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People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
The Rome Hustler.

s'Tom Watson's Press goes its full
length in advertising "Tom Watson's
Speech at Douglasville for 10 cents" "
"Tom Watson's Campaign Book, :"
and Tom Watson's peoples party
paper, THE Press, at so much per
month. Tom may be statesman,
but he certainly has an eye on the
sheckles "while he is educating his
followers on campaign literature.
Did Alex Stephens ever do this kind
of iunketing business in his cam
paigning, Tommie?"
Shoe! buddie, you don't know
what you are talking about.
Mr.. Stephens wrote a book called
"A Constitutional History of the
War Between the States"
Having written this book, he
thought it no crime to desire to
sell it.
Desiring to sell it, he thought it
no crime to advertise it.
Therefore, the book was duly ad-
vertised and duly sold.
Didn't know this, did you, Hust-
Ter?
He also wrote a book called the
"History of the United States" also
another called GA School History of
the United States"
These books were duly advertised
and duly sold.
Therefore in writing books and in
selling them we are not doing any
violence to the precept or the exam
pie of Mr.. Stephens.
There is no law compelling Popu-
lists to buy our books. We state
this because the Hustler seems TO
be under the impression that there is.
If we had thought OF it in time we
might have made a deal with Have
of the Sugar Trust, and
of the Standard Oil
Trust, by which we might have got
from the present Congress just what
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
CONSERVATION Reigns.

1t seems that in a recent issue of
the Talbotton News, Rev. J. 3. Nc
Gehee, in relating observations and
incidents of an extended trip, among
other things mentioned the fact that
numbers of democrats were going to
vote for Judge Hines.
This latter statement provoked a
reply, in which an anonymous writer,
without disputing a single statement
made by the reverend gentleman,
showered upon him unmeasured
abuse. To this in turn Rev. J. B.
McGehee replies in card in last
weeks issue of the News, and after
pointing out the cowardice of the
anonymous attack, he concludes as
follows:
We are glad our letter was copied
Strange and startling as the truths are
they are truths many Evans men are
going to Judge Hines" i is the
knowledge of that fact that is filling
Georgia with campaigners from this
state, other states-even going so far
as to hire the northern negro, Ross.
AS l said, they are going in Atlanta,
Columbus, Macon, smaller towns, villa
ges and country and the leaders
know it, and Weary Citizen" knows it
and DID NOT DENY IT. 1t was much
easier for him and maybe, gratified
personal spleen for him TO DODGE all
that and ''go for me.
TO his fling at "conGenial company"
we simply say we pick our company,
and find gentlemen and patriots in all
parties, We shall continue this course
until parties put away corruption, re-
gard their pledges and do something
for the country. High corn and meat
low cotton and the blooming prospect
of increased taxation, poorly prepare
us to continue even ancient corpora
tons when once we suspect that they
are run by state iXers" and county
Satraps.
In conclusion we submit to our con-
cealed friend the following: Throw off
respectability. Select any statement
in my letter, name day and place and
I will prove all have said From Co
lumbus, Macon, Atlanta, villages
even in old Talbot will bring Evans
men who are going to vote for Judge
Hines Mark me, do not propose
political speech beyond the points
covered by letter. In the meantime,
my friend would do we'll to surrender
all prejudices against my favontc
quotation" render unto Caesar the
things which are Caesars" We fear
that in common with thousands he has
left off loyalty and service to Caesar,
and is surrenderiug himself soul and
body and pantaloons to the bossing,
bidding, dictatons and doings of the
grand old party"
J. B. McGEHsE
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
Citizens of Early County Say 1t Is q

At meeting of citizens held at
Arlington, Ga, August 18th, Messrs.
G. W. Simmons and T. J. Lanier
were appointed committee to in
vestigate the accusations made in
the Atlanta Constitution of the 14th
about third partyites riding in Early
county and terronizing the negroes
They forward US the following re-
port:
awe the citizens of the Damascus
district of Early county whose
names are hereunto attached, con
denim in unmeasured terms the arti-
Gle that appeared in the Atlanta
Constitution of the 14th inst. charg-
ing that 'thirty-third partyites rode
at night and threatened the negroes
with dire vengeance if they voted in
the democratic primary to occur the
following day, and riddled the negro
shanties with bullets as they rode
away"
We allege and charge that the &C
cusation is malicious falsehood, and
that the correspondent of the Con-
stitution knew it be such.
Signed, Allen White, Reese Minis
ire, Bill Chester, (col.), A. H. Metts,
S. M. Phillips, H. A. Coleman, z. T.
Webb, G. w. Simons, T. J. Lanier
and many others.
THE DAILY Press did not be-
lieve such an incident as described
in the Constitution of the 14th oc-
Cured, and so stated in our com
ments at the time. The people of
Early county have cause to thank
these gentleman for sitting the mat
ter and branding it as it deserves
ga malicious falsehood- campaign
les"
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
PulIman's Prince.

Miss Pullman's engagement to
Prince Somebody, OF Austria, must
have cost the Duke a couple of mil
lions. If her children are to be re-
ceived as legitimate by the Austrian
court, the Duke will put up another
gold reserve TO assist Austrian circu-
lation.
AT Pullman there is distress which
next winter will turn to starvation
unless the charity of Chicago goes to
the rescue.
Pullman deserves expulsion from
America. He does not appreciate
his privileges here. lie is a con-
temptable turnkey in Europe and an
oppressor here-vulgar in both. A
man who pays for the legitimacy of
his grand children Is the sort of man
who would be insensible to the cries
of more honorably born children
nearer by. Debs almost produced a
reyulsion of opinion in the dukes
favor, but the investigations at Pull
man, while they do not whitewash
Debs, make the magnate out worse
than we ever thought he was.
Pullman has assumed a paternal
function toward his employees. lie
might give to relie' g their distress a
small percentatie of what he paid for
h s daughter prince.-St. Leu 5 Re
pablo (Dem.)
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
one in Bulloch county and one in

one in Bulloch county and one in
Loundes.
While it seems that here and there
democratic influences can induce a
colored man to support the party
which is opposed to free ballot,
and a fair count, how is it with the
white voters? We published yes
terday the letter of Hon. John Tenn
pie Graves to the Constitution. That
letter shows where the men of Geor-
gia stand, who regard the honor and
welfare of the state as of greater
import than the success of party
We published also letter from the
color bear in one of General Cor
don's regiments, which leaves no
doubt as to where the old veterans
stand in this fight between the "men
who control and the people.
Today we reprint letters from one
of the leading minister's of the South
Georgia Conference, which show that
the -partisans are aroused to the
iniou:Gy of the present rule, and will
throw the might Of their influence
upon the side of the people. So far
as the state campaign is concerned,
it is weighty revolt of the people
against the domination OF the ''men
who control" against the rule of
the slate fxers who parcel out the
offices among themselves without re-
gard to fitness, and who, in their
mad desire to hold on to office, trail
the judicial ermine in the dust, and
pollute our courts of justice. 1t is
fight for purity and honor in our
state government; and upon this is
sue all good men can unite in their
support of Judge James K. Hines
and the populist ticket, men whose
spotless record gives assurance of
clean administration.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
CleYeland'S Social Equality.

Sec. /. The colored schools
in the city Of New York, now
existing and in operations shall
hereafter be classed and
known as ward schools and
primaries, with their respec'
tive teachers, unless such
teachers shall be removed in
manner provided by law, and
officers in the respective wards
in which they are located in
the same manner and to the
same extent as other ward
schools, and shall be open for
the education of pupils for
whom admission is sought
without regard to race or
color. New Y ork Law, chapter
248, page 3O7, passed May 5, 1884,
and signed and approved by Grover
Cleveland as Governor of the State
of New York.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
How the President Helps Trusts.

New York Times, (Dem).
For some time the sugar trust has
been increasing and fastening its
imports of raw sugar, desiring to
bring into the country as much raw
sugar as possible before the imposi-
ton of the duty Of 40 per cent. The
imports in June exceeded 100000
600 pounds. If the imports in Au-
gust are at the rate of 6O0,000,000
for the month or 20,0O0,000 per day,
the duty per day at 40 per cent
would be about 100000. If the
new tariff was now in force the gov
eminent would be collecting this for
the treasury instead of permitting it
to be collected in the near future by
the trust from the consumers Of re-
fined sugar. The WHISKY trust is
taking out of bond every day large
quantities of spirits in order hat It
may escape the payment into the
treasury OF the additional tax of 20
cents a gallon on spirits SO with
drawn, and collect it hereafter for ltf
own benefit in the increased price.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
Judge Hines threatened With Eggs.

Judge Hines Threatened With Eggs.
EAToNToN, Aug. 24.-(Special. J.
1t was to be hoped that third party
doctrine would come to an end after
the departure of Tom Watson, but
we are to be dosed again on Satur-
day, September 8, by Judge Hines.
Third party speakers are beginning
to be little bit too numerous in our
city, and already the price of eggs
has gone up in anticipation Of this
event"
The above clipping we take from
the Macon Telegraph of Saturday.
We can hardly find words to ex-
press our surprise that the Telegraph
should allow any such threat against
Judge Hines to appear in its columns.
We had supposed that by common
consent we were to have a campaign
which would not disgrace the state
with a repetition of the scenes of
1892, but if responsible newspapers
like the Telegraph give apparent
sanction to such suggestions as that
contained in the Eatonton dispatch,
we will soon reach a point where
violence and passion will prevail, and
the Weaver episode in Macon, and
the howlings down in Atlanta and
Augusta will be repeated.
Such a situation is to be avoided
by all possible means. Such fury
of political hate would be most al e
horrent to every decent citizen. No
estimate can be made of the injury
the strife so engendered would do to
the business interests of the whole
state.
To rotten egg General Weaver in
1892 was one thing; to rotten egg
Judge James K. Hines in 1894
would be quite another thing. Let
no man dream that it can be done
without the most serious results.
Let the law-abidng element of
both parties recognize the necessity
for conservatism and mutual for
bearance. Let the responsible men
restrain the irresponsible disturber
of the peace. Let each speaker have
his say, unmolested. This is a free
country, and free speech is the right
of the humblest.
We refuse to believe that any in
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
Even the Democrats Laugh at the
New Tariff BILL

Washington Post
The DEMOCRATS themselves are be-
ginning to tell some racy stories
apropos Of their experience in tariff
tinkering. One of the best was re-
lated by one Of Mr.. Wilson's party
associates for the special benefit of
Mr.. Reed, who tells it to his friends
with a succession of unctuous
chuckles. This democrat said the
result Of the tariff fight reminded
him OF a negro VINO had captured q
'possum and prepared himself for
'possum dinner with potatoes and
gravy. While the 'possum was
baking and almost ready to be taken
off the fire, the darkey, who had
grown drowsy with watching the pan,
stretched himself ont in the shade
of tree close by, and ere long was
fast asleep. Along came second,
moro enterprising gentleman of
color with a weakness for baked
'possum. Seeing the other asleep, he
lifted the cover aud saw that the
feast was ready for the table. He
filled himself full of 'possum meat
and sweet potatoes, picked the bones,
and then rubbed what was left of
the gravy on the sleeping darky's
mouth and fingers. This done, he
walked away.
BY. and by the owner of the pos
sum awoke, and to his dismay dis
covered only the picked bones of the
feast. He looked ut his hands, tast-
cd the gravy or the edge of MS
mouth, and suddenly exclaimed:
"Well, Dress my soul, yere's my
fingers full o 'possum an sweet ia
tiers, an | kin taste 'possum an sweet
Eaters on my lips" (here he smaoked
his lips with an imaginary relish),
"but | deolar, OATS de most onsatis-
factory 'possum l ever did eat"
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
Facts for Taxpayers.

Raise your hat from off your
brain, honest Georgia democrat, and
# you are a true friend to yourself,
| your neighbor and your state, care
fully consider the following indis-
putable facts:
You did not know that the admin
istration of Governor Northen's last
term of Office was more expensive
than the last term of Governor Ru-
fus B. Bullock, did you?
Yet it is a fact.
You do know that the people of
Georgia revolted against Rufus B.
Bullock and the omen who con-
trolled" in those days, and changed
the administration from republican
to democratic.
AS taxpayer, have you been
benefited?
What was the rate of state tax in
1870? Answer: 40 cents on the
hundred dollars.
What was the value of taxable
property in the state in 1870?-An-
swer $210,000,000 IN round num-
bers.
What political power had "controP
of the state and who was governor?
Answer: The republican party. Ru-
fus B. Bullock.
What was the price of cotton,
your chief staple, in 1870-?Answer:
% cents per pound.
If the farmer averaged 6 bales to
the pillow, and "lived at home," how
much money did 6 bales give him?
Answer; $4,000.
What was the rate of state tax in
the fiscal year, 1893?-Answer
rs ITO cents on the hundred dollars.
What was the value of all taxable
property in 1893?-Answer: $447,-
100000. in round numbers.
What political party had "control"
of the state in 1898, and who was
governor? Answer: The simon
pure-rock-rbbed democratic party
W. J. Northen, the individual who
gave utterance to the impious and
unmanly sentence, "Strike your wife
who in early life gave you her maid
en- name; strike your child who at
eyentide kneels with folded hands to
lisp its prayer; but for Gods sake!
for Gods sake! don't strike the dear
old democratic party"
What was the price of cotton in
1898? Answer: Six cents per
pound.
How much money did the six
bales give the farmer that year?
Answer: One hundred and eighty
dollars.
You sold six bales of cotton in
1870 and got $500, from which you
could costly pay your taxes.
In 1898 you sold six bales of cot
ton and goh $50. Not quite so
easy to pay tax as it was in 1870,
was it?
What are you going to do about
it?
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31

suit will be offered to Judge Hines
when he goes to Eatonton on Septem-
Der 9Th. We refuse to believe that
the despatch in the Telegraph prop
crly represents the sentiments of the
respectable democrats of Putnam.
We believe Judge Hines will be
received there with respect, list
ened to with attention, and treated
with the courtesy which reflects
equal credit upon the community and
upon the visitor.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
A Trust Administrations Record an
to Date.

May 6-SecEetary Carlisle, with
tie knowledge and approval OF Mr..
Cleveland, draws up a sugar sched-
u,e giving the sagar trust until Jan
uary I, 1895, to import raw sugar
free Of duty; also giving the trust A
scale O. duties much more profitable
in themselves than any tariff bad
been, and raising the price OF sugar
two cents pound. Total extra
profits of the trust uader this man
agement. from fifty 70 one hundred
millions OF dollars in two years.
July . President Cleveland
writes q letter TO Chairman Wilson
denouncing the democratic senate as
guilty. OF 'peridy and dishonor' for
imposing duties on coal aud iron ore,
out declaring in the most positive
erms that the sugar duties, burden
some to the people, but enormously
lucrative to the trust must be re.
.amed.
August 15-A prospect appearing
that a free sugar bill might pass the
senate, Secretary Carlisle writes an
official letter asserting that tho pass
age Of such a bill would bankrupt
the government, and demanding that
he Sugar Trust duties shall stand.
This statement from the secretary of
the treasury kills the free sugar bill.
August 24-President Cleveland,
having spent q week out OF Wash
.ngton, while the Sugar and Whiaky
Trusts, specializing on the enact
ment of the Trusts tariff bill, vera
reaping a profit OF about three quar-
ers OF a million day by rushing in
caw sugar and taking whisky out Of
bond, intimatea thar he proposes to
ct the bill become a law without his
signature. This insures the Trusts
ten full working days in which to
accumulate bonus of from $1,000
600 to 100000 ia addition TO the
profits which they would have made
from the bill if the president had
signed il promptly.
Is 1t any wonder that democrstass
congressman anxious for re-electAks
are abashed as tiey contemplate sl
piling Of scandal upon scands
shame upon shame? - New YGS
Press. IS
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
Capitol Chat.

Representative Brosius, speaking
to a Post reporter yesterday of some
odd literary idioms that have be-
come quite standard in our language,
said:
Judge Cobb, of Alabama, a
genial and able gentleman, who has
been the butt Of a good deal of
harmless fun on account of the odd
expression 'Where am | at?'-now
become a household one-used by
him one afternoon in a debate in the
house, has quite the advantage of his
critics, for he did not use the express
sion unadvisedly. He can vindicate
the literary form OF the expression
under authority that is absolutely
classical. The judge evidently knew
where he was at in a literary point
Of view, for he has no less an au-
thority than Thomas Carlyle. In
his life of Cromwell, commenting
upon some acts of the English gov
eminent, Carlyle says; what are we
arriving at?'
GA good many odd and perhaps
ungrammatical expressions have be-
come standard because of the au-
thority Of great name. After all
there Is no more authoritative standard
in matters relating to language than
the use of the best speakers and
writers, and Judge Cobb has not
transgressed any literary canon by
following so distinguished leader as
Thomas CARLYLE"
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
How to Save Your Gins.

For $500 per gin l will send in
structions that will save you the cost
of filing your gin brushes every sea-
son and make them do as good work
all the time and last ten times longer.
No more expense exec a little
work. Address, d. 7 HEARN,
Palmetto, Ga.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
Weaver, the POpulist Candidate For
Congress, Nominated AlsO by
the Democrats.

"The democrats of the Ninth con
gressional district, at their convention
held in Council Bluffs yesterday, Au-
gust s by a more than tw0-thirds
vote, endorsed and nominated Gen.
James &. Weaver as their candidate for
Congress"
General Weaver had already been NOM
mated by the Peoples Party Convention
of the same district.
General Weaver is the same gentleman
whom Hon. Hoke Smith and the balance
of the democratic bosses accused of being
thief, anarchist, and south-hater in
1892.
See the changed
In 1892, Democratic insult and rotten
eggs.
In 1894, Democratic nomination to Con-
gross.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
e We 'pdblia.i6 full
IEde b5~Hon. W. H. Feltol
sase nm the 18th of Noyen

Y6Oo ny 11Ous W. AAs L OASCAS
gress, on the 14th of Novem-
kNS77.
4 Nearly twenty years have passed
Since this great statesman delivered
the prophecy contained in those
burning words; but each day has
added proofs of his sagacity, and
= over all the land is the woe and wan
{ he predicted.
We say it in no blasphemous Spirit,
that jeremiah himself never more
wildly pictured the future desolation
of his people than Dr.. W. H. FELTON,
in the inspired eloqence, with which
he withered the gold bug, Chitten-
&en, of New York.
Where are the New York Demo
Gratis today?
Still plundering the South and
West by infamous class legislation.
Where is DIR. FELTON, today?
Rising above all infrmity of body
to take into his fearless hands the
banner of those who are leading the
revolt against the laws he denounced
in 1877!
Honor to this great man!
Georgia never produced a states
pan who stands better than he does
Shat severe Judgment which bases its
estimate of ability upon what was
.1,gedicted and what came true.
In the first issue of THE DAILY
yREss, we published the unanswera-
Ole speech of Hon. Alexander H.
Stephens upon the Silver Question.
In presenting the address of Hon.
W. H. FELTON, upon the contraction
policy which now strangles this coun-
try in its remorseless grasp, we have
given to our readers the companion
picture.
Look upon them both then look
around you and verify by actual facts
what these great Southern Statesmen
loretold, and then decide whether
you will blindly follow party which
has still further contracted the Cur
gency by stopping the Coinage of
Silver, and which has still further
increased the burdens of the people
by issuing bonds in violation of law
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
Snalding County Ponulists.

Have nominated Hon. Is, n. Miller
for the house. He is a strong man and
a thorough popullst, and will be in At
lanta when the legis laturc meets.