South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-10-07
WATTS IN BuAxroN.
Tue Generai Boids Big Meetings and
Creates Great Enihusis-m.
ssectat Correspondents ., n. y ulster y' 1919

SUTTON, w. VA, Sept. %, 1892
Special COrsesDoRdeRcs o. Ms n gisser.
Hon. c. c. Watts left this morning,
for Wayne Court House, where he
viii speak Tomorrow Gen. Watts
made three great speeches in this coun-
~. On the card he spoke at Leather
wood, in the lower end Of the county;
on the Same evening be had n meeting
at this place. and on yesterday he spoke
at FalPs Mill. at each OF these places
he was greeted with coed crowds. es-
peciaiiy at Leatherwood, which is the
stronghold OF the Third party orRaniza.
ton in the county, where the peooIe
turned out In great numbers, notwith-
standing the efforts on the part OF the
Third party and Republican bosses, who
seemed deter mined 10 keep them away
from the meeting.
The same game was tried at FALL
| Mill, and the Third Party candidate.
even went TO the extreme OF appoiutitc
a meeting al the same hour aud oniy
TWO or three miles distant from Falls
Mil, aud went around and secretly
notified the Third Partyites to come to
their meeting instead of going TO hear
Gen. Watts. But the Genera! is a great
favorite ia BraGton, Rnd quite n num-
Der or Third party men broke away
from their dictators aud came out TO
hear him, Notwithstanding.
The General discussed the tariff
ouettion at considerable length and
mspe many very effective points. He
showed that the demands or the Third
party on the tariff are substantially
Identical with those OF the Democratic
platform, and that the true way to ac-
complisn their wishes In that direction
is 10 vote with the party that is willing
and able TO help them.
In speaking OF the force bill he de-
monstrated how utterly powerless the
people Will be to bring about any re-
form, no odds how important or how
much desired, IL at this important June
uTe they turn their backs on the Demo
cratic party, their old time friend, true
and tried. and dissipate its strength by
voting a third ticket, thereby rendering
1t oil the more easy for the Republicans
TO fully lntrench themselves in all the
oraEches OF the National government,
when they will carry out their threat
to pass the Force bill, and put the elec-
lions under Federal control, after which
the result of all such elections will be
just whatever they see 1T to declare.
his speech AZ each place was received
with he greatest attention and their
good effect was In many ways manifest.
For instance several third party men
came up and congratulated him, stating
that some of their pretended party
friends and allies had endeavored 10
discourage them from coming out TO
hear him, but they had come neverthe-
less, were glad Of st, and were fully
aware OF the folly OF deserving the Dem
ocratic party on the eve Of such crisis.
and were determined 10 turn back be-
fore committing a blIndcr that might
prove irretrievable.
The people generally are Disguised
with the attempts made by the third
party nominees and the Republicans 70
keep the voters from WAISTS meetings.
and such conduct will have effect TO de-
ter great many from endorsing a com
bination which will not allow its ad-
herents the privilege OF going out 70
hear the discussion OF all sides OF the
questions In which they are interested.
The result OF November's election will
show that BraXton Is a. true 20 the
principles OF Democracy as ever she
was, and that she votes that way, the
same as she always did.
BRAX.