The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-10-13

have eaten and drank up the money that
has been paid them to disgrace them
selves and the Stat. this disorderly
conduct will doubtless become Il matter
of Fede: al Investigation.
One year ago the same Gen. Weaver
spoke III these Georgia towns and was
listened to by thousands with respect,
ant! ofttimes unboundrd enthus assn.
He has done nothing sin @ that time of
personal nature to change these con-
d,ions. The cause OF all the ou.-
breaks is political. 1t has to Go entire
ly with the fact that the Democracy of
Georgia was stun to deeds of diaholi III
madness by the revolution of |opu ar
sentiment against them. They re,o--
nize that the presence of Gen. Weaver
CAV. an emphasis to this po ular re-, O.
luton that nnimpeded might carry the
State away from them. The Demo ratio
managers in Georg a saw the futility of
| attempting TO hold the people in line by
fair and manly argument, so they ,ro-
ceedcd to stir up the lcw.l Eel ows of
the haser sort AMI 10y brute force
prevent the people from hearing the
Truth.
If Georgia had a Coverno: worth
cent, the dissraceful antics of the drunk
en- mob at Macon and at Albany would
have been promptly rcbuked. even if ii
had taken the military TO do it. Iu.
when rotten eggs were ole ted in the
Capitol of Georgia to toe rea ~ for Gcn
Weaver and his wife, and Gov Nor
then took possession of the meeting to
maze Il demon -tratioE for himself, after
Gen. Weaver had declined TO expose his
noble wife to the fifth ana stencil of the
State Capitol this Executive is neces-
sarily held responsible for the suppress
sion of fee speech in the Capito, of
Georgia.
TIL" tines are ominoas. They resem
BILE the days that preceded secession
ana civil war. There Will be blcoIshei
and death unless there is Il change 1t
| iS Il notorious fact that Gen. Dan Si"kles,
a Democratic politician fro II New York
State. could be entertained by the Gov
crnOr OF Georgia. and the freedom of
the capital city given him TO speak for
tie Ecmocratic party. Sirklts htd
abused the South until Southc II news
| papers denounced his appearance. but
Gov. Northcn found no contamination
| from his presence. Gen. Sh rMan de-
vas atcd Georgia from the mountains to
| the sea. gave orders 20 burn Atlanta,
and his inhumanity has been the text
of rabbi Georgia speakers for twenty
| six years. Yet Gen. Sherman was hos
pitaby received in Atlanta, and apollo
gies wer" made for the nhumanit.es of
civil wax at the banquet TO Gen. Shcr-
man. where everything was ccndonrd.
| forgiven, and wiped oat by prominent
| Democrats. Gen. Weaver, a clean man
| in public and private. who only obeyeI
rders when Ommandant of the military
post at Pulaski. Tenn, a quarter Of a
| century ago, is now arraigGed in
| Georgia and rotten-cgsed out of the
State because he opposes Grover Clevc-
land for the Presidency, and threatens
| to carry large farmer vote in the State.
This failure TO allow General Weaver,
the chosen can !idate of the People $
| party, and who has tens Of thousands
of supporters in the State. to speak in
| the States Capitol will react The
rott egg that was hurlc at his
noble wife in Macon is like the cannon
shot that was heard around the world -
| it will be Ec!r,! from in more place,
| than is now expected. 1t will not
down. 1t was an insult to the intelli-
| gencc of Georgia. Ii wa, also an in
| suit 10 the farmers, who were taxed to
| build the Capitot--that their candidat es
! were shut out in Atlanta. II was an
insult to the laboring and pro luciny
classes. that no man can be given a
quiet and respectful hearing unless he
belongs to n political party of tho
o;.ulent classes and moneyed aris,o-
| Gratis. It is weil-kn .wn fact that
gangs of yelling hoodlums We're trans
ported from speaking place to speaking
place to howl down the Peoples party
speakers. Gen. Weaver is no coward.
He stood his ground until the purpose
of his adversaries was fully manifested.
He then withdrew. leaving the disgra e
of his assailants naked before the civil
liZed world.
Let the dominant party Of the South
and their Northern sympathiZers BE-
judged by the work they have done,
says the Nonconform; by these and
otter infamous methods at which they
| ar. adopts, they may hold their grasp
! on Georgia in November. But the day
is coming when the cause that is
bolstered up by such methods will
be hurled to destruction. The
stars in their courses will fight
against them. The ashes of the
martyrs are the seeds of victory. Gen.
Weaver stands now in line with Lovejoy,
and Garrison. and Phillips. AMI John
Brown, and Lincoln. Men who suffer
for opinions sake are sure winners.
There is an exultation Of conquest jE
this matter. Shame already owe: spreads
the face Of Georgia. The react on
against the villainous gang which TO-