The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-10-06
WHAr SISTER LEASE SAYS.

The Populists of the country will bc
interested in the following statement
from Mrs. Lease, as sent by her from
Raleigh, to ths Inter-Ocean:
The spirit OF lawlessness evoke and
fOstered by the organized Democracy
of the towns and cities of the South
has become 80 Intolerant that it de-
mands the attention Of laW-abiding
God fearing people every where. Free
speech and q fair count of the ballot
are arrogantly and openly denied
Within the past few days the southern
chlvalry of Georgia In the Democratic
clubs of WaycrOss, Albany and Macon
reSOrted to mob violence, and, incited
and encouraged by the Democratic
press of the state, INDUCED in hood
lumism and vile language and conduct
that would put to shame the natives of
an uDcivillZ I'd community.
At Columbus q determined effort to
break up u third party meeting was
suppressed only because the farmers
were in the majority. At all non Dem.
Ccratic meetings held along the line OF
railroads, great crowds Of thugs and
rowdies from the large cities are
shipped in to create riot and provoke
bloOdshed. At Macon the right of
speech was denied to Gen. ]. B. Weaver
the presidential nominee of the Peo-
ple's party, and the Young Mems Dem.
ocratic cluD, 800 strong, preconcerted ly
marched to the meeting and aided in
the distur rbance and abetted the chiVal-
ric roWdies In their disgraceful pro-
ceedings. Mrs. General Weaver, who
accompanied her husband, and who is
q prominent "White-ribbOner," and q
lovely, Christian gentleWoman, was as.
saulted and driven from the balcony of
at her by the Macon chiValry. The
The police stood in with the mob and
laughed and encouraged them.
A committee, consisting Of the chair
man of the Democratic club. DIR. Nu.
mally, Of the Presbyterian University,
and the Methodist pastor. wept and
implored me to address the mob and
quiet the demon that had been evoked
and lift the odium of disgrace from
their city, but no human voice could be
heard above the roar of the Democratic
wild beasts that held possession of the
city ali night.
At the state capital the disgraceful
scenes of Macon were twice repeated
in the presence of the governor of
Georgia, and with an organised police
force poWerIess or unwilling TO prevent
laWlessness, eliminated In q freDZied,
madly yelling Democratic mob, who
would not permit an announcement,
and openly signIded their intention to
suppress free speech by violence. Mob
law prevailed, and that demon of in
tolerance that prompted the frenzy of
Sumpter and brought the despair of
App8mattox stalked through the city
of Atlanta. That the shedding Of in
nocent blood might be averted General
Weaver and his party left the state
yesterday to resume the campaign in
North Carolina and Virginia.
The political lines in Georgia are
tightly drawn by the so-called organ
IL ed Democracy in the cities as against
the p0pulists of the rural population.
AS Is per cent of the population OF
Georgia are agricultualists, 1t follows
that they are demanding cessation Of
the reign of terrorism and the suppress.
sion of lawlessness. With fair count
OF the ballot this fall the death knell
Of Democracy will sound.
MRS. MARY LEASE"