People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-03
Anniversary MOralizings

Anniversary MOraliZings
This being the natal day of the
most conspicuous character in Amer
lean history, it should cause us to
pause for while and reflect seriously
upon the present and future condi-
ton of our country. I have just been
reading over the obituary address re-
Gently delivered by the Hon. Thos.
E. Watson in the House of Repre-
sentatlves on the occasion of the
death of Colonel Stackhouse, of
South Carolina. I drank in the no.
BILE and patriotic sentiment with as
much relish as ever the painting Steed
laved his thirst in the pure and spark
ling stream at the mountain side.
Such lofty sentiment will stand as
boldly out on the page of American
history as any like utterances that
ever fell from the lips of her most
eminent statesmen. Schoolboys will
declaim it on public occasions long
after the traducers of its gifted
author have passed into eternity.
Notwithstanding the vituperation and
abuse which has been hurled at him
during his short but somewhat event
full political career, he stands as a
living embodiment Of those cherished
principles of free government un-
scathed by the false and iniquitous
ISLANDERS that have been heaped upon
his devoted head.
1t must have been moment of
proud satisfaction to Georgia's noble
son when he stood in the halls of
Congress a few days ago and saw
the satellites Of Wall street routed
and sent off discomftted to their
dens of corruption, there to devise
other schemes to swindie, defraud and
rob the people. Those ten patriotic
reformers who stood in the breach
and held the balance of power, then
cast it on the side of the toiling
masses, deserve the lasting gratitude
of a -burdened people. Though
they are in the minority, they plant
ed themselves firmly on the everlast-
ing platform Of truth, justice and
right. "It is a minority that have
stood in every van of every conflict
and achieved all that is noble in the
history of the world"
Another scheme is on foot and be-
ing vigorously pushed by the money
sharks, and that is to annex group
Of islands in mid ocean, which will
be Of no earthly advantage except to
a few bloated capitalists. Their at
tachment to this country is only sought
after for a pecuniary and political pur-
pose, the better to strengthen the plan
of converting this country into CEN
tralized monarchy.
| heard a gentleman remark the
other day, who is regarded as big
railroad magnate, that the moneyed
interests must control this country,
and labor organizations must be put
down if it took bayonets, bullets and
blood to do it. It looks very much
that way when we call to mind the
character of men who compose the
militia of a State, and how they spend
the hard-earned dollars of the people
for their summer outing.
Watch out, We overburdened tax
payers the times are ominous when
you see his Royal Highness the Gov
ernor of the State, surrounded with
an imperial guard, making grand pre-
parations to appear at the Inaugural
ton of President Of these United
States, clothed in all the glittering
paraphernalia of war. Why this re-
gal splendor? Alas! in my judg-
ment it smacks loudly of the Royal
Purple, and forebodes no good to our
common country. Could those grand
old heroes Of '76 look down from
their far off abode and be permitted
to give one word Of advice, they
would call upon their countrymen to
arouse and check this headlong march
toward centralized power before it
was everlastingly too late.
| am no alarmist. At the same
time, it must be apparent to every
impartial observer that there is dark
cloud settling over this fair land of
ours, which threatens to obliterate the
last vestige Of a hope we may have
entertained of perpetuating the gov
eminent of our fathers. We stand
beside crater, the yawning chasm
about to engulf this fair fabric erect
ed by the people, for the people and
of the people. The only method by
which the people can get relief and
stay this tide of corruption is through
the ballot. Vote for such men, and
such only, as know the right and dare
MAINTAIN it, j. P. A.
Fulton County, Feb. %.