The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-11-28
Political.


Georgia, and lately reelected to that
place. on last Friday night addressed
an immense audience in Atlanta,
Georgia, and defined his position on
the political questions of the day.
lie spoke as tollows on.
THE FINANCIAL. oUESf1oN.
There, too, is the financial oues-
tion. That We must meet. We must
understand it and promptly meet it.
There is the g. eenback party, the
Republican party aud The Demo-
cratic party. All these must parli
cipafe t" some extent in The settles
ment ut this question, and whatever
the settlement may he, l am dis
posed t" srand by and abide BY the
action of the national Democratic
party 1Cherre and applauee.] At
the same time | am desirous that The
Dem"cra'ic party should act in per-
feet hal m"ny and desire to take
care Of the interests Of the whole
pe'ple. To do this l. think We should
have financial relief and financial
reform. Hard times! You see them
every where. There is scarcely a
ci'izen OF Georgia or of the United
States who does not feel This scar
City OF nj ney. We teel The pressure
upon us. Men are t"ilir as they
never toiled before Geurgians are
"ork'ng harder than they ever work
cd before. 1t is astonishing, he
amount rf labor and production tha,
is manifest among them to day.
These me, chants. farmers and he
chanics toll every day ami vet, wit
al ti'c'r toll and i4duatrv, they can
not meet ihe demands thai are daily
made upon item. They can scarcely
meet the wants OF their families
certainly not the ccmt"rls and lux
,es to " Which they Lave been accns-
toned in past years. Why this pres.
snre2 Why this l'pping of of COM
forts and lnx|ries! 1t is attributable,
III my opinion, to bad legislation. !
notice that my distinguished friend.
General Tronbo, in a speech h. re
IN AtIan'a tie "'her night, said tha'
since 1867 'he sun had never risen
and eet but il tou d Georgia poorer,
then she was tie day before. 1t is
true! Men talk OF The improv emert
of business, tie revival OF bnsincss,
and eli that. il it in tie sbriukaue
vi The value OF the taxable property
ut the Slate fron year to yeal? Do
you find it III the homes Of the farm
ers--in she byways and hed.es Of
the land-am"ng the mechanics aid
wealth-creaturs Of the countryS No.,
sir? Absolutely. e..
TIE RICH ARE GROWING RICHER
and the poor are growing poorer
from day TO day! [Aprlause.] Now,
l hHVo no war to make on capilal. l.,
is essential to labor. The capitalists
are entitled 10 he projected, bu
while l an in favor Of extending t.
them all that tull measure OF pro
lection that is guaranteed by the
Constitution and laws Of the country.
do demand in the name Of iustice
that the Legislation hich makes the
rich 'ichcr and the poor poorer shall
cease now and cease forever. Cheers
repeatedly Why these hard times
and this pressure2 In NY judgment,
il is attributable TO bad, unwise a. d
corrupt Legislation. Ihey are attri-
bu'aOle TO three acts Of the Ameri-
can Congress. First, there was all
act repeating the act To pay the
b ,nded Indebtedness OF this country
III egai tender mo ey, and that it
snould be in gold and silver. That
act accomplished this: it made gold
more valuable. The question was,
how shalI We increase the purchas--
ng power OF gOId3 1t was in the
hands Of the few, in tho hands OF the
momeyed men OF the North, and the
Legislation Of the country was made