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

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tory youngsters-) All, boys! we've
got ZEN, we've got 'em. Here it is
IN black and white. They can't go
back on it. Great enthusiasm
among the Atlanta and Augusta
dudes. Dry grins among the more
intelligent Democrats On the plat
form9
Mr.. Watson. Colonel, is not that
oinitiative and referendum" That
is laws before they become operative
must be adopted by the masses Of
the people? daughter transferred
to the other sides OF the mouth while
the Colonel gathers himself to-
gether.)
Qlaszes.) "Initiative and referen-
dunn
Now Congress passes thousands of
bills, and your legislature passes
many bills, and If you mean by that
that you have to pass upon all laws
and see whether you want them or
not, why, it would keep you voting
every day Of the3week. 1t strikes at
the very root Of the form OF govern
mcnt you have adopted. IN other
words, it is democracy gone to seed.
That is what it is.
There il. another plank In this
platform list won't do to swallow,
and that is the plank on the owner
ship Of railroads. Why? Here is a
poor colored man or poor white
man who has cow killed, or meets
with an accident and loses a leg, or
has child killed, and if the govern
ment owns the road, how are you
going to get it?
A voice. Go to the government.
Mr.. Livingston. How are you
gong to the government, you slick
haired young fool you? How will
YOU get there? The constitution of
the country says that no money can
be paid by any officer or Official IN
less first donated by the government.
Then you have to 20 to Washington
and get the oil through the House
first, and then through the senate,
ana get the presidents signature be
fore you can get the price Of the cow,
or paid for having that leg cut off,
or any other injury you may sustain,
and by the time you get fifteen dol
lars for the cow, you will have to
pay five hundred dollars to collect
it. And when your leg is cut off
you have to send your lawyer to
Washington, and by the time your
bill is lobbied through Congress
thirty years has elapsed, and you
will be dead and gone to heaven or a
worse country, one or the other.
A voice. Where are your East
ern Democrats on the silver bill?
Mr.. Livingston. / want to tell
some of you Third party people who
have been so weaYisome this morn
ing, what sort Of fix you are in.
You are going it blind.
A voice, We have been going it
blind, but we have stopped,
MIR. Livingston. Young man, I
want to put you on notice that you
are rubbing the mules leg. Now
shut up or [ will 60 down there and
hurt you. You remind me Of the
boy who was in the habit of rubbing
down his fathers race horses. Fin
ally the old man took il into bis
head to buy him mule to do the
rough work about the barn yard, and
that boy could not resist the temp
ta6on 10 go down there and rub
down the mules leg. Well, the
mule kicked him about ten feet, and
when the doctor came and patched
him up, and when he looked in the
glass he said, ''father, 90 you think
| will get over it?" eyes, my son."
said The father, II hope sou "Will
I be as purity aa33I was?'S'No, said the
father, 'but, tell you what, you'll
have q burned sight more sense"
daughter. So my young fool
friend, if you live till the October
election and see all your candidates
showed under you will have a durn-
ed sight more sense. Renewed
laughter
Mr.. Watson closed his speech by
drawing a very beautiful picture Of
home made happy by plenty Of
money. Homes with better Chris
tlans. Homes with better and more
contented wives. Homes with more
happiness. All my friends, he went
further and said, "Homes with better
Peoples party men" I have no
doubt but homes would be more
comfortable, more happy with plen-
ty, but what was the object Of the
appeal? All it means is that the
Peoples party would give you some
thing for nothing. Is not that the
impression 1t made On every one Of
you?
Voices. Nc, nc, no. Nobody is
fool enough to think such a thing as
that.
A voice. Livingston, they have
got the mule by the leg. laugh
ter.
Mr. Livingston. Mr.. Watson
wants to know if the Democrats
swallowed Jerry Simpson in Kansas
why the Democrats Of Kansas