People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21

CARRoLLToN, GA, Sept. Is, 1894.
When it was announced that Tom
Watson would be in Carrollton on the
18th the democrats of that town were
uneasy. Their day was the first Tues
day; they had advertised their speak
ers for weeks and mustered up small
crowd for the occasion. The thought
of q crowd gathering in Carrollton
and the democrats having nothing to
say was more than they could bear, so
they tried to get up joint discussion
The populists of Carrollton were un
willing to have joint discussion.
because they knew the crowd
would come to hear Watson. and they
of the day and explain the populist
position. The democrats telegraphed
to Moses, and the first thing we knew
joint debate was published in the
Journal and the Constitution. The
day came and the crowd came, 5000
strong. At 10 o'clock the appearance
of Nj. Watson on the platform was
greeted with enthusiastic cheers.
Mr. w. t. Morris, in u few well
chosen words, introduced Mr. Watson
which was the signal for renewed
cheers. Mr. Watson first denied the
charges that have been made against
him by the Clay-At1insons- 1 asg gy s, e9ln-
'' NJ, watson said he ~ Il sA,ggost3o { for
the benefit of any local ca6didate but
in the interest of Judge Hines, and to
discuss state and national issues. He
then most ably and cohvineingly dis
cussed the state platform. In doing
this he made many excellent hits
against the democrats. The national
| platform was not discussed fully for
want of time.
Mr.. Watson showed that our plat
form is the same as that upon which
Ma Moses had been elected, that Gov
ernor Northen and l.. Z. Livingston
helped to make it, as the st. Louis
platform of the alliance; that John b.
Gordon and the Georgia legislature en-
dorsed it.
When Mr.. Watson was told his time
was out he Immediately ceased and
gave the floor to Mr. Moses The crowd
', was with Mr.. Watson throughout and
he was interrupted by frequent cheer
ing and cries OF God bless Tom Wat
! SON."
/ Mr. Adamson introduced Mr.. Moses
with few remarks, stating that Mr..
Moses was not his choice for represen-
tative from this district, but the choice
of Il majority of the democrats.
Mr. Moses was greeted with cheers
when he made his appearance on the
stand and was listened to with atten-
ton. One man was little unruly
about talking, but he was democrat
and not in q responsible condition. The
crowd listened to what MIR. Moses had
to say and sometimes cheered him lus-
tily. He tried to defend the demo-
cratic party from the charges Mr.. Wat
son had made against 1t, criticised Mr.
| Watson for not discussing the railroad
plank of the platform. as they agreed
on the planlls Mr.. Watson had dis
cussed. Mr.. Moses considered school
books and convict systems too insight
cant to discuss, but opposed the popu-
list idea OF the state furnishing the pri-
mary school books The convict sys.
tenn was wrong but MIR. Moses did not
know what was right.
The most prolonged and enthusiastic
cheering of the day occurred when Mr.
Watson rose to answer Mr.. Moses
Every point that Mr.. Moses had made
in the two hours was answered by Mr.
Watson in half hour. The criticism
OF not discussing the railroad question
was answered by showing that Mr.
Moses friends insisting on joint dis
cussion had so limited the time that he
question. Mr. Moses himself, in two