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People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05
LAWYERS IN TIE STRUGGLE.

"Then l started around to look for
other attorneys, and found that every
able lawyer in town had been retained
except Professor Kent, who was not a
jury lawyer but good counsel. I re-
tanned him, and also a strong lawyer
from up the state. We carried the case
through the lower court, and it went
then from court to court until it came
to the supreme court Then in some
way they managed to transfer it to the
Federal court 1t was to have been
tried before judge who owed his APP
pointment to the largest stakeholder in
the street car company. | took the po-
sition that that judge had no right to
try that case. l used some pretty
strong language, and think they would
have had me arrested if had not been
right, AS result of these protests,
the case was transferred to circuit
court in Ohio and tried before Judge
Taft. He decided in our favor Then
st. was appealed to the Court of Appeals
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05
OUT IN oREGxsS n
A Watson Elector Vigorously Denies that
He Was a SewaIl Man.

He Was a SeWau Man.
| Editor Peoples Party Paper:
| have just read the able letter of L.
c. Bateman of Maine, in your issue of
February 5th, and while he strikes
straight from the shoulder and drove
center mostly; he overshot the mark in
one instance as follows:
''In every doubtful state portion of
the electors were conceded to the
Populists, but not man went on that
list who was not strictly pledged to
vote against Watson. Not a solitary
vote would Watson have received in the
electoral college if by any possibility
those votes could have elected Arthur
Sewall."
l was a Peoples party elector pledged
to vote for Bryan and Watson and
would not have voted for Sewall under
any crcum stances. | enclose letter
addressed to our Secretary of State
showing that 1 was under no obligation
to the Democratic nominee for vice.
president and I protest now against
being classed as one of those who could
have been induced to vote for Sewall
if had been elected. w. Fl. SPAUGH.
MR.. sPAUGH's LETTER.
'sFLoRENCE. Or, Oct 16, 1896.
Hon. Fl. r. KINCAID, Secretary of
S ate, Salem, Oregon:
Sir-The new spapers inform me that
in preparing the ballots for the APP
preaching election, you have certified
me a cal didate of the Democratic par
ty, Peoples party and Silver Republi-
can party for Presidential Elector, and
have so certified my name to the vari-
GUS county clerks. This does not con-
form to the facts. l was duly nomi-
mated for elector by the Peoples party
and as their candidate have accepted
| that nomination and filed my accept
ance, under the law in your office. l
have never filed any other acceptance,
aud l hereby protest to you and through
you to the county clerks of the various
counties of the State, against being
designated as either Democrat or a
Free-silver Republican on the official
ballot. l cannot consent that the peo-
pie of the state shall be under any mis-
apprehension as to my politicsl posi-
ton or party relations.
st therefore request that you give
this letter out for publication, SO that
the people, if they choose to vote for
me, may know exactly what my polit-
ical affiliations are.
''W. II. SPAUeH."
1t will be seen that Mr.. Bate. an has
done Mr.. Spaugh an unintentional in.
justice. d. N. s.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05
THEY OPPOSE FUSION.
The Resolutions Adopted at the Memphis
Meeting.

Meeting.
The Reform Press Association adopt
ed the following:
ELECTIONS being but incidents in the
life of the Peoples Party, this associa-
ton appeals to the Populists to con-
tinue the battle steadfastly for our
principles until each and everyone are
enacted into law and the people given
justice and equal opportunity to ENJOY
the blessings of good government.
1--WE congratulate the people of the
United States upon the fact that the
Populist education is bearing fruit, and
that even now our opponents, in many
states are max ng efforts to enact some
of our principles into law.
The failure of the leaders of the
Democratic party to carry out their
promises, by which they secured the
Endorsement of their candidate for pres
ident, places the responsibility for the
defeat of the promised reforms upon
the organized Democracy. and serves
DIS d warning tlIdU uO T01ldnCG SHOULD
be placed in old party pledges.
owe strenuously oppose all fusion or
entangling alliance with any other pc
litical party.
I'VE call Special 5ttentlon to the fact
that the great railroad corporations of
the country have been freely and open
ly used during political campaigns by
the money power of the two continents
as one of the most powerful and effect
i've agen cles for defeating promised
financial reform. This active and per-
nicious conduct on the part of private
corporations, reveals a new danger that
threatens the very existence of popul ar
government. Therefore, the public
ownership and operation of transporta-
ton of the country is not only necessa-
ry to secure lower and more equitable
transportation rates, greater and bet
ter facilities of transportation, but it
is also absolutely essential to enable
the people to secure financial reform
and to preserve popular government.
VIC punt w JIG dPPdlIIhS coHo1GioHS
in which this country now finds itself,
as the best evidence that the princi-
pies of our national platforms are right,
wise and necessary.
with firm reliance upon the pa
triotism of our press and party associ-
ates, we emphasize the Importance of
an educational campaign carried on in
spirit of fraternity.''
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05
NATIONAL REFORM PRESS.
Populist Editors at Their Memphis Meet
ing FrOwn on Fusion.

Populist Editors at Their Memphis Meet
ing FrOwn on Fusion.
The seventh annual session of the
National Reform Press Association is in
session in Memphis for three days.
President Paul Vandervoort in his
address referred to Senator Marion
Butler and Secretary Edgerton, thus:
believing that the life and preserva-
ton and success of our principles de-
pend upon it. l hereby recommend
that this association demand the resig-
nation of Marion Butler as national
chairman and J. A. Edgerton as ma
tioal secretary, and if they do not i'm
mediately respond that this association
and the mem bers of the general con-
ference depose them and elect new
officers and call on all our people to
recognize them. Many of our woes
during the last four years are due to
the fact that we did not depose our
party to the jaws of death. This is a
supreme moment in our history. If we
shirk our duty, millions will falter and
FAINT and our meeting will avail moth
ing. If we have not the power to pro-
tect ourselves we had better disband.
Our party can never advance under
fusion leadership, and these men be-
trayed us and our candidate, the gal
liant Tom Watson, of Georgia"
Every sentence which declared
against any form of fusion with either
of the old parties was the signal for a
noisy demonstration. Hats were waved
canes were fourished, and confusion
reigned during that part of the address
which demanded that Rozelle and But
Ter be thrust out of the ranks as trai-
tors to the cause of the people.
After the report of the committee on
credentials had been received and
adopted a committee of six, composed
of Harry Tracy, Texas; L D. Reynolds,
Illinois; C. Vincent, Indiana; Paul
Dixon, Missouri; ABE" Steinberger,
and Cyclone" Davis. Texas; was ap-
pointed on address and resolutions
At the afternoon session Frank Bur,
kit, OF Mississippi, was elected presi
dent, and pending the report of the
committee on resolutions the conven-
ton adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
Before adjournment a committee
will be appointed to secure names to a
petition to be presented to the national
committee asking that they issue call
for conference of the peoples party
of the United States to be held some
time between May L, and July 1. In
the event the national committee de-
cline to call the conference this com
mittee will, by the power to be gran t.
ed by this convention, proceed to cal
a conference of the party, and dele
gates will be regularly elected by men
bers in all the states where the party
has an organization.
George f. Washburn, who was il
charge of the Chicago branch of the
national executive committee during
the presidential campaign, is in attend
ance.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05
International News.

Twenty tons of nitro-glvcerine ex-
ploded in an English factory, killing
six men. The shock of the explosion
was so great as to break all the win
dows in a passenger train twelve
miles away. A great hole in the
ground is all that is left to mark the
site of the factory.
| The wife of Genera. Rodriguez. the
insurgent leader who was arrested last
January without charges and thrown
into prison among degraded and
abandoned characters and without
leave to communicate with her friends,
has been released through the efforts
of General Lee and has arrived at Key
West. Some people are disposed to
| censure Consul General Lee for rot
doing more, but it is impossible for any
man to hold office Immediately under
Cleveland and still assert his full man
hood. Even such strong men as Ores
ham and Carlisle were forced to go
back on their previous record and
lose their individuality when they
accepted office under Grover.
Since the Senate has made a preemp-
Sanquil]y under sentence of death in a
Cuban prison and shown, at the elev-
enth hour, sufficient back bone, to
override Cleveland and Olney, the
Snan; I, ,,,;pic+ar Caoor.Do T,o,o on
nounces that Sanquilly was pardoned
by the qneen a week ago. We fear
that there is a secret understanding
between Olney and DeLome, and that
the pardon has been just sig med and
dated back for a purpose-and but for
the Senate's energetic protest the par
don would never have been heard of.
The Herald's correspondent in Rio
Janeiro, Brazil, telegr apis that 5000
fanatics are now concentrated in strong
trenches, receiving from sources I'M
known to the government great guam
titles of arms, ammunition and provis-
ions. The chief of the federal troops
has demanded reinforcements from the
Brazilian government to make an at
tack on the fanatics.
There have been published in Rio
Janeiro startling revelations of the in
trigues of en- of big European syn
dictate now negotiating for the lease of
railroads in Brazil 1t is charged that
attempts have been made to bride
mn
reception in the government palace in
Rio Janeiro to celebrate the anniver-
sary of the adoption OF the new consti-
tuition.
The Italians who were damaged dur
ing the ecent troubles in Brazil have
fled claims in court asking for the re-
tarded indemnity.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

courtesy that is tro~ 2o' cart, ant
and devotion that is very agreeable
after the bad service in the hotels o
the Mexican capital
If there were nothing in life but tc
bask in the air of a perfect climate, tt
eat good food and be surrounded by
cheerful faces, one might happily
dream life away in Cuantla for a cen
tury or so. Although Cuantla is more
than four centuries old, the cemetery
seems to have been needed for little
else than as a resting place for heroes
who yielded up their lives in battle.
THE LAND OF MANANA.
The guide books call Mexico ''the
land of manana" tomorrow, but in
this little city it is the land of day after
tomorrow. kilograms are delivered at
the convenience of the operator, and
the mail, which arrives daily-about
forty five letters for population OF
10, 000-at l p. NJ, is not distributed
until p. IN.
All Mexico goes behind barred doors
and closed windows from 1 to p. m.
for siesta, and gets up to o'clock
mass in the morning.
The temperature of Quantity is re
markably even, varying little from 70
degrees night and day.
There is rushing little stream, fed
by the SHOWS of Popocatapetl, that
furnishes water power for a corn mill
and drainage for the town. A 10000
acre sugar hacienda gives employment
TO 1000 of the inhabitants, and the re-
mainder of them cultivate the soil, sell
pulque and other merchandise or sit in
the sun in the market-place They are
a quiet people, devoted to their families,
pleasant to stra ngers, happy in their
ignorance and piety.
NOISY CHURCH BELLS.
Nothing is noisy in Cuantla except
the church bells. The fierce old patri-
OF, Jaurez, who confscated the wealth
of the churches, suppressed their mon
asteries and nunneries and laid the
regulating hand Of the law on the
clergy, left the belfreys undisturbed,
and the ponderous old Spanish bells,
cracked and unmusical. disturb the
serenity of the day and night with
noises loud and discordant enough to
shake the snow from the top of Popo-
catapetl. The quality of bell-metal
the Spaniards brought to Mexico is not
the least of the evils they inflicted on
Mexico AS in all Mexican towns,
large proportion of Cuantla's inhabi-
tants are the class of Indians who live
in huts and eat only tortillas and
frijoles, but their huts are buried in a
forest of tropical fruit trees and look
very picturesque.
They are music-loving people, and
music is furnished by all the munich
palities.
All Sundays are feast days, and the
favorite Sunday tune of the orchestra
here is Sousas Manhattan Beach
March. They are not, however, a two
step people, and the tune is apt to make
an American homesick.
DuJ Wmere III Uao UnICcu 81 tSss CtS4A
one find a perfect climate, contented
people, bountiful nature, all the
comforts of life, and feel superfuously
rich on dollar day?
.EMMA I. REED in brunswick Times.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

We find on our exchange table, Vol.
1, No. 1, of the Granite City News, a
seven column, eight page, populist
paper, Messrs. Ed. L. Sutton and D. B.
St John, editors, 1t takes no little
pluck to launch any new enterprise in
these hard times. We trust that the
people of Lithonia and of DeKalb
county, will give the new paper liberal
support. We feel sure that Messrs.
Sutton and st. John will do their ut
most to deserve all patronage bestow-
ed.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05
Lost Brother.

Any information as to the where
abouts of one A. J. Barrett will be
than fully received, the last heard of
MIN was at Knoxville, Tenn. Three of
us, brothers, served in Go. A. 18th Ga
Regiment during the late war A. y.
Barrett is a travelling machinist by oc-
cupation. Any information will be
thankfully received. Address,
G. R. BARRETT,
Cedartown. Ga.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

T. w. Johnson, young fagman of
the Georgia road, was crushed to death
on Sunday night at Union Point while
coupling cars. Safety car couplers cost
money but there are lots of idle.
young men to take the place of the
dead fagman.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

The Peoples Party Paper of Atlanta,
Ga, comes to us this week changed to
large column folio with an entirely
new dress. This is about the ablest
Populist paper in the nation. Every
true Populist who can, should sub
scribe for it and read the able editori-
ais of Thos. e. Watson.-Cleburne
TEX Herald.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

Ex-president VIM. H. Harrison, is the
father of girl baby in the Gath year
of his age
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05
THE '96 BATTLE.

The third and last battle, that of '9G,
was fought on the same lines and under
the same circumstances, with Seab.
Wright in the lead, except the adop-
ton of prohibition brought the infu-
ence of the distillers of the nation to
bear against the new party, True
many good people came to the ranks
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

The Mardi Gras carnival opened in
New Orleans on March LIST.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05
NEWS OF THE NATION.
EX-PRESIDENT HARRISON THE FOND
FATHER OF A GIRL BABY.

Income Tax BilI-Eng1ish Schemers at
Work on a Brazilian RevolutiOn--General
Clay Applies for Pension.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

Blondin, the famous tight rope walk
err, the first man to walk rope across
Niagara falls, died near London recent
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

his enlistmenS Y Il.
army and his deserti0S true, a lighS
may be thrown on another period of
his history, 1t is claimed that he en-
listed at Ogdensburg, N. Y, about 1888,
and was assigned to Company c. Fourth
Infantry, and soon after deserted.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

When farming becomes profitable
every other legitimate business will
flourish.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

If you can't legislate man rich or
poor, why do the corporations want
legislation in their interests? Legisla-
ton has much to do with the prosperi-
ty of the people.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

H. G. Pendleton, young Atlanta
man vas seriously if not fat ally beaten
in Chattanooga for making improper
remarks about a young woman.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

What seems to be new chapter in
the history of Richard Ashe, the Aus
tralian murderer, has come to light 1t
is.declared on good authority that the
man of many countries and many ali
asses, is a deserter from the United
States army. So far as the police have
made public the information in their
possession, and so far as the murderer
himself has admitted, the mans record
runs no further back than September
L, 1891, when he shipped on the Star of
Russia, at Newcastle, N. S. W., and
started for this port. If this story as to
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

The notorious Princess de Chimay has
to fill an engagement at the
Olympia Music Hall, New York, at
S2, 900 per week. If her offer is accept
ed it is presumed that her gypsy para
mour, Rigo, will come with her.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

A serious riot occurred on the streets
of Knoxville; Tenn, on Monday NOR
ing. At an early hour the Citizens
Street Railway Co., set two hundred
negroes to tearing up the tracks or
Depot street. The city police arrested
the negroes and the Sheriff and his
deputies began to arrest the policemen
The fire department was called out anc
ordered to dispense the crowd by turn
ing their hose upon them. Seriou:
trouble may yet result from the con
hict of city and county officials.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

Col Carey W. Styles, the founder of
the Atlanta Constitution, died at Steph-
ensville, Texas, on Thursda y of last
week. Col. styles was native Geor.
gian and a member of the Georgia Sc
cession Convention. He moved to Texas
.h cn,t rroorc a no
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

At Soddy, Tenn, a negro, Charles
Brown, attempted an assault upon Miss
Lille. Walker. Failing in his attempt
he hid in barn. When discovered by
the sheriff's posse, he opened fi'e upon
them, fatally shooting deputy sheriff
Sadler. A mob quickly gathered and
hanged him to a tree.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

The approaching execution of Jack
son and Walling for the murder of
Pearl Bryan is the exciting topic of
conversation in Covington, Ky. Mrs.
jackson has urged her son to make a
full confession unless he is really inno-
cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-05
4 FINANCIAL PANIC IN JAPAN.

COLLAPSE OF TIE SPECULATIVE BOOM WHICH
FOLLOWED THE WAP WITH CHINA
ca, Francisco Ian Nv Il. Townsend the specia.
sy.n, recently sent TO Japan by the San Francisco
Ri,rcau OF Foreign Commerce for the purpose OF
coliec.ing data with reference to matters Affecting
,he interests OF American manufacturers, has sub
,,ted ms first report He thar In the last TWO
,ou,hs there has been panic In japanese financial
.,,cles I'm, the worst IS considered over After
.be war with china speculation was rampant Thou
.,,s ~ stock companies foate1 and the shares
,o,,r.d Everybody invested. but the collapse soo1
,,,e The native banks have shut down indiscriin-
ra,.iv ~ late and merchants have received no ac-
o,,,no1,tIcns Heavy stocks OF merchandise were
h,,s ,,roun hack on the market and warehouses are
crowded.
oyer 20 per OF the import business OF Japan IS
oo,,roiIed by foreign houses. a loss OF per cent
,b,n three years. Little credit Is allowed by I'M
o,,.-s Frciehts from England and Continental
purora arc lower than from America, consequently
~, ti,iL ~ the business IL done with English French
"a Ger,n,n houses " lille thrf" IL temporary
,r,,c.nrv I'm the money market. there II no az
s,iI'ttton - handicap indu'triai progress The Rail
30 congre-- which opei 81 on Decehip'r - VII
wa III, r.maln In session Tor TWO months. ALREADY
annie atoms for charters for new railroads
a. ~, h,.n ri,d and it IL sud that over forty WI.
'a ,n,sd I'm the nrsi weei In December contracts
-. made for eighteen American io'"no,''.'
Hitherto English rolling sio.'k nas IT,, nte a.. Moi
oi".iysiv Americans will shrtly receive the PRIV.
80 ~ nng app,lcaiions for trade MARKS anu par
enis although little pro:ectionls p'o'Se' =" 'ess
IN he