People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-23
.#*IANTA GA, FRIDAY, sEPTElBER 90 1892
MR.. BLACKS REPLY.


He was greeted with enthusiasm.
MAJOR Black began by congratu.
lating the assemblage on the good
order during Mr.. Watson's speech
and asked that the same be accord
him. He thought from his greeting
that he had some friends outside oi
the Augusta politicians. Long ap-
plause.
He did not care to notice what
his friend said further than to
say that he Inexperienced him il
he thought he only represented city
politicians.
He represented thousands of hon.
est farmers all over the country,
(Cheers.)
Watson said he was sent to rep
resent the Ocala demands. He
conceded it, for he would do him nc
injustice. The fact is he was in
structed to stand by them within the
Democratic party. Watson said he
could not support Crisp, not because
Of silver or the subtreasury, but be.
cause he belonged to the German
Randall wing of the Democratic
party and was not square on the
tariff.
Here the disturbance became SO
great from the third partyites that
MIR. Watson asked them to give
Major Black a respectful hearing.
Watson had said if the Democrats
wanted his resignation they could
get it, thereby acknowledging his
allegiance to the Democratic party
Voice. What about bar rooms In
Augusta?
Major Black. Well, I did vote
the wet ticket, and what has that got
to do with this?
You cannot make me ashamed of
Of any vote I ever cast unless you
can make me believe that l had done
wrong.
If you did that I would not be
ashamed to stand here in this pres.
ence and acknowledge it. CHEERS
If you did not do that | would no
be ashamed to stand here and avoV
1t.
When you come to this, although
[ do not care to speak Of myself, anC
do not want to, but when you come
to any moral question, I do not shirl
comparon with any man.
Continuing he said he had neve
denied that there was vicious legiala
ton that should be repealed, ant
that the agricultural interest shoult
have some relief, and when thes,
were affected all interests were af
fected.
He said he had as much sympathy
for them as any man. But they
were after measures which could no
be put through. You would neve.
get this Government to loan you
money at 2 per cent. (Cheers.) Ant
the man who promised what wa;
impracticable.
Watson said Jefferson was IL
favor of issuing treasury notes. Ill
conceded it, but be stood there K
defend Thomas Jefferson by saying
that he never remotely committed
himself to anything like the sub
treasury.
Watson said, holding up the re
cord, "Boys, we'er got the record.
Yes, boys, we have got the record
It was in period OF war and TO
tie purpose of tiding over that h
advocated treasury notes, but hi
said Y they were to be sustained
by taxing them He also warnet
against flooding the country witt
paper money. He would not bino
himself to all Jefferson said unde
those conditions. He said tina
neither Jefferson, Jackson nor Mon
roe nor any statesman of moder
times ever advocated the lending o
money ON lands and agriculture
products.
The question was what remed,,
would furnish genuine relief.
Suppose the Government stamp
one hundred millions, how are 70
gong to get it out of the treasury
Voice. Sub-treasury.
That's the, right answer. Nov
do you know what the sub treasur
is? 1t is necessary to have $500
900 of products in the county to ge
a sub-treasury and If there was
county in the district that could d
it-and he doubted it-how woul
the poor man, who has no corn Q
cotton unmortgaged, get it out
You don't want but $50 per capita
but if money was loaned on one-hal
Of the land it would make it 81
per capita.
Voice. The farmer won't get
unless he wants it.
| No; and you won't get it tia
way if you do want it. / though
you wanted it. Such a law woul
only plunge the country into deepe
and darker ruin. 1t would put i
the power of men who could get
at 1 per cent. to put it out at pc
cent, 8 per cent. or 10 per cent
whatever they choose.
You claim that the Democrats ar
divided. The third party is divide
even on the sub-treasury scheme, an