The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-26
H. W. LADD CO.


There hasn't be gun. u he much fun in
the North yet. but they are having bar
reis of it down South. The visit Of Gen.
Weaver and Mrs. Lease to Georgia has
made the campaign very incandescent in
the Cracker State. Those worthless have
left that State They did not fill all their
engagements to speak. They skunk away
In fact, afraid OF being guyed and rotten
egged. Their last appearance was at At
lanta on Friday. They didn't speak,
thoush two big meetings assembled to
hear them. They ''hew the track" as the
esteeme | Constitution of Atlanta graph
ically describes their inglorious flight
The morning meeting was duly assem-
bled to hear the tandem populists Let US
give way for the Constitutions report.
when the hour of IL o'clock came, Mr..
Driscoll, the stenographer for Tom Watson's
weekly, hurried upon the stage, and waving
his arms to get attention, said:
General John Is. Weaver who was TO make
an address here to-day Will not speak this
morning, but will appear here tonight with
intend to attempt to break up onr meetings,
and so General Weaver has concluded tnat IL
they must fall they will fall together"
tions of Mr.. Driscoll which rather discon-
He got his wind though directly, and an
Then he started on speech OF his own:
He made some reference to the charges of
cruelty which General Weaver Is said 10 have
practiced at Pulaski, Tenn,
Those charges are infamously false. Gen.
eral Weaver denies them," exclaimed Mr..
Driscoll in stentorian tones.
than Mr.. Thad. Horton, correspondent,
leaped on the reporters table and waving
handful of papers above his head, shouted;
Here are the sworn proofs!'
The crowd broke into wild shouting some
for Horton. and some for Weaver. Mr.. Hor-
ton shouted that he had made the investiga-
ton, inns haI ha a1 In 70 nf
reputable people in Pulaski who swore that
Weaver was u brutal tyrant and he had
man % present who Would d svun swear & to lt. ~. a
but he conld not be heard in the tumult Mr..
Horton jumped from the table to the stair
way. rushed up and shook the afiidavits in
Jones, n former resident OF Pulaski, to the
front of the platform and Jones cried out that
the charges were true.
For ten minutes the luproar was so great
that battery could not have been heard had
there been one firing outside the capitol.
This sort of campaigning has zest In It.
We are not up to 1t here in the North. IL
Is not necessary to say that this morning
meeting was not brilliant success ior
the third party people who organized IL.
1t WAS taken possession OF by the Demo-
Gratis who enjoyed themselves in their
salubrious Georgian way.
In the evening there was another large
audience assembled to hear Weaver and
Lease. COlnpOStu VI <AtidDth Stulu JUST
ness and professional and working men,"
Gov. Northen went on the stage and
pleaded Tin the name OF harmony, peace
and order" for "a respectful hearing for
Populisfs Col. Glenn was made chair
man by "a group Of gentlemen" Col.
Glenn said that Information had reached
the hall that Gen. Weaver and Mrs. Lease
would not appear.
Now" continued Colonel Glenn, "our
people were not afraid OF General Weaver
In 1865 and 1866 and are certainly not
afraid OF the truth. IL this audience
wish to hear him and will pledge itself
to give him respectful hearing, let some
TO wait on him and assure him that he
shall get an orderly hearing"
Colonel Glenn sounded the crowd and
there was tremendous shout pledging
quiet. The Constitution continues
At this juncture Mr.. Driscoll the messenger
could see from his stride that he had some-
thing important 70 proclaim. His manner
indicated that IL was very important.
guy him before he opened his lips, lie said
that he Is a confederate soldier and appealed
for q hearing. Col. Glenn secured quiet for
marks, which were general in Character.
stated that Gen. Weaver declined 20 subject
himself aud Mrs. Weaver and Mrs. Lease to
Mr. Driscoil was % not happy IrgGf in his remarks
TO the audience, and his hearers poked some
fun at him. He disappeared quickly after
delivering himself of the great news that
Weaver and Mrs. Lease were TO give Atlanta
the shake.
There the meeting was turned into a
Democratic rally aud one Judge Ander-
son made fiery speech that aroused the
crowd TO n very high pitch OF enthusi-
asm. He mercilessly scored Tom Wat
sou and deplored the fact that now and
then Confederate soldier had gone
astray but not the rank and file
OF the old Confederate regions. no, nor
their kinsfolk." who were all very solid
for Cleveland.