The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19

night train. Our chairman, Mr.. III. C
Reed, of Waycross, who has sine
written more than he dared tell us at tn
time, heard of thelawlessness premedi
tated, and seeking the Mayor imploree
him for the honor of the South to d,
everything in his power to pro;ec
General Weaver and party. The Mayor
and fifteen Alliance men remainen a
the depot all that night to protect us
We, unconscious OF danger, had at tn.
last moment decided to take e morning
train; hence we escaped will
our lives, not knowing that 1
gang of ruffians who hat
made night hideous were waiting to as
sault us. We have since heard fact.
from our chairman, Dir. Reed. thai
would not have soothed cur nerves II
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 Democ,
racy."
Mrs. Lease paused for moment, and
sat quite still, as though her thoughts
were, for the instant, lost in retrospec.
tien. She seemed briefly to review men
tally some of the periis through which
she had passed, and there was, for a
second, look almost of terror in her
eyes. Then. gathering herself together,
she resumed her composed demeanor and
| continued.
THE HONOR OF A GEORGIA DEMOCRAT.
Shortly after our arrival at Albany,
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 a 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 vilest
manner. A plot had been laid to shut us in
the opera house and at the conclusion of
our addresses we would be compelled to
listen to a TRADE of drunken abuse from
negro hired by the chivalric Democ-
racy to demonstrate their ideas OF social
equality.
''At Columbus another storm awaited
us. A reporter OF the Atlanta Journal,
who had made speciality OF collecting
affidavits in regard to General Weaver s
war record at Pulaski, and who had fol-
lowed us persistently toincite rowdyism,
was present at this meeting, and, as
usual, attempted disturbance. Enough
of our people were present, however, to
partially suppress 1t, but we suffered a
great deal OF indignity.
LEADING DEMOCRATS TAKE A HAND.
"At Macon tina 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
disturbances that would suppress free
speech. At 9p. m., when our meeting
was supposed to be under full Roadway,
the Democratic club 500 strong, with ban
ners flying and bands playing Dixie, !"
marched into the very midst OF cur meet
ing, and speech was drowned by the
frenzed yells of mob who were ready
for any deed of violence, melted by the
Democratic leaders, to laugh at law less
ness and clap hands with murder. After
the mob had become unmanageabie-
had bombarded the hotels with rotten
eggs, assaulted Mrs. General Weaver,
driven our party from the balcony, and
pressed into the hotel until the proprietor
was concerned for his building and the
safety OF his guests-the chairman of the
Democratic 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 university
professor assured me that their young
men had heard naught save Democratic
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 balcony. But false
hood would naturally go with egg
throwing and ballot-stuffing.
THE ATLANTA PROGRAMME.
cat Atlanta Congressman Tom Wat
son held at bay the night before the
date of our meeting brutal and MUIR
derous mob, and barely escaped with
life. We learned that extensive prepar-
ations had been made for cur meeting.
Turkeys were in readiness to be lowered
on the speaker; tomatoes, cabbages and
eggs in profusion. and along with all,
dire threats Of armed men; and the
Democrats openly boosted that they
would not permit Yankees and foreign
ers to disturb their institutions Our
chairman was not permitted to make
even an announcement. Threats were
freely made; pandemonlum reigned, and
General Weaver decided to cancel ali
dates in Georgia and leave the state.
"Was Georgia the only state in which
you were offered violence
mo. Eggs were thrown during cur
meeting at Richmond. Va, and at
N c., the ladies' waiting !
room of the Richmond and Danvilie |
was invaded by the scions of
the old slaveholding aristocracy that |
disrupted the country thirty years ago, |
and that now comprises the Young |
Mems Democratic CLUB, Insolent |
staring, insulting remarks, vicious /
yells for Cleveland, and vile /
in hearing of Mrs. Weaver and /
myself constituted our treatment from /
the chivalry there. The policemen-and /
| noticed them in the room--were unable |
Or unwilling to cope with the mob, and |
they joined in the rudene>s and laughed /
At Pulaski, Tenn, not
the presence of the police /
and thirty five deputies appointed at the !
special request Of the national Demo-
cratic committee. the mob came to tile
hotel and ordered US out of town. Here. /
as General Weavers Carriage drove |
along tie street, old ladies came out on
their porches and spat at him and bissei. 4
At Atlanta, tile capital OF Georgia, il