Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-09-08
OLD FRANKLIN ALL RIGHT.
Grand Rally of the Peoples
Party on the 26th.
The Largest Political Gather
ing at Mcadyille i'm Years.
After Strenuous Efforts the
Democrats Poll 143 Votes
in Their Primary.
The Old Party Machine Rickcty
and Badly Out Of Repair.

! Editor Mississippi Leader
There was grand rally of the PeO-
pies party at Meadville on the 18th.
1t was the largest political gathering
for years in Franklin. The mothers
were present with the little peoples
party, the fairest young daughters of
Franklin put in their beautiful ap-
pearance, all eager to push the great
reform. Last, but not least, tho Pro-
hibitionist was Oh hand looking after
the Democrats anli-sumptuary plank
with a soberncss that made the lovers
of sroil have dry chills.
Speakers from abroad had been in
vi!td, but early in the morning the
committee OH invitation informed the
county executive committee that on
account of previous engagements in
this part of the State none of the in
vited speakers would be present.
The Executive Committee then ar
ranged for the writer, DR.. A. N. New
man and Hon. Juan Nix to do the
speaking. The writer led off in talk
which lasted one hour and fifteen
minutes, after which the audience adj
iourncd for dinner. The table. about
1O0 feet in length. actually groaned
beneath its burden of such dainty
viands, that Aurora would not crave,
which had been prepared by the re-
form ladies of Franklin.
After dinner, Hon Juan Nix ad-
dressed the audience, followed by DR..
\. N. Newman, each in a speech of
one hour and fifteen minutes. Finance.
land and transportation were discuss
ed the record of mugocracy with
it's false promises was shown up and
great enthusiasm prevailed from first
TO last.
The 26th day of August, Mr.. Editor.
was the second and great land slide
in sold Franklin" and you can say to
Judge H. Cassidy that there is nothing
left of the Cleveland MugOcracy in
Franklin but the machHery, and it is
becoming very rickety. Ny advice
to him is to have it shipped to Wall
street, n. Y, for repairs, or the Peo-
ple's party will patch it up and be
running it in the interest of Weaver
and reform by the Sth day of Novem-
ber next.
The Mugocratic (Democratic) pri-
mary was held in this county on the
10Th of August. Every effort was
made to poll their fall strength. They
invited Col. Hooker and Hon. Geo.
Dodds. of Copiah, to come and kill,
demOlish and rout the Peoples party;
they came and worked the Force bill
racket. the machinery applied the par
ty lash, and here is the result. They
polled 143 votes all told in the coun-
ty, and at least twenty five Of them
we're not registered. There are 672
Registered voters in the county. You
will see at u glance they didn't get
quite one fourth, and each one of the
143 had to take an oath that he would
support the Democratic nominee be-
fore they were allowed to vote.
"Old Franklin" was among one of
the first cohnties in this State to step
into the Peoples party for reform, and
she is there to stay. You may mark
that down with ''big figure 81
shall ask you for space enough for
one more word, Mr.. Editor, and that
is this, we were not headed by an
African blast, as ''Play Right" termed
it, but by string band conducted by
the most skillful musicians of the pres
ent age, who furnished us with the
sweetest of music.
G.. NJ. CAIE.
Mccall Creek, Miss.