People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-09-25


tcians shall perpetrate their frauds and 1t
is proven this time as it was proven two
years ago, then tho next thing on docket is to
try these politicians, party editors. saloon
keepers, brewers and distiilers and see IL they
arc really in favor of local option. They all
uow say they are. Then we will start pro-
cession beginning at Jerusalem, (Atlauta, Gal
and we will never move our tents until sa-
looms are gone. end then we will move On
Macon and Columbus, and Savannah, and Au-
5usta, and last but not least, Rome, Ga. And
no will give these fellows their belly full
one time. We will raise the black flag: 'No
quarter asked and mono shown. - believe n
saloon is the most Internal thing in Gods
world today. 1t will corrupt and debauch
everything it touches. l know it has touched
the politics of Georgia. The saloons have
debauched the politicians, aud the politicians
save debauche" the politics. ] invite every
decent editor Of any paper in Georgia who is
an honest man-and oaIieye there many
Ito acquaint himself with the facts to LOOK
into the things my eyes have soen which are
matters of record, to search the archives of
this state aud know all the facts, and then il
yor feel like sitting Gown in your sanctum
as an honest man, the father of children and
the husband of good wife and defending
these infemies or declaring that they never
transpired, then on are too dirty to discuss
affect me in way except the way tho boy
was affected when he had a Eight with the
skunk, He didn't get scratch but his
neighbors all knew that he had mad the fight.
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no more believe that there will be an hon.
est election in Georgia on the Eth day Of Oc-
tober than l believe that every bum and
thug and pap-sucker in this state is gem
tleman, scholar and Christian. We need
bo A,c hoI ~, W.,
have it. We must put official position above
the rings and rascals OF this state. We must
know that the men who hold position we're
fairly and honestly elected, and we never can
know that if it takes seven days to fix the re.
turns to be published. say to tho politicians
OF this state if you had the eyes to see you
could read the handwriting on the wall. Tha
people will rule and not rings, mach nos, par
~ cliques, political heelors and buns Tbs
frauds in REGISTRATION, the frauds Ct bal
lot box stufiing. the frauds in the consoIida-
tion Of the votes of the counties have got to
be stopped. don't believe they will ever be
stopped until the saloon is closed. I am 10.
the closing of the saloons first. hen we Will
shut Off large source OF revenue which flows
into these rings; then We will shut out the
DULLES and buns then it will be possible
to get the chairman of the Democratic ezecu.
tive committee of the state to sign anything
We want signed.
As you VIII remember, when l took Che
chairman of the Democratic executive camr it.
tee by the tail, the other day, and gave it ane
twist, he ran up into a fence c0rner, where
there was no gate, and Topped lis tongue out
and said: II can so forward. and l won t
go backward. All can do is to lose my
tail. He surrendered his tail, forgetting
that fly time was coming. I don't know a
worse condition of things than to be bon
tailtd bull it, fly time. To the woods he mn t
go. Steve will be in tile woods, starving many
day, when otherwise he might have been
grazing in green pastures, beside the still
waters
Now, we say, il the local option contest be-
precipitated upon this state, the tailless
chairman of the Democratic executive com.
tnittee will be responsible for il. After all,
we VIII not have better time, ans: conditions
will never be moIe favorable in Georgia for
the elimination and overthrow of the saloons,
than in this year OF grace. If We can't stop
| ballot box stutiing and false returns, we can
watch the scoundrels that perpetrate it, and
arraiRn them before the honest people of this
state in all coming elections.
see from the Macon Telegraph of today,
that they are going to divide managers in all
the precincts of Bibb county. except at tho
courthouse in Macon. Nothing out Democrats
need apply there. Not only IN Bibb, but in
other counties, they have already creased thelr
hands for the slippery work ell ction day.
am for peace and good order but when the
honest yeomanry of a equity shall turn ballor
boxes, returns and all, over to these ring trick
steIs and scoundIels, and be run away from
the polls by a few baIroom thugs and ma.
chine hoeleIs, then you deserve to be cheated
and counted out. Let your manhood assert
itself. Sit up with the dirty sccund els.
Thousands of honest men in Georgia will veto
against the party that practices these in
famies, if you show by your actions that you
are determined their votes shall b counted,
and that fraud and rascality shall be elImi-
mated. One brave, honest man, with right on
his Side can Gle an up doz bowling, bark.
ing thugs around the polling place. God
seys: "Nengeance is mine; | will repay:''
but in another passage He SAYS: Come up
to the help of the Lord against the mighty. -
SAM PHONES.
P. S-S2y Stavel did you help get up and
help TO circulate that "IaIe circular3'' Be-
fore God, if you are not an Egyptian nun my
and a Democrat C dummy, ans er. Speak one
time moIe in this life and sown all kuowl-
edge Of It'll origin and distribution. The in
fanny Of that circular is so immense, and rot
sen that it's enough to make the black backed
bu zzards of dsmnation fly away and yomlt
in horror. S.P.J.