People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-07
NUMBER 2.

Ac1ously mlscnleVous IN the GROVE
began throwing the Augusta Chroni.
Gle around promiscuously in the
crowd, evidently with view to dis
tract the attention of the auditors.
Mr.. Watson. | hope that some
gentleman out there viii prevent the
throwing of the Augusta Chronicle
around. They are doing that while
am trying to speak, for a purpose.
A voice. We have too many cam
palgn lies in the Fifth now. The
Atlanta papers can furnish enough to
make the people sick. T Laughter. I
One of the newspaper men on the
stand. There amt anybody throw
ing our papers.
Mr.. Watson polnting at the thing).
See that man right there throwino
papers? I do not care for it, but it Is
done for the purpose of disturbing
the meeting.
Col. Livingston addressing the
thing in a severe tone). Young
man, if you are my friend, stopi
Mr.. Watson is entitled to speak. We
have not come here to-day to quar-
rel. You have not come here to play
the fool. II you have, you will find
yourself mistaken. Behave like a
gentleman, and I will stand by YOU.
Mr.. Watson. Now let me try to
go ahead. This is the third time
that I tried to read these resolu-
tons. (Reads.)
Resolved, First. That this national
convention of Farmers Alliance and
earnestly and emphatically indorse--
What? The st. Louis platform
adopted last September.
And we personally demand that all
superior bodies connected with this or
ganization shall not only align them
selves Herewith and cooperate with
this national organization, but sustain
the same.
Georgia voted yes, and it was
adopted. What was the second?
That any national officer or organiza-
ton, either State or national, that shall
not conform fully with the foregoing
resolution shall be suspended by the
national president and we furthermore
advise our people
Listen to this now, and apply it to
Nerthen and Peek.
Furthermore, we advise our people not
to vote for any candidate for place i'll
our national congress who does not
pledge himself or themselves to the st,
Louis platform,
Voices from the Augusta arowd.
'Rah for Block 'Tah for Black fol-
lowed by considerable confusion.
The rain, however, deadened the
sound and dampened their ardor. In
a hall, it would probably equal the
disgraceful scenes in, Augusta or
Atlanta.
Mr.. Watson. Now, amt it a pit
iful Illustration of the Democrats
losing themselves, even when they
are sober, and having to inquire
where they are at? Naughter.)
Why, even Mr.. Black, the peerless
candidate, lost himself in Crawfords-
vile the other day, and inquired
where he was at. (Renewed laugh
teri Mr.. Black, too, denounced
Alliance methods while seeking ALI
ance votes. He denounced the ALI
ance yard stick. He denounced the
Alliance in taking any political &C.
ton.
A Voice: That's so. Hurrah for
the Alliance and Tom Watson.
Long continued cheering)
Mr.. Watson. Amt it strange that
in the face Of this Alliance votes
should be asked for him either by
himself, or by Governor Northen
who wrote it, and to which he
pledged his honor and owes his cleo
tien?
A voice: Goodbye, Jimmie Black.
(Cheering.)
Mr.. Watson. Now, every one of
you know that to-day, Governor
Northen denounces the very plat
form that he helped to make. Yet,
instead of saying, 'let us stand by
these men who are standing by this
platform, trying to break your fet-
ters," he says, 'vote for the men who
despise that platform"
A voice What about the pension
plank?
Mr.. Watson. / have no doubt but
you are very anxious to get me away
from your Governor, sonny; but you
are like the transient who was pass
ing through town, and he ws1
asked, 'Ewhere are you from 2" "a
he answered, II am from every 40
but this, and I will be from thi~1 77eszx,yS
quick Iaughter) You are 9SF
anything but this, and you will be
away from this very quick. Gre
H5#ed laughter.)
It was at this point that the ban
ner of flowers, to which allusion was
made in the Introductory, was pre-
sented, and Mr.. Watson paused to
receive it. The audience cheered
Justify when it was presented.
Mr.. Watson. If there Is anything
that touches my heart with infinite
gratitude, it is that | have received
in this fight SO many splendid testi-
~. Al