People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-16
From Carroll County.

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vote the bulk of his eIoquence to
abuse of Tom Watson and his
book, when none of his hearers
could have the privilege of voting
for Tom, no matter how strongly
they may be that way inclined.
But in reading the published report
of his speech tn Carrollton, I think |
see what is the matter. He says
Tom Watson has gold mine in his
book and paper. Mr.. Moses is
afraid we are reading Tom Watson's
book in the Fourth, and that is the
sorrow that kills him. Hence all
his abuse of Tom and the book. Let
everybody in the Fourth District
buy Tom Watson's book and read it
and see if Moses is right about that.
It would be pity if his laborious
efforts to give 1t free advertise
ment should go unrewarded. And
Moses says that Tom Watson is
afraid to meet him. Tom Watson.
afraid! The man who stood up for
the Alliance demands in Congress
against the combined forces of the
plutocratic world, and the Demo
cratic Congress, and the Associated
Press, and stood alone! The only man
from Georgia who dared to do what
he was sent there to do, and that
in the face of such tremendous on
position! This required a magnif-
cent courage. And now he is afraid
to meet Charley Moses! l do not
believe Tom Watson knows how
man feels when he is afraid. But
the Democrats have shown conclu-
sively every time the two parties
have met that there is one thing
they are very much afraid of, and
that is for the people to hear the
other side of the question. The
methods they take to- prevent the
Peoples party speakers from being
heard show how much they dread
the effects of the truth upon the
voters of the State.
Let us take a brief review of the
situation in the Fourth District.
Two years ago, when the conven-
ton met to nominate candidate for
Congress there was no question
made as to whether the man was a
Democrat or not;that was not empha-
sized at all, for they were all Demo
Gratis. But the fact that gave Moses
the advantage over Grimes and Har-
ris was that he was an Allianceman,
pledged to work and vote for the
Alliance demands as formulated in
the st. Louis platform. This plat
form demanded the abolition of
National Banks, the enactment Of
the sub-treasury, free and unlimited
coinage of silver, Government own
ership of railroads, opposition to
alien and corporate ownership Of
lands.
All these things Mr.. Moses most
heartily pledged himself to advocate,
and being measured with the Ali
ance yardstick, was pronounced all
wool and a yard wide, and so was
nominated in spite Of the fact that
the Carroll delegation voted against
HIM OF the last.
No fair minded man can claim
that he was nominated because he
was a good Democrat, for to do SO
would be to reflect upon the Demo
crazy of Paris and Grimes. Hence
it is plain that Moses owes his first
allegiance not to the Democratic
party, but to the Alliance demands,
and whenever these two separate he
should in honor be found with the
latter, and not the former. The AL
ianceman who prefers party success
to the success of the Alliance princi-
Piles is unworthy of the name. Now
[ do not think Mr.. Moses as an Al
lianceman could consistently go into
Democratic caucus, because by that
he agreed to vote with the majority
of the caucus no matter how they de-
c1ded, thus sacrificing Alliance prin-
ciples to party policy. The Alliance
did not at first contemplate going
into a new party, but, when they
found their demands rejected by
both old parties they were forced,
either to abandon their demands or
the old parties. A number of them
wanted to go into new party at
Ocala, others were opposed to this
course. They all agreed to wait
until February, 1892, and then hold
a convention TO decide what shall be
the political course of the Alliance.
A large majority of the Alliance
Of Georgia were convinced before
that time, that the only course left
for them was to go into new party.
But they were restrained by exhor-
ia ions from the Alliance leaders,
headed by Livingston and Larry
CAN'T, to wait till the ST. Louis
convention and abide the action
taken by that body. Moses was a
delegate from the Georgia Alliance
to the St. Louis convention. He
took part in the convention and is in
honor bound to abide the action of
majority of that convention.
What is Mr.. Moses position to-
dav?