People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-16

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What else I regard the sub
treasury as crude idea of the peo-
pie to protect themselves against
certain abuses without understanding
the causes. We all recognize these
evils they arise from class legisla-
ton, but I propose to tell you in all
fairness and in all candor that it is a
delusion. Now, he gives his rem
edy:
The real remedy will be found in the
proper regulation and control of rail
roads.
He does not say own them or buy
them. | am with him there. I'be-
lieve with Mr.. McKeighan that ]
believe in honest truth, but I say
that we have had untruth. We can
not expect perfection in man. Do
you expect leaders that will not
make mistakes; that will not fall
into errors? Why, listen! listen!
Hear what my distinguished friend
said in one of his addresses to the
people of Georgia, March II. Lis
ten! It seems that this domination
is necessary in the Peoples party as
well as in the other parties. Listen :
Let us all be generous enough to sink
Individual opinion in the absolute ne
cessity for harmonious action.
EBehold,'' my friends, chow good
and beautiful it is for brethren to
dwell together in unity. It is like
the precious ointment that run down
upon the beard of Aaron-even unto
the hem of his garment"
It is only by yielding personal likes
and dislikes touching details that any
great movement can achieve success.
Now listen! Listen to this
It is no time for squabbles over details ;
no time to fall apart into jealous dis
cordant factions, because we cannot all
| have the platform or the candidate just
to our notion
CAT this point the speaker was
reminded that only eight minutes
remain6d)
Mr.. Black. WE'LL fellow-citizens,
it seems that my time is nearly ex-
| hausted. [ have spoken under en-
barrassments that you cannot realize.
I have tried to be fair, to be honest,
/ and [ made no appeal to passion or
prejudice; and | ask my friends to
give Mr.. Watson the same patient
! attention that his friends have given
| me. And I say to him now that if
| he could prove to me on this plat
form before the honest people of the
State of Georgia that he was right
| and was wrong, I would withdraw
from the race, give him my hand
and join with him in any movement
! that I conceived to be for the best
interests Of the people. (Cheering.)
But I cannot go with him. Not
because I am not in sympathy with
the people of the great State Of
Georgia and other States, but be-
cause | do not see any relief in his
visionary schemes. / do not care
who he is, lawyer, farmer, merchant,
minister, who is more in sympathy
with the struggles of the poor and
the friendless than I. There is no
sorrow that does not touch sympa-
thetic chord in my heart. There is
no man, there is no woman, there is
no child in this broad world of ours
in whose pathway I would throw a
straw. Nay, [ would rather follow
the gospel of the Son of God, and
pray for them that despitefully use
me than put myself in antagonism
with any man. But cannot follow
him. Why? Because it leads to
deeper and deeper disasters. Its
principles are wrong.
There are several ether questions
that I would ike to discuss; espe-
cially the laud plank, but I have not
got time.
l pray the merciful Father-the
one God and Father of us all-that
he will guide the people into peace,
into harmony, into prosperity; and
that his great common love may
make us all prosperous and happy,
and his own merciful name may be
glorifed.
Mr.. Black sat down amid great
applause, and Immediately cries rent
the air for "Watson! Watson ! Wat
son"
The chairman advanced and said,
Fellow citizens, I now introduce to
you the Hon. Thomas E. Watson, of
McDufie county. =
The concluding words of the
chairman was the signal for another
outburst.
MR.. WATsoN's SPEECH.
Fellow-citizens I am glad that
the speech of to-day is cast in a
much more lofty mould than the
speech Of last Saturday. I am glad
that the speech of my distinguished
friend is so different from what it
was last Saturday. [ am glad that
he has ceased to denounce me per-
sonally, and that the issues in this
campaign are more important than /
am, more important than he is, and
must be discussed by any man who
wants to represent the Tenth Con-
gressional district. (Applause.) [