People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-07
THE MACON OUTRAGE.

Democratic OoIlIHICIee, says Ouly
one egg was thrown at the Weaver
party in Macon he gives his sanction
to an assertion which is wilfully and
deliberately false.
Well may the bosses who encour-
aged this plan of campaign wake up
to the fact that they have made a
fearful mistake, and try to put the
responsibility on ga small boy and
one egg" The country cannot be
deceived in any such way. The
Democratic policy of bulldozing the
Peoples party has been plain all
along. They showed it at Quitman,
where Colonel Peek and Colonel
Post were rocked and egged. They
showed it at Sparta, where Mr..
Watson was persistently howled at
while he was in town, and lied about
as soon as he left it. They showed
it in Augusta, where Mr.. Black was
allowed to speak and Mr.. Watson
was not. They showed it Atlanta,
where the Democratic club sent a
delegation of noisy dudes to break
up the meeting and howl Mr.. Wat
son down.
The treatment of General Weaver
was agreed on before hand. The
same men who published the deceit
full card guaranteeing respectful
hearing to General Weaver, sent
little Tad Horton to get afidavits of
Weaver's military acquisitions, and
to follow him from point to point
with insult and abuse and determined
efforts to drive him from the State
Who wonders that such a plan OF
campaign eliminated in the disgrace
full scene at Macon?
The writer of this article has been
in Macon twice since the cone egg
and little boy" episode. He has
made a careful investigation, and
presents The following facts:
Before the arrival of Weaver,
prominent citizens had said in the
newspapers that Weaver ought to be
rotten egged. After the meeting,
prominent citizens said in the news
papers that the egging was exactly
right.
Now, what occurred at the meet
ing? Mr.. Poe tried to introduce
Mr.. Weaver and was hooted and his
voice drowned. General Weaver
attempted to speak and was howled
down. The balcony from which he
spoke was spattered with eggs. Mrs.
WEAVER, THE WIFE OF OUR PREsI-
DENTAL NOMINEE, WAS STRUCK IN
THE FACE WITH AN EGG, AND IT
SCATTERED ALL OVER HER DRESS.
One of the egg throwers was A NOM
NEE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
FOR THE LEGISLATURE. A least a
dozen eggs was thrown into the bal
cony, on which many ladies were
sitting. Several gentlemen were
struck. The most hideous disorder
and violence ragged in the streets.
The Democratic club marched from
their hall in body to the hotel
Lanier and struck RICH through the
crowd, with hootings, howlings and
miscellaneous blackguardism. Gen
eral Weaver retired in disgust--and
did quite right. Then it was sup
posed that Mr.. Lease was going to
speak. To insure the contrary, the
Democrats arranged with the band
to strike up, "Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay'
as soon as she should commence.
General Weaver was so indignant
at what had occurred that he de-
cided against Mrs. Lease speaking
Again he was quite right.
Democrats! No boldness of de-
NAL can shield you from the con-
tempt of all honorable men Youl
heelers did just what you encouraged
them to do. In vain your tardy re-
pentence. You deceive nobody
All men know that you are sorry
simply because you see that youl
shameful methods of campaign ar5
bringing condemnation to your cause
Peoples party men! Remember
that even your wives are not safe
from Democratic insult and assault
Remember, that for the first time IL
the history of the Republic Presi
Dental candidate has been driver
from the hustings, and his wife hat
found no protection in her sex from
the brutal attacks OF Southern
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