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ZETTERS EROM THE PEOPLE
Toomsboro, Miss., Aug. 9, 1907.
Hon. Thos. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir: This is the statement
given to the public by John Sharp
Williams just after he was declared
the nominee for United States Sen
ator over Gov. Vardaman:
“All Mississippians are brethren.
I congratulate myself upon having
preserved their good will and upon
having won a victory notwithstand
ing the 15,000 or 20,000 Populists
who take their marching orders from
Tom Watson, while they wear a Dem
ocratic uniform and bear a Democrat
ic name. Thank God! I fought a
clean fight and ‘kept the faith’ —the
old Democratic faith, midway be
tween plutocracy and mobocracy.
Thank God again that I was strong
enough to preach the doctrine of mu
tual helpfulness and not mutual hate,
on earth.”
This quotation is taken from this
evening’s Meridian Star, being among
the reports of the election, etc.
Would write more, but have not
the time. Please answer Brother
Williams, if you see fit. I think he
needs some “skin” taken off. I
know of a few “Populists” who vot
ed for him. Wonder what he calls
them? Yours truly,
R. E. THOMPSON.
P. S. —The above quotation sounds
just like it was uttered by one who
was scared out of his wits and had
just found out he was not hurt.
4 R. E. T.
Note. —Yes, “the old Democratic
faith” which stands in with the
Privileged interests at Washington
voting with the Pullman car monop
oly, the express company robbers,
etc., against his own people, got a
bad shaking up. If Vardaman had
concentrated his fire on the bad rec
ord of John Sharp Williams in Con
gress, this little corporation doodle
would have been beat out of his
boots. T. E. W.
Skyland, N. C., Aug. 8, 1907.
Hon. T. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
My dear Sir: Will you please send
the August 1 number of your Week
ly Jeffersonian as it has failed to
reach me. I have been a constant
reader of your Magazine and weekly,
although I have been worried about
missing numbers, this is the first
time to make complaint of missing
copies of your valuable publications.
Old man Mann and Crick-Crack De
frane cheated me out of part of a
year’s subscription to the New York
magazine; that’s all right, no more
than could be expected of a down
cast Yankee, from my observations
in the sixties. On the firing line in
the sixties and on the firing line of
reform for over twenty years I was
one of the advanced guard long be
fore the forces were mobilized, yes,
before you entered the grand army
of brave men contending for equal
rights for all and special privileges
for none. Push the fight for equity
and justice. There are millions of
brawny arms and brave hearts ready
to defend the right and drive the
greedy and soulless oppressors of hon
est toil from their strongly entrench
ed lines made so by class legislation
and class decisions by class-made
judges. Stand firm, my noble friend;
continue to wield your pen in the fu-
WATSON’S WEEKLY JEFFERSONIAN.
tare as in the past; its penetrating
effect is laying bare and exposing to
view the putrid octopus that is sur
feited and dying from over-feeding
by a slovenly, unprincipled and de
spised set of class legislators.
Mr. Watson, please see that ray pa
pers are forwarded promptly; let me
know when my time will be up that
I may renew in time. I do not want
to miss one copy of your paper—a
reform paper that preaches the true
principles of reform like your publi
cations and the grand old Missouri
World, for it has never flinched, nei
ther has it ever retreated or surren
dered since its first year. I know
whereof I speak; I have been a sub
scriber from the beginning of its pub
lication.
The above papers have a hard time
reaching this part of the moral vine
yard. Please excuse the scattering
thoughts of one that lost the oppor
tunity of education by the Civil War.
Mr. Watson, long may you live
and enjoy life and be blessed by the
grand and noble effort in behalf of
human rights.
Yours sincerely,
WM. S. MURRAY.
Ludowici, Ga., Aug. 10, 1907.
Hon. Thos. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
My Dear Sir: I see in the Week
ly Jeffersonian of August 1, you re
quest the names of those who have
sent in the names of subscribers, and
how many, and while I feel unworthy
of the name “Agent,” yet I am
proud that I am able to write that
I have sent in twelve names, sub
scribers to the weekly, and have now
two on my third club. Soon I hope
to get one more, then forward you the
three names with my check. Wish
ing you great success I am truly
yours,
J. 0. GARRASON.
Aberdeen, Miss., Aug. 5, 1907.
Hon. Thomas Watson.
Dear Sir and Friend: Received
the ten copies sent me and distribut
ed the same and tried to cast them
where they would be appreciated, so
you could gather for many days
hence. Oh, how I do admire a man
of courage and truth as you are. I
have got six to say they will take
your paper, and I think they will.
They will like it. 1 got our present
sheriff to take it. Wish every man
would take it. I give my papers out
after reading them and the magazine
too. So please send to the names
herein given, with your special offer.
You will find postoffice order for $3.
Send one to R. C. Crenshaw, Aber
deen, Miss.; B. T. Nichols, Aberdeen,
Miss., Route 4; Clint Thompson,
Aberdeen, Miss., Route 4; B. N. Ed
ens, Route 4, Aberdeen, Miss; S. Will
Holladay, Aberdeen, Miss., Route 4;
M. H. Stephens, Aberdeen, Miss.
Please be sure to get all directed
right, and oblige, your friend as
ever,
N. N. NICHOLS.
August 11, 1907.
Hon. Thos. E. Watson.
My Dear Sir: I notice in the
Jefforsonian your request to agents
to please send amount of subscrib
ers they have sent you. I have sent
in three myself to the Jeffersonian,
and two to the New York Magazine.
Every one of them is highly pleased
with your work. I have been a con
stant reader of yours ever since 1892,
and do firmly believe that you are
doing more good in the reform move
ment than any one else in our na
tion today, and I for one can assure
that in your great struggle for the
common people of our country, Mr.
Watson, I know how to sympathize
with you, for I myself have taken a
sip or two from the bitter cup of
human ingratitude. But you know its
contents better than I do. So I will
pass on and try not to worry and
fret.
Crops are short out in this part
of Texas, but if you will send me
some sample copies I will hand them
out and aid you all I can in getting
more subscribers. Please send me a
copy of your Magazine. Mr. Watson,
I am anxious to get all of your
speeches and works of your past
life. Will you please tell me how to
procure them ?
Yours,
J. A. MURRAY.
Roams Prairie, Texas.
Vineland, Ala., June 20, 1907.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson, Thomson,
Ga.
My dear Mr. Watson: I know you
receive many letters of no importance
but occuping the position that you do,
you may expect such and therefore
will not become incommoded by re
ceiving this one.
Some time since I wrote you in re
gard to your book and was glad to
see the answer in the last magazine.
I have received prices on the books
and hope to be able in the near fu
ture to purchase same. I also hope
to soon be able to secure more sub
scriptions to your paper and maga
zine. It is somewhat a difficult mat
ter to get subscribers at this time of
the year, especially in the country
and your time belonging to some
one else, too, as mine does. You
will please not think because I have
not sent in any subscriptions recent
ly that I have lost interest in your
work, for such is not the case. As
the weeks pass I read your weekly
paper and as the months pass I read
your monthly magazine, and as I pe
ruse each line of your editorials it
fills my soul with so much enthusiasm
that I cannot refrain from sometime
expressing to you my sincere appre
ciation; words are inadequate to ex
press the real pleasure that your pe
riodicals afford me. I wish the people
would appreciate you and your great
work more than they really do, and
that it was in my power to assist you
to the height of my wishes. With
best regards to you and yours, I beg
to remain, yours very sincerely,
9 T. J. SHIELDS.
Nettleton, Miss.,
Hon. Thos. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Mr. Watson : Enclosed please
find five yearly subscriptions to the
Weddy Jeffersonian and check to
pay for same. Please send me some
more samples and also some copies of
your Jeffersonian Magazine. I hope
to be able to send you a larger club
next time.
Mr. Watson, we are expecting to
have you with us at Tupelo some
time this year to address the farmers
of northern Mississippi. Just as soon
as the election is over and the dust
has cleared away we want you to
'come to Tupelo or some other point
in northern Mississippi and as we put
in our claim first, we feel as though
Tupelo should be the place; and ’if
you will come, I am sure we will have
the largest congregation that has been
seen in the town of Tupelo since the
memorable visit of James B. Weaver
in 1892. Hoping to have you with us
later and with best wishes, I remain,
Yours truly,
J. E. RANKIN.
Lewisville, Ark., Aug. 11, 1907.
Hon. T. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Mr. Watson: Answering your
request as to number of subscriptions
sent in to monthly and weekly Jeffer
sonian will say I have sent ten to
weekly and five to monthly, though
I have not been doing work as agent,
simply doing what 1 can’for the love
of T. E. W. and the cause he repre
sents, receiving ilo commission. Hur
rah for Seab Wright! Him and I
are both Floyd county boys. I am
sure w r hen Bishop Candler next wants
to air himself he will tackle some one
of a more failing memory than our
T. E. Watson. In language of the
backwoords slang, it does me good
to see you “put the nippers to ’em?'
Your friend,
W. M. FAMBY.
Georgia, Tift County, Aug. 5, 1907.
Thomas E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir: I wish to ask some
questions.
In passing the prohibition bill of
Georgia, did they better it any, or
did they make it worse?
Will the express companies bring
it in from other states, or not ? If so,
how much better is it? Before, the
country built up the towns and cities,
now if one to ten million dollars goes
to other states, that robs Georgia of
that amount and builds up other
states that much. Now, please tell
me when and how the state is bene
fited. I see but one thing in it —the
little boys cannot give their money
to an adult negro, have him buy it
for him so readily. Now, if the law
makers will stop the express com
panies from bringing it into the state
that will stop the thing. Now all to
moonshining! I guess that’s what it
will mean for the little fellow out “in
the sticks”; so he could get it cheap
er. I see it no other way. If the
state is to be dry, let it be dry; don’t
allow the express companies to bring
it in from elsewhere. It looks like
it is in bad shape to a man up a
tree.
DRY, DRY, DRY!
The leaders are still worrying
about candidates and horses —light,
dark and colorless —are being trotted
out; but the “leaders” must not for
get that in a democratic party au
thority comes from the people—not
down from the leaders. The voter
is supreme and his will is law. —The
Commoner.
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