The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-09-14


upon them" Tremendous cheeringl
In conclusion he roasted Weaver. lie
said that Weaver was one of those GEN
erals who did not take command until
after the war. He took command in
Tennessee over old and helpless men.
over poor, broken-hearted widows and
mothers. The excoriation of the South
hater was scathing, and when his hour
was up and he took his seat there was
tremendous and prolonged applause that
made the welkin ring. 1t was one of
the grandest efforts ever listened to by
the citizens of Terrell county.
Colonel Jesse w. Walters,
candidate for Presidential elector on the
Democratic ticket for the Second district,
was the next speaker introduced The
dinner hour having arrived, number in
the audience left, but good crowd re-
manned to hear the speech. He made an
impregnable and eloquent argument in
defense of Democracy. He demonstrated
by known facts and figures that the
stringency of money is not due to the
demonstration of silver so much as to
the iniquitous Mckinley tariff law. The
speaker explained the effect of tariff
by citing the case of Terrell county
farmer who might take one hundred
bales of cotton to Liverpool. Te traded
his cotton with a Liverpool merchant for
goods, getting for it ten cents per pound.
He ct five thousand dollars worth of
goods for his cotton; then he brings his
goods back to Savannah. There he is
met by collector of customs, who forces
him to pay so per cent. duty on the
goods. To bring in his S., 900 worth of
goods he must pay 81, 500 duty.
The Mckinley bill puts the highest
rate of duty upon common goods and
the lightesu upon fine goods. Thus the
poorer people bear more than their share
OF the burden. When you buy twenty
dollars worth of goods from store, you
pay about 81 for the goods and SO for
the tariff tax to the government or to the
manufacturers.
1t is said that the south pays one-third
of the taxes of the governments thus we
pay $4,000, 900 annually for pensions.
None of that ever comes back. Then the
money that we pay in tariff taxes largely
goes north. There is constant flow of
money from the south and but little re-
turns.
The only remedy is to repeal the un-
just laws. Suppose we reduce our tariff
one-half. That viii reduce our taxes
ore-haif, and leave in Georgia five of the
ten dollars that each citizen pays annu-
ally. In ten years that would be a saw
ing of so per cent, or an increase in our
currency of $50 per capita. That is what
our Third party friends are calling for
Since the war there has been but one
Democratic congress-the forty-sixlh
but we were swindled out of the presi-
dency. What did that congress do? They
passed thu bill the practical effect of
which would have been to destroy the
national banks, but it did not become a
law. President Hayes vetoed it.
There has never been financial meas
ure before congress on which the Demo
Gratis did not vote with the people,"
In short he made a complete answer to
all the Third party charges, and his ar
guments were pointed, clear cut and con-
vincing. He closed with a strong appeal
to his misguided Democratic brethren
who had been led astray by republican
emissaries TO return to the fold of de-
mocracy, the party of their fathers offer
ing the oGly hope of escape from present
distress and impending ruin.
Colonel Mahaffey's Second Speech.
At the conclusion of Colonel Walters
speech, Colonel Mahaffey arose to make
his rejoinder. As at fist, he received
no applause. His second effort was COM
posed almost entirely of references to
Colonel Walters as an accidental law
yer" and vulgar and protane jokes. He
abused Democracy and defended Weaver.
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explain the railroad plank in his plat
form. he thanked him for calling his
attention it, and said that he would glad
ly do so, but passed on to another subject
without the slightest explanation what
ever of that question. His only refer
ence to it was that it may be wrong.
Colonel Mahaffey is an interesting talker,
however, and if he had the proper subject
could make good speech
Colonel Peek's Speech.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Mahaffeys
speech the meeting adjourned until 3
o'clock for dinner. At that hodr the
opera house was filled again to hear Col
onel Peek's address. Colonel Peek was
very nicely introduced by Hon. VIM.
Martin. The Colonel got up and burst into
his speech like mad bull into the arena.
and for two hours and a quarter made
the woods ring After short while he
toned down into his stereotyped speech,
oIsisting of language intended to make
the farmers of Georgia believe that they
are the poorest ana most oppressed of all
the people, and that it is the Democratic
party tharis at the bottom of the whole
business.
He dwelt pathetically upon the money
less condition of the country. and APP
pealed frequently for sanction to the ne
groes. They nodded vigorously their
approval, with ali occasional "dat's so,r
Eyes, sir" and similar amen calculations.
As the democratic party was denounc-
ed, the third party was extolled in
glaring colors. Only an occasional mild