Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

Constitution of the Industrial Legion of the United States of America. ARTICLE I. Section 1, Name.—This organization shall be known as the Industrial Legion of the United States of America. „ , . Sec. 2. Object—The object of this or ganization is to carry out politically the measures embodied in the Declaration of Principles, and to secure free speech, a free ballot and a fair count. Sec. 8. Classes.—The Industrial Le gion shall consist of three classes, viz : a Senior Class, a Junior Class and a Wo man's Aid Corps. Sec. 4. Eligibility, Senior Class.- Every male citizen above the age of twenty-one (21) years shall be eligible to the Senior Class who declares himself in favor of and votes for the People’s party and the reforms as set forth in the Dec laration of Principles. Sec. 5. Eligibility, Junior Class. — All male persons between the ages of fourteen (14) and twenty-one (21) shall be eligible to the Junior Class upon sub scribing to the Declaration of Principles of the Senior Class and the payment of twenty-five cents (25c ) for the badge of the Junior Legion. Upon the initiation of ten or more comrades in any town, ward or precinct they shall have power to make tb .xf own by-laws and regula tions, subject to the constitution of the Senior Class, and shall not be liable to the Senior Class for any dues or fees other than the badges, except such as may be provided for in their own by laws). Sec. 6, Woman’s Aid Corps.—The the third class in the Industrial Legion shall be known as the Woman’s Aid Corps, and shall be composed of all loyal women who subscribe to the Declaration of Principles of the Industrial Legion and are willing to assist in securing the enforcement of said principles through the People’s party. The Woman’s Aid Corps shall provide its own by-laws and shall not be liable to the Senior Class for any dues or fees other than a badge, which shall be sold to members for twenty-five cents (25c.) each. ARTICLE 11. Section 1. Form of Organization.— This organization shall consist, of Na tional, State and County Legions, Town, Ward or Precinct Companies and Local Squads. Sec. 2. National Officers. The Officers of the National Body shall be a Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Commander in-Chief, Adjutant - General, Quarter master - General, National Recruiting Officer, and National Sentinel, and shall be elected for a term of two (2) years. Sac. 3. State Officers. —The Officers of the State Legion shall be a State Commander, Vice - Commander, Adju tant, Quartermaster, Recruiting Officer and Sentinel, and these, together with all the Officers of the County Legion, Companies and Squads, shall be elected for a term of one (1) year. Sec. 4. County Officers.—The Offi cers of the County Legion shall be a Colonel, Adjutant, Quartermaster, and Recruiting Officer and Sentinel. Sec. 5. Company Officers.—The Offi cers of the Town, Ward or Precinct Com panies shall be a Captain. Adjutant, Quartermaster, Recruiting Officer and Sentinel. Sec. 6. Squad Officers. —The Officers of the Local Squads shall be a Sergeant and Corporal. Sec. 7. Executive Councils. The National. State and County Legions, and Ward, Town or Precinct Companies shall have an Executive Council, con sisting of nine (9) members. The four (4) highest officers (in the order named) in each organization shall be members ex officio. ARTICLE 111. Section 1. Duty of Commander.—lt shall be the duty of the Commanders of the National, State and County Legions, also of the Town, Ward or Precinct Companies and Local Squads to call their meetings to order and preside over the deliberations ; said meetings in par liamentary rulings to be governed by Cushing’s Manual. Sec 2. Duty of Vice-Commander.— It shall be the duty of the Vice-Com mander to assist the Commanders in maintaining order, and to officiate in their absence. Sec. 3. Duty of Adjutants —lt shall be the duty of all Adjutants to keep correct minutes of the proceedings of each meeting. They shall receive all money and pay the same to the Quarter master, and make reports to their supe rior officers as provided in tne by-laws. Sec. 4. Duty of Quartermasters.—lt shall be the duty of all Quartermasters to receive all money from the Adjutants, faithfully keep the same and pay it out on orders drawn by the Adjutant and signed by the Commanders. Sec, 5. Duty of Recruiting Offi cers. —It shall be the duty of Recruiting Officers to organize Legions wherever they can find sufficient number of per sons who are willing to work for the re forms set forth in the Declaration of Principlesand vote for the People's party. Sec. 6. Duty of Comrades- —It shall be the duty of all the Comrades of the Industrial Legions, Companies and Squads to attend the meetings regularly; subscribe for reform newspapers, books, etc., and vote for no candidate for public office unless nominated by the People’s party, and should the said party have none in the field, to vote for no candidate who is not in favor of the Declaration of Principles of the Industrial Legion. ARTICLE IV. Section 1. Form of Organization.— Local Squads shall be organized in each school district; companies in each town ship. precinct or ward ; County Legions in each county in the State, and State Legions in each State in the United States and a National body as prescribed in Ar ticle 11, Sections 1 and 2. Sec. 2. Number Necessary to Organ ize.—Ten (10) or more comrades may or ganize a Local Squad, three (3) or more Local Squads may organize a Company, three or more Companies may organize a County Legion, and five or more County Legions may organize a State Legion. Sec. 3 Method of Election. —All the officers of the Local Squads, townships, ward’or precinct companies, county, State and National Legions shall be elected by ballot, and the Commander of each body shall have the right to appoint a majority of the comrades of all committees, and the vice-Commander the minority, ex cepting where they are personally inter ested in the committee, when it shall de volve upon theT Adjutant and Quarter master. Sec. 4. Representation.—The Local Squads shall constitute the town, ward and precinct companies, and each shall be entitled to representation in the com pany. Each township, ward and precinct company shall be entitled to representa tion in its County Legion by one repre sentative at large, and by one additional representative for every twenty-five com fades, or a majority fractional part there a? enrolled on the books in good stand ing. Each County Legion shall be en titled to one representative at large in the State Legion, and to one additional representative for every five hundred comrades enrolled in good standing, or a major fraction thereof. Each State Le gion shall be entitled to one representa tive at large iu the National Legion, and to one additional for each five thousand comrades enrolled in good standing, or a major fraction thereof. PEOPLE’S PARTY PAPER, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30. 1892 Sec. 5. Meetings.—The regular meet ings of the Local Squad shall be held once a month, or subject to the call of their Company Commander or Squad Sergeant, and special meetings as Otten as neces sary. Regular meetings of township, ward and precinct companies once a month, or as otherwise provided by the company, and special meetings as often as necessary. County meetings shall be held once every three months, January, April, July and October, and special meetings as often as necessary. State meetings shall be held once each year, on the second Tuesday in January, and special meetings as often as necessary. The National Legion shall meet once each year, the third Tuesday in February. Sec. 6. Sessions —Local Legions may hold open or executive sessions at their own options. Township, Ward, Precinct, County, State and National meetings shall be held in open or executive session as may be deemed advisable. It shall also be the duty of the County Legions, Companies and Squads, in their open meetings, to have speakers discuss the questions of reform. Sec. 7. Reports of Officers.—All re ports to be made and money to be paid shall be sent direct to National, State or County Officers by the Adjutant or Cap tain of the Town, Ward or Precinct Com pany, and Sergeants or Corporals of the Local Squads shall make their reports and pay their dues to the Township, Ward or Precinct Company to which they may belong. The Officers of the Township, Ward or Preciuct Companies shall make their report to the Officers of the County Legion, and the Officers of the County Legion shall make their report to the Officers of the State Legion, and the Offi cers of the State Legion shall make their report to the Officers of the National Le gion, but nothing herein contained shall be construed to mean other than that all money and reports from the Companies for the National, State and County Offi cers shall be sent direct to them. ARTICLE V. Section 1. Entrance Fee.—The en trance fee shall be fifty cents(soc.), twen ty cents (20c.) of the amount to be retained by the Town, Ward or Precinct Company. Ten cents (10c.) to be for warded to the County Adjutant, ten cents (10c) to the State Adjutant and ten cents (10c.) to the Adjutant-General. Sec. 2. Persons Exempt.—For a pe riod of one year, all male members of any Industrial Organization or mem bers of the Reform Press Association, who are advocates of the People’s party, may become comrades of this organiza tion without paying the initiation fee of fifty cents (50c.) Sec. 3. Newspaper Subscription.—At a comrade’s option he may pay One Dol lar ($1.00) for one year’s dues in advance and shall receive for one (1) year, free of charge, any reform paper (approved by the National Executive Council) pub lished in the United States, which he may select. Sixty cents (60c.) of the amcunt received to be forwarded to the Adjutant-General for the reform paper, ten cents (10c.) to the County Adjutant, and twenty cents (20c.) to be retained by tne Quartermaster of the Company to which the Local Squad may belong. Sec. 4. Dues. —Dues shall be five cents (sc) per month, payable quarterly in ad vance on the Ist of January, April, July and October. One-fourth of this amount to be forwarded to the Adjutant- General, one-fourth to the State-Adju tant, one-fourth to the County Adjutant, aud the remaining one-fourth shall be retained for the Town, Waid or Precinct company. Sec. 5. Court - Martial.—For non payment of dues, violation of obligation by failing to vote for the People’s party ticket, or other breach of discipline, a comrade becomes liable to a court-mar tial before a court composed of three (3) of his comp® y. The Sergeant shall be ex-officio pioseouting officer, and the penalty shall be assessed by the court- giving the accused right of appeal In case of a private to County headquarters, and in case of an officer to State headquarters. Sec. 6. Assessments. —Nothing herein contained shall interfere to prevent local Township. Ward, Precinct, County or State bodies from assessing themselves for fees or dues. ARTICLE VI. Section 1. Executive Council and Special Duties.—Under the provisional organization of the Industrial Legion, and until a permanent organization shall be established, this Constitution may be altered or amended at any regular or special meeting of the National Execu ’ five Council by a two-thirds vote of the members present. In case of a special meeting, thirty days’ notice in writing shall be required. Sec. 2. Charters. —Charters shall be issued by the Adjutant-General and numbered consecutively in the order of application upon the payment of One Dollar ($1.00). Sec. 3. Sebscription to Constitu tion. —Each comrade shall subscribe to the following Declaration of Principles, which may be amended or changed at any regular meeting of the National Industrial Legion. Something About Strikes. How far back we can trace strikes against oppression I know not, as I have not read all ancient histories; but they go back to 492, B. C., as in that year the plebeians of Rome struck in a body against oppression by the patricians, and carried their point. Later on they had two other strikes, winning both. All three of these strikes were made to gain their common rights, and they were strikes pure and simple. According to cus tom, in those days, when war was made upon other tribes or people the conquerers confiscated the lands and properties of the vanquished, selling the people as slaves or taking the men into the army, as they chose. As Rome was often conquerer, there was much land that was gov ernment property. The greater part of this land was taken by the patri cians, or held by them at a nominal rent to the exclusion of the plebeians who did all the fighting. At the time I write of, the plebeians had no rights or power, either social or po litical- Laws had passed to give them two and a-half acres of the land each; and prevented being exe cuted by the patricians. On several occasions of peril large promises had been made to the plebeians to secure their services as soldiers, but had been broken in every instance until 492, B. 0., when the first strike oc curred, which seemed to them the first step in their rights as citizens. From the earliest history of Rome, for a period of two hundred years, there was a continuous struggle on the part of the plebeians to secure the rights of citizenship. Two hundred years of strife against oppression by the aristocrats. It is too long to give details, but it proves— 1. That the rich and powerful have always claimed the lion’s share. 2. That the plebeians did and can gain equal rights by the ballot. 3. That just laws, honestly admin istered, secured to a nation the greatest prosperity, stability and civ ilization. Coming down to the early days in the history of England, we find the same conditions existing. The aris tocracy in possession of the wealth, power and government, and the la borers oppressed, and it is only after a long, severe struggle and much bloodshed that the people have gained what they now enjoy. A great work remains to be done there yet before exact justice is done. Yet, in some respects, England is our superior. Laws are more rigidly and impartially enforced notably those relating to the adulteration of food, etc. In our own country —boasted “free America”— oppression is of rank growth, and none the less debasing than the old Roman type, though of a different character. Gold is the ruling power, and is the strongest, harshest, most degrading of all and most difficult to break. People who despise its possessor who gains it un justly are often afraid to assert their manhood, through fear of its power. The power of gold to multiply is illustrated in the life of Gould, Rock efeller and others, and here we see its power to oppress and corrupt. Gold can rob the people, make and unmake laws, and do as it pleas eth, and go scott free. The politics of the country is run by gold, and we see our Congress is under its yoke, absolutely controlled by it. Courts of law bend before it. The workman votes as it dictates through fear of discharge; and all necessities of life are controlled by it. Sugar is pushed up 1 cent per pound; pork products 2 to 3 cents per pound, and so through the list, reducing the purchasing power of wages SSO per year per family. Laws are passed, only to be found unconstitutional, or made a dead letter, at the nod of gold. At the present rate of accumula tion, how long will it be before one hundred men will control the coun try, and the workman be a serf. Every week sees a new combina tion of capital for the control of some article, and a rise in price is the re sult. A change must come. The histories of nations say so; humanity says so, and a view of the situation, and signs unmistakeable, repeat the words. Far better that the change come by ballot than by more blood shed. The tvage workers are in the majority, largely so, and can elect whom they will. They are being educated rapidly—witness the vote polled by the new party, the largest ever polled by any new party. Strikes will never solve the problem. The poor cannot compete with the rich on those grounds. The way lies through the ballot-box. Elect new men; men of pure lives, sterling honesty, good horse sense, and in struct them as to your wants. Set the politician aside. Doubtless some mistakes will be made by them; but not more than is made by the pro fessional. In new bills it is easy to get a judicial decision as to its con stitutionality before they are passed. Let the intent of the law be clear, and see that it is not set aside or ren dered useless by the quibbles of pet tifoggers. If any man elected proves false to the trust, set him aside for ever. Let this be fully understood and few will fail to measure up to the standard. There is no lack of men that are available. Thousands of farmers and mechanics are fully competent to fill any position. The present situation is like unto a flock of fowls with the cholera. There is no cure. Every afflicted bird must be killed and buried and the house thoroughly cleaned aud purified. At the first symptoms of disease, kill the fowl. Education is the key. Let every man study the questions until he un derstands them. Knowledge is pow er. Consolidation and co-operation is absolutely necessary. Education brings the knowledge of the needs of the country. It points to the pathway out of the existing difficul ties, Consolieation applies the knowl edge and power in a resistless form. Like the plebs of Rome, all of the oppressed must mite and act as one. Be just, reasonable, firm and persist ent. W. H. Warner. Carnesville, Ga., Dec. 18. 1892. From Augusta. Augmsta, Ga., Dec. 9. I think it the duty of every one who can to rally to the support of the Peo ple’s Party Paper and build it up. for it is certainly the paper for the people. I will say, also, that, as a general thing, I believe the People’s party is stronger and more determined here than ever. While it is true some few have become disheartened at the frauds forced upon them, still there remains enough, with what recruits are coming in every day, to warrant me in saying that two years more, under whiplash and bossism, will convince those who went against us which party are their friends in Rich mond county, the “nest egg’’ of frauds. In conclusion. I will say. with thousands of others, three cheers for the People’s party, and three more for our noble and gallant Thomas E Watson ; long may he live to fight the wrong, and soon may our party see him crowned with victory. M. M. M. J. W. Haga a, president, writes that the next meeting of Lowndes County Alliance will be held at Dasher Station, on the G. S. & F. Railroad, south of Valdosta, instead of at Cat Creek, the date being Jan uary 11. If your nose bleeds on the left side crush your little finger of the right hand, and for the other side do the opposite. Lingo’s Liver Regulator i Stimulates the Liver I To Healthy Action, Expels Malaria, TONES UP THE SYSTEM, CURES Indigestion, Headache, Constipation, Nohmss AND Sleeplessaess IS A SPLENDID Appetites? READ THIS TESTIMONIAL. This certifies that I have tried most of the Liver Medi cines, and find Lingo’s Liver Regulator the best I regard it as a per fect Tonic Liver Regulator and anti-Malarial. Am subject to intense headache and consti pation. This medicine has been a complete remedy to me. THOS. E. WATSON. Nov. 23, 1892. If your system is run* down and your liver irregular, or you are suf fering from MALARIA or INDI GESTION, give this Medicine a trial. You will never prefer any other after you try this. SI.OO PER BOTTLE. If your Druggist does not keep it, write to HARRISOH & HADLEY THOMSON. GA. Or J. T. LINGO & CO., COMMISSIONER, ga. FRED. F. MOORE, M. D. | A. D. FLAGG, M. D. DRS. MOORE & FLAGG, SPECIALISTS. 39| North Broad Street, Atlanta, Ga. Rupture, Rectal and Genito-Urinary Diseases. Rupture cured without knife or ligature; no interrup tion of business. Cures guaranteed. Piles, Fistula cured without knife, ligature or detention from business. Cures guar anteed. All diseases of Rectum treated. Stricture cured without cut ting, cauterizing or loss of time from business —a painless method. No in jections. A permanent cure absolutely guaran teed. All diseases of the Genito-Urinary organs successfully treated. Consultation Free ; correspondence promptly attended to. DURHAM’S Female Bitters, A Specific for Irregular or Painful Menstruation, Sterility, or Habitual Abortion, And for Uterine Derangements Generally. Correspondence Solicited, and kept Strictly Private. References given if required. G. W. DURHAM, M. D. Thomson, Ga. To Brother Alllancemen and Others. On account of the low price of cottou we have put down our machinery to correspond. Wecan sell rebuilt gins—good as new—for SI.OO per saw. Gin Feeders and Condensers $2.00 per saw. We have in stock theJlullett, Van Winkle, Hall, Pratt, Gate City, Whitney and Winship. We can furnish Feeders aud Condensers for any make of gin, new or second band. We have some good rebuilt Engines—4 horse pow er SIOO.OO, 6 horse power $20u.00. 8 horse power $300.00, 10 horse power $400.00, &c., to any size required. Saw Mills worth S3OO for $200; those worth S2OO for $ 125. Corn Mills worth $250 for $150; those worth $l5O for S9O. Water Wheels worth S3OO for $l6O. Gin Saw Filers sls to $25: Gummers S2O to 30. Terracing Levels (good ones) $5. Theodolites $6 to SS. Sulky Com post D istributors S2O. We have also the best and cheapest Mill on the market, for grinding corn and cob, peas, cotton seed and table meal, for SSO. You can make fertilizer that costs S3O per ton for sl3 with this mill. We send formula with mill. If you want any kind of machinery or want ad vice as to the best kind or capacity, &c., write us. We take machinery on commission and repair at our own expense. Gin and engine repairing done. Old gins made new for one third the cost of new ones. CRAMER & ABBOTT, 555 Marietta St., Atlanta, Ga. P. S. We have several 40 saw Gin outfits, with engine to pull them, and a press for s2uo. 50 saws S3OO. 60 saws S4OO. 80 saws SSOO. We sell swap or trade to suit customers. FRICK COMPANY. ECLIPSE ENGINES ERIE CITY IRON WORKS ENGINES AND | BOILERS, AUTOMATIC STATIONERY | ENGINES. GINS FROM $2 TO $2.50 FEB SAW. Boilers, Saw Mills, Moore Co. Corn Mills Pratt Gins, Seed Cotton Elevators, Cane Mills, Cotton Presses, Wagon and Platform Scales, Foos Scientific Grinding Mills, Hoe’s Chisle-Tooth Saws, Shingle Machinery, Wood-Working Machin* ery, Shafting, etc. MALSBY & AVERY, Southern Managers. 81 South Forsyth Street, ATLANTA, GA. catalogue bv mentioning this paper. ATLANTA, GA. 24th Year. The beet in the South. Con cise methods in book-keeping. A simple and rapid system of shorthand taught. High standard of scholarship. Low rates of tuition. Three-months course in either book-keeping or shorthand, $25.00. Over 4,000 students in business. Send for hand some circular containing testimonials, ref etc. . Election Tickets. We are prepared to furnish on short notice election tickets in any quantity at lowest prices. Send in your orders early. Our presses turn out all kinds of Job Printing promptly at living prices. We guarantee satisfaction. Address orders care of People’s Party Paper. HOLCOMB BROS., Atlanta, Ga. TO THE AFFLICTED Os any Disease Everywhere. Having established our ability to curt any known curable disease, aud many heretofore considered incurable, as oui patients will testify all over the South ern States, we do not hesitate to say TO ALL INVALIDS everywhere to write to us, or oome to us, or communicate with us some way and we will do for you ■what others have failed to do—cure you. Don’t hesitate, but act no v. Address BACTERIO-MEDICAL DISPENSARY, Cj North Broad st., Atlanta, Ga. J.F.WATSOM ' THOMSON, GEORGIA, Invites the people of McDuffie and surrounding counties to call and ex amine his STOCK OF GOODS Before purchasing elsewhere. They will find everything usually kept in a general store. School Books, Literature and Stationery a Specialty. J. F. WATSON, —MAIN STREET,— THOMSON, - - GEORGIA. Tie National Watchman. A PEOPLE’S PARTY PAPER, In Eight-page Four-column Weekly. PUBLISHED AT WASHINGTON, D. C. Under the Direction of the Congressional Committee of the People’s Party. N. A.. DUN NING Has been selected as Managing Editor, It will be impersonal, impartial and aggrefr. give, and at all times seek to place before ita readers carefully prepared 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 tne advantage of being at the Capita] 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. J, G. Otis, O. M. Kem. K. Halvorsen, T. E. Winn, W. Baker, Dr. M. G. Elizy, and many othei 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. (I .C, Notice.— chufers for sale. The cheapest hog feed a man can raise. For further particulars apply to W. S. Kinard Draneville, Ga. DR. SPICER, Specialst. Will give a written guarantee to cure the following diseases without pain and without inconvenience from busniess, or will forfeit from SSO to $l5O for each and every case he undertakes: DISEASES OF RECTUM—PiIes, Fis sures, Rectal ulcers, Fistula and Rectal strictures. Genito-Urinary diseases. All diseases of the Bladder. Varicocele and Hydrocele. Diseases of Women, Headaches, Sleeplessness, Indigestiion, Nervous prostration, Ovarian troubles, Inflammation and Displacements. Rup ture, whether partial or complete. Con sultation is invited and free. JAMES SPICER, M. D. Rooms 4 and 5, 48 Wall st.,opp. Union depot. Atlanta, Ga. t RoofinG, GUM - ELASTIC ROOFING FELT costs only $2.00 per 100 square feet. Makes a good roof for years, and any one can put it on. GUM- ELASTIC PAINT costs only 60 cents per gallon in barrel lots, or $4.50 for 5 gallon tubs. Color, dark red. Will stop leaks in tin or iron roofs that will last for years. Try It. Send stamp for samples and full par ticulars. Gum Elastic Roofing Co., 39 and 41 West Broadway, New York. Local agents wanted. , 7