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People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-05-27
ga LITTLE MORE GRAPE, CAPTAIN
BRAGGY'


Party lines will wayer and break
and the field will become confused
scene Of retreat and confusion.
Here goes!
On Feb. II, 1886, there came up
in the House Of Representatives a
bill to give increased power and priv
ileges to the National Banks.
This was splendid opportunity
for the Democrats Their party was
founded by Jefferson and Jackson
upon a bitter hostility to National
Banks.
In 1886 it could no longer be
claimed by any one that a war ne
cessity existed anywhere for such
system.
Hence Democrats not only had a
good chance to go on record against
an increase Of the power and priv
lege Of the Banks, but to make war
upon the undemocratic power and
privilege they already possessed.
Did they do it?
Not much.
The Ocala platform had not yet
opened its eyes. They could not an
ticipate that the day would come
when the outraged Farmers would
rise up on their hind legs and teach
Pat Walsh and Evan Howell what
Democracy was.
Therefore we cannot be surprised
that the Banks got what they asked
for by vote of 1870 to 100.
Among those voting for the Banks
| find 81 Democrats.
Among these Democrats voting
for the Banks) [ find the following
members from Georgia: Hon. Allen
d. Gambler; Hon. Chas. f. Crisp.
Among those voting against the
Banks | find the following members
from Georgia Hon. Judson G. Gle
ments, Hon. n J. Hammond, Hon.
II. G. Turner.
The other members from Georgia
are not recorded; excepting that Mr..
Norwood's name appears among
those voting for the motion to lay on
the Table the motion to Reconsider.
Among the Democrats from other
States voting with the Banks | note
the inevitable Oates Of Alabama and
Spsnlger 81 Illinois.
Among those Congressman voting
mo" | was pleased to see the name
of Gen. James B. Weaver.
[ trust that DR.. Nance will not
worry Allen Gambler too much over
his vote on this question.
/ FREE SILVER.
But according to the Democratic
organs Of to-day, they have at all
times been ready to restore the Free
Coinage of Silver eff they had the
fchance."
Let us see.
On the 8th Of April, 1886, there
came up in the House Of Represen-
tatives a fair and square vote on a
''Free Coinage" bill
Tt was defeated by vote of 1853
to 126.
How many Democrats voted
against it?
SEVENTY
And among them were the follow
ing Georgia members: Hon. J. FL
Blount, T. NJ. Norwood, I'll. G. Tur-
ner.
The other Georgia members voted
for it.
Among the Democrats voting
against Free Silver then, it is signif
cant to note Gen. Catchings of Mis-
sissippi, who is now on the Commit
Zee on Rules which refuses to fix a
day for vote on the Bland bill.
The inevitable Oates is on the list
on the wrong one, as usual.
~
sQUANDERING THE SURPLUS.
On April 16, 1888, there came up
in the House a Resolution declaring
that the Surplus should be applied to
the Bond Purchase Scheme.
I have already explained that this
Surplus was composed of the Tax
Money of the people in excess of the
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-05-27

North Carolina is certain for the
Peoples Party. Even the mossbacks
virtually acknowledge this.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-05-27

We received one hundred and one
Rew subscribers on an average every
day last week, and expect to reach
two hundred daily before June goes
out
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-05-27

States as loan, in case the Govern
ment might afterwards need it.
Democrats at that early day had
not made the curious constitutional
discovery that the money of the Peo-
pic can be loaned to Expositions, Ma
tional Bankers, Rotgut Whiskey
Owners and Railroads, and cannot
under any circumstances be loaned
to the people to whom it belongs.
But Of late years they have lit on
this discovery and they make the
most of it.
Hence instead Of discussing the
Surplus IN some generally beneficial
way they adopted a plan by which
sixty odd millions Of our Taxes have
been wasted on Bonds which were
not due, in the way Of Premiums. In
other words $60,O00,OOO were given
to the Bankers as an inducement to
persuade them to accept full pay
ment in advance.
Those voting for this Improvement
on the Andrew jackson plan num-
bered 1873.
Those against it, GA.
Eighty one Democrats voted eyes. :"
Only thirty lone voted s'no.''
Among the negative votes it is
pleasant to note Messrs. Bland, Dock
cry, Grimes, Holman, Kilgore, Nor
wood, Stockdale, Tillman, and Gen
j. B. Weaver.
Among the Democrats voting for
the Bondholders it is not so pleasant
to find Messrs. Barnes, Blount, Carl
ton, Catchings, Clements, Cochran:
Crisp, Amos Cummings, Enloe, Hatch
Herbert, Mcmillan, Oates (of course).
Peel, Randall, Sayers, Springer Col
course) TEL. G. Turner, Gen. Joe
Wheeler and Mr.. Carlisle.
The Georgia members, other than
those mentioned, do not appear tc
have voted.
PENSIONS.
An immense amount of discussion
has been had recently about Pen
sions.
The statement has been made that
this Congress increased the General
Pension list $17,OO0,0O0 that the
Peoples Party members voted fol
the measure.
II isn't true.
Not single law has passed adding
dollar to the amounts carried by
the general laws already in force.
During Cleveland's administration
however, the Independent Pension
bill was passed adding enormously
to the Pension burden. Mr.. Cleve-
land bravely vetoed it.
How many Democrats voted for
this tremendous addition to the Pen
sion list?
SIXTY NINE.
How many voted to pass it over
Cleveland's veto?
THIRTY- EIGHT.
Tell it not in Gath. Among these
Simon pure, rock-ribbed, all-wool-and-
a-yard- wide Democrats who voted tc
override the brave President who
was trying to save the Taxpayers
from this tremendous raid were
Messrs. Bynum, of Indiana, (who re
Gently went to Atlanta to teach mod
ern Democracy, Samuel J. Randall
(who was so much admired by the
Protection Democrats like Howell
and Walsh), and Holman, Of Indiana
chairman Of the present Appropria-
tons Committee.
Springer voted for the bill when il
was on its passage. He funked when
Cleveland hurled his veto.
The Georgia members who sd
are recorded against the bill.
They are all recorded on the tslal
vote except the Hon. Allen D. Card
Ter.
It should be stated that after the
bill passed the House on the first vote
where SO Democrats gave it their
support it was transmitted to the
Senate and passed there without a
division.
Where were tie Democrats Had
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-05-27
GOVERNOR NORTHERN.
May %, 90.

May not be aware of the fact that
he occupies position which is some
what peculiar.
He was delegate from Georgia
to the st. Louis convention of 1889.
AS member of the convention
he helped make its platform. One
of its planks calls for the Govern
ment ownership of railroads and tele-
graphs.
Will Gov. Northen tell us whether
he has gone back upon his own
work?
IT so, why has he done so and when
did he let it be known?
AS member of that convention
he helped formulate the demand for
the Sub Treasury plan.
Has he gone back upon this part
of his work?
If SO, why?
These are public questions and the
people have a right to hear from
him.
He beat Hon. Tom Hardeman for
Governor on that ST. Louis platform.
It bore him to the front and made
him Chief Magistrate OF a great
state
What speech has he ever since
made advocating the principles of
that platform
What measure or line of policy
has he adopted looking to the success
of that platform?
The Reform Movement based
upon this platform did all it could
for William j. Northen. 1t took
him up from obscunty and made him
governor
What has he done for the move
ment by way Of grateful return?
What increase of strength does
the agitation founded on the st. Louis
platform owe to him?
Where has he ran along the lines
cheering on it's friends
Where has he gone to the rescue
of struggling comrade?
Where has he caught the standard
from out the hands of wounded
and falling color bearer and borne it
fearlessly to the front?
No where has he done it.
No where has he shared the dam
gers OF the battle
In every combination Of our enc
mics his name has been conspicuous.
In every dash of cold water thrown
upon us and upon the very demands
he aided to formulate, we have re-
cognized chilly contribution from
him.
And today when million men
are up in arms against the most stu
pendous system of legislative rob
berry the world ever saw, and are
making their march along the road
this man helped mark out at St.
Louis, where is he?
Is he one of the leaders with his
lance in his hand and his spur on his
heel?
Not so.
Is he one of the loyal men of the
line, doing duty just as noble tho
less conspicuous?
Not so.
Then where is he?
Where is the Great Reformer of
St. Louis who helped outline mag
nifcent fight on railroad robbery,
National bank spoliation, and the
legalized thieyery under the guise of
of an inAexible and contracted cur
rency?
Where is he-now that the flag is
up and the battle is on?
Why bless your life he is meander-
ing around the state denouncing eld-
erly ladies for sending aims to the
wife of prisoner lying in jail under
the awful penalty of death and
varying the gentlemanly and Chris
tan performance by telling the farm
ers that all their troubles flow from
s'Guano and Mules" TIE. w.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-05-27

preach little on this text in his At
lanta sermon.
They are a nice crowd to say .'Pen-
sions' to US!
NEGRO TROOPS. @
BY the way, while I'm on the sub
ject, let me remind 'sour friends, the
enemy" of a vote of Senator Joseph
Z. Brown, who has recently written
a letter for the Public.
On March 10, 1888, he voted IN
the United States Senate to take
100000 of the money of the Tax
payers and erect a monument to the
negro troops who fought US during
the war;
Let him deny it if he dares
He wasn't so much afraid of the
negro vote at that time. Nor was he
afraid of it during the Colquitt cam
paign Of 1880
What's the matter with the negro
all of a sudden?
Is he so different since Senator
Brown was the grand mogul of the
Republicans in Georgia?
The negroes seem to be very quiet.
Nobody is likely to arouse them as
Joe Brown did in his Marietta speech
during the dangerous time Of Recon
struction by telling them Gas he did,
that our dwellings and gin houses are
a guarantee that we must treat them
fairly. None Of us would thus light
the torch of the Incendiary!
Has this Appointee of Bullock for
gotten his own record?
The more quiet he keeps the less
he will hear Of it.
If there is one politician in Geor-
gia who had better stay in the house
and keep quiet till this shower passes
over it is Joe Brown
LOANS TO WHISKEY DEALERS.
In the last issue of this paper !
gave the vote on the Distillers' Ware
house bill.
The printer broke the force of it
by an error.
I will try my hand at it again
hoping that the printer will let me
get in this time.
The bill passed by vote Of Us
to 116.
+ 1913 Democrats voted yea! There
fore only Is Republicans supported
the measure.
Hence the law is a specially Dem
ocratic law.
"Plain case" as the late Daniel
Dennis would say
In stating the amount which this
law lends to the Whiskey Dealers ]
was entirely too moderate.
| find that it is about $65, 000,00O
This is the annual Tax. This mag
nifcient sum, which belongs to the
people the moment the Whiskey is
ready for the market, is loaned to the
Liquor Dealers for three years at s
per cent interest. This interest is
charged only for the last two years
Now suppose a merchant or far
mer were to walk up to Uncle Sam
and say Il don't feel like paying my
Tariff Taxes or my Tobacco Taxes
this morning; I want three years
time, at 5 per cent interest.
Wouldn't Uncle Sam faint?
Yet that's exactly what the Whis-
key King says.
And Uncle Sam (under Democrat
ic management doesn't faint at all
He readily and politely yields to the
request.
Suppose the Farmers Of Georgia
were banded together in "Cotton
Ring" and were to come here and
say to Congress, "Our Tariff burden
is about thirty million dollars. We
are hard up. Won't you lend us
those Taxes for three years on good
security at per cent interest p
Does anybody suppose they would
be allowed to escape with their lives
Wouldn't the Militia be called out
at once?
Yet any citizen who will turn the
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-05-27

The Atlanta Constitution is doing
great work to redeem the 10th dis
trlct from the Third party yoke.-A
Hill Organ.
Certainly it is - and Tammany
furnishes the Doodle. Hill and his
gang viii spend thousands to "down
Watson" He is in their way.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-05-27

1t become more and more apparep ]
that Georgia will not send a Cleve-
land delegation to Chicago. Georgia
democrats are for principles first and
men afterwards. "A Hill Organ.
OF course! Of course That's
the reason they are rushing into the
arms of Davy Hill-the executor of
the Tweed ring the man who
"knifed" Cleveland in 1888 and
elected Harrison; the man who is
kept up by Tammany, which has no
principles at all and no platform at
all
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-05-27

expansion to alleviate the distress and
to break away from the CALLING chains
Of the National Bankers.
What pity Mr.. Bynum didn't
preach a little on this text in his At
lanta sermon.
They are a nice crowd to say Pen
sions'' to US!
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-05-27

FRIDAY, MAY II, 1892.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-05

And It seems to me that the one and all
sufficient remedy would be (snd desire to
go on record as indorsng that plan) to limit
by statute the amount of insurance that o
company shall place upon Its books. That
amount having been reached, the incentive
of that company for obtaining new business
is entirely taken away and 1t is practically
eliminated from the contest. This might dis
appoint ambitions managers (my self In
cluded), b1t from thu point of view of a citizen
IL would be altogether beneficial. Such law
would tend to give the younger and smaller
companies q better opportunity to grow and
would greatly strengthen and extend the
beneficent work of life insurance by at once
curtailing errors In the conduct of the busi-
ness and widening the field Of operations.
cial relations with the New York Life Insur-
ance Company began twenty-nine Years ago
Its assets, after eighteen years of existence,
were less than two millions of dollars. aud
its surplus less than two hundred thousand
dollars its history since its officially deter
mined assets June 30 last of one hundred and
twenty million dollars, its fifteen millions
In surplus and its annual income of over
thirty million dollars submit to your Inn
partial judgment as achievements OF my as
sociates and myself during the administra-
ton of our trust.
Iremsin yours faithfully,
WILLIAM Ii. BEERS,
President.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-05
To Abolish an old D1ue Law.

LONDON. Feb. 5. - The municipal
council of Cambridge yesterday dis
cussed the famous Daisy Hopkin spin
ming house case, which involved the ar
rest some time ago of a pretty young
girl named Daisy Hoplfin by the college
authorities under "a musty old law,
charged with walking on the public
streets with college student, the uni
versity by the law referred to claiming
TO have jurisdiction over all citizens.
The young girl mentioned was not only
arrested, but was confined in one of the
college buildings known as the spinning
house. The result of the investigation
will be bill which will be presented in
parliament abolishing the jurisdiction of
the university over the towns people.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-05
CHEATED THE MOOSE.
Murderer Fitzsimmons Cuts His
Throat in New Orleans.
DECLARES HIS WIFE GUILrLEss.

The Notorious Criminal, in a Letter
to tho "Citizens of New Orleans"
[ States That He "Prefcrs Death to
imprisonment and Disgrace"
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 5.-Frederick c.
Fitzsimmons, alias Ambrose G. Budd
and several other names, who was ar
rested here Tuesday charged with muir
der and theft in Pittsburg, Pa, cut his
throat with penknife in a cell at the
Parish prison. He died at o'clock this
morning.
Fitzsimmons left long letter. adj
dressed to G. II. Fitzsimmons, William
Fitzsimmons, Chief of Police Caster.
Times-Democrat, Picsyune. and citizens
of New Orleans, in which he says:
1.-The sunny south and the Crescent
city carry none but the most pleasant
recollections in my memory. have pur-
sued crime with its fatal consequences;
my liberty is again jeopardized, and as
liberty or death is paramount in my
mind | prefer the latter to imprison-
ment, disgrace, slow death and dragging
further in the mire the good name Of
hOuOItu anu ItSptCIeu TelilUlNtSs MY pc~
loved wife is the daughter of one of New
Orleans once popular and respected citi-
zens.
my wife, Lucy Rebecca Fitzsimmons,
was improperly convicted in Allegheny
county court house of murder in the
second degree through the testimony of
perjuring detective and a prejudiced
jury and judge, and is still imprisoned.
Knowing that am about to hurl my
self into eternity, solemnly swear my
wife is innocent. l effected my escape
from Allegheny county Jail because 1
foresaw conviction before the trial be-
gan. The bright, sunny atmosphere
surrounding my soul is replaced by
gloom and a sad heart that only death
can alleviate"
Fitzsimmons, after writing the letter
jumped into bed, threw blanket
over his head, and apparently went to
sleep. Half an hour later one of the at
PENDANTS in the jail heard him groaning,
and on going to the bed found Fitzsim-
mons had slashed his throat three times
while under the blanket, and was weak
from the loss Of blood.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-05
Arguing a Free Coinage Case.

WASHINGTON, Feb. e.-Hon. Jeremiah
Wilson made an argument before the SUI
preme court of the district in the case Of
Harley s. Morse, ct al, of Colorado, who
presented silver brick at the mint in
Philadelphia and demanded that it be
coined. The superintendent declined to
do SO. In his argument Judge Wilson
held that the act of 1878, which limits
silver coinage, is unconstitutional. The
constitution contemplated free coinage
of both gold and silver. The writ should
be granted, he said, because the secre-
tary Of the treasury has no right to ex-
ercise his Judgment in limiting coinage
of silver
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-05
a BxALALAsAO1eEi
bANQuEr.
A Notable Gathering al the Merchants
and Manufacturers' Club,

and Manufacturers' Club.
BALTIMORE, Feb.-The annual Jan.
quet of the Merchants and Manufsc-
turers' association of this city was held
last night. In addition to the many
prominent Baltimoreans, a number of
distinguished gentlemen from Washing.
ton were present. They included Sem
ator Vance, of North Carolina; Hon.
Harry Welles Rusk, Hon. Sherman
Stump, Commander Winfield Scott
Schley, of the cruiser Baltimore; Hon.
John Allen, of Mississippi; Hon. Allen
G. Durborrow, chairmon of the house Of
representatives committee on the
Worlds fair, and others. Covers were
laid for 175 persons. The dining room
was handsomely decorated with flowers
and potted plants. An orchestra was
concealed and discoursed the music
from behind screen of plants,
The toasts were; 1.-THE Association"
Hon. James A. Gary; 1.-THE State Of
Maryland" Governor Frank Brown;
1.-THE City Of Baltimore" Mayor La
trobe; "The New Navy" Hon. Charles
A Boutelle; Chicago and the Column
bian Exposition" Hon. Allen G. Dur
borrow; 1.-THE Drummer, or the Com
mercial Missionary" Charles E. Hooper;
1.-THE Humors of Political Campaign
Hon. John Allen; "The Business Man
In Political Life" ex-Mayor Davidson;
allow Long Does it Take the Political
Been to Swell the Official Headf" Col
lector William Marine.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-05
Thawinr Out Dynamite Again,

YORK, Pa, Feb. ga terrific expio-
lime kilns at Campbelrs Station. this
county, yesterday. Three large dyna-
mite cartridges which had been frozen
were placed near the boiler in the engine
house to thaw. They exploded, blowing
the building to fragments and conn
pletely wrecking the machinery. w. Fl.
Throne, of Stony Brook, had his leg
broken in two places, and Adam Rearn
was injured, but not fatally. The ex-
plosion startled everybody for miles
around
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-05
Ephraim lis home Again.

MLLv1LLE, N. j., Feb. 5.-Ephrain
Pine, the Millville crank who tried 10
borrow $1,500.000 from Jay Gould in
New York, is home again. He lives
about four miles out of this city, on the
road leading to Newport, and is looked
upon around here as one of the most
harmless men in the world. He does
while he would like to have secured a
loan of 81 100000 from Mr.. Gould, hs
would not harm hair of his head.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-05
Creditors win Not suffer.

ALTOONA, Pa, Feb. 5.-Thc Blair and
Cambria Lumber company, large cor
poration doing business in this and all
The surrounding counties, having its
offices i'll this city, has made an assign
ment to a. c. Hiek. The liabilities are
$50 ,U0a, bat the creditors will be paid in
full a. NJ. Lloyd, Of Hollidaysburg, is
the largest stakeholder III the concern.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-05

OMAHA, Feb. 5.-The gubernatorial
imbroglio has resolved itself into a
waiting game. Governor Boyd states
that unless the Office is voluntarily
turned over to him he will wait the is
suance of the supreme courts mandate,
Feb 20, and then, equipped with the
proper authority, will make the formal
demand, allowing for time of trans
mission and action of the state supreme
court upon the mandate. 1t will prob
ably be March before he will be re-
stored to his office. Thayer sets up the
on to it until further notified by that
court. His case is technically legal,
but is generally denounced by men Of all
parties.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-05

KRoKuK, Ia, Feb 5.-Some time ago
Matte q Kane, of st. Louis, brought
suit against William La Fayre to recover
$3.50 for liquors furnished. The trial
was begun yesterday Defendant sets
up the claim that uader the prohibitory
law the sales were illegal, and he also
filed counter claim under the same law
for nearly &, go, being The amount paid
the plaintiffs for LIQUOR since 1855.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-05
s1urderer Harris, Confldenoe.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-The motion for
q new trial in the case of Carlyle W.
Harris. the convicted wife poisoner, will
be made before Recorder Smyth next
Monday. Tire counsel for Harris are
confident of obtaining a new trial, and
other able lawyers are quoted as saying
that such az outcome is certain. The
prisoner himself is quite cheerful, and
says he has no fears for the result.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-05
The FIoridn,s crews Safe.

LONDON, Feb. 5. - The White Star
line steamer Britannia Captain Smith,
has arrived at Queenstown. She re-
ports that on Feb. . she signaled the
British steamer Victoria, Captain Gray,
from Philadelphia Jan. 10 for Ham
burg. The latter vessel reported that
she had on board the two crews of the
Norwegian bark Florida, Captain Ellef-
sen, from Pascagoula Dec. 81 for Dor
drapbt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-05
Anti.nowmanites Restrnlned.

LANCASTER, Pa, Feb. 5-The Bow
man faction of the Evangelical church
of Akron filed bill in equity, and were
granted preliminary injunction re-
straining the i-BowInanites from pre-
venting the pastor appointed by Bishop
pastor of the church. The majority OF
The church officers are -Bowmanites,
and their pastor has held possession of
the church since the war began.