People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-30


bic portrayal of proceedings in At
lanta on the night of September %
and the morning and evening of the
following day. Then blush for the
indelible stain put upon the hitherto
talr escutcheOn of you State. Then
execrate the unmanly actions which
brought this deep dyed disgrace upon
you and yours. Fix the response
bility and purge yourselves by show
ing your scorn for the ringsters, the
newspapers and their preiudiced
tool, the howlers.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson appeared
at the State capitol Ga building
erected by the people of Georgia.
to speak to Georgians on public
issues. OF that meeting it is not
necessary to say word, further
than that the newspapers Endorsed it,
the Constitution gleefully heading it's
article, "Knocked Tom out" The
report below tells the tale.
General and Mrs. Weaver and
Mrs. Lease arrived on the East Ten
nessee train from Macon the next
morning at o'clock, and, in the
words of the Atlanta Journal, given
in an exulting tone, "The eggs down
there were over ripe" This will
help the reader to fix the RESPONSE
bihty In two instances.
They pretend that the people of
Georgia rose in their indignation
against General Weaver because he
acted the part of tyrant in Pulaski
Tennessee, during the war. Even if
that were true, Of which we have in
disputable poof to the contrary, it
comes with bad grace from the men
who toadied to John J. Ingalls,, the
STATESMAN out of a job" The same
John J. Ingalls, whose tongue has
ever been stepped in NORWOOD and
whose pen is ever dipped IN gall,
when Southern man or woman is
mentioned. General Weaver is the
champion of suffering humanity !;
ingalls,, the tool of plutocrats. Draw
your own conclusions.
They pretend that Weaver was q
tyrant, and for that reason rotten
egged his venerable wife, a lady
whose white locks would command
the most courteous treatment from
anyone in whose soul generous
thoughts could spring up and live.
This same gang, with sycophancy
that was disgusting, turned out EN-
MAssE to do homage to the colossal
swindler of the age, Jay Gould.
General Weaver is a friend of the
people; Jay Gould, the typical plu-
tocrat of America. Draw your own
conclusions.
They pretend that Gen. Weaver
is a tyrant, in justification for heap
ing indignities upon Mrs. Mary E.
Lease, daughter of the Gland of
green fields and rushing rivers" a
lady who is the equal of any lady
in Georgia in lady-like demeanor and
in mental gifts. Mrs. Lease has
thrown her splendid talents on the
side of the masses of the people,
North and South. Draw your own
conclusions.
They put up the pretense that
Gen. Weaver was q tyrant, yet they
treat Gen. Field, a one-legged Con-
federate veteran, with discourtesy in
many places. This same gang licked
the dust before the feet of another
one-legged veteran on the Union
side, Daniel E. Sickles. Gen Sickles
said harder things Of the South than
ever Gen. Weaver did. Gen. Sickles
is for the plutocrats, Gen. Field is
for the people. Draw your own con-
illusions.
OF course, | do not wish to be I'M
derstood as saying that plutocrats
descend to such low species of black
guardism. 1t is easier to hire their
creatures to do the dirty work.
MR.. wATsON's MEETING.
The rotunda of the Capitol was
the place selected. The ground floor
was covered with seats, as we'll as
the balconies. A platform was
erected at the head of the first flight
of stairs, extending beyond the
steps, and just wide enough to give
room for persons to pass up and
down. Many ladies graced the stand
behind the speakers desk, the balco-
MES and the auditorium. Surely
this was no place for exhibitions of
brutal rowdyism. Whoever thought
so did not gauge the venom of ring
politicians, who daily read in letters
of fire, "Weighed in the balance and
found wanting" If any one doubted
the truth of the truth of the adage,
"Corporations are soulless," he was
convinced of It's truth now.
One word more, and | come to the
meeting. Do not believe for one
moment, while reading this in your
country homes, that the disturbance
was created by few thoughtless
boys. That impression was sought
to be created by the venal press Of
the cities. 1t Is not true. Neither
is it true that it was the work of
what is known as roughs. Neither
did any honest working man engage
in it. 1t was solely the work Of