People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-23

What was that position? Simply
opposition to ring rule.
Voices. Hit HIM again, Tommie.
Hurrah for our Tommie.
Continues reading.
The Chronicle Of 1876 Endorsed the
position I now hold, but that was the
| Chronicle edited in Augusta, and now
we have Chronicle edited from At
lanta.
Cries of Rats, rats, rats, traitor !!
Run him to his hole.
Mr.. Watson. Now, this is your
own candidates speech turning to
Mr.. Blaqk.] You see how you are
treated b your own friends. You
see how your own beautiful sentence
and vivid rhetoric is fouted. TCon-
tinues to read
What have written I have written,
and [ am willing to stand or fall by it.
[ am indorsed in my position of refusing
| to importune members of the legislature
| by the example of Mr.. Hill, who de-
ciined in his race for the Senatorship to
! do so, etc.
Now listen to this:
Success does not make right, and
since the example of the Sage Of Ashland
| mas been invoked against me, / would
| remind those who use it that he formu-
! lated his political ethics IN the famous
sentiment, 81 would rather be right than
| be President"
suppose that the meaning of Mr..
Black was that he would rather be
instrumental in reforming Georgia
politics, as represented by the Con-
stitution and Chronicle, than to be
President. Now listen:
am called a dreamer and have been
expelled to Arcadia, but I would like
before go to get little of the Arcadian
atmosphere into Georgia politics.
Laughter.
Mr.. Watson. He has done that
by joining the rings he was then
fighting. Laughter and applause
Now listen:
Do not lower your standard Of political
morals
Laughter, and voices, 'Rah for
Black! rats, rats, rats.
Mr.. Watson. Now listen. This
is not my speech; it is your own
candidates speech. You ought to
stand him if you can not stand me.
Listen:
There is no doubt but among the people
there is feeling of distrust. There is
just cause for it. There seems to be
charmed circle into which if man does
| NOT ov1+ar no Yepc1 NOT ocY1;ro +1 onu honor
So Convinced was Mr.. Black of
that ten years ago that he walked
INTO that charmed circle. Great
laughter. Now listen:
There is one head, and when it takes
snuff there is a universal sneeze.
A voice. Oh, rats, Tom. Give
us a rest.
Mr.. Watson mot needing the in
terruption. At that time everyone
was sneezing except Mr.. Black.
! Laughter. Now Mr.. Black is
sneezing too. (Renewed laughter.)
Cries of Black, Black! hurrah for
our candidate, Mr.. Black.
Mr.. Watson. Now listen to this,
ladies. Here is nice sentance:
When he pipes all dance.
And among the dancers now we
find the graceful figure of the Hon.
j. C. G. Black the moment the pipes
are put to the mouth and the fingers
to the keys.
Roars Of angry remonstrance.
Now, boys, you ought to stand it
better than that. l took mine like
little man, and I do not see why you
do not take yours that way. Laugh
ter and applause. [ see now that
when the piping is done by the Hon.
Evan Howell, for instance, editor of
the Atlanta Constitution; and the
Hon. Patrick Walsh, who edited the
Augusta Chronicle, goes over and
says: "Miss Jimmie Black, can I
have your hand for the next quad
rifle? p Applause and laughter.
Well, without moments hesitation,
the Hon. J. G. G. Black answers,
eyes, sir;'' and they go smiling
down in the merry mazes of the
dance. Renewed laughter.
Now listen. There is a Biblical
allusion that you will all recognize,
my friends. You know, my friends,
that Mr.. Black is fond OF abiding to
the Holy Scriptures. He does so with
great eloquence. But here it is:
81 call upon you.
Whom? The people Of Georgia.
To arise and smite this power"
Smite what power? The corrupt
ring in the State Of Georgia.
A voice. He means, smite Wea-
ver," followed by general tumult.
Mr.. Watson. Why do you not
take your medicine like men?
A man by the Chronicle reporter:
Why don't you 60 on. They would
not talk SO much if you would keep
right ahead.
Mr.. Watson. Why do you, and
your friends, not keep quiet? You
are annoying me more than all the
others.
He says, "Do not be frightened by
it." Frightened by what? Why,
the ring politicians of Georgia, rep
resented by the Constitution and the