People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-07
LES PARTY PAPER ATLANTA GEORGIA FRIDAY OCTOBER

erings. Howls OF rage, cries OF ex-
ultation, cheering and laughing.
Mr.. Watson. Oh, that hurts,
don't it? What platform does
Northen stand on to-day, my friend?
Where is he at? (Laughter.)
A voice. He does not know where
he is at.
Another voice. Livingston will
tell you where ne is at.
Mr.. Watson. All, my friend,
would to God that he were to-day
where he was at two years ago when
he stood squarely on the St. Louis
platform, which is almost word for
word the same as the Omaha plat
form. Can any of you defend what
he says is rank communism? The
product of his own pen.
If you can explain that you can
get oil out Of water. To-day he
denounces his own handwork, and
that Of Col. Livingston. He says
that it is rank communism, and that
the people of the Tenth District
should vote for Col. Black, who al
ways held these views. That plat
form meets the necessities of our
condition. That platform has been
taught to our people until they be-
lieve it. That platform meets
their ideas of government, and no
man On the face Of the earth is going
to succeed in driving them away
from that platform. (Long continu-
ed applause)
Why do we say that we should
leave Cleveland and vote for Weav-
er? Let us discuss it fairly. Let us
look at the question as it is. You
know very well than the single ex-
ception Of tariff reform Cleveland
represents everything that you dis
like, especially on the finance ques-
ton. Now they tell you about old
Jefersonian Democracy. They talk
about modern Democracy. They
say that Jeffersonian Democracy is
the true test. Let US compare them
moment. Does anybody doubt
that Jefferson favored the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver? Is that
in the Democratic platform to-day?
No, it has got the same tangle of
confused words as the Republican,
so nearly alike that if they were a
pair Of twins and shook up you
would not know one from the other.
Which is the platform that comes
the nearest to Jefferson's idea Of the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver?
Why, it is the Omaha platform,
reaching back through the St. Louis
and Ooala platforms.
Voices. Time out! Time out.
We've had enough of you. (That
came from the same old gang.)
Mr.. Watson. Now that is one of
the Distinguishing principles Of our
platform. What is the next? The
national banking system, which has
been SO we'll explained to you by
your leaders for the last four years.
You know that Jefferson hated ma
tional banks as being dangerous to
liberty. He opposed them as be-
ing calculated to concentrate the
money power and antagonize the peo-
pie. Where is there any antagonism
to the national bank system? Is it
in the Republican platform? No, is
it in the Democratic platform?
Voices. No, no, no! Cheer
ing)
Other voices. Yes, Yes!
Mr.. Watson. Where?
A voice. The repeal of the ten
per cent tax. ~
Mr.. Watson. Now my friend, do
you really know where you are at?
(Laughter.) Do you really know
Democracy when you see it? (Re-
newed laughter.) Do you know
that it means State banks?
Same voice. Yes sir, I know
that.
Mr.. Watson. Do you know that
Thomas Jefferson denounced State
banks as swindlers and shavers?
One of the ring reporters. He
got in Corbett lick that time.
Mr.. Watson. Do I understand
you to dispute the proposition? (No
response.) 1t seems to me that the
nearer a man comes from a big city
these days, the less he knows.
| (Laughter.) Why, it is astounding
how little these men seem to know
these days on the question Of finance.
(Renewed laughtor.) There is no
doubt but that these rough country
men know great deal more about
finance than the finely clad city dudes
who have been abusing, ridiouling,
and denouncing them. (Uproarous
laughter.) Let me give you an in
stance Of that. Mr. Black, the peer
less candidate, in our last debate at
Thomson, said to the farmers toat
the government never would let
them have money on two per cent,
and he very much doubted whether
the government could float its own
Indebtedness at two per cent. He
did not actually know that the gov
eminent is now floating two per cent.
bonds.
A voice: Centre shot. (Great