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The People’s Party Paper
VOLUME IV.
DEMOCRAT FOR HINES
CANNOT VOTE FOR HON. W.
Y. ATKINSON.
HE GIVES GOOD REASONS
Why “The Men Who Control”
Should Be Turned
Down.
As a humble messenger of the demo
cratic party I desire to enter my pro
test against the methods of “the men
who control' 5 in this campaign on the
democratic side.
These methods must be rebuked, and
the only way that 1 can think of to
make the protest effective is to vote
■ against them and for Judge Hines for
governor. He is a man who is above
i reppoach and would make a model
I governor. I do not like some of the
planks in his platform, but this occa
sion demands that we rise above and
go beyond mere party declarations and
make a careful examination of the
men.
1 was an original Evans man. I
knew him. 1 have known him for
years. 1 love him for his uprightness
and purity. He is indeed a man in
whom there is no guile. Before Mr.
Atkinson announced h ; s candidacy for
1 the governorship, no one. not even the
• despised populists had a word to say
against his character or ability, or
could pick a flaw in the matchless rec
ord of the old hero and Christian gen
tleman. But just as soon as Mr. At
kinson had announced for. the same
office, these same men, who had hud
liothing but good to speak of the gen
eral up to this time, began circulating
the vilest slanders that the gutter pol
itician can manufacture.
He who a few’ days before had been
the good business man. the wise coun
selor and able, eloquent and powerful
preacher of the gospel, suddenly be
came an ignoramus who had been out
of public life so long that he knew’no
body and had forgotten all about how
k to run state affairs. It was as sud
denly discovered by these same fellows
that he was backed by a corrupt At
lanta ring who absolutely controlled
him : that he had not the ability to
discuss the issues of the day with Judge
Hines and Mr. Watson, if he received
• the nomination.
Oh. the miserable lies this crowd told
] n order to defeat the old hero.
The very memory of this campaign
is a stem-a in the* nostrils of decent
people, the state over.
But. notwithstanding all these, things.
I deckled to stand by the nominees of
the party.
Then began the campaign between
the two' parties. 'This campaign had
not been going on but'a short time
s the same or* of a game was
began on Judge lines, the same cam
paign of abuse, vilification and slander
which had defeated Gen. Evans,
And this against a man whom the
democratic papers of Atlanta had de
clared in advance not a word could be
said.
'The dirty stories chronicled against
Judge Hines by the same crew’ of slan
derers who traduced Gen. Evans, ex
ceeds in dirtiness anything ever wit
nessed in a campaign in Georgia.
Why is this so? Because from Atkin
son down to the most insignificant
local heeler the crowd who at present
are. in control of the democratic party
are afraid, honest, pure, upright men
will get control of Georgia affairs and
' then Othello's occupation will be gone.
Turn them down for ‘’men who dare
to maintain their rights and those of
the people in the face of the sluices of
villification which are poured out upon
them by those who traffic in the spoils
of victory- those who arc ready to sup
port any man or principles they think
can win; in short, all those who are
without principles and without policy,
held together by the. cohesive proper
ties of the public plunder.’’
Fan- injnded democrats of Georgia. As
a democrat, 1 appeal to you to rebuke
these men by voting for Judge Hines
for Governor. But do not stop there.
Gen. Evans must be the next United
States Senator from Georgia, instead of
those ring politicians. We can elect
him and we must, do it.
I hnrrnh for Hines for Governor
and Evans or Senator. Old Cherokee
, . i s did for both.
''IIEEO A :■ E DEMOC RAT.
Canton, Ga. . Sep*.. 22. 1891.
GIAnF IY~LINE.
Rev. 11. S. Doyle in Brunswick,
Georgia.
Brunswick, Ga., September 25. —A
. grand rally was held at Odd Fellows
hall, Saturday night, by the people’s
party of Glynn county. The commit
tee of arrangements, composed of
Messrs. A. V. Putnam. W. A. Johnson,
(.‘apt. S. A. Brockington, Harry Tatnall,
.and others were successful in their
efforts.
• Rev. S. If. Doyle arrived from Birin
.ixvrham, Ala., on the Southern Railway
L train and began speaking at 8
.j'clock. The populists showed their
/strength as there was not standing room
1 when Rev, Doyie, the gifted Alabama
1 orator, began to speak. It was not nee
lessary for the speaker to introduce his
■subject. The large laudienee listened
wo his manly appeal to the citizens of
wlynn county to vote the people’s pas ty
Acket. in the October election.
’ The frequent applause and cheers
t ■which Kiit the air showed that the
■democratic negro is scarce in old Glynn.
■The colored men are standing solidly
■by the people’s party. 11. C. C.
ASIEBICUS, Sept. 21, 1894.
■ Mr. Editor : The lion. W. .1. Campbell
■spoke here yesterday to several bun
ked, consisting of’populists, demo
rats and republicans. He made a very
■itm speech, and exposed to the chagrin
ftf the democrats their failure to carry
But their pledges. He also explained
■ie populist plank on the convicts and
■bools. All gave him good attention,
■ being interrupted once and then he
■is equal to the emergency. I heard
■prominent democrat sa.v it was the
S,t speech he had heard this campaign
■sideriug the age of the speaker.
■ G. If. Sieg.
In Menioriiun.
Bod's finger touched him and he
■ May Ist, 1894, Dr. G. IV. Durham,
■lomson, Ga., departed this life.
I Is who knew and. loved him, how
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The Democrats went into office promising to remove the tax from the necessaries of life. They took the tax off wool which the farmers produce and they lowered it on silks and fine brandies,
but they doubled the tax on molasses, added to the tax on horse-shoes, and taxed your sugar to the tune of $40,000,090.
much sad meaning do these words con
tain. Noble, generpus and unselfish,
with such keen sympathy for suffering
and distress, he never refused aid to
any, but often denied himself pleasures
and comforts that he might aid others.
His keen intellect, reinforced by ex
tensive reading and the acquirement of
much valuable information,' made him
a peer of all men. lie loved, admired
and appreciated nature as few men do.
and rejoiced to see the color and sym
metry of all its beauties. Kind, loving
and indulgent father and husband,
wise and conservative citizen that he
was, he was admired by all and loved
by many.
Those who knew him best in life
loved him most, and these are they
that mourn so deeply for the life that
is gone.
A. short wbHe before liis death he
spoke to me in ely of his spiritual con
dition, and said he had no fears of the
final change, and fully believed that in
some happy state or place he would
meet his loved ones gone and those to
follow.
God in His wisdom “doetli all things
well,” and He will requite the noble
life, unselfish deeds and acts of kind
ness of this noble man. G. \V.
Bishop. Ga.. Sept. 12, 1894.
One of Crisp’s Arguments.
The big gun has come and gone and
still the local bosses are not exactly
easy. I think the reason, to some ex
tent, lies in the fact that their great
gun scattered too much to suit them.
According to the Chronicle the harangue
of that exceedingly Crisp Charles F.
England at the opera house the other
night consisted mainly of derisive
epithets. The only thing that
eouid be called argument was his
assertion that the populist mem
bers of congress offered bills that
would have cost the government more
money than the woTld contained; and
any twelve year old school boy who
could not see the absurdity of such
reasoning would be sent home as a
dunce.
Let us suppose that the bills offered
by populists would cost in the aggre
gate one hundred billions of dollars.
One bill would cost, say a. half million.
That was promptly killed by demo
cratic votes. Another had to be sub
stituted. It was likewise killed by
democratic votes; and so on till twenty
or thirty bills were offered, aggregat
ing 8100,000,000,000. Now, according
to the great Mr. Speaker, the populists
wanted to spend 8100,000,000.000. Sup
pose I start up town with 825, to buy a
suit of clothes. , The first store I enter
I. select a suit and ask the
price. “835,” I am told. I walk
out and go to another place.
I again select a suit that pleases me
and ask the price. “Thirty dollars,” 1
am told. Os course I cannot <’*et it. So
1 go elsewhere and try a£ ala. After
trying twenty houses, possibly. 1 suc
ceed in getting what I want, or 1 may
not. However, it does not matter with
a man like Mr. Crisp. He would say
that I wanted to spend SSOO for cloth
ing, because 1 had tried to get twenty
different suits for either one of which
1 expected to pay $25. I must say that
it makes me feel like an imbecile to
attempt to refute such an absurdity.
And I guess it is superfluous since no
one but a self-willed idiot can be fooled
by such stuff. But,Mr. Editor, we have
lots of them here in Augusta who know
nothing but to obey the party bosses,
blindly accepting as true any and
everything that comes from democratic
lips. S, E. 11.
Walker At Lithonia.
Lithonia. Ga., September 22, 1894.
Hon. S. A. Walker addressed the peo
ple of this place and surrounding
country upon the issues of the day. The
silver question was handled in a mas
terly way.
He showed conclusively to all present
the hopelessness of relief through the
democratic party, because of the many
different views held by them in regard
to the settlement .of the financial ques
tion. There were at least 300
people present, about 100 of whom
were colored.' and they could be
heard to say, “We are with yon and
will vote with you.” When he was ex
plaining the convict and school ques
tions it was enough to make the demo
crats sick.
They claim that it was the poorest
speech they ever heard, and yet they
cannot talk about anything else.
Funny, isn't it? You will hear from
us on the 3d of October in no uncertain
way.
Out of the 300 present five-sixth of
them were for Hines. The negroes of
“ to A.ll Special F’r'ivileges to None.”
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2S, 1894.
this locality cannot be controled by
such contemptible methods employed
• by the present democratic executive
> committee. The circulars they are
> scattering over the state are repudiated
by all honest men. But you know a
- drowning man will catch at a straw.
Yes. the poor old democratic ship is
i surely sinking, and when she is no
I more, few there will be to moan her
, loss. DeKalb.
Augusta, Ga., Sept. 22, 1894.
HON. MUNROE N. PHILLIPS,
1 The Next Senator From the 12th
District.
Humber, Ga., Sept. 22, 1894.
u Ed it or D a ily Press :
The copvent ; on of the populists\of
' the 12th senatorial district met fn
Lumpkin on the 25th of August and
nominated Munroe N. Phillips, of Quh-
J man, for the senate.
If you will allow me space in your
’ paper I will take pleasure, as a demo
, crat, in introducing Mr. Phillips to
’ those of his district who may not know
' him as I do.
9 I have known Mr. Phillips for a num
ber of years, And I think I would em
ploy no exaggeration if I were to say
that a better man for the place than In*
cannot be found in the counties of
Quitman, Stewart or Webster.
Unlike "the men who control,” the
airing of his record will do him good.
He is not a lawyer, not a railroad at
torney, not a national‘banker; but, to
do him justice, lie is a plain, honest, in
telligent farmer : a man that is loved
most where is know n best; a'man that
knows the. right and has the courage to
do it; a man who will always be found
at his post, battling for the right.
1 cheerfully recommend him to popu-'
lists, republicans and to my fellow’-
d e in oc rats. D e mock a t.
HEAD, MR. A. S. ( LAY.
—_
Mr. Ross of New York Owns
Up.
Thomaston, Ga.. September 22. -The
grandest colored populist rally ever
held in middle Georgia was that at this
place last week, when A. A. Graves, of
Atlanta, and J. IV. Wood, of Forsyth,
made two of the best populist speeches
■ ever heard in this section.
The speakers showed up the demo
i cratic mismanagement of affairs both
national and state. , j
The democrats had their New York
hireling, Ross, but Graves and Wood
skinned him alive.
They took advantage of.’our crowd,
but they are now the sickest set of fel
' lows you ever saw.
Col.’ J. Y. Allen went down to the
> colored boarding house and brought
• Ross up in his buggy and a caucus was
held at Mr. Allen’s office.
Colonel Allen is a candidate for Judge
i of the Flint circuit.
■ Privately, Ross told the colored peo-
■ pie that they were right in voting for
' the populist party, but that he was paid
i to make democratic speeches and he
;! had to do it, or get nothing for coming
>! to Georgia.
. I He made these statements at the de
i! pot, siuiking bis money at the crowd,
I saying he never intended to come to
; Talbotton again to make a democratic
' speech.
, Doubtlcs Mr. Clay will thoroughly
I appreciate these statements.
: Put old Upson down in the populist
column. I,’rsoN.
A GREAT RALLY.
. Hon. T. E. Watson At Mcßae,
Ga.
Mcßae, Ga, September 24.
(Special.)—Today the good people of {
' the adjoining- counties came bright and
: ’ early to hear Mr. Watson expound the
! true doctrines a£ populism.
/ Both democrats and populists lis
, 1 toned attentively and were much edi
j I tied by the clear way the arguments
. were presented.
He spoke of the charges against
' Judge Hines and showed them up ns
malicious falsehoods. The crowd was
entirely with Watson.
Mount Zion Camp Meeting',
In Lowndes county, nine miles south
west from Valdosta and six miles from
II Ousley Station, will commence on
! Wednesday, the 17th day of October
I next, ami will embrace the third Sun-
' I day following. Everybqdy is invited
’ Ito attend. -
A BRUTAL ASSAULT
UPON MR. S. L. BISHOP AT
WAYCROSS.
SOME DEMOCRATS DID IT.
1 The Good People ot' jJ’oth Par
ties Denounce it as an
Outrage. ,
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Waycross, Ga.. Septem’aU’ 21. —
(Special.)—Yesterday a brut f J attack
. was made upon Mr. S. L. Bishop by
democrats in this city.
( It was all because Mr. Bishop is an
, enthusiastic populist, and is doing
what he can in a legitimate way for
that party.
Mr. Bishop is one of t he besl and most
highly respected citizens of Ware
, county, and all good citizens denounce
■ the assault.
Yesterday as Mr. Bishop was passing
, through a part of the city where dem
crats only reside, two men came form
opposite sides of the street toward
, him.
One of the men passed over in front
I of Mr, Bishop and tin* other motioned
for him to stop. Mr. Bishop supposed
‘ that the man was some one who
wished to speak to him on business,
and stopped the spring wagon in which
he was riding.
The man was an entire stranger to
Mr. Bishop, and without a word he
stepped into the wagon by Mr. Bishop's
side, w’ho still suspected no danger,
thinking only that the man wanted to
j ride.
; No sooner had he got into the w’agon
than the democratic bully accused Mr.
Bishop saying that all southern men
were poodle dogs, and before he had
hardly spoken the w’ords, without giv
ing Mr, Bishop any chance for reply, he
struck him in the face, and before Mr.
Bishop could recover from the blow, at
tempted to gouge out his eyes with his
thumbs. Mr. Bishop recovered himself
threw the bully off of him,
and both of them got out
lof the wagon. Before Mr. Bishop
could get in and drive off the bully
was striking him again. Mr. Biship
knowing that the enemy had every ad
vantage of him, and being without
arms or friends to protect him, made no
attempt at resistance further than to
get out of the way and to keep from
getting hurt.
After the bully found that he could
not make Mr. 8., fight him, or do any
thing to resent his assaults, he per
mitted him to get in his wagon and
proceed.
There was, of course, the usual
crowd of democrats around to urge their
champion on.
This is one of the most unprovoked
and brutal assaults that ever blotted
Ware’s history. The man was an en
tire stranger to Mr. Bishop, and made
the attack purely because Mr. Bishop
is a strong and hard worker in the
populist cause.
Mr. Bishop is not seriously injured,
but is somewhat sore from the brutal
treatment he received.
No good people here endorse such
methods.
BLOUNT UNDER BOND.
Fined Five Dollars for Attack-
ing Judge Poe.
Macon, Ga., Sept. 22.—(Special )
The case against Jus. 11. Blount, Jr.,
son of ex-Congressman Blount of Ha
waiian fame, charged with fighting and
disorderly conduct, was called in the
Recorder’s court yesterday morning
and was not finished until late in the
afternoon.
Blount’s lawyer had a lot of witnes
ses summoned to try and prove that
there was no similarity in the two wri
tings; but it seems they thought it ad
visable not to go too deep ; so none of
the witnesses were called. Judge Poe,
who has shown no ’i.clination to push
the case, had several of the most prom
inent citizens in Macon summoned, yvho
have stated that the anonymous letters
and Blount’s writing were very much
alike, and many go so far as to say that
? there is no doubt about one party wri
ting both.
Young Blount was fined 85 and cost
for fighting and disorderly conduct, and
bound over to the city court for carry
i ing concealed weapons.
THE NEGRO REBELS.
lie Pays liis Tax And Will
t Vote.
The color-‘d voter of the city of At
lanta is getting out his war paint and
proceeding to lay it on thick.
' There are two elections before the
citizens of Atlanta to be decided on the
3d of October.
The state election to hr participated
in by democrat and pop.i.list, without
reference tjo color. •
.Also, the city primary but that is a
■ fight in the democratic rank's only and
c still further narrowed by shutting out
the Negro.
Yesterday a Press reporter had an
i interview with Editor 11. A. Hagler, of
f The People's Advocate, in which the
■' intentions of the colored voters were
expressed quite clearly.
I. The - Press reporter asked Editor
‘ Hagler what he thought of the shut
: ting out of the Negro from the primary.
Editor Hagler said : “The democrats
f are cutting their own throats, if they
- could only realize it. They are count
i ing on th<* Negro vote for the state elec
l tion in order to ‘down’ the feared pop
ulists, but they distinctly say the
L municipal primary is only for the white
I democratic citizens of Atlanta.”
I "That looks like the story concern
) ing ‘tie your mule and come, in’ is be
, ing exemplified here once more,” re
i marked the reporter.
The editor agreed and continued,
> “'l'he democrats show only too plainly
; that they only want to make use of the
Negro vote. But it seems tome if we
, are not fit to vote in a democratic pri
) mary, it is surely even less lit that we
vote for the democratic nominee in the
i state election.
How’ever, we will see several promi
i nent colored citizens have been talked
I with and wo have decided that we w ill
- vote in the city primary and test the
‘ case.
"We will have the right of franchise.
■ We pay taxes and will vote.’’
< “Then you had better vote with the
L‘ populist ticket.” said the reporter.
, "Just what I've told them; the party
which recognized them as citizens at
> other times than when their votes are
’ necessary, is the party they should sup-
> port,” were the closing words of Editoi*
■ Hagler.
i;
J SPLENDID REPORTS.
1
Judge Hines Drops Into Town
This Morning.
Hon. James K. Hines, populist can
l didate, dropped into The Press office
this morning after an absence of sev
l eral days from the city.
He has been out on a speaking tour,
and brings the most encouraging news
I for populist success.
I Said he :
“1 have just returned from a trip
• during which 1 spoke to immense
> crowds at Harris City, Fairburn, La
! Grange and Hamilton.
“The people are greatly aroused to
the necessity of defeating the demo
. critic party, and I fully believe we
shall win.
“We have had great crowds at every
meeting.
“Those infamous circulars which the
democratic campaign committee are
circulating are doing me good.”
Monday Judge Hines goes out again,
speaking on that day at Bluffton, Ga.
Watson at Mcßae.
Mcßae, Ga., Sept. 22. —(Special).—An
enthusiastic meeting of populists was
held here today and was addressed by
Hon. Thomas E. Watson. Mr. Watson
was at his best, and his speech was lis
tened to with attention. His logical
ehulidation of the party platform won
voters for the party.
An immense crowd heard his speech.
Down at Barnesville.
Barnesville, Ga., Sept. 22.—(Spe
cial.) —The populists of Barnesville
and the surrounding vicinity are hold
ing the rally of the campaign here to
day. The town is full of voters who
will support the populist •ticket, and
the speeches of Colonel A. A. Murphey
and Colonel W. L. Peek created great
, enthusiasm, The result of today’s
speaking has been a gain to the popu
lists of many votes.
I Populists Meet.
Madison, Ga., September 21. —
(Special.) Colonel Claiborn Sneed
spoke here to an interested audience
Saturday. He presented the populists
principles and demands clearly and
[ convincingly.
A Democrat Writes.
Cuthbert. Ga., September 24.—(Spec-
I ial.) —Hon. A. O. Bacon, candidate for
the United States senate and \Y Y.
: Atkinson, democratic candidate for
i governor, addressed an audience of
| about 1.500, conn
II and children, ('v.'-Aie and black) here
t f today. A big barbee.ic hed been p»*c-
'pared by the Cuthber; Democratic
i club, and the wiiuic of Randolph
i county, irrespective of color, race or
> party’ affiliation, had been invited to
partake. Consequently about half the
i crowd w’ere populists. Major Bacon
I’ was first introduced by Col. R. F. Crit
i tenden, of Shellman, and for a time it
J seemed that his aim was to discuss the
issues of the day in a fair and impartial
■ way, but to the surprise and disap
pointment of all present, he launched
off into the sea of villification and pro-
■» ceeded to heap torrents of abuse
■ upon the great masses of noble
- and true men who adhere to tch
- principles of the people's party. 'l'he
• populists present considered that they
‘ were the guests of their democratic
J friends, and did not care to take any
part in the discussion, but W’hen they
• were openly insulted, it was resented
• by the populists, and a general row’ en-
• sued. The affair might have ended
seriously, but Colonel Atkinson, who
is well thought of by both parties here,
promptly descended from the stage and
in a few words quieted the distur-
: banco.
After Maj. Bacon concluded, Colonel
: Atkinson was introdm -'d by Ex-Rep
: resentative R. D. Crozier, as the next
governor of Georgia. Everybody’ ex.
pected to be benefited by Colonel At
i kinson’s speech, but both populists and
democrats alike W’eere disappointed.
: The populists, however, listened atten
tively until Colonel Atkinson made the
assertion that the populist caused
the late riot and disturbance at Chi
cago.
At this there was some vigorous
kicking by both populists and demo-
■ crats. If Colonel Atkinson w’on a sin
-1 gle vote while here, we have not heard
of it, but it is to be hoped that he will
continue to gain votes for Judge Hines
ami the populist ticket like, he did here.
Quite a number of intelligent gentle
men, w’ho were previously outspoken
for Mr. Atkinson, now openly’ declare
themselves for Judge Hines, and say
that they will never vote for a man for
the high office of governor, who thinks
himself greater and wiser than his
party, and who openly declares that he
will be governor whether the people
want him or not.
Hon. J. A. B. Mahaffey, the people's
candidate for attorney general, will ad
dress the people of Randolph county,
at Cuthbert, at 10 a. m. next Saturday
the 22d inst. Democrat.
Not Less Than Thirty Thousand
Talbotton, Ga., September 22. 1894.
Mr. Editor—Please advise the peo
ple if any more suits have been
brought against Judge Hines. If not,
w’hat is the matter w ith the democrats?
If a thousand suits a day were filed
from now’ until the election against
him, it would not prevnnt his election
by 30,000 majority’. 'J he people have
woke up. Observer.
Dispensary’ Constables In Au-
gusta.
Acgi sta. Ga., Sept. 25.—Dispensary
Constable .Johnson, who has been mak
ing his headquarters here for s••me
time, raided a blind tiger Saturday
night at Hamburg, over in South Caro
lina. A small quantity of liquor and
beer was captured and confiscated.
Max Sollatt and Bud Padgett were
locked up, charged w’ith the ownership
of the establishment.
Put Democrats to Thinking.
Quitman, Ga., Sept. 21.—Mr. Watson
spoke here yesterday to 1500 people,
aroused great enthusiasm, made many
votes for the populists, and put many
democrats to thinking.
I think Brooks county will show up
well for the populist the third of Octo
ber. J. D. Bozeman, Chairman.
NUMBER 2.
DOWN IN GREENE
THE POPULISTS WILL WIN
NEXT WEEK.
LAST SATURDAYS RALLY.
The Fopulisfs Got the Best of
Them. Several Speeches
Were Made.
Greensboro, Ga., .Sept 22.—01 d
Greene had a rally here to-day never
equalled in her history. The republi
cans had advertized for a meeting, the
popuii.sL, had done the same, and to off
set this t he democrats called one.
Hon. Hal Lewis a.skc.l fur a division
of time for Pat Walsh. 'I his was
declined, out off. red to allow the Sen
ator a half hour to address us, we to
consume balance of day. as we had
three speakers who were invited to
address us
Hal Lewis declined and stated to the
vast audience that had assembled at
the populist stand "Thatthe democrats
would hold their meeting immediately
at the court house.” Not ten n.en fol
lowed him. Hon. John Sibley, of Cobb,
opened the ball by stating that next to
kissing a pretty' woman, eating a good
dinner, there was nothing lie liked bet
ter than a. joint debate with a democrat :
that he already this week had taken
the scalps of Hamp McWhorter, Judge
Lawson and .John Hart, and to wind
up with Pat Walsh would fill his cup
to overflow inp’.
Mr. Sibley “shelled the woods" nearly
two hours, su effectually, that the dem
ocrats could not get men to their meet
ing and had to adjourn.
Hon. W. Y'. Carter followed in a mas
terly address, proving conclusively he
was amply able to represent us in con-
We adjourned for dinner, the demo
crats called their meeting in the court
house during adjournment, but the pops
started up with Major C. E. McGregor,
who soon had the crowd with him,
and in a few’ minutes Ihe court house
was nearly empty. 'l'he major dis
cussed state issues as they w ere never
discussed before. He made many
friends by h's manly light on democ
racy. Old Greene will pile up a hand
some majority in October. Today was
a Waterloo and showed how things
stand.
C. <'. Wimbish followed Major Mc-
Gregor, advising his race to vote the
populist ticket.
Wimbish made a fine impression. He
stated that his race did not w ant social
equality and that the man who advo
cated it did not know v. hat. he was
talking about. 'l'he democrats had
I sja.’i’clies from Colonel l ark. HalLew’is,
: .i’-hn -i.w. and 1 .. <e ; but they
j bad slijjiL** ’ . .u-e was the
■ court >’u tilled. Sibley goes to Jas
per ne.\i •'. u and < urtvr to Madison.
Greene.
DOWN IN WILKES.
Democrats At Their old Tricks
Again. '
Washington, Ga.. September 22.
The democrats are carrying things with
a high hand.
The Ordinary, Judge Binns, told K. E.
South that the election blanks had
arrived, and that he would send them
to him Saturday last. 11. E. South is
justice oi' the peace of his district and
is competent to hold an election. Judge
Hinns reports now, Sept. 22, to H. E.
Smith that he left town and turned the
keys over to 11. 0. Barksdale, chairman
of the election committee of the demo
cratic party of Wilkes county. Barks
dale sent out the blanks, Judge Binns
told E. 1). Beard that the election
blanks for bis district were sent to 19.
L. Fotson, N. I>. A Ex. off. .1. I’.
At this writing we have been
unable to hear of a justice of the Peace
in a people's party district that, has re
ceived the election blanks. W'o enclose
a communication from R. O. Barksdale
in reply to a dew and made on the dem
ocratic party to divide the election
managers.
The letter speaks for itself. At the
election for justice of the peace two
years ago eight districts in the county
elected populist justices of the peace.
To offset that the grand jury appointed
eight, notaries publie and ex-ofiieio jus
tices of the peace, and to these are the
election blanks being sent.
Wilkes county has gone crazy. There
is nothing under the sun that can be
compared to it.
In the ma I desire to set up the demo
cratic party here human lite is as val
ueless as corn cobs. We are in a reign
of terror. Free speech is denied us.
Mr. Barksdale’s Letter.
Washington, Ga., Sept. 4, 1894.
A. A. Neal, Chairman (Populist Execu
tive Committee).
Sir—l am in receipt of note dated
! August 25th, 1894, signed A. A. Neal,
j chairman, and certified to be a true
c ipv by one E. E. I’arsons, which was
handed me today by Mr. J. M. Gilbert.
In reply 1 beg to say that neither I
por the democratic party have any
thing to do with the appointment of
election managers, that duty under
the law being imposed upon a sworn
official of the state, who I presume
knows how to attend to his own busi
ness.
The insinuations in y T ouv note seem
to me to be unwarranted.
In the elections of ’93 and January,
’9B, the managers were all ap
pointed by a gentleman at
that. time' recognized as the
head and front of the populist party of
the county, and he himself was one of
the managers nt Washington at the
October election of ’92, and expressed
himself openly and publicly as satis
fied that the election was fair in all
respects. The fact that your party
was defeated certainly cannot change
the nature of the election. Judge. An
thony was in a much better position
than you to know the truth, and I am
content to let the matter stand on his
statement. Respectfully,
R. O. liAIIKSPVLK.
Chairman Democratic Executive Com
mittee, Wilkes county.
Mr. Barksdale did not add that in
1892 the managers who consolidated
the election returns, illegally threw
out about 700 populist votes—every
precinct where populists were strong.
The gubeanatorial election will be
held Wednesday, October 3,