People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-02

Dl0Ver VINO mlgHU nave Ld1I0u OF re-
fused to pay the laborer for his
service after he had worked all the
year. In that shape it was a one
sided bill; in that shape it was an
unfair bill in that shape I told my
fellow-members that l would not
vote for it; in that shape I told them
that I would oppose it with all the
power that God gave me, for in that
shape it would punish the poor man,
who through sickness or misfortune
had fallen into arrears; in that
shape it would let the rich man, who
failed to carry out his contract, go
scot free; in that shape the Sparta
Show-my-light supported it and said
that the author, the Hon. w. D.
Tut, ought to have monument
reared to his glory, pointing heaven
ward, for all time to come. (Cries
of "The boot is on the right foot
now; the cap fits the right head!
Hurrah for our Tom p and long con-
tinued applause.) Now, who voted
for the bill in that shape? A ma
iority of the Senate voted for the
bill in that shape, where it punished
the poor man and did not punish the
rich; a majority of the Senate
voted for that bill, where it pun
ished the tenant for violation of con-
tracts but did not punish the land
lord majority of that same Demo-
cratic Senate voted for the bill in
that shape, where it punished the
employe-the hireling-but did not
punish the master. Cheering and
muttered cries of indignation.) Who
are some of the men that voted for
the bill in that shape? will tell
you. (Cries Of 'sYo can do it, Tom
'Fo' God, boys, listen how he's goin'
for 'emY Col. W. D. Tut voted for
that bill in that shape (cheering);
Col. Livingston voted for that bill in
that shape. (Renewed cheerlng) I
heard that Livingston was to be here
today. He has suddenly got to be
the prophet and the leader Of the
Democratic party. daughter and
applause.) Just year ago Governor
Northen was trying to show what
rascal Livingston was, and Living
ston kicked him out of the State
Alliance Convention. At that time
these men said that Livingston was
knave, or a fool, or both, for
writing the Ocala platform, and one
Mr.. Ham-known as "sugar cured
Ham"-fshed up out Of a spittoon
in the convention hall at Ocala the
force bill which Livingston had writ
ten, and it was published abroad,
everywhere, as a crime, as an unpar-
donable piece of treachery on the
part of Livingston. He had stated
at Cincinnati that the South was to
be brought into the middle of the
road that the South was to meet
the great West in breaking up the
new parties, and upbuilding the new
South. Great applause.), Not only
that, they charged him with selling
out to defeat David B. Hill; they
accused him of, going around with
sockless Jerry Simpson and Mrs.
Lease to divide the solid South, but
if you look around you will see that
these same Democrats have plas-
tered him all over with the mantle
of oblivion, and the sins which were
yesterday as scarlet as blood are this
morning as white as a billed shirt.
daughter and applause) All that
change has been worked by the
magic influence of a Democratic
nomination. (Renewed applause.)
Now, do not say it myself, but you
know that every Democratic paper,
which to-day is heaping upon me
opprobrious terms of abuse, ridicule
and denunciation, in denouncing
me are saying in effect that if his
hide was hung up in guano factory
the smell would be too bad for the
factory. wild applause, and
voice, ''Jest listen how dat man
talks-i-m! Use glad I isn't the
Kunnel!")
CA fresh attempt was made on the
outskirts to break up the meeting
A white ug-hatted fellow tried to
ride helter-skelter through the
crowd, proclaiming that there was
speaking in the grove, and a free
cue. Nothing but the good nature,
produced by the terrible arraign
ment of slippery Lon, restrained
them from squelching the rowdyism
by force. The lawlessness could not
be fixed on the leaders of Demo
cracy, but certainly they did not try
to restrain it,
Mr.. Watson good. naturally and
sarcastically). That is getting very
weak out there; we have you
downed to-day, and we will bury
you in November. Laughter)
Now, let us return to the labor
bill. l was in the House of Repre-
sentatives at the time 1t was up.
The bill came before us in its origi-
nal shape. 1t provided to punish
the tenant and the laborer for non
ful6llment of contract, but not the
rich farmer who rented the farm to
the tenant, or the employer who
hired the servant. I said this: If