The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-21

while at Pulaski be made his headquarters
at the Ballantyne house, three members OF
which family were In the confederate
army. When he left Pulaski the women
of the house bid him an affectionate good
BY. and Mrs. Bsllantyne gave him a letter
TO her son. Col John Ballentyne, in the
confederate service, saying that he had
been their friend and protector, and IL he
should ever fall into the hands of the con-
federates wounded or prisoner, that he
would do all in his power for him.
Gen. Weaver said he kept this letter for
some time, and still had it. he thought,
among his papers at home All the vouchers
we're sfterward paid.
THE THIRD PARTY.
Gen. Weaver did not take up the other
specific charges made against him in the
sworn affidavits by the citizens Of Pulaski.
but passed on 20 a discussion OF the third
party.
He said he had no apology to make
for having been a union soldier and he
wanted none from his hearers who had been
confederate soldiers Gen. Weaver taffied
the confederate soldiers a little, and said
there had never been more gallant enemy
than those same confederates.
Gen. Weaver said that the third party
recognizes no differences OF the past. 1t is
party based upon the principles of the
golden rule, and is opposed to both the old
WORKOUT parties. Its ticket represents both
the north and the south, and unites both the
union and confederate armies.
Gen. Weaver argued that there would be
no question of how Georgia would go in the
coming election.
s'Why should there be any doubt Of how
Georgia is going to gop he said. 1.-THE ma
jority Of the white voters Of the state belong
to the alliance, and have time and again
ratified the demands of the Ocala platform
in their meetings. The Omaha platform is
the Ocala platform reafirmed. They know
very well how Georgia Is going to go unless
they can fan into flame the old embers Of
the past. This effort is an insult to the peo-
pie of Georgia and places a low estimate
upon their Intelligence"
TOUCHED UP LIVINGSTON.
The speaker touched up Col Livingston,
whom he said had preached the demands OF
the ocala platform from one end Of Geor-
gia to the other, and who now declares that
the people OF Georgia can be depended
upon to vote them down.
A vote for either of the old parties. he
said, would be vote for 5 cent cotton and
to continue themselves at the mercy OF the
money changers. He appealed to them to
stand by their colorS. as he had been telling
the people Of the west that there was not
power enough in all hell to mako them de-
sert their cause.
''What have you got to gain by voting
the democratic ticket? what has come to
your good by it; have you ever put a dol
lar in your pockets by voting ii" exclaimed
Gen. Weaver. This elected loud applause
from the third party men present.
DEMOCRACY AND FREE SILVER.
Gen. Weaver then proceeded to attack
the Democratic party for its failure to pass
the silver bill when they had a majority In
congress.
''1f the democrats were In favor Of free
silver they would have said something
about IL In their platform" he declared.
"They would not have nominated a man
whom they knew to be opposed to free
eoinage."
The democratic and republican platforms
were both written by one man he declared
or else one was copied from the other.
Gen. Weaver claimed that he was stand
lng in the shoes Of Andrew jackson, who
vetoed the bill to establish a national bank.
The reason, Gen. Weaver said, the demo-
Gratis did not give the country free coinage
of silver were because New York and New
England was opposed to it.
POOLING THE WEST WITH THE TARIFF.
So they decided to fool the west with
che tariff and to cry Force bill force billn
down south He said there was not one
single thing in the third party platform that
was not in harmony with she Ocala platform,
and yet alliancemen were asked to sup
port it
Gen. Viewers address lasted about an
hour. He predicted, in conclusion, that
the third party was as certain to come into
power as the sun to rise tomorrow.
Gen. Weaver was frequently applauded
throughout his address, but only twice was
there anything like general applause over
the whole house. With half dozen con-
spicuous exceptions, 10 was q quiet audi
ence
Mrs. Lease walked them up, though. She
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whose heart and mind was as pure as the
Emerald Isle that gave her birth, and whose
eloQuence was as resistless as the winds
that sweep over the Kansas plains.
A SPEAKER OF ABILITY.
II did not take the crowd long to discover
that Mrs. Lease was speaker of no NEAR
ability. She Is a woman above the average
hight and build. about 40 years of age ap-
parently, dark-haired and dark-complex
Toned, with rather heavy features. but with
q pleasant expression when in repose. Sh,
strobe the stage in the manner of one WHIT
felt perfectly at home and with he
heavy voice found no difficulty In filling
the large hall. Her voice and manner wal
rather masterful than womanly, though
there was something OF psthos and mag
netism in her voice that made it SOUND
attractive. Mrs. Lease showed consider
able discernment in the manner In which
she attacked her subject.
PROUD OF HER NATIONALITY.
She said that she was proud that she hac
been introduced as an Irish woman
and referred TO the struggles of The
Irish people for 500 years and the
triumphs they had achieved In this
country and elsewhere. Mrs. Lease said
that she first came to Georgia year age
and In company with Col. Livingston made
a tour of the state. She had never received
such royal reception anywhere, she said, as
was accorded her IN Georgia on the occasion
of her recsnt visit. She said that she was the
daughter and the sister of a union soldier
both Of whom gave up their lives for the
union cause. Her father starved to death
in Andersonville prison and her brother
fell in Virginia. She assured
her listeners that the war
enmity had died out In the hearts OF the
western people. Such feelings, she said,
only remained in the breasts OF those who
never had smelled gunpowder
Mrs. Lease charged the old parties with
pursuing their old tactics in the south and
west of stirring up hatred and ranoor in
order to keep the people OF the sections
apart and continue their lease OF power.
THE ATTACKS ON POLK.
The same attacks were made upon Col.
Polk in the west, she said as were heiny