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try to hinder us. They garble the
evidence so as to deceive their read
ers and injure our fight. What think
you of it, friend ? Let us give you a
sample for judgment:
The first witness on the stand was Mr.
C. J. Bryant, a Democrat, who is over
seer of the spinning department of the
King mill. Mr. John T. West, for the
contestant, asked Mr. Bryant if President
Charles Estes of the mill did not instruct
him to circulate Black tickets among the
operatives in the mill, and those who re
fused to vote the ticket to take their time
and discharge them ? Bryant said he did
not know of any operative being dis
charged for voting for Watson, and he
never saw any repeating of votes at the
polls —Evening News.
The Chronicle “garbled” the re
port of same witness even as unfairly.
To show you by comparison how the
above method misleads the public and
gives rise to the false opinions as to
weight of evidence received, we place
Mr. Bryant’s evidence, as given, in
• the opening of the report of last
week’s hearing of testimony:
C. J. Bryant testified that he was
a resident of Richmond county, is
an overseer in spinning room of
King mill, that Mr. Charles Estes
was and is now president of said
mill, and that witness voted for J. C.
C. Black in the national election,
1892.
Ques. by West. Did you ever
have any conversation with Mr. Es
tes, the president of the mill, in re
gard to the election ?
Ans. I decline to answer that
question. (Council for Mr. Black
here stated that they had no objec
tion to evidence igoing in.)
Ques. Why did you decline to
answer that question ?
Ans. Because a man placed in
the position that I occupy and having
to work for his daily bread, it does
not pay him to talk too much.
Qut s. What did Mr. Estes do or
say to you in regard to taking tickets
for Mr. Black and having the mill
hands to vote them ?
Ans. I decline to answer that
question.
Ques. Did or did not Mr. Estes
give you a lot of tickets for Mr. Black
for Congressman at that election and
instruct you to give them to the mill
operatives with directions to vote
them or get their time and be dis
charged ?
Ans. I decline to answer that
question on the grounds I did the
first one.
Witness said he knew of no one
discharged for voting for Mr. Wat
son, and was at the polls about fif
teen minutes and knew of no parties
voting more than once.
J. R. Lybrand testified that he was
suspicious of the wagon yard in the
Fourth ward, as the cracks in the
gate had been slatted up with new
lumber. Asked permission to enter
but was refused by Mr. Charles Wise,
a city policeman. About this time
said Jim Davis came out and witness
looked through the opening into the
yard and saw Chief Frank Roulette
of the Fire department leaning
against the wall with one hand full
of money. Saw him give money in
a recognized Democratic ticket to a
negro named George Curry. Jim
Davis took Curry to the polls and
voted him. Saw other parties come
out of the wagon yard and vote, and
later saw the same parties come out
of the wagon yard again and vote a
second time. Sow one negro vote
five times in this way. After return
ing from dinner, saw a negro, Rufus
Hampton vote twice after visits to
this wagon yard. Jim Davis was
with him each time. Questioned
this negro after his second vote and
he said he voted for Mr. Black and
acknowledged that he lived in Ham
burg, S. C. Negroes would change
clothing in order to deceive onlook
ers. In the Second ward witness
saw J. J. Ilyams snatch a Watson
ticket from/a negro’s hand after a
Mr. Barton bad given him same and
said, “By God, that’s not the ticket
to vote,” as he substituted a ticket
with Black’s name on it. Mr. Ilyams
then rushed him up to the ballot box.
Heard Mr. J. J. Hyams ask another
negro if he had voted, and the negro
replied “yes, sir.” Mr. Hyams re
plied, “that don’t make a damn bit
of difference if you have,” and
handed him a Democratic ticket with
Black’s name on it. Mr. Hyams and
others then pushed him up to the
boK and said Hyams called out a
name and handed in the ticket which
was deposited. Heard Mr. Boykin
Wright read a telegram to the crowd
Erom the court house steps, and after
reading the same he said, “Boys,
don’t vote them any more; we have
got enough.” Witness said Roulette
and Davis were recognized Demo
cratic workers.
J. L. Young testified that in the
Fourth ward he saw Mr. Pat Mul
iierin come out of the wagon yard,
closely followed by Isham Lockhart,
i negro. Mr. Mulherin started to
yards the polls, while the negro
PEOPLE’S PARTY PAPER, ATLANTA. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1893.
called to Mr. Holley and asked to see
him. Mr. Mulherin saw the negro
talking to Holley and thereupon re
turned and grabbed the negro by his
arm and told him to come on. The
negro replied that he did not want
to go. Mr. Mulherin then tried to
carry him in spite of his wishes, and
Mr. Holley told Mulherin to turn the
negro loose, and that if he did not
be would get an officer to make him.
Mr. Mulherin replied, “You’d better
get a damn good one.” Mr. Holley
went off to find an officer and Mr.
Mulherin released the negro and dis
appeared in the crowd. The negro
showed me money Mr. Mulherin had
given him to vote as he dictated.
Saw negroes come out of the wagon
yard, enter the enclosure leading to
ballot boxs, come out in a few mo
ments and then re-enter the wagon
yard. They would come out the
second time and enter the enclosure
to ballot boxes a second time. They
would continue to repeat the per
formance. Did not take the pains
to see if they voted. Thought that
their entering the enclosure,, when
the officers of the law allowed none
to enter unless voters, sufficient evi
dence of voting. Harry Young,
Chief Roulette and Mr. Pat Mulherin
would precede these negroes to and
from polls each time.
Hamp Howland testified of a par
tisan fight in the 1269th voting pre
cinct. Also that he and Mr.
Weathersbeo entered the private
room run by Democratic workers
near this polling precinct, about fifty
feet away from the ballot-boxes, and
were furnished, free of charge, with
beer; he drank two bottles; saw
Winchester rifles and breech-loading
shot»guns piled in the corners ; did
not like the looks of this artilery, so
made it convenient to get out.
After dinner witness and Mr.
Weathersbee boarded the free train
to Belair voting precinct; at Belair
saw a crowd of negroes march up
street to sound of drum ; they then
marcjied back to first window of
voting place and all voted, then
crowded up to the next window.
Witness asked if they were going to
vote there twice; saw them hand in
their tickets the second rime ; crowd
voted for Black both times. Wit
ness said he was hot a volunteer
witness; had tried to keep out of it,
and that he voted in Belair for J. C.
C. Black.
Hans Weathersbee testified that
he was piloted into the house men
tioned by Hamp Howland by a Mr.
Heckle and drank beer, free of
charge; saw guns piled in the cor
ners of the room; didn’t know who
had charge, but Heckle had a key to
same and carried them in and gave
them the beer to drink. From there
he went to depot in wagon and took
the special train to Belair ; had no
intention of going, but was per
suaded by men on the wagon ; saw
a crowd of negroes who went up
with him march up and down the
street to the beating of a drum;
thep went up to both windows of
said precinct, and gave witness every
reason to believe that they were
voting at both of said windows.
Witness said he voted only once, at
Belair, and for James C. C. Black.
John McElhaney testified that he
worked under C. M. Harrington at
King mills until just after the na
tional election in 1892; was told by
Harrington that Be would dispense
with his services, as witness had not
voted to suit him; witness pre
sented himself as usual for work, but
Harrington did not put him to work;
requested a reason, but got none
except what is mentioned above;
had no complaint to make against
his work; satisfied with same, and
regretted to let witness go. Witness
saw money freely used and passed
about polls in the 1269th precinct;
ten or fifteen times saw negroes
taken in the open fields opposite the
polls, across the road, where they
were talked to by Democratic
workers; workers would take money
out of their pockets and give it to
negroes; negroes would then cross
the road, enter the yard in front of
the ballot-boxes and vote the ticket
that was given them by the workers;
knew the men to be Democratic, but
for private reasons refused to divulge
the names.
C H. Phinizy, upon questioning,
refused to say how much he drop
ped into the slush fund ; asked if it
was SI,OOO, but declined to answer;
asked if it was SSOO, but declined to
answer; said he thought such a
transaction private business and that
he would not answer the questions
on the same; said be was a resident
of Columbia county, hut upon ques
tioning about same did not know if
he had paid his poll tax in said
county ; said he was a member of
the Democratic Advisory. Committee
of Richmond county, but could no
say how much slush fund was sub
scribed, and did hot know how same
was used.
Boykin Wright testified that he
was chairman of the Young Men’s
Democratic League and gave SSOO to
the slush fund besides his time,
talents and brain. Said he did not
know how much slush fund was
raised. Said the legitimate expenses
of the campaign were great and too
numerous to mention. Spent large
sums for educational purposes. Did
not think any appreciable amount was
spent for whisky. Out of respect for
their leader, less than usual was
used—every one knew their leader’s
temperance teachings. (We wonder
if his wet vote is a lesson in temper
ance.) Visited all the polls, and if
any one saw repeating, -they could
see better than himself. Found it
impossible to distinguish negroes.
Denied every charge made against
him by all witnesses, and, in his
cross by Mr. Black’s attorney, he
occupied the whole day in delivering
himself of a eulogy on his party, their
leaders, their principles and himself.
All through this cross he was
anxious to get off, while he yet re
mained until too late to place any
other witness on the stand.
Mr. Watson’s lawyers here offered
a certified copy from the superintend
ent of the Eleventh Census showing
the population of the eleven counties
of the Tenth Congressional District
of Georgia. The following is an ex
act copy:
DEPARTMENT OS' THE INTERIOR. ]
Census Office >•
Washington, B. C„ Feb. 1, 1893. )
I, Robert P. Porter, Superintendent of
Census, do hereby certify that the follow
ing statement gives the correct popula
tion of the counties named, situated in
the Stare of Georgia, according to the of
ficial count of the returns made under
the Eleventh Census:
Georgia. Population.
Richmond county, . •• 45,194
Washington county, * . 25,237
Jefferson county . • • 17,213
Glasscock county ■ • . 3,720
Warren county, . • • 10,957
Lincoln county, • • 6,146
Columbia county,, . « . 11,281
McDuffie youmty, , . . 8,789
Hancock county, . « 17,149
Wilkinson county, . * . 10,781
Taliaferro county, . . 7,291
In witness whereof I hereby subscribe
my name, this the Ist day of February,
1893. Robert P. Porter,
Superintendent of Census.
After the introduction of the above
certificate, J udge B. M. Gross, attor
ney present for Thos E. Watson, an,
nounced that the taking of contesF
ant’s direct testimony would close,
as the allotted time had about ex
pired.
The papers said of this that it was
heard with a sigh of relief. There
is no doubt of it. Any more would
have crushed the Democratic wor
shipers present to the earth. Im
perfect in completion, it is yet over
whelming in volume, and especially
ia its proof of rottenness in the late
national election. The opposition
hindered as much being given in as
possible, and doubtless breathed
easier when the contestant’s time for
taking testimony had expired.
Major Black had forty days from
Mr. Watson’s close to gather evidence
in rebuttal and to introduce evidence
to prove the charges made against
the contestant as contained in his re
joinder. It is understood that Major
Black’s attorneys will open up their
side of the case soon. At its conclu
sion Mr. Watson has tea days for re
buttal, and the readers can look out
for something rich and racy.
In conclusion, it becomes us to say
that Mr. Black was present during
the taking of the evidence reported
from week to week, and that he has
been uniformly courteous and gentle
manly with Mr. Watson’s attorneys.
We wish we could say as much
about every one else connected with
the taking of evidence. Possibly
more anon.
Diogenls.
GEN. BEAUREGARD.
The death of Gen. Beauregard
leaves but one ex-officer of the Con
federate armies of the full rank of
general alive—E. Kirby Smith, who
is president of an academy in Ken
tucky. The deceased soldier was
one of the masters of the art of war,
and probably without an equal as a
military engineer since that science
was developed by Vaubin. His de
fense of Charleston was a revelation
and marked an epoch in warfare.
His services in the field were singu
larly free*from criticism, though he
had not Mr. Davis’ confidence and
suffered accordingly. .
THE READING COMBINE.
The welcome information is pub
lished that there has been a tumble
in the stocks and bonds of the Read
ing Railroad. At the beginning of
the cold weather a combination was
made between this and the New
, land system of railroads, by which
every ton of bard coal boifght by
ennsumers during the winter bad 20
per cent added to the usual price. So
severe was the winter that great suf
fering was antaile i, but the combina
tion was not a financial success. The
consumption was restricted by the
inability of the poor to buy, and the
roads engineering the inhuman cor
ner have lost heavily. The Reading
is now in the hands of receivers and
the stocks of the co-operating sys
tems are being buffeted about on
Wall Street. It is to be hoped that
the result will be the financial ruin o*
every scoundrel joining in the com
bination.
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
President Harrison has sent to
Congress a treaty of annexation en
tered into with the provisional gov
ernment of Hawaii. This has been
done with a most unseemly haste.
The population of these islands arc
not fitted for the dignity of Ameri
can citizenship, and the new govern
ment seems to represent a few hun
dred foreign investors and their as
sociates. The population is com
posed of slightly less than half natives,
and the remainder is more than three
fourths Chinese laborers. Possibly
one-tenth are either of American or
European parentage, and the Ameri
cans have generally been naturalized,
and are therefore foreigners as re
lates to thfe United States. It is evi
dent that the intention of the revo
lutionary cabal is to seek a form of
government similar to that exercised
by this country over the District of
Columbia, [and not Statehood in
the republic.
The annexation of Hawaii would
mean at least $6,000,000 a year in
bounty to the sugar growers—that is,
to Claus Spreckles and his associates.
Last year Hawaii exported 300,000,-
000 pounds of sugar.
When Hawaii becomes a part of
the United States it will be subject
to all the benefits of all the rest of
the United States and the result will
be 2 cents a pound bounty on all the
sugar raised, amounting, according to
last year’s crop, to fully $6,000,000 a
year. Last year the average in sugar
was small, but under the stimulus of
a bounty it is believed that The group
could be made to produce 600,000,-
000 pounds a year and thereby extort
a duty from the taxpayers of the
United States of $12,000,000 a year,
is the real job in the. Hawaiian
business. It is the bug under the
chip. It is a part of the scheme that
the average American citizen does
not see who foolishly may feel' in
clined to let his jingoism get away
from him and believe that it is patri
otism to extend the domains of the
American flag as far as possible.
Besides this enormous sugar boun
ty, which the Hawaiians would clear
ly be entitled to if the annexation
treaty should be rushed through Con
gress, provision is made for the as
sumption of the Hawaiian debt of
$3,500,000, and these is also a perma
nent tax set upon the inhabitants of
$20,000 for the Queen, another sum
for the Princess and other certain
sums for members of the royal fam
ily. The average American citizen
will be apt to believe that this Gov
ernment is paying pensions enough
already without having to rake into
our net for pension purposes swarthy
queens and dusky princesses and
curly-headed pickaninnies of royalty
in the Sandwich Islands. But this
is not all.
The annexation of Hawaii will
mean the extension of the postal sys
tem to the Hawaiian group of islands.
The same “patriotism” that suggests
annexation will compel a Govern
ment subsidy and endowment of a
steamship line to carry the mails to
Hawaii. This frill undoubtedly call
for a couple of millions of dollars.
Then there would have to be built
capitals, custom-houses and post
office buildings throughout the
islands, and post routes and telegraph
lines. Os course, there will also have
to be a military post or two, and per
haps a navy-yard at Honolulu. h us
it can be seen what an immense job
there is in this enterprise of annexa
tion.
THE "WOREB’S FAXR.
The Smithsonian Institute asked
Congress for an appropriatiori to
make an exhibit at the Columbian
Exposition, to illustrate the indus
trial progress of women. Mr. Wat
son objected to its consideration,
stating that he opposed expending
more money for the fair until he
knew whether the Sunday closing
law would be observed. Tne appro
priation was not made.
A NEW SENATOR.
North Dakota has elected William
N. Rtfrch, a Democrat, as Senator.
This gives the Democrats forty-four
Senators, and with the casting vote
of the Vice-President, enables them
to organize that body. The Legisla
ture of Wyoming adjourned without
making a choice. As yet, the Legis
latures of Washington and Montana
have not elected. Otherwise the
Senate roster is full for the next
Congress.
ANOTHER.MANSION CAUCUS.
Our dispatches from Washington
inform us, that a private caucus was
held at the house of Senator John G.
Carlisle on Sunday, to devise a plan
to effectually kill Silver. And Leoni
das Livingston was there. We are
not surprised at Mr. Carlisle calling
a caucus on Sunday, because a
man who will stay on a jag for a
week at a time is as liable to forget
the sanctity of the Sabbath as other
things. Neither are we surprised to
learn that he called this caucus in the
interest of the Gold Trust. Having
been, for years, the recognized serv
ant of the Whisky Trust, why
should he not also become the servant
of the Gold Trust or any other trust ?
But what shall we say about Lon,
our Lon, the great Gideon’s Band
Alliance Lon, who w r as a member of
that secret caucus. Don’t we remem :
berjhow he, Harry Brown and Larry
Gannt pawed up the dirt all over
Georgia, because the Governor of
Georgia held a little Mansion Caucus.
Don’t we remember how he incited
nineteen hundred and seventy-eight
Georgia Alliances to resolute the
most indignant resolutions,, all be
cause of that little Mansion Caucus.
And again, how could Lon, our Gid
eon’s Band Alliance Lon, enter a se
cret caucus on any day to plot against
silver? Had he not teld the Alli
ancemen all over Georgia that the
fraudulent demonetization of silver
was the Pandora’s box from which
sprang seven-cents cotton and fifty
cents wheat and all their woes.
Hadn’t he begged them to send him
to Congress for the special purpose
of revivifying silver and re-introduc
ing it as the glorious dollar of our
daddies ? Hadn’t he as an Alliance
man pledged his hondr to never
cease trying to remonetize silver.
As a Gideonite, had he not taken
a solemn, blood-curdling oath to
stand by free silver ?
Oh, Leonidas, “Where are you at ?”
Why, we thought that the very
suggestion of a mansion caucus
would have a worse effect on oiy
Lon than Haunting a red rag in the
face of a Jersey bull. And to hold
a caucus on Sunday ! How could
our Lon do it ? If there is any place
where the average Presbyterian draws
the line with a snap, it is the desecra
tion of the Sabbath. How could
Lon do it ?
THE KANSAS STRUGGLE.
The Populists Concede no Material
Point in the Contest.
Topeka, Feb. 20.—The following
statement is from a source friendly
to the Populist cause :
Now that comparative quietness
reigns, Republicans are clamorous in
their boasting and affect to believe
that they have gained their point. It
will be well to make inquiry and
note the facts. Such inquiry will
establish that the Populists have
never lost sight of the one great es
sential in this contest, and came out
of the imbroglio secure in its posses
sion. That essential is the preserva
tion of the Populist House.
To suppress this, to destroy it, to
wipe it out of existence, was the
dastardly and far-reaching purpose
of the Republicans when they pre
cipitated the late insurrection. Could
they have accomplished the suppres
sion of that House they would have
thwarted all possibility of any re
form legislation. They know that
laws passed by the assistance of that
House are valid. They know that
the Supreme Court that would de
clare otherwise would have to revise
all respectful precedent, humiliate
itself to the basest partisan demands
and face a wave of public indigna
tion unparalleled since the days
when the notorious Judge Trosciliau
was followed to the scaffold by an
outraged people, where they beat
him with staves to make him ascend,
and then exulted' at his just but
shocking execution.
Corporate greed is determined to
prevent the enactment of the reform
measures of the Populists. No Su
preme Court in these days of suspi
cion and imputations against the in
tegrity of courts cares to assume the
responsibility of declaring those laws
void. One happy solution presented
itself to the nefarious and atrocious
schemers, and that was the extinction
and suppression of the Populist
House. They did not merely intend
to prevent it from meeting in Repre
sentative Hall, but'they intended to
prevent it from meeting anywhere—
to deprive it of existence, so that no
official acts could flow from it.
• The first of a series of contem
plated steps to this end was the at
tempted arrest of the chief clerk of
the Populist House. This was to be
followed by the arrest of a sufficient
number of Populist members, in or
der to break the quorum of the Pop
ulist House. Resistence by the Pop
ulists to the execution of the Repub-
lican scheme precipitated the armed
Repu blicans’ insurrection.
Now that peace has been
it should be borne in mind that
Ponulifts have carried their poin
and have wrung from the Republi-t
cans a solemn pledge to cease all
further attempts to molest or attempt
the extinction of the Populist House.
The compulsory vacation of Repre
sentative Hall may not be pleasant
to the personal feelings of Populists,
but it is the price the Populists pay
for believing that Republicans played
no part of loyalty or of respect for
law or official oaths.
When the Governor found himself
confronted by the sheriff of Shaw
nee county and a horde of drunken,
ruffianly deputies—said to be largely
from Missouri —present, he also found
that the militia of the State, on whom
he had to rely, were almost to a man
stained through and through with
treason. The commanding officer
was the first to make known his con
tempt for his official oath and that he
would not obey orders from his supe
rior officer. Hence, when it is said
that the Governor has made terms
with a power "which but a short time
ago he termed a lawless body, he
frankly admits it, and says he did it
just as the union men at Fort Sum
ter recognized Jeff Davis or the loyal
people of Lawrence recognized Quan
trell.
The disloyalty of the present mili
tia tells the whole story. Good Re
publican authorities privately admit
that for the past two years the mili
tia has been weeded, recruited and
doctored to this end. This fact ex
plains the nefarious conduct of the
Shawnee county sheriff. The Con
stitution of this State says: “The
Governor shall be Commander in-
Chief and shall have power to call
out the militia to execute the laws,
to suppress insurrection and to repel
invasion.”
But the partisan sheriff, perceiving
that the governor was helpless in the
midst of a cowardly and disloyal mi
litia, raised an army of deputies,
many of whom were the most vicious
and depraved characters, tilled with
rum and continually talking about
hanging the Populist leaders. Backed
by this motley crew, the sheriff de
nied the governor the powers con
ferred on him by the constitution,
and under threats of bloodshed and
assault upon the statehouse and the
governor’s feeble force, compelled
him to treat with the lawdess and
treason- infected Republicans.
Although treating in the face of
such adverse circumstances, the Pop
ulists have not surrendered one es
sential.
So far as Representative Hall is
concerned, many Populists and Pop
ulist papers advised vreeks ago that
the Populists vacate Representative
Hall and retire to wdiere they are
now going. Had they done so, Pop-
pe much
farther advanced tmin it is now. l
Beyond the indignity, the vacation
of Representative Hall amounts to
nothing, and the unmasking of the
Republican treason, perjury
general lawlessness richly compen
sates the Populists for all the indig
nitios they have suffered.
What the Populists must not sur
render in the Pophlist House. Thia
is vital. Whether the Republicans
have abandoned their intentions to
forcibly strangle the Populist House
remains to be seen.
NORTH CAROLINA BUSINESS
AGENCY.
The North Carolina House of Rep*
resentatives has passed a bill repeal
ing the charter of the State Alliance.
This action is directed at the State
Business Agency, one of the most
successful and conservative schemes
of co-operation ever devised. The
agency does not owe’ a cent, has
never lost a cent, and has a consider
able reserve fund safely invested.
The measure is a Democratic plan to
destroy the Alliance, and passed by
a party vote. It remains to be seen
what action the Senate will take.
Governor Carr is an Allianceman,
and the measure would doubtless re
ceive his veto.
A bit natural, and like a chapter o
the late campaign, to have the
stitution lying on the Populists o f
Kansas and declaring that it may be
necessary to murder them in the in
terest of good order and settled
society.
Electric Read to Mount Vernon.
A trolley line has just been com
pleted from Alexandria to Mount
Vernon, and pilgrims can now go
from Washington City to the grave of
the father of hts country by rail.
Alliance Rally.
There will be an Alliance rally at
M ; v.nax;i*«, Tatnall county, on Satur
day. Marc a 18. State President
Eliipginn and th a Lecturer of the
Firao c ougressiextai District will de
liv‘>r addresses.
COLORADO GOLD PENS.
Or-F ITN y. NIC KEI EL ? TED HOLD
mx u.-i istmei j Golden Pens.
They : v< r.'. umvet. J" satisfaction,
and v- ili y for 10 cents.
Addies Sr a s 3 1-2 White-
hall strew, cUlrr a Ga.
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DK. -D if £AKSOHS,
SURGEON DENTIST,
"A AS - LX'G CON, GA.
References ci am on application.
Twenty years experience in active practice
He will visit communities desiring his ser*.
vices. Visiting Alliances a pleasure.
Correspondence solicited.