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

heart of every honest, truth seeking
man.
Why did not these leaders tell us
that four years ago? / believe that
my distinguished competitor stated
somewhere that l did not know
these things. Well, it seems that he
did not know them four years ago,
and he has found out a great deal in
a very short time. While it is true
that he Is a very young man he was
In very high station-as high as
the Democratic party could elevate
him by putting him on the electoral
ticket OF the Democratic party. Now
was surprised when he commence
ed to talk about the public domain
and said that they had given away
the patrimOny of the people to mono
pollsts. He said that they had given
away the land purchased by the
taxes and the blood of the people to
railroad monopolies of the country.
Does he not know that one of rea-
sons urged why the people of Geor-
gia should support IGrover Cleve-
land was that he had restored over
one hundred millions of public lands
to the people. That was in the very
platform on which he was run as an
elector.
Voices. Glory, glory, glory. Hit
him again. Cheers.
Mr.. Black. Now look on this pic
ture and then on that. Four years
ago he stood in the city Of Savan-
nah as the guest of the young mems
Democratic club. He made very
eloquent speech, as he always does.
He spoke for democracy, for this
very Democracy which he now tells
you is unworthy of your confidence
and support. He spoke for your
candidate and told his hearers that
he had restored millions of acres to
the people, of the public domain
forfeited by the great railroad cor
pOrations. He closed that Savan-
nah speech with a beautiful perora-
ton, as he always does, telling the
people what? Not that this was a
HObsOn's choice; not that there was
no party but the Democratic party,
but telling the people that it was a
labor of love, and amidst the acclaims
OF his young friends he betook HIM
self to banquet where, | suppose,
he mingled his convivial spirit and
speech with the young mems Demo-
cratic club of the city of Savannah.
The following coloquy took place
between the speaker and Mr.. Wat
son in low tone.
Mr.. Watson. That is a mistake,
Major.
Mr.. Black. WHAT happened? will
correct it.
Mr.. Watson There was no ban
luet.
Mr.. Black. I wrote to Mr.. Lester
about it, and got his reply.
Mr.. Watson. Mr.. Lester is mis-
taken. There was no banquet.
Mr.. Black. To the audience. /
take pleasure in stating that Mr..
Watson assures me there was no
banquet, and so far as the banquet
goes | was mistaken. / took my in
formation of the meeting from the
public prints, of the time. That
you will say, however, is immaterial.
1t makes no difference one way or
the other. The point is that he was
a Democrat then. He held the same
flag in his hand that my friends have
placed in mine now.
A voice. There was nothing else
IN sight.
Mr.. Black. All, my friend, there
was something else in sight. You
are mistaken. There was another
political party with your
financial plank, and almost
every other plank substantial
ly identical with the one you have
to-day. You were not forced to
fight the Democratic party, my
friends-my misguided friends. You
do not know how it grieved my
heart when my competitor used
language that, | was so sorry to hear
in the form of a charge that our
honored representatives and Sena-
tots had shown disposition to rob
the people of the United States.
Mr.. Watson. Let me put you
right, Major. What | said was that
if this statement was true, then they
wanted to pay that claim twice.
Many voices. That is true, that
is true. That is exactly what you
said.
Voices on the outskirts of the
crowd. 1t amt true.
Mr.. Black. Never mind, never
mind, my friends. We have most
excellent order and temper to-day,
and 1 hope that nothing will trans
pire to mar the occasion. I hope,
too, that my friends will not 60
away with the justified impression
that Mr.. Watson has more control
over his friends than [ have over
mine. He has made a request of
his friends to keep order, and l must
say that they observed it. The
questions they asked, and the en-