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

lie did not 60 there as an alliance
man, he was not eligible as an ALI
anceman at that time. He was at
that time member of that poor and
despised class known as lawyers.
Now | say that no Indianapolis con
vention, ] do not care who composed
it, has right to override the demo
cratic party. What did convention
in Indianapolis have to do with in
structing a representative from the
Tenth congressional district in Geor-
gia? What did any conventional
do not care If it had been demo
cratic convention; | do not care
what convention it was In Indiana
polis-what right did it have to in
struct the representative from the
Tenth congressional district of Geor-
gia? He went there as a democrat,
holding a democratic commission,
and if his conscience told him that
the democratic party was not right,
his duty was to come back and say
to the people of the district: II
must sever my connection with the
democratic party. Here is the COM
mission [ received at your hands"
CCheers.
My friend says that I represent
nothing but party, that he represents
principle. His idea seems to be that
I want party and he represents
principle. I say to him, no; | would
leave a party as soon as the party
forsakes principle. But if had the
banner Of the party | would Gle be-
fore / would disgrace it. | say that
if a party was wrong in principle |
would abondon it and I would affili-
ate with that party that I thought
was correct in principle, but not
while [ held the banner of the party
in my hands and its laurel on my
brow. I would die and sink into
oblivion.
both of the contestants admirers
at this juncture We'd with each other
in seeing which could make the
most noise and no man yet born
could tell, with certainty of correct
ness, which had the best of it, and
voice, "Hurrah for Watson"
Mr.. Black. Some Of our good
friends amuse me very much. You
hit them right between the eyes with
a great big chunk Of truth and they
boiler % Hurrah for Watson"
That seems to be their alphabet,
except that some of them down in
the wiregrass country who are hol-
lering about pewtercrats and Wal
nut street." Do you catch on?
(Laughter.)
Mr.. Watson said that he acted on
the Indianapolis resolution. How did
that resolution come to pass? Mark
you, the Georgia Alliance voted the
resolution down by indefinitely post
poning it. Listen! The Atlanta Con-
stitution hao given somebody credit
for that indianapolis resolution, and
my good friend, the treasurer, did net
propose to be robbed OF his laurels,
and SO he gives his account Of it.
He denies the statement that it had
been put through by other parties.
Now, mark you, this is not the EVIL
dence Of the Atlanta Constitution.
It is the evidence Of Mr.. Branch, who
was appointed a delegate from Geor.
gia, by the Georgia State Alliance,
to Indianapolis.
Voices. Right right right you
are.
1t sets up the proof that Mr.. Wat
son, Mr.. Branch and Jerry Simpson
formulated that resolution. Hear!
listen. Reads
BERzELIA, GA, March Il.
Editor Constitution In the Constitu-
ton OF the 18th, you give quite reada-
BILE account of how the Industrial Con-
ference at ST. Louis was managed, in
which there are some inaccuracies.
You have Messrs. Washburn and Taube-
neck as having stated TO weaken the
strength of the opposition, we secured the
adoption of a resolution at Indianapolis
whereby no on5ressmen elected by the
Farmers Alliance principles were to en-
ter into any caucus in the fight for the
speakership in congress, nor vote for any
man for speaker unless he avowedly sup
ported the Ocala platform
The above is all wrong, as neither Mr..
Washburn nor Mr.. Taubeneck ever saw
or heard of the above resolution until in
troduced by me- On the floor of the Ma
tional Alliance at Indianapolis. The
facts as to the above resolution are given
below
I was appointed delegate at large by
the Georgia State Alliasce to Indianapolis.
! formulated the resolution at home be-
fore leaving for indianapolis. On my
way | was joined by Mr.. Watson and
handed him the resolution to read, which
he highly approved Of. On the arrival of
MIR. Watson and myself at Cincinnati, we
met Jerry Simpson on the cars, on the
way to Indianapolis. Upon consultation
with Mr. Watson | showed the resolution
TO Simpson and requested that ne intro,
duce it, to which he agreed. After the
convention assembled Mr. Simpson came
to me and said he could not introduce
it, as he was disappointed in not being a
delegate and had 40 right on the floor.
then said as the resolution emanated from
me would Introduce it and take the re-
sp0nsibillty of it. This I did, and of
which / am glad of From the above
you will see that no one but Watson and
/ ever saw Or heard of the resolution
until 1t was introduced on the floor of the
convention, ana when it was introduced
it appeared like clap of thunder in
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