The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-07-23
THE GEORGIA CRUSADE.
S M SMALL WEAVER, POLK AND stMp-
SON SPEAKS.

and Jerry Tells How He Captured the
Othor Follows Socks and Shoes
ATLANTA, Ga, July 15 Atlanta was
the central point of the great Alliance
Ftiiy To-Day, thousands of people being
present 2t tll'dmont exposition grounds.
! ne au'lcnce was nOliceablv an apri.
cultural one hundreds of farmers com
lI@ many miles and thousands from
tii!' ana surrounding Counties to hear
th" distinguished speakers. Mav0r
llrmphlll welcomed the multitude 10
Atlanta in an address which was on.
th"5ttio;Ical' received. Colonel l.. T..
Livingstone, President of the Georgia
N'lsanc' and Congressman from this
ul''rlct, prcsi led: The first speaker
was General J. i. Weaver, of Iowa
He declared N tn. beginning that the
Nlil2uce movement was greater than
the Rcpuhlican party, the Democratic
party, "T the Peoples party, because it
Was lht icppie. He asserted that the
pools and trusts OF America were skin.
nlng iirpublicauS and Democrats alike.
lherc WAS no 0liti"S in trusts; 1t WAS
win them rs 1t was with the Dutch-
man. ilcw asked what his polite.
were ami his RELY was: "Eitty cents Il
n"Silel lor corn and five cents glass
Tor lager beer. My politics is busi
ness. lie said it was high time for
the farmers to make their politics busi.
ness. ~ AIN Il follower of Thomas JEFF
ltrSpn, continued the speaker. 81
worship at his SIN iue politically. When
ne Sald eternal vigilance was the price
OF liberty. hr uId not mean the yigi-
lane" of the politician but the vigi.
Lance or the people" Weaver brought
!orth tn" widest applause from his
hearers 10y declaring that there are now
IMAM there were twenty-five Years ago
hlt strange To say there Is five hundred
Hnd Two million dollars less of money.
lic laughed at TIE farmers for saving
liiat times Wrro dull and asking each
other what made them duli. lie told
them to feel in their pockets and they
could answer that question for them.
selves. II feel, SAID the General THAT
Vh' tltlc has come when We do not care
= BUG zee nor liz for amy party. We
KNOW what we want and we are going
to have IT. If the old parties vet in
our way, why We'll run right over them
hrr" won be as much OF them left Us
mere was OF the Republican party in
klnSaS last fall. Continuing. Weaver
exclaimed: II tell you. my friends. the
Industrial people Of this country cannot
"llord TO lose another Presidential elec-
l!oh. we must meet the capitalists of
TINS country in open field and we must
c"nu"er them. If we are kept for
anotncr i've years under their laws now
IN operation we shall be the VerieSt
slaves to Il lot of plutocrats." lie ad.
Nocatc'l the Tree coinage of silver, and
cohcluu2G with Il iraJernal message
from Northern Alliauccmeu to their
southern hrrthrrn.
Colonel Livingstone then introduced
l.. l.. Polk, President Of the Alliance.
He began by saying he believed and he
knew before God that the trainers had
cause for complaint. They had at last
awakened to the fact that they had
tc"H Tor years Systematically :icceived
by Designing politicians and drma-
MogueS. lie declared that the day had
passes. when the farmers could be de-
c"lNed. Tor they had gone deep down
lnlr the question and found that the
'rOun!c with them WdS in the TOttrn
wicked linanrlal legislation of the
country. Colonel Polk called forth en-
lhuSlaS &c applause 10y drawing Il pic
lure Ot TIE Suli.rluTS of this Southern
ilnl Ht'tr Sherman had laid it waste
with sword ANA torch. II" elected lI-
U!1i0Eal appitUvc by q: ciarng that
these SuiirrlngS were nothing rs com
parcl I" the SuiLc:ingo cIusca 10y John
Sherman whose D:ighting influence had
:.rru ttlL In every hO\rl III Amer Ca
.,iil III the homes OF every honest la
boring mechanic. Georgia farmers
sad sent petition after petition to the
halls OF the legislation, every one Of
Whlch was returned wlLH ScOrn and
ROW they propose to make Il change in
the form Ul petitions. They are gong to
send petitions t ere III the future about
SIX feet Ions, petitions with brains ut
one end ana boots ut the other. Turn
ing to Weaver, Polk exclaimed: Nov,
General. 80 home and tell your boys
that oar bows who wore the gray and
tlccd them midst the blaH. of battle
have jDlnr hands with them to help
them strike the Shackles from the arms
Ul fifty millions of industrial people"
In the midst OF the enthusiasm which
followed Weaver advanced to Polk
with outstrctchca pal", saying: I'VE
are With YOU, Colonel, heart and soul"
At thus the large audience literally
went wild. "rhc ghost of Il third
party hmntS the pillows of many in
our land 10y night continued Polk.
"L-t me say that we have had third
parties started but the farmers did not
START them"
They were started by straightout
JellcrSOnian Democrats and not Ali
ance Democrats. Yet these fellows are
wondering if the Alliance is going into
the third party movement. We have
Il good example to go into Il third party,
Althoug Oh the results of those parties
are not very encouraging to us. IF
there is a third party lnangurated in
the South" said the speaker, very de-
jlbcrately, at will be due to the dOmi-
mating. prOScriptiNe and INT O!crant
spirit of sO.calleG Democratic leaders
have been Il consistent Democrat
sine" the war and now Go not want to
interfere with party lines, but have
luSt this to say, We want justice and we
arc gong - have Justice. If we can
not get il, as tru@ Al iancemen we
wont ht state to wipe old parties out
Uf existence no more than we will hpSi-
tate TO wave our hands. If Il third
party is established, 1t will be nothing
hut the blind work of the old parties"
He bitterly attacked Cleveland for
Surrcndering or trying to surrender the
people to Wall street and the money
power, and said that the Alliance would
carry the standard OF the peoples rights