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PAGE TEN 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. -1 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.