People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-16

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900 bales Of cotton, 640000,000
bushels of wheat, 2,000,O0O,000
bushels of corn, 346,000,000 bushels
of oats and $747,OOO,00O worth of
dairy products. Now, if they could
float $200,000,000 then with 8,000,-
900 OF inhabitants, why cannot we
float fifty dollars per capita now?
Now, what does Thomas Jefferson
claim? He claimed that when the
government let the States have these
State bank issues that the power of
power of issuing money was COR
ruptly alienated to swindlers and
shavers under the cover of State
banks. Sharpers to feed on the pro-
duce of the country !; masters to
bind the laborers In every field
tribute levyers to come and take
part of your corn, cotton and wheat
by the mere power of contracting
and expanding the currency at will,
thus forcing up or down the prices
of the produce you raise or the labor
you may have to offer in the market.
He says that the government ought
to issue money in sufficient volume
to do the business of the country,
and that State banks should not be
allowed. That is Jeffersonian Dem
ocracy, but the Democratic party has
SO far forgotten the teachings of old
Tom Jefferson that it wants to foist
off on the country rascally piece
of thievery which would enslave tho
people. And If Jimmie Black should
meet Tom Jefferson III the road and
say, EHowdy, massa Tom," cid Tom
would glance at him, as the Tenth
Congressional district is going to
look at him IN November, and say,
"Good-bye, Jimmie, never knew
YOU" (Great cheering and. APP
plause.)
Some gentleman over there asked
more than once about Weaver. MIR.
Black, at Charlottesville, denounced
him as a miserable old wretch, and
he called him John 3. Weaver.
Why, he did not even know his
name! Naughter.) He has for
gotten his own speeches, just like he
has forgotten his Democratic record.
At Berzelia he made speech de-
Tending the Democratic record
A voice. Oh, that amt worth q
cent.
Mr.. Watson. Young man, don't
you see that you are making your
friends ashamed. Let us see whether
it is worth cent.
A voice. Shoot it to him, Tom;
hit 'em again.
| Mr.. Watson. Here is one good
thing the Democrats did. Listen to
it. Mr.. Black said, "Dir. Weaver
moved that the rules be suspended
so as to enable him to submit reso-
luton, and the House agreed to the
resolution that all currency issued
for the uses and convenience OF the
people should be issued and the vol
ume controlled by the government"
That is the very thing he denounced
at Charlottesville, and yet he claimed
this as a Democratic measure emit
Ting him to the honor and respect Of
the voters. Not only that It's vol
ume should be controlled by the
government, but that it should not
be controlled through the banks.
Mr.. Black said that seventy-three
Democrats deserve the credit OF
voting for it; that it was noble act,
this attempt Of the Democrats to
pass into law the very plank in our
platform which he now condemns.
Where is the man that can get away
from that?
A voice. Nobody.
Another voice. Anybody.
Mr.. Watson. It is like tar baby,
the more you kick it the worse you
are stuck. daughter and applause
He not only forgets his own platform,
but, my heavens! He forgets his
own speeches. (Renewed laughter
and applause.)
A voice. oh, Tommy, Tommy,
give US rest.
Mr.. w atSOn. L know CnaG you
look sad and tired-you need rest;
you and your candidate both will
have rest after November. (Great
laughter.)
Mr.. Weaver was one who voted
with the Democrats for that measure,
and he condemned the Republicans
for voting against it. Ii he viii
look back he will find that this mis-
cradle wretch, John. B. Weaver, as
far back as 1880 said that there
ought to be money issued directly to
the people, and that the people
should have that money without pay
ing bankers profits for it. And not
only that, he said they ought to
have free coinage OF silver. That Is
where Weaver stood twelve years
ago, and that is where he stands
now, and just two months ago Mr..
Black instanced that as a good vote.
Yet the leaves do not begin to turn
before the autumnal blasts, or the
hills begin to whiten under wintry
SHOWS before Mr.. Black denounces
the very same vote he said was so
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