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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. PAGE FIFTEEN