The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-09-14
OEMOCRACY'S DAY!
nD,,oCRATIC HOSTS GATHER IN DAW-
SON.
o.,o,els DUPONT Query and Jesse Walters
,,sress the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Peek
and NIahaffey also Make Interesting
Speeches.

I'D Mahaffey also Make Interesting
Speeches.
last Thursday was the biggest day,
l;+ioaIlv that Dawson has had in
vi Hons DUPONT Query and Jesse Wal
.ors representing Democracy, and Coils.
Habaffev and Peek, in the interest
Of tie Third. party, were here, and all
made speeches; 51 o,,,o
present to hear them, including nifty or
Seventy-fve negroes.
The applause given the speakers showed
that the Democrats were largely IN the
majority. and whenever Query or wal
terS made a point the opera houselfalrly
shook with applause. Colonel Peek was
also apdlauded literally by his sympa-
thizeTs.
of the six hundred people present prob
ohlv tbree-fourths of them were Demo
"rafs The number Of Peoples Party men
nrpsent was variously estimated at from
ffty to two hundred.
TuF NEWS thinks about one hundred
and fifty is a very liberal estimate of their
strength in the meeting,
II was Colonel Peek's appointment
and he refused 10 divide time with the
Democrats, but Colonel Mahatfey, candl-
date for attorney general on Peek's tick
ct, agreed to joint discussion ana dl-
yided time with the Democrats.
The agreement between the Popullsts
and the Democrats was for Colonel Ma
baffey to open in speech of an hour, to
he followed by Colonies Query and Wal
+ers in A speech of an hour each, Mr..
Nahaffev to reply to them in a talk of
another hour. Col. Peek was then to
conclude the speaking in all the time he
wanted
The speakers on both sides were
treated with the utmost respect and
courtesy throughout, and nothing OF an
unpleasant nature occurred sduring
the entire day.
The Meeting Organizes.
Mr.. ]. w. F, Lowrey, in few timely
remarks, nominated Col. j. NJ. Griggs
for chairman of the meeting, and he was
elected without opposition. E. l.. Rainey
was made secretary, and the discussion
began.
Before introducing Colonel Mahaffey,
the first speaker, the chairman stated that
DR.. Baldwin, who came up from Cuth-
bert with the Third party speakers the
night before desired to make a few re-
marks. Dr. Baldwin advanced to the
front of he stage and read a letter from
the Peoples party committe of the state,
saying that it was against their instruc-
tons for Colonel Peek to meet the ''lit-
tie cross roads politicians throughout
the state in Joint discussion; that he
must meet only Governor Northen-and
meet him every time an opportunity was
presented.
Colonel Mahaffey Intro duced.
The chairman then introduced to the
audienc, Colonel Mahaffey, OF Jackson
county, Peoples party candidate for al
tomey-general. Colonel Mahaffey is a
medium-Szed gentleman with a super
abundance of red whiskers, and withal
fair orator. As he arose and approach
ed the front OF the stage there was not
the least applause whatever. There were
great big wads of silence throughout the
house as the first Peoples party orator
ever in Terrell county began his address.
Colonel Mahaffey began speaking about
ten o'clock. He opened his address by
saying that the object of public discus
Slons was to discover the truth, and asked
his hearers to cut loose from all preju-
dice. Political parties are the outcome
OF all political wrongs and expressions,
otherwise there would beno parties. He
then named over and gave a history of
all the political parties and their evils
from his standpoint, singing song of
oppression throughout. He gave the
history of the alliance and tried to Gre
ate the impression that the Third party
and the alliance are one and the
same He received slight applause
upon stating that all the ALI nee petit
IONS had been thrown from the halls
Oh Congress and the petitioners told to
20 nome and work harder and eat less.
Inc speaker then drew himself up,
Aounshed his ann and made a grand
OldloncaI effort in charging that there
was no difference between the Democrat
~ ana republican platforms. He paused
1or applause, but that sentiment was not
approved by his audience and the same
UeGP silence was stip painful.
he talked about banks and silver with
an an ar OF a skilled financier, but never
'old what the trouble was with them and
onered no remedy if anything was the
ii,,"|.eF' lie dwelt verbosely and feeling
~ upon the fact that 'we are slaves,''
anu anu insisted that the shackles mus be
n Sn@ken off now. The Democratic party's
Exposition to reduce the tariff was ridi-
t tuneu, and he said he favored an income
S "4 ms speech throughout was on the
of S' ne oiu threadbare subjects, the wrongs
% . I farmers, the high and mighty ways
cond !e towns, and the poor, depressed
condition of the country. and tried To
saddle it all on the Democratic marty,
Of o otailleu this party for the low price
is 6 IoClon and all the other Ills that man
snaoai TO- AT the conclusion of his
pIaT Sn ne received but very little APP
The Eloquent Query.