The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-10-28
THE aEoRa1A ourRAan.


Gen, Weaver, the candidate OF the
Peoples party for president OF the
United States, has been driven o / OF,
Georgia. The facts in the case are
sufficiently set forth In the news col!
umns, and need not be repeated. The
facts stand forth that the right OF free
and respectful discussion Of living
issues is denied with a force sufficient
to make the denial effective.
The cause or causes for this treat
ment will not be difficult to lind. The
Sentinel OF this city seeks 10 find
that 1t was = personal and not
political natter This is said by the
Sentinel not as its personal senti-
ments but under the stress Of polti-
cal necessity. There are no people
In Georgia who have had any per-
sonal difficulty with Gea. Weaver,
either In the present or the . Ct 1t
Is worse than senseless folly tor the
democratic papers TO attempt to call
this the outbursS OF personal, apart
from political animosity. One year
ago this same Gen. Weaver spoke In
all these Georgia towns and was lis-I
tened to by tn ousands with respect
and oftimes unbounded enthusiasm.
He has done nothing since that time
Of personal nature to ch nge these
conditions. The cause Of all tho out
breaks Is political. 1t has to do en-.
tirely with the fact that the demo-
oracy OF Georgia, which is tied TO
Grover Cleveland, was stung to deeds
OF diabollcal madRess by the rev0lu-
ton OF popular sentiment against
them. They recognized that the
presence OF Gen. Weaver gave an
emphasis to this popular revolution
that unimpeded might carry the state
away from them. The Cleveland
managers in Georgia saw the iujllity
OF attempting to hold the people In
line by far and manly argument so
they proceeded to stir up ''the lewd
fellows OF the Dasest sort" and by
brute force prevent the people from
hearing the truth.
Gen. Weaver has proven his
bravery and endurance on many
we'll tried field, He IL no coward. he
stood his ground until the purpose OF
his adversarles was fully manifested.
lie then withdrew leaving the dis
grace OF the Cleveland democracy
naked before the civilized word. In
no case were these dIsgracelul occur
FENCES the spontaneous outbursta OF
the occasion. The Cleveland leaders
OF whom are the renegades Living
slon and Northern, prepared the
material and lighted the fires.
Let the Cleveland democracy OF the
South, and their Northern sym
pHthi2ers be- judged by the work they
have done. By these ana other In
famous methods at which they are
adopts, they may hold their grasp on
Georgia In the October election.
They may even hold IL In November.
But the day Is coming when tho cause
that 10 bOlstered up by such methods
will DO hurled 10 destruction. The
stars In their courses will tight
against them. The ashes Oi the mar
tyrs are the seeds OF victory. Gen.
Weaver stands now In line with Love-
Joy and Garrison and Phillips and
John Brown and Lincoln. Men who
suffer for opinions sake are sure win
ners. There Is an exultation OF con.
quest In this matter. Shame already
oyerspreads the face OF Georgia The
reaction against the villianous Clevc-
land gang which iormented the out
RACES, will make converts by the
thousands to the Peoples party. In
tho North II will cause self-respect-
ing democrats TO separate themselves
from party whose strongest argu-
ment Is rotten eggs. Thoughtful re-
publlcans will zee In those things q
rising party which Is standing up
manfnlly for the very principles the
fathers OF the party were perSeeuted
for. Out OF 1t all good will come. -
Non. Con,