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

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of revolution is to be looked for. 1t
does not come from the defeated
Confederacy, it does not come from
the gentlemen on my right, princi-
pally; but it comes from the uneasy
masses who are out Of employment
to-day, and out of food and desti-
tute of raiment. 1t comes from
those through whose enforced idle
ness the country is now losing more
per diem than it cost to put down
the rebellion at its most expensive
period.
Sir, want it distinctly understood
that cotton is no longer king in this
country, nor is gold, but that the Ia
boring imam, the industrial classes,
are sovereign, and their behests
must be obeyed, and be obeyed
speedily. It is unquestionably the
duty of the industrial classes, by
means of the ballot, to speedily take
the government into their own
hands, but in doing SO to do justice
to all.
But, to return to this objectionable
sectional strife. We used to hear,
SIT, during the war that it was call
quiet on the Potomac" Now we
have the reverse order of things, and
it is all quiet exc ept on the Potomac.
For the only controversy that | know
of on this sectional matter emanates
from this hall and from the Con-
gress of the United States, which to-
day I am led to declare is sadly mis-
representing public sentiment. We
have had in this controversy every
thing that was ~nauseating to the
public taste, brought in and narrowed
up by the discussion; the invasion Of
bleeding Kansas John Brown and
the capture of Harper's Ferry; the
entry of Boston by Federal troops
to capture or kidnap Burns; the
riots in New York; the destruction
of the orphan asylum, and Governor
Seymour's speech to his ''friends;"
and some gentlemen spoke, I be-
lieve, in a serio- comic way of the
invasions of the sacred soil of
Pennsylvania by George Washing
ton to suppress the whisky riot. I
would suggest to my venerable
friend from Pennsylvania Mr..
Wright that when an appropriation
is asked for the Washington Monu-
ment, he should not let that pass
until he has George Washington's
conduct in that matter fully investi-
gated. Laughter.
When L heard, Mr.. Chairman, the
bugle- call of the gentleman from
Ohio Mr.. Garfield to his "skir-
mishers,' and when I saw him
gracefully bow his shoulder that
that ''chip" might fall off, if per-
chance some Democratic champion
did not knock it off, and p hen l
heard the gentleman from Missis-
sippi Mr.. Chalmers in re
gretful manner complain that the
confederacy had been shot to death,
and saw him CALAMITY fire parting
shot at John Brown, and the soul Of
that patriot went marching on; and
then when I looked to my right and
saw the gallant commander of that
grand march to the sea sitting on
this floor, and on hastily looking
around saw sitting in my rear the
greatest living commander of the
late forces of the confederaoy-it
was the first time he was ever in my
rear rlaugher i must confess to
you I felt the martial spirit again in
my breast. I could almost hear the
shout of the victor and the roar of
the musketry. |
"Felt that stern Joy that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their STEEL
But 1 controlled my feelings, Mr..
Chairman, and reflected that of late
years the distinguished commander
who led the Union forces to the
sea and the distinguished gen
tleman from Virginia Mr.. Johnston
have both taken anew the oath of
allegiance to the Constitution and
are both drawing handsome salaries
under the same government, payable
in greenbacks. Then that blessed
quotation came into my mind, "How
good and how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity"
[ Applause.
But seriously, Mr.. Chairman, when
/ look at the course taken here by
the leaders on both sides of the
House, consider it objectionable as
keeping alive in the breasts Of the
American people sectional anlmosi.
ties. 1t is greatly to be regretted.
1t proves to my mind that the old
parties are powerless to give relief
to this country. It is fact, sir, that
it takes ten or fifteen years to de-
velop the leaders of a great party
and fully as long to shake them
loose again and it is never done,
and history will bear me out In that
statement, except by movement from
without that brushes the organization
over which they dominate. This is
the only method through which the
people can gather the fruitage of adj
vanced civilization.
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