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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
Ratification Meeting In Yazoo.
A. P. WILTSHIRE, Sec'y.


MEcHANIcsBURG, Miss, July IL, 1892
Editor Mississippi Leader:
Pursuant to notice, the Peoples
party of this part of the county held a
ratification meeting and picnic in the
town of Satartia on the 9th inst. Con
sidering the previous bad weather and
the threatening indications of rain
there was good attendance.
The program was as follows:
Reading of the Peoples party plat
form, by l.. III. Taylor.
Responded to by Beatrice Taylor
IL years old with a recitation as fol
lows:
"Did you hear the glad words from Omaha?
Did you read 1t, line upon line;
How men came from this way and that;
How grey heads with youthful ones sat
In cOnclave so holy?
ibid you hear how the East fell in line
With the West? How from mountain and mine
And up from the tropical South
And down cross the 0hi0s mouth
Men sped to Omaha?
'Did you hear how the Blue and the Gray
Clasped hands over the chasln that day.
How bitter thoughts died on the air, !
Anu Hatred went out IN prayer
That day at OmahaY
"Did you hear how the patriots blood
Surged up In that throng like a food?
How the Nat of God was there chased
As with fire on all hearts; and was placed
In our platform framed there at Omaha?
.Seek never to alter one line,
Forever and aye il will shine
Like the famed star OF Judea, bright
Ger chaos and darkness and night
"a fror
Next in order was am address by
Col. Z. A. Peyton, after which the
crowd adjourned to partake of a din
ner, which in quantity and quality is
seldom excelled.
After dinner speeches were made by
j. s. Lumbley, Maj. j. r. Bell and
others.
During the Speech of Lumbley, de-
NAL was made by Subj. Democrat,
that the Omaha platform and the Ocala
demands were practically the same in
regard to government ownership of
railroads, etc.
Now let us see wherein they differ?
Section of the Ocala demands, says,
ave demand the most rigid, honest and
just State and National governmental
control and supervision of the means
of public communication and trans
portation, and if this control and SUI
pervision does not reDs0Ue the abuses
n0sc eristing, we demand the govern
mental ownership of such means of
and transportation
OF what abuses do we complaint Is
it not of unjust discrimination? Ger
tainly. Is it not fact, that the rail
road agents in California sold tickets
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

His Alliance brethren Pa, r,..,
ute to His Noble Virtues. ''''-
Resolutions adopted by Poo, s.
ance No. $40, Madison si 81 tsari a Ali
June 20, 1892. "'ioh, Miss,
In the dispensation Of Nit,
dence the members Of t bbisln s,I P!rovi-
while bowling in humble s snS Alliance,
its DEGREES, with one bsor stuom,lssion to
pressing our sorrow al tb unite IN ex-
death of l.. L. Polk, the a ,ne untlmely
BILE reform leader and PEa rgat and no
National body. 'esident Of our
Resolved, That we extend
pathies to the order tbrou u our sym,
in their sad bereavement ''o'ed family
Resolved, That the secre,,r,
copies Of these resolutions d ~ ~. forward q
sTssIPPI LEADER and Progre o - .he MIS-
er, with request TO publish IT, tbos farm-
remarks by Bro. s. w. Iancs stem, "a, also
forth by the resolutions lancaster called
~ z. A. GRAVES,
w. L. Churchill, Sec'y. '''ueil'.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

Hon. w. ID. Gibbs, of Yazoo; DIR. w.
l. KERN. of Holmes, and Hon. HI. p.
Beeman, of Scott, are announced as
Democratic candidates for Congress in
the fifth district Messrs. Gibbs and
KERN stand squarely on the Ocala de
mands, and Mr.. Beeman draws the line
at the Sub Treasury. It matters little
who gets the Democratic nomination
in that district, he viii be beaten by
the nominee Of the Peoples party and
Prohibitionists.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
The celebrated blue grass Of Ke,

The celebrated blue grass of Ken
lucky will be displayed in the exhibit
which that State will make at the
Worlds Fair. The display will possess
additional interest from the fact that
the sod and grasses are being collected
from historic spots in the State, such
as the battlefield of Perryyille, the
home Of Henry Clay, and the birth
place of Lincoln.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
RatIiff for Congress.
= DA V 10,
Chairman.
T. II. SMITH, Sec'y.

Resolved, That we, the Peoples party
club of Emory, Holmes county. Miss.
would respectfully solicit Hon. w. Z
Ratliff, editor of the Alliance Vindica
toa and one of the representatives il
the legislature from Attala, to become
a candidate for Congress in this dis
trict. Subject to the action of the
Peoples party convention.
Resolved, That the secretary be in
structed to send this to the MISSISSIPPI
LEADER for publication.
Adopted by the Peoples party club
of Emory, Holmes county, Miss.
w. HI. HEWETT,
President.
A. P. WILTSHIRE, Sec'y.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
ruE TWIN FINANCIAL rLANKs.

Il is interesting to note how neal
alike the financial planks of the two
old parties are. This becomes the
more apparent when they are placed
side by side, in parallel columns, as
the LEADER produces them below.
Ask a Democrat to read the Repub-
lican plank and then ask him what
difference there is between the two old
parties on the money question. Then
when you meet Republican, ask
him in what respect the Repub-
lican plank differs from that of the
Democrats. Behold the twins
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

Hon. Geo. S. Dodds, of Copiah, will
oppose Col. Hooker for the Democratic
nomination for Congress in this dis
trict. Mr.. Dodds is a fine representa-
tive of the young Democracy, man of
good ability and considerable legisla-
tive experience, but, like Col. Hooker,
his record on the demands of the ALI
ance is such that no Alliance man can
consistently accord him his support.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
FAIR PLAY.

1t is hardly fair to class the
Third Party people in this State
as being opposed to white SUI
premacy. Such small ISLANDERS
lack a great deal of being argu-
ment. Since the adoption of our
new Constitution there is not the
slightest danger of white supre-
macy being jeOpardized. The
people may safely divide into as
many parties as they see fit. On
local affairs and the currency
they have perfect right to differ
with the Cleveland contraction
ists.-Vicksbuyg Commercial Herald
tDenOcrdt).
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
RESOLUTIONS BY eALLMAN ALLIANCE.

RESOLUTIONS BY CALLAHAN ALLIANCE.
Believing that God is too wise 70
err and too good to do wrong, and tnaI
all things work together for good 10
them that trust God; and that the pe9,-
pie are looking to him, and that WINE
the workmen fall the work VIII 60
bravely on; therefore be it
Resolved, 1st That we bow IN mum
BILE submission to this incompreneilsl-
BILE dispensation of Divine ProVldehce'
and pray God to let the light SHINE up,
on the way that we should go through y,
the gloom caused by the untlmey
death of our national head and leader r
a self-sacrificing patriot and sta'e'-
men. o,,,t;ons
2. That a copy of these resolutions onS
be spread on our minutes ana o1 ~
sent to the National Economist, w
piah Signal and MISSISSIPPI LEADER
A. b. GUYNES,
JOEL LILLY,
J. B. ENocHs,
COMMITTEES
Adopted by Gallman Alliance No
923, July 3, 1892. vrsr
President.
j. A. BASS. Sec'y.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

Mr.. A. P. Weaver, the expert and af-
fable telegraph operator of the Clarion
and the Southern Press News Associa-
ton at this place, led to Hymen's altar
Monday night the beautiful and ac-
complished Miss Clara Hager, of this
city The ceremony was performed by
Rev. w, G. Black. The LEADER unites
with their numerous friends in tender
ing its cordial congratulations.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
NOTICE.

Two persons are wanted in every
county in Mississippi who will give
special attention to the interests of the
Prohibition party in their respective
counties during the impending
campaign. All who will do so are re-
quested to send their names and post
office address at once to either of the
undersigned.
HENRY WARE, Chairman,
Pass Christian, Miss.
w. III. PATTON, Sec'y,
Shubuta, Miss.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
THE PEOPLE'SPAR
District and County Meetings
in Mississippi.
NOTICE.
JACKSON, June 22nd, 1892.

JACKSON, June 22nd, 1892.
As chairman of the Eecutive Com
mittee of the Peoples party of the
7th Congressional District of Missis-
sippi, hereby appoint Saturday, the
23rd day of July, for mass conventions
in each county in this District at their
respective county sites, at which time
delegates will be selected to meet in
the city of Jackson on the following
Tuesday, the 26th day of the same
month, to nominate a candidate for
Congress for the Peoples party. Each
county will be entitled to double the
number of delegates to this convention
as they have representatives in the
Lower House of the State Legislature.
E. FLEMING.
Pc. Cameron, Madison Co., Miss.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

The LEADER received a pleasant call
last Friday from the well-known Will
ii. Herman, now one of the editors OF
the Summit Sentinel, who was on his
way for short vacation to Yazoo coun
ty. AS writer of genuine poetry and
lurid political articles, Herman has g
national reputation. He is radical in
his ideas or he is nothing.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

Suppose they had put off abolishing
the Lottery in Louisiana until public
sentiment in New Orleans against
gambling was ready for the change.
And yet that is the way some people
reason against State law abolishing
the liquor traffic.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

A Madison county farmer writes
''The rains are running the farmers here.
Many tell me that their cotton has
turned red and looks as though it
would die. Old corn is made, but late
corn will not amount to much, Every
body is blue"
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

The Peoples party of Texas has
placed full ticket in the field. I. L.
Nugent heads the ticket for Governor
and Hon. Marion Martin for 1t Gov
ernor Martin was Lit. Gov. under a
Democratic administration few years
ago. William w. Durham, a Mississip-
plan and former resident of Attala,
was nominated for State Treasurer.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
: DEMOCRATIC FLANK

: We dcnoilnce the
Republican legislation
known as the sherman
act Of 1880 as a coward
IN makcShift. fraught
with possibilities of
danger In the future
which should make all
Of its supporters, as
well rs its author, any
iouS for its speedy re-
peal. We hold to the
use of both gold and
silver as the standard
money Of the country.
and 10 the coinage of
both gold and silver
without discriminating
against either metal OF
charge for mintage, but
the dollar unite Of coin
age Of both metals must
he Of equal intrinsic
and eNchangcahlc val
ne, 10 be adjusted
through international
agreement or by such
safeguards of legiSla-
ton Us shall assure the
maintenance of the
parity Of the two me-
tails, and the equal pow
err Of every dollar ut all
times in the markets
and in the payment OF
debts. and We demand
that all paper currency
shall he kept at par
with and he redeemahle
in such coin. We in
SiSt upon this policy as
especially necessary for
the protection Of the
farmers and labOring
classes, the first and
most defenSeleSS vic
tins Of unstable money
and a fluctuating cur
rpnCy.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
PEOPLES PARTY IN LINCOLN.
Call for Mass Meeting Mt Brookhaven
Saturday, July 23rd.

Pursuant to an order of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Peoples party
of Lincoln county, at a meeting held
July 8th, 1892, Mass Meeting of the
Peoples party of said county is hereby
called at the court house in the town
of Brookhaven on Saturday, July %
1892, to appoint delegates to the Dis
trict Convention of the Peoples party,
to be held in the city of jackson, July
26, 1892. The hour of the mass meet
ing will be IL o'clock a. M. All voters
in sympathy who this party are cordi-
ally invited to meet with us.
w. f. DAVIS,
Chairman.
T. III. SMITH, Sec'y.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

THE PERFECT TEMPERANCE CREED
Moral suaSion for the man who drinks,
Mental suaSion for the man who thinks,
Legal srlason for the drunkard-maker,
Prison Sllasion for the Statute-hreaker.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

Money is scarce. If you haven't the
cash in hand to pay for the LEADER for
whole year, send us 80 cents for six
months, or % cents for three months,
to tide over the dull summer.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

in stating that the Mississippi Baptist
State Convention meets at Meridian
to-day. 1t meets next Thursday, Dist.
The railroads of the State will all grant
reduced rates to delegates and visitors.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
REPUBLICAN rLANK.

>. The American pCo-
pie, from tradition
and interest, favor
himCtalliSm, and the
Republican party de
mantlS the use Of both
gold and SilyeTaS stand
ard money, with such
restrictions and under
such provisions, To he
determined by legiSla-
tiou, as will secure the
maintenance ofthe par
ity Of values 81 the two
metals, So that the pur-
chasing and debt pay
ing power Ofthe dollar,
whether Of silver, gold
or paper. shall be at all
times equal The in
tereStS " the producers
uf the country, its far
merS and its working
men. demand that
every dollar, paper or
coin. issued Ivy the gov
eminent shall he as
good as any other
We commend the
wise and patriotic steps
already taken by our
government To secure
an international confer
ence to adopt such
measures as will insure
a parity Of value he
tween gold and silver
for use as money
throughout the world.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

In little speech before the Commit
tee on Resolutions at Cincinnati,
Ex-Gov. ST. John was exceedingly. com
plimentary to the Southern people,
without respect to party.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

The Vicksburg Post makes a lame
defense of Sheriff Brennan for per-
hitting the lynching in Vicksburg last
week. Governor Stone seems to be
the only official who did his duty in
the premises.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

Neither of the old parties recog-
nizes or makes any acknowledgment to
Almighty God in its platform. Con
science scared, lustful and arrogant
with no god but Mammon and no stand
ard but success, they imagine them
selves greater than the Almighty and
have started out to run the country OF
their own responsibility.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

Frances Cleveland clubs are being
organized by some of the ladies of the
North to promote the interests of Mr..
Cleveland. What are some of our
Democratic friends, who grow hysteri-
cal every time a proposition is made
looking to women taking a hand in
politics, going to do about it
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
THURSDAY. July IL. 1892.

ADDRESS all business letters to Ms
sissippi Leader, Jackson, Mss. Non
en- mag be sent by registered letter,
postal note, posto1ice money order or
enclosed in letter at our risk.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

Major Barksdale says he knew Gen.
Weaver, the Peoples party candidate
for President, while he was in Congress,
and that he is an able and clean man.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

DR.. r. t. Love, State Senator from
Oktibbeha and Choctaw counties, has
formally withdrawn from the Demo
cratic party. The following is his card
which explains itself:
Since the Democrats have decided to
ignore all demands of the people and
practically endorse the Republican fl
nancial policy and refuse to demand
the free coinage of silver by nominal
ing Cleveland for President, have de-
cided to sever my connection with
the Democratic party and cast my
fortunes with the party of the people"
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

ity.
1t is useless to try to disguise the
fact that farming interests are more
depressed in the South, than has ever
been known. This state of things fol-
lowing one of the most bountiful crops
of cotton, deserves the serions atten-
ton of not only the farmers, but of all
classes. 1t is useless to attempt to &C
count for these hard times by pointing
out the overproduction, and the want
of diversification of crops, for they are
not sufficient accounting. This may
be portion of the cause, but there is
something deeper and more immov-
Vicksburg Commercial Herald,
June 18th.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

The National Peoples party Con
vention ignored the Prohibition ques-
ton. More's the pity.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

% whites registered in Alfalfa county "
under the understanding clause a,la %
negroes. In Tippah 81 whites anu :
negroes.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

How many Christian men in Missis-
sippi are going to vote this year as they
pray? How many?
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

The people are tired of living on sec
tionalism and mortgages.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

There is not the slightest difference
between Cleveland and Harrison, on
financial questions. They are both
stubbornly opposed to liberal finan-
cial policy, which is now absolutely
essential to restore enterprise and
prosperity in the South and West.
Vicksburg Commercial Herald, June
10Th.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

Don't forget the Peoples party mass
meeting at Raymond on 23rd.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

The LEADER appreciates the univer-
sal scarcity of money, and while it
would prefer that subscribers pay for
whole year at time, where they can
not do this, we ask them to send us so
cents for 6 months or % cents for
three months. They can then renew
in the fall or winter. We want to get
the paper in as many homes as possible
during the campaign, and it can be
strengthened and its efficiency increas-
ed, if every friend of reform will take
it and help us to extend it's circulation
by sending us short term subscribers.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

The negro in the political wood-pilt
is a Renaissance.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
IS IT Is IN MISS,

Resolved
1St, That we are Dem
OcratS.
2nd, That as such we
accept the platform and
candidates of our party.
3rd. As such We de-
clare, that all who are
not for us are against
uS-that all who in the
campaign are not out
acknowledgements, are
virtually supporters,
aiderS and abettorS of
Republican misrule. =
Resolutions adopted by
a meeting of YaZoO
Democrats.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
w. III. PATTON, Sec'y,
Shubuta, Miss

The LEADER for the campaign for
% cents.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14

The Democratic party is opposed to
high taxation and to the Force Bill, but
it is not as much opposed to the lib
eral financial policy of Harrison, Sher-
man and Cleveland, as it should be-
Vicksburg Commercial Herald, June
10Th.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
AND THIS Is DEMOCRACY!
AS 1T is IN THE
NORTHWEST.

-
NORTHWEST.
Just let the Third
partyites sOuse /; the
more they accomplish
in the Northwest the
better it will be for the
Democrats. = IVES T.
WILLIE (MIss.) NEWS,
Dem.
The Democrats of
Kansas have combined
with the Peoples party.
That Is the best course
to pursue in that State.
-VICKSBURG Miss. }
HERALD, Dem.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
Call for n Mass Meeting at Raymond
Saturday, July 23rd.

The following is the copy of call
being circulated and extensively signed
by the voters of Kinds county:
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
A SAMPLE LETTER

Almost every day the LEADER receives
letters like the following:
Rose BLOOM, Tallahatchie Co.,
July 8, 1892. )
Editor Mississippi Leader:
Please send your paper on to me. l
would not be without it, if could help
it. / am trying to get up club. Times
are so hard, money scarce, but think l
will get some subscribers for it yet.
People want the paper. Lack of money
is all that is in the way.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-14
REMARKS OF BRO. L,Nc,sr,:,

w IT Cbprch;u c. President
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-04-06
THE STONE BRIDGE.
Work Resumed Upon It-An Interesting
Telegram


Messrs. Hallock Bros. and the City
Engineers took right hold of the stone
bridge yesterday. During the daY a
number OF men were employed and
were put to work, while the engineers
started in to make the estimate OF work
done and material furnished by Paige,
Carey 81 Co., as authorized by the Com
mission Monday night. This work was
not completed last night, aud will be re-
sumed to-day.
Apropos of the bridge, the following
telegram from Cleveland to the New
York World is Of Interest,"
Contractor James Brown of Akron is said
to nave seen David Il. Paige in Warren
Saturday.
Mr.. Brown built the Paige blocks in Ak
ron and holds a mortgage on the property.
When asked if he had seen Paige he at first
attempted to evade the question, but finally
said:
Dave Paige is on Ohio soil"
Ibid you see him yesterday in Warren"
was asked.
II refuse to answer your question" he
replied, pleasantly, land prefer not to talk
at all about the matter"
Albert T. Paige, David's brother, said to-
DAY JQdJ ne DelleVeS lull OK pldudliOu VIII
come in few days which, if it does not
clear up his financial matters, will at least
clear all suspicion from the name of David
Il. Paige. He added that while he could
not censure the newspapers, some of them
had strained unimportant matters into SEN
satonal statements very detrimental and
uniustto his brother.
In reply to question, Albert Paige
said:
81 know nothing in regard to the New
York business. | am interested in it, but
my brother has conducted the entire bust
ness. have not even been in New York
City for two years and the whole thing
came upon me with as sudden shock as
upon any one in the United States. !
knew nothing about the New York ousi-
ness or the charges made. | am confident
that if matters are left alone for few days
everything will be found TO be straight
II have had several letters from my
brother David, and in each Of them lie as
sured me that everything was all right and
and that afew days would prove his asser-
ton"
Mr.. Paige said his brother was not in
Warren, but the fact that he had received
letters from him is an indication that be
knows where he is.