People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-23
~ PAPER ATLANTA GEORGIA. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER o. 1892

ing, so lar, was the total absence OF
laughter, usually induced by such 8
contest. Brutality seemed to mark
the course marked out by the or
ganized blaekguards; grim determi'
nation, that of the people.
Mr.. Black (continuing). | am 60
ing as the representative of the
farmer and the merchant, of the me-
chanio and the laborer, of the pro-
fessional man and the banker, Of the
rich man and the poor man.
Cries of Rats Rats Oh, how he
will represent the poor man! Coun-
ter cries Of Traitor; hit the traitor
again tell us about the Corbin bank
Major. This interrogatory came
from a young dude on whom the
tailor, the shoemaker, the furnisher.
the laundress, the barber and the
bootblack lavished their choicest
/. blessings.)
Mr.. Black lin tone of disgust)
You just leave this matter in my
hands, friend.
He says that the present chairman
Of the national Democratic COM
mittee is Calvin Buce. He then
proceeds to speak of him in the
severest terms. He procreds to
speak Of him in terms that one man
ought to hesitate to use toward
another; but concede, if you please,
that every word he used against
Calvin Brice is true; yet Calvin
Brice was chairman of the Demo
cratic executive committee at the
time that he received his nomination
from the Democratic party. Ire
mendous applause. [ will not
speak of or enumerate all the gen.
tlemen he singled out, but I will
mention one more, and here is an ex-
ample. Reads.
Another great Democratic influence is
the Belmont family of New York. They
are millionaires and national bankers.
They are Jews and connected with
many business transactions for the Roth
childs.
Well, were they not just as mnch
Jews when he was nominated and
elected as they ever were before or
ever will be afterwards? (Great
cheering.) Were they not just as
much connected with national bank
ers before as they were afterwards
A voice. Oh, don't tell him that
Mr.. Black. Mr.. Cleveland is the
only Democratic leader of whom he
speaks with any favor at all; but
while he does that with one breath
he retracts it in the next. Listen
Mr.. Cleveland, of course, is wei!
known. He is honest, courageous, and
lives up to his professions. He deserves
the highest credit for the impulse he
gave to the tariff reform. But, most I'M
fortunately, he imbibed the financial
views of Wall street; repudiated the
free silver platform on which he was
elected allowed the national banks Ghf
use of the funds without interest, anC
threw his whole influence against tariff
reform.
Voices. That's so! That's so
Give us more Of that; and, 'rah fol
Black; 'rah, 'rah, 'rah-Traitor
Traitor.
MIR. Black rdeprecatingly.] Boys
boys, no more of that. If you have
respect for me, no more Of that. III
spite of the protests of the speaker
bedlan broke loose again and lasted
for minute and a half.
Mr.. Black. Listen LISTEN
Reads.
These are only few of the Democratic
managers. If the entire gang were cata
logued there would be found a miscel.
laneous n1ixtere of railroad kings, ma
tional bank presidents, Standard Oi
magnates, coal and iron barons, million
are manufacturers, rich convict lessees
stock gamblers, whiskey ringsters, trus
pirates, monopoly robbers, Tamman.
boodlers and lottery swindlers.
And this Indictment which h
makes is not made IN the heat o
debate, not under the impulse of ex
element, but in cold blood and il
cold type he drew up and stamped
that Indictment against the yer,
party that conferred upon him tn
highest honors-against a part,
whose honors and emoluments he i
this very day wearing.
If the speaker is not supplying
his hearers with plans Of relief he i
succeeding, at least, in lashing then
into fury. A thousand throats how
traitor, traitor, and the tones are fas
assuming the snarl of the viciou
fee. Liar is defantly hurled i
their teeth, and the mass Of seethiny
humanity seems to be over a maya
zine which may explode at any mo
ment.
Mr.. Black. When a man make
an arraignment--an indictmen
against the Democratic party as hav
ing been guilty of all these crimes
Of all the crimes in the decalogue--
is it not a pertinent question for an,
good citizen to ask, "W ell, how LONG
since you were a member of tn
gang?''
Tongues wagged, fists fourishe'
in the air and the most offensive an'
determined attitudes were main
tanned. 1t was not owing to tn
effort Of the speaker to arouse tn
baser passions, for he could be heart
by only very small circle. Wits