People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-07
IOINT DEBATE AT CONYERS
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before the two years are out you
have a Third party in Georgia
Your platform demands are equally
against the platform Of 1890, and
now you say because Livingston
abided by it that Livingston is q
traitor. Laughter) Who is the
traitor now? I promised the Ali
ance people that I would stand by
the Livingston yard-stick. (Renew-
ed laughter.) / promised the Dem
ocratic party that I would stand by
the action of the party, and when
Judge Stewart and myself entered
the race we both agreed to stand by
the action Of the primaries. Ode
risive laughter) Now my Third
party friends, you may as well hush
for | will cram this down your
Threats if it takes me until Sunday
morning. (Long continued laugh
ing and sneering) Now gentlemen.
when you get through will go on.
Some of you will wish you had been
quiet before you get home tonight
At this point Mr.. Watson inter
posed for order, and a voice in the
audience said: Mr.. Watson, it is not
your men. 1t is them fellows right
there, (pointiug to the imported
gaBg.)
Several voices. Yes, that's right
Look at them now.
Mr.. Livingston. I want to re
peat that we started out on the can
yass appealing to all parties and
every party that came before US il
the primaries pledged themselves tc
the party he voted with just as the
Alliancemen did. Judge Stewart
did not. Mr.. Watson and Mr.. Barnes
did. Sodid every man elected from the
State Of Georgia except Lester and
Crisp and Blount, who did not
Every member of the Legislature
that was elected by Alliance Demo
Gratis, pledged themselves to that
platform. And then when I was
elected [ not only pledged myself tc
these demands furnished in The
Democratic platform, but pledged
myself to the Democratic banner.
want you Alliancemen to know that
if you think that | am going tc
pledge myself that way and go bach
on it you are mistaken. daughter
Yes, you may laugh, but until the
18th day Of next March [ hold thai
pledge binding on me. (Renewe(
laughter.) Then my time will BE-
up.
A voice. Yes, and we will keeE
it up.
Mr.. Livingston. We will SEE
about that. l tell you, am going
back to Washington, and I 60 pledg
ed as I did before, and will keeE
that pledge, too,
Now Mr.. Watson says, 'Flet III
compare Jeffersonian Democracy
with modern Democracy" and ther
the first point he makes is the silver
bill. In answer to that [ have only
to say that he canno5 find a single
Democratic platform since this
question has been component ques
ton, but that the Democratic party
has declared for free silver. HI
says that the present plank il
straddle. Let us look and see
Every Democratic State had it in its
platform. One hundred and forty
eight Democrats in the House die
what they could to pass it, and Mr.
Watson knows it. And he know
why it did not pass it.
CLEVELAND MORE IMPORTANT THAI
THE PEOPLE.
He knows there were enough
Democrats in the House who beiev
ed then, and we believe now, tina
the free silver bill would hurt Cleve
land and help Harrison, and still they
were free silver men. (Demonstra
tons Of disgust, and cries Of: Oh
oh, hear Lon.) Mr.. Watson know
another thing, and that it will take
him and his party until the day O.
Judgment to put IN 148 Peoples
party men in the House of Repre-
sentatives to vote for free silver like
these Democrats did at this session
of Congress. Cheering, laughter
and derision.) Now, take it for grant
ed that the Democrats in the House
did not do their duty in not voting
for free silver; yet, did the members
from Georgia do their duty? Tha
is the question for you to consider
It is the Democratic members from
Georgia and the South that you have
to look to for an account. II yol
want free silver, why fight the Demo
cratic party?
A voice. Dog Tray was in BAG
company you were in company
with the enemy.
Mr.. Livingston. I will put tina
question to you again. If it is FREE
silver that you want, why DO yol
fight your friends in the Democratic
party? Why do you not move your
third party into the missionary
ground in the East, and beat then
there instead of beating your friend
down South?
A voice. We are not in the East
we will strike you here.
Mr.. Livingston. The Democratic