People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-30
THE TENTH DISTRICT.
TCoNrINUED FROM THIRD PAGE.


is wrong, amt it?
Voices. Certainly it is wrong.
Mr.. Black. Why of course it is
wrong. Well, l say this, that if there
is not wrong of that kind on the
statute books that / will not go as far
as any man in the land to remove;
but how do you propose to right it
You can do nothing until you have
control of the government. Now, sup
pose that you had the lower house,
and that Weaver was in the Presi-
dental chair, what is the first thing
you propose to do? To commit the
same wrong-the same iniquity that
you say has been committed in favor
of the whisky ring.
A voice. That is right: You
want to help the monopolists; we
will help ourselves.
Mr.. Black. Now, if we want to do
right, let us do right, and not if we
get into power, enact bad laws be-
cause somebody else has enacted,
when they had power, another bad
law.
Your platform says that you want
fifty dollars per capita, at least. You
do not say how much more. I asked
my friend before if he issued money
on the cotton product of the United
States, if he issued money on the
corn product, if he issued money on
the wheat product, if he issued
money to buy the railroads of the
country, if he issued money to re-
claim the lands, how much the per
capita circulation would be to do all
thisP Suppose a man came along
who was running a saw mill and
said, 81 want money on my lumber"
and then man who owned mine
came along and said, II want money
on my mine," would it not be just as
reasonable as for the man who
raised wheat, or corn, or cotton :?
Suppose that the laborer wanted
money on his muscle, or the manu-
aacturer on his manufactured pro,
ducts, would that not be Just as
reasonable as the other? Why, my
friends, in the first place, there is no
more likelihood of such law as that
ever beng put in force as there is of
you getting paid for your emanci-
psted slaves, and if you had such
law it would bring the direst disas-
ter to every industry-to the farmer
and the laborer as well as to the
merchant and the banker; to the
professional man and the mechanic,
all alike.
Now, my competitor may enter
tain you. He may make you laugh.
He may say many things. and doubt
less he will, that is pleasing. He
may indulge in his gifts of retort
and repartee; but come, let us reason
together. I call halt on this mad
current of public opinion into which
the public has been lashed. I appeal
TO their reason, to their intelligence
and better judgment; to think well ;
to not put their feet in uncertain
ways to feel their way ere they
start on a road the end of which is
not peace and prosperity, not justice
or happiness. 1t would flood our
country with a currency which
would infict its greatest curse upon
the poor and the helpless laborer of
the country. That is the prescrip-
tion that these wise, latter day ply
sicians prescribe for the sick body
polite. You say that here is an un-
just law, here is Ubiquitous class leg
islatiOn, and what remedy do you
prOposeG You say, "You internal
scoundrels when you were in power
you went into an unholy alliance
with the whisky men and passed bad
laws, and have arisen in our might
and cleansed the temple of these
devils
The speakers voice was drowned
amid babel of approval and disap-
proval of what was anticipated. The
concluding words could not be heard
by your reporter, and L doubt very
much whether the speaker heard
them.
Mr.. Black. Now, I do not know
that it is necessary for me to say
word about the sub-treasury bill.
The only reason I have heard ad-
vanced In its favor is that the Gov
eminent has done things as bad.
Now, my friends, the only way to
remedy these evils after you have
cleansed the temple, is to repeal
these bad laws.
A voice. Put in the right men
and they will do it.
Mr.. Watson. Boys, be quiet. My
time is coming directly. Laughter.
MIR. Black. Why, the sub-treas-
ury is not fair even to the farmers of
the country. A man sits down here
in Georgia and says, 81 will raise
cotton and | can borrow so much On
it, and the same is said by the man
that raises corn and wheat. Now
did you ever think of the PROPOSE
ton? 1t gives nothing to the man
that raises hay, and I am informed
that the hay crop of the United
States amounts to moro than the cot
ton crop Do you think that this