the
breath out of a man who has a great
big “Pa,” as anybody else. In fact
the bigger a man’s “Pa” is, the
quicker our fellows love to tackle the
son and put him to bed.
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What has become of that great
man, the said William J. Northen ?
Has he never recovered from the
Glasscock election ? Or is he still
hunting up proof as to Col. Post and
his cabbages ? At one critical period
of the campaign it really did seem as
if the continued existence of Repub
lican Government would depend
upon the mighty issue of whether
Col. Post took liberties with his cab
bages. Will the said William J.
please present his esteemed whiskers
at the front door, so that we may
know that we still have our cabbage
inspector at the helm ?
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It seems to an anxious observer
that the said Allen D. Candler is not
keeping up the speed with which he
cantered on the track some time ago.
Is it possible that his vote in favor
of National Banks is handicapping
this interesting little political nag ?
“Aunt Lucy Nance” will please
have the liniment bottle ready.
* * *
The Augusta Chronicle had much
to say of “Mr. Stephens turning in
his grave,” the day my Brother
Black and the said John B. Gordon
spoke at Crawfordville. Well, I
should think so.
The Chronicle surely has forgotten
what sort of opinion Mr. Stephens
had of the said John B. Does it
suppose the people of Taliaferro
have forgotten how ‘‘little Aleck”
twisted the said John B. up into a
corner where he didn’t have room
to grunt and made him apologize ?
Does the Chronicle suppose those
people have forgotten how it bitter
ly antagonized the old Hero and tried
to turn him out of Congresa in his
old age ? Does the Chronicle sup
pose we have forgotten how Mr.
Stephens denounced “those Augusta
tricksters and thimble-riggers” who
endeavored to destroy him because
he woiiid not bow his gray head to
the party lash ? Does the Chonicle
think those people have forgotten
that McDuffie county stood gallantly
by Taliaferro’s statesman, and that
the first speech I ever made in Talia
ferro county was delivered in that
campaign when the city bosses of the
party were trying to degrade and
brand with condemnation the inde
pendent old chief whom the common
people loved?
In all.the blunders the Chronicle
has made in this campaign, it has
made none more stupid than this.
If the honored remains of Mr.
Stephens did any “turning in the
grave” that day, it was caused by
the unblushing hypocrisy of those
who fought him during life and who
were parading themselves as his
friends around his tomb for the self
ish purposes of party politics.
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The man who neglect his own duty
is the one who feels best qualified to
advise others. On this theory alone
will the said John B. Gordon suc
ceed in explaining why he left the
Senate when the the fight for Free
Silver was up and hurried down into
the tenth district to tell those good
people who they must elect to Con
gress.
* * *
The great fight for Free Silver
came in the Senate and the said John
B. had a glorious opportunity to
make a good strong speech against
the “crime of 1873-4,” and to help
at every turn of the battle to regain
the rights of the people? Was he
there? Not much. Just as in 1874.'
he neglected the opportunity and
took no part in the fight. Yet h<
proudly thumps the Senatorial chest
and says “the Record shows that no
man in this whole Union,” etc.
Os all the utterly funny men now
roaming around trying to say some
thing, the said John B. carries off
the persimmon.
Goodbye, John. T. E. W.
Gordon in the Tenth District.
The wool-hats don’t exactly under
stand how it is that Gen. Gordon can
be too sick to occupy his seat in the
Senate, and yet be quite well enough
to stump the tenth district. Guess
he must be afflicted with some sort
of political ailment that affect a fel
low differently from mumps, measles
and malarial fever. Neither do the
wool hats understand exactly now he
is earning tne $14.00 a day that comes
out of tneir taxes, while he is at
home, instead of being in Washing
ton fighting for the remonetization of
silver and against the Pinkerton thugs.
Deserved.
The convention of the People’s
Party held at Canton, Ga., in June
last, unanimously endorsed Col. W.
11. Perkinson for the Senate. The
complimedt was deserved, as no one
has the interest of the people at heart
more thoroughly than Bro. Perkin
son. He has been confined to his
home for some weeks with rheuma
tism, but is up again and will address
the voters of the 39th district as soon
as he can arrange appointments. We
predict a walk over for him.
Democrats of Georgia, w r e con
gratulate you that you now have for
a leader Thomas B. Reed, of Maine!
Stand by the party, and there is no
doubt the party will stand by Reed !
It is a little strange how r little im
portance is attached to the raids
of unauthorized bodies of armed men
by legislators. In Wyoming the
court are now considering the raid
some three months ago by mercena
ries employed by the cattle bbarons,
and though there was murder and
aison committed, the papers report
the bare fact that the Governor of the
State and his political friends are en-
deavoring to shield the accused from
adverse judicial action. It’ is’ a
legitimate conclusion that the monop
olies that control the press reports
sympathise with the cattle bosses.
The meeting held at Smyrna, Ga.,
Saturday, July 8, was a success, de
spite the rain which poured inces
santly the entire day. There were
present 370 enthusiastic voters, who
listened with attention to Speakers
Sewell, Cunningham, Sibley and
Spalding. The Democrats failed, as
usual, to accept the division of time
offered them. There were many
ladies present, and a dinner suf
ficient to have fed a larger number
was furnished. Smyrna may be
placed in the list of solid People's
Party districts, and the influence of
her citizens w’ill extend over the en
tire county. Dr. J. M. Moore keeps
things alive as a talker, and as usual,
in all he undertakes, has a large fol
lowing.
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Every People’s Party man who
can should attend the State Conven
tion next week. One and one-third
rates on all railroads have been se
cured. Turn out, and let us have a
big convention.
The Constitution denounces Jerry
Simpson for the remark that Carnegie
should be hanged. It seems that at
Homestead some days ago murder
was committed. The slayers were
armed and paid by Carnegie, and
were executing his orders when the
killing occurred. Carnegie must
have known w T hen he emoloved the
Pinkertons that murder would prob
ably result, and unquestionably
equipped them for its commission.
If Carnegie did these things, and
knew these things, then by every
recognized construction of evidence
Carnegie is guilty of murder. And
a man guilty of murder should be
hanged. He may have committed
murder by telegraph at a distance of
three thousand miles, but he should
be hanged in accordance with the
verdict of a jury where the the mur
der was done. A murderer should
be hanged ?
A new’ leader has appeared to guide
the new Democracy. Ninety-four
Democratic Congressmen following
Czar Reed, is a sight to make a re
former forget all his woes.
It amuses one to see how charm
ingly unanimous the Democratic press
is in its denunciation of the Pinker
ton system of standing armies. But
what will the Democratic party do to
correct the evil ? To denounce Pink
erton and the three-dollar-a-day men
he employs amounts to little, if no
censure attach to the Webbs, the
Brices, the Carnegies or the Armours
who pay Pinkerton five dollars a day
to keep murder on tap. Every citi
zen slain by a Pinkerton employe is a
murder, and every man employing
the slayer is a murderer. Yes, ami
should be hanged! Eh, Mr. Con
stitution.
The demands of the people are
unheeded. . Silver is killed, the sub
treasury is denied a hearing, and the
people—the people be
Come to the State Convention
early, so as to consult as to candi
dates. Ours is truly a party of the
People and the People must select
their candidates for all the offices,
from Governor down. We want
good men for every place, and the
way to get them is to come early to
the convention and consult together
as brethren and citizens, having only
the good of the whole people in
view. One and one-third rates have
been secured on all railroads in the
State.
How splendid it would be to have
a cart-wheel dollar, as proposed by
Judge Hillyer and other Democrats.
See how it would work. To start
out now, the first money would be
on a ratio of about 20 ounces of sil
ver to 1 ounce of gold. Then in
three months silver might fall on the
markets of the world, and it would
be a clean swindle to make a debtor
take twenty Ounces of silver on a
parity of one ounce of gold, and all
outstanding coin of one metal would
be called in and a new i-sue provided
for guaranteed to stand at par with
gold until the selling value of one of
the metals changed, when the pro
cess would again be necessary. The
mints would be kept busy. If, how-
ever, Judge Hillyer proposes to make
the present standard silver dollar the
unit of account, as was done in the
original coinage law, and make a
lighter gold dollar, perhaps it would
not be so bad. In that case the pub
lic debts of the country would be
paid in coin of the weight and fine
ness current when contracted, and
things would be more satisfactory to
the producers generally. The spirit
of the public' credit strengthening
act, as well as its letter, -would be
kept -when silver was paid out on the
bonds, as the creditor would not
have to take gold, because the gold
coin -would have been changed from
“present weight and fineness.” May
be it isn’t a cart-wheel dollar the
Judge intends, but a microscopic gold
dollar. There are two ways of es
timating intrinsic value; one consid
ers gold as the fluctuating quantity,
the other silver.
The Democrats in Congress have
enlisted under Tom Reed, despite the
force bill, the great and only issue.
The Idaho miners are reported by
the Associated Press as prepared to
meet the soldiers of the regular army
in battle. The governor of the State
has issued a proclametion placing
Shoshone county under martial law.
That is, of course, to suspend all law
and leave the matter to the arbitra
ment of force.
People’s Party mass meeting at
Hiram, Paulding county, July 22d..
Good speakers are expected to ad
dress the people, on the issues of the
day.
Upon the heels of the defeat of
the free coinage of silver in the
House comes highly Democratic in
formation that it “throws an obstacle
in Major Black’s way as a candidate
for Congress against Watson that it
will be hard for him to overcome.”
Just so; late but reliable.
The Atlanta Constitution gets with
its party at last. It acquiesces in
the setting aside of forms of relief
and reform, and says: “Push the
force bill issue.”
It is unkind of Judge Hulsey to
enter the canvass in the Fifth Con
gressional district, just as he sees
Judge Hillyer about secure the <
persimmon. That cart-wheel dollar
of the Judge’s will cook his biscuit
if he don't watch. Livingston
doesn’t seem to be in it this y ear.
The People’s Party convention for
the State of Minnesota, on Tuesday,
nominated Ignatius Donnelly for
Governor.
“We have the tariff yet.” It seems
that the demand for woolens is so
light this year that no mills are in
satisfactory position to dispose of
their output. Meantime the farmers’
wool has declined several cents a
pound. Os course the Republicans
tell the farmers the low price is be
cause the Democratic House has
passed a biil to reduce the tariff on
wool, which is a fact. But the other
fact is reserved, that there is no more
prospect of this bill becoming law
than there is of Mrs. Woodhull be
ing President. Wool participates in
the general depression of agricultural
interests.
The opposition to the silver coin
age in the House was 154. Os this
vote 77 was Republican and 77
Democratic. Great Scott!
Glads ton e’s m ajoritykTMidloth ian
was considerably reduced. Though
his individual canvass for a seat in
1 arliament thus shows a declining
support, it is apparent that a safe ma
joiity of the new’ Parliament will ally
itself with bis policy. However,
should the present ministry decide to
further contest for supremacy, a new
election may be forced, and while ev
erything indicates a strong endorse
ment of I tome Rule, adroit maneuv
eiiog may yet prevent its consumma
ti n during the active career of the
great leader.
Mr. r. 1 homas, of Decatur county,
wiites that in a recent joint discus
sion in Donaldsonville Mr. E. B.
Mobley, a country plow-boy, proved
more than a match for Judge B. B.
Bower and Col. A. L. Hawes, At
the clo.-e of the di>cussion a show’ of
hands was called for and the People’s
Puty men composed about two-thirds
of the crowd.