The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19
R0ME'S ALLIANCE RALLY.
SIX THOUSAND PEOPLE OUT TO
HEAR THE SPEHCaRS.

! This Editor of the Local Paper Under
| Fire of the Alliance Guns-Gen.
! Weaver the First Speaker of the
Day - Congressman elect simpson
Follows Him.
ROME, Ga, July lS.-It was the last and
| greatest Six thousand people heard the
alliance orators to-day, and their enthu-
| siasm was uubounded. The meeting was
sensational from beginning TO end. Every
body enjoyed it. Editor Martin of the
| tribune Of Rome was the subject Of an
uuending series of onslaughts by the alliance
| speakers. This morning Mr.. Martin had
distributed among the audience 100 copies
OF the Tribune, containing an attack upon
Congressman-eI elect Jerry Simpson and Gen.
Weaver and the third party movement.
This article was the basis of the speakers
attacks upon him. Owing TO a mistake
last night the speakers were taken to At
lanta, and did not get to the rally until
| 10:40 o'clock this morning.
THE THIRD PARTY.
While the crowd waited for the orators.
! there was but one theme discussed-the
third party. Said stanch allianceman:
ut is not question of democracy OF of
repubicanisn, but of labor VS.. monopoly, "
| When the speakers came In there was a
| great shout
The meeting was held in the North Geor-
gia and Alabama exposition building, Gen.
/ Weaver mounted table 10 the middle of
7 the crowd and began his address "This
table, said he, sis solid it is like the Ocala
platform" Hecould not establish a third
party.
ONLY ONE PARTY IN THE SOUTH.
There was but one party in the south To
establish third party you must have
second. As alliancemen they knew only
the Ocala platform, and standing on that
the gates of hell could not prevail against
them. Applause This union between
the sections was the first since tue war 1t
was union Of heart and labor. Thank
| God, in this contest for human rights we
are all become brothers again. You must
demand your rights. Take them by the
ballot
sPR1NGING CHESTNUT.
He illustrated by story Of two negroes,
Ben and Buck. They agreed to pray for a
Thanksgiving turkey. They prayed one
night and no turkey came. The second
night Ben said ~ got no turkey" But
Buck said, THE Lord said unto me, Get a
move on you, Buck, and" said Buck, III got
move and brought in a turkey the first
night" The aliiancemen must get a
move on them. [Great laughter. Gen.
Weaver then dived into a lengthy argu-
ment on the constitutional points in the
alliance doctrine. He spoke at length on
the currency. His argument was listened
to with close attention, and he concluded a
speech of two hours by paying a tribute to
the people Of the south, and, asking for
some water, said: II drink to the Peoples
party In 49,"
JERRY SIMPSON INTRODUCED.
After the applause subsided, Jerry Simp-
| son was announced. He made short
speeech, but caught the crowd from Begin
ming to end. The "sockless statesman"
pitched into the editor Of the tribune. He
illustrated Mr. Martins position by COM
pairing him 70 a fee that was In the habit OF
running race with a one-horse railroad,
and when the road became a through ex-
press the same flee tried to run his same
game, and when the express passed by he
quit running and began barking. You
little barking fee, quit sneering at this
movement and buy you ticket before too
late
SHOUTS OF THE CROWD.
He continued for some time to rattle the
Trfbunes editor among shouts Of, That's
got himin Hit him again p ETC., etc.
"What shall we do 20 heal this bloody
chasm between the north and southf The
alliance will solve this question. We have
begun this work Of bridging by laying In
gals across the chasm. We are going soon
to put Sherman and Mckinley by his side
and chink the cracks with toe 1ribune's
editor and Floyd's Jeffersonians.
DINNER AND THEN LIVINGSTON.
When Mr.. Simpson finished dinner was
served, and when all were filled they rallied
around to hear Col Livingston. He made
speech abounding in eloqusnce, logic and
humor, and the way he handled the Rome
Tribune was unmerciful. His long expla-
nation Of the banking system, the sub
treasury and currency were eagerly listened
to-. AS for democracy. he said he was a
born democrat and had lived one, but now
he stood on the Ocala platform first and
last.
After this Hon Seaborn Wright was
called for, and this young orator was ten
tered an ovation as he mounted the stage.
| His splendid eloquence and earnest appeals
were applauded to the echo.
A GREAT DAY.
It was q great day, ever ia be remem-
bered in this county. 1t is certain that there
is a spirit of revolution in the farmers of
this district. Would they join third party
movement Many express themselves
openly as favoriugt.
The NEWS correspondent asked Gen.
Weaver what would be the effect Of the
third party as to Georgia in 1892
"They will carry Georgia. he said
"there is but one party in Georgia and that
is ours"
"What OF Ohio this years"
awe will win the fight there" he said.
"The Republican party is dead even now.
There are but two parties-the Peoples and
the Democratic party"
All the speakers reiterated in their
speeches the idea OF union Of the west and
south on the Ocala platform. One thing
was apparent to-day. If the alliance and
democracy are to remain identical, the
democracy must adopt the alliance princi-
pies. From here the alliancemen win go to
Birmingham and Macon. Gen. Weaver
left for Atlanta but MT. Simpson will re-
- =. % - ,,ostt Mo0day