The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-08
POLITICS IN SCRIVEN.
The Peoples Party Formally Organ
ized--MeetinR of Democrats.

necessary political machinery.
The Democratic party is also putting or
its armor and preparing for war, with q
brilliant and aggressive chairman at the
head Of its executive committee.
The lines are now sharply drawn aud the
fight is on in earnest and to the bitter end
There are not many homes IN this county
to-day in which politics has not taken Its
abode as one Of the household gods.
Tuesday the democratic executive COM
mittee met. Immediately upon calling 10 %
order the chairman, Judge W. L. Mathews
rendered his resignation. This was followed
by detection Of three Of the other mem
filed, Hon. u. P. Wade being
elected chairman to fill the vacancy
caused by Judge Mathews Withdrawal.
A mass meeting of the democrats of the
| county was called for April 81 to
select gubernatoriAl and presidential deli
| egates. During the session Of the COM
| mtttee letter was read from James II.
Evans, prominent farmer and alliance
man of Captola, in which he stated his
loyalty to democracy and his opposition TO
the third party or any other oubination
whose purpose it was to disrupt the Demo-
| cratic party.
THE PEOPLES PARTY.
Yesterday the Peoples party men had
their turn. Col W. L. Peek of Atlanta was
| huNtEblhSu W SIedhs dud lEOIn OOO u tUD
| people, mostly alliancemen, were at the
! court house TO hear him. 1t was evident
| from the first that it was a red-hot third
| party crowd, for every utterance that the
! speaker made in abuse OF the Democratic
| party was applAuded to the echo. He began
| by saying that he had met with them for
| the purpose OF saying 'Good-by, old party ,
good-bY." They had gone into the third
party because they had nowhere else TO go.
| There was no Democratic party, except
| that belonging to Wall street, and the Re.
| publican party was also manipulated by the
| noneyed power in New York. The people
are poorer now. be said, than they have
been since the war, and yet we hear on
| every side that this Is the most prosperous
people on Gods green earth.
Our national lawmakers who ought to
| have been our friends, have denied us fair
and equal rights with other occupations.
| Our financial system was the Pandora's
box, from which issued all our evils. A
| government that reserves to itself the right
| to issue and coin money aud then lets her
people go to the wall for the want OF it, does
not deserve the respect Of the people and
! should not be respected.
THE NATIONAL BANKS.
Mr.. Peek than paid his respects to the
national banking system, holding that both
old parties we're alike responsible for it.
He said il the people did not bestir them
selves all of our lands would soon pass into
the hands OF a few, to be bossed by a landed
aristocraoy and ruled by a plutocracy.
Then we could no longer sing THE land OF
the free and the home Of the brave" but 1t
would be 1.-THE land of the rich and the
home OF the slave"
In regard to 1.-THE niger IN the woodpile,"
he said that the negro was in politics and
would be until Gabriel blew his horn, but
that he did not want social equality, and no
60 "a, g. -.
be also touched up Speaker Crisp for re-
fusing to bring the silver bill to a vote, and
exclaimed, Thank God, Tom Watson
di6Tst vote for him"
Col Peek then read the St. Louis plat
form for the edihcation of his audience, but
there was no mention in it of the union SOL
der pension plank. He declared that what
he read was the whole of the platform and
defed any man to show to the contrary.
HIS PLAN FOR RELIEF.
His plan for the relief OF the country was
that the government should bank directly
with the people. and he held that the same
revenue officers that we have now could
loan and collect the money without addi-
| tional expense
AT the conclusion of his speech he asked
! all who were willing to 60 into the third
party to hold up their hands, when nearly
every hand in the house went up.
"Thank God" he exclaimed, 1.-The works
done. Pm happy. ! am ready to go home.
The party was then formally organized
with Judge W. L. Mathews as chairman
and d. b. c. Nunnally for secretary. Tine
| executive committee met in the after
noon and called mass meeting of the Peo-
pies party men for April Is, three days be-
| fore the democratic mass meeting. The
new party is without doubt in a ma ority in
! this county, aud all the candidates for
| county offices are having their notices
changed as 10 read: Subject to the
| Peoples party nomination"
THE FIGHT IN MORGAN.
MADISON, GA, April 7.-Delegates from
| all the suballiances of Morgan met at Rut-
ledge to-day. l asked one if the meeting
did anything 1t was willing for the public
TO know, and he answered mo" l am re-.
liably informed that it stood 16 for the
third party and 6 for the democracy.
There will be a big democratic rally here
Saturday. Hon. w. Y. Atkinson will
speak and democratic club will be organ
lied. OF the executive committee, COM
posed of nineteen members, two are third
party men and two are on the fence.
]. r. COOPER FOR CONGRESS.
OGEECHEE, Ga, April I've are having
beautiful weather for farming operations
and the farmers are making the best of it.
The young crops and gardens are looking
nicely, and we have fine prospect for
fruit. But we have the politician with III
and a warm campaign has been opened
1t seems to be settled that the third party
will put out candidates for every office from
constable to President aud there has been g
great deal of speculation here as to whom
they would nominate against Hon. r. E.
Lester for congress. Mr.. Kemp of Emanuel
county was spoken of in this connection
but it is not looked on here with favor or
account OF his course at the St. Louis con
vention. DIR. j. F. Brown OF Cameron ha'
also been spoken OF, but is not considered
available, on account Of his not being gen,
orally known in the congressional distric I:
And all eyes are now turned to Capt J. r
Cooper Of Savannah as the Moses who Is Il
lead the people out Of the wilderness and
their distress.
Capt. j. r. Cooper was citizen OF Sore
ven before bis removal to Savannah, and
has large landed interests here. He wa.
bornsand reared here, and is a Christian
gentleman, and was a gallant soldier in tn,
confederate army.
w. H. Blitch's store in Bulloch county
two miles south of OReechee, was burned
on Tuesday night last. He had large
stock and the loss is heavy, and the insur
ance is said to be light. The origin of th,
fire is unknown.
wAYNE'S THIRD PARTYITES.
JEsUP, GA, April THE regular quart
erly meeting of the county alliance
held hero cOrr