People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-23

Ties nave SPOKEN. Ii Is utterly
impossible to 60 into detailed
argument of these great matters now,
but | say that there is no promise of
financial relief to the day laborer in
the platform of the party.
+ A voice. Your party will not
promise to help any one but the
bondholder and manufacturer.
| [Great confusion. Peoples party
men determined not to let these
statements pass, and others rage at
the thrusts. Said one of the stage
occupants "By Cd, we will not let
Watson speak at all" A roar of
assent in the neighborhood of the
reporters tables.
The chair in q Sunday-school
superintendent tonel. Gentlemen
gentlemen, I hope that you will keep
order. Laughter. I will say so
you will understand that these in
terruptions will not be counted
against him. Be quiet, please. Re-
newed laughter.
A voice. Major, don't talk any
more, and we will see that Watson
does not.
Another voice. Rats; and your
man nearly done. Great confusion.
Mr.. Black. Listen, listen to these
words. I wish | had time to go
further into discussion and
analysis of this platform, but my
time is almost expired, and you
know under what difficulties and en-
barrassments I have spoken. It is
perfectly impossible to go into a
detailed argument of these great
questions. But I say this, that there
is no promise of financial relief to
the day laborer and city workman.
| [Cheers and jeers. I say, further,
that the further this movement goes
the more its general temper and
spirit are unfriendly to all classes
and interests. | say that I am OPP
posed to the movement because it
raises class against class.
Cries of right, right, right. COun-
ter cries Of rats, rats, rats prove it,
prove it, prove it.
Mr.. Black. I am no especial
friend to the rich man, but I would
soorn to purchase a seat in the Con
gress Of the United States by ex-
citing turbulence and antipathy
against the rich. The first offering
that was ever brought and laid at
the feet of the Infant Savior was
| gold and frankinscense and myrrh,
and the women who came with an
alabaster box and broke it made a
costly gift. And in the evening of
the day of the crucifxion Joseph
Of Aramatha, a rich man, came and
got Him and laid Him away in his
tomb. L say that no man can lay
just claims to more sympathy with,
and friendship for the poor than my
self. | do not care to lug in or pa
rade my own virtues, if have any,
but / am willing to stand with PEG.
pie on the life for twenty-five years
spent among them, and If [ should
20 to the Congress Of the United
States as the friend Of the rich and
poor alike. (Cheers.)
Voices. Right Right Another
voice. Well, I should smoker
Uaughter.)
Mr.. Black. Who is that over
there?
Voices. Nobody, nobody; &C
ahead.
Mr.. Black. Listen to these words
Of one Of the greatest statesmen this
country ever produced--the words
Of Daniel Webster, the natural Halter
of anything calculated to array the
poor against the rich and the danger.
GUS moneyed aristocracy, so power
full at that period represented by the
revolution.
(The confusion was so great by a
babe Of voices to my rear that /
cannot vouch for the absolute cor
rectness Of the preceding and follow
ing paragraphs.)
i Mr.. Black (reading):
Sir, admonish the people against a
curse like this. I admonish every indus.
trirus laborer to be on his guard. I tell
him that the attempt is made to appeal
to his passions in the name OK patriotism
10 iniure and af1ict his country in the
name C independence, is to destroy his
independence and make him a slave.
would say to every farmer who follows
the pillow, to everp artisan who works al
the bench, to every laborer in the fields
to every man everywhere, that whoever
attempts to shake the stability of tbs
currency Of the country, and flood the
country with paper money, stabs your
interest," to the heart.
prolonged cheering.)
What about the candidates of the
respective parties? | have spoken
very briefly about platforms but
who are the candidates who are to
represent the ideas set forth in these
platforms? The Peoples party has
presented for your suffrages candi-
date in the person of General James
3. Weavar. I have not time to-
! night to make an analysis of his pub.
lie record. The Democratic party
has presented candidate in the per-
} son of Grover Cleveland, man who
J is recognized, even by his political
enemies. as the most eminent illustra-