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

you.
A voice. You invited us to talk,
and now you say shut up.
Col. Livingston. IF you have any
politeness you will wait until l ask
you. If you have no politeness,
will excuse you.
Mr.. Watson says that Jefferson was
against State banks.
A voice. And so he was.
He GIVES THE CUE.
Mr.. Livingston. Now, boys, don't
you see that if you keep on bother
ing me, that my friends won't give
Mr.. Watson a chance to conclude.
His friends acted on the hint.
They did not ask questions, for they
would not listen to hear his conclu-
sion. They howled him down.
Mr.. Livingston. [ want to say
that | do not know much about JEFF
ferson's idea Of State banks, but
want to say one thing, and that is
that the Georgia Legislature, both
House and Senate, asked Mr.. Wat
son to vote for the repeal Of the ten
per cent. tax on the State bank issue.
(Cheers for Watson, Livingston and
Taliaferro.)
Mr.. Watson says that Mr.. Bayard
voted to demonetize free silver.
Mr.. Watson. | said that he was
on the conference committee that
struck down silver.
Mr.. Livingston. | say that there
is no record Of the vote. None
whatever, except the evidence from
the mouths Of men who were in con-
gress at the time.
A fellow with gold trimmed spec
tacles and stove-pipe that said ;:
"Thank God for that vote" The
cry was taken up by few others,
but frowned down by some who saw
they were getting their feet in their
mouths. aaa
Mr.. Livingston. want to say one
thing, and that is that we were never
able to find only two men who were
willing to acknowledge having any
part in that act.
| Mr.. Watson. Did you ever look
in the Congressional Globe, page
l1150?
| Mr.. Livingston. I am informed
| that Mr.. Watson says that it was done
5by a conference committee between
the two houses, and that conference
committee agreed on the amendments.
;Now, suppose that that is SO. Sup
lpose that Mr.. Bayard did vote to de-
3monetlze silver, is the Democratic
party to be measured by that one
vote.
| A voice. Where is your yard
! stick?
Mr.. Livingston. Shut up, you
fool. You have not sense enough to
know yard-stick.
Same voice. | have sense enough
to measure you, and don't you for
get it.
Mr.. Livingston. Don't. you see
that Mr.. Watson has no right tc
spring that upon the Democratic par
ty, instead of fighting the man that
favored it. Why, / can show you
plenty Of men in the Alliance who
are not in favor Of the sub-treasury.
| can show you thousands in the
North and West who boot at your
sub-treasury and Ocala platform.
Mr.. Watson. You said that the
reason that the Democrats voted
against free silver was that it would
help Harrison against Cleveland.
1t is but fair to say that [ expect
to show that it was voted on in 1886,
when Henry Lanier voted for the
bill.
Mr.. Livingston. Now I want tc
say to Mr.. Watson, and think that
he will sustain nae when he hears me,
the Democrats never caucused on
free silver, but I will tell you I have
no doubt but a majority of the Dem
ocrats in the House and in the Senate
were in favor free silver. How was
it defeated? By the Republican
vote, solid; by one Peoples Party
man, and the remainder Of the votes
from the Democratic side of the
House. Now, suppose that major
ity of theBPeople's Party men in the
House had voted for free silver, and
only one third against it, would it be
right for me to charge the entire
Peoples Party with being against it
Neither is it fair for Mr. Watson tc
charge that the Democratic party is
against it as long as the platform is
on that line. I also want to say fo1
the benefit of Mr.. Watson, that the
most of those Democrats that voted
against free silver were mugwumps
Gentlemen who live away up in
Massachusetts,, and if they are Demo
Gratis to-day and think they can get
an Office tomorrow by turning they
will do SO.
A voice. How about free wool
Mr.. Livingston. I cannot pull
more wool out than they have got in
He asks this question: " Where i
the bill they have formulated to sup.
ply the revenue cut off by the Mills
bill?'' Iwant to,say..this about the Mills
bill. The Mills bill would have re-
duced your taxation about $168,0O0,-
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