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PEOPLE’S WH PAPER. Entered at the Post Office at Atlanta, Ga.Jas second class matter, Oct. 16,1891. Published Weekly in Atlanta, Ga., RY THE PEOPLE’S PAPER PUBLISHING CO. TH OS. 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 MONTES. 25 “ THREE MONTHS. Send Money by Postal Note or Money Order. DO NOT SEND STAMPS. JLUBS: 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. 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DRIVEN FROM SEA TO SEA, OR JUST A CAMPIN’. and CONGRESSMAN SWAN SON, by C. C. Post, 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, Seo’y, H7H Whitehall St., Atlanta, Ga. YOU CAN SAVE MONEY By sending your orders for ALL KINDS OF PRINTING TO ELAM CHRISTIAN, Printer and Publisher, 102 1-2 Whitehall St., ATLANTA, GA. 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. PEOPLE’S PARTY PAPER, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1892. THE ANTHONY WILSON CASE. Ten years ago Mr. Watson voted to retain D. R. Proctor in the seat in the Legislature, to which he held the papers. Anthony Wilson was the claim ant — the contestant. D. W. Rountree, W. A. Little, C. L. Bartlett and many other of the best lawyers in the House took the same view of the caße as Mr. Wat son. The House divided almost equally upon the subject. So did the committee. The minority report was signed by six members. Hon. 11. G. Turner, chairman of the committee on elections, had reported against Wilson in 1875, and the Legislature unseated him. Nothing is said about that vote, but the Democrats have suddenly discovered that Mr. Watson’s vote was a very bad one, and are using it against him as an evidence of his general depravity. They are almost as mad now on account of his vote in saver of Proctor, Democrat, as they were a few months ago when, in Congress, he voted for Stewart, Re publican. The Democrats are exceedingly unhappy, and are hard to please. Below we give Mt. Watson’s speech on the case. It will be seen that it is purely a legal argument and does not touch upon the color or politics of Wilson. It was published in the Chronicle a few days after its delivery and was favorably commented on by that Lost Pleiad of journalism. The fact that Anthony Wilson is now in the Tenth district, making speeches for Mr. Watson, does not add very materially to the equa nimity of the Democratic temper. In fact, the Democrats exhibit a gen eral tendency to foam at the mouth and to break out into riotous pro fanity. We trust the Democrats will keep cook They need all their faculties to answer the question of Mr. Cobb, of Alabama—“ Where was I at?” SPEECH OF THOS. E. WATSON. Mr. Speaker—Yesterday when the House adjourned we had just listened to an argument from my friend from Brooks, Mr. Rountree, in favor of the sitting member; and one from the gentleman from Maconjin favor of the contestant. Both claim ed to be fortified by the facts sustain ed by the law and certain of the con clusion. I was very much in the position of the darkey who heard at the camp meeting that there were only two roads—one leading to hell and the other to damnation, and who thought that under the circumstances he had better scoot for the woods. Having since then studied the sub ject, I am convinced that if we stand by the law of the land, Mr. Proctor is entitled to his seat. Mr. Speaker, this case arises -briefly from these facts: In Camden county, at the usual time, an election is held for Representative. The managers con solidate the returns, counting some, ignoring others, and D. R. Proctor is declared elected. Anthony Wilson, his opponent, denies the truth of Proctor’s election and enters into a contest. Now, I submit this proposition: The law presumes that all public officers do their duty properly and the moment the election managers declare the election of Procter, the presumption arises in his favor that he is so elected. This presumption holds good until it is upset by legal proof. Again, Anthony Wilson starts out by claiming that Proctor is illegally in his seat. This assertion he must show, by proper evidence. In other words, the burden of proof is [upon him ; he must make out his case. The truth of these premises I sup pose no one will question. They are suggested by common sense, sanction ed by laws and founded in justice. But if they be true, they settle his case. I shall show that the evidence does not upset tne presumption of Proctor’s title, nor does it remove the burden of proof from Wilson. If I am correct the conclusion is in evitable. It follows as naturally as the shadow follows the substance. Let us see what is "the evidence. According to statute Anthony Wilson served notice upon Procter of the contest. The time is fixed, the place designated, the witnesses sub poened and the Justice of Peace chosen. The parties appear, evidence introduced and the investigation closed. What is that evidence? It is contained in nine pages now before us, and attached to it is the certificate of the Justice and the agreement of both parties that such is the testimony. V hat does it show ? That the re turns from two precincts were re jected by the rfanager because they were directed to the Clerk of the Superior Court. That the returns of two other precincts were rejected because they arrived after 12 o’clock, m., on the day following the election. ere these rejected returns brought before the Justice to show who would .have been elected by them ? They were not. Admit that the managers did wrong in casting out all of these returns and still we cannot redress the wrong because there is no evidence to show us that they contained the facts to give Wilson his seat. An attempt in this direction is made by one of the witnesses who undertook to tell what the vote was at the dif ferent precincts. Over Procter’s ob jection this evidence was admitted. Law seeks the purest sources and the highest evidence. The returns themselves were the proper testimo ny, and while they existed and were accessible secondary evidence was barred. In the war of the court room substitutes do not enter. This, Mr. Speaker, is a fair state ment of the case. I challenge its correction. Then where are the proofs to unseat Procter ? Here is Anthony Wilson in court; his evi dence, agreed on, before us; and yet search it through, from its alpha to its omega, and the case droops of its own infirmity, and carries its death wound upon its face. I claim that the case ought to end here. That as tar as the legal record goes, we should, go, but no farther. I claim that where a legal principle stands out clearly it should be to us what the lighthouse is to the mariner. Other wise, in a blind pursuit of what we may imagine to be better, we are led hither and thither by a treacherous will of the wisp. But, sir, it is claim ed that after the investigation before the Justice was finished, Anthony Wilson did get the rejected returns and hand them to the Justice. The Justice certifies that they were hand ed him after the investigation was over. Then I say that they came to late, no matter w’hat is in them. The statute fixed the time, the place, the manner. It said to him: “The doors are open ; you shall be heard, your witnesses examined the facts committed to writing.” If he made out his case, all right, if he did not, upon him lies the blame. When the evidence was agreed on and the Justice had certified and the examin ation finished, it was finished for all time. The door was closed and no man could pronounce an “open se same” which could unbar it. Imagine twelve of you impanelled as a jury to try a cause, the evidence is offered, the case is closed and you retire to determine your verdict. Where is the man who would say that one of the parties could come to your door and tell you a fact which he bad for gotten to mention on the trial? Yet gentlemen seek to do this thing here. They claim that the ordinary rules of evidence do not apply to these cases. McCreary, on contested election, page 271, declares that the ordinary rules of evidence do apply. On page 254 it declares that the proceedings laid down by statute for contested elections must be followed. On page 300 it declares that that evidence taken after the time fixed for taking evidence shall not be con sidered. Again it is declared that the sit ting member must be put upon notice of the evidence by which he is attack ed. He has the right to know, to prepare to meet, to cross-examine, etc. Then how can gentlemen insist upon the testimony of which Proctor had no notice, which was taken after the time, and taken in a manner which violates the letter and the spirit of the statute. Anthony Wilson, is in the meshes of his own mistakes. His own error,* like Aoteon’s hounds, threaten to be his ruin. If he, having a good case, has failed to present it and now seeks to tear down all rules to save himself, he but joins the host who having chosen the law refuses to stand by it, and charges to the law what is due to his own folly. Gentlemen claim that the two re turns directed to the clerk were im properly thrown out. I say so too. They say that the two returns which came after 12 o’clock were properly rejected. I deny it. The managers still being in session the vote should have been counted. Counting the two that they admit, who is elected ? The gentlemen say Wilson. The evi dence does not say so. Counting the two they reject, who is elected ? No man knows. Gentlemen talk loudly about recording the will of the peo ple, no matter what technicalities are in the way. And yet here lies upon my desk two returns, and the envelopes have never a been opened ; what they would say no one on this floor knows. They are here silent, Memnon-like statues, that no sunlight has yet warmed into speech. Now, Mr. Speaker, if this House is determined to override all rules, and go back to the simple question, “Who was elected,” let it go to the ballot boxes or the returns. Let every vote be counted unless fraud vitiates. But if we are to settle a contest, started by these two men, the law decides how it shall be done, and let us stand by its requirements. We need no apology for standing by it. In matters divine, in matters human, in matters natural the law is paramount, and swings its sceptre over a limitless realm. The great sun and the planets that encircle it, move in obedience to law. The tides of ocean ebb and flow in obedi ence to law. The Spring wears green and Autumn wears yellow in obedi ence to law. And we in our deliber ations could have no safer guide than that principle which Divinity pre scribes, and to which all else abso lutely bows. [Applause.] Notice. Whereas Hon. H. T. Hollis de clines to be a candidate .for Con gress, the convention is called to meet in Greenville on the 9th day of September for the purpose of nomi nating a candidate for Congress for the Fourth congressional district. John H. Traylor, Chairman Executive Committee* MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT . For Joint Debate Between Hon. Thoinss 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, 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 State organizer, Knights of Labor, will communicate with J. F. Foster, State organizer K. of L., Rox ana, Ga. ANNOUNCEMENT. Kite, Ga., August 19. The many friends of E. S. Fortner announce him as a candidate for Con gress in the Eleventh District, sub ject to nomination bv the People’s party. Mr. Fortner has always stood fair with the people, and is a People’s party man all over. People’s Party Club, Kite, Ga. Hear From The North.—Down With Sectionalism ! The Progress Farmer, National Orgar * of the F. M. B. A., the Farm Organiza tion next in strength to the F. A. & I. U., will be sent on trial three months for ten cents. Make up a club of five or ten and send for it it. It is a large 8 page weekly and tells all about the reform movment and Peoples party in the North. Away with party hate, and down with section alism ? THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, Cor. Main and Casey Sts., Mt. 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