Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-09-04
1 GIVE AWAY !!
Gen. Weaver Don't Fuse Worth
Cent,
HE MAKES A SQCIRMING IN
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
JUDGE ATWOOD TALKS TO EMPTY
BENCHES.


BENCHES.
Rally Once again, Gentlemen.
! Inc rally which came off here last evening
was complete give away The democrats
were out early with their torches. and fuss,
anu feathers Bearing aloft numerous
transparencies with the name and likeness OF
HANCOCK upon them. and not one with
"eavers name. or a suggestion of the green.
pack party, they started off thinking to escori
'he nominee of the greenback party to the
iiaii where he was to speak. They were to
meet the general at the Cony House. but ere
they arrived at this point Mr.. Weaver had
gone On before, entered the hall, ACCOMPANIED
Dy few greenback friends, and was ready to
De listened to. He wanted none of the dem
ocratic IN his, and so avoided such an escort.
But before the General reached the hall quite
circus was enacted behind the scenes. The
greenbackers were uneasy lest the large num-
bers assembled would not keep their seats.
They raved that the speakers were not On
hand.
Mr.. A. G. ANDREWS
came IN and explained the situation bv saw
ing that they were waiting for their band
that the democrats had stolen it and carried
II on with their procession. He was never so
insulted in all his life, he said
But finally the stolen property was recov-
cred, and the evenings programme went on.
Capt. Black called the meeting to order and
presented DR.. Croker, one of the Aborigines.
who went into a war dance and raised several
hideous war whoops about the Kennebec
journal.
When Mr.. Weaver was presented he came
gracefully forward. and revealed a man of
fine presence and handsome countenance.
The General at once took solid ground
against fusion, and created great summer
sault in the minds of the democrats. and
called forth great applause from the green
hackers, who evidently backed him in all he
said. In regard to fusion he said -
Il have been announced in this State to
speak with speakers at Hancock meetings.
Now have no objection to those gentlemen:
they are very nice, polite and talented but
how would it look for your standard bearer
to be dividing time at Hancock meetings
with Hancock speakers? | shall 90 to none
of them, understand that. will hold green
back meetings and straight greenback meet
ings all over this State. Sensation |
will hold no other kind. | want no Miss
Nancy arrangement here. have no objection
to you gentlemen, supporting Hancock. You
have perfect right to do it. Applause and
misses. But | do object to coupling nv
meetings with Hancock meetings and Han
cock speakers. | want it distinctly under
stood that the greenback party has being
outside of Maine
Unlike his course in Biddeford, Gen
Weaver took up the condition of affairs in
the South SAYING
1--WE are in favor of a free election and
fair count all over this country, Applause
and we are the only party that is in favor of
it. the only one. Now | am going to speak
of the South. | have been down there: and
my friends. | shall not cover up single
thing found there to save the whole country
to save all the parties in the country | won't
cover it up. | found cancer on the body
polite down there. | propose to tell YOU
about it, whether you want to hear it or not
The people shall know it. | found that
there is no such thing free and honest
government in many of the southern States.
Personally, let me say here. was treated
never in any country with more respect than
was treated in the south, never. No per-
sonal violence or assault upon me at all.
But to-day, if we had an honest count in
Alabama, in the election that occurred in
August, we would have had 10000 majority
in that State. Applause. l mean what |
say, and know what | say. have had
private advices from there, from the most
reliable sources. And | have read the news
paper accounts, and letters written When
was down there | talked with those men. and
some of them, leading democrats of the State,
told me regretfully, saving they regretted it
saving that there could not be an honest
count there. Now how is it in Mississippi?
We would have hundred thousand majority
there if we could have an honest count Per-
haps that is putting the figures high: but |
have it from the most reliable sources that
we would have a hundred thousand majority
there And if the Solid South goes for one
man in this election, it will be because the
peoples voice has been stifled by fraud and
violence.
Mr.. Weaver then proceeded to speak of
the remedy for this state of affairs, which he
claimed must come from within the States
and not from without The remedy, in his
opinion. was to elevate the greenback party
to power.
Gen Weaver did not occupy an hour in
his remarks. and then Judge Atwood of Penn
sylvania was introduced. But the democrats
had got all they wanted, and began to leave
the hall almost en- mdsse, so that at the clos
ing the empty benches included nearly all in
the building.
Gen. Weaver interviewed.
A reporter of the Journal met Gen. Weaver
at the depot last night as he was waiting for