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

throat and bring relief to the people
and say, ''you must be honest with
the people-you must do what is
right" Great cheering.
They are against national banks.
Why don't they say it in their plat
form? They say they are for equal
rights. What do they offer you?
Why, the old State bank humbug.
1t is the biggest bonanza for sharp
swindlers and grinders that ever was
established; the best opportunity for
the money sharks to get advantage
Of the ignorant. It is not money;
it will not pay debts; it is not good
out of the State; you do not know
whether you are selling your land or
your farm products for anything, or
something, or nothing. 1t is only
the promissory note of the man that
signs it, neither more nor less 1t is
just as if you sold me your farm,
your horses, or your mules, and took
my note in payment, paying me for
issuing it. The Democratic party
proposes to turn loose a half dozen
State bank robbers to help the
national bank robbers fleece you.
TGreat applause, and cries of "That's
so Hit 'em again.''] Let us have
good stuff. When you sell mule,
know what you can buy with the
price you receive. If you sell a
horse in Georgia, be assured that the
money will be good in Carolina or
Florida; good in summer and good
in winter; good in the autumn and
good in spring. Neither party has
given you relief; neither party in
tends to give you relief. The Re
publican party did not promise you
rehef; the Democratic party did
make the promise, and when it came
to the scratch, voted against it. We
promised you relief, and we voted to
give it to you. Voices, eyes, you
did," and great cheering. They
told you it would be good thing for
you to take a thirty-day note on the
stuff you sold; it would be a good
tonic for all your complaints; it
would be a good medicine for ali
your diseases. Now they say, after
defeating the silver bill, that it
would not do you any good anyhow.
1t was like the old nigger's rabbit
that he caught: "You'se. a plump
rabbit" Laughter. ''You'se a
juicy rabbit" Renewed laughter.
"You'se good for the bile, and you'se
good for the fry" Increased
laughter. "You'se good for the
breakfast, and you'se good for the
dinner. You'se good for the supper,
and you'se good befo' goin' to bed"
I Great laughter and applause.
About that time, in an unguarded
moment, the rabbit slipped through
his hands, and as he saw the end of
his stump tail cutting through the
bushes, he says: "Go it, you little
debil, you'se not fit to eat nohow !"
(Long continued laughter and ap-
plause)
Now, I have been talking to you
a long timeS [ have endeavored to
tell you thS truth E.; I have not said
anything to the black men that [ did
not want the white men to hear; [
have rot said anything to the white
man that was not intended for the
black man; [ have no secrets from
either side; and if I stand or fall, [
will do it with the satisfaction of
having put the plain truth before
YOU, and appealing to your honest
judgment of what is just and right.
Now word with reference to my
appearance here to-day. I chal-
lenged Major Black to meet me in
eleven counties of the district he
accepted only five. [ threw down
the gauntlet for eleven, and he
picked it up for only five. Tire
mendous cheering, and cries of ''He
knows what's the matter with
Hannah ~ I challenged him to en-
ter the district and fight it out until
one or the other Of US was whipped;
he said he must have thirty days
rest. CA voice, "We'll give him a
rest after November" and loud
laughter,) When | came here this
morning I challenged him and his
associates-three of demonstrating
the right to an hour to explain those
personal SANDERS which had been
circulated over the district with
reference to Col. Peek and myself on
the slavery bill, on the educational
bill, and the Anthony Wilson matter,
which had no relation to the issues
of the day, and then to meet them
foot to foot and breast to breast on
the questions of the day. Was that
fair proposition? (Cries of cit
was! 1t was! You have him on
the runn' Yes, and I will keep
him running; there will not be
grease spot on him left when the
fifth of November rolls around.
(Laughter.) I have talked to you
an hour and a half, under circum-
stances which it is unnecessary for
me to repeat; and [ say here again
that If the Democrats will trot out
two or three Of their best men after
dinner, weak as I am, exhausted as I
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