People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-30

ing from the Hancock and Augusta
brigades.) Now, my friends, we
have heard great deal about the
sub-treasury, and great many of
the people of the country have an
idea that the sub treasury is going to
bring them relief; that the govern
ment is going to issue them money
on the sub treasury plan at 2 per
cent. Now, it is very difficult for me
to understand how any man who
stops to consult his reason and iudg-
ment can entertain such an idea as
that this government is going to deal
them out money at 2 per cent. Why,
doubt very much if the government
could float its own Indebtedness at
2 per emit. The idea that the gov
eminent is going to issue money, es-
tablish warehouses, and lend that
money out on corn, wheat and cot
ton stored in those warehouses at 2
por cent, when it cannot float its own
indebtedness at 2 per cent, is too
chimerical to receive serious thought
from any ordinary business man.
Now look me straight in the eye. I
do not mean to impeach any man,
but look me straight in the eye. The
farmer or the laborer, the white man
or the black man who goes home and
builds on the hope that the govern
ment is going to let him have money
at 2 per cent, is just as certain to
wake up to disappointment as that
Gods sunshine will light up the east
ern hills tomorrow morning. Gap
plause.) That is something you can
never realize.
A voice. The liquor men realize
it.
Mr.. Black. The liquor men do
not realize it. Where is the man
that says the liquor men realize it. I
say they do not.
Mr.. Watson, I say it, and if you
do not know it, / will show it to
you.
Mr.. Black. 1 say that the govern
nment let's them store their liquor,
but that is not the sub-treasury, plan,
and | say moreover that | am ready
to joinhands with any one in striking
downfall liquor law.
A voice. You did not do it in
prohibition times. Another voice.
He promised to do better.
Mr.. Black. / do not suppose that
you know how to do better. Here
these men are bringing in matters
that has nothing to do with the mat
ter, but / will tell them and every
person in the Tenth Congressional
District that I am not ashamed of
my vote on that or any other ques-
ton. Applause. say that I
dare on that question, as on every
other question, to follow my convic-
tons. will say further that do
not shrink from comparison on any
moral question with any other man.
A Hancock man. Hit him hard,
hit him hard.
A farmer. In a sneering tone. !
Oh, isn't that awful?
Mr.. Black. That has got nothing
to do with this issue, and | am sorry
that it was injected into it. Mr.. Wat
son insists that the government let's
the whisky men have money on their
whisky.sss
Mr.. Watson. Here is the law if
you want to see it.
Mr.. Black. [ have seen the law;
I have read the law. I say in the first
place that it levies q tax on the
manufacture Of three or four
times the value of the whisky.
Mr.. Watson. That gives them a
protection to the extent of three or
four times the value Of the whisky.
cloud laughter)
Mr.. Black. Now, boys, you laugh
ed too soon again. You have not
profted by your own experience. I
say that the government does show
some sort Of favor, but the govern
ment does not lend money to the
whisky men on the sub-treasury
plan.
A voice. On sub.treasury plan.
(Laughter.)
Mr.. Black. No, nor on sub
treasury plan. These whisky man
ufacturers build their own warehouses
and the government levies this enor-
NOUS tax upon them and impounds
their goods until their tax is paid.
But suppose that it is wrong, suppose
that it is iniquitous, suppose that it is
deserving the condemnation Of every
honest man, what is the way to re-
medy it? Why, to repeal the law.
If this government has passed one or
two laws in the interest of one class,
is that a reason that it should pass
another law in the interest of another
class? What was the slogan of the
Ocala platform It is not in the
Omaha platform. I wish that I had
time to put these two platforms side
by side and show you what was in
the Ocala platform that is not in the
Omaha platform. To show you that
the great principle on which you
formulated your platform at .lOcala
has been abandoned. It was good
doctrine, in essence, the Democratic