People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-14

1dd11Odu came up anu announced THAT
they were going to move the cars off
on the adjoining track, and ordered
the men off them. An engine was
putting and blowing, too, which added
to the annoyance.
Mr.. Watson seid My friends, LET
us go down in the grove, where we
will be free from the noise and con-
fusion of the moving trains.
This suggestion was carried out,
and a wagon was improvised for a
stand, when Mr.. Watson proceeded.
Mr.. Watson. Now, fellow citizens,
[ have shown you that the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans demonetized
silver. have given the Democrats
the benefit of the page and the date
where the proof is contained, and I
challenge anybody, now or hereafter,
to dispute this proposition, that the
Democrats were represented on the
conference committee when the two
houses had disagreed, the Senate hav-
ing agreed to demonetize silver and
the House disagreeing. have shown
you that John Sherman acted for the
Republicans. and that Mr.. Bayard
(Cleveland's Secretary of State in his
subsequent administrator, acted for
the Democrats, and that Mr.. Hooper
acted for the Republicans in the
House, and Mr.. Stockton for the
Democrats, and that report was con-
Cured in by both houses. The proof
will found in the Congressional Globe,
part 2, Sd session, AID Congress,
1872 and 1873, page 1850. Let
Democrats go there and see If the
proof does not convict them. If so,
let the Peoples party hurl the charge
at both the old parties and say, GA
plague O both your houses, you are
both guilty Of this crime against the
people,"
A voice. They are going to do
that, sure.
Mr.. Watson. The functions of gov
eminent ought to interest every
citizen. Your material welfare de-
ponds upon your understanding the
principles Of government, the infu-
ences controlling Legislation, the laws
and the why's and wherefores, and
the effect of the laws after they are
made. You have been studying these
questions. You understand them
better every year. You have had
information and it opened your eyes.
You are dissatisfied with the way
your representatives have managed
your affairs, as those representatives
have gone away and neglected your
business and then come back and
told you lies about it. Misrepresen-
tations have been made and they say,
1--WE are not guilty as charged in the
Indictment" In the South the Dem
ocrats say that it is conspiracy to
break up the Democratic party. In
the North the Republican party say
that it is a conspiracy to break up
the dear old Republican party. Down
here the Democrats say to the far
mers, eve can't help you; we have
not had chance" In the North
west, where the farms are all plas-
tered all over with mortgages, the
farmers are told by the Republicans,
owe cannot relieve you; we have
not had chance we have not had
control of the finances Of the govern
ment." Down South, when the
Democrats talk to the farmers, they
say that every act which burdens
them is the act Of Republicans or
else, as my friend Major Black says,
they are greatly exaggerated. These
are the answers you get to your
complaints of the burdens which
bring bankruptcy to your doors and
misery to your homes. / propose to
show that the Democratic platform
offers you no relief, and takes no
recognition Of your troubles; while
the Peoples party platform honestly
and plainly deals with every phase
Of these evils, and pledges you its
honor to remove them. II I can
show you that, then without favorit-
ism, without fear and without affec-
tation, you ought to do your duty as
citizens by upholding that party
which recognizes that you are in
trouble brought on you by bad laws,
and which proposes to repeal those
bad laws. You ought to support it
out Of selfish interests if not from
patriotic motives; because the well
fare of your homes, the welfare OF
your wives, the welfare of your
children depends on whether those
bad laws are repealed or not and
good laws enacted in their place. Of
late years it is the rarest thing that
both parties have had control of both
houses. The Democrats had charge
of both houses in 1879-80 and they
did not repeal the national bank act.
They did not reduce taxation. They
did not give us an income tax. They
did not add to the volume of cur
rency. In nearly every session since
1873 the Republicans have had one
branch and the Democrats another.
Therefore, what? Each has been
in a position to say, II have not had
a chance, because the enemy have
had the other branch" And in this