People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-08-19
Hon. Samuel MI, Taliaferro.

Below we give brief sketch of the
Hon. Samuel M. Taliaferro, the worthy
nominee of the Peoples Party for con-.
gress from the Fifth district. He is
farmer of unblemished character and
a gentleman in every sense of the
word. He was born in Fulton county,
this state, in 1647, within one mile Of
where he now resides, and devoting
his time and talents to the best inter
ests of the people Of his native state,
enjoying the respect and esteem of his
neighbors, he is eminently fitted to
represent this district in the halls of
congress. He is a son of the late
Judge Edward M. Taliaferro, who
came to Georgia from South Carolina
when mere boy, locating in this coun-
ty near where the subject of this
sketch first saw the sun light.
His mother was a Miss Margaret
Pool, whose family is well and favora-
bly, known to the people Of Georgia.
His ancestors were originally from
Virginia where they won distinction
in revolutionary times for their valor
and patriotism. They have always
been on the side of justice and against
all forms of class legislation. Where
ever there was a principle involved,
all who know the Taliaferros could tell
where they stood, although it made
them temporarily the subject of adj
verse criticism Throughout a long
line of ancestry no one ever knew
them to stoop to do an unmanly act or
betray trust reposed in them. Loyal
to their convictions Of right and jus
tice they never sacrificed principle
upon the altar Of successful WTong.
During the reconstruction period
that followed upon the heels Of the
late war, Judge Taliaferro was elected
to the legislature from Fulton county,
and took firm stand in behalf of local
government. In every position he
assumed through life his conduct was
marked by his uniform adherence TO a
conscious discharge of duty.
The subject Of this sketch has been
one of the most active workers in the
Alliance movement in this section Of
the state. For several years he has
made their interests his study and
their cause his cause. Never radical
in his views, he has all the while NOV
ed forward with cautious regard for the
rights of others. He believed that the
masses had been imposed upon by class
legislation in both state and national
affairs. That while they created a
majority of the wealth and paid most
of the county, state and national taxes,
yet they had no voice in the admins
tration of affairs and no recognition by
the politicians who fed upon the reve-
nues flched from their unwilling and
depleted pockets, He saw that the
time had come under the enl1ghten-
ment of our advanced civilization
when the agriculturalists and mechan-
ical class must unite their forces and
through the ballot box inaugurate
those reforms so greatly needed to
ameliorate their impoverished condi-
ton. This has been his aim and
object for several years.
He saw that by uniting they could
become the leading factor in all legis-
lation, and that a reckless expenditure
of the public revenues would no longer
stain the pages of history. To this
end he has toiled without the hope of
reward, save conscious discharge of
duty. He lost sight Of himself in
working for others. Wherever a
meeting of alliancemen was held, in
this and adjoining counties they could
always count on Sam Taliaferro being