Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-17
THIRD PARTY BOOM
lnaugurated in Great Shape
Down in Georgia.
POLK AND SIMPSON THE BOOMERS,

Aided by Weaver. of Iowa, and Living
ston-A Love Feast at Athens with a
Big Turnout-The Leaders Pay Then
Respects to Both Old Parties, and Say
They Must Go - Congressman Oates
Much Disturbed by the Situation in His
Bailiwick.
ATHENS Ga, July 1.-THE third party
boomers are now IN Athens. The farmers
of northeast Geor yia have overrun the city,
and the crowd that turned out yesterday
TO hear the speakers was larger than any
that had heretofore gathered around their
standard. The speaking was listened to
by the elite of Athens, as we'll as by the
horny-handed sons of toll. The little city
put on her holiday attire, and rendered
the visitors an old-fashioned southern bar
becue. The first ladies of the city waited
on the visiting speakers and the farmers
from the neighboring country. 81.
Swallowed the Whole Platform.
From the enthusiasm following the
third party utterances. it is evident that a
large majority of the farmers of north
east Georgia are in favor of the move
ment. Mayor Brown welcomed the visi-
tors by making a regular Farmers ALI
ance speech, swallowing the entire Ocala
platform, including the sub treasury
plank. L. l.. Polk. president of the ma
tional Alliance, then delivered a third
party speech, and was followed by Gen
eral Weaver, who told about the evils
from which the farmers are suffering, and
advocating the Ocala platform as their
only plan of relief
Boutonnie res for the Orators.
At the conclusion of his speech the
meeting adjourned for dinner At the
plate of each visitor was a boutonniere
Jerry Simpson, who sat at the head of the
table, drew a sun-fower, on which was a
card bearing the words: This Kansas
flower will harm onize with the beauty of
the sockless statesman from the west"
General Viewers bouquet was large red
hollyhock, with these words on card
pinned TO it: Compliments of the ladies
of Athens to the great Greenbacker, Gen
eral Weaver
simpsons Red-Headed Editor.
When dinner was over the crowd gath
cred again around the stand to hear
speeches from Jerry Simpson and Colonel
Livingston, of Georgia Jerry told the
socks was started by little red-headed
editor who was rotten before he was ripe.
He declared that in 1892 there wouldn't he
a single sign of he Republican party left
in Kansas, and said it gave him pleasure
to see like sentiment among the Georgia
farmers in regard to Democracy.
Hates the Republican Party.
He mentioned how he had left the Re
publican party, and said he hated its very
name. He told the story of the wolf that
refused to go home with the dog on seeing
the collar marks upon his neck, and said
he had concluded he would rather be his
own master than to be party dog with a
collar on his neck In referring to rail-
road abuses, he said Jay Gould charged
only s. for hauling hog from Chicago TO
New York, but he charged for hauling
Simpson from Chicago to New York Sl6.
Diagnosis on the Democracy.
He told the people it would be hard for
them to get on the Alliance train, as it
was running too fast. but it was going to
stop in February, 1892 and then again in
June, and those who did not take it then
would get left. I'VE have taken the Re
publican party IN the west, he said, land
you fellows can take the other old machine
in the south" He declared the reason he
party was that his good old mother had
taught him never to abuse the dying He
said everybody was trying to get ON the
Ocala platform, even the Ohio Democrats
who had Just introduced a free coinage
plank and graduated income tax plank
in their platform.
Big Baby to Dress.
After he had concluded Colonel Living
ston returned thanks to the ladies of Ath.
ems for the dinner and the bouquets.
During the course of his speech ne offered
anybody 500 to get upon the platform
and make single sound objection to the
sub-treasury plan and let him answer
him, and the offer was not taken. THE
sub-treasury plan is all we've got" he
said, land for Gods sake don't slap it out
of my mouth unless you put something in
its place" He said this Alliance question
was the biggest baby the Democratic party
ever had to dress, but It would have to be
dressed in 1892