People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-23

spent. (Cheers.) ]
In this connection let me read you
proposition of Mr.. Stevenson, the
Vice Presidential nominee of the
Democratic party. He hated the
South SO badly he wished his maig-
nifty to appear in the fundamental
law Of the land. He proposed the
following Constitutional Amendment
In 1879:
That Congress shall have no power to
appropriate money for the payment of
any claims for using, taking or injuring
the property of any person or corpora
ton by the armies or officers Of the
United States while engaged In suppress
ing the late rebellion against the same.
Had this amendment been adopted
Bradwell would never have got q
cent on his claim. Yet they want
the people to elect Stevenson to the
Vice-P Presidency. Had his views
prevailed, no money would ever have
been paid us for churches, converts,
schools, colleges or private property
taken or destroyed in violation of
the rules of war. Yet the Demo-
Gratis denounce Weaver as an sold
wretch" and seek to exalt Stevenson,
who wanted his inveterate hatred of
the stricken South imbedded in the
organic law of the land! (Great
cheering.)
Mr.. Moses said here a few days
ago that my Thomson speech was q
tissue of falsehoods. If so Black
was able show it. [ am here now
Cheers, and you are here. CHEERS (;
yes, we are.) Mr.. Black and | are
standing foot to foot and face to
face. (Cheers.) l deliberately re-
affirm every statement in my
Thomson speech, and I respectfully
defy Mr.. Black to eontrovert them.
| (Cheers.)
Two years ago you elected me on
your st. Louis platform, which is
substantially Identical with that
adopted at Omaha. Last year [ came
among you to take your Instructions.
AT Deepstep and at Moss Spring the
people Of Washington county held
up their right hands and voted that [
should adhere to your platform, no
matter where it carried me. (Cheers
and cries of eyes, we did p') Is it
possible that you'll now go back on
me after I did just as you told me !?
(tEOt Mol Not'0
The same gang tha@ was after me
then is after me now. They hate
your pls torn then and they hate it
now. (Cheers.) If you want to
sacrifice me to your enemies
(Cries of 'ssNeverl Never! NeverPO
| kept my pledge to you. Single
handed have met your enemies at
every point and fought for your de-
mands with all the strength of my
nature. (Cheers.) Now, be fair
with me, men! (Cries of 'We'll do
it! Hurrah for Watson'') Deep
down in your hearts you know they
are bent on my destruction because [
stood true to the people and would
not bend the knee to the politicians
Great cheering.)
Moses and Livingston could not
stay in their seats in Congress.
Every time bush shook they cut
out for Georgia to save the dear
Democracy. (Laughter) They both
had money of the taxpayers in their
pockets, which they had not earned,
and which they took in open viola
ton of the plain letter OF the l&w.
(Applause.) Yet these pure patriots
who owe their brief notoriety to the
Alliance principles are openly advo-
eating the election of Mr.. Black, who
denounces those principles just as he,
in his Austin letter, denounced the
Alliance and its methods. CHEERS
and cries of "Livingston's deadp')
Nearly every politician in Georgia
has been down here to tell you how
you should vote. daughter and
cheers.) When November comes
we'll endeavor to show them that we
know how to attend to our own
business, and We'll be be ready to
answer their wild and distressed in
quiry, "Where was [ at?" (Great
laughter and cheering.)
Mr.. Black at Charlottesville said
the Indianapolis resolution was not
binding because I was instrumental
in passing it. This is queer logic.
But the facts are against him. AS
usual, they don't know what they are
talking about. They know no more
about the record on those questions
than speokled hen knows about as
tronomy. Great laughter.)
The record shows that the same
resolutions, to the effect that the de-
mands then formulated should be
held superior to caucus dictation, was
passed at st. Louis in 1889. Zap
plause.) The record further shows
that at Ocala the same resolution was
expressly reafirmed, and that L. F.
Livingston, that sweet-shrub of or
ganized Democracy (great laughter).
was the author of the resolution
(Great cheering.)
Two years ago Major Barnes en-.
dorsed about all of your platform ex-
cept the sub-treasury. You defeat
ed him. Major Black now asks you
to elect him, when he denouncef