Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-04
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The eeDerat Holds Mig NeetInEs and
Creates Great fsnt husts,m.
SUTTON, w. Va, Sept. 95, 1892.

SUTTON, w. Va, Sept, 2S, 1892.
Special CarresDondtacs % tbs 4. gister
Hon. c. c. Watts left this morning
for Wayne Court House, where he
will speak Tomorrow. Gen. Watts
made three great speeches in this couu-
tY. On the 23rd he spoke at Leather
wood, inthe lower end of the county;
on the same evening he had meeting
at'this place, and on yesterday he spoke
at Fall's nIill. At each OF these places
lie was greeted with good crowds. es-
pecially Ut LeatherWood, which is the
stronghold, OF the Third party orghntza-
tlon in the county, where the people
turned out in great numbers, notwith.
standing the Efforts on tho part OF the
Third party aud Republican bosses, vino
seemed determined to keep them away
from the meeting.
Che same game was tried at Fail.
Mill, and the Third Party candidates
even went TO the extreme OF appointiEg
meeting al the same hour and oniS
two or three miles distant from Falls
Mill, and went around and secretly
notified the Third PartylteS to come To
their meeting instead of going to hear
Gen. Watts. But the Generals great
lfavorits in Braxton, and quite NUM-
Der of Third purity men broke away
from their dictators and came out to
hear him, Notwithstanding.
The General discussed the tariff
question ut considerable length and
made many very elective points. He
showed that the demands of the Third
party on the tariff are substantially
Identical with those of the Democratic
platform, and that the true way to ao-
complisn their wishes in that direction
is to vote with the party that is willing
and able TO helm them.
In speaking of the force bill he de-
monstrated how utterly powerless tho
people will be to bring about any re-.
form, 30 odds how important or how
much desired, II at this Important june
ure 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
it all the more easy for the Republicans
to fully intrench themselves in all the
branches OF tho National goyernmeut
When they will carry out their threat
TO pass the Force bill, and put tho cleo
tions under Federal control, after which
the result OF all such elections will be
just whatever they SEQ at to declare.
His speech at each place was received
with The 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 to
discourage them from coming out to
hear him. but they had come neverthe-
less, were glad of II, and were fully
aware of the folly of deserving the Dem
ocratic party on the ave of such crisis,
and were determined to turn back be-
fore committing \ blunder that might
prove irretrievable.
The people generally are disguised
with the attempts made by the third
party nominees and the Republicans to
keep the voters from WAISTS meetings,
and such conduct will have effect to de-
ter great many from endorsing q COM
binRtion which will not allow its adj
herents the privilege of going ont to
hear the discussion of all aides of the
questions In which they are interested.
The result of Novsmber's election will
show that Braxton is rs true 10 the
principles of Democracy as ever she
was, and that she votes that way, the
same as she always did.
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