People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-23
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Another voice. Do not pay any
attention to that fellow, Major.
| prolonged bowling all over the
stage.)
Mr.. Black addressing your repor-
ter. Put it down in your Peoples
Party Paper that the other side is
doing the bowling now. Do not put
all the blame on the Democrats.
Your reporter to Major Black.
Major, [ do no man injustice. You
shall have just as fair a showing in
my report as Mr.. Watson. am not
selling myself to boom or injure any
body.
A voice. Where are you, Mr..
Black?
Mr.. Black. What did you say E?
What did you say? I do not in
tend that you shall go away putting
all the blame on us.
Numerous voices. Hurrah for
Watson! Let your men give Mr..
Watson a chance to be heard and
then we will hear you.
Mr.. Black. | don't think that
any side has much to brag on to-
night. No man shall justly accuse
me of unfairness. I am willing to
take my share of blame for myself
and for my party, but do not in
tend that you shall go away from
here putting all the blame on our
side. [ regret the disorder as much
as anybody. I call every man here,
[ call every farmer here to witness
that | did all I could to suppress the
disorder.
At this point storm of voices all
over the audience, especially On the
stage, three-fourths of whom were
Democrats, drowned his voice and
pandemonium reigned supreme for
about five minutes.
Mr.. Black. Now, where are the
howlers?
A voice. Right thar, Major
pointing to the Hancock delega-
tion).
Mr.. Black. Fellow citizens-fel-
low citizens-I do not care to put on
any airs and say that [ am not afraid
of anybody. Addressing his re-
marks to a voice in the corner that
could not hear. What do you say i?
What do you say, my friend? Hur-
rah for Watson ] When the 9Th of
November comes, my friend-
A voice. You'll be in the soup.
Another voice. Where are you
at, Major?
Mr.. Black. When the 9Th day of
November comes, then where will
you be at? l have allowed myself,
my friends, to be provoked beyond
what [ would have allowed in my
cooler moments by these personal
retorts, but [ tell you now, once and
for all, that am willing to concede
fairness and justice to you as well as
| claim it for myself and my friends.
A voice. Come over on this side.
Them fellows over there by that
banner are making most of the
noise. THAT was a fact.
Mr.. Black. Now listen. If I
know my own heart, I would will
lingly meet the best expounder of
your faith = your doctrines and
give him an impartial hearing, and if
he convinced me that you were
right I would come up before all
these people and acknowledge it.
Bat do honestly believe Long
continued confusion. I am per-
sonally unknown to many of you
The business of my life has not
thrown us together, but I see some
familiar faces in that crowd that
seem to be enthusiastic. | would be
willing-I see my friend Cartlege
there-I would be willing to leave it
to you whether I would not as will
ingly help the poorest man as the
richest man in the State.
A voice. Oh, pshaw, pshaw,
pshaw. What are you giving US?
Another voice. Good bye, jim
ME.
Mr.. Black. Well, you may say
good bye Jimmie, now, but if I was
a betting man [ would bet ten dollars
to FIVE, that you can't vote.
A voice. That is what you de-
pend on, | guess.
Mr.. Fleming. (To Mr.. Black. I
would not weary myself with those
fellows.
Mr.. Black. Now, listen. He did
here as he did in Sparta.
Cries of Rats! Rats! Rats. (The
boys seem determined to get event.
Mr.. Fleming. Major, I would
take my time to it.
Mr.. Black. I am going to take
ny time to it. I am going to be the
last man On this pletform tonight.
A voice. We will be with YOU in
November.