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People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12
Business Manager.

Since the organization Of Oul
Publishing Company, with the view
of the publication of THE DAILY
Press and THE PEopLE's PARTY
PAPER, Major Charles L. McGregol
has been the efficient business mana
ger of the company.
Wednesday, Of last week Maj. Nc
Gregor was elected to the state
senate from tho Nineteenth district
by the overwhelming majority Of
1900.
We congratulate Senator Nc
Gregor.
His official position as senator
would conflict with his duties as
business manager OF Our Publishing
Company; hence, he has resigned.
To the position of business mana
ger, Miss Lula NJ. Pearce has been
elected.
This position, she will fill in con-
nection with those Of secretary and
treasurer.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12
Forward tgaTch!

Comrades you have made mag
nilicent advance. In spite Of whole
sale frauds dutipg the elections and
the steaIace siuce, the fact remains
that populism holds tho vantage
ground in Georgia.
Don't waste a moment in idleness,
oyercoufdence, or Encouragement.
Don't fret about what we did not
get.
Don't glory too muoh in what we
did get.
Dress the liue aud move right on.
We must strain every muscle to
win the Congressional races. We
can do it if you go into the fight
with the vim Of 1892.
Let every man of US determine
tbat during the next thirty days we
viii concentrate every energy we
possess to this noble work. Our
enemies are divided and discouraged
lot US be- united and confident.
Compare cur situation now with
what it was in 1892, and be encour-
aged. At That time we held no
party machinery, had few newspa-
pors Of any sort; had no Daily paper
at ali; had no organization; had no
experience, and mad against us the
bitter hatred and unreasouing preiu-
dice Of a united, intrenched, and ex-
perienced Democracy.
Tod2y we hold much Of the cleo
toral machinery; have newspapers in
every section; have q Daily which
shoots down campaign lie the mo-
ment its head pops up; have a COM
plete organization; have a valuable
cargo of experience; have no solid
line Of hostile forces to combat, but
or the other hand, have in our front
only q scattered aud disorganized
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12
A Hero of the Common People.

With keen sense of pain, with q
feeling OF sudden loss, we read the
news of the death Of George Zeigler
of Screven county. Shot a few days
ago in a political difficulty, he now
joins the number of those devoted
populists who have given their lives
to the cause.
We knew him we'll. Away back
in the seventies when we found a
temporary home among his people,
he was one of our friends, and a
stauncher man never stood by our
side.
Big hearted, bold and true, he
warmed every hand that he touched,
and drove away doubts and misg,v-
ings with a flash OF his lion eyes.
| No Encouragement could live IN
his presence: no fear could with
stand his confidence: no call to duty
could find him unwilling; no defeat
could leave him unready to fight
again.
4 manlier man never cheered a
comrade, followed leader or bore
the colors Of noble cause, With
all the strength Of his rugged ma
ture he loved the principles of Pop.
ulism.
To carry Screven county into our
ranks was hope Of his life; and as
the brave man was closing his eyes
in the eternal sleep the friends he
loved were mastering all around him
to win the victory he had longed to
win, and had worked to win. The
brave soldier died, but the cry of
victory mingled with the last sounds
he heard.
| Never more shall we hear his
ringing voice as we meet the gallant
men of Screven. No more shall he
cheer us on as we form the lines and
lift the standard of the people.
The Harry Hotspur of the Ogee-
chez rides with us no more-his
hand is cold and his great heart is
still.
| God rest thee, comrade. II was
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12

too feeble to live on the other side Of
q State boundary. We might as
well go back to beads and shells and
be done with it.
Your plan has been denounced by
every great statesman this country
ever produced.
From Jefferson down to Benton,
and from Benton down to Joe Brown
the testimony of the wise men is
unanimously against you.
Our plan was practiced by Jeffer-
son, defended by Calhoun it saved
the government in 1912, and upheld
the flag Of the Union in 1861.
You try to ridicule US by saying
we want to mako money by quitting
the machine to work and stamp
ing it,"
How else is money made?
Don't you make gold coin by set
ting the machine to work and stamp
ing it?
Isn't silver coin made the same
way?
Are not Bonds (Which you SO
mnch dote on) made the same way
Your plan for State Bank money
will require "machine'' in every
town; and private spectators will
say how much in paper notes the
machine shall CRIME out and "stamp.'
Our plan for National money pro-
poses that the "machine" shall be
worked, as it now is, by the national
government, and that it shall
''stamp" US an amount of money reg
ulated and fixed, not by private ad-
venturers and greedy spectators
but by lazy passed by Congress
and approved by the President of
the United States.
Which plan is best, yours or ours
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12
Stand BY Your Daily Paper.

Now that the campaign is over we
ask our friends to remember that
THE DAILY Pass has met their
enemies single handed and has
stemmed the tide of misrepresenta-
ton which flowed from ali the dem
ocratic dailies.
Without The DAILY Press we
would have been utterly helpless as
we were in 1892.
Without The DAILY Press we
would never have won the splendid
position our party now occupies.
Without THE DAILY PREss we
cannot hold what we have gained.
Friends, take more interest in
your payer. DO not leave us un-
supported. Encourage us with your
aid. Give rs your cooperation.
We MUST have az daily paper AID
to do SO you MUST stand by US in the
work.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12

The law Gays that election returns
shall be consolidated and official
statements made out by IL O'Clock
on the day after the election.
Why is it that returns cannot be
had?
Why is it that about fifty counties
are yet to be heard from?
What crime is being committed by
"the men who control 2" In tie Chi
cago Times appears a telegram from
Atlanta claiming that Atkinson has
carried the state by 10000.
In the Atlanta Commercial the
majority is put at $4,000.
In the Constitution Office 10000 is
the figure.
In the Journal Office it wobbles
from 10000 to $4,000.
What does all this show? =
That a great crime is being per-
petrated on the people by politicians.
That Hines carried the state and
that the returns arc being doctored
to suit the bosses.
A few days ago certain Judge
said cynioally, "If the populist car
ried the State do you suppose we'd
be fools enough to let them have it?:'
The populists carried the State
and the Supreme Court Amendment
was defeated, but the slate had been
made up the other way-and the
slate is greater than the people.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12
Or. W. H. Felton's Appointments.

DR.. W. H. FeltOn's Appointments.
Wednesday, Oct. 10, Pine Log.
Friday, Oct. II, Adairsyille.
Saturday. Oct. 13, Acwosth.
Tuesday, Oct. is, Summerville, l
o'clock.
Tuesday night, Trion Factory.
Wednesday, Get. II, Lafayette.
Friday, Oct. 10, Trenton.
Saturday, Oct. 20, Rlnggold.
Tuesday, Oct. %, Buchanan.
Wednesday, Oct. "a, Austell.
Friday, Oct. 26, Rockmart.
Saturday, Oct. u, Cave Springs.
Tuesday, Oct. so, Floyd Springs,
Thursday, Nov. I, Calhoun.
Saturday, Nov. 3, Marietta,
Monday, Nov. 5, Gainesville.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12

terry how we are going to get along.
If Coxey only knew it, now is his
time to 60 and get on the grass.
The democratic Office holder is
frightened SO previously near to
death by the young giant of Popu-
lism that the question is no longer
one Of saving the grass it is one of
saving his own bacon.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12


remnant of a demoralized and re-
treating enemy. Friends, push for
ward. Let every man do his duty.
Let us have no laggards, and no
croakers.
Gather yourselves together for a
mighty effort in November, and let
US sweep this greedy gang OF demo-
cratic ringstors, boodlers, and recre-
ants off the face of the earth.
Let US teach them that Southern
Congressman who voted down the
price Of cotton and shut off the SUPP
ply OF money must look for their re-
ward, not from tho people they sold
out, but from the Wall Streeters. Let
US teach them that Congressman
who promised to vote us "more
money" and who redeemed the
pledge by voting us less, cannot for
ever humbug the people they be-
trayed. Comrades, be up and
doing: be active and watchful: be
bold and determined: do your full
SHIRE of the work: cheer on your
neighbors restrain the imprudent
and encourage the irresolute.
Only one more month lies before
you then come the great National
elections.
AS you love homo and Preside,
justice and liberty, help us lead
Georgia to the front of the reform
columns.
The West is ablaze with enthusi-
asm; let the South catch tho glow ::
Nebraska, and Kansas, and Colorado,
and Nevada are taking posltion,-
dcu't let Georgia be behind.
Shall they say in the West that
the battle was lost because the South
was asleep on the post of duty?
Shall they say in Washington that
the day was lost because there were
no soldiers in the South as true to
the stern demand of duty as were
those Of the West?
Will you allow them to say that
our great campaigns waste away in
idle noise, and never make themselves
felt at the ballot box?
When your chosen leaders meet in
National Council those Of the West
must we hang our heads in shame
because Georgia has done SO little?
Companions, do not put this bitter
cup to our lipsl
You have the votes; see that they
are cast and see that they are
ounted
For four long years we have fought
your battles, met your enemies, and
shared your tolls.
Victory at last is in sight.
Give US thirty days Of your best
work as you did in 1892, and we will
rout forever the apostate politicians
and pap suckers who are trying to
debauch the South with the policies
of John Sherman.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12
Watson's Appointments.

Crawfordyille, 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, w ednesday, October "a
Thomson, Saturday, October q.
Iincolnton, Monday, October 30.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12

proofs.
From fields of strife he can de-
monstrate his absence by the self
evident alibi of an unscratched skin.
No scar can anywhere be seen to
show that. he has met the enemy,
Monopoly, and has routed it. Ii
there has been any meeting between
Corporate greed and Allen Fort it
was in a carpeted room, over glass
of punch; and the etiquette Of the
occasion was pitched to the high
plane of "Gentlemen Of the French
Guards, you fire first"
The other member of this singular
Railroad Commission is that lucky
citizen, Mr.. Gunby Jordan, of Colum-
bus.
l. We have not the honor of Mr..
Jordan's acquaintance, and therefore
we cannot say whether he looks wor-
RED or not.
1t may be that Mr.. Jordan's part
of the job is to stay at home and
tote the careworn expression Of
hard worker, while the other two
march up to the treasury and draw
the $500 which this able trio are
supposed to earn. At any rate, Mr.
Jordan seems to find the leisure to
manage his National Bank, aud Lis
railroad interest during the same
time that he helps to control all
the railroads in Georgia.
Each of these three gentlemen
draws $4,000 per annum for econ
trolling the transportation Compa-
MES. The work is worth every dol
lar they get-if they do the work.
Do they do it?
Ii 50 it is wonderfully easy, and
we should all congratulate ourselves
that there is no difficulty where we
feared there was.
These gentlemen are respectfully
asked to state through our columns
how often they meet?
And how long they work?
And what kind of work it is?
They are humbly asked why they
allow SO many notorious deadheads
to ride on Free Passes when the
Interstate Commerce Law forbids
it?
They are hereby asked if they do
not ride on free passes themselves?
They are hereby asked why they
allow the small towns in Georgia to
be gouged by Illegal rates in viola
ton Of the "Short haul and Long
haul principles:
They are hereby asked if they in
tend to take no action upon the
conduct of the Southern Railway
Company in buying up competing
lines within this State in violation of
the Constitution
They are hereby asked whether
the advance in rates they allowed the
Companies last year ought not now
to be discontinued and the old stan
dard established view of the
pitiable condition to which five cents
cotton has reduced the shippers?
Finally, they are respectfully asked
if their secret Of controlling" the
roads SO easily does not consist in
letting the roads have it all their
own Wav?
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12
Our RAiIrOad Commission.


When we consider the vast net
work of commerce, the clashings OF
conflicting interests, and the difficult
ties OF arranging rates which are just
to The shipper and satisfactory to the
transportation Companies, we are
naturally inclined to imbibe feeling
OF pity for our Railroad Commission.
knowing how big their job is, and
presuning that they are trying to
master it, we find ourselves trying to
devise some method by which we
can help them on with their gigan-
tic task.
Bat when we go to Atlanta We
become puzzled. We lose ourselves
in misty doubts and hazy uncer-
tainties.
Our anxious eyes fall upon Col
Trammel, the President Of the Com
mission, and we grow ashamed of
our fears on lis behalf. He isround,
ruddy, and complaccnt. No line Of
care plows the furrow down his
check. No cloud or frown hangs "a
his brow. no wearied expreesioH
troubles his calm, contemplatiye eve.
His voice has all the smoothness of
official velvet, and in his manner is
the soft repose which marks the
Caste of We're de We're.
Nothing about him suggests that
the railroads are hard to control
Nothing about him suggests conflict,
struggle, friction, or doubt.
Judging from Colonel Trammeps
sedate and somewhat dreamy air
you would suppose that the task Of
controlling the railroads was easier
than picking up chips.
Then, there is Allen Fort. Notice
him as he bends lovingly forward to
a good dinner at the Klmball House:
see how fat he has grown; view the
rosy flush which gives bloom to his
handsome face.
Does he look like a man of toll
and trouble?
Has the job Of bossing the rail
roads made any havoc with his
health? Has he found any difficulty
in dealing with a task which General
Toombs thought WAS going to prove
SO exceedingly difficult that he Left
in our constitution a clause under
which We can buy the roads if we
find it impossible to control them?
Apparently not. In his placid
countepance, in his rounded figure,
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12

not alone in Screven that eyes were
wet when the word came that George
Zeigler was dead.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12
EDITORIAL NOTES.

EDITORIAL NOTES.
Hon. Joe Terrell, Attorney-Gen-
eral, has been down to Meriwether
to find out why his home county
went against the dear old democratic
party.
He says the negroes did it.
Hon. Warner Hill has not yet
been heard from. He also abides in
Meriwether.
Hon. Joe James went all over the
State telling the people how TO vote.
His own county of Douglas put an
accurate valuation on Joe's advice
and went the other way. Mr.. Cleve-
land will perhaps think he wasted q
big mess of political pottage when
he gave the District Attorneyship to
man who cannot carry his own
county.
Judge Hines ran ahead Of the
ticket everywhere; Mr. Atkinson
ran behind his ticket everywhere.
This proves how much more wis
dom there was IN the choice Of Hines
by the Populists than in the choice
of Atkinson by the Democrats.
Hines carried the State and we
all know it. Telegraph triggery
will be submitted to this year-but
not any other year.
Mark what we say: the good men
of all parties are going to unite and
put down this Clay-Atklnson method
of swindling the people.
Tammany tricks are not going to
prosper in Georgia. If Mr.. Atkin-
son does not heed the rebuke which
the better element of his own party
has given him he will be treated, by
these identical men, to a sterner
treatment ''bye and bye"
Candidly now: did you ever see a
greater change in public opinion than
since last Wednesday?
Did you ever see political ties
loosen moro rapidly?
Did you ever see old party lines
fade so fast 3?
Did you ever see bigger crop of
independent political talk2
Did you ever know new party to
gain SO much public respect and
consideration in 80 short time?
A revolution? OF course, it is a
peaceful, quiet, but pro-
found and lasting.
Even the closest observer can
hardly estimate the tremendous
difference between Saturday and
Wednesday on q comparison between
Popuism and Democracy.
Atkinson brings himself out on
top-at the expense of his party and
Its future. Hines brings his party
out on top-assured of its present
and its future.
Atkinson has sown discord and di-
vision. His personal ambition and
his reckless methods have disrupted
his party and scattered it into war
ing factions which impatiently bide
the time when they may knife each
other.
Hines comes out Of the fray a
moral victor. His party united, ag-
gressive and confident: his campaign
a wonder Of cleanliness and good
temper; his friends more devoted,
aud his enemies more respectful.
He knows he has won the fight,
aud submits to fraud which be can
see as it progresses, rather than ap-
ply a remedy worse than the dis
ease.
After deducting clerk hire and Of
flee rent, the populist campaign fund
amounted to less than 5000.
We made this magnificent fight on
less money than Steve Clay's Free
pass privileges on the Railroads were
worth.
We paid our way on the trains.
The democratic leaders went as
dead heads at the public expense.
Not a dollar was spent by us for
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12

Judge Hines ran ahead Of the
ticket everywhere; Mr. Atkinson
ran behind his ticket everywhere.
This proves how much more wis
dom there was III the choice of Hines
by the Populists than in the choice
of Atkinson by the Democrats.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12

Hon. Joe James went all over the
State telling the people how to vote.
His own county of Douglas put an
accurate valuation on Joe's advice
and went the other way. Mr.. Cleve-
land will perhaps think he wasted q
big mess of political pottage when
he gave the District Attorneyship to
man who cannot carry his own
county.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12

Hon. Joe Terrell, Attorney-Gen-
eral, has been down to Meriwether
to find out why his home county
went against the dear old democratic
party.
He says the negroes did 1T.
Hon. Warner Hill has not yet
been heard from. He also abides in
Meriwether.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12

Hon. John Temple Graves and
Hon. Marion Harris have been en-
couraged in their manly protest
against the methods Of ''the men
who control" May their gallant
tribe increase until there shall be no
man in Georgia who dares to issue
such campaign orders as select At
kinson delegates regardless of cost
Sketches of Roman History, by Hon.
Thos, Il. Watson, sold at this office
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12

It is a most cheering sign that a
powerful public sentiment in favor
of honest elections has been aroused
when the Atlanta Constitution fear.
lessly denounces the manner in
which the "men who control have
been stealing populist counties by
throwing out precinct returns upon
technical defects wilfully made by
the democratic managers. In every
instance where we have had to sub
nit to this outrage, the managers
who committed the mistakes were
democrats, and the men who took
advantage of them were democrats.
In no instance have returns favora-
bic to democrats been thrown ou4
for any defects whatsoever. Honest
people Of al parties are getting very
sick of this rascality.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12

The net result OF the Campaign is
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12

After deducting clerk hire and Of
flee rent, the populist campaign fund
amounted to less than 5000.
We made this magnificent fight on
less money than Steve Clay's Free
pass privileges on the Railroads were
worth.
We paid our way on the trains.
The democratic leaders went as
dead heads at the public expense.
Not a dollar was spent by us for
whisky, for votes, nor for any other
unworthy purpose. We spent our
5000 in paying travelling expenses Of
our speakers; in sending out news
papers and pamphlets; and in post
age on correspondence.
Beyond this we spent nothing.
A cleaner campaign was never
made.
Where did we get the 5000?
From voluntary subscriptions
among the Populists Of Georgia.
The National Committee was I'M
able to send us dollar.
The Silver League did not send us
q dollar.
The Republican party did not con-
tribute dollar, nor would it have
been accepted if offered.
We were determined to make a
campaign which should be absolutely
honest and we did it.
#
The net result OF the Campaign is
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-31
KRLPISG PLATFORM PLEDGES.

Congressman Wilson In his speech
accepting denomination said:
"E could recite to you the successive
steps through which the house bill
quietly passed into law without the
signature and approval Of the president,
who was elected upon the issue Of
tariff reform, and who anticipated, as
the signal triumph and historic
achievement of his administration, the
privilege Of afiixing his name to a
genuine and thorough reform bill, but
you know by what Influence this was
brought about. The country knows
this, and history will know where TO
put the responsibility for our partial
failure 10 redeem our pledges to the
people"
There are those who think the safest
and wisest plan for the Republican
party In Oregon will be to keep Its
platform pledges on which 1t was this
year put In power in Oregon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-31

ding common school text books foF baif
what Oregon people arc paying, Oregon
sin be heipless n cancel epntfscs
made under Law which no one ever
asked TO have enacted and exscsssd ~
officials over which the people VIII
then have no control.
.Mr. McEIroy's plan is evidently THE;
To have this law 10 fore and the con
tracts 81 signed up before the IegisIa-
,sre meets 20 a. to defeat ils repeal.
rhe peoDIe Of this state should not have
Ibis thing forced uDon them At this
time and under these circumstances
sDd under trust iDfoeDees. IL Is MOI
apparent ihst the people would get
cheaper text books There is little OF
80 c..mpelisivn in text books- There
. no complaint that the present text
books are not good Ones.l
Oregon should follow the example Of
CalsEOTuIs, WHO put It 10 her constitu-
Icn that the slate should print its text
-ooks. The state Of Oregon should fur
.ish It's people cheaper textbooks. The
tate Of California prints lie elementary
ext books aud, after selling them To
the people for less than half what We
psy. had net surplus profit on hand
i f, 1892 Of 100000 fn the schoolbook
iInd. TIE people Of this state should
.sever submit to this ubiquitous scheme
~ the school book trust and iLs agents
"a their midst Every county superb
Iendent who votes for q change,or who
votes at all to carry. this cunningIy de
vised machinery Of the trust into effect
should be branded by the people as an
enemy. We would like TO hear from
ny county superintendent or public
official connected with our schools any
.rgument for this law. A week since
Se branded this text book scheme as q
move Of the trust and SO far no one pre-
iends to deny the accusation.