The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-08-16
TOM WATSON
OPENS THE THIRD PARTY C1MPAIGN
Att HIS HOME IN THOMPSON.
He Defends His Career In Washington,
and Says He is Going Eack-He Ar
raigns the Democratic Party.


raigns the Democratic Party.
Thomson, Ga, August 9.-(Special.) ,
Tom Watson returned to Thomson today
and was given a hearty reception by the
third party people of McDuile and OF the
district. They came from every county OF
the district and from outside of it as Well
There were some fifteen hundred or two
thousand people gathered in town and a
big crowd listened to his speech. The
crowd was about equally divided between
the whites and blacks Quite number
of the crowd were democrats, great many
coming out through curiosity. His followers
We're enthusiastic and received him Joytuiy.
The speech which Watson was to deliver
here today has been recognized as the open
ing gun of the third party campaign, and as
outlining the policy of their campaign. Il or
that reason The Constitution prints It,
A synopsis would not do, and q report
furnished by an inexperienced hand would
be omen to attack. Some months ago.
Mr.. Watson, in speech here at the capt.
tOl. declared that there was no difference
between the two great parties. One oi
The Constitutions best reporters got tnis
remark down i'll his running synopsis Oh
the speech, but Mr.. Watson Indignantly
denied the words. Fortunately, ste
nographer, not connected with the paper
had taken down the speech, and Whcn we
printed it in full, as a vindicauon OF our
SYNOPSIS, it was found to contain the as
sertion so vigorously denied oy lhe
speaker. -,
profitinc by our experience with the
third party leader, we TOOK tile pie,'u-
tion to send one of the best stcno%rapliers
-,
may rest assured that they have an ac-
cuIate report before them thus morning,
thanks to the prompt and efficient Work
of the Western Union.
In n. c9mpaign in which 50 many I'M
pOrtant interests are at stake, the demo
Gratis OF Georgia want to know WHAT tileF
most active and dangerous opponent mas
to say in his opening speech i'll his own
district. Our leaders and yO1ers ard the
democratic press want to get this man S
exact words so that there Will be no
chance for Il denial and equiyOcatiOn or
an evasive explanation.
Mr. Watson said:
Fellow Citizens-On my return home after
the longest absence L have ever had, IL Is ex-
tremely pleasant to have this welcome IL
1 should attempt TO express what letii IL L
should attempt to express my appreciation TO
the white and black alike, my thorough ap-
probation of the magnificent compliment that
you have paid me, words would fall me, ana
nothing would express il except an express
sion of the feelings that women resort To, anu
that sometimes men have to resort 10 10 eH-
press themselves. Fellow citizens, Tor elShe
months | have been attending TO your af1alrs;
my own business has been neglected; my own
affairs have taken care of themselves For
eight months I have stood where you placed
me doing what | understood was what you
told me TO do. Great applause) ,.,.a
| can say this to you, fellow citizens,
have never seen the time there when / was
ashamed of you or of your platform, or OF
your Instructions; and l have come pack TO
you In such Il shape thaL you are not dSIlaIiIeu
of me. tApplausc.l
Greeting TO the CoIored Voters,
Now, l wish to discuss with you fairly and
plainly some of the facts of this campaign.
am glad to see so many OF the colored pco-
pie here. / am going to have something es-
In the course Of this address. 1 have never
vet made campaign iii the tenth congress
sional district, that | did not always have
something especial to say to these people;
~and today | am going to read them Il few
lines Of good doctrine for | know how to put
Il down Voice, "hurrah for the ocaia plat
Let me render TO you brief account of my
leave that to you. l have introduced bills on
nearly every point included In the Ocaia pat
form | introduced bill to prevent the pay
ment In advance of your tax money TO the
bondholders. In one year there were $l3,ooo,-
900 of your money taken out and paid 10 the
bOndholG2rs 4 year in advance OF the contract,
That bill was referred 10 the ways and means
committee, and no man ever heard or IL aIler-
wards l introduced 4 Dill 10 repeai me ma
tionaI bank act. which even General Gordon
says Is great crime against the people
-0Cries of oh oh (which even The Augusta
Chronicle has at last found to be monopoly,
favoritisu ans class legislation. That bill
was referred 10 the committee on national
banking and currency, whose chairman was
a New York banker, who put 1t ia his pocket,
apparently, and sat down on It, Tor II was
never heard Of agan a de,%cI5c bR mem
majority Of 1tS. and they are telling US that
Bl they want is IN opportunity TO repeal inc
Yor the democratic crowd TO do anything than
any crowd that / have ever struck yet.
{ChcprSl For years and years the corpora
lions have had 4 standing army
The, Piukcrtou Detective AGAncv,
gnen hired to 90 into other states 4med with
Winchester rifles and shoot down, i'll cold
blood, iaborcrs dissatisfied with reductions in
their wages. So far as | know, there has
never been fight made in congress against
that institution before. One of the hrsl
ehings ! dld was to Introduce resolution and
IL bill Tina, fingered there for six months
and | was COVERED with Il bucket Of cold water
every time ! went before the committee to
have anything doue with 1t. but after the
strike at Homestead. and when the presideu-
object Of price and scItitudc. then they sent
u committee over to Homestead; sent it over
used Us previously st.tcd: after the men were
dead. lying in the sSeets, murdered by that
informal gang of rulfilns, who would never
have d;S 10 tut thclf rect III thai Guy II
the democratic 'oulsre-s had acted upon that
bill ] introduced. Ia other words they bought
Il brand new paddock and locked the stable
after the horse had been gone about twenty
four hours
/ also introduced n hin to cover into the
treasury the one hundred million dollars gold
reserve for general circulation which answer
pd no purpose in the treasury, and had lain
there idle for twenty years, at time when
you were needing money, at time when bust
ness was almost Stagnant for the want of
money. There is no excuse | have heard
why that money could not be put in crcula-
ton: but this democratic majority Of 14S did
not have chance enough 20 act on that bill.
further introduced the SubtrcaSIry hill,
bill whose principles ! think are as sound as
any economic principles can be, bill which
would give to the black and white people
some Of the benefits Of the distribution OF the
national currency. That bill laid in the
mttac for five or six months. and it was only
by taking advantage of of the rules of
the congress. Directing to all private bills,
that I got them to report the bill at all. But
they reported it the last day and did not give
minute to discuss it, but showed II to
thc wall and lost it. They gave FIVE days to
the discussion of the bill giving $5,OO0.O0O to
this great corporation at Chicago. but could
not give five minutes TO the discussion of this
measure to give perfect relief to every man,
"Wi1y 81 know know precisely P e. ssls how how
A.o Va, vous, irritable feeling;
AI( A Ou your back troubles you,