The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16
BRANTLEY ON THE HUsTrNGs.
He Addresses n Large Crowd at
JeSup and Makes Friends.

Jesup. Ca. Aug. 15.-IIon. ". G. Brant-
ley spoke here to-day TO a very large and
aDpreciative crowd. Standing room IN the
court house was al occupied and there
were between fifty and a hundred people
that could not get ia the court house and
were debarred from hearing the speech.
sir. Brantly is personally very popular in
this county. and great many populists
were out 10 hear him
He reviewed the history Of the three par
ties. and showed the benefits 20 DE de-
rived from the democratic party. he said
the republican platform offered no rene
dy for our troubles, while the populist
platform offered too much remedy.
He placed himself squarely upon the
democratic platform and made a very con-
viHcins argument In behalf OF the Chica-
50 platform
on the subject Of the tariff he maintain
ed that the ideal condition would be such
legislation as would throw open the mar
kets OF the world 20 the man who had
anything to sell. TO obtain the highest price
he could. and that would likewise throw
open the same markets. to the man who
wanted to buy where he could buy the
cheapest. This ideal condition, however.
der our system OF maintaining the govern
ment. u was necessary to tax the people
through tariff laws. This tax. however,
should be laid uniformly and equally. and
he did not believe that so long as IT had
to be levied at all that our people should
Pay this tax on everything
all benehcent revenue removed from
everything they had 10 sell. This was not
equality and not ia accordance with the
democratic platform
lie referred TO sea island cotton IN
particular and the fact that Egyptian
cotton was imported into this country
last season TO an amount almost equal
10 our crop. and in competition with our
crop. and that il paid no duty He saw
no reason why this should continue.
lie also briefly referred to lumber,
wood and rice as other products OF this
section and showed that The articles he
named constituted the wealth of this
P4Tt OF georgia.
lie opposed McKinleyism and the trust
pools and combines that il produced.
He pointed ont the Importance Of this
question Of taxation, that II had always
beeen important, that ii caused the revo-
luton and was responsible for this re-
public. That both old political parties
dealt with IL in their platforms; the re-
publican party in the interest of the
classes. the democratic party in the in
terest of the masses.
While the populist party. that claims
20 have sprung from the people, makes no
form.
He advised the populists to come back
to the party and vote for Bryan and Sew
all But, he said, the populist claim that
We stole their platform tat this statement
there was a cheer from the populists in
the audience; but, he said, If we stole
your platform you stole our candidate,
and honors are even on that score.
Mr., Brantley was loudly appauded all
through his speech, and everybody con-
cedes that II was one Of the ablest
speeches ever delivered in this county.
Mr.. Brantey was introduced by ID. NJ
Clark in very appropriate manner. At
the conclusion OF the speech of Mr. Brant-
ley J. w. Poppen, the democratic nomi-
nee for the Legislature from this county,
made a short but enthusiastic speech. II
Is now generally conceded that he will
win over his opponent, Mr.. Nichols, by a
good safe majority He states that he
will support Mr.. Crisp for senator.