The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-28
CHATHAM'S THIRD PARTY
A LIVELY RALLY OF ITS ADLER
RNTS AT TURNER HALL.


He Holds the Democrats RESPONSE
BILE for All the Misfortunes Of the
Country Since 1962-One Hundred
Democrats, Fifteen Republicans and
Twenty-sevsn Third Party Men in
the Meeting-George Il. Miller, Esq,
Made President and Il. J. Herb Sec
rotary of the County Organization.
The third party held its first rally in
Chatham county last night. II was reg
uIar old fashioned country stump speaking,
with country speakers and country argu-
ments.
This doesn't mean 10 imply, however, that
the speaking was not Of Il pretty lively
character and that the speakers did not get
in some good shots The meeting was a
very interesting one and was enjoyed by
the 100 and more democrats who were
there.
The meeting was held at Turner hall and
was called 20 order by Chairman George
Il. Miller. There were 100 people in the
hall when the meeting begun, the majority
of whom could easily be identified as demo-
orats. There we're about a dozen colored
republicans who seemed TO be very much
interested and epplAuded the speaker
literally.
THEIR BANNERS ON THE WALL.
The sides of the room were hung with
banners declaring the nature and character
of the Peoples party platform. Over the
stage hung a banner that read: Weaver
and Fields, the West and the South, the
Blue and the Gray" Ga the right Of the
room was The People Must Own the Rail-
roads or the Railroads viii Own the Peo-
pie"
On the left wall was the following:
Equal rights to all. special privileges TO
none. We demand fair ballot and a fsir
count without federal Intervention" Other
signs were Down with the Pinkertons.
The cause of one the cause Of all" Wealth
belongs to him who creates it,"
Chairman Miller spoke about fifteen min
utes, stating the objects OF the meeting and
entering into q discussion Of the Peoples
party and the principles advocated by it.
He had considered it unnecessary, he said. to
call public meeting to let the people know
that such a thing as q third party existed in
the county. Meetings. he said, will be called
hereafter for the purpose of allowing the
public to listen 10 speakers who will inform
them as to the purposes and principles Of
the party.
THE oCALA PLATFORM.
Mr.. Miller referred TO the Ocala platform
and the attitude of the old parties toward
it. Its demands, be said, have been ignored
by both the old parties which, however,
have offered no plan of relief to the people.
a combination of the farmers and work
ing men Of The whole country was effected,
he said, to right their wrongs, and a party
was formed at Omaha containing these two
elements to carry out the principles OF the
Ocala platform.
LAS far as we are concerned D said Mr..
Miller" the war is over and ibs issues are
dead Slavery is dead and its issues are
dead. We have buried them. l do not
speak Of the people Of the north and east.
They are the natural enemies of the south
and west They are born so, and cannot
help it. The south and west are the OPP
pressed sections OF the country"
The Ocala platform was Reimbursed at
Omaha, be said, and that is the platform
upon which the party ia making this fight
THE ATLANTA CONVENTION.
Mr.. Miller entered into some description
of the Atlanta convention. which he said
was the grandest convention he had ever
seen. He declared the lack Of attention by
the newspapers to be an effort 90 keep down
q movement which cannot be suppressed.
On the stage with Chairman Miller were
II. l.. Smith of Emanuel county, ]. B.
Howard of Bulloch county aud j. Randolph
Cooper of Savannah W. r. Kemp OF
Emanuel who was expected, was unable TO
be present.
At the conclusion of his remarks
Mr.. Miller introduced Mr.. Smith
of Emanuel as the speaker OF
the evening. Mr.. Smith is, as he
describes himself, typical wiregrass far
mer In appearance. In form and face and
countenance be bears a close resemblance TO
the redoubtable Lon Livingston, whom he
also resembles in shrewd, native wit and
eloquence.
Mr.. SMITHS SPEECH.
AS a stump speaker he is undoubtedly a
success. and, to judge by bis effort of last
night he would have no difficulty In arous-
ing farmer audience. He was listened to
with great good humor by the crowd which
had now swelled 10 about $50 persons, aud
bis frequent sallies were literally applauded.
He did not forget the MORNING News,
which lie put down as endeavoring to be-
little the third party movement and to
suppress the truth concerning It,
Some correspondent had said recently that
he had abandoned his farm and was going
about making third party speeches, and was
running as a candidate for the legislature
from his county. Mr.. Smith said he Is not
az othce-seeker, aud never was. He spoke
for an hour and a half. 1t would occupy
too much space to give more than a brief
outline Of his remarks He upbraided both
the old parties without stint as the
authors Of all the evils which at present
atf1ict the county aud who were both I'M
willing and unable TO afford relief. He
cited numerous illustrations of government
legislation in favor of monopoly, making
the Democratic party appear equally re-
sponsible for their commission. when as
matter Of fact, every instance cited was the
official act OF the Republican party in pur-
suance OF its well-known policy.
IRRESPONSIBLE FOR ALL EVIL
Mr.. Smith made the Democratic party
equally responsible for every act OF the
Republican party since 1852, by which the
burdens of the people had been increased
ana the money power favored. lie held
Democratic PARTY responsible for the repeal
of the income tax, the stoppage of the issue
of greenbacks, the characterization Of silver
and the failure to reduce the
tariff In fact there was no
evil from which the country suffers, draw
ing the natural inference from Mr.. Smiths
argument for which the Democratic party
was not held distinctly and chiefly RESPONSE
BILE. The chief force of Mr.. Smiths argu-
ment was directed against the Democrats
party. the Republican party being men,
toned only incidentally, and, to Judge by
the tone, being less reprehensible.
Mr.. Smith said the Ocala platform EN-.
bodied the principles upon which the Peo-
pies party is founded Their political
science, he said, is the highest known to
man, that Of God Almighty and Moses first
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