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People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
A FINE FIELD.

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FINE FIELD.
Agriculture and horticulture have al
immensely wide scope, sheep raising i
a great industry and cotton a growing
one. In Mexico city and all the large
towns there is a demand for goo(
American hotels and stores. But the
greatest need of the country, and ont
that is being supplied as rapidly az
possible, is for manufactures, to save
the ruinOus expense of importing from
gold standard countries. Driven to il
by the depreciation of her silver by the
United States and Europe, Mexico is
now manufacturing much of her own
furniture, the common grades of cotton
and wooden cloths, carpets, blankets,
mattresses, iron and wood work,
leather goods, clothing and shoes.
American clothing cannot be found in
the city and American shoes only at
one place and at double the price OF
Mexican shoes. Coal and oil wells are
being discovered under the stress of
their need, new railway lines are
bringing the products of forest and
field from remote parts Of the Republic
and it is only question of time when
Mexico will be sufficient unto herself
When dollar will buy twice as much
at home as in foreign countries, Mex
leo will make every effort to spend that
dollar in Mexico.
The climate of the Republic is guaged
by altitude more than by latitude, and
ranges from the hot air of the coast to
temperate and even cold at great ele-
vations. At attitudes of from four to
eight thousand feet in the tropical belt
of Mexico is found probably the finest
and healthiest climate in the world.
The valley of Mexico, 6,700 feet high,
would be climatic paradise if drain
age could be secured for it, and the eff
forts Of centuries to that end appear
now about to be realized.
The Indians of Mexico bear little re-
semblance to our North American tribes
except in features, being Industrious,
kindly -natured and of cheerful domes-
tic habits.
All portions of the Republic, even
the most remote and unfrequented, are
said to be safe to travellers. and in
some portions the natives are courte-
GUS and generous hosts.
The municipal governments of towns
are careful and exacting.
Education is receiving attention in
the larger cities, and in Mexico city
are to be found both English and Mex
lean schools that would compare favor
ably with any institution OF learning
in Georgia.
Thus it will be seen that every ele-
ment of progress is at work for the de
velopment of our sister Republic
EMMA L.@REED.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

aud fifty were more or less seriously
injured, some of them fatally. Sixteen
horses were killed on the street and
glass was shattered blocks away.
There was a leak in big gas main and
it is supposed defective electric wire
ignited the escaping gas.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
NO MORE FUSION.

Fusion will meet with our united
opposition. It will never be tolerated
again. The desire to annihilate the
Democratic party was openly express
ed. All felt that we should Stay the
Democratic tiger in her jungle, the
solid south. If we can do that in an
off year 1898, we can win in 1900. The
most of the rank and file of the democ-
racy are honest. They desire reform.
We must show them that we adhere
to principle and they will join us The
silver Republicans of the West will
break away from them. Selfish leaders
would affiliate with us if we demon
strate our devotion to our cause. No
party can expect recruits that trades
or traffics with the enemy.
BREAK AWAY FROM SILVER
Our people must at once pull out
from the silver clubs which are de-
vice of the enemy and organize middle
of the road populist clubs.
1t is easy. Just meet and elect pres
1dent, secretary ana treasurer, ana
send names of officers and members to
J. Fl. Ferris, Joliet, Ills.
now live under southern sky,
surrounded by the faithful populists of
Texas and will do all can for our holy
cause. My treatment at Memphis
warmed my heart. The association
did not want to investigate charges of
men who made them and ran away
and Edgarton and his whole crowd
were proven liars by their own hand
writing.
From myshumble location on the gulf
coast of Texas l shall continue to
work and reach the people through my
pen. PAUL VAN DERvooRT.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
THE PRESS MEETING.
PAUL VAN DER WORT ABLY REVIEWS
THE MEMPHIS CONVENTION.
Zealously he Renews His Vows to Battle for
the Peoples Cause-Warns POpulists
Against Silver Clubs and Pie Eating
Fusionists.

The recent meeting of the Reform
Press at Memphis will do great good to
the cause. 1t was the largest meeting
meeting we have ever held. 1t was
practically unanimous on all subjects
| Though Rozelle had claimed that the
organization had broken up it was
proven by her own records that we had
gained more members during the past
year than ever before in its history.
The meeting at Kansas City was a
fzzle. Though Kansas and Nebraska
have nearly 300 newspapers, not one
fourth of them were represented On
the question of organizing new assoc
citation only "a voted. The fact is that
though fusion exists in Kansas and
Nebraska two-thirds of the papers are
in favor of true populism. Only those
who have shared in the pie distribution
are in favor of fusion. The balance
remain quiet but will line up for the
true doctrine.
The only persons present from Ne
braska were few of Gov. Holcomb's
Office holders. The two Edgartons
Laurders and one of the Nebraska
state officers and two others who hold
Offices.
have not seen any address Or reso-
luton they offered. While they pro
claimed that Van Dervoort was the
cause of the separate meeting they or
ganized after Burkett and all our Off
GERS were elected and thus demonstra
ted they were acting under orders.
Rozelle, the Democratic official bossed
the job. The Memphis meeting show
ed to all the world that we desired
harmony in our ranks while every
editor but one or two, was opposed to
Butler and Edgerton they favored
taking legal steps to secure that result.
No part of my address was received
with more delight than the clause de-
manding the removal of Butler and
Edgerton. Washburne's course was
wise and every editor received him
cordially and before the meeting was
over felt convinced of his devotion to
the true interests of our party.
Watson's absence was deplored.
But all of them accepted his reasons for
not attending. They would have been
glad to have taken him by the hand,
and would have given him a great ova
ton.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
AS BAD AS CUBA.

1.-THE majority of manufacturers in
this country are in straitened circum-
stances, and are at the mercy of the
moreyed classes. The big fish are eat
ing up the little ones If this thing
keeps up we shall have a revolution,
and no mistake. The poor are oppress-
ed as much by the rich in this country
as the Cubans are by the Spaniards.
1.-The trouble with the people is that
they cannot make out good case.
That is to say, they cannot prove that
certain men in high positions are
scoundrels 1 fully agree with Andrew
Carnegie, the iron king, that the man
who dies possessed OF many millions,
dies disgraced. If man like John
Rockefeller were not allow ed to give a
dollar to a college or church, don't
you suppose he would be soon execrat-
ed for piling up his ill-gotton gains?
Nothing upsets u man so much as to
know that he is not respected. just
look how Russell Sage loads down the
plate in New York
eff such law were passed, cutting
off these so-called philanthropists'
from being permitted to veneer their
robberies and i'll gotten gains by dona-
tions and securities, we should soon see
the plutocrats pass off the plane OF
action and become less hoggish and
more human.
"If 1 had the making of only one
law for the country it would be this
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
NEWS OF THE NATION.
CARLISLE TO BE TAKEN IN BY THE
PULLMAN'S AS SPECIAL COUNSEL

A Murderer at Last is Shot Down by a
Youthful Brother-in-Law-McC
Wife Killer Gets a Continuance-Sam
Jones Drawing Big Crowds.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Greese is preparing for war with
Turkey. Forty thousand Greek troops
have been ordered to the frontier to be
ready to resist invasion. King George
has issued a'call to all Greeks in foreign
lands to return home to aid their ma
tive Land in the coming struggle. There
are said to be $4,000 Greeks in the
United States and many of them will
doubtless heed the call and return to
fight the Turks. The Greek colony in
Atlanta mum bers about 200, most of
them being young men fit for military
service.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Belgium has adopted new method
of noting time. On May list the new
system will go into effect and the hours
of the day will be numbered from to
"a. The new day will begin as now at
midnight, but instead of calling the
hour past noon l o'clock as now, it will
be Is o'clock and so on up to "a when
the new day will begin again.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Worcester, Mass, had $3.50, 900 fire
on last Friday. Nine fremen were IN
inted while fighting the flames.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Capt. John D. Hart, of Philadelphia,
was refused a new trial under the
charge of violating the neutrality laws,
and was sentenced to pay fine of
$500, to pay the costs of prosecution
amounting to $500, and to serve two
years in the penitentiary., Capt Hart
was owner of the Laurada which car
ried arms and supplies to the Cuban
insurgents. Having won our own
liberties through the right of revolu-
ton, we now fine and imprison an
American citizen for aiding our Cuban
neighbors to throw off the yoke of a
more CALLING tyranny
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Thomas Rowe, just sent sent to the
penitentiary from Sherman, Texas, is
said to have sixteen living wives, all of
whom were married inside of seven
years. He said that he had no special
objection to any of them only that he
became tired of them. Most of the
women have children by him, there
being three sets of twins among them.
He claims that no woman has ever
re fused to marry him.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

A two year old child at Salem, Mass,
pulled a lamp from the table which
ignited his dress burning him to death.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

King George, of Greese, has refused
to withdraw his troops from Crete in
accordance with the demand of the
powers. These six so called christian
nations will now have to decide wheth-
er they will hands off and let plucky
little Greece have it ont with Turkey,
or whether their aid shall be given to
Christian or Turk
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Richard Condor, of New Orleans, shot
his mistress who had left him and then
killed himself One of the shots fired
struck Mrs. Carmichael of Rachel, Ca,
who happened to be on the street, in
the ankle,
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

is their right. Every railroad has an
American president and staff of Off
GERS, the minor positions are given to
Mexlcans because of their knowledge
OF the language and people, and their
cheapness. 1t is the same of all organ
lied capital here. To money and abil-
lty of large order the opportunities
IN Mexico are great. In spite of cen
turtles of mining, new stores of miner
ais in great variety are being discov-
cred as new fields are invaded by the
mine expert.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
A TRUST RIDDEN COUNTRY.

"This country is trust-ridden. It's
only question of time, unless some
thing is done very soon, when we will
have revolution upon US Things are
running towards the Government own
ership of railroads, and the people are
demanding this more and more. Each
State should know what it's railroads
are doing. It should stop them from
over-capitalizing, and hold them down
to legitimate business, so that people
can invest in their stocks with safety.
ga railroad should be compelled to
do business in an honest way and not
be allowed to water it's stock, II an
officer of such corporation offers wa
tered stock for sale he should be treat
ed as man who obtains money under
false pretenses or as a 'green-goods'
man, and punished accordingly.
81 believe in vested rights, butt don't
believe that the managers of railroads
should be allowed to rob the people
who have their money invested in rail
road sto rs
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Harry Reeves, Chattanooga saloon
ist, has disappeared to the grief of his
creditors. A young female Salvation
army officer is said to have disappeared
at the same time.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Two men were killed in Philadelphia
by being run down by a fire engine.
Gov. Bradley of Kentucky has ap-
pointed Maj. A Il. Wood to the United
States Senate.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Great damage was done last week on
the English Coast by terrific gale
The harbor of Weymouth. was filed
with wreckage, and the piers crushed
in by the might of tremendous waves.
Large numbers of fishing boats were
foundered but the life saving crews
rescued many of the fishermen. On
shore the force of the wind was suffi-
Gent to snap long Tires of telegraph
poles and to overturn train of cars.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

D. Fl. Duncan, a travelling salesman
for a tobacco house, committed suicide
in Birmingham by shooting himself
through the head with pistol. Des-
pondency on account of continued i'll
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Paynaster, Lieutenant William p.
Bromley, of the U. S. Ship Yantic, has
absconded from Monte Video because
of entanglements with a brother Off
GERS wife,
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Emperor William has asked of the
Reichstag large sum for the purchase
or building of warships. The idea
seems to be that at no distant day
Germany and England may come to
blows and with England's greatly SUI
perior naval strength, every German
port could be blockaded. The Reichstag
will be dissolved if the money is not
voted and an appeal made to the coun-
try. Socialism is rapidly growing in
Germany and it is by no means certain
that an appeal to the country would
result in victory for the government.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
PINGREE ON TRUSTS.
UNLESS SOMETHING is DONE SOON
THERE WILL BE REVOLUTION.
Suggests Free Trade as CIub--Would
Make it Unlawful for the RoclzfelIers and
the Sages to be Philanthropists-AV Veneer
ing for Robbery.

Gov. Hazen S. Pingree, of Michigan,
is very much interested in the investi-
cation of trusts and monopolies now
being conducted in New York City by
Senator LeXow's committee He be-
lieves that unless something is soon
done to regulate these octopi, there
will be a revolution. The Governor
has taken the bull by the horns in
Michigan and is after the railroads to
compel them to stop discrimination.
To-day, in speaking about the recent
developments in New York, in connec-
ton with the inquiry into trusts, Gov.
Pingree said to New York World
man:
''If l were in President McKinley's
place | should have law enacted pro-
viding for a tariff commission to regu
late the whole question of revenue for
the Government While l believe in
protection, have no sympathy what
ever for trusts, and if l were in Mr.
McKinley's place, every time one of
these combines was formed TO raise
the prices would have the tariff com
mission empowered to take off all du-
ties on the trusts product, and then we
should have free trade with venge-
ance.
las regards gas and other kinds of
monopolies, the municipalities should
either control or own them and have
the same power to regulate them that
is exercised over hacks and carriages.
Indeed, our municipalities should as
sumo control of water, gas and street
car tracks.
TOO MUCH DISHONESTY.
''The trouble with our country to-day
is that there is too much dishonesty on
all sides. incorporated bodies desire
the control of everything and want to
run things to suit themselves. They
influence Congress and State Legisla-
lures to such an extent that scandals
are cropping out every now and then.
Look at the big scandal that the
Sugar Trust raised in Washington a
year ago when one of the Senators was
found inve sting in Sugar certificates.
And then look at the list of watered
stocks we have all over the country.
The innocent tockholders are squeezed
in order that few men on the inside
may hog everything.
1--WE have got to come back to first
principles and get on an honest basis
before this country can prosper just
look at the railroad corporations that
are in receivers hands If you inves.
tigate the matter carefully you will
find that in the majority of cases there
has been bad management, stock job
bing, or some peculiar business meth
DDS employed by which the big fish in
the puddle swallow up the little ones.
"Most of the bank failures within the
past six months have been the result of
dishonesty.
''You don't hear of the Pullman or
Wagner companies being in bankrupt
cy, nor do you often notice that an ex-
press company or Merchants Des-
patch or Union Line Fast Freight con-
Germ has gone into the hands of a re-
ceiver. These are wheels within
wheels, and organized for the purpose
of making money for the railroad mag
mates at the, expense of the mass of
stockholders of the railroad.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
International News.

It is reported that Queen Victoria is
rapidly failing in strength. She not
only has to be wheeled from one room
to another, but can take only a few
steps even when supported by an at
tendant.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

A quantity of nitro glycerine stored
on the farm Of Albert Pike near Buff
falo, N. Y, exploded from some cause,
killing Pike and his bired man. The
latter was blown to atoms by the force
of The explosion.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Advices from Constantinople state
that the Turkish troops on the frontier
are almost ready to assume the oppres-
sion and that in weeks time 1000
troops could cross the line and invade
Greece. 1t is altogether likely that in
the event of the invasion of Greece,
that Servia, Bulgaria, Roumamia and
possibly Montenegro, acting in con-
cert, may make war upon Turkey, and
the war will become one of religion,
the cross against the crescent
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Especial Correspondence Peoples Party Paper
CRY, OF MEXICO, Feb, %, 1897.
907 PASEO DEL, REF0RMA,.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

The Supreme court of California has
prefused t. give Theodore Durant, the
murderer of Blanche Lamont and
Minnie Williams, a new trial. He is
now likely to hang instead of dying in
jail of old age.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

1t is reported that the Pullmans have
employed Carlisle as general counsel
at salary of $25. O0o. Monopolies are
more grateful than republics. They
take good care of their servants.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Recently while repairing bank
floor in New York, the carpenter
found rats nest built out of Green
backs. The nest was worth about
$1,000.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

. Senator Lexow in his report to the
New York legislature says that the
present laws of the state are sufficient
to control the trusts if they were
enforced.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Colin Draughdrill was hanged at
Gadsden, Ala, on last Friday for the
murder of j. I. Bates. Draughdrill
came of the best blood in Alabama, but
he was wild and reckless from his boy
hood
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

A construction train of the Baltimore
and Ohio road left the rails at a point
near GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and rolled down
a "a foot embankment. Three persons
were killed instantly and six or seven
others injured.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Dispatches from st. Paul, Mimi,
state that the snow is four feet deep on
the northwest prairies Why will
farmers buy homes in such a country
when they can buy lands in Georgia
for $500 an acre and get climate
worth SO 90 an acre thrown in free of
cost.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Governor Bloxham of Florida has ap-
pointed Col John A. Henderson to
represent the state in the United Senate
until the legislature shall elect sue
cessor to Senator Call.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Traffic is blocked in the northwest
ION account of the recent immense fall
of snow All over Minnesota trains
4fnd it impossible to move. -
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Van Walker, of Nashville, who was
once sentenced to hang for an assault
upon Julia Jones, has been released
from prison. The Supreme court
granted him new trial on the ground
of insufficient evidence to Justify con-
viction and the prosecution let him go.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher is dead.
Her death occurred on the tenth ami
versary of that of her distinguished
husband.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

/ Mr.. McRay, q planter living near
Romer, Ala, committed suicide by
jumping into we'll. No cause as
signed.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28
mcknight Arrested.

Mcknight, who was the president of
the bursted bank of Louisville, Ky,
and who was formerly we'll known in
Hutchinson, has been arrested under
orders of the comptroller f currency
for juggling with the books of the
bank lie appears to have always been
a fake and a swindler Ills FIRST bank
ing business was in SOFT City. Kansas.
From that hegraduated into national
bank examiner, blt would have prob
ably failed to hold thu place had it not
been for the death Of Senator Plumb,
who had caused his suspension. It is
said that his reinstatment was chiefly
due to thu efforts of J. n High, who
paid his expenses TOR several months
in Washington an neyer g)5 any Of it.
back. lie was an expert in b1jN3 n /
was called to examine the great Chem
ical National Bank of Oh cIgo, ihougIt
to be drifting among the breakers. lie
stayed awhile, made report that
would plea'e the IN ISt su5p cous, and
with AN abundance uf mODev, Started
a bank of bis own in Louisville. The
Chemical National soon failed how
ever, but that m Ide no difference t
Mcknight.
This is about the story told IN TIT
K. c. Journal and is probably correc
in the main. 1t is also said that whilt
he was passing as capitalist, his par
ents were getting the necessaries o.
life from the charity of neighbors il
the eastern plrt of the state.