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ZETTERJ HO?I THE PEOPLE
Raleigh, N. C., Sep. 26, 1907.
Dear Sirs:
I am sending you under separate
cover a copy of the Progressive
Farmer of September 19, containing
in full my talk before the Woman’s
Department of the State Farmers’
Convention, August 30, on “Litera
ture for the Farm Home.”
My talk, as suggested in my former
letters to you, was of a thoroughly
practical nature, and it gave me
much pleasure to mention your pub
lication and to distribute the sample
copies you so kindly sent. This
practical talk illustrated in this
practical way seemed to meet with
much appreciation and I was given a
rising vote of thanks by the conven
tion —the only thing of the kind
hapening during the three days’
meeting. I mention this because you
are entitled to a large share of that
rising vote of thanks for without
your kind and cordial co-operation I
could not have given this talk in such
a practical manner.
And now, I want to thank you not
only in my own behalf but also in
behalf of the farm men and farm
women of North Carolina into whose
homes have gone the copies of the
publications you so kindly sent, and
I hoep that it may all result even
tually in many subscriptions for you.
Sincerely.
MRS. WALTER GRIMES.
Hatcher Station, Ga., Sep. 23,1907.
Hon. Thos. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
My Dear Mr. Watson: Your card
in regard to Bethany was received to
day.
My cousin, Young J. Allen, came
over yesterday and I showed him my
Bethany. He glanced over a few
pages, became so interested he bought
the other volume in order to finish
the story. Will forward the money
($1.25) tomorrow. Young Allen and
the Young J. Allen of China mission
ary fame are first cousins and Young
thinks that he equals any one in ad
miration for you. Everyone is
charmed with my Bethany and when
it is picked up it is almost impossi
ble to lay it down, even when duty
calls us. I want to see it in every
home throughout this country.
There’s none better written. The
battle scenes are so vivid one can
hear almost every sound.
You give the best picture of the
“before the war” days I ever read.
My father, who is an old veteran and
who was present at many of the bat
tles you mention, says you give the
truest, the most vivid and interesting
history he ever read. There is not a
sentence in the entire that is
not overflowing with life and inter
est.
Thanking you for the valued prem
ium and wishing you much success,
I am, respectfully,
GENIE M. KING.
Indianapolis, Ind., Sep. 28, 1907.
Hon. Thos. E. Watson, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sir: The inclosed clipping
is upon the same idea I expressed
in my letter to you a few days back.
Is not the populist party established
upon sound democratic principles,
better qualified ! Have we not par
ties enough! Let the people’s par-
ty promptly come out good and
strong and this new party is likely
to “die a hornin’.” Can it with
stand the charges of being the Hearst
party, mongrel, etc., etc.? Their ex
pectation-to draw from the republi
can party will hardly be realized.
The long standing of the people’s
party for the rights of the common
people ought to be more popular with
the people in general than this new
party or any other. It is now being
more generally understood by the
people in general that if they are to
be relieved from the present thral
dom they must concentrate their
power. The people’s party ,is then
best and most promising opportuni
ty, and allow me to state, the paper
I have in mind covering this central
west would be most efficacious, not
only in opening the mind of the peo
ple to questions of right and justice
but in drawing votes from all parties.
The strictly party paper cannot be
a recruiter, of itself —it too often
lias the opposite effect. Shall be
glad to hear from you. lam anxious
to get into the contest.
Yours truly,
J. W. B.
18 W. Market Stt.
Note: The Jeffersonian requests
its readers to be careful about those
initials. They are “J. W. B.” and
not “W. J. B.” And the P. 0. is
Indianapolis, Ind., not Lincoln, Neb.
We can’t be too particular these
days.
Saluda, S. C., Sep. 28, 1907.
Hon. T. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir: The Weekly Jefferson
ian is the best periodical that comes
to my address. It reminds me of,
and is equal to, The Atlanta Consti
tution when Henry Grady was editor,
and Bill Arp, Betsy Hamilton, Joel
C. Harris, W. P. Reed, and numer
ous others were regular contributors.
I refer to about 1889. I was glad
you defended the name of Judge
Longstreet. Anybody who reads the
Georgia Scenes, can see that all of
it came from the same hand. The
part he was alleged to have gotten
from Crockett bore the same earmarks
as all the rest of the articles in Geor
gia Scenes—l refer to three: First,
the description of nature in the piece
referred to and the description of na
ture in the Fox Hunt. Secondly, the
narrative in that piece and the nar
rative in Sage Conversation and Ned
Brace. Thirdly, the moral sense re
sembles that found in the interview
between the two drunk men and oth
er articles. The style, when anal
yzed, is the same all through the
book. T am with you in your fight
against thieves of all kinds and
against Railroad Rascality I wish
every boy in the South could have ac
cess to your paper. Nobody cusses
you now but those experts in politi
cal economy who follow the shade in
one-horse towns or some bloated,
blustering fellow, who has laid up a
few thousand dollars by squeezing
the life out of poor white folks and
niggers in the lien business and imag
ines for that reason he is allied to
vested interests. Go on with your
fight. Nothing makes the average
fellow stop stealing so quickly as the
WATSON’S WEEKLY JEFFERSONIAN.
light of legal investigation thrown on
him.
C. J. RAMAGE, A.8., Litt.D.
FROM A LOYAL LADY FRIEND.
Moreland, Ala., Sep. 23, 1907.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson, Thomson,
Ga.
Dear Sir: As I have been a read
er of your periodicals ever since you
ran the People’s Party paper in At
lanta and read of all your ups and
downs and the brave stand you have
taken for the laboring class of peo
ple, I can’t withstand the temptation
any longer to tell you how I appre
ciate your efforts.
I am a native of old Georgia and
it does my heart good to see such
men as you are fighting her battles.
I feel that you will gain the victory
yet. Oh, if we had one like you in
every state in the Union to fight the
battles of the laboring class of peo
ple, what a change there would be!
I can’t express the admiration and
gratitude I feel toward you in your
efforts and sacrifices in our behalf
I feel that God will bless you in your
efforts.
I am a subscriber to your grand
paper, The Jeffersonian, and my hus
band, A. J. Dame, is also a T. E.
Watson and strong union man and
has been ever since the days of the
Alliance and we would not be with
out your paper for twice the price of
it.
I read your grand address you de
livered at Beall Springs. Oh, will the
voters never get their eyes open!
MRS. M. J. DAME.
Washington, Ky., Sep. 30, 1907.
Hon. Thos. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
My dear Sir: Enclosed you will
find money order for the amount of
$2, for which please send me your
magazine and weekly, as I believe
you advertise them both together for
that price. Have been getting your
magazine from the news stand when
ever I could, but they do not seem to
keep it with any regularity up here
in the smaller towns. To my notion,
it is the best secular magazine pub
lished and I feel that I cannot af
ford to be without it.
I wish you great success in your
noble work. I was with you in spir
it and principle years ago when a
mere lad, and am still with you,
though prevented from taking -any
active part. But if I were in the
arena of political life, my native in
stincts would lead me to espouse the
principles for which you are fighting.
They are the only principles that
can make a good government. But
the people are blind. The veil of ig
norance and prejudice is over their
minds, and »they either cannot or
will not see things as they actually
exist. This veil, however, is being re
moved. That this is the case, there
are many encouraging signs. The
people that sat in darkness are be
ginning to see a great light. Your
unselfish and colossal labors in the
interest of the people have not been
in vain—they are beginning to bear
fruit. The harvest is coming to ripe
ness, and even now you are reap
ing your reward. But in the years
to come, those sound and righteous
principles you so ably and faithful
ly advocate will become so thorough
ly rooted in the soil of our common
wealth that they shall triumph in
producing in actuality what we
have in theory—a “government of
the people, by the people, and for the
people,” with “equal rights to all
and special privileges to none.”
May the blessing of heaven crown
your efforts!
Yours for truth and right,
PAUL 8. RHODES.
THIS ONE IS FROM A LITTLE
GIRL.
Sylvester, Ga., Sep. 25, 1907.
Mr. Thos. E» Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Honored Sir and Friend: Yester
day after our mail carrier had passed
our gate, I went to the box and
drew from it a neat package, sent by
a book company of New York, which
upon opening I found to be your
book, “Bethany,” that you, in your
goodness, had ordered sent to my
afflicted but ever patient and sub
missive mother.
Believe me, Mr. Watson, we will,
as long as memory lasts, hold you in
high esteem for this act of kindness.
In trying to express our apprecia
tion of the book, words fail me. It
is so exceedingly interesting and so
very impressive! And while reading
it this thought keeps presenting it
self to my mind: This story is a
true one!
I’ll tell you, papa firmly believes in
“Hon. T. E. Watson.” Oftentimes
when he is silently reading your mag
azine, he fervently exclaims aloud,
“God bless Tom Watson!”
A witty old neighbor of ours who
is a strong believer of yours once
said to papa: “I tell you, Brother
Parrish, we have Tom Watson at ray
house for breakfast, dinner and sup
per. ”
Begging you to accept our sincere
thanks for “Bethany,” and wishing
to assure you of my heartfelt wishes
for your success and hoping that
much happiness be bestowed on you
and yours, I am, yours respectfully,
ROSE ELLA, PARRISH.
Hon. Thos E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir: Enclosed find P. O. or
der for $1.56, for which please send
me The Weekly Jeffersonian one
year, and renew by subscription to
your magazine until 1908.
Yours truly,
JOHN G. BETTS.
Burnt Corn, Ala.
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Laurel Hill, Ga., Sept 26, 1907.
Hon. Thos. E. Watson.
Dear Mr. Watson: Your magazine
came in a day or two ago. 1 was so
much pleased with it that I wa» on
the eve of sending you my check -io
cover subscription price. When your
postal came in your magazine, I must
frankly say it is the best ever. I
think every man that believes in
Jeffersonian form of government
ought to take it. Tn fact, every man
ought to read it. It is just grand.
Please And my check for $2.10. Kind
ly send me the magazine, and your
Weekly Jeffersonian.
Yours for success.
L. W.