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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 9 to O W fl /jBI/fY Y . / Iko J' I fi| V ’< v v A 'A- J /j ~ j / j - ' . I- ■?' prAA will f x Illi XX®AA 3! I 1 ' AA mH $ XfcA. s , al 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. , r \ l —~~ V 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,