The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-10-26

not the slightest sign of applause. The
doctor started off by asking the audience
to put aside their passion and give him a
careful hearing. He told in very dry
manner the oft repeated tale of woe of
his party. He wanted the GOV eminent
to begin printing money, buy the rail-
roads, repeal the national banking laws,
loan money at per cent. on land. and an
income tax passed. When he said that
the government worked hardship on
the farmers by not lending them money
on land the third party men made
slight effort towards a demonstration,
bur there were not enough of them, being
only six by actual count. That was the
only applause whaevter the doctor re-
celved during the discussion.
In concluding his speech he said that
this is a battle of the laboring classes,
both white and black, for their rights,
and urged them to contend for them. He
said their "reforms'' must be accom-
plished and would finally come, though
it may be necessary to pass through war,
bl0odshed and car mage.
The doctor left the opera house as soon
as he concluded his speech.
Colonel WOmmack's Speech.
At the conclusion of Dr. Hand s speech
Judge Query Introduced the witty and
eloquent n orth Georgia campaigner, Col
oneI Emmett Wommack, of Newton coun.
ty.
Colonel Wommack says he ''speaks
much better than he looks" and does it
''by main strength and ignorance"
Colonel Wommack was received wish
much applause and enthusiasm by tile
audience, and crowd was never better
entertained.
Colonel Wommack began his speech
by saying that if the audience was not
tired he knew they were sick, for never
in his life had he heard such tale of
woe as had been spun out by the
! doctor for the last hour and half. If
the doctor should happen to get to con-
gross 1t would take forty years to incor-
porate it all in a bill. The doctor has
come mighty near landing us all in perdi-
| ton today. He has us in a few inches of
it, and if he had had any more time we
would have been there before now The
doctor reminds me, Colonel WOmmack
SAID of story about school boy. The
professor gave him this problem to work:
IF a frog is in well 60 feet deer, and in
trying to get out jumps up feet and
falls back feet every night, how long
will it take him to get out?' When the
boy had covered both sides of his slate
with figures the teacher became impa-
tient and asked him if he hadn't got the
answer "No, SIR" said the boy, "but
! if YOU will give me another slate | will
| have that frog in hell in ten minutes"
| All the doctor needs is another slate.
The Colonel said instead of voting for
the third partyites after hearing them
speak the people feel more like going
! home, closing the doors and windows of
their houses, call NJ their families
around them, and saying: Lets die"
Colonel WOmmack next showed up The
Inconsistencies of the populists. They
are crying out against oppression and
depression, at the same time huIgging
the republicans, who got us into the
mess, and cursing the democrats, who are
| fighting to correct the evils.
The speaker then took up that part Of
the third party platform it which it says
the country is on the verge OF a moral
ruin, saying it was an Indictment against
the purity of the wives, mothers, sisters
and daughters Of his audience. be pro-
pOunced it lie.
He ridiculed the old third party saw
of equal rights to all and special privi-
leges to nome" and used their principal
plank-the one for borrowing money on
iand-to show up their Inconsistency in
that particular. The fellow who had land
could get all the money he wanted at 2
per cent, while his tenants, or others
who have no land, could not borrow it at
al. They would be at the mercy Of the
land owners, who would borrow money
from the government at per cent. and
loan it to those who have no land at s
per cent. Yet they claim to be in favor
of ''equal rights to all and special plivi-
leges TO none"
Colonel Wommack's arguments were
convincing, and his speech was punctu-
ated with side-splitting jokes which
drove home tie truths.
Now tor % Big Majority.
These are the last speeches for Dawson
during the campaign and now every
body should go to work and give larger
majority tor the nominees than any
other county in the district. A majority
is certain; the only question is now large
shall it be.
DID HE MURDER PRICE?