People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-25
Senator German Makes a Speech.

M. G. Ellzey in National Waterman.
Senator German came direct from
the national Democratic committee
rooms to make speech at his Mary
land home. He said a few notable
things, and pretty nearly demolished
the Chicago platform. Concerning
the State bank plank, he said that it
was one of those things, which, in
the confusion of a national conven-
ton, may sometimes "slip in" and
are not binding on the masses Of the
party. In the meantime, Mr.. Cleve-
land, in his letter, had given it a
quasi and evasive endorsement, and
Chairman Gordon, Of Virginia, had
put it forward in his address as
something BETTER than sub-treasury
or the free coinage of silver. This
last was, and is undoubtedly, the
true inwardness Of the thing. 1t did
not ssslip in," but was deliberately
put in for the base purpose of de
ceiving those voters who demand the
sub-treasury plan and the free coin
age of silver; nor can it now ''slip
out" in the easy way suggested by
the Senator from Maryland, neither
can the party "slip away" from its
record so slick and easy as he thinks.
The red dog, rotten egg element is a
living force in the Cleveland party.
Concerning the nomination of Mr..
Cleveland, Mr.. German says he first
thought he could not be elected if
nominated, but he now thinks he was
the very man to put up. Ii Mr..
German has reached the conclusion
that whoever was put up by the
Democracy would have been
knocked down, doubtless he is per-
fectly sincere in saying Mr.. Cleve-
land was the best man to put up.
Concerning the ''tariff reform"
plank, Mr.. German says ''tariff re-
FORM" after Cleveland, is nothing
any manufacturer or business man
need be afraid of. Certainly then it
is nothing from which the people
can hope or expect any great things
in the way of relief. But Senator
German goes further and says en-
phatlcally that no immediate relief
can follow Cleveland's election, but
when the Democrats are put in full
control they will pare down salaries
and abolish useless Offices and gradu-
ally reduce taxation. The Senator
also fercely denounces the sugar
bounty, but does not remotely sug-
gest restoration of duty On sugar.
This means a dreary expanse of
years to come, during which the
sugar and cotton planters, the wheat
growers, and the producer of
butchers meat must keep on to feed
the hungry millions of the world at
price for their products below the
cost of production. And what, we
ask. does this mean? It means ruin
and devastation of every rural in
dustrv and of every country home.
Beyond that looms black as eternal
night anarchy and civil tumult, ire
and sword, and wide, wasting de-
struction of life and property, ending
in military dictatorship and the stolid
apathy Of calm despair. Let those
who would scott at this picture re-
feet that two months are not passed
since this country saw five armies in
the field in five different States, any
one of which could have swept the
army that Washington led off the
continent at a single stroke.
A notable speech was that OF
Senator German.
It is "phunny, amt it?" Two
years ago the Democrats almost
S'.corked" themselves in their efforts
to force the silver question into the
campaign against the Republicans.
This year the Republican Senate
held 1t under their nose and they are
now breaking their necks trying to
dodge it. Yes, it's ''phunny," but
take your medicine.-People's Rights