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

that Georgia democracy stands dis.
credited in the eyes of the people
everywhere. The prestige Of its in
vincibility is broken. Its disordered
and shattered ranks reel to cover
under the protection of their news
papers and their office holders. Out.
side of these breastworks the dear
old party does not venture to throw
even picket line.
We have smashed them in Carroll
as purely q white county as any
in this Stale.
We have smashed them in Polk
as perfectly a representative county
as any in the South.
We have routed them in Greene
in spite of Uncle Bob McWhorter;
and Charley McGregor is now care
fully drying, in front Of his wigwam,
the CORY scalps of those splendid
warriors, John Hart and Hal Lewis.
Wilkes county finds herself unable
to repeat the atrocious political CRIME
by which Milton Reese, in 1892,
stole Caleb Ramsey's seat in the
| Senate; and thus the 29th is to be
represented in the Senate in 1894
by Claiborne Sneed, one of the
worthiest men this commonwealth
ever produced.
The stealing goes merrily on. Ef-
fngham county has BEEN taken out
of our column, just as Pike was, by
the illegal action of the "men who
control"
The law says election returns shall
not be thrown out for technical defects
but this law is construed to apply
only to returns which are democratic.
Populist returns must not have an
indicted or unorossed-else out
they go.
If ever O man received a rebuke
from the people which ought to cut
like lash, Atkinson got it Wed
nesday.
His tricksters may continue to
obey telegraphic orders to steal pop
ulist counties but the plain facts OF
the case cannot bo wired out Of
existence.
Mr.. Atkinson stands condemned
by the honest people Of Georgia, and
he knows it.
Hon. VIM. Walden OF Glasscock
county made the following statement
in recent speech:
''He said he carried $500 Of his own
| money to the Georgia Railroad Bank
| for deposit two or three years ago and
was informed that his money would be
taken on deposit, but not one cent of
| interest would he receive.
| He could not understand this and ino
CURED around town to know why this
was and was informed that they could
| get all the money needed from the
state treasury without interest, thereby
saving the cost of paying interest on
individual deposits -
How can we be surprised that the
many are poor, while the few are
rich, when the great state OF Geor-
gia empties the pockets of the many,
by high tax rates, and then gives the
money to few favored bankers to
use free of interest?
Examine the financial reports of
the last issue of the New York
World, a democratic paper.
You will see that the National
Banks of that. City are using S14,-
100000 Of your tax money free of
interest.
How much the other Banks have
we do not know.
During Cleveland's former admin
lintration he let them have the free
use Of $58,Oo0,OOO Of your money.
| 1t is a fearful outrage upon law
and justice to tax your money out of
your pocket in order that the peck
cts Of few pet Banks may have the
use of it.
But you cheerfully staud it be-
cause the crime is democratic.
| Il IL
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