People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-07

royal receptions, and brilliant display
at foreign Courts, will prove their
veneration for Jefferson's creed by
trampling it under their feetl
co BACK TO OLD LAND MARKS.
Thus, Fellow Citizens, have | en-
deavored to outline the principles of
the great friend Of popular govern
ment, Thomas Jefferson.
On this day it is always appropri-
ate to do so.
At this stage in the history of our
government, it seems peculiarly i'm
portant to do SO.
For it does seem to me that the
old land marks of government of the
people, are being covered by new
doctrines and newer practices.
Surely no man wants moneyed
aristocracy established in the land
no class tyranny, no corporation rule.
''Resist the beginnings" is the pre-
cept of profound wisdom, and at no
time did it ever deserve more atten-
ton.
GA little patience, and we shall
see the reign of witches pass over,
their spells dissolved, and the peo-
pie recovering their true sight, res
torlng their government to its true
principles "
So wrote Jefferson in 1898, when
he was gathering all his strength to
rally the people against the Federal
ist forces of Hamilton.
GA little patience, and the witches
of the night shall pass away "
We thank thee, O, spirit Of the
mighty dead, for the prophecy-and
it's fulfllment.
For Jefferson ao0S patient, endured
the storm of hatred, and the tempest
of passion, trod the fiery furnace Of
piteless persecution, marshalled the
hosts of the plain common people and
led them in serried array against the
would be aristocrats, the pampered
classes, the fatteners upon special
privilege
And when the morning of the
nineteenth century approached, as the
year 1900 came rolling up, the sun
light was upon 1t; the foul witches
Of the night had passed away, and
victory lit with it's golden splendor
the advancing spears Of triumphat
Democracy!
Then followed the sweeping away
of parts of Hamllton's system; Inter
nal Revenue abolished, Army and
Navy cut down, offices diminished,
expenditures retrenched and the
way blazed out by which stern old
Andrew Jackson, who had taken the
farmers and their squirrel rifles and
troyed the veterans al
New Orleans, should organize those
same farmers, and lead them to the
utter route of a still deadlier foe
The National Banks.
They refused to hear Jefferson on
the Slavery question, and another
war came.
Then onoe more Ii " 2l4 ges laid
their plans. Once more the ole
game was played of buying up paper
money, and funding it into Bonds
of destroying the currency of the
government to make way for the
money of the Bankers; for establish
ing National Banks to enjoy specia
favors, to exercise tyranny over bust
ness, to coin fortunes at the expense
Of the public, to corrupt elections and
dictate politics.
Jefferson and his immediate fol.
lowers destroyed the National Banks
once. Jackson destroyed them next
Now they are here agaln-vultureG
that have followed upon the track Of
war-sweeping down upon the fields
made dessolate by conhict-to feast
and fatten upon the disasters of the
Fatherland
Who shall deliver us from this
body of death?
Who shall drive away the trooping
boards Of Federalism, of class legis.
lation which once more have seizeC
our citadel and are rioting upon om
substance
The patriot citizen is bowed with
grief-filled with alarm and doubtful
of the future.
GA little patience, and the witches
of the night shall pass away and the
people will turn once more to the
true principles of their government.
God grant it!
THIS publican yields 70 no man il
his love for the Republic; in his ven
Grafton for the creed of its founders
in his confidence that no class Rule
will blight forever the prospect O.
popular government.
[ believe in the Jeffersonlan creed
with all my heart, and think that al
the aims of good government can bt
covered by that one sentence.
EQUAL AND AXACT JUSTICE TO ALI
MEN
To the rich and to the poor, to the
farmer and the merchant to the
Banker and the miner; to the scholar
and the ditcher. And [ emphasize
here what have been so misrepre
sented and blamed for saying before
that this Republic will never reach