People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-25

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great sympathy for the depressed
and distressed industries of the
country, and charged the Republi-
cans with being responsible for it.
1t will now have the opportunity
to prove its craftsmanship and wis
dom in reversing the engine that is
rapidly driving the ship of State
upon destructive shoals and rocks.
One thing that occurred eight years
ago need not be repeated now.
Then Cleveland, with Hendricks,
was elected on a silver coinage plat
form, which he repudiated before
inauguration day. This time he
was bigger than his party-dictated
the platform and reserves the right
to place his own Interpretation upon
it. Now has come the opportunity
of the party to prove its friendship
for "more money and less misery"
The Banks County Gazette, of Ho-
mer, Ca, says:
Though we have been defeated we
must not give up the fight We are
asking nothing but justice, and honest
people would not grant less. The
Peoples party must stand unfinch-
ing, remembering that the father Of
our country met with defeat after
defeat, yet he wavered not in his
purpose to rid his people Of the dam
ming hand of oppression. Washing
ton fought for the freedom of our
country with arms; we must pre-
serve our liberty with our ballots.
We must not be discouraged but
buckle on our armor for the next
contest, and though we go down in a
thousand defeats we have the conso-
lation of knowing that we go through
with clean hands. If our opponents
could say as much we could expect
honest government. Be not dis
couraged; our fight is just, and we
cannot afford to go back to the ene-
mics of God.
The Farmers Light, of Harlem,
Ca, is strong in the faith. 1t says ::
There is one fact that cannot be
rubbed out, and that is, Democracy
is dead in Columbia county, and no
man need offer for any office unless
he stands squarely with the people.
X The Augusta ring may
think they have things their own way,
but they will wake up to find that
they are wrong. The methods in
augurated by the city ringsters will
certainly be exposed. X X
The heat of the recent State and
national elections has passed, and
now comes the election of county
officers. 1t becomes the plain duty
of every Peoples party man to stand
together in this election as they did
in those passed. Don't be Influenced
by any Of our enemies, telling you
that it is not necessary for you to
vote in the county election as you
have nothing at stake. It is very
essential THAT you vote at all cleo
tons, for falling to do this, will give
your enemies loop-hole to come in
and defeat us. Let the Peoples
party of Columbia county still con-
tinue to make this the banner county
of Georgia by voting for the Peoples
party candidates from constable up.
The Southern Mercury, Of Dallas,
Texas, says:
The dispatches foreshadow Cleve-
lands election by very decided
majority, also that the House and
Senate will be largely Democratic.
To casual observer this looks like
a permanent victory for the Demo
cratic party, when in fact it is the
very worst thing that could have
happened to them. No one denies
that the Democracy is Janus-faced,
and such being the case, it will be
impossible for that party to give the
people any substantial reforms, if
they adhere to their record and plat
form. They have been very prolific
in their promises heretofore; especi-
ally have Democratic orators prom
ised financial reform. The people
believed these promises would be
redeemed. They are doomed to dis
NAL disappointment in this direction !;
failing to do this the rank and file
desert and come direct to the Peo-
| pies party as the only hope to secure
reforms. The Republican party will
disintegrate, because it was made up
of reformers, and some of the old
reform blood yet flows in the veins
of their adherents. Finding them
selves defeated on the lines they
chose, with no hopes Of success pos
sible in the future, they will be
compelled to cast their eyes else
where. They will see all the tenable
ground covered by the Peoples
party, and rather than disappear for
the want of an Issue they will disband
their organization and come to the
Peoples party. The rich Repubi-
cans in the South and West, whose
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