The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-28
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HON. THOMAS Z. WATSON.
Delivered at DeGive's Opera House,
Atlanta. Georgia, May io. '9l.

tCONTISrED FROM Asst WEEK
The Wall street crowd cleaned out
the whole gang. Without the Slight
est respect to persons, the rich man
lost his thousands. in Central Rail
road stock; the poor widow and or
nhans lost their hundreds: and the
great Central Railroad--tIe pride of
Georgia-built with Georgia courage,
with Georgia labor. with Georgia cap
ltal. strengthened hy exemptions
whlcl, Georgia' Legislature had given
her was left Il hopeless wreck, in hop
clcSs sea Of commerce and still re
remains there. You tell me that
with the railroads once III politics YOU
would never get them out. Where
are they now? daughter and ap
piause.l Tell me the railroads are not
in politics. Where is the man that
does not know they iribe legislatures?
Where is the man that does not know
they bribe Congress? Where is the
man that does not know they bribe
Judges? Jay Goald gave the whole
thing away when he said before Il New
York Legislative Committee, that he
did not take interest in politics, tha.
in Il Republican District he was :: Re
publican. in a Democratic district he
was alwys Il Democrat. and in Il doubt
full district he was doubtful, but
always and everywhere he was for the
Erie Railroad, Talk to me about the
railroads not being in politics. How
was it the Pacific Railroads yot one
hundred aLu twenty five million acres
of your land? One railroad, 12o 900.
600 accrs, Enough to make two states
like Georgia and to cram in around
the edge, two more like Rhode Island
! and Delaware. Yes, more than tha..
! They give them Sixty million dollars
in Government bonds. They have
paid for the railroads rs interests on
these bonds six'y-ninc million dollars.
Now the debt is something like one
hundred and thirty million dollars.
and the question Of settlement comes
before this aImi>tration
Mr.. Richard Olrcy. railroad at
torncy and member of the cabinet
of this lovely Democratic admins
tration (applausc and cries of ''That, s
it, proposes to lend that money
again to those railroads ut two pei
cent interest for one hundred years.
Would to God that we were all rail
! roads and could settle our debts that
way. daughter and a?plause)
Iou say the government can't run
the railways: vet the government Is
running about three iifths OF them t,
NIGHT. The government is running
some of Georgia railways. The gov
eminent is running the Atchson
Topeka 4 Santa Fc: the government
is running the Pacific railways. Bn'
you say the government is not doing
1t well. grant it. but the govern
ment could run them better if til,
, Federal judges and receivers who ar>
running these railroads were not ac
tully the paid agents OF the corporal
ons (Arplau>c> and cries Of civ.
it to to them
Who ever heard of Il strike among
post ctlicc employees. U.augh,er ant
applause) Whoever heard of til,
post office III Atlanta being run with :
view 70 discriminate against the post
office IN Macon. Whoever heard o1
the post oilicr hrnig run in such :
way as To GStroy MIR. =. =. Shook. o.
that +. Nau Winkle X Go. might scool
Mr.. Shook (Lau.h:ure and ap
plause. Who is it that does not St,
that if you put the railroad >ervic,
right where the post office service i:
vou will rct exactly the same re
suits.
no plan's business will be deS,roye,
in the interest of another because IN
motive to do SO will be gone.
You take Gu: the motive for The
strike AMI the strike ceases. TAX,
out and motive for Discrimination an,
discrimination ceases Who eve
heard of 4 trust or combine wheathe