People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-11-05


cent. of it's property owners and res
ponsible citizens, nor would he dare in
any town in the North or East appoint
to local Office one who was opposed
by 80 per cent. of the best people OF
the locality, and,
"Whereas, On the night of Septem-
Der 10, 1891, unknown parties are said
to have shot and attempted to kill the
said appointee; therefore,
Resolved, By the House of Repre-
ssntatives of the General Assembly OF
the State of Georgia, That if said NJ
tempt to shoot said appoiutee be true,
which we disbelieve, then we condemn
in unme assured terms the lawless con-
duct of the wouldbe assassins.
Resolved, That we deplore this and
similar appointments as exhibitions OF
petty spite and narrow sectional hate,
unworthy the high Office of chief mag
istrate of this great nation.
Resolved, That we appeal to impair
tial public opinion to enter its power
full protest against presidential appoint
ments to Office for the manifest pur
pose of affronting and humiliating a
community of American citizens for 20
other reason than difference in party
affiliations"
Mr.. Hall addressed the house asking
the passage of the resolution without
reference to q committee. He >saSd
that he spoke IS an American citizen,
and without sectional feeling, giviAg
his reasons on the line of the resolu-
ton itself.
Gentlemen of the house." said he,
''the time has come for the South Ito
take a stand on this question and notify
the country of it's position in no un-
certain terms. Since the war the South
has been loyal to the flag and the con-
stitution, and deserves to be treated
with the same consideration as other
sections. No true man would ask
more, and no brave man would accept
less"
Mr.. T. D. Oliver, of Burke, opposed
the resolution, saying it misrepresented
the true southern sentiment. He
thought it would be taken as endorse
ment of lawless act
Mr.. B. H. Hill, of Troup, heartily en-
dorsed the resolution He said:
This infamous negro was never shot
at all. The prevailing opinion is that
the wounds were inflicted with a knife
and for the purpose of arousing d SEN
timent in his favor"
The resolution was put under vpte
and appeared to have been carried
overwhelmingly, but before the result
was announced division Was called
for and Mr.. Hill called for the ayes and
nays.
Judge Boynton said if this resolution
by implication charged the people of
Hogansville with assassinating the
postmaster.
Mr.. Hall said it did not.
Mr.. Calvin wanted the resolution re-
ferred to the committee on the state of
the republic.
Mr.. Hall said: "Kill it, rather than
give it lingering death"
He proceeded to say that he would
vote for similar resolution on SINH
lar appointment in Nebraska. He AK
ed nothing more Tor Georgia thar e.11s
any other state.
sit is time for us to meet this ISSUE"
said he land we should meet it like
men"
Mr.. Boynton, of Calhoun, thought
the resolutions language was inoppor-
tune, and ought to be referred to an
appropriate committee.
Mr.. Oliver insisted that the resolu-
ton reflected on the people of Hogans-
vile, by implication charging them
with d lawless act.
Mr.. Pierce, of Houston, thought the
resolution ought to be referred, as the
house did not understand 1t.
Mr.. Calvin was in hearty sympathy
with the spirit of the resolution, bat
thought it would more comport with
the dignity Of the house to refer it TO a
committee He moved to 30 refer it,
Mr.. Hall moved to amend by in instruct
ing the committee to report back at
half past ~ o'clock. That was accept
ed by Mr.. CALVIN and the resolution was
referred to the committee on the state
of the republic.
Mr.. Calvin got the matter into an I'M
expected complication when he had it
referred to this committee. II has six
teen members. eleven of whom are
Populists and Republicans.
Mr.. Hall who intaoduced the above
resolution is the member from Cove
ta," Governor Atkinson's home county
and is also Governor Atkinson's law
partner.
Mr.. Calvin, who expressed himself
Tin sympathy with the resolution is
the member from Richmond" a coun-
ty that voted sixteen or eighteen thou-
sand ballots with voting population
of about eleven thousand. The excess
being obtained by voting squads of ne
groes at one polling place and making
them repeat their votes at every c&her
polling place in the city.
Governor Atkinson and the men
who control "sowed the wind and must
stand the reapipg, while poor Cuffee
who had confidence in Democratic
promises must bury his Democratic re-
commentator or the Democrats will
bury him.
The resolutions were referred TO
committee composed of nine Populists,
two Republicans and four Democrats,
who reported adverse to it's passage,
but the Democratic House passed it
over their report.
Next year will be election year. The
Democrats will honey-com b the negro