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People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21
Thomas County.

The Peoples party executive COM
mittee of Thomas county are hereby
called to meet at the court house in
Townsville on Friday, August 8th,
at 1890 a. m, to transact important
business. Let each member perform
his duty and be prepared to report at
that meeting in person, if possible, if
not by proxy. The nominees of the
Peoples party are invited to meet
with US on this occasion. No one
else admitted to the meeting.
j. S. WARD, Jr.
Chairman.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21
builders of the governmental aid

builders of the governmental aid
they seek.
Having in this neat and business
like way got the Republicans commit
ted to their selfish designs, the New
England ship builders turned their at
tention to the .mocrats. They
met with wonderful success. While
nothing was said in the Chicago
Platform in favor of the Association,
its President was nominated for the
ice-Presidency of the United
States.
The American Merchant Marine
Association may, therefore, congrat.
ulate itself upon having won greater
success in shorter campaign than
any capitalistic combine which has
yet eonspired against the American
taxpayer and consumer. In less
than five months their syndicate of
Eastern plutocrats has lsssoed both
the leading political parties.
The Tariff legislation which for
bids the use of foreign materials and
foreign vessels, has already given
the New England ship-builders q
monstrous monopoly, at the expense
of the people. Every American is
virtually compelled to buy Ameri-
can-built ships. In the coast. wise
trade no foreign built ship is allowed
upon any terms.
Not satisfied with these special
laws in their favor, the New En- gland
ship builders demand that Congress
shall levy duty of 10 per cent upon
all goods not imported in American
built ships.
In other words, Mr.. SewalI and
his Republican associates demand
that the Government drive game
into their net by levying a fine of
ten per cent upon goods which do
not cross the ocean in their ships.
If the Hon. Tom Reed or Major
Mckinley were found advocating
legislation of this kind no surprise
would be felt. 1t is in keeping with
their creeds and their records.
But if Mr.. Arthur Sewall remains
on the Democratic tickst after the
exposure of the designs of the Asso-
citation of which he issPresident, the
people will be justified in believing
that, beneath the Populist plsnks of
the Chicago platform and the free
silver eloquenoe of Mr.. Bryan, turks
the deliberate deception and the
deep-laid plan OF those who fatten
on class Legislation.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21
Good Advice From an Impartial
Source.

Source.
Let bimetallis.s of all parties pull
together, let those who are resolved
on freeing our people from depend
ence on foreign money cliques and
their American allies put aside party
preiudices, let Democrats make it
easy for Pooulists to throw their
strength to Mr.. Bryan by according
them fair treatment and recognizing
them as men who are prompted BY
patriotism and a resolve to free our
people from the yoke of the money
power, let Populists, on the other
hand, put aside their petty jealouaies
within their party as we'll as without;
above all let all parties drop the as
sumption that they alone have a
monopoly OF patriotism, an assump-
ton both of Democrats and Popu.
lists that crops out from time to time,
let us all give our support to Mr..
Bryan and the principle of Ameri-
can independence for which he
stands, and come what may we will
confound the Vaccinations of the
money cl ques to enslave our people
and we will inauguarase an era Of
prosperity and advancement for our
common country that will astc nish
the world.-The American, Phila-
delphia.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21
County Meetings and Resolutions

At great expense and to the exclu-
sion of other matter we have hereto
fore published proceedings of neigh
borhood meetings and county con-
ventions.
We beg our friends to bear in
mind that great campaign is now
on, and that if we should publish all
the resolutions adopted at county
meetings, and the minutes of the
Secretary thereof, we would have no
room for anything else.
Excuse Us, good friends, and pub
fish these county proceedings in the
county paper.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21
The Atlanta Commercial.


Mr.. B. NJ. Blackburn's paper, THE
ATLANTA COMMERCIAL is making a
gallant fight for our State and Ma
tional ticket. While Mr.. Blackburn
is Democrat, he is thoroughly in
dependent, and having declared his
preference for Watson ana Wright
he may be relied on to defend the
ticket from all unjust attacks.
This being the case it was decided
that instead of establishing daily
paper ourselves We woul3 support
The Commercial.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21

eide, and the fact was developed
that Goodwin ticket had been
marked for Johnston. The illiterate
was arrested and jailed for showing
his ticket, and toe marker, who was
guilty of the crime, was not inter
rupted. In the black belt counties
the reports state that Dallas and the
other black belt counties will send
up the usual msjorities, which means
that whatever majority may be need
ed from these counties will be sent
up when the vote is eanvassed.
"The Populists are very much ex
asperated on account of the wrongs
practiced upon them and will not
support tde Bryan Democratic cleo
tors. They will put out an electoral
ticket for Bryan and Watson. The
Democrats can take down their tick
ct, vote for that ticket, or see 10O,-
900 votes practically lost. If this
shall not be done, the POpulists will
refuse to vote and let the silver
Democrats work out their destiny
and repent their meanness. Self
respect manhood and civil liberty
are desrer to some people than free
silver or any other political issue.
Hon. A. T. Goodwin made a
brilliant, effective campaign, visiting
nearly every county and speaking to
the largest audiences ever accorded
speaker in this state. He has been
elected by from 10000 to 1906 0
majority in the white counties and
received about 10000 votes in the
black belt, but these 10000 votes
are counted for Johnston, giving him
a majority of about 25,OO0."
FBANK BALTzELL,
Chairman Camna;rn Eom mittaa
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21
Two of a Kind,

From Chicago Evening Post.
The two candidates for Vice Presi.
dent are pretty equally matched,
except as to age, Mr.. Sewall being
great deal older than Mr. Hobart.
Both wear mustaches and each looks
as though he was trying to pattern
his hair after President Cleveland.
They are both corporation men and
rich. MIR. Sewall was president Of
he Maine central for years and is
president of a national bank now
He is at the head of q ship building
company and is interested in many
other business enterprises. Mr..
Hobart is president of the Passaio
Water company, Of t Aquackancnk
Water company, of the Morris
Couaty railroad and of the Paterson
Electric railway. He is besides a
director in two other railroad COM
panies and in two banks, one of them
a national bank. He Is director in
a lot of other companies too numer-
GUS to mention. From a business
point of view there doesn't seem to
be much choice between the two
Vice Presidential candidates. Mr.
Sewall is an ardent silver man, while
MIR. Hobart is equally ardent in his
opposition to free coinage.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21
Frank BALTzELL,
Chairman Campaign Committee.


Comforting to General Weaver.
1t will rejoice the genial soul of
Gen. James B. Weaver, of Iowa, to
learn that he has acquired a firm
lodgment in the confidence and
esteem of vast numbers of his coun-
trymen who formerly, and not very
long ago, regarded him "howling
lunatic' and a dangerous dema-
gogue." This change of sentiment
is not the product of any change
of views, opinions, or convictions on
the part of Gen. Weaver. Ha is I'M
changed and Interchangeable. Although
he is now statesman "of distin-
guished ability" he believes the same
things, thinks the same thoughts, and
advocates the same theories that he
did four years ago when he was the
Populist candidate for the Presl.
dency. The ex- candidate is now
accompanying the present candidate
of his party on his Eastern tour, and
this incident moves the Atlanta Con-
stitution to remark that "Gen. Weaver
is man of high patriotism and of
distinguished ability, with a mind
large enough to comprehend great
principles, and entirely too broad for
such narrow conceptions as gather
around scramble for small Offices"
-Four years ago, about this time'
this "man Of high patriotism and
distinguished ability" was getting out
of Georgia, and the Constitution
was hilarious over his exit. 1t will
he remembered that Mrs. Lease and
Candidate Weaver undertook to
stump the South in the interest of
their party, and that they gave up
the attempt. They stated that they
were the recipients of such tributes
as stale eggs, and they declared that
they left the South for fear of per-
soma! violence. "Wesver Skips"
was the headline under which the
Constitution recorded their exit.
OF course, Con, Weaver is a great
man. How else could he have been
the Populist leader in 1892? But
great as he is, he is human, and must,
therefore, be deeply sensible of the
compliment now paid him by the
Constitution. But that compliment
is only an incident of the grander
tribute paid TO him and his party by
his and its acceptance into the heav
ing bosom of the Dem ocra'ic party,
This is Weayer's victory aud vindi-
cation. This is the reason why the
"ho Wing lunatic" has come to be a
broad gauge statesman Washington
Post.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21

more acceptable to the Trusts and
the Protected Classes than Arthur
Sewall would be.
The Hon, Phlander Morgan, of
Alabama, is hereby informed that if
Mr.. Watson's son should take the
stump against his daddy, the said
daddy will then and there begin TO
consider the suggestion about 'com-
ing down."
But not till then, Philander-not
till then.
The main purpose of the candidacy
of Sewall seems to be to contradict
what Bryan asserts.
Mr.. Bryan had hardly finished the
speech in which he said that those
who would elect him would ask no
favors of the government, before
Sewsll diseloses the fact that he is
the chosen representative of those
who will demand ten per cent dis.
elimination in behalf OF the New
England ship builders.
That was magnetic and power
full little speech made by Hon. H. H.
Colquitt at Alpharetta.
He spoke as a Democrat and q
Georgian-a patriot and not partisan.
He urged union of South and West,
and dwelt upon the splendid oppor
tunity the South now had to regain
her old position in the Union.
Mr.. Colquitt is the son of the late
Hon. Walter T. Colquitt, and the
brother of the late Senator Alfred H.
Colquitt.
His manner on the stump is much
like that of his deceased brother.
He speaks with absolute ease, H.
tense earnestness, and fine command
of good English. His points are
scored with sledge.hammer force and
the echo of each blow is a cheer from
the crowd.
Mr.. Co'quitt will be heard from
again in this campaign, and unless
we are much mistaken he will be
rated as one of the best stump speak.
ers in Georgia when the contest is
over.
In two counties of Georgia the
Democrats have officially declared
their preference for Bryan and Wat.
son.
Fifty-two Democratic papers in
Georgia hays expressed their prefer
oaeo for 81 gu. and Watson.
Roll on-deep tide of Sou hern
patriotism!
The politicians will feel your force
bye and bye.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21
Watson at Covizgton.

On Saturday, ed inst, Mr.. Wat
son will address the people at 10
O'Clock in the morning.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21
OUR COUNTRY COUSINS.

So here we go Bryan, Watson and
Wright, all young, brilliant and clio.
quent. Amt that winning team
though.-McDufie Enterprise.
Honest now, doesn't Bryan and
Watson sound better than BRYAN
and all.-Populist Sentinel.
The Populists have but to do o.
whole duty and Seab Wri! htN
be the next governor Of GeoN
Will you do it.-Ex. ~
Thousands of the best clement
the Democratic party signify IT,
intention to support Bryan and Watt
son in the coming election. And
those who intend to vots and work
for Wright fer Governor are multi
tudinous. diet FER roll, let 'er rolf
Alliance Plow Boy.
The pious church member is OH
trial now to test his christianity in
this campaign. If he is for barrooms
he will vote with the Democratic
party. If he is against barrooms hs
will vote with tho Populist party
Which will ye serve, the right or the
wropg.-Farmer's Light.
Bryan and Watson il the embodi1
ment of what the laboling massea
are contending for, and the very
symbol of success. 1t means union
of the South and West against theD
money lending East. - TalIapoosaS
New Era. i
The people of Georgia, will speak
out in favor of NOR atty, fair elections
a termination of the convict lease.
system, improvement in the educsS
tional facilities, against lynchingsA
ballot box stuffing and the barteringE
and trading of offices of trust next
ober.-Glasscock Banner.
If every man will take into con;
sideration the needs and recessitiesf
OF home, wife and the babies, and
vote in such a manner as will best
protec7 them, there will be more wise
votes cast in this election than ever
before Jesup Sentinel.
There surely will be few Demo-
Gratis in Georgia who will vote for s
Sewall. This Maine anomaly on the
ticket surely will not be selected in5
preference to Georgia's brilliant son.
Lay down that old rusty cantanker-
GUS dyspeptic prejudice you Demo
Gratis and show some disposition II.
harmonize and vote for Watsony
You will feel better after wards, VT
give you our word for it.-Ex.
Every Populist in the State can
heartily endorse the action of the
State convention of last week. a
better ticket could not be found, and
the platform is all that could bs de-
sired. The ticket will be elected in
Oetober.-Dallas Herald.
The character of the candidate is
a guarantee Of good faith. Tom
Watson is a man of brains, COURAGE
and patriotism. Broad as the Ameri.
can constitution, fig liter who never
quits, he is as good representative
of the new South, with its liberal
progressive, humanitarian instincts, as
Bryan of the West, with his indomit.
able will, energy and radical ideas of
liberty and brotherhood.-The Labor
World.
The first ticket is the ideal Ameri-
can ticket, and is right at both ends.
Both Bryan and Watson stand for
everything that is best, and noblest,
and fairest in American politics,
With the interests of the nation in
trusted into their hands, equal and
exact justice will ba meted out to all,
and special privileges to none Voter,
take your choice.-The Caucasian.
Two of a Kind,
From Chicago Evening Post.
The two candidates for Vice Presi.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21
Editorial Notes.

The Hon. Philander Morgan, Of
Alabama, who has published letter
urging Watson to "come down." will
be grief-strioken when he learns that
the Hon. Arthur Sewall, of Maine,
has sheen caught" circulating cam
paign literature OF The Mckinley sort;
and that the son of said Arthur is
making stump speeches for Mckinley.
The Hon. Philander Morgan, of
Alabama, is the same eminent in
dividual who left the Populist party,
some months ago, and who was
received by the Democrats with that
delirIous Joy which Gen. Weaver and
Joe Pottle have SO keenly enjoyed.
We advise, Philander to drop a
line, by the next mail, to the Hon
Harold Sewsll, of Bath, Me, COM
handing that eloquent gentleman to
"come down" off the stump, and to
quit making speeches against his own
daddy.
The Hon. Philsnder Morgan, of
Alabama, says that Watson ought to
"come down" because Sewall is
"stronger" than he.
When Philander, seated himself
and took his pen in hand to write
those few lines he surely was not
aware of the fact that Sewall was
not "strong" enough to carry his own
son.
The New York papers announce
that Chairman Jones who dismissed
the Southern Populists "to the
negroes where they belong" has now
given up all hope of carrying the
Northern and Nex England States,
and has dis missed them to the Re.
publicans.
If Senator ones keeps on talking
at this rate, he will soon have Bryan's
campaign reduced to that convenience
of siz9 which will enable buggy
umbrella to keep the sun off it.
Mr.. Sewall OF Maine enjoys the
distinction OF being the only Demo
crat who ever ran for Presidential
office and could not get the support
of his own son.
Hon. Harold Sewall is a stalwart
Republican and his father, Hon
Arthur Sewall, is now circulating
campaign docume of the Repubi-
can sort. Suppose Bryan should be
elected and dis-Rhat kind of Presi-
dent would Sewall make
Grover Cleveland himself is not
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21

Mr.. Sewall of Maine enjoys the
distinction Of being the only Demo
crat who ever ran for Presidential
office and could not get the support
of his own son.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-03
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Has it in It's Power to Make Things Run
Smoothly or Precipitate n Contest.

CHICAGO, July 2.-The executive COM
mittee of the national Democratic commit
tee have decided TO recommend TO the full
committee that they proceed in the usual
way to designate a man for temporary
chairman of the national convention.
There is no doubt that If the full national
committee accepts the recommendation it
will result in the precipitation of a lively
skrmish on the floor of the convention on
the threshold of its proceedings. The sill
yer men are quite determined upon this
point and show no disposition 10 yield un-
less a pronounced and well known silver
man should be named by the national COM
mittee, which there is now reason TO be-
lieve will not be the case. If a gold man is
selected, the silver minority of the national
committee will bring in a report recon-
mending a silver man, and the first contest
between the gold and the silver forces will
be fought out there and then.
1t has been intimated that in case af-
fairs reach this stage, Chairman Harrity,
of the national committee, will refuse 20
order a roll call and will arbitrarily seat
the gold candidate. Mr.. Harrity's friends
say. however, that he will pursue no course
that is not in accord with precedents and
with his idea Of fairness to all.
The silver men refuse to believe that he
would pursue such course, but shake their
heads ominously when asked wnat would
result in case he should.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-03
THE LATEST FIGURES.
The Silver Men Have Within Sixteen Votes
of Enough to Make the Nomination.

Chicago. July 2-It being understood
that the Territories are to be allowed
six votes each, and that the District Of
Columbia is 10 have six votes also. the
total number of votes in the conVen-
ton is 9lS. Then 400 would be ma
iority ard 612 a two-thirdS majority.
The silver men place their strength
in the convention now at Sos votes cut
of total of 920, leaving 312 votes 20 tle
god men. They clame the following
delegations entire: Alabama %; Alas
ka s: Arkansas 16; Arizona 6; CalifCr-
ria IS: Colorado s; Georgia 26; Idaho g.;
Illinois As; Indiana 80; Indian Territory
6: Iowa %; Kansas 20; Kentucky 26;
Louisiana 10: Mississippi IS; Missouri
"a: Montana 6; Nebraska 16; Nevada g.;
New Mexico s; North Carolina %; North
Dakota s: Ohio 46; Oklahoma 6; Oregon
s; s. Carolina Is; Oklahoma 6; Oregon
80: Utah 6; Virginia "a; West Virginia
y; Wyoming g.
They also claim four of the six dele
gates from Delaware; five of the six
from the District of Columbia four Of
the eight from Florida: eight Of the
twelve from Maine; one of the sixteen
from Maryland, and six of the eighteen
from Minnesota.
They concede the following delega-
tions to the gold men on the tempor-
airy roll call: Connecticut y; Massachu-
sets 30; Michigan 2S; New Hampshire
s; New Jersey 20; New York -; Penn
sylvania 64; Rhode Island s; South Da-
kOJa s; Vermont s; Wisconsin "a.
This is a few votes below the two
thirds necessary to nominate. but it is
confidently believed that these will be
secured The silver men also believe
that an investigation of the contests
from Michigan ard South Dakota will
result in adding these two delegations
to their side OF the column.
twill further he noticed that Nebraska is
figured in the silver column and this is be
cause. while there is a contest. the silver
men say they viii see that the gold stand
ard men are not seated. 1t is the security
iE this prepouderance Of votes that makes
the silver leaders confident of ultimate VIC
tory. The decision upon the abrogation of
the tw0-thirds vote on nominations may be
delayed until after temporary and perma-
rent organization and until just as the con-
vention is ready to nominate. Then, un-
less the gold standard men recognize the
superiority Of numbers and succumb to the
Inevitable, the silver men will force the
issue and rescind the long standing rule.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-03
A REPORTED COMBINE.
Gold Men Said to Have Worked the Boies
Followers-May BE scheme to Burst
Boies's Boom.

Boies's Boom.
CHICAGO, July 1.-The approach Of the
Eastern gold standard men tonight seems
to give prominence to rumors that would
otherwise be set down as ridiculous, ara
yet there is 10 be taken into consideration
a fact that seems to weigh with the silver
leaders, that Senator David B. Hill, eX-
Secretary VIM. C. Whitney, Ex-Governor
Russell Vim. F. Harrity and Senator
Smith form a political combination that
for shrewdness and knowledge of manag-
ing a seemingly lost cause cannot be eX-
celled. 1t was perhaps because of lack of
knowledge of the absolute plans of these
politicians that some credence was given
early this afternoon to rumor that the
Fasteners had selected the Boies boom
ard its supporters as a means of combine
TO effect the downfall of the absolute silver
men. Instead Of losing caste at the pooh
poohs OF the leaders to-right and the de-
malls Of the Boies people ii gained strength.
1t was to the effect that the Fasteners
had sent commissioners into the Boes
camp with offers of assistance TO that
candidate if, in return, the Boies people
would modify, in some way, the financial
plank so that. while declaring for bi-metal-
lism, il should not be so outspoken for sill
yer. The Boies supporters are highly in
dignant over the rumor tonight and deny
it strenuously. They say that they never
expected any support from the East for
their candidate. and that the rumor was
started by the friends of other candidates
for the purpose of bursting the Boies boom.
There are no Fasteners here at present
to either deny or affirm the story, with the
exception of Chairman Harrity, who de-
clined TO talk upon the subject other than
to say: "I have never heard Of such
thing"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-03
r1Psr PLACE OR NONE.

Chicago. July 2.-Governor Mat
thews. of Indiana, is not candidate
for the Vice Presidency, and will not
allow his name to be considered for
second place on the ticket. An au-
thorltative statement to this effect was
made tonight by Senator Turpie, the
Senior delegate-at-large of the indiana
delegation, in order TO put at rest re-
norts of a combination by which Gov
ernor Matthews would secure the Vice
presidency. The members Of the dele
gation committee in the city held
noeeting at their headquarters ana
named nir committees to prosecute Gov
ernor lr Matthews candidacy for the
preside1cv. m The Vice Presidential
rnmors were disavowed and it was
deemed advisable to have senator
Turpie make formal statement OF the
attitude of the Indiana candidate