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PEOPLE’S PARTY PAPER.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE
PEOPLE'S PAPER PUBLISING COMPANY.
117 1-2 Whitehall St.
THOS. E. WATSON, - - President.
C. C. POST, - - - Vice-President.
D. N. SANDERS, - - Sec. & Treas.
R. F. GRAY, - Business Manager.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1892.
A CHALLENGE.
I respectfully invite Hon. C. F.
Crisp to meet me in joint debate at
Cordele, September 27; Mr. Lester
to meet me at Sylvania, September
' 30; Mr. Livingston at Douglas
ville, September 19; Mr. Maddox
at Cedartown, September 21, and
Mr. Tate at Gainesville, September
23.
Each of these appointments is in
my published list. I will not con
sent to divide time with anyone ex
cept the gentlemen named—they be
ing the candidates in their respective
districts. I offef them the following
division of time:
I will open in an address of one
hour and a half; they to follow in
two hours; Ito conclude in twenty
five minutes.
As soon as possible I will arrange
dates for each of the remaining dis
tricts and will give the like challenge
to the candidates for those districts.
Thos. E. Watson.
August 30, 1892.
THE DEFEAT OF EVERETT.
A crueller thing was never done
by the Democratic party. He had
staid at his post of duty like a man
till the gavel fell. He knew the ma
chine politicians were putting their
knives in his back at home, still he
did not-budge from his place. Liv
ingston ran home every time a bush
shook. Moses couldn’t stay to save
his life. At the slightest racket in
his district he would put out for
home and go to whining through his
nose in behalf of his own bacon.
Everett stayed where he was paid
to stay. He did not pocket the
money of the people in plain viola
tion of law, as Moses and Livingston
. «an that he is, he
earned every cent he took.
How was he rewarded? The
Democrats kicked him out and only
salved the wound by a resolution of
endorrement, “which was unani
mously carried.”
If he deserved a unanimous en
dorsement, why did he not deserve
the second term which is always ac
corded 'when the Congressman has
done his duty ? Why insult the victim
of machine malice by deceitful resolu
tions of “unanimous endorsement?”
What was the man’s crime ?
Simply that he was an Alliance
man and did not take the Chicago
humbug platform as his only doc
trine.
Poor little Moses I Poor old Liv
ingston ! In two years you will re
alize that the same knives are being
sharpened for you, and that you
have got to abandon the principles
to which you owe your elevation
from obscurity or you will be cut
down just as Everett was.
T. E. W.
THE SPARTA MEETING.
As soon as Mr. Watson reached
home he made an appointment for
Sparta, and it was published in this
paper.
The Democrats had already had
spasmodic “rallies” at that point—
the main deficiency being that the
boys did not “rally.”
Knowing that on Mr. Watson’s
day the crowd would come, the
Democrats laid their plans to break
up his meeting and take his crowd..
They advertised a barbecue. They
invited a cart-load of Democratic
speakers of the “spell-binder” va
riety—including little Joe Jeems,
who voted for the so-called Peek
slavery bill.
The day having arrived, they
hired the two groves in order that
Mr. Watson’s friends might be
forced on the open square in the
broiling sun.
ijeclining Mr. Watson’s challege
for a joint debate, they began their
attempts to to take his crowd. Brass
bands were made to play merrily—to
drown his voice. Hot-headed young
men were put forward to yell for
Black continuously, and thus to pro
voke a row. Men on horses were
sent to gallop up to the crowd and
invite the people down to a “free
dinner” at the barbecue.
All to no effect. In spite of it all,
the immense gathering stood like
PEOPLE’S PARTY PAPER, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 1892.
heroes in the broiling sun, and not a
man followed the horsemen or the
bands.
The rowdies were shamed into
silence or driven off by good-natured
ridicule, and during the last two
hours of the speaking the order was
perfect and the enthusiasm intense.
The attempt to bulldoze Mr. Wat
son gave him many friends, for our
people despise cowardice and in
justice.
ECHOES FROM THE TENTH.
Send one dozen more Democratic
smooth-bore orators. They are
needed. They are indeed. The
woods are on fire and the cry is
“Goodbye Jim.”
* * #
The Great Organs of Banks, Kail
Roads and Plutocracy generally
have suddenly discovered that Mr.
Watson wasn’t so sick after ail.
That “worried, careworn look” is on
the countenance of the other fellow.
How funny!
* » *
Hydrophobia is a bad disease, but
the Georgia newspapers of the moss
back stripe are suffering from a
worse one. It is Watsophobia.
Foam at the mouth, boys—and die
hard! You’ve got to go.
* * *
Can’t we hear a word or Two more
from Billy Northen and his whiskers
on the currency question? It’s so
rich we want more. Billy knows as
much about National Finance as a
he-goat does aboutjthe nebular hy
pothesis.
Go it, William!
* * *
Just a little while ago Billy Nor
then made a very big speech at
Cedartown, shounng how all the ills
of the body politic could be cured
by diversified farming. Now he
says it is the “durned tariff” that
does all the hurting, and that five
per cent, less of the hurting will
make everybody happy.
Go it, William.
* * *
Why did’nt the Democratic Sen
ators try to pass those Free Trade
Bills in the Senate? Simply because
that was not a part of the little game
of fraud which was to be played on
the country.
# * *
Everett won’t be there next Term
to hunt Moses up and bring him in>
the Hall to vote. No, No. The'
Democrats struck down the gallant
gentleman who not only performed
his own duties, but saved Moses
from many a censure. While Mr.
Moses is whining through his nose
in general he might say a word or
two in praise of the man who used
to be so faithful and constant in
looking up his absent colleague
when important votes were on.
T. E. W.
SQUIBS.
And so the Constitution alludes to
the McDuffie Democracy as the “Ku
klux Democracy.”
How sad it is to see a great big
newspaper loose its head in that sort
of way. Anthony Wilson’s speeches
are a little tough on his newly found
friends in the Democratic party, we
admit, but so great a paper as the
Constitution ought not to do the sack
cloth act in public. It will hurt “the
Democratic party.” It will indeed,
* * *
Was it Boykin Wright’s father who
rode so many weary miles across the
country to see Anthony Wilson and
urge him pathetically to come to the
Tenth District and [make some
speeches againat Watson? We ask
for information. We really would
like to know. We would indeed.
* * *
One week ago Anthony Wilson was
the darling of the Democratic heart.
Lie had beenjbadly treated ten yeaas
ago, and the Democrats (being some
what slow in getting their facts)
were weeping copious tears of the
vote-getting sort over the said An
thony. Now that Anthony is stump
ing the Tenth for "Watson, and de
nies that he was so meanly treated,
the Democrats discover that he is a
bad man from Bitter creek ; that he
is as “ black as the ace of spades,”
and has a general tendency to un
adulterated cussedness. We feel
sorry for the Democrats. We do in
deed.
* ♦ *
Mr. Cobb, of Alabama, without
meaning to do so, voiced the Demo
cratic situation. It was this, “ "Where
was I at ? ”
We are anxious for Northen to say
what platform he is on. Let him
say in plain words where he is “ at.”
Let poor little “ Far-a-way Moses”
tell us what his platform is, and
where “he is at.” How much of the
Chicago platform do you stand on,
little man ? How much of the Alli
ance principles do you still endorse?
Democrats! quit your dodging and
tell us “ where you are at.” What
have you done with your State plat
form?
How do you stand on State banks ?
What have you done with the in
come tax ?
Where have you put your demand
for more money ?
"Where have you put your opposi
tion to national banks?
Why don’t you talk free silver ?
Why don’t you norate on the sub
treasury ?
Boys, don’t be .shy. Tell us ia
good, plain English, “ Where you ren
at.” T. E. W.
THE CHOLERA.
The arrival of a vessel at New
A ork on board which twenty-two
passengers had died of cholera, has
caused alarm all over the country,
and it has been determined to pro
claim a twenty days quarantine of
all vessels bringing immigrants from
European ports. The President of
the United States yesterday con
sulted his cabinet on the formulation
of a national policy of quarantine
protection, and it is fair to presume
that a vigorous effort will be made
to prevent the landing of the disease.
More rapid transportation now makes
it more difficult to guard against than
w r hen previous epidemics prevailed,
and it is impossible to predict the
result. Sanitary precautions should
be taken in every city and town.
MR. WATSON’S SPEECH.
To-day we present in full Mr.
Watson’s speech delivered in Sparta?
August 25.
No subscriber to the People’s
Party Paper should fail to read this
speech from the first word to the
closing sentence. It unequivocally
answers the slanderous falsehoods
circulated by desperate and unscru
pulous enemies in reference to the po
sition of Mr. Watson and Col. Peek
on the so-called “Peek Slavery Bill.’
It also lays bare the silly falsehood
about Mr. Watson’s hostility to An
thony Wilson in particular, and the
colored people in general. It puts a
quietus upon the silly charge that
Mr. Watson is an enemy to ‘educa
tion, and finally shows up Northen,
Black, et al. in. the- attitude of |brag
garts who _ 'fall 'of fight until Mr.
Watson appeared upon the scene,
and then began to ask themselves
the question, “ Where was I at ? ’
The speech carries with it a mes
sage of hope to the oppressed, a gos
pel of peace and prosperity to all.
The mendacious attacks made by
the professional liars *of the Atlanta,
Augusta, and other papers, on Mr.
Watson’s social equality views, and
their gross perversion of facts about
the meeting, together 'with the con
temptible course of men from whom
better things might be expected, in
striking a man they feared to meet
in debate through a woman, are too
puerile to merit attention.
In justice to Mr. Bennett, of the
Jonrnal, we will say that he made a
feeble attempt at the amende honor-,
orable after the slander was sown
broadcast.
NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE.
Send in your subscriptions at once
so as to get a full and truthful report
of the great debate between Colonel
Watson and Judge Black, furnished
by our own reporter. No one can
get along without the People’s
Party Paper during the remainder
of the campaign.
WEAVER AND FELD IN GEORGIA.
Arrangements have been made for
Generals Weaver and Field to fill
several engagements in Georgia, both
to enter the State September 20.
The following are General Wea
ver’s appointments i
Waycross, Tuesday, September 20.
Albany, Wednesday, September 21.
Columbus, Thursday, September 22.
Macon, Thursday, Sept. 22, at night.
Atlanta, Friday, September 23.
Madison, Saturday, September 24.
Augusta. Saturday, Sept. 24, at night.
Athens, Monday, September 26.
Elberton, Tuesday, September 27.
The following are General Field’s
appointments:
Savannah, Tuesday, Sept. 20, at night.
Jesup, Wednesday, September 21.
Helena, Thursday, September 22.
Cordele, Friday, September 23.
Milledgeville, Saturday, September 24.
Shadydale, Monday, September 26.
Covington, Tuesday, September 27.
Preceding the candidates for Pres
ident and Vice President by five
days, Hon. J. H. Davis (Cyclone
Davis), candidate for Attorney-Gen
eral of Texas, will deliver a series
of addresses as follows:
Rome, Thursday, September 15.
•Conyers, Friday, September 16.
Toccoa, Saturday, September 17.
Newnan. Monday, September 19.
Griffin, Tuesday. September 20.
Woodbury, Wednesday, September 21
Americus, Thursday, September 22.
Thomasville, Friday, September 23.
Valdosta, Saturday, September 24.
FOR CONGRESS.
The seventh district convention
at Cartersville, Thursday, nominated
Hon. Seaborn Wright, of Floyd, for
Congress.
The second district convention at
Albany, Thursday, nominated Hon.
T. H. Hand, of Baker.
The ticket is being rapidly made
up of first-class men, and the battle
waxes hot.
Perhaps it is natural, but it is true,
that the falsehood first made public
by Governor Northen at Gibson, that
Jerry Simpson had declared that
“Southern men sold their nonor and
Southern women their virtue,” is do
ing duty in a modified shape for the
Kepublicans out in Kansas. Out
there the word “Kansas” seems to
be substituted for “Southern.” Lord?
how this world is given to lying.
Hon. S. A. "Walker and John Sib
ley met Messrs. Kimbrough and
Walton in joint debate at Ossa
hatchee, Harris county, August 30,
and completely demolished them.
The democrats could not stand the
closing speeches and ran from the
grounds. Bring on another demo
crat.
The average citizen can easily dis
cover the result of the financial policy
of the government for twenty-five
years by putting his hand in his
pocket.
John A. Sibley will speak at Mari
etta, September 5, in joint debate
with Joe James; at McDonough on
the 6th, in debate with James, Liv
ingston and Atkinson ; at Hamilton,
Harris county, on the Bth, and Flat
Shoals, Muscogee county, on the
10th.
The following note from a promi
nent colored man is pertinent, and
reproduced with pleasure, as request
ed, the name being withheld until
the writer may assent to its publicity:
I see that Rev. C. L. Brad well has
written a card charging Hon. Mr.
Watson with having defeated him in
in his efforts to secure a claim against
the United States government. Will
you be kind enough to ask Rev. Brad
well (through your paper) to be
a little more specific, and tell the na
ture of his claim, and when Mr. Wat
son defeated him ? Possibly some
one else will have something to say
on the subject.
It is said now that Frick was hurt
just as badly as he wanted to be, no
worse; that Bergman was| in a con
spiracy to aaise the cry of “anarchy”
and thereby prejudice the public
mind against the strikers. Frick
was well mighty quick after the
shooting, entirely too soon to have
been seriously shot. Bergman is
said to be rather amused and amus
ing over the idea of being punished
by law. Was Frick really hurt,
is the question.
Texas is warmer than dog days,
politically. The Democratic con
vention divided and set up two State
tickets, and there are two Republi
can tickets. The people have made
first-class nominations, and it now
seems that victory is certain. The
farmers have been having a series of
camp meetings over the State, at
which thousands spend from two to
five days, and political speeches are
delivered somewhat after the manner
introduced by the Chautauquans.
From these meetings the crowds go
away converts to the People’s cause.
Volume 1, number 1, of The
Voice of the People, Carterville, Ga.,
is out. It is a neat twenty-eight
column paper, and is for the People
to the core. R. B. Goodman is edi
tor and manager for the Cartersville
Publishing Company. Col. C. M.
Jones has redeemed his promise of a
paper “in the middle of the road.”
Six counties are organized in the
People’s Party in New Hampshire,
and others are falling into line. The
splendid Omaha platform catches
them every time it is discussed.
The appeal to the leaders of the
movement for money is called to the
attention of all lovers of the good
cause. The Peapie have no rich
manufacturers out of whom to “fry
the fat.” The great movement is
of the poor, and not of the privi
leged. All who can should help. It
will not take much money, when the
vastness of the work is considered,
but some must be had for legitimate
expenses.
Speaker Crisp has made several
speeches, but has not yet explained
why he did not, through exercise of
the power put in his hands by the
cloture rule, bring on a vote and
secure the passage of the Bland
silver bill.
Three congressional districts in
Western New York are being vigor
ously fought for by the People. The
Alliance is well organized and the re
form movement strong in that part
of the country. In the next House
there Anil be several members of the
People’s party from the part of the
country above the. Potomac and east
of the Alleghanies.
The fact that the farmers’ move
ment carried five districts in South
Carolina for Congressmen, in Xhree
of which they were beaten two years
ago, should teach the fellows who re
gard the Alliance as a temporary
craze a lesson. It is a revolution,
and will never move backwards.
Hemphill and Johnstone, who were
strong enough at the last election to
defy the farmers, are now political
ghosts.
The Democratic shouters, with
Mr. Crisp at the head, do not tell the
people how the revenue commen
surate with an annual increase’ of
$44,000,000 in expenses of govern,
ment is to be raised. They have
no substitute for the tariff, which
they say must go.
Gens. Weaver and Field are win
ning converts wherever they speak.
All men agree that they are most
wonderful campaigners. In the sil
ver States, for example, all doubt as
to how the electoral votes will be cast
was removed when Gen. W eaver had
spoken in the respective States
Gen. Field put things in good shape
in Tennessee and Alabama, and spoke
nearly twenty times in Arkansas,
where he was joined at Little Rock,
August 26, by Gen. Weaver. Both
go to Texas Monday for a few days,
and will reach Georgia as advertised,
after speaking in Florida. Vast
throngs meet them wherever they go,
and the people are stirred as never
before in a political campaign. Surely
God is moving the people to their
deliverance from thraldom.
By reference to the call for the
congressional convention of the
Fourth district in another column, it
will be seen that the date has been
changed from the Bth to the 9th of
September. . This district is all right,
and don’t you forget it. The light
will go out on Moses on the election
day in November.
Arkansas holds her election next
week. For years the organized
Democracy has controlled the
State, through the election machin
ery. From present indica
tions, the People will cast a ma
jority over both old parties. The
count must be awaited, however,
even more surely than it was needed
in Alabama
The Commissioner of Agricul
ture will find a nut to crack in the
communication from Mr. Barrett
in another column.
Virginia is rapidly forging to the
head as a leading People’s party
State. The Sun, of Richmond, is a
vigorous exponent of the faith, its
columns showing that it interests
correspondents all over the State.
The nomination of Gen. Field set
the State afire with an ardor which
will brook no defeat.
Colquitt County.
Moultrie, Ga., Aug. 27.
We held a People’s party meeting
to-day, and the executive committee
set September 12 as the day to nomi
nate a candidate for Representative
in the next General Assembly. We
had some good speaking.
W. J. Walters, Sec’y.
Acceptance of Mr. Poe.
W. B. Meek, Esq., Chairman People’s
Party Senatorial Convention :
My Dear Sir—l am informed by
the committee of the People’s party
senatorial convention of the Twenty
second senatorial district, which con
vened at Forsyth, Georgia, on the
11th of August, instant, to-wit:
Messrs- John Y. Lowe, C. C. Ham
lin, M. W. Kitchens and G. W. B.
Burnett, that I was unanimously
nominated to represent the People’s
party of this senatorial district in the
next legislature of Georgia.
If I were to obey the impulse of
my personal wishes I would decline
to be our party’s standard-bearer in
the approaching political contest.
The patriotic love I bear my peo
ple, and my earnest desire to aid our
grand and glorious movement of re
form in our national Legislation forces
me to accept this honor with a pro
found appreciation of its responsibili
ties. lam gratified beyond expres
sion that I can say, it was the people
who sought the man, and not the
man the people.
For more than twenty years I
have labored to the best of my abili
ty for democratic success in my na
tive State, Georgia. I have passive
ly acquiesced, in all ways and at all
times, even in questionable measures,
with the Democratic party. I have
been pacified with promised reforms,
and have had faith in the promises
made by this party. I believed in
these reforms and had an abiding
faith in our Southern leaders.
The record of the Democratic par
ty for the past few months presents
to every lover of Ins’ county the
startling fact that this party is hope
lessly divided on momentous issues
of vital interest to the people ; that
the reforms we have been promised
in our national financial legislation
can never be secured for the people
by the Democrated party.
I abandoned the Democratic party
(which is only Democratic in name)
when my intelligence was convinced
that it was no longer the party for
the people, and when I discovered
that its platform boldly asserted prin
ciples non-Democratic and fatal to
the prosperity and happiness of our
whole country.
In the People’s party platform 1
have found not a line which does not
breathe a spirit of patriotism, and an
earnest love and interest in the peo
pie. I believe it is the best and
purest party platform that was e\ er
presented to the American people,
and I am convinced that the success
of this party will perpetuate our re
publican gorernment.
I am your obedient servant,
Wm. A. Poe.
The Democratic Party and the Negroes
in Georgia.
One would judge from the reports
published in the daily papers of the
State that the Republican negroes
of Georgia have fallen most violent
ly in love with the Democratic
party.
To one who is acquainted with
the average Georgia negro and the
usual Democratic methods in the
South, this is the veriest rot.
It is true that there are a few ne
groes in Georgia who can be persuad
ed or hired to do or say most any
thing, but it is a notorious fact the
intelligent negroes of Georgia can
never be persuaded, hired, or bull
dozed to vote the Democratic
ticket. '
This is according to the eternal
fitness of things. No one knows
better than the negro himself that,
were it possible, there has not been
a time since he was made a citizen
of the United States that
cratic party would not have totally
disfranchised him if it could.
It is the merest bosh to think that
any great number of the negroes of
Georgia can be made believe that
the Democratic party is any friend
of theirs.
Then why all this parade of lies
in the daily papers about the negroes
voting for the Democratic party?
Look out; the Democrats of Geor
gia are fixing to do exactly what
they did in Alabama. In the black
counties of Alabama the negro vote
was counted for Jones whether it
was polled or not. No doubt the
same thing will be attempted in
Georgia, hence all their twaddle
about negroes going to vote the
the Democratic ticket in the coming
election. It is simply an effort to
have the country think it is all right
when the dirty work is perpetrated.
J. H. Turner.
No Fusion.
Virginia Sun.
Because the Republican party is
refusing to make nominations in the
most of the Congressional districts,
our Democratic acrobats are charg
ing fusion between the Republican
party and the People’s Party. (We
call the Democratic managers acro
bats because they are such adepts at
appearing on both sides of the fence
at the same time.) Now, we know
for a certainty that the Democrats
are moving heaven and earth to in
duce the Republicans to make nomi
nations, because they rightly judge
that that is their only chance for
holding their voting strength. They
know that with no Republican in
the field all the blandishments in the
world will fail of keeping the peo
ple from voting their preference in
the People’s Party; and defeat stares
them in the face. We charge these
sagacious managers with desiring to
effect a fusion with the Republican
party in their own interest. The
Republicans refuse—hence these
tears.
But there is no fusion between the
Republican party and the People’s
party. The situation is simply this:
Under the Anderson - McCormick
law the Republicans are powerless.
Whatever majorities they may poll,
they are uniformly converted into
minorities under the mysterious ho
cus-pocus of partisan election judges.
The Republicans are naturally sick
of such a one-sided game, and being
helpless to remedy it, they naturally
turn their gaze on the People’s party,
which as a party of reform, promises
a pure election law on the plan of
the Australian system. They say,
“Give this new party a show. Per
haps they can do what we cannot.
Help them elect their Congressmen
this year, and next year they will
carry the State, and then the odious
Anderson-McCormick law will no
longer disgrace. our statute books.
After that we will take our chances
in a fair fight.”
All that is perfectly sensible and
straightforward from a Republican
point of view, but it will be noticed
that the People’s party has nothing
to do with it. We are already
pledged to a pure election law, and
if the Republicans help us to gain it>
all the better; but that in no sense
constitutes a fusion between the two
parties. Ihe motto of the People’s
party is “Keep in the middle of the
road.” That is where it is now, and
it means to stay there.
THE PEOPLE’S RIGHtT
f üblished Weekly at Montezuma, Ga.
Devoted exclusively to the cause of the
1 eople m their great fight against
corrupt parties and wicked
legislation.
Official Organ of the Third Congress
sional District.
Price to Jan. 5, 1893, 50 cents.
Send us a big club.
Address, W. H. KILLEBREW,
Montezuma, Ga.