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THE PEOPLE’S PARTY PAPER. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE PEOPLE'S PAPER PUBLISING COMPANY. H7 1-2 Whitehall St. THOS. E. WATSON, - - President. C. C. POST, - - - Vice-President. D. N. SANDERS, - - Sec. & Treas. R. F. GRAY, - Business Manager. Subscription, One Dollar Per Year, Six Months 50 cte., Three Months 25. In Advance. Advertising Rates made known on appli cation at the business office. Money may be sent by bank draft, Post Office Money Order, Postal Note or Registered Letter. Orders should be made payable to PEOPLE’S PARTY PAPER. ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT. W. H. Lowe, Room 8, 174 Peachtree Street, is the advertising agent of this paper. 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. * * # 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 ?” Hr 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. Hr Hr Hr 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. Hr Hr 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 ? Hr Hr 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. 7K- 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. o 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.