People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-27
McDufIie Ramilliings.

L III Jake Tue TASK Oh informing the
people of the State and country gener-
ally how McDufie goes, as she is, or
has been, the political storm center
of Georgia.
Not being any opposition for coun-
ty officers except for Ordinary, there
was no effort made to reach high
water mark, as in November. She
climbed up In the neighborhood of
fi7e hundred majority for the Peo-
ple's party candidates. There is no
going back in McDufie. She is more
solid for the Peoples party and the
princi pies tlhe advocates than before
the fall elections. She has made her
calling and election sure by electing
those to office who are in sympathy
with her principles. We have sought
the responsibility of the county gov
ernmepb, and we are able to shoulder
it. Justice will be administered &C
cordnlg to law, without fear or favor,
with out regard to parties. McDufie
can boast of having a free vote and
fair count. No districts are thrown
out on account of errors on the part
of managers of elections.
When every county and every dis
tEict in Georgia are willing that every
voter shall cast his ballot and have it
+ counted, let the political scales turn
for or against whatever party it may,
then there will be no accusation
against her honesty; then the ballot
box will be final test, the law vim
dictated, and the people will bow in
submission to the will of the maj ority.
1t was thought by some Of our OPP
posers that the first defeat would
send us back into the "fold," but not
much. The political differences of
the three parties are as wide as the
two seas.
If you would, bring the bile to a
narrow Democrats astronomical ap-
paratus, just say " Weaver " to him,
and he goes for the spittoon. All
such reminds us that ignorance is
more prevalent in this country
than we were aware of. I am get
ting in favor of extending the free
schools to ten months in the year,
and limit the ages from six to sixty
six, especially when | hear some say
(at this late day. that it is Repubi-
can scheme to defeat the Democratic
party! Let us have patience with
them they will discover after awhile
that the war is over. We will al
ways have some "fiat earth " fellows
in every county and in all ages.
believe in reading all sides of the
political question. We should read
the best paper of each party. But 1
do not believe it is an objectionable
sin because you don't take all the po-
litical papers that happen to be in
your district. Taking papers is a
matter of business and taste, and is
the prerogative of the individual.
It is matter of congratulation to
see how the colored people have i'm
proved in many respects. There is
good will exhibited by them, and
they have commenced work with
"move" on them nevertheless, it's
the first month. Though the negro has
been freed twenty-seven years, he
knows now better than ever that he
must work out his own destiny. He
knows he has an equal chance with
the white man to make living. He
knows he receives as much benefit
from good laws as his white friends
receive. He looks not upon the white
man as his former owner and an an
tagonist to his interest, but regards
him as friend and colaborer in the
same cause-that of making his own
living, paying mis- own taxes and up
holding the majesty of the law.
Right here, Mr.. Editor, I want to
personate little, and say this i'm
provement has come about by the
Peoples party, as taught by Watson,
West, Gross and company.
According to the proceedings of
the last session of the North Georgia
Conference, as published by the Au-
gusta Chronicle, there went up
squat from some of the "circuit
riders" of the tenth district in regard
to the shortage of their salaries. 1t
said also that the gospel was boycott
ted in atom Watson's bailiwick,"
thus throwing the blame on Mr..
Watson as the exponent of the Peo-
pies party. To that charge, will say
that those ministers who preached
the gospel, and the gospel only, were
paid their salaries in full. The pure
gospel preached will never suffer at
the hands of politics. But politics