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

who knows how to vote. Fellow
citizens, this is not strictly In the dis
cussion, but think that [ have just
cause to complain that this campaign
has not been one of open and far
discussion of public issues. Such
men as Senator Gordon and Gov
ernor Northen went into the tenth
district and denounced me personal
", and bitterly denounced my friends.
And while denouncing me falsely,
selected man for them to vote for,
Mr.. Black. (Howling galore, which
was kept up several seconds.
Mr.. Watson. Now look at the
Augusta crowd.
A voice: The imported drunken
crowd. They had better behave
themselves here.
Mr.. Watson. Why, they are not
only afraid to hear me in the Tenth
district, but they follow me over the
State to prevent you farmers from
hearing the truth. Why? Because
they fear the effect of the truth on
you.
To return to the course of Gov
ernor Northen and Senator Gordon,
[ would not dare to tell you how you
should vote. I shall cOnfine myself
to public measures, and will not pre-
sumo to ask you to vote for MIR. Tai
iaferro.
A voice. What are you doing up
there?
Mr.. Watson. | am discussing
these issues. Have not you got
sense enough to understand? (Laugh-
teri Why, even the sober Demo
Gratis have to stop in helpless confu-
sion and ask, "Where am l at? Cup
roarous laughter) l am advocating
certain public policies and basing my
arguments on public records, as |
agreed to.
What did Governor Northen say
In behalf of a man who repudiates
the St. Louis platform and against a
man who made the fight for him on
the St. Louis platform, which he
helped to frame, against man who
is making his fight on the platform
which is a readoption Of the St.
Louis platform? The platform of
1889. Here is what Governor Nor
then said:
Strike your wife, who in early life
gave you her warmest affections, but do
nBt strike the grand old Democratic
party.
(Great confusion and angry demon
strstion.l
Mr.. Watson. What, are you
afraid to have speeches of your Gov
ernor read to you? Now, I want to
see what sort ola fix this gentleman
over here has got into, and how these
gentlemen relish it. (Resumes read
ing):
Strike your little child, clad in white,
kneeling .ht her mothers knee, as she
lisps the frst prayer of infancy, Nov I
lay me down to Sleep" but do not strike
the dsar old Democratic party.
Why don't you boiler? It was a
little too stiff for you that time, Ell ?
I am going to say it again, boys,
to give you another chance. will
give you an opportunity to analyze
It and show how far Democrats do
themselves credit as husbands and
fathers in giving Endorsement to a
sentiment like that.
Strike your wife, who has been
your faithful companion in the years
that are passed; nursed you when
sick; been your comfort when well !;
shared with you the tolls of poverty,
and has been your greatest fource Of
enjoyment when you got out Of pow
erty; has been always loyal. conid-
ing and true; the mother Of your
children; the Joy Of your home; the
dream of your life-strike her, but
do not lift your hand against the
dear old Democratic party. (Howls
of rage, and traitor, traitor, and great
confusion.
Strike your child-your beautiful
little daughter, robed in white, be-
coming more like an angel every day,
on account of the spotless raimen:
she wears. Not only that, but strike
her as she kneels at the knee of her
mother, your wife, at even's holy
hour when every mans thoughts
ought to be quoted as he sees the
end of the day, typical of the end Of
life. Not only that-strike her as
she is learning to lisp that beautiful
prayer that all of us learned at our
mothers knee; strike her without
ofense or provocation, this first born
of yourself and wife, or may be the
last pledge of your affection, but do
not strike the grand old Democratic
party! That is one of the men you
are asked to vote for! If you in
dorse that sort of sentiment, go
ahead and do it. But when you in
dorse that sort of sentiment you in
dorse a sentiment that no Christian
magistrate of a Christian State ought
to utter.
He said that in favor of whom?
A man who has denounced your AL
lance methods and platform. He
said that against whom? Against a
man who has never in a single in