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THE PEOPLE’S mn PAPER. Entered at the Post Office at Atlanta, Ga./as second class matter, Oct. 16, 1891. Published Weekly in Atlanta, Ga., RY THE PEOPLE’S PAPER PUBLISHING CO. THOS. E. WATSON, President. C. C. POST, Vice-President. D. N. SANDERS, Sec. & Treas, R. F. GRAY, Business Manager. This Paper is now and will ever be a fearless advocate of the Jeffersonian Theory of Popu lar Government, and will oppose to the bitter end the Hamiltonian Doctrines of Class Rule. Moneyed Aristocracy, National Banks, High Tariffs, Standing Armies and Formidable Na ives: —all of which go together as a system of oppressing the People. TERMS—SI.OO PER YEAR. 50 “ SIX MONTHS. 25 “ • THREE MONTHS. Send Money by Postal Note or Money Order. DO NOT SEND STAMPS. CLUBS : In clubs of 10 we will send the Paper at 75c. OUR OFFICE Is up stairs in the elegant new McDonald building 117 1-2 Whitehall street, where our friends will always find the latch string on the outside. Get Up Clubs. We want the Industrial Classes to feel that this Paper is THEIR FRIEND. It is conduct ed by men who are intensely interested in the Reform Movement, and have been battling for it many years. The price shows that the Paper is not being fun for money. If the People support it lib erally it will pay expenses. It cannot do more. As long as I am President of the Company, the Paper will never be found on any other line of policy than that which I sincerely be lieve is best for Georgia, best for the South, and best for the country at large. THOS. E. WATSON, President People’s Paper Publishing Co. 'campaign literature, For sale by the Campaign Committee, the proceeds to go to help defray the expenses of the campaign of the People’s Party. A LITTLE LIGHT ON SOME DARK PLACES, Tom Watson examines the records made by the moss backs and informs the peo ple as to the facts. Price, same as the above. SPEECH BY J. H. TURNER, Sec’y of the National Alliance, delivered at the great Douglasville meeting, with synopsis of speech by C. C. Post at same place. Price same as for Watson’s Address. BOND HOLDERS AND BREAD WINNERS, a pamphlet by S. S. King, of Kansas, of great value to all who wish to be posted. All Peo ple’s Party and Alliance speakers should have a copy. Price 25 cts. SEVEN FINANCIAL CONSPIRACIES which have enslaved the American people.— This little book is worth its weight in pure gold. Greatest “eye-opener” you ever saw. Price 10 cents, INDUSTRIAL FREEDOM, contains a cogent and forceful statement of “The Money Question,” “The Railroad Problem,” “The Bub-treasury Plan,” and also the arguments pro and con. upon “Should The Government Own The Railroads.” Send 25 cts. for a copy. POLITICAL PLATFORMS—Every Political Platform Adopted by a National convention, from 1800 to 1888, with a brief but comprehen •ive History of Political Parties in the United States. Price 5 cts. DRIVEN FROM SEA TO SEA. OR JUST A CAMPIN’, and CONGRESSMAN SWANSON, by C. C. Pos-t, two political novels of intense interest and extremely valuable as showing how the com mon people have been robbed and plundered. Price of each 50 cts. Address all orders to OSCAR PARKER, Sec’y. Whitehall St., Atlanta, Ga. YOU CAN SAVE MONEY By sending your orders for ALL KINDS OF PRINTING ■'!'< ■■ ELAM CHRISTIAN, Printer and Publisher, 102 1-2 Whitehall St., ATLANTA, GA. Polk County. Pursuant to the call of the Execu tive Committee of the People’s Party of Polk county, three or four hundred People’s Party men met at thfe Court House in Cedartown, August the 18, for the purpose of nominating candi dates for Senator and Representative At ten o’clock the chairman being present, Maj. Joseph A. Blanch rap ped the house to order, and in a few appropriate remarks introduced Hon. C. M. Jones, of Bartow, who made us a good speech. Bro. Jones is a good talker, a good reasoner, and calculat ed to do good wherever bespeaks. At the conclusion of Bro. Jones’ speech Mayor Joseph A. Blanch was called for. He arose and excused by saying that Col. Miller A. Wright was in the house, and full of a good speech, and he asked that Col. Wright take the stand. Col Wright made one of his best speeches in behalf of the People’s Party platform, and her candidates. At twelve o’clock Rev. H. D. Hutch erson, Chairman of the Executive Committee called the house to order. Maj. J. A. Blanch was elected chair man and Col. Milier A. Wright and John M. Blankinship Secretary and Assistant Secretary. After a thorough discussion the fol lowing resolutions wrtd adipied: Be it resolved by the People’s Party of Polk county in mass meeting assem bled : 1. That our Senator and Repre sentative be instructed to amend our laws that all our office s both Slate and county, including the Jcd;es of the Superior Court be elected uy the People. 2. That the law creating a board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues be repealed. 3. We are opposed to the State ac cepting the Soldiers’ Home, so-called in tne city of Atlanta. 4. We are opposed to any appropri ation tot the military encampment in this State. 5. We are opposed to any appropri ation for school purposes except to the common schools of the State alike. 6. We are opposed to a board of tax equalizers for this coumy. 7. That the People’s Party of Polk county endorse the National Platform adopted at Omaha, July 4, 1892; also the State platform adopted at Atlanta Ju y 20,1892. 8. We endorse and pledge our un qualified support to Gen. James B. Weaver for President, and James u. Field for Vice-President of the United states. Also Hon. W. L. Peek for Governor of Georgia, together with tile lull ticket of Slate House Officers, and we call on all liberty loving citi zens to aid us in breaking the sbackels riveted upon agriculture, and every industry that lends to the betterment of the Masses. 9. We Heartily endorse the manly course of Georgia’s noble son, Hun. I'iios. E. Watson, in the Fifty-second Congress. 10 We especially call the attention of lhe laboring masses to the plank in our State Platform condemning tiie present convict system. Nominal ions being the next item of busine&s, Bru. J. S. Davette was nomi nated for Senator fur this Senatorial District. No other nomination was made, Bro. Davette was unanimously nominated by acclamation. The names oi Bro. Lafayette Suther lin and Dr. D. M. Russell were put in nomination tor Representative. Dr. Russell was nominated by a small ma jority; then Bru. Sutherlin moved to make Ur. Russell’s nomination unan imous, whicli was carried, Tiie old Executive Committee was re-elected to serve another term. J. N. Blankinship, Assistant Secretary. Richmond County. The citizens of the 1,269 District, August 9, organized by electing Mr. G. E. Good win Chairman, and Mr. C. J. Clark, Secretary, after which the fol lowing resolutions were unanimously adopted: 1. That we endorse the St. Louis platform, and will not vote for any man who does not stand squarely with us on these demands. 2. That we endorse the course of Hon. Thomas E. Watson, and promise him our support as long as he stands by the demands of the People. 3. That we endorse E. S. Holly and Silas C. Reid, Sr., to represent us in the next General Assembly, and that we will do all in our power to elect them believing them (o have the in terest oj the People at heart. G. E. Goodwin, C. J. Clark, Chairman. Secretary. At Warrenton. Saturday, August 20. 1892, Mr. Wat- first campaign speech took place in Warrenton m lhe public squre, but in the meantime, at 10 o’clock there was a mass meeting held at the court house, which was attended by a large delegation, for the purpose of nomi nating a candidate for the legislature. Mr. John Hall was nominated by a rising vote, which resulted in many cheers. The large crowd retired to tbe place for speaking. Mr. Watson spoke about two hours. The assembly num bered 2,000 to 3,000 people. We will unfurl the banner of liberty in Novem ber, and roll up a handsome majority for Mr. Watson. W. F. Cartledge. ANNOUNCEMENT. Kite, Ga., August 19. The many friends of E. S. Fortner announce him as a candidate for Con gress in the E eventh District, sub ject to nomination bv the People’s pariy. Mr. Fortner has always stood fair with the people, and is a People’s party man ail over. People's Party Club, Kite, Ga. Hear From The North.—Down With Sectionalism ! The P eg ess Farmer, National Organ* of t eF. M. B A., he Farm Organ za ti n next in str ng»h to the F. A. & 1. U„ win be sent on trial t> r< e mi nths for ten ei is. M ke u». a club < f five or tna- d i-end f<v it it. It s a lar.e 8 page weekly ai d t< ijs >-ll al <>ut the reffiim uiovnient and P. ople ,ary in the North. Away ' i b i •• r y hale, and down wi h sectiou a.itm ? THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, Cor. Mam ai.a last} Sts., Mt. Vetucn, 11l ( MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT For Joint Debate Between Hon. Thomss E. Watson and Hon. J. C. C. Black. Crawfordville, Saturday, September 3. Sparta, Tuesday, September 6. Sandersville, Friday, September 9. Augusta, Monday, September 12. Thomson, Thursday, September 15. Speaking to begin at 10 a. m., except at Augusta, and there at 8. p. m. First speaker, one hour. Second speaker, one hour and thirty minutes. First speaker, fifteen minutes to reply. The local chairmen of the County Executive Committee of the People’s party and the Democratic party will have charge of local arrangements — they to select some suitable person to preside, keep time, preserve order, etc. The presiding officer of the meeting to introduce the speakers without com ment of any kind. If the audience in terrupts speaker, time so lost not to be counted against him. Signed in duplicate, August 18, 1892. Wm. H. Fleming, Acting for J. C. C. Black. B. M. Gross. Acting for Mr. Watson, Speaker’s Appointments. W. L. Peek will speak at the follow ing places: Clarkesville, Habersham county, August 22nd. Calhoun, Gordon county, August 24th. Ringgold, Catoosa county, August 25 th. Newnan, Coweta county, August 26th. Buckhorn, Jackson Co. August3oth. J. A. B. Mahaffy’s Appointments Pine Grove Academy Oconee county August 20th. Danielsville, Madison county Au gust 24 th. Carnesville, Franklin county August 25th. Athens, Clark county August 27th, at night. Homer, Banks county August 31th. "Woods Camp Ground,Jackson county September 3rd. Appointments of Hon. S. A. Walker. Nashville, Berrien county, August 27. Valdosta, Lowndes county, Au gust 29. Statenville, Echols county, August 30. Homerville, Clinch county, Au gust 31. Way cross, September 1. Jesup, September 2. Mcßae, September 3. Eastmac; September 5. Friends pjease take notice. NOT A REVOLT] - IT IS A REVOLUTION. Tom Watson’s Book Now on hand. For sale at the Office of the Peoples Party Paper. A campaign terror. Everybody needs it. Speakers must have it. Price, One Dollar. Notice to P. P. Men. Cannot the county committeemen and other zealous workers in the re form cause interest themselves in collecting a quarter or a dime from each earnest P. P. man for campaign purposes? The enemy say that we will fail for want of election funds. We neither seek nor desire a corrup tion fund, but we do need a fund to disseminate reform literature and to pay the expenses of the speakers. It is the people’s fight; let the peo ple sustain it. Send contributions to Oscar Parker, Secretary Campaign Committee, 117£ Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga. Notice! By authority vested in me by the executive committee of the People’s Party of the Seventh Congressional district, I hereby announce that the nominational convention will convene in Cartersville on Thursday, Sept. 1, at noon, for the purpose of nominat ing a candidate for Congress. H. D. Hutcheson, Chairman Ex. Com. IMPORTANT NOTICE. The chairmen, secretaries and others friendly to the People’s cause in the various Militia districts in the several counties of the Fifth con gressional district are requested to send their names to me at once, so that we may put ourselves in close touch and harmony for the approach ing campaign. Immediate action re quested. L. P. Barnes, Sec. Fifth Cong. Dist., 49| E. Hunter St., Atlanta, Ga. June 28, 1892. All persons wishing to 'correspond with the Stale organizer, Knights of Labor, will communicate with J. F. Foster, State organizer K. of L., Rox ana, Ga. NOTICE. Please do not send us checks so 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 hnir it will usually prevent them from sticking so they cannot be separated. Newspaper for Sale. An established newspaper now in second volume is offered for sale cheap. Has good subscription list; an active worker can double it in a few weeks. Only paper advocating People’s Party cause in the Congres sional district. Good reasons for sell ing. A bargain. Address at once, “Ned,” Care People’s Party Paper, Atlanta, Ga. sampliTcopies. We receive a great many requests for bundles of papers for distribu tion. While we are perfectly willing to send a sample copy to any one desiring it, we are not able to fur nish the paper to subscribers at cost and at the same time send out large numbers of papers free. We will, however, send bundles of papers at actual cost to those who wish to dis tribute them in aid of the campaign. Grand Bally. There will be a grand rally of the peoples party at Laurenceville, Gwin nett county, August 27. Let all friends of political reform turn out in mass. Speaking will begin at ten o’clock. Good speakers will address the people in behalf of financial re lief and industrial liberation. Come and bring your friinds. SING, BOYS, SING! Order a supply of the “Alliance Songster.” You will be surprised and debghted. Eighty-six thrilling, soul stirring songs! 20 cents per copy. Address Oscar Parker, Sec., 1171 Whitehall St., Atlanta, Ga. Picnic and Public Speaking. There will be a grand rally of the Peo pie’s party at Acworth, Cobb county, August 31st. Alt persons friendly to the reform movement are earnestly requested to be present Also, those unfriendly and those who claim to be neutral, are cordial y invited to be present. Matters of grave and vital importance, in which every citizen is interested, will be dis cussed. Our colored friends have an in terest in those issues and we invite them to be present. Barton. Paulding and Cherokee coun ties are requested to assist us with their presence and baske s. Let all who can bring well filled baskets, and let us have a jolly day. We have invited, and ex pect the following speaker*: Thomas E. Watson, W. L. Peek, M. D Irwin, Joseph Blance. C. M. Jones, J A. Sibley and others. Speaking will begin at 10 o’clock a. m. B Rainey, D. D. Barrett, G W. McMillan, S. J. Tippin, Committee from Ex. Com. and People’s Party club. Sumter County. Americus, Ga., Aug 17. By authority vested in me by Ex ecutive Committee of the People’s Party of Sumpter county, 1 hereby call a mass meeting to be held in Ameri cus on the 3rd day of September at 11 o’clock, to nominate two candidates for Representatives of Sumpter coun ty. G. W. McNeal, Ch’m’n. Ex. Com. DeKalb County. Notice to the Executive Committee of the People s Party of DeKalb County, Georgia: . You are requested to meet at the court house in Decatur on Tuesday, September 6, for the purpose of nominating candidates for county offices. J. B. Holland, Aug. 16. Secretary pro-tem. PLANTERS’ HOTEL, —124 W. Mitchell Street, — Atlanta, - - Georgia. t Meals, 25 cents ; Rooms, 25 to 50 cents. Nice, large rooms, convenient to busi ness. Board per W. H. WEBB, (8-12-3 m Proprietor heT OFFER! Mr. Watson’s Book has been received at this office. Any one sending us $1.50 can get a copy of the book and this paper for one year. In clubs of ten we will send ten copies of the book and ten papers one year for $14.00 and send one book and one copy of the paper one year to the club raiser. HATERTFS FURHITURE BARGAINS FOR. AUGUST. “BIG SALES AND SMALL PROFITS ” IS HIS MOTTO. PARLOR, RED ROOM, DINING ROOM. ' KITCHEN AND HALL FURNITURE, AT Lowest - Prices - in - Atlanta. Ladies’ Desks, Wardrobes, Chiffoniers, Combination Book- Cases, 801 l and Flat-Top Desks, and other Furniture AT COST. Rattan and Fancy Chairs, Lounges and Cots, Feather Pit' lows, Mattresses, Lawn and Veranda Chairs, AT SUMMER PRICES. Furniture Polish furnished with our Furniture. Don’t forget the place. Place your orders with us, and we will please you with Goods, and tave you 25 per cent. HAVERTY. 77 Whitehall street, Atlanta, Gffi PERKINS MACHINER Y COMP ANT. THE FARMER’S* FAVORITE.” to^d E a^o the^.^e^to\i% B e?® A I » mill made. Prices low and terms easy. manufacture the best top-runner corn miM on the market, and dealers in engines, bo*** era, cotton gins, presses, feed mills, saatt* ing, pu Ileys, belting, wood working machln ery; also, second-hand machinery at low PERKINS MACHINERY CO., 41 S. Broad St., Atlanta, Ga. PIEDMONT ENGINE & MACHINE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOMATIC and Plain Slide-Valve ENGINES. BOILERS, STEAM PUMPS, MACHINE TOOL3 x SPECIAL MACHINERY, PULLEYS, GEARING, 1 SHAFTING > COUPLINGS, HANGERS, BELTING, ETC, AND CONTRACTORS FOB Steam and Machinery Outfits, « l nclu d ,n 9 Gins, Saw Mills, Corn Mills and OH Ml "s. Drawings and Patterns to order. Also Rebuild, Make New Parts for and Repair Engines, Printing Presses, and Machinery jjC AU Kinds. NntlPA Second-hand engines and mill products taken in exchange for New Outfit*, y y v * w rite i° r our prices and terms before buying machinery. Send in your old engines for repairs. Location central. (Mention this paper.) 64 &66 South Forsyth St.. - - - ATLANTA, GA. HON. TOM WATSON’S BOOK. CONTAINS 390 PAGES. ITS TITLE “ HOT A REVOLT: IT IS A REVOLUTION.” :o:—— Contains a Digest of Political Platforms since the days of Jefferson. Contains a History of all Political Parties. Os the National Bank Act. Os the Income Tax Law. Os the Legal Tender Notes. Os the Demonetisation of Silver. Os the Contraction of the Currency. Os the Way Tariffs are Made. Os the Squandering of Pub.io Lands, Os the Pinkerton Militia. Os Tammany Hall. Os the Alliance Platforms, Besides Arguments, Facts, Figures on all the Leading Topics of the People’* Party movement. —also:— Speeches of the ° Nine ” at this Session Also a Synopsis of the Work of thh Session. The Book should be in the hands of every Lecturer, Speaker, Editor and Voter. PRICE 11.00. Send orders at once. Address THE NATIONAL WATCHMAN. 13 C. St., N. E. Washington, D. C. i a CENTS j a IVFOR THE CAMPAIGN 1V YOU CAN GET THE KANSAS AGITATOR, A Rattling People’s Party Paper, till after the election for 10 cents. Get up a club of 10 and we will send you a reform book. Address, THE AGITATOR, Garnett, Kansas. Eggs For Hatchu g. Silver Laced Wyandot', Silver Sptngleo Polish. Golden Penciled Hamburgs, Silvei Spangled Hyrnburgs Pariridsr. Cochins and Cayuga Ducks Eggs. $1 50 for 13. All ttrst class stock-none betnr i<i vtnerica. Addrest Mrs. J H. Davis, Hapeville Poultry Erm, Hapeville, Ga. ts Hie National Watcliman. A PEOPLE’S PARTY PAPER. An Eig&t-page Fonr-colamn Weekly. PUBLISHED AT WASHINGTON, D. C. Under the Direction of the Congressional Committee of the People’s Party. 3ST. A. DUN NTNG Has been selected as Managing Editor. It will be impersonal, impartial and aggres sive, and at all times seek to place before its* readers carefully pi epared matter such as a residence at the seat of government is calcu lated to furnish. The high character of the men interested in the papei, the ability of Mr Dunning. and the advantage of being at the Capital are sufficient guarantees for the kind of paper that will be issued. Among the contributors will be— Senators W. A. Peffer and J. H. Kyle; Con gressmen T. E. Watson, John Davis, Jerry Simpson, W. A. McKeighan, B. F. Clover, f. G. Otis, O. M. Kem. K. Halvorsen. T E. Winn, w. Baker, Dr. M. G. Ehzy, and many other well known writers. TERMS, - - - FIFTY CENTS PER YEAR, Twenty-five cents until Nov. 9, 1892. Address all communications to THE NATIONAL WATCHMAN CO., No. 13 C Street N. E. WASHINGTON, D. C. To Brother Alliancemen and Others. On acc< nnt of the low price of cotton wc have put down our machinery to correspond. We van sell rebuilt gins—good as new—for 81.00 per saw. Gin Feeders and (onoensers £2 00 ', w - We have in stock the Gullett, Van w inkle. Hall, Pratt, Gate City, Whitney and We can furnish Feeders and Condensers for any make of gin. new or second han i. We have some good rebuilt Engines—4 horse pow er $lO3 o<i, 6 horse power s2o<i.oti. 8 horse power S3OO 00. io horse power $400.00, &c., to any size required. Saw Mills worth s3i 0 f.>r S2OO • those f ° r $ Mi,,s worth $250 for H 0 \ ®A*^ wol ? h $ l5O for Water Wheels worth $3 0 for frIGO. Gin Saw Filers sls to $25- Gummers S2O to 30. Terracing Lev-els (good ones) sa. Theodolites $6 to $8 Sulky Com post Distributors S2O * We have also the best and cheapest Mill on he market tor grinding orn and cob. peas cotton seed and table meal, for ss*. You can make fertilizer that cots S3O per ton for ft 1» with this mill. We send formula with mill. If you want any kind of machinery or want ad vice as to *he best kind or capacity, &c., writer us. Ue t .ke machinery on commission and repair at our own expense. Gin and engine 'ypairing done Old gins made new for one third the cost of new ones. _. r > 9 KAMEK & ABBOTT, q txt i 805 Marietta St., Atlanta. Ga. P. S. We have several 40 saw Gm outfits, with engine to p.til them and a press for S2i.ro 50 saws s3tH>. 60 saws $490 80 saws $ jOO We sell, swap or trade to suit customers? IT COSTS A DOLLAR TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT THROUGH BREESE & LOWE, Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga,