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People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17
The Revenue Bill.
The many years of

AS expected, the Senate has voted
down the taxes on accumulated wealth
added to the bill in the Senate Finance
Committee by the Democrats and Sen
ator Jones of Nevada, and over the
protest of the Republican members, 1t
is the bill as approved by the Republi.
cans of the Finance Committee not the
bill approved by the majority of the
Committee. that is destined to pass the
Senate. The first proposed tax to fall
under the ban as tax on accumulated
wealth was the general tax of one
quarter of one per cent. on the gross
earnings of corporations. 1t was voted
down by signal majority the vote
standing 90 for, 40 against, all the gold
democrats and one or two Others voting
against this tax, 1t was opposed as
inequitable, as unconstitutional in-
equitable because it did not tax corpo
rations upon their net earnings but
upon their gross receipts and so would
fall much heavier on those corpora
tons having small net earnings as com
pared to receipts than on corporations
with large net earnings, inequitable
because it did not tax all those engag-
ed in industry and trade but only the
corporations engaged, releasing all in
dividuals and firms; demonstrations
because, as Senator Caffrey Of Louisi
ana argued, the corporations were
created by the states and that which
the st25es create the states alone car
tax. Put in another way it was sale
the states license corporations to dc
business and that what the states Ii
cense they have perfect right to tax
but that the United States had no righI
to exact from corporations a license
for doing business that they do under
lice ses granted by the states not the
nation. On the same reasoning thu
government would have the right tc
tax national banks but no right to ta1
state banks.-American.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17
Speaking of Reed,

President Mckinley is one of the
most ardent of Hawaiian annexation
lists. 1t is we'll known in Congress that
it is his wish that Congress should pass
joint resolution of annexation. And
the House is more than ready to res
pond to his wish. Yet the House is
held in check, prevented from declar-
ing its approval of the annexation pro-
position. If 1t so declared some think
the President would act without wait
ing for action by the Senate and annex
the islands under the plea Of military
necessity. But the House does not reg
lister it's approval of annexation. One
man stands in the way, refusing to give
the opportunity. That man is the
Speaker of the House, one of whom
Democrats have often spoken as Gear
Reed. 1t is now in order for Republi-
cans to do the gearing"
The spectacle OF the Speaker joining
with the two Democratic members of
| the Committee on Rules, and refusing
to present p rule to the House provid
ing for the discussion of Hawaiian an
nexation, is peculiarly edifying for we
see th&t the Speaker cannot only shut
the minority eff from making itself
| heard but quell the voice, defeat the
purpose, prevent the passage of res
olution desired by his OWE party.
Under the rules OF the House it is
impossible to get the Hawaiian resolu-
ton of annexation before the House
without the approval OF Mr.. Reed. By
bringing in special rule for the con-
sideration of any measure and fixing a
time for taking vote the Committee
on Rules, or majority of it, can bring
| any measure up before the House that
it desires, provided the House does not
take the indirect way of defeating such
measure by voting down the rule and
refusing consideration. Unless brought
before the House by special rule the
Hawaiian resolution must retsin its
place on the House calendar, with
weeks of other business ahead OF it, go
that it cannot be reached. The reports
of the Committee on Rules are privi-
| legged and take precedence over other
bus ness, Consequently when the Com
nittee brings in q rule other business
| is laid aside and the House proce eds to
the consideration of such rule, twenty
minutes on each side being allowed for
| debate. At the end of such brief de-
bate the vote on adoption or rejection
| of the rule is taken. If the rule is
adopted then the House proceeds after
| the manner laid down in the special
rule and to the consideration of the
measure thus brought before the
| House for action.
This all-powerful committee consists
Of five members, the Speaker being
one Acting with the opposition on
such committee it is in his power to tie
| the hands of his own party, and this
| Mr.. Reed is now doing with regard to
| Hawaiian annexation He makes it
impossible for the House to get the
resolution it desires to pass laid before
it. Much pressure has been brought to
tear upon Mr.. Reed to change his po-
silion, but to all pleadings he has heen
deaf The country is simply having
proof piled up that without the ap-
proving nod of the Speaker nothing
can be accomplished in the House,
Wharton Barker in American.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17

Two hundred and ten million acres
of United States lands have been gran
ted torailroad corporations. If seven
ty acres had been given TO each of
three million unemployed men in that
country, every one might now be en-
1oying the comforts OF happy and
prosperous home, and all might be in
telligent and selt-raspecting citizens
instead OF the degraded tramps and
slaves they have become. These raj
way lands are owned for the most part
by European capitalists, and represent
an area equal to that OF England Scot
land, Ireland and France combined
The people Of the United States have
also built railroads for foreigners to
own. Blind follows, surely; yet not
more so than Canadians have been, Tor
we also have built railroads and given
sway large portion OF our priceless
heritage for foreigners to own. We
are only now beginning to understand
how stupid we have been.-Citizen ana
Country.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17
Out in Texas.

Hill county Democrats are worse
torn up than they have been in twenty
years. II ia ali the result OF their re
cent primary election. The frauds
they practiced on one another has
awakened the people to the rotten
ness Of Democratic elec, on methods
In their al 20 succeed, the respective
candidates resorted to every illegal and
unfair method possible, some OF the
voters tore of from their ballots the
"test" prescribed by the committee
and swore they would not be bound b7
any such pledge, Others voted men
who did not live in the county, as well
as many under age, The Pops are
moving along smoothly and viewing
the disafoction compiacautly.-Mer-
curry.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17
Speaking of Money.

Bills of credit, Treasury notes or
green backs made legal tender is the
best money the world ever saw" said
Benjamin Franklin, and Franklin
wrote Gold is the most useless metal
in the world, fit only for plugging
teeth and ornanenting fools"
Said James G. Blaine: 81 belle re
the struggle going on to produce sin
gle gold standard will produce wide
spread disaster throughout the world "
Daniel Webster said: when all
our paper money is made payable in
coin on demand it will prove the most
certain means to fertiize the rich mans
field with the sweat of the poor mans
brow"
Gold is the instrument of specula-
tors and gam Dlers, and the idol OF
thieves and misers. John Ingalls,,
Interest b airing bonds, silver and
G Id advocates, Democrats and Repub-
leans, are doing more to polit cally
and nationally damn the people of the
United States than is rum aad all other
vices and sins com bined.
If some lover of the human race had
the power, authority anG will to gather
into one heap all the gold and silver
money of the world and all the wor-
shippers of these metals as money and
carried this specie and its votaries INTO
the ocean where its depths, il possible,
could never be fathomed, and it tied to
it's advocates and all to be dropped over
into that oceans depths to sink to rise
no more TO Cypress and curse the hu-
man race, it would be the greatest
~ ID to the human race thai could ever
happen.
In mercy and goodness we beg and
pray thee, Good Master. relieve cur
country from the curses OF bond
making aud ruling class who wish to
idolize gold and silver as money.
j. G B. ERWIN
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17
North Carolina Echoes.

The newspaper report of the North
Carolina convention is all wrong and
exaggerated. Senator Bntler stated
he YVES opposed to Democratic fusion,
and he thereby fooled and deceived a
great many Populists. The convention
was three-fourths against Democratic
fusion. He lost control of the State
Committee and was made to submit a
proposition the democrats will refuse
The Democrats did refuse to accep.
such proposition which places Senator
Butler in thu middle of the road in his
state politics or in some other position
hard now to judge American,
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17
4 Politicians Fight.

The nationaL government won't fight
this war on non-intarest bearing notes,
although the people are willing to take
them for Their blood aud their produce
The state politicians are not willing
to take them for their blood and their
produce. The state politicians are not
willing for the people to have relief
railroad because corporation campaign
funds are wanted by the on.freig ht
pay ing politicians worse than they
need low freight rate to the gulf,
The average politician knows nothing
aad cares but little for the amount oil
freight and taxes piled on the mudsil.
Ter. Mercury.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17
About the War.

Myron Rec7 expresses surprise that
people stand on the streets Of Denver
and watch brave men go to the war
and say nothing, II Myron Reed would
Rcquaint himself with the grievances
OF the masses, he would learn that
empty stomEcbs are not conducive to
the broad spirit Of patriotism whose
expression is so notceabiy absent, an
exhibition Of which would bciug j1y to
the heart Of Myron Reed. The truth
about the matter is, the masscs have
gos nothing to 1sht for in this war,
and bread Tor an empty stomach is IA
more important 10 them thsn tho &c
Gu aition OF Cuba or The Philippines
Mercury.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17
500 Reward 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has boon able to cure in all IT'S
stages and that is Catarrh. Hall Catarrh Cure
Is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu-
tonal disease requires consututial treat
meut. Hall Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease and giving the pc
tient strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work The
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People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17
IS It stands.

The Iowa railway commission costs
ten Thousand i've hundred dollars per
annum. Tae Texas railroad commits
son costs fifty i've thousand dollars
pr aunum Neither one Of them I'M
der present conditions are worth two
bits The Texas railroad comm ssion
without, a Texas Relief railroad Will
never reduce freight rates on the pro-
Queer or stop the boycott of free ships
on our gulf coast Mercury.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17
Only For the Rich.

War IS one OF the best things in the
world for the miilousires and the sb-
normally rich War kills or tins eur
plus population and loozens for q time
the chains of oppression fastened up9n
mankind by money in time Of peace
more than in time Of war The rich
welcome wsr--welcome it as source
OF increased gain and as means OF
freeing tham somewhat from the right
enus demands of III oppressed people
The rich have every thing to gain bv
war; the p nor yerything - lose-and
every thing to pay Era, North Platte,
Neb
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17
Farmers Break the Boggy Ionopoly.

1t is claimed that for years buggy manufact-
urcrs have secured eN0rbitant prices for their
goods, but recently, through the combined as
si5tauce of the farmers Of Iowa, Illinois and
other states Sears h2ehuck y Co. OF Chicago
$3.50; Ton BuggieS, $22,15; Top Surries, $i375
and upwards, and rhey are shipping them in
ilnmense numbers direct to farmers ii every
State. They send an immense Buggy Cata-
ogue free, postpaid to anyone who asks for it,
This certainly Is Il big victory for the farmer
but a severe blow 70 the carriage manutact
urers and dealers. Mention the +. p p,
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17

The Des Moines State Register has
nominated Dewey for the vice-Presi-
dency in 1900. It WAS to have been
expected. Sampson, Schley, Miles and
the rest will be nominated, but none
but a Populist will be elected in 1900
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17

The Democrats of the latter day
breed pin their faith to individual lead
ership and buncomb politics. 1t is
first Clevelandism and then Organism
but never any fixed principle or policy
Of government. They are running q
ship on the political sea without any
rudder They never declare specifcal
" in favor of anything, unless driven
to it. When their common voters Gre
educated on the Texas Relief railroad
and tho Referendum then Democratic
leaders to save their pie, will say they
are good times, The average Democrat
only knows that he is Tor Wynne or
Sayera. He doesn't know what either
Wynne or Sayers stands for. Whoop
them up in the school house
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17

The Crane men claim that ex Gov
Hogg is as hard to locate as the Span
ish fleet. The ex-governor was borne
In storm and can smell cyclone from
atsr. Crane, Mayfeld and others are
not storm experts, hence got caught in
y storm.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17

How many men vote for lifetime
with the same party without lnvesti
eating the merits of any other party ?
To vote is to ratify certain policies ad-
vocated by the party whose ticket is
voted. How can any man know that
he is voting in accordance with his
convictions unless he investigates and
finds out what each party seeks to &C
complish?
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17

The chief objection the Mercury has
to Dick Wynne is that he is galvan-
lied Populist, with Democratic proeliv-
tiles, and for this reason is most un-
reliable person to follow.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17

The coal miners of Alabama have
organized themselves into a miners
union. The Mercury is glad to see
them do this. But the most effective
way to organize is at the ballot box.
The coal miners will do this if they de-
sire the bettorment of the present So
cial and industrial system. The PEG,
ple's. party offers them the means tc
do it.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17

The Democrats say that the Repub-
licans are all thieves and enemies OF
the same thing of the Democrats, and
they know each other so well there is
no chance for argument or fusion here
The Democrats and Republicans both
denounce trusts and railroad com bina
tions, but the Republicans in Republi-
can states, and the Democrats in Dem
ocratic states fuse with these fellows
for campaign funds.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17

The Popul SITS Of Alabama have nom
inat1o q full otate ticket composed o.
tirst-class men aud the purpose Is to
elect IL or force the Demmies 10 do
their .aIlest stealing --Ale4seuger.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17

Cyclone Davis, we are reliably in
formed, is engaged for months cam
psign in the state of Washington, in
the interest of Buffers cooperative
movement. Shame on man who once
held an honored place among Texas
Populists, now campaigning for DEM
ocratic congressional committee.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17
Mercury Hot Shot.

The man who thinks for himself
may sometimes be wrong, but no one
will ever succeed in enslaving him.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17
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People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17

Whenever grain Spectator makes a
million dollars by gambling operations
in the markets, the producers of wealth
in the natien lose & million.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17

Every American soldier who goes to
Cuba will wear an aluminium tag for
Identification, bearing his name, com
mand aud home address. This precsu-
ton is taken against the possibility of
unmarked graves down there, The
aluminium tag will also serve as valu-
able momento of the war in Cuba.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17

Many Democratic leaders were badly
ratified over the great Austin collapse
and the busted political bunco game.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17
OUR METHOD A FAILURE.
Direct Legislation is Necessary to Secure
Good Government.

Direct Lssisiation is Necessary to Secure
Good Government.
It is not at all surprising that discon-
tent exists to great extent among
the people. Few of US are SO dull of
comprehension as not to understand
that those who are called our represen-
tatives in Parliament and elsewhere
do not in reality represent ua Many
of us are candid enough, too, to odmit
that it Is not possible for any legislator
20 be always successful in his earnest
endeavor to do that which the people
desire to have done. The people are
seldom united in any demand; and
even those who are united today in one
demand are divided tomorrow when
another subject engages their atten
tion. The absolute impossibility to
determine on frequent occasions what
action should be taken to satisfy the
demands of constituents has resulted
in creating feeling OF apathy on the
part of representatives. who ease their
conscience by arguing that they may
be excused il they do as they please
when the electors are so maniiestly
divided in their opinions. Even when
the voice OF majority Of the electors
Is clearly indicated and understood,
this apathy is continued, and men who
have been elected to serve the people In
Parliament become their masters and
tyrannize over them, Tne system that
permits this to be done must surely be
wrong. We have before us q defni.
ton of thia system as published in q
leading journal some time ago. The
man wnom the people elect to serve
them in any capacity, it says, should
have the following requisites as cardi-
nal qualifications:
l. Honesty.
2. Ability.
8. Representative character.
The thoughtful reader will readily
agree that il is possible to elect man
OF honesty and ability, but how many
viii concede the probability of elect
ing man who is able to honestly rep
resent the views of his constituents on
every question that engages his atten
tion and upon which he is called to
voe2 The greatest defect ia our meth
cd of enacting legislation to govern
the people to make them happy and
prosperous, or to limit their ability to
acquire great wealth, is our inability
to compel representatives. TO voice the
wishes OF their constituents. The dis
cussion of principles and the enact
meut Of laws should be performed by
men OF acknowledged ability, but in
the framing of statutes it is most i'm
portant that men should faithfully aud
honestly represent the views of the
people. This, we have indicated, it is
difficult and sometimes impc ssible to
do; and the only remedy IS the passing
Of law that shall place direct legisa
ton in the hands Of the people. An
Initiative and referendum statute will
correct most Ci Inc abuses that abound
today and can harm none but such pr.
litieians us those who seek to profit in
the many wGys in which aggrandize
ment is possible when their own views
rather than those of the people, are
scted upon, The Initiative to intro
duce or correct, and the Referendum te
advise and direct, should be made the
law OF the land at an early day.--Citi
zen and Country.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17

On the sea, Uncle Sam is as Schley
as q fox, IS strong as a Sampson, and
his smile is az Dewey as the morning.
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MORE TROOPS ARRIVE AT CiNP BLACK.
TRAIN SERVICE TO THE CAMP PEGINs ro-DAv-
HAcKMEN BRING SUIT AGAINST THE

Four moro companies arrived In Camp Black yes
terday. They were Companies and G. Of the
god and COMPANIES VI and *. OF the 9oad Regi-
ment The GODS companies were under command
Of Captains Lang ana Taylor. and the ODDS com
panes under CAPTAINS Townsend and Olsen Lieu
tenant olonel Gattel OF Buffalo. has arrived and
ia now tho senior officer In the camp and there
fore In command OF the portion OF tho regiments
In the camp. lie will probably remain In comma nd
until the arrival OF Colonel Schuyler. The men are
being rapidly QUILTED. and the camp has a martial
appearance. large number OF the men now
have their uniforms complete
The new regiments are composed OF excellent
raw material for volunteers, and with the basis OF
National Guard men they contain can ca silly bo
put into shape There is. OF course. large amount
OF drilling to be done before the new men will have
attained anything like efficiency.
The Long Island Railroad Will begin to-day to run
trains to Camp Black station. This will obviate the
necessity OF walking four miles TO reach the camp
grounds. The hackmen who had hacks Will to-day
They will do so without obtaining permission from
the Stewart estate. which they had before. They
will also begin suit to recover the fees they paid
when the camp was first opened. II appears that
each hackman was taxed $40 by agent Of the
Stewart estate for the privilege OF having hack
on the grounds to run between the station and the
camp The distance Is about half n mile
The hackmen allege that The station having been
established they have right 10 solicit trade there
and that there Is public road between the station
and the camp grounds The license Zee Is extortion,
they SAY. William G!bey. hotel-keeper Of North