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

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PARTY PAPER by J. L. Driscol.l
The reader is already familiar
with the discussions in the Tenth
congressional district. We now
come to the outlying campaign.
Mr.. Watson announced his inten-
ton Of going into each Of the con-
gressional districts at the close Of
the five joint debates with Major
Black, ending at Thomson, Septem-
Der Is. Mr.. Livingston was the
first and, up to the present time, the
only gentleman who has taken up
his gauge of battle. In doing that
he proved himself to be not as smart
man as Judge Maddox, who, to
use the words of countryman on
the train coming from Cedartown
the day that the Judge refused to
meet Mr.. Watson, who said: "Judge
Maddox is burned sight smarter
than 1 thought he was; be was too
smart to meet Watson"
The Georgia Railroad made a
special rate for this discussion, as it
had been doing all through the Tenth
district for the benefit of Major
Black. The Democratic campaign
committee, it is reliably reported,
paid the fares of the crowds trans
ported from point to point to claque
for Black. The same committee
also furnished the baggage Car bar
room attachment when going into
the dry counties. My attention was
called to three truck loads of liquid
refreshments deposited in the bag
e. -e car fer tho howlers by Mr.
Chapman, member of Blacks own
church, the night that I was leaving
Augusta for Thomson to report the
last Joint debate in the Tenth dis
trict.
Two special train loads came into
Conyers to listen to this joint dis
cussion-one from the Augusta end
Of the line, the other from Atlanta.
1t can be safely said that large ma
jority Of these were Of the organized
persuasion. Hard times and the alb
sence of a corruption fund, coupled
with the fact that the reformers,
would not indulge in the methods Of
the corruptionists, kept the honest
people from taking advantage of the
low fares, and the result was that
the Democrats had probably six
sevenths of the transported crowd,
which filled about seventeen cars.
Reformers could not if they would,
and would not if they could, indulge
in such shady practices.
The elements babe fair to inter
fere with the proceedings OF the day.
Murky clouds overepread the
heavens, and ere the train passed
Decatur rain was pouring down CO.
piously. On reaching Conyers the
tiood-gates were closed, but threat
ening clouds frowned upon the
assembled hosts. If either combat
ant saw any evil portent in this, he
could comfort himself with the re-
Election:
''Why, what is that to me more than
to Richmond for the self same heaven
that frOwns on me looks sadly on him"
The people were assembled IN
great numbers when the train ar
rived, considering the weather, and
the pedal extremities of pedestrians
were badly bedragsled.
A conference was held between
the disputants and disposition was
shown to declare the meeting off.
Then it was proposed to speak from
the balcony of the hotel, but quickly
It was next determined
to proceed to the grove and take a
vote of the crowd and let that de-
termine what should be done.
Upon reaching the stand it was
found to be very frail little affair.
It had no seats, except rough boards
nailed around the edges doing the
double duty of railing and benches.
A rough roof covered it and the
water was seeping through in a man
ner not calculated to produce COM
fort or good temper. No chairs |
were provided for the speakers or
neither were there tables.
By dint of great persuasion, however,
one little stand was procured for the |
speakers to lay their papers upon