People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-07-29

the Peoples Party.
In the afternoon, in neat speech
DIR. |. D. counter, of McDonough,
gave his reasons for his severance
from the Democratic ranks. After
long and strong solicitation, DR..
Gunter has consented to run for the
legislature on the Peoples Party
ticket.
; Henry is Peoples Party county.
VISITOR.
The Democrats and the PinkertOns.
National Waterman.
In January, 1892, almost as soon
as the house was organized, Mr..
Watson introduced resolution to,
investigate the Pinkerton detective
agency with a view OF destroying it.
The judiciary committee showed no,
inclination to act upon it, and Mr..
Watson, some time in February,
asked consent to withdraw the reso-
luton from the judiciary and con-
slider it in the House. Mr.. Oates, of
the committee, objected. He stated
to the House that his committee had
it under consideration and would
soon report. SO the matter rested
for three months. Then Mr..
Watson tried to obtain recognition
from Mr.. Crisp to have the House
instruct the committee to act. Mr..
Crisp declined to recognize him, and
Mr.. Watson then turned the
matter over to MIR. Simpson, who,
two days after, got the floor and the
House took the desired action. The
committee then had to act They
gave Mr.. Watson fifteen minutes on
two mornings to discuss The matter
He did so. He cited the record of
the Southwestern strike, the Pensyl-
ania strike, and the New York Cen.
trail strike. He dad done much
tedious work in getting up the records
and posting himself on the facts and
the law. His argument produced no
effect whatever. He was drenched
with cold water by every member of
the committee excepting StockdaIe,
Of Mississippi Broderick, of Kansas,
and Buchanan, of New Jersey The
latter gentleman had served upon
the Southwestern strike investigation
and agreed fully with Mr.. " atson
on the law and on the facts.
The sub committee decided to re-
port the resolution adversely. Mr..
Watson was informed of this and
was asked by one of the members
who agreed with him to prepare a
minority report. He did so, and he
made it as strong as words could be
formed 1t was read to the sub COM
mittee and they backed down before
it. They did not dare to have that
minority presentation to 60 to the
country.
They asked leave to reconsider.
They did reconsider, and they finally
decided to mangle Mr. Watson's res
olution and report part of it and
leave the other unrepOrted. He had
to yi-ld The amended res, In ion
passed the House. The committee
still failed to act. Mr.. Watson fur
nished them list of witnesses. They
were not subpGnaed and no attempt
was made to subpoena them. So it
rested till the morning wnen it was
whispered in the balls of the House
that the Pinkertons were firing upon
the lab )Ttrs at Homestead.
Then M. Oates went over to Mr..
Wat .on's desk and told him the in
vestigation would begin "next Friday
morning." During the same day,
Mr.. Williams, OF Mass, introduced a
resolution of inquiry, substantially
the same as Mr.. Watson's original
measure. The committee demanded
mo evidence from him and no argu-
ments. They at once adopted, at his
instance, what they had refused at
Mr. Watson's.
The reason is plain. They wanted
Democratic campaign material They
mean to do lolhing. Mr.. Watson,
il February last, Introduced a bill
Which would have cut up the Pinker-
ton system root and branch. 1t was
referred 70 the same committee. They
have never noticed it at all.
This is a plain statement of the
case.
Notice.
There will be a mass meeting of
the Peoples Party of Monroe county
at Forsyth, July 30 The Hon. John
A. Sibley and the Hon Joseph E.
Pottle Will address the assembly.