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4 PEOPLE’S PARTY PAPER. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE PEOPLE S PAPER PUBUSING COMPANY. 117 1-2 Whitehall St. THOS. E. WATSON, - - President. D. N. SANDERS, - - Sec. & Treas. R. F. GRAY, - Business Manager. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1892. “This Paper is now and will ever be a fearless advocate of the Jeffersonian Theory of Popu lar Government, and will oppose,! o the bitter end the Hamiltonian Doctrines of Cass 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 OF SUBSCRIPTION. 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 up stairs In the elegant new McDonald building 117 1-2 Whitehall street, where our friends will always And 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 taxen 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 run 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. MR. WATSON’S APPOINTMENTS. Atlanta (at night) October 10. LaGrange, October 12. Sruarr’s Station, October 14. Macon (at night) October 17. Gordon. October 19. Dublin, October 21. In Atlanta and Macon I desire to speak alone and will not divide time. In LaG-range I will divide time with Mr. Moses; at Smarr’s Station with Mr. Cabaniss; at Dublin with Mr. Turner. No substitutes need apply at any of the appointments The Congressmen of the different districts must dance up and “tote their own skillets.” This especially applies to Mr. Crisp at the Cordele appointment. This challenge carries with it the division of time as already indicated. Southern Alliance Farmer please copy. Thos. E. Watson. September 12, 1892. Oh, Major where are you nt? You have just a little bit of a record of your own. Rev. Thad Pickett is cruel to the animals. He made Livingston say that he never said it, or if he said it he never meant it. And he rubbed it in! The effort to steal the People’s audience which had assembled to hear Cyclone Davis in Atlanta Thursday night wasn’t a blooming success. The audience didn’t stay out the performance. If Mr. Liv ingston desired joint debate he took an odd way to get it. He might have let the speaker know. The people of Atlanta can be brought out to a political meeting; Cyclone Davis can fill any hall in the city, stranger that he is. After the pitiable attempts of the Demo crats to arouse interest, such improv ised meetings as that of last night are truly refreshing. An old Georgian says that the railroad was in politics in this State some years ago. Then Joe Brown’s managers gave it out that the em ployees on the roads he leased must vote for Bullock or be discharged. Many gave up their places, but more stayed and voted. Then, the old Georgian says, Evan Howell was Bullock’s solicitor-general. He and Joe Brown now help out Democracy. The Atlanta Constitution made copious extracts from Harrison’s let ter of acceptance, but really gave its readers less than half of the rather lengthy document. Os course, it was the duty of the editor to re print only such parts as was inter esting to his readers. Ben Harrison is President of the United States, and the people might take an in terest in his letter beyond its literary merit. But the editor is—the editor The many compliments paid the admirable reports of the joint dis cussion in the Tenth district are de served. The truth is, that after the first reports, at Thomson and Sparta, the dailies have not dared invent language for Mr. Watson. The re action after comparison with the full report in this paper has been too great for their nerves. Mr. Driscol has done credit to his profession and won an enviable popularity with the people of the tenth district. PEOPLE’S PARTY PAPER, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. 1892. REY. BRADWELL AND HIS CLAIM. CONGRESSMAN TOM WATSON DEFEATS A WORTHY COLORED MAN’S CLAIM IN CONGRESS. Read what the Rev. Chas. L. Bradwell says : “As a constituent of Hon. L. F. Liv ingston, Member of Congress from the sth District, I make the following state ment : “Mr. Livingston had in charge for me a claim against the Government, which was regarded as just and equitable by the Senators and Members of Congress from Georgia. The claim would have passed had it not been for Hon. Thos. E. Wateon, who called the regular order on his colleague, and placed every obstacle in the way. If Mr. Watson is the repre sentative of the Third Party, his party and himself are not friends to the col ored people, and I advise my people not to vote for him. “Charles L. Brad well.” Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 37, 1892. That blue-ribbon donkey, W, J. Northen’, went down into the Tenth district, taking along with him the Rev. C. L. Bradwell, and told the colored people they should vote ag’inst the entire People’s Party Ticket generally, and Mr. Watson specially, because the latter prevented Brad well’s claim from being paid. Our readers will see from the above Private Bill, approved by the Presi dent four years ago, that Bradwell’s claim has been paid in full. They will further see that said Bradwell is trying to swindle the tax payers, black and white, by having the claim paid a second time. They will further see that L. F. Livingston is the member of Congress who is specially endeavoring to help Bradwell rob the tax-payers. They will further see that both our Senators were willing that the swin dle should be perpetrated. They will further see (by authority of the above circular) that every member of Congress from Georgia was willing that the steal should be consummated—with the sole exception of Mr. Watson. If the circular is to be credited, then Mr. Watson was the only member of Congress from Georgia who stood between the tax-payers and this band of treasury looters. Hit us again, ye heavy-headed Democratic jackasses. T. E. W. DEMOCRATIC INSANITY. Oh, didn’t they make a mess of it on Anthony Wilson? And in their wild endeavor to catch on their feet they stumbled in> into the most disgraceful mess any campaign committee encountered. Regardless of expense they flood ed the State with an illustrated circu lar on the Bradwell claim. The People’s party was to be des troyed because Mr. YVatson in his effort to call up the sub-treasury bill had blocked the way of the “just claim” of a “worthy colored man.” This worthy colored man had all the ropes in good working order and would have got his “just claim” paid had it not been for that imp of Satan, Tom Watson. But lo and behold! Said Watson quietly sends to "Washinpton and his friend Dunning (ever faithful, prompt and true) sends him “the Record, showing that in 1888 Brad well was paid some fifteen hundred dollars “in full payment of the claim.” What will* the honest white and black people say about that ? Will they not have unlimited con tempt for Governor Northen and the Democratic party when they see how completely his fraud has been ex posed ? Will they not see how completely this incident illustrates how the tax payers have been robbed by fraudu lent claims, and by careless Repre sentatives ? Will they not despise a party which is trying to retain offices they are so unworthy to fill? Will they not despise campaign methods so false, so fradulant, so utterly at variance with honor? In their blind hatred of Mr. Wat son and their efforts to crush him, they have only succeeded in bring ing to light another attempt to de spoil the treasury, wrong the tax payer and fatten the lobbyist. According to the campaign circu- Livingston and all the rest were try ing to loot the tax-payer on a dis honest claim. Let them come to the front and explain—or stand disgraced before the indignant Tax-payers of Geor gia! T. E. W. P. S.—Hit us some more—ye Democratic imbeciles. Mr. Watson’s appointment at Syl vania has been changed to Augusta, October 1. Notice of this change came after the page containing the original appointment had been stereotyped. The appointment of Gen. Field for Shady Dale, Monday, Sept. 26, is changed to Monticello, the same date. It is a matter of gratification that the joint debate at Thomson was in marked contrast with that at Augusta. In the larger city Mr. Black’s friends seemed determined that Mr. Watson should not be heard, and in howling him down the most opprobrious epi thets were used, such as traitor, sold out, bought out, and betrayer of a trust. Every rule of hospitality was violated, and the most lying report [Private No. 745.] An Act for the relief Chas. L. Bradwell. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to pay to Charles L Brad well, late of the coun ty of Chatham and State of Georgia, and now a resident of the county of Bartow, in said State, the suin' of one thousand five hundred and thirty-two dollars, the value of cotton belonging to said Bradwell and delivered by him to the Federal authorities in the winter of eighteen hundred and sixty-five under orders issued by General W. T. Sherman; and the amount of money necessary to pay said claim is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, said sum to be IN FULL SETTLEMENT AND PAYMENT OF SAID CLAIM. Approved Sept. 24, 1888. possible published in next morning’s paper. At Thomson, on the other hand, courtesy prevailed, and the most orderly debate of the series was conducted. At Augusta the audience was almost evenly divided. At Thompson more than three for one were for Mr. Watson. HON. J. 11. DAVIS, OF TEXAS. This stalwart representative of the People’s cause spoke at Rome Thursday to an audience of between 700 and 800 people. The arguments were unanswerable, and were pre sented in a-manner so forcible as to capture the audience outright. When the address was concluded Mr. Davis asked all who would vote for the People’s party to rise. Almost the entire mass arose, amid cheers and waving of hats and handker chiefs. A voice cried out. Hurrah for Cleveland I and Mr. Davis at once requested the audience to be seated, that |he might have a stand up for Democracy. At his request for all would vote for the Democratic party to stand up, about twenty-five of the unterrified came to their feet. Thursday night Mr. Davis neces sarily spent several hours in Atlanta, on his way to Monroe. Though short notice was given, the basement of the court-house was well filled with an audience anxious to hear the “cyclone” orator. In a deliberate and argumentative manner Mr. Davis sustained the platform of the Peo ple’s party m its positions on the great questions of land, transporta tion and money, leaving no daw to carp upon. When Mr. Davis had concluded, Congressman Livingston demanded joint discussion, but as Mr. Davis had had no intimation of the presence of that doughty cham pion of Clevelandism, and must take the train in half an hour or miss his Monroe appointment, the People’s speaker simply invited him to pro ceed and take his time, as there could be no rejoinder. This Mr. Livingston did, starting out by say ing that all Mr. Davis had said was pure democracy. Wherever Mr. Davis may go, there is no doubt that he will secure large audiences, and those audiences will be repaid for their attendance. He is a clear and forcible speaker, with perfect presence of mind and self possession, and fully equipped by study to present the People’s side. GENERAL WEAVER. The infamous method of personal abuse adopted by the Journal audits satellites, in publishing scandalous falsehoods about General Weaver, will react upon the detractors. The military record of General NVeaver has never before received criticism from friends or foes, and his simple statement, in another column, is sufficient to shame whoever may have repeated the story of the Pu laski incident. General Weaver was, in his military service, the same con scientious devotee of duty as now, and if ordered to force a contribu tion from the town would obey. It zas no more than was done in Penn sylvania by Early, and no more than has been done by invading armies through all ages. The sum was small, and it was collected in the usual military fashion. It was im posed by the commanding officer, and Weaver was in no way responsi ble for it. All else published in the Democratic papers about Weaver at Pulaski is plainly false. The truth is, that at that time General Weaver was a Christian gentleman, just as he is now. The quotations from political speeches made twenty-five years ago in a heated campaign are subjects only of contempt. The men who quote them daily make as fierce denunciation of the People’s party in Georgia, and only fail to see the absurdity of the posi tion in which 'they are placed through anxiety to secure a suppos ed point against an opponent whose character they do not understand, and whose ability and popularity with the people they dread. That the Democrats of that day justified denunciation, the conduct of Demo crats of this day, proves. In no authenticated quotation has Weaver ever been shown to have denounced the people of the South, men or wo men. A STRAIGHT FIGHT. The canvass in Georgia is to be without compromises. The true pol icy of fighting for everything is the right way to win, and the People must win. In every county there should be a legislative ticket, and in every senatorial district a candidate for the senate. This will get out the full vote of the party, and it will doubtless secure the next Legislature of Georgia to the cause of reform. We |want not only Peek and the State house officers, but we want the law-making branch of government even more imperatively. Remember that the best man the Democrats put out is not for us, and may be against us. He may honestly believe in his party; honest men are often de ceived. True-blue People’s party men to the front. The legislature must be ours. JACK TURNER. The nomination of J. H. Turner by the People of the Fourth con gressional district is a recognition of sterling honesty and unflinching de votion to the cause of reform. 9 When it became necessary to organize the Alliance in Georgia, Mr. Turner un dertook the work, and it proceeded at a rate almost unexampled in the history of the movement. His or ganizing capacity made possible the splendid fight two years ago in the congressional elections, the fruits of which were largely lost through the political apostacy of Livingston and Moses. Mr. Turner’s election would be a green spot in Georgia politics. The nomination of John Sibley for Congress in the Seventh district Thursday, assures the People all over the State that a vigorous cam paign will be fought. Sibley is one of the younger men who have forged to the front in Georgia recently, and there seems no doubt that he will receive a good majority in his district. F. D. Wimberly is making a vigor ous fight in the Third district, and Mr. Speaker Crisp will find it right absorbing work to keep from being so rattled as to ask hjmself, “Where am I at ?” Attention, Second Congressional Dis trict. There will be a big People’s party rally for said district at Thomasville Sept. 23. Addresses will be made by Cyclone Davis and other distinguished speakers. Large delegations from each coun ty in the district are cordially invit ed and requested to be present. Bartow County Convention. It is ordered that the delegates appointed to the People’s party county convention on the 27th of August, last by the several militia districts re-assemble at the court house at Cartersville, on the third Saturday,!7th,of September,!B92, at 10 o’clock A. M., sharp, either in person or by written proxy, to nomi nate a candidate for the legislature. Done by order of the Executive Committee September 10, 1892. W. I. Benham, Chairman. P. H. Larey, Secretary. NOTICE. All members ot the People’s party are earnestly requested and en joined to have their names, and the names of all persons friendly to our cause, register as the law requires. Register, Register Register. Then vote like freemen. Suggested by Executive Commit tee ofPeople’s party,Bartow county, September 10, 1892. W. I. Benham, Chairman P. H. Larey, Secretary. GENERAL WEAVER Answers the Falsehoods about His Army Record in Pulaski, Tennessee. To the People’s Party Paper: My attention has been called to the publication in 'various democratic pa pers concerning my administration as commander of the post at Pulaski, Tenn., in the winter of 1863--4. The charge that I ever imprisoned anyone and then released him for a moneyed consideration; or that I ever oppressed anyone, male or female, or ever charg ed the people of that locality for passes through the lines of the federal army, or that I ever in any manner extorted money from the people of that locality and appropriated the same to my own use, is an unmitigated lie. I was assigned to the command of the post at Pulaski by order of Gen. G. M. Dodge, commander of the left wing of the 16th army corps. Upon entering that part of Tennessee, Gen. Dodge issued an order and made it public, in which he stated that his army was in need of supplies of every kind, and that if the people would bring in supplies, vouchers would be rendered for the same without making any inquiries as to the loyalty or dis loyalty of the parties. The people brought in their supplies and vouchers were given and they were all paid by the assistant commissary general Cy rus C. Carpenter. The left wing, 16th army corps, consisting of several divi sions of troops, was encamped at Pulaski during the winter with Gen eral Dodge in command. During my administration as com mander of the post a large number of refugees came within our lines. They came from the Confederate army in Alabama and elsewhere. They were totally without supplies and destitute, and at that time they could not be allowed to depart without restraint. Gen. Dodge issued an order command ing me to make a levy of S2OOO, as I now remember, from wealthy citizens ■ living in the vicinity, for the purpose of paying for supplies necessary for the sustenance of these refugees.' In obedience to that order I issued an or der reciting the authority under which I was acting and served it upon cer tain parties, doubtless the parties nam ed in the circular sent out from Pulas ki. The money collected was paid direct to Col. Cyrus C. Carpenter, assistant commissary general of the left wing 16th army corps, and did not pass through my hands, if I remember correctly, and the wants of the refu gees were supplied. In no event was one cent of it retained by myself. Gen. Dodge is well known to the people of the whole country, being at present in charge of an extensive rail way system in the Southwest, and Col. Carpenter has since served as an officer in the treasury department, as a mem ber of congress, and as governor of the state of lowa. To those officers, and to all others who knew me in the army I refer all questions concerning my rectitude and honorable conduct as a soldier. There is not a human being, man, woman or child, living or dead, that I ever, oppressed or mistreated whilst I was in the service of my coun try. I did not disposess any one of their dwelling houses and appropriate the same for officers quarters during my stay in Pulaski. My headquarters were in the Court House and I board ed with a private family, that of Mrs. Ballentyne. The officers of my regi ment lived in their tents in line with their respective companies. The sev eral divisions, brigades and regiments encamped at Pulaski were not under my authority—not even my own regi ment—while I was in command of the Post. It is manifestly absurd and silly to charge to my account the misfor tunes and misdeeds incident to the military occupancy of that part of the country. It is promulgated for an evil purpose and is too transparent to deceive any one. The confiscation of property is cruel, the taking of life is cruel, every phase of war is cruel, and unfortunately our unhappy country had a surfeit of it. For my standing in the , community, and during the time I commanded the said post I refer to Mr. Harris, the Ballentyne family, Rev. Robert Caldwell and others who lived in Pulaski at the time of my sojourn there. My association with the people was as peaceful and fraternal as possible during the exist ence of hostilities, and remarkably so in all that region of the country. No complaints were ever made to me concerning the matter now hatched up, and so far ag I know none ware ever made to Gen. Dodge. The troops at Pulaski were under the command of of Gen. Dodge and I was acting under his authority myself. Had I been guilty of the outrages charged, he would, upon being made acquainted with the fact, have removed me in stantly. Fraternally, J. B. Weaver. A Kansas Paper for Ten Cents. Do you want to know the truth about the political situatiou in the State of Kansas ? The readers of this paper can get the Beacon, pub lished in Great Bend, Kansas, until after the election, for ten cents. The Beacon is a strong defender of the people’s rights, and has been in the front, since the battle began. Send for sample copy. Address, Beacon, Great Bend, Kansas. A clean-up of the city should be the first duty of the authorities. Cholera might hurt the police and aidermen more than People’s party success. Echoes from the Augusta Meeting. Lookout for the truth abaut the Augusta meeting next week. “ A chiel’s among ye takin’ notes.” A Chronic(le) liar said that “it is liberal to say that they (the People’s party) composed a tenth of the au dience.” Then what a contemptibly cowardly figure they cut, if one could hold his own against ten. Bah! Mr. J. W. Hill, of Norwood, is a tower of strength. Surrcftmded by a score of the toughest toughs from Hancock, he more than held his own in repartee. Long may he wave. Taking Monday night’s meeting as an indox, Mr. Watson will not only car ry the Tenth district overwhelmingly, but will actually carry the city of Augusta. Notwithstanding the fact that the Georgia Railroad has been transporting drunken crowds from point to point, if labeled for Black, Watson actually had a majority at the meeting Mouday night, both in numbers and courage. Let the bull dozers try any game of fraud in No vember, but before had better leave their measures with the undertaker. Mr. Watson was deluged with flowers. Below are a few notes ac cpmpanying them : Augusta, Ga., September 12. Hon. Thomas E. Watson: We, the ladies of the Fifth ward, pre sent to you these bouquets in honor to you and your just cause of the people, and more especially the third party. W e will continue to extend our aid to you and your cause, for we know the injus tice of the political parties heretofore. Ladies of the Fifth Ward. 4 To Hon. T., E. Watson: This bouquet of flowers is presented to you by the la dies of the Fifth ward of Augusta, and we beg you to accept as a token of our sincerity. Compliments of Mrs. R. L. Swan, to Hon. Tom Watson. Compliments of Mrs. W. L. Parish. With compliments of Mrs. W. C. Chap man, to Hon. Thomas Watson. Presented by Little Mamie Raynolds, West End, to Hon Tom. Watson. From Augusta. Augusta, Ga., Sept. 8. The Fifth Ward People’s Parte Club in regular session. After thy disposal of the important business matter before it, unanimously passed the following resolutions without a desenting voice: 1. That we do most heartily en dorse the St. Louis and Omaha plat forms, and will not vote for any man who does not stand squarely with us on these demands. 2 That we fully endorse the course of Hon. Thos. E. Watson, and promise him our support as long as he stands by the demands of the people. 3. That we do endorse the full People’s party ticket, National, State and county, from President to coroners clerk, and that we will do all in our power to elect them, be lieving them to have the interest of the people at heart. Chas S. Abney, Chairman, Green B. Lively, Secretary. Second Senatorial District* This convention was called for the pur pose of nominating a candidate for senA tor for the Second Senatorial District. Was called to order September sth, 1892, by electing G. W. Smith, chairman, and J. N. Sullivan, secretary. After a fervent, deliberate and unbiased consideration of the good and interest of the country .and the people, Mr. R. K. Walker, of Crescent, Ga., was unani mously nominated and put before the people for election to the senate. On motion, the following committee was appointed to notify Mr. Walker of his nomination: H. C. Smith, Dr. A. I Hendry, W. H. Hall. G. W. Smith, Chairman. J. N. Sullivan, Secretary. Letter of Acceptance. To the Members of the People’s Party- Convention of the Eleventh Senatorial District: Gentlemen—Through your committee I have been notified of your action. I must say than the honor, on my part, was unsought for; and further, it was under my protest—not because my heart, souL time and strength was not with you; not because I was deterred from fear of criti cisms, the justice of the move, nor doubt of the triumph of so just a cause—but because I had no aspirations for political honors; and further, because I knew there were others better qualified to serve in this honorable and important position. But as you have seen fit to place the ban ner in my hands, I feel that I would be recreant to trust and duty not to accept. Therefore, thanking you for your confi dence—the honor of placing me as the standard-bearei’ of the People’s party of the Eleventh Senatorial District, I will do all in my power to carry the banner ro victory, and no action of mine will ever cause it to trail in the dust, and if honored with the suffrages of the people, my influence and votes will be in the In terest of the people and of the principles and platform upon which you have placed me. G. W Crepps. Fort Gaines, Ga. FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. Hon. W. R. Kemp will address the people at the following times and places, to-wit: Statesboro, Bullock county, Sept. Iff. Reedsville, Tatnall county, Sept. 17. Hinesville, Liberty county, Sept 19. Clyde, Bryan county, Sept. 23. Savannah, Chatham county, Sept. 24. Pooler, Ch a; ham county, Sept. 26 Springfield, Effingham county, Sept. 23 Sylvania, Screven county, Sept. 30. The brethren of Mclntosh county will select the place of speaking and write Mr. Kemp at Hinesville, Ga. He expects to give his undivided time to the cause ::rom now until the elec tion.