People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-07

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and Northen was pressed from time
to time to endorse it.
A voice. Except the Sub Treas,
ury bill.
Mr., Livingston. Don't you fret
yourself about the Sub Treasury. /
have got you spotted.
Same voice. My friend, l have
you spotted for November. 11,
Col. Livingston. Mr.. Watson asks,
sis not Col. Peek standing where
Col Peek stood in 1902" He says
also, that Gov. Northen stood on-the
same platform with Col. Peek in
1890, against the national banks, and
on the railroad plank, etc. Now,
Gov. Northen was in favor of the re-
gulation of railroads by State and
Interstate Commissions, but not in
favor of ownership. | am not goiug
to advise you to vote either for
Gov. Northen or Col. Peek. I am
not here for that purpose. But, [
will tell you what | am here for. I
am here to answer this speech of Mr..
Watson's.
A voice. 1t is time you were get
ting at it.
Col. Livingston. You shut up.
You have not got sense enough to
know what anyone is getting at.
He says that Livingston favored
the St. Louis platform, land plank
and all, and he gave you the votes
by States. Cooking for the refer
ence.)
A voice. Mr.. Watson, tell him
where he is at.
Another voice. He is looking for
his place.
Col. Livingston. In the sixth day
the meeting was called to order. Re-
port of the committee. The demand.
Section l. They demanded the abo-
itlon of national banks. The follow
ing substitute was adopted:
We demand that the goods shall
be deposited in the sub-treasuries,
etc. And that money shall issue
upon non-perishab1e products, and
also upon real estate with proper
limitations. Now, on that, the vote
was taken by States, and it is the
only vote taken by States. And If
my friend Watson can put his finger
on any other, he can do more than I
can. That was just the bother he
was over in the sub treasury. That
vote was not vote on the ST. Louis
platform at all, but on the Ocala
platform. I want to say this, that I
fought the land question on the Ooala
demand and made speech against
giving money on land. There is not
one man in a thousand that does not
borrow on a mortgage and then lose
his land.
A voice. There is great differ
ence between borrowing on two per
cent. and hundred.
Mr.. Livingston. You would lose
it just as quick on two per cent, as on
eight. There is no truth so well
fixed among farmers as we'll as law
yers and doctors, as that ninety-fVe
out Of every hundred men who bor-
row money on land, at any rate of
interest, finally go into the hands Of
the sheriff.
At this point another beautiful
shield of flowers were forwarded to
the stand to Mr.. Watson. This
seemed to have the same effect on
the Augusta gang and the Atlanta
crowd that red rag would have on
a bull. In the neighborhood of the
ladies they were particularly often
sive.
Mr.. Livingston. Boys, you can
have the flowers. We will get the
votes while you get the flowers.
TNote.-This was paraphrase
from Mr.. Watson's first speech at
Sparta.
Mr.. Livingston. He says that the
hearts of the people are with the
Peoples Party. wand to see how
that is, and want to see right now.
I want you reporters to stand up and
count. / am gong to take vote of
this crowd. Every single third party
man in this crowd hold up your
hands right now. Quick! Now,
every single man in this crowd who
is for the the third party hold up
your hand.
THE GAMBLERS ARGUMENT.
Now I'll bet a thousand dollars
we've got you four to one.
A voice. I'll take the bet.
Mr.. Livingston. I'll bet you now
that you have not got a thousand
cents. daughter and derision.)
AS matter of fact, the the Dem
ocrats were ready to hold up their
hands for anything that the speaker
suggested, although not one out of
half dozen could hear his words.
They not only held up their hands
but each held up both hands. On
the other hand the People, who could
not distinctly hear his proposition
would not hold up their hands at all.
Still the crowd was about equally
divided, Notwithstanding the fact
that about twelve hundred were i'm
ported from Atlanta and Augusta
and intermediate points by the Geor-
gia road.