The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-10-28

her story as the correspondent was t
write it. She settled herself in he
chair, and asked that some of her pre-
vious answers might be read to her tina
she might pass upon their correctness
Then she looked as though ready 70
the next question. 1t was:
"Where did the first trouble TAX,
place."
"our first trouble was at Waycross. :"
''Mrs. Lease, please give me in detail
4 full account of your experiences
The lady hesitated for minute, then
said:
THE FIRST OUTRAGE.
beginning at Waycross, in TIT
southern part of Georgia. we received
our first intimation OF impending
trouble as we alighted from the train
when we noticed the depot platform
and sidewalk strewn with circular:
warning everyone to keep away from
our meetings This was for those who
could read. For those who could not
read messengers were stationed on tho
roads to meet the people as they came
into town and tell them that an admis.
sion fee of so cents would be exacted
of them before they could enter the
meeting. This turned many of the
country people and negroes back: and
yet through the efforts of third party
ties fair audience greeted us and ac-
corded us a respectful hearing. We
congratulated ourselves on having had
a successful meeting; but after our peo-
pie left town the ''chivalric" demo-
cratic thugs emerged from their hid
ing places and plotted murder
Their plan was to waylay Gen.
Weaver as he boarded the night train.
Our chairman, Mr.. ii. c. Reed, of Way
cross, who has since written more than
he dared to tell us at the time, heard OF
the lawlessness premeditated, and seek
ing the mayor implored him for the
honor of the south to do everything in
his power to protect Gen. Weaver and
party The mayor, several special po-
lice. Mr.. Reed and fifteen alliancemen
remained at the depot all that night to
protect us. We, unconscious of danger,
had at the last moment decided TO take
morning train; hence we escaped with
our lives, not knowing that gang of
rul1ians who had made night hideous
were waiting to assault us We have
since heard facts from our chairman,
Mr.. Reed, that would not have smoothed
our nerves if we had known them at
the time.
From Waycross we proceeded to AL
bany. not without misgivings. however,
as we had been informed that that
place was the stronghold of organized
democracy" -..
Mrs Lease paused for a moment, and
finally said:
THE HONOR OF A GEORGIA DEMOCRAT.
shortly after our arrival at Albany,
a turbulent, bowling, drunken mob
gathered in and around the hotel. The
democratic chairman came and offered
us the use of the opera house free. and
assured US 'on the faith of Georgian
we would not be molested nor our meet
ing interrupted. Yet. notwithstanding
the gentleman's honor was at stake we
were frequently interrupted in the viii
est manner. A plot had been laid to
shut US in the opera house and at the
of our addresses we would
be compelled to listen to TRADE of
drunken abuse from negro hired by
the chivalric democracy to demonstrate
their ideas of social equality.
AT Columbus another storm awaited
us. A reporter of the Atlanta Journal.
who had made 4 speciality of collecting
affidavits in regard to Gen. Weaver's
war record at Pulaski, and who had
US persistently to incite rowdy-
ism, was present at this meeting, and,
as usual, attempted a disturbance.
Enough of our people We're present,
however, partially to suppress it, but
we suffered a great deal of iHdignity.
LEADING DEMOCRATS TAKE A HAND.
AT Macon the trouble eliminated.
This time not the hoodlums of the city.
but the leading citizens in the demo-
cratic club, as was shown by notice
sent out the previous week, prepared to
show their strength at our meeting by
that would suppress free
speech. At q. m, when our meeting
was supposed to be under full head
way, the democratic club, 500 strong,
with banners flying and bands playing
Dixie" marched into the very midst
of our meeting, and speech was
drowned by the frenzied yells of mob
who were ready for any deeds of vio-
lence. melted by the democratic leaders,
to laugh at lawlessness and clap hands
with murder. After the mob had be-
come unmanageable-had bombarded
the hotel with rotten eggs, assaulted
Mrs. Gen. Weaver, driven our party
from the balcony, and pressed into the
hotel until the proprietor was con-
cerned for his building and the safety
of his guests-the chairman of the dem
ocratic club. Mr.. Atkinson. accom-
panied by the principal of the Macon
university, and DIR. Heidi, NJ. E. pastor,
implored me to address the mob, if only
for five minutes, that the odium might
be lifted from their city. The univer-
sity professor assured me that their
young men had heard naught save dem
ocratic talk for twenty years.
Mr.. Atkinson has since stated that
but one bad little boy threw but one
good little egg, which happened to
strike Mrs Weaver. An unqualified
falsehood! as from sixty to eighty eggs
were thrown while we were on the bal
cony But falsehood would naturally
go with egg-throwing and ballot-stuff-
ing. .s
THE ATLANTA PROGRAMME
"At Atlanta Congressman Tom Wat
son held at bay the night before the
date of our meeting a brutal and muir
derous mob, and barely escaped with
life. We learned that extensive prep
arations had been made for our meet
ing Turkeys were in readiness to be
lowered on the speaker; tomatoes, cab
bages and eggs in profusion, and along
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