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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20

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People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05

lined followers of the amen who
control"
Hence, when the superintendents
who consolidate the precinct returns
met at the county site on Thursday
there was a wholesale tn owing OF t
of populist votes in order that those
counties already declared to be in
our column might be taken out and
put into that of the democrats.
Judge Hines carried this State, and
only rejection of the returns in his
favor can alter the result.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05
Live Wires.

The telegraph lines were all athrob
Wednesday night.
In election times the telegraph is a
great institution.
Sometimes it carries cipher des-
patches for Samuel J. Tilden telling
to the holder of the electoral vote
OF southern state how much in
hard cash his nephew Pelton will
pay for votes favorable to his demo-
cratic uncle.
Sometimes it carries sympathetic
inquiries from an Augusta committee
to the country brethren in the Tenth
district, asking, chow many votes do
you need"-the guaranteed implioa
ton being that the Augusta end Of
the combine will supply any and all
deficiencies.
But on last Wednesday night the
wires tingled and throbbed with
democratic anxiety and desire for
information upon the subject of what
was needed in a manner quite I'M
usual in these traditional regions of
mossbackism.
In 1892 Mr.. Atkinson sent out
some very queer letters and dis
patches. "Voto everything in sight
was the slogen of 1892. "Elect
Atkinson delegates regardless of
cost" was The motto of his campaign
for the nomination.
purge your box SO as to increase
your majority" was the text of the
Wednesday night kilograms.
We charge upon the Atkinson
managers that they sent out de-
spa ohes Wednesday night ana
Thursday morning calling upon the
democrats of certain counties for in
creased majorities.
We charge upon these men that
they went deliberately to work to
manufacture majorities which Mr.. At
kinson did rot get.
The people of Georgia repudiated
Atkinson and his methods, and the
politician on Wednesday night was
busy in trying to fraudulently alter
the verdict,
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05
Throwing Dat Returns.

Any one who viii attentively com
pare the election returns of Thurs
day with those of Friday, as they ap-
peared in the Atlanta Constitution,
will get very clear idea of the man
ner in which the trickstors at the
County site defeat the will of the
people as expressed at the ballot
box.
For instance take Pike County.
The PopuIsts carried it by 25O ma
jorily.
The Atlanta Constitution put the
County in the Populist column by
275 majority. The Atlanta journal
put it in the same column by 250
majority.
This was on Thursday.
In the Constitution of Friday,
however, Pike county moves quietly
into the democratic column with a
majority of so votes.
How was this radical change
made
Simply by having the county site
managers, who consolidated the re-
turns, to throw out sufficient num-
Der of votes to make the result de-
sired,
As this case is a fair sample of
many, e.clip from the Constitution
the following:
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05

We have the testimony of many men
who have had opportunity to see for
themselves that the condition of farm
ers has greatly improved during recent
years,
1t is not at all improbable that the
break down in prices consequent upon
the great cotton crops of three ana
four years ago was a blessing in dis.
guise To the farmers of the south.
We do not believe that cotton will
ever again sell for what was considered
only ten years ago Il good or fair price
The era of low prices is upon us, in
our Judgment, and it will continue in
definitely.
We give the above extracts from
the editorial columns of the Macon
Telegraph to show where the
democratic party is cat" The Au-
gusta Chronicle of the same date
has an editorial in which it labors to
convince its readers that it is useless
to look for better times. 1t says:
Instead of hopiag for better times
buu pcllTNLuS utbI bucy are coming
LATER on it is time for our people to real
ize that the business revival is on us
already, and get move on as accord
ingly. There is no use to wait for the
process on to run over us. Let's get a
move on us. and go ahead just as if
what we had been waiting for was here.
Such arguments as these go TO
show that the democratic party is
we'll satisfied with the present condi-
tions, and as party it is therefore
hopeless to expect from it any sort
Of legislation which would produce a
change.
Are the people of the South salts
fed? With cotton lower than az
any time since 1917, do they believe
that with the cotton season opening
at 81 cents, and the probability that
it will 90 below 5 cents before the
end OF the season, the "condltion OF
the farmers is greatly improved ?"
Do they believe that a party whose
organs express themselves as the
Telegraph and Chronicle will change
the laws which are responsible for
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05
Blood ON the Moon.


In The Constitution of Mon
day there is card signed Edward
T. Moon.
Mr.. Moon lives at Hogansville,
apparently, and on last Thursday it
seems he RECALLED his wearied faeuI-
ties by listening to John Sibley make
speech.
AS rule, John Sibley makes what
Colonel Gilmore, of Sandersville,
would call "a very cheerful speech"
Into the open sea of Johns tenn
per no current Of malice ever en-
tered.
A SUMMER minded man never lived.
He would fight you a fair fight all
day, hitting you above the belt
every lick, and then tote
you home at shutdown
and help your wife put arniea and
ointment on the bruises.
At Hogansyille John Sibley made
one Of the best speeches of his life.
We know this because we had it
from his own lips. When he left us
to go there, he smiled on us one of
the sweetest smiles we ever saw at
five o'clock in the morning, and he
assured US that he would make a
speech to the crowd which would
cau-e them all to be glad that cir
cumstances made it impossible for us
TO go. And when he came back in
the afternoon there was radience in
his face and joy in his heart as with
uplfted hands and ringing voice he
told us of his triumph, and repeated
to US as much of his speech as human
patience would enable Us to hear.
But Sibley evidently did not see
the face of Edward T. Moon, during
the speech; or he would have come
away from Hogansville discouraged.
NJ. Sibley made bad impressioa
on Mr.. Moon. This unpleasant feel
ing has been ftrmeutirg in Mr..
Moon ever since, until at last the
cork flies ou', and we have the elfer-
vescence in the shape of the card
which appeared in this mornings
Constitution.
That there is blood on this par
ticular moon, take the following sen
tcncc from his card as evidence;
docs he (the said j. Sib!ey) wish
to turn loose a John Brown in the
grand old county of 1roup and the
Empire State of the South? Does
he (the said J. Sibley) desire to see
the bloody scenes which REDEEMED
to an opal hue, that gem of the
tropiSS re-enacted, or what is his
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05

obiect?" etc.
Now, John Sibley, these are 7 ain
questions, sir, and we who sent you
to Hogansville, want your answer on
that John Brown point; and also on
that question about "the gem of the
tropics" which, it seems, you want
to redden ''to an opal hue"
In the language of Mr.. Moon,
"what is your object" sir, in desir-
Ing to "redden to an opal hue that
gem of the tropics" Edward T..
Moon?
Did we authorize you, sir, to go
down there and drive Moon into a
temporary alteration Of punctuation,
grammar and metaphor?
AS Mr.. Moon ably remarks, "tbis
is civilized country"-the civiliza-
ton being slightly tempered by mean
whiskey and fraudulent ballots.
Mr.. Moon likewise ably remarks
that eve have no need for the tom.
ahawk."
Mr.. Moon never said truer thing
in his life. We intended to have
said that very thing ourselves, but
Mr.. Moon got ahead of US and said
it first.
The very next time we catch John
Sibley, again, we are going to throw
him down and take his tomahawk
away from him. We are mortified
that man of Sibley's standing and
social connections should so far for
get what he owes to his country as
to go around with tomahawk hid
up his breaches.
1t must be stopped.
No John Browns must be turned
loose; 10 bloody scenes of opal hue
must be re-enaeted to redden the
gem of the tropics.
AS Mr.. Moon fervently calculates,
"May God speed the day when such
men, (as the said j. Sihlev), "may
be banished from the political
arena.
Now, John Sibley, you take warn
ing! Behave yourself before it is
too late. The next time we send
you out to fill an appointment, you
leave your tomahawk at home: or
you will be severely banished. And
above all things don't you try to
".edden to an opal hue" that "gem
the tropics" Edward T. Moon.
Enough of thing is enough: and
Mr.. Moon is evidently toting as much
redness as is consistent with being
on the safe side of apoplexy.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05
About Fair Elections.

BARLOW COUNTY, October 4, 1894
Editor Constitution In the Con-
stituticn of October 2, 1894, l find a
special headed "Down in the Tenth"
After discussing the probable vote
in the other counties composing the
tenth district, the article contains the
following;
"With hard work the democrats
ought to get majority of the total
vote of the district. Such would
have splendidseffect upon the con-
gressiona election. But whether the
democrats or populists get a majority
of the votes of this district on
Wednesday, it is now a sure thing
that Mr. Black will be returned to
congress. There are about 5000
voters in Richmond county who have
not registered for the state election.
Registration will not be necessary in
the cong essional election, and by
work on the part of the democratic
leaders all these votes can be polled
for Major Black, and his majority in
Richmond will overcome largely Mr..
Watson's majority in the country
counties. Major Black has been &C
lively at work on the stump and he
has inspired much enthusiasm. The
people like the record he has made
in congress"
Does this mean that the $1,000
voters who did not register for the
STATE election" will be voted for Mr..
Black, as they were voted two years
ago? Is this the established system?
| await your answer, confident you
will furnish the facts.
Yours truly, W. H. FELTON,.
The above letter of DIR. FELTON, is
self explanatory. With the record
which Richmond county made in
the last congressional election of
polling thousands of votes in excess
of her voting population, and the in
telligence that the same methods are
to be repeated this year, it is natural
that he should feel some concern as
TO what will be done in other portions
of the state. The Constitution an
swers him as follows:
As there is no registration law,
the unregistered voters of Georgia
will be permitted to cast their bal
lots in the congressional election.
But we think that DIR. FELTON, may
DEPEND on it that there will be fair
elections in Georgia. Every inter-
est Of tl@r people and every interest
of the democratic party demands it.
We think that these interests are
important enough to compel fair
elections.
Idle talk about fair elections is
cheap, bnt like other cheap goods, it
is worthless. "Every interest of the
people demands it" Why does not
the Constitution denounce the fraud
which has been and is now being
perpetrated, instead of prating about
fair elections and giving silent APP
proval when the sanctity Of the bal
lot box is being violated?
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05
Poor Augusta.

The third party cried fraud before
election day. The child boohoos when
punishment is threatened, and before
it is given. The yelling will be louder
now that the chastisement has been
meted out.
The above clipping is from the
Augusta Herald, a thorough moss
back paper published in that ante
diluyian city. What 1t says to the
detriment of the "men who control"
and blight and blast the prospects Of
that fair city by their political sodom
ism, may be accepted as literal truth,
for it is the sluvish depender of their
unholy methods.
"The child boohoos when punish
ment is threatened and before it is
administered" but not before it sees
the rod or the slipper gotten out as a
preparatory act. Just so "the third
party cries fraud before election
day." when the refusal to agree to a
division of election managers, and
the fraudulent registration of igno-
rant Negroes by ward heelers in
places like Augusta, gave unerring
evidence that fraud was being con-
templated. How it was done in Au-
gusta we will give this one sample,
quoted also from the Herald:
Didn't Know His Name.
Henry Vim, sah."
That name was announced at the
court house early this morning by a
negro man. The ballot was about to
be deposited When manager shouted
that there was no such name on the
registry list
Mr.. Edward Collins was on hand at
the polls. Il know his name. 1t is
Henry Williams He is from the fourth
ward, registered and all right" This
was found to be correct
This vote was duly received and
registered for democracy, after the
poor periurer had been christened
by the generalissimo Of the heelers
without the formality of baptism.
Now, the Herald admits, the
"chastisement has been melted out"
that is the fraud which the populists
apprehended, has been perpetrated
and "the yelling will be louder"
Poor Augusta shackeled and de-
grated by an unscrupulous band of
conspirators; bringing reproach
upon the city and standing a STUN
bling block in the way of her pso-
gress.
Renew for The PEopLE's PARTY
PAPER. If
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05
Hon. James NJ. Smiths Letter.

We give space elsewhere to let
ter from the aboye-named gentle
man.
He does not deny that DR., Willis
Westmoreland reported him for mis-
treatment of convicts, and published
the details Of the charges. He SIM
ply says that DIR. Westmoreland was
of unsound mind at the time. This
is news to us. We remember the
controversy between Dir. Westmore-
land and Mr.. Smith very well, and
we would never have suspected from
the manner in which DR.. Westmore-
land handled Mr.. Smith that a luna
tic was bossing the job.
The doctor was at that time Ply
sjcian of the Penitcntiary of Geor-
gia, and he made the charges against
Mr.. Sm;ta officially. We remember
that MIR. Smith tried to prove that
DR.. Wcstmoreland was drunk while
making the examination OF the camp :,
but we thought the proof Of the
charge entirely insufficient.
AS to Bill Str9is, our statement
is equally true. Mr.. Smith admits
he belonged to the Company which
was fined $4,000 for whipping this
man to death.
We repeat the charge that Bill
Sturgls was murdered by the con-
Wet boss. Hon. Hoke Smith, in the
TRIAL before Governor Gordon, made
the accusation in these very words;
81 charge the convict company
with the murder of Bill Sturgis."
Governor Gordon made a judg-
ment again,t the company and sem
fenced it $4,000.
Now how it is that Mr.. Smith can
say there is not a word Of truth ia
our Article we cannot imagine.
The ex.parte finding of jury in
Johnson County, where it does not
appear that anybody represented the
State, or the victim, is not worth a
moments consideration by the side
Of a formal inyestiga ion before the
Governor OF the State-both parties
to the case being present, and repre-
senled by competent counsel.
Governor Gordon made up his
Judgment after a fall hearing and
the Convict lessoes were glad to let
the matter drop by paying the fine OF
$25 90.
In imposing this fine Governor
Gordon punished the criminals-but
the victim could not be brought
back to lie.
The punishment of the Company
whose agents had whipped poor Bill
S urgis to death did not bring the
dead husband back to his wife, did
not restore the dead father to his
children.
What we are striving to do is to
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05
Hard Up.

The democrats take the cake when
1t comes to drumming up crowd
for the governor and a United States
senator to speak to, as the following
will show: "Grand barbecue at Thorn
aston on Thursday, Sept. u. Every
body cordially invited to attend, es-
pecially ladies. Provisions will be
made for the colored people. Gov.
w. J. Northen and Senator John b.
Gordon will be here and address the
people. Foot races, bicycle races,
bag roces, a match game Of ball and
OTHER onaatsements free TO eUery.3
6ody."- Thomaston Sun.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05

this condition? If not, will they
longer endure and support that
party?
Before the war cotton sometimes
was as low as it is now, and the
South was prosperous. But then
the expenses of the national govern
ment, which had to be raised by tax
ing the people, were less the $780,
100000, whereas now they have in
creased to S500,O0O,00O annually.
Before the war the "a ional
bonded Indebtedness was only about
$50,000,000, with practically no
other debts, whereas now the fed
eral government has an interest bear
ing debt of 81, 60O,O0O,OOO, and the
state, municipal, railroad and other
bonds swell the aggregate to about
$4,000, 100000, besides the private
mortgage Indebtedness. Is it any
wonder that with all this extra load
to carry, the South cannot prosper
with cotton down to five cents, as she
did before the war with the staple
equally as low?
In the years Immediately succeed
ing the war our section was prosper
Gus. Notwithstanding the fact that
the country was exhausted, her fields
devastated, her cities in ruins, her
labor system destroyed; with moth
ing but agriculture to look to for re-
trieving its losses, the South,
Phoenix like, rose from her ashes, and
astounded the world by her recuper-
alive powers. Rapidly she regained
all she had lost and added to her
wealth. There was employment for
all at remunerative wages, and the
people were contented and prosper
Gus.
From the wreck and ruin of the
war the people were able to arise,
because there was sufficient volume
of money.
When the war closed the people
had s1,800,oO0,O0O of greenbacks,
Our population was about 35,000,000.
giving per capita circulation of over
$50 OF greenbacks alone.
The bulk OF this money has been
destroyed in obedience to the de-
mand of the money power, and to
add to this infamy, silver has been
demonetized and under the single
gold standard all debts have doubled
in value.
If all debts were repudiated our
section might again be prosperous
even with cotton selling at the prices
prevailing before the war. But this
would be measure of national dis
honor which cannot be entertained.
Then the only other way by which
we can have return Of "better
tines is return to bimetalism and
an increase in our money circulation.
To both of these the populists are
pledged. To both the democrats are
opposed.
Can any southern man hesitate as
to which party he should oppose?
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05

abolish system where such fearful
abuse Of power is possible.
We do not care to waste any words
with Mr.. Smith about the cost of his
convicts. From his own statement
anyone can see that at any time
when the state has $500 convicts the
amount paid to the state for them is
even less than we SAID.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05

LEbkIbN, tId.s AJElOOGT f.--lENDttIdl-
She managers of yesterdays election
met here today to consolidate the re-
turns. Before the consolidation was
made three precincts we're thrown out
because the returns were not signed up
as the law required. Two of these pre-
cincts gave Mr. Barrett, the populist
candidate, large maiorities, thus en-
aiding him to obtain a majority of
about $50 in the county over Mr.. Red
ding. The precincts thrown out so
changed the result as to give Mr.. Red
ding a majority of so votes,
A holder confession of party fraud
and party despotism is rarely heard
The law Of Georgia is as plain as
language can make it that returns
shall not be thrown out for the
causes assigned.
The men who made the alleged
mistakes, because of which the re-
turns were thrown out, were demo
Gratis.
The men who threw them out
were democrats.
Thus we have in Pike county a
lovely example of the manner in
which democrats make the mistakes
which give populist counties to the
democrats.
1t was a wise foresight in our law
makers which led them to put into
the Code OF Georgia a Statute which
forbids the throwing out of election
returns on account Of technical de-
fecta.
y manager should sign his name
in full (for instance, JOIN II. Smith) :;
but suppose he signs it, J, H. Smith;
should the returns be thrown out for
that technical error?
The law says, No.
The democratic managers say
"No' -~,if the returns show demo
cratic majority. But if the returns
show popuit majority, out goes
the whole precinct, to the disfran-
chisemeat OF all the voters.
Such being the practice, how easy
it Is for democratic manager to
wiIfully make the mistake in signing
his name, for the express purpose OF
having the bosses at the county site
throw ont this Objectionable pre-
c;nct. and thus put into the demo
cratic column populist county,
ike Pike, which had already been
conceded to US by both the Atlanta
papers.
The truth about the whole matter
is that at the time the Atlanta papers
published the first reports they were
not frightened at the prospect of de-
feat They thought Atkinson had a
walk-over. Therefore they had no
special objection to telling the truth
about the returns.
But as Thursday morning came on,
a panic spread among the Atlanta
patriots and they realized that Hines
had been elected. Hence the tele-
graph wires were kept hot, and the
faithful all over the State were mott,
fed that help was neede:.
A hint is sufficient to t&e discp-
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05
WatsOn's Appointments.

Crawfordville, Monday, October
Is.
Warrenton, Tuesday, October 16.
Culverton, Wednesday, October II.
Harlem, Thursday, October IS.
Gibson, Friday, October 10.
Tennille, Saturday, October 20.
Louisville, Monday, October %.
Mcintyre, Wednesday, October "a
Thomson, Saturday, October p.
Iinconton, Monday, October 30.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05

Renew for The PEopLE's PARTY
PAPER. If
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05

The Railroad Question, dis.
cussed by Thos. e. Watson,
now ready for delivery. Ten
Cents per copy at The Daily
Press Office.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05

THE DAILY Press will be mailed
to any address in the United States
four months for two dollars.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-05

Total called for by eight bills 4.2lO,536
Divide this amount by eight and
we have the average to be $685.
317.35. Multiply this amount by
10000, the number of bills intro
duced calling for appropriations, and
we have $6,842, 1875, $50. Every dol
lar Of this enormous amount would
have to be taxed from the people to
build public buildings, clean out
creeks and rivers, and pay claims of
various kinds. We then transferred
our Investigations to the senate side
for awhile and we found it richer
and richer. On the 18th day of
April, 1894, we find that that vener-
able old democratic senator from
Illinois, John M. Palmer, introduced
senate bill No. 1917 (see page 81,
which provides as follows:
i. That the government shall loan
to the people, at 2 per cent interest,