The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-04-07
POSTS PEOPLES PARTY.
NINETEEN FOLLOWERS ORGANIZE
e1H PARTY. ,

NAL calling for q meeting, April 2, to orr
ganize Peoples Party in Cobb county.
The day dawned and al ten clock there
assembled thirteen Third Party men in the
Court House. This seemed to be an IN.
lucky number, and Hon. John Sibley went
to the front Of the court house and called
for more recruits. In ! few minutes the
crowd swelled to nineteea, who were avow-
ed Third Party men.
Mr.. James Sibley called the eighteen to
order and requested Mr.. l.. Spaulding to
act as Secretary. he '.jined the band
and proceeded to take down tue following
Executive Committee tor Cobb: sjt
GrittervW H. and B. r.. Ogle.
Merritt's W. z Robertson.
Post Oak-W. 7. Garrett.
Coxes-Josaua Reid. (He said he had
resigned from the Democratic Executive
Committee). fh "tt
Marietta-James L. Sibley, Tom Alex>
ander and Al. White.
Mr.. james =. Sibley was made perma~
nent Chairman.
Mr. John Sibiey then introduced the fol.
lowing, which was adopted:
Whereas, Both Democratic and Repub.
lican Parties have failed to enact laws that
are to the interest and welfare Of the agri>
cultural and laboring classes
Therefore, Be it resolved. That we citi>
zens OF Cobb County in mass meeting as.
sembled, do henceiorth pledge ourselves to
vote tor no man for office, from bailiff TO
president who does not decide to and
pledge himself to the following demands
FINANCE.
First-We demand nationa! currency
safe. sound and flexible. issued BY the gen,
eral government only, q full legal tender
tor all debts, public and private and that
without the use Of banking corporations q
Just, equitable and efficient means of dis
tributlon direct to the people at tax not
to exceed per cent be provided, as set
forth IN the sub>treasvFy plan OF the Farm
ers Alliance, or some better system; also
by pay ments in discharge of its obligations
for public Improvements. H 's.Ca
q. We demand free and unlimited coin
| nge of silver.
| "h We demand that the amount OF cir
cuiating medium esspeedily increased to
not lees than $50 per capita
&C. We demand the graduated income
tax. 7dfar .ir..
ID. We believe that the money of the
country should be kept Is much as possi>
1 Bile in the hands of the people, and hence
we demand all national and state revenue
shall be limited to the necessary expe nses
of the government economically and hons
| estly administered.
&c. We demand the postal savings banks
be established by the government for tbs
safe deposit of the earnings of the people
and to facilitate exchange.
$3.50 &N LAND uE E .Baf b
"Second-The land, including all the
natural resources of wealth, is The heritage
of all the people and should not be monop-
olized tor speculative purposes and alien
ownership of land should be prohibited,
All land now held by railroads and other
corporations in,excess of their actual needs,
and should be reclaimed by the government
and held for actual settlers only.
TRANSPORTATION.
"Third-Transportation being means
OF exchange and public necessity, the
government should own and operate the
railroads in the interest OF the people.
a. The telegraph and telephone, like
the postofice system, necessity for the
transportation of news, should be owned
and operated by the government ia the in>
terest OF the people" 1t
Resolved further, That we hail with de-
light the formation of the Peoples Party,
believing its platform to be the only one
bread enough, by its enactment into laws,
to restore to every person their rights as
American citizens; and we pledge ourselves
to battle for our rights until success crowns
our efforts Be it further
Resolved, That we send greeting to all
members of the Peoples Party and assure
them that in the political contest soon to
be fought, that Cobb county asks for q
place in the front rank where the fighting
will ne hardest. d3 fa.tss
Resolved, Further that these resolutions
be published in the Marietta JOURNAL. PEG.
pies Party Paper and Southern Alliance
Farmer.
l.. SPAULDIXG, j. L. SIBLEY,
Secretary. Chairman.
fl2. We DEMAND THAT THE
GOVERNMENT ISSUE LEGAL TEN
DER NOTES AND PAY THE UNION
SOLDIER THE DIFFERENCE BE.
TWEEN THE PRICE OF DEPRECIAT-
ED MONEY IN WHICH he WAS PAID
AND G0LD.] [Omitted by Sibley]
Mr.. Sibley said that in the adoption Of
the above St. Louis platform, the 18th sec~
ton was omitted. because he was not in
favor Of the back pension grab for Federal
soldiers
The Third Party seems to be divided on
this. They are, however. using the pens
sion grab plank out west, but repudiated
it here. They seem to be as much divided
on this as the Democrats are on the silver
bill.
Mr.. W. g. Daniels, member of the
State Executive COMMITTEES of the Third
party was present and made talk of about
one hour He said the Peoples party was
regular cyclone-gcing to sweep the
country. He riduculed the Democrats