People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-08-12
Brown Replies.

NoNTRzUMA, GA, Aug. Sd, '92
EDITOR PEoPLE's PARTY PAPER:
Very recently my attention has
been called to premature attack on
me in the Telegraph Of July 26, and
while not abstractedly, it was GER
tainly unauthorized by me, and, so
far as | know, by the other gentle
man mentioned. It should be the
policy Of the Telegraph to fight
principles and not men. Whatever
we may have to say or do in this
campaign (if anything at ally, we
propose to risk our case on the prin-
ciples involved in the issues-not
attacks upon unsuspecting individu-
ais. In politics we have always
belonged to the Republican tenet.
AS yet our party has formulated no
preliminaries either for State or
county. After some decision of that
kind, or failure at an early date,
we shall feel authorized to be govern
ed by circumstances and make the
best of the situation we can. Our
county Democracy have met and
made their nominations. All their
nominees are personally and indi-
vidually known to us as gentlemen,
and our failure to support them
would alone be based upon the issues
involved in this campaign, and not
the nominees individually. We
must say, too, that our reasons would
be founded upon just and honest
motives. We have always felt that
some few local concessions (not
social equality should be made, and
the advanced guards will be heartily
met, regardless of>their former name,
action or section.
The Telegraph claims to be in
formed that myself and Mr.. W. I.
Christopher have in charge the task
of defeating Judge Crisp for Con-
gress with Mr.. Christopher. The
charge is certainly premature if not
untrue, to this date, as neither Mr..
Christopher nor any other man,
white or black, has to this date
spoken single word to nae upon
this subject. Office mania has never
given me any trouble either in State,
county or national politics; though,
as an outline of our views, we might
say that while these revolutions are
passing over us we feel it our duty
to watch every event and take such
part in the drama as shall appear
most conducive to our best interests.
It is apparent that the National
Republican party will never be able,
in the face of such strong local oppo
sition, to furnish just the local pro-
lection and benefits most needed by
the Southern negro; still he Is to,
and must ultimately obtain them
and they should come spontaneous,
as any other method would be fraught
with evil consequences. It further
appears, and more clearly, that the
Democratic party has had almost
absolute control of Georgia and the
South for nearly or quite a quarter
of a century without offering any
thing better, but on the other hand
using what we might call the "clip-
pers." They had monopolized the
Office and election machinery SO that
none voted in their primaries unless
he was "simon pure" Of course
all this array Of intelligence COM
bined against the negro, together
with other political tactics, engulfed
him into political insignifcance
where he is now found; and nothing
but the mysterious hand of the white
man, guided by the providence of
God, can permanently raise and
establish him. And it appears fur
Their that the hand of the Southern
white man must largely figure in
this matter. This would be far
better that force bill. But fail
TIRE to fuse with the whites in poll
tics and bring about such a condi-
tion, then something like the force
bill is inevitable soon or late. A
Wv federal offices amount to but
little compared with the general
benefit and protection needed by the
locally. We need court
house rights, without which we can
not protect ourselves. Now then,
the Peoples Party, North and South,
is mostly composed of farmers, and
more than eighty per cent. of the
are farmerss hence their in
terests are identic3 lily the same.
Tho motto G EQUAL IRinhfs to al