People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-07

primaries, and if we were Repnbli-
cans we went into the Republican
primaries. And / say, to our credit,
in Georgia we did not violate
single promise. Wherever we voted
in the primaries we abided that
vote. Mr.. Stewart and myself read
this announcement at our meetings
and Mr.. Tom Watson went into the
primaries upon the same proposition
submitted to the president of the
Alliance. That amt all. Just let us
see. At that time we had some
trouble about the Olive bill. Olive
had introduced it before. Our peo-
pie were divided on it, and we made
up our minds. that the Alliance peo-
pie should have platform in Geor-
gia-not platform, but demand.
1t was called the Livingston yard
stick, and it measured Tom Watson,
too, and don't you forget it.
7 There was noise and confusion at
this point, and the speaker addressed
his remarks to the parties at fault.
Now, men, there is no chance to
understand word of these things in
1890, or where my position was, I'M
less you listen to this contract that I
am going to read to you. [ want to
show another thing, and that is that
every single demand in the Alliance
yard-stick was incorporated in the
Chicago platform, I reckon that
will astonish you men. Iaughter.)
You will think the dead come to life.
| (Renewed laughter.) We had a
Democratic State convention, friend
Watson, and you remember it, and
we showed all those planks into it ex-
cept the sub-treasury plank. Well,
I had trouble from the railroad
plank, Reads } "Your committee
respectfully states" Now this was
the report of a committee appointed
to draft resolutions that every ALI
anceman could stand upon and sup
port. Let us see if it has got owner
ship in it. "Your committee respect
fully states that inasmuch as there is
a constitutional clause" Well, there
is an original clause to this effect, that
the powers of the Inter. state Railway
Commission be SO enlarged as that
they may cooperate one with the
other for the regulation, etc, and
that this regulation shall be based on
the reasonable cost of construction,
and not upon watered stock or high
prices paid for stock for the purpose
of consolidation. That committee
was composed Of members from
lOglethorpe and Polk counties. Let
us see what the Executive Commit
tee did with this thing. I want to
say to you people that the sub-Alli-
ances Endorsed this thing, and every
single member run upon it, pledged
upon it, and Mr.. Watson had to
pledge himself to it, and that was
what he had to swallow in McDuffie
county. and not the st. Louis plat
form:
"The Executive Committee of the
Georgia State Alliance, with the Presi-
dent concurring-
Now, | am going to ask my young
friend, Mr.. Parker, to come along
with me to see that I read the truth.
A voice. That's right, Parker,
watch HIM.
Mr.. Livingston. Where are you at,
Mr.. Parker?
Mr.. Parker. I stand before you.
Mr.. Livingston. Here you have
got to read those. Now gentlemen,
listen and see if every single item in
your Alliance platform is not in the
Chicago platform, and yet Mr.. Wat
son tells you that the Democratic
party proposes to give you nothing.
Here, Mr.. Parker read.
Mr.. Parker Fellow citizens
Mr.. Livingston. Oh, I do not ex-
pect you to make speech.
Mr.. Parker. If he wants anything
read about the St. Louis conference
l will read it cheerfully. | had moth
ing to do with the Chicago platform.
Mr.. Livingston. Now gentlemen,
now gentlemen, see when I ask third
party man to read from the Demo-
cratic party he is afraid to do it.
Mr.. Watson. I want to arise to
point of order.
Mr.. Livingston. What is it ?may-
be I will admit 1t.
Mr.. Watson. [ am here to do the
talking for this side, and [ object
to your calling help.
Mr.. Livingston. Mr.. Watson says
that have no right to call in the
aid of reader. now ask Mr.. Wat
son to read it.
Mr.. Watson. I meet you in my re-
ply.
Mr.. Livingston. want you color
ed men to hear the first plank in this
platform and the first plank in the
Chicago platform. will read it
again.
At this point remark was made
out in the crowd, which could not
hear, to which Mr.. Livingston replied.
know boys, that it is like putting
turpentine on sore, but I cannot
help it, you have brought it on your
selves. (Laughter)
The Alliance people in 1890, with
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