The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-10-06
FINDS IT TOO WARM,
GEORGiA'S CLIMATE DOES NOT
AGREE WITH WEAVER.

AGREE WITH WEAVER.
Although Assured of Fair Heariug,
tho Third Party Standard -Bonrer De-
clines to Speak In AtIanta.-A Man,-
festo.
ATLANTA, Sept. 23-Five thousand
people assembled at the State Capitol
tonight to hear Gen. Weaver. After
waiting half an hour. it was aScertained
that he would not como. as he had dc.
clared there was no freedom of spec ch
IN Georgia, and had thrown up his en-
gagementS.
Governor Northern then addressed
the audience, vouching for them that
they would give fair hearing. A vote
was taken inviting Gen. Weaver to
speak, but he would not come.
The following communication was
made public Tonight:
ATLANTA, Ga Sept. 90, 1892
Mr.. II. ID. Irwin, Chairman State Com
mittee Peoples Party, Atlanta, Ga.
DEAR SIR: At the urgent req uest of
your committee, entered this State on
the goth instant, for the purpose of ad-
dressing the people of Georgia upon the
political situation and the issues in
yOlyed in the present campaign. The
plaees named tor said meetings were: ::
WaycroSS, Albany, Columbus, Macon,
Atlanta, Madison, Augusta and Elber-
ton. L find the spirit of organized row.
dylsm at some of the points visited
within the State so great as to render 1t
unadVlSable for me to attempt to fill the
engagements at the points not already
reached. Personal indignity was threat
ened at WaYcroSs, but Was suppressed
by the attendance Of a large number Of
our friends and the careful manage
ment of Mr.. Reed, the local chairman.
At Albany we met with bowling mob,
which refused to accord us a respectful
and uninterrupted hearing. The meet
ing at Columbus was a grand success,
thanks to the superior management of
Mr. &. j. Thornton. About 1900 people
attended this meeting, and gave us
respectful and enthusiastic attention.
Al Macon the conduct Of the mob
which greeted our advent iutO the city
was simply disgraceful beyond descrip-
tion. Rotten eggs were thrown prior
to the introduction Of the speaker, one
of which struck Mrs Weaver upon the
head. Eggs were thrown repeatedly
during the continuance of the mob.
Turbulent crowds continued to howl
and hoot until past midnight. At At
lanta a similar crowd Of rowdies gath
cred at the point Of meeting, Lent on
tumult and disorder Learning Of this,
Mrs. Lease and myself refused to ap-
pear, either in the forenoon or evening.
am convinced that similar treatment
awaits us at the points not yet visited.
decline to meet said appointments.
The members OF our party, although
| largely III the majority in the State, are
unable to secure for us peaceful and
| respectful hearing. ! wish to call cs
peclal attention to the fact that the dis
order is almost exclusively confined tC
the young roughs who infest the towns
and who are melted to violence by per-
sons who keep il the background. The
country people are uniformly respect
ful and anxious to hear.
1t is worthy of note that disorderly
conduct does not proceed from the eX-
Confederate soldiers, who are manly al
most without exception in their con-
duct, and generally in sympathy with
our movement. The police force mt the
dlSorderly points named made no eff
fort, so tar as is known, to preserve
good order. In some Instances they
gave open cOuntcnance to the tumult.
think 1T is but fair to say that MANY
good people who are not in sympathy
with the Peoples party openly de.
nounce these outrages, but they seem
powerless to assert themselves. The
mayor Of WaycrOSs made every effort
to protect our meeting at that point.
lolgned j. Is. WEAVER.