People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-07
THE SILVER QUEsTIoN!!!
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CLEVELAND CALLS THE EXTRA
SESSION.
IS FULLY TREATED IN

chants, have at last lit the fires upon
the back of our Presidential terrapin,
Grover Cleveland. Before taking his
paunch off to the seaside for a months
tender nursing, he has issued Proc
lamation converting Congress in
special session on August 7.
This is the beginning Of the end of
the cold regime" Things are going
to "happen" henceforth in a way
which, in the long run, will bring inn
mense benefits to our people.
The gage of battle between con-
tending issues is down. They can
shirk each other no longer. Men
have got to choose between principle
and party. The Republicans have
got to take position; the Democrats
ditto. Free silver men in the Re-
publican party have got to choose
between the name Republican, and
the cause of just finance.
Democrats like Mr.. Bland and Mr..
Morgan have got to say whether they
will continue to act with a party
which, from their standpoint, COM
mits crime when it perpetuates the
demonstration of silver. In other
words, this Extra Session will mark
the time when men must seek politi-
cal Arguments which conform to their
political faith. Men will gravitate
towards that party which processes
principles in accordance with their
views.
The strange spectacle of two polit-
ical parties, each of which has a large
faction holding to the doctrine of the
opposing party, will cease.
Democrats who hold Republican
doctrines will be driven to the Re-
publican party; and vice Verso.
Members of the two old parties who
really hold sPopulist views, finding
no support In either Democratic or
Republican ranks, will be driven to
the Peoples party.
Never more can any political party
do what the Democratic party did in
the last bankruptcies different
creed for every different section of
the Union.
Such colossal humbuggery is gone
forever.
In the very hour of it's evil victory
it begins to die. Cleveland had no
idea ten days ago of calling this ses-
sion. Disasters amounting to more
than billion dollars have forced his
hand. Reluctantly he recognizes the
situation. His official action is solemn
confession that something is terribly
wrong.
BY calling on Congress to convene
he admits that the wrongs proceed
from national legislation, and must
be remedied by the same methods.
Good! Better! Best!!!
That much of our case is admitted
by the great. and glorious Grover, and
is therefore settled for all time to
come.
Now what follows?
Sixty millions of people will watch
these Congressman as they were
never watched before. No man can
dodge or straddle. Every vote will
be oanyassed by the people at every
III
All the subsidized newspapers on
earth will not be able to fool the PEG.
pie as to what is done at that extra
session. The work of education we
have done has schooled the people to
the extent that they can unerrlngly
Judge of the effect of every act of
legislative omission or commission.
England closing her Indian minis
ten days after Ambassador Bayard
gets to England, and John Shsrman
pulling the wires in Washington to
have the same thing done in America,
affords spectacle that will rouse our
people like the clarion notes of
trumpet. For the records show that
these two men-John Sherman and
Thos. F. Bayard-acted together in
1873 to secretly destroy silver, just
as.they are acting together now.
This extra session is a God-send to
us /! Into the clear light, where all
honest citizens can see, it will bring
the schemes of the Bosses.
On with the dance! By the beard
of my uncle, I think we shall now
have what D'Artagnan would de-