The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-14
THIRD PARTY MEN FUNK
THEY REFUSE TO ENTER A JOIN 7
DEBATE WITH LIVINGsTON.

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advocates did not take place at Douglasville
to-day. Both sides were ready for the
battle apparently, but owing to a Disagree
ment IN regard to the division of time be-
tween the speakers Of the two parties the
third party men withdrew from the joint
meeting and held a meeting of their own.
While the excuse for the break up of the
meeting was the division OF time, it is evi-
dent that the third party leaders in drawing
their followers off to themselves simply car
ried out prearranged plan, the details OF
which probably came from Congressman
Watson at Washington. In every instance
so far the democratic speakers have put
the third party demagogues to flight when
Joint discussions have been attempted and
the rumors that were afloat previous to the
meeting show that the policy of the third
party leaders is to prevent any further con-
tact with democratic orators. The third
party leaders realize that they can't match
the democratic speakers on the stump and
are convinced that one good dose of demo-
cratic argument is n sure cure for the most
rabld case Of honest third pnrtyism Here
after the tactics will be to keep third party
converts out of reach OF democratic doctrine.
These points were unmistakahly disclosed
in the third party policy to-day.
THE BOLTERS IN A MAJu.uTY
In the point Of the numbers present the
third party had the advantage Of the demo,
Gratis and the democratic leaders returned
home feeling blue, while the third party
people we're correspondinglY jubllant. Peo-
pie were present from Douglas, Paulding
Cobb and Fulton counties.
good many of those who followed the
Peoples party leaders when they bolted the
iOiOt
Cobb counties, but they were about offset
by special train run out from Atlanta
which augmented the democratic crowd
A close estimate is 700 OF Peoples party
voters to 500 democrats. No prearranged
battle between the democracy and the third
party which has yet taken place
has attracted such general attention and.
therefore, it is doubly important that the
estimate of the demonstration to-day be as
impartial as possible. Tho effect OF the day
at Douglasville will be felt throughout the
state
1t will encourage the third party move-
ment and arouse the democrats to keener
appreciation of the situation, which will uu-
doubtedly in the end result In an over
whelmiug victory for the old party. The
strength of the third party in Douglas
shows that there Is yet hard work to be
done by the democrats, many of whom have
been lei to believe by one or two victories
that the new movement is not worth an
effort to overcome.
CHANGED POSITIONS.
Up to to-day the democratic speakers
have had it all their own way. They have as
sumed the aggressive, and throwing down
the democratic gauntlet have driven the
third party meu to a weak and defensive
position. But to-day the democrats were
on the defensive, and the Peoples party
speakers were cbeered on in their bitter and
aggressive attack on the democratic plat
form and the party leaders, This shows
that there Is danger in the movement vet.
Douglasville is the home of Col. Post, the
third party leader. He has been sowing
the seed of disruption there for years and
OF course this accounts in measure for the
thorough organization and close division Of
the people there.
The joint meeting to-day assembled In
the court house. 1t was under the auspices
Of the democratic county committee. and
Hon. j. 5. James, sterling democrat, was
made chairman. democratic committee
then met the Peoples party committee TO
determine the division Of time. 1t took
only few moments to discover that no
agreement could be reached. The third
party men wanted an equal number OF
speakers with the democrats, each side to
speak alternately for half an hour. Col. Liv-
ingston would not agree to this. He wanted
"a uOurs sGTdlsub anu was Wiling Co divide
any way SO that he got this. This point
was a sufficient excuse for the third party
committee, and they bOlted. Their chair
man announced that the democrats had re-
fused to divide time and with a hurrah
carried his followers to a warehouse quar-
ter of mile distant. AS stated, about 700
left the court house in body at the signal
while Col. Livingston was left facing
about 500.
LIvINGsroN's SPEECH.
Col. Livingston remarked In opening that
he was sorry the third party people were
afraid to hear the truth. His speech WAS
the same one delivered at Jonesboro yester-
day. He then devoted himself to d review
of his own record. He recognized that he
was addressing a democratic crowd, and
consequently, instead of delivering an argu-
ment calculated to reclaim the estrayed allI-
ancemen. he defended his position as a DEM
ocrat; de spoke for over an hour,
showing up the Cincinnati and
st. Louis conventions and demonstrated
clearly by documentary evidence that the
pension plank was in the St. Louis plat
form. He also showed that Col. Peek and
Senator Ellington were the "daddies" of the
third party in Georgia. He handled Col.
Post in most sarcastic manner and
charged that it was his cowardice that pre-
vented the meeting AID joint discussion.
Capt. E, 2. Howell, Col. Albert Cox,
Hon. Thomas Lyons OF Cartersville, Hon.
A. S. Clay OF Cobb and several other scer-
ling democrats followed Col. Liyingston.
THE ALLIANCE SPEAKERS.
Col. Post, Jack Turner, secretary of the
National Farmers Alliance; Mr.. German,
member Of the state executive committee;
Mr.. Walker, alliance lecturer from the
Tenth district; j. Z. Sibley OF Cobb, Editor
Irwin Of the Alliance Farmer aud others
spoke to the Peoples party meeting. All
we're bitter arraignments Of the Demo-
cratic party. Every misfortune that
the farmer and poor man
has or ever had was laid at the door Of the
Democratic party. In his speech Col Post
declared Col Livingston b be the founder
OF the third party in Georgia. He said he
POST had gone TO Cincinnati as delegate
by Col Liviugston's appointment. He was
Col. Livinston's trusted Lieutenant, but
when the decisive hour came Col Livingston
turned traitor aud left him to head the
army Of farmers who had enlisted in the
cause. This was the most sensational part
OF Col. Posts harangue.
TURNER'S SPEECH
MIR. Turner opened his speech by saying
he could look Representatives Moses and
Livingston both in the face and tell them
they had willfully lied about the Peoples
party. He said that any one of the dele
gates to the st. Louis convention was a bet
ter man than Col. Livingston or Represen-
tative Moses Mr.. Turner claimed that the