The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-20
C0NYERS JOINT DEBATE.
LIVINGSTON AND WATSON DIS
CUsS THE ISSUES.

/ An EHOTb 16O6 70 HOstpOn9 the Dis
cussion, But the Democrats Voted
It Down-Wstson the First Speaker.
Livingston Handles the Populist in
Good shape-The Repeal OF the 10
Per Cent. Tax on State Banks
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 19--Col. Living.
ston was at home to Col. Watson, at Con-
yers to-day. Col. Peek was also upon his
native heath, and was treated well by his
neighbors, but Mr.. Watson was not in it,
SO to speak. When the joint debate be-
tween Livingston and Watson was changed
from Douglasvills to Conyers, at the mo-
ton Of the Peoples party committee, the
idea was that there were more third party
ties IN Rockdale county than in
Douglas, and therefore Watson
would have better showing
The days developments showed that
the third partyites. as they have done many
| times before. reckoned without their host.
Something like 5000 people gathered to
hear the great debate, and while there were
no sensational scenes the crowd was
plainly with the congressman from the
Fifth all the way through. The weather
was very disagreeable, and before the de-
bate began Col. Peek, the third party can
didate for governor, mounted the platform
and took a vote
ON PosTPoNING THE SPEAKING.
The democrats overwhelmingly voted
this down, however, and the gong was
tapped for the entry Of the gentleman from
the Tenth. MIR. Watson began with plea
for good attention. "pm just from the
Tenth district" he continued, 'where they
have concentrated every power of men and
nnDaV anafuae VTo I ha
at every point and l bring you good tidings
that the fires Of our doctrines are burning
all along the line. / am not here 30 cater to
anybody's appetite for sensations. We wish
no cat fight for notoriety. II l am a bad
man you know it already. II Col. Living
ston Is bad man you already know it.
The issues that divide US are more tmpor-
tant than either Of us.n Mr. Watson claimed
that it was his part TO argue the case of she
new Peoples party against the old Demo-
cratic party. He argued that the trend of
the doctrines agitated pointed toward the
organization Of a new party, and asked If
the people were willing to plow the soil,
plant the seed, cultivate the crops, see it
ripen and then refuse to harvest IL.
IN THE sT. LOUIS PLATFORM.
Mr.. Watson then argued that all the es-
sentisl doctrines of the Peoples party were
Incorporated In the st. Louis platform of
1889 and that the Omaha demands were
practically the same. He charged that the
democratic press was inconsistent in now
saying that the farmers would have been
all right il they had stuck 20 tho Gcaia de-
mands, when those same papers had pre-
viously dubbed that platform the "OcRla
fraud"
The first Interruption occurred when a
tratnload OF Augusta democrats arrived.
The speakers on the stand asked the crowd
to sit down and be easy. A wag retorted:
Yes, lot OF you had better kneel down
and pray for Watson" Just here several
hundred from Augusta struck the scene with
mighty shouts for Livingston. Livingston
appealed TO them to let Mr.. Watson pro-
ceed and be proceeded. He charged
Gov. Northen with having been
elected on the Ocala platform
and afterward repudiating it.
Cheers for Gov. Northen drowned the
speakers arraignment. Mr.. Watson con-
tinued on the same line, claiming that two
years ago many OF those who now follow
the governor in his fight on the third party
had regarded those same demands as
SACRED ENOUGH TO LIVE FOR,
fight for, and, if need be, die for. Though
Gov. Northen helped TO make the original
alliance platform, he now denounces it,
READING FROM THE RECORD.
Mr.. Watson drew out the record and read
resolution introduced by Col. Livingston
at Ocala. This resolution pledged the con-
vention TO indorse the st. Louis platform.
and demanded that all subordinate bodies
should stand by them; that any organ that
did not advocate them be suspended, and
that the people be advised not to support
any man who did not indorse them from
this resolution. He deduced the conclusion
that Livingston and not himself had
changed front.
Here flower of the Athens Banner. pre-
hu Mra nr GV{f
Much applause greeted its appearance
After rtdiculing Gov. Nerthen's plea
for the sacredness Of democracy he took up
the doctrines of Thomas jefferson, and
argued that they wers more in harmony
with the Peoples party then with the Dem
ocratic or Republican parties.
THE PEOPLES PARTY's POSITION.
He said Jefferson was square out for free
silver, while the declarations of the late
democ ratio aud republican platforms on
this subject were 80 ambiguous that if they
were twins in the same cradle their nanny
couldn't tell which from t'other. The Peo-
ple's party platform, he said, wac in exact
harmony with Jefferson's free silver views.
He made similar statements ia regard to
national and state banks, and npade a
lengthy argument In favor of government
loans, and painted a rosy picture of the
prosperity that would follow money bor-
rowed at 2 per cent.
THE FORCE BILL.
He argued that the force bill was the
only issue that kept the workmen of the
country from coming together and assassin
ating the old parties, and read from the At
lanta Constitution the expressed fear that
the force bill would be withdrawn from the
contest, and used this TO prove that the
force bill is a scarecrow for political pur-
poses. Watson euogized Weaver as one Of
the fret men to fight for the reform move-
ment. Shouts OF derision greeted this
eulogy. He spoke of Weaver's war record
and contrasted it with that Of Cleveland
and Stevenson, and closed by describing
how the Peoples party would destroy the
bloody shirt aud conquer upon platform
upon which all classes and colors could
stand.
LIvINGsToN's REPLY.
Col Livingston began speaking at 10
o'clock. Tremendous applause greeted his
appearance. He knew nothing about the
men and money that had been massed in the
Tenth district to defeat Watson. The only
way said he, to judge a political party ia
FIRST by its principles, second, by its leader g,
and third, by what IL has done for the
people, land fourth" cried a voice, "by its
rasoality." Cheers from the third party
people greeted this reply. He then went
into the history Of the Peoples party, show
ing that it originated in Cincinnati.