People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-25
4Assainst Forms of Fraud.

LING Supreme ISSUE OF the hour In
ezseegJs IS we'll as other states of the
IssIasa, il ballot reform. Honesty in
saSssdGEss should be contended for on
erEazgF cooper occasion and in every
EwNsgsE manner. IL this cam OF be
ssassErs4 6sen, of course, our whole
K&eE&stid&R system of Governme mt
Is q failure and we had as we'll &C
1EasaESe1ge the fact. If honest m en-
'sFists ssee these corrupt practices
agdag en- and are disposed to excuse
aEnG p&yiiate them because they are
6slxzs in the interest of candidates
$aa aassr party, could only be brought
eo re&txe that it is just as wrong for
Gkas1A as it is for their opponents to
&ssaxHf2nance s1ch conduct or in other
vxgTTfs 80 "see themselves as others
fSae them, then public opinion would
G0Q1 demand that fraud should cease.
Els lin due plain duty of the lPopulists
la iIsAie0sly watch for all forms of
an,am4 gsot only in Democratic ranks
iaEaf 5a Populist ranks as we'll. With
tssEs strength we already have In the
sE saas If we adhere firmly to this
Mseasn& pae we will undoubtedly reform
Gae conduct Of elections and, this
'sssaa'sUzPH shed, other reforms will be
Eaasaibe. Until this can be accom-
j: sglSssss 1 other reforms stand poor
esd3aaEa<..
rs lis .indisputably true, that the
-ssd'2t.ailed Democratic party has not
aas yeft permitted their Legislators to
.tsFxEsf into law any measure which
v@s aub3 secure genuine ballot reform.
EEiE'hay have in several states passed
lassee Ned ballot reform laws, but there
&R2G &tw&ys seemed to be a string to
fstaana which could be pulled in the
aaa sscest Of the dear old party. We
aErs waiting with some anxiety to see
Nssrnether cur Legislature will, at its
a. 4ssoaching session, give us areason-
Ksa&w Eonest law or whether they will
qzua Eaaxe TO refuse to hearken to what
haF G1u st know is the opinion of the
g@sssc xud more intelligent people of
Gsazsrg5a, that such a law is badly
xsGsdeR.
EEFe need a law which will be SO
plssia and simple that even partisan
EasEgee aaid solicitors, chosen by par
easma esamcuses for partisan purposes
esSaaneoe misconstrue it. Judging,
Tlsa eezgeT, the future by the past there
1s aaaau hope Of even an honest effort
LII t3fas direction as the Fmen who
&4x1 sxosl' have always opposed such
xsasssczn, and, no doubt, will continue
$50 &a do. L is the duty of the Popu-
EisG members to prepare an honest
E&~ sad press its passage and to put
Tire ceeord before the people, and let
xs SSEake the issue sharp, clear, and
tasG4scise and make it the issue in the
rses-t state campaign, in order
that we may put the opponents of
Sgc1 a lew before the bar OF public
,essaSsa-
HE methods of Augusta are by
aaa EsEna1ner of means confined to Au-
ssasEas but are common in every town
OF amy Impor lance in the state, and
&aa fsgbt against corruption there so
SsrAVeiy made under the magnificent
Iss&ascship of Mr.. Watson, is the
&, 4GE Which is upon us all over the
@t&ta. and we should rally as one
znzu so his support and to his encour-
sgeaeut in every way. We should
show to him that wherever he dare
Lead ~e dare follow.
No man ever made nobler fight
FAC reform and the corrupt political
asssatsrs of Augusta must be made to
zau4egstsnd that behind him stands
oag hCudred thousand free citizens
aS Georgia.
M. L. PALMER.
Floyd Co, Ga, Oct. 10. '95.