The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-09-15
THIRD PARTY POLITICS IN GEORGIA.
KeViving tho Old Plan OF Night MeetInxs
and wild Promises for NeeroesJ

TOI;SITH, GA, Sept. 3.-Never, per
haps, In the political history Of Georgia
dld such 4 state of affairs exist as at
present III Monroe county. This county
Is and always has been solidly Demo
cratic, and no county in the State can
BOAST Of more gallant, true and tried
democrats than she, and as the days
go Dy the constituents of the grand old
party become more enthusiastic and
determined tlan ever, ami daily num-
DerS who are led to believe that the
party OF their 1orctather8 was rotten
ana corrupt haYe once more sworn al.
lrglance to the grandest and purpst
party the world has ever known. The
peoples part grows weaker and weak
er ana only the leaders will be left to
see IL vanish into obliViOn-Seeinp as
they 40 the party Of Watson and Wea-
yer fading fast away, a few and un-
prlnclpled and debascd leaders in this
county are employing the same miSera.
D'e methods to get the negro vote as
their own" Watson in the tenth.
Almost nightly negro school houses
ana sometimes barns are the scenes
lhat Woud make any true southern
man regard them with contempt and
shame. a few ignorant corn(ield
negroes assembled in a rustic school
house dlmly lighted with pine knot.
an Alliance lawyer who represents
several Northern loan associations, and
an Alliance preacher, who has forsaken
christ and Is devOting his time to ad-
Vauclng the omnipotence of Tom Wat
son and third partyism, was the scene
mat was enacted Il few miles from
here on Saturday night.
Inc negroes were sworn to secrecy,
so That no white men save the speakers
would knSw anything about these
meetings and it was purely accidental
tllat the leaders were detected in their
dlaDollcal actions. ~ trusted farm
mana working on the plantation Of a
prominent farmer told hlm Of the won
derful things that he had heard the
night before at the school house. How
negroes became frantic with 10Y as
they were assured that if they would
vote with the third party that Tom
watson was going to usher in an era
VI prosperity that they had never be-
fore known.
They would be paid 81 80 and SI.75
per day, thus enabling them to live
more comfortably anu that they could
then join hands with the whites and
De as one. Such scenes were never be-
fore witnessed, as the negroes in genu-
mo DarDaric style clapped their hands
"iii uaiiCcO VI IuC music Ol sacred
so"gs and offered prayers to the speak
ers who h al 80 numerically deluded
them IN their ignorance. The extreme
measures adopted by the leading ele-
!nent OF tn" peoples party is doing it
lncalcu!ahi' harm. >obet meu realize
the lncvlta0le result Of such proceed
lilgs ana are thoroughly Disguised with
the party, and are now more thorough
ly Democratic than ever. Every dis
tTlct i'll the county has organized Il
Democratic cln5 and is doing magnili-
cent WORK for the party. Unless u
great change, unforeseen, is brought
about every county Office VIII be pre-
sided over by Il Democrat.
The third partyitcs attempt to ap-
pear sanGuinc, but they are rapidly
be&lnninE TO realize that they are pain
lully in he minority and with the
strength Ihey bave at present they can
not accomplish anything. On the ides
OF November the grand old county of
Monro" viii pile up magnificent ma
I"rlty for Cleveland, Cabanies and
Democracy.