People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-05-13

from M. III. Pomeroy, Familiarity
known the country over as "Brick"
Pomeroy, will interest every man in
the south who remembers Pomeroy's
Democrat" or "The LaCross Demo
GRAFT" of twenty-five years ago, and
we fancy there are many such still
alive:
New York, April &c, 1892.
G. e. Post, Atlanta, Ca:
DEAR SIR AND FR1END-I am glad
to receive letter from you. [ know
that you were here, there and every
where, and as did not know exactly
where to hit you, I let you alone,
knowing that when you wanted me
you would say so.
The working people Of this coun-
try are generally becoming poorer
and poorer in pluck and patience
each year, and still the dance of
death goes right along. The only
salvation for this country is in the
Peoples Party. No matter what it
is, it gathers into it the best thought
of the country, and the result will
be great stride ahead in all that
pertains to the welfare of the coun-
try,
You asked me to come to Georgia
to speak. Will you bear in mind
that I am not in the political field,
except in the rear ranks. The time
was when a large number of the peo-
pie asked me to dash myself to pieces
on the rocks that must be broken be-
fore any kind of organization could
be made. l then gave four years Of
time and exceeding $4,000 cash to
this pioneer work, and continued
therein, and then with family grow
ing, and dlsliking to live and die in
poor-house, [ turned my attention to
business matters and am succeeding
by intense thought and application to.
the one direct purpose in view. In
this work more than 5000 persons
are now financially engaged, and you
will readily agree that | must notfor-
sake them and the business lines [ am
following, as he who forsakes those
who trust him and rely upon bis judg-
ment is worse than q pirate.
Still, at the same time, [ feel more
deeply than [ can speak the impor-
lance OF this movement of the peo-
pie Later on, when [ shall begin
to bring profit from the twelve years
of investing | have done, shall have
means to help you and others in the
work you are doing, and no man in
this country will use means when
he has them more cheerfully than I
will. But first I must dig on into
the mountains and bring therefrom
the stuff which can be used to help
others.
In short time I must 60 with a
delegation Of nine men, including the
chief Of the mining department of
the Thomson-Houston Electric Com
pany, to Colorado, where we decide
as to the matter of water wheels, etc,
where they are to be located or the
machinery to be connecten there
with, that we may, before the first
Of September, have in operation at
the east end of the tunnel an cleo
trio plant that will cost us, total,
about 100000, and | must provide
all the machinery for this plant and
all the foundations, buildings and
appliances connected Herewith.
The New England parties supply us
with 100000 per month for fifteen
months, but this money is to be used
only for driving ahead in the noun
tains, as you would drive into a
maple tree, leaving the sap boilers to
provide such appliances as they
might need. | probably shall not be
able to veturn East before July, and
may not till August, but I will come
into Georgia during the present cam
paign, if [ am wanted there, to help
the Peoples Party, and will devote
one week, and perhaps two, that is
if | can be of use, to addressing
meetings Of people who may care to
hear the utterances of a man who
believes what he says and says what
he believes.
You ask me to send you a check
to help the work. Gladly would /
do so, but [ cannot. For ten years
the day has not closed without my
looking to the next day as one that
must be Of effort to raise money
with which to carry on our work.
My paper, Advance Thought, is be-
ginning to pay, and I know it is
having an influence, as articles there
from are copied in hundreds of ex-
changes.
I will make to you this PROPOSE
ion:
1uorf1co IN uo11r roYor 4h or ~ will