The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-05
WATSON OPENS HIS FIGHT.
Three Thousand Persons Hear His
Speech at DOuGlaSVillc.

Al0uEl1Sh lLLts Id JUN g. ADIl ~ az
son has begun his tour throughout
the state. beginning at Douglasvile
Douglas county the former nome Of c. c.
Post is known as the birthplace of the
third party in Georgia. and ever since
there has been waged a most bitter fight
between them and the democrats.
The incessant war of Joe James, the
democratic war-hOrse,n probably did
more than anything else TO bring defeat
to the Watsonians. Despite the showing
under of last falls election a few Of the
third party have held together in this
county, and this might probably be
called the strong-hold.of their party.
Post has long since moved away and
his strongest opponent, Joe James, now
residing in the same house, almost par
tial mansion, once owned by Post, IS
here ready to crush even Reinforcement of
the fallen party.
wATsoN's ARRIVAL.
Watson came on the accommodation
train last evening and was met at the de
pot by a large concourse of people
mostly of his own party. There was no
demonstration whatever He alighted from
the car, quietly grasped the hands of a
few, and then with them walked away to
the home of a third-party man. Had the
MORNING News correspondent not
known of his coming, he would never
have discovered it from the manner of
his reception.
This morning crowds began to arrive
from the country before o'clock Both
trains passing here brought vast numbers
of people
Seats were arranged TO hold three thou
sand people and an hour before the speak
ing they were filed
wATsoN's SPEECH
Three thousand people to-day greeted
Tom Watson here. He was introduced
as the grand and noble captain of the
peoples cause in Georgia. He said:
'This fourth of July is a fit day to in
dulge in reflection and review the past
and take thought Of the future On this
day of all the days we can surely sink
the partisan into the reasoner, the bigot
into the student, the politician into the
patriot. Our ancestors were kickers,
pioneers of new creed; then democracy
fought and democracy won, and with all
my heart plead the cause of democracy
here today
JEFFERSON AND HAMPTON.
Throughout his speech Mr.. Watson con
trusted the policies of Thomas jefferson
and Alexander Hamilton, representing
the forlRer as the true apostle of demo-
cracy, the other as the leader of the
aristocracy He said: Il now read from
IL "a, -,
the rubbish from democratic principles,
and show them what kind of government
their fathers had. am quoting to-day
exact words, for this is the first speech
in this campaign, and it will not do to
drop any stitch for ! might have to take
it up again"
In reply to cheers in the distance he
said: II know am getting there / tell
you the democrats don't get any sleep
when | am around, in fact ninety-nine out
of a hundred believe what | am saving.
and in five years shall do me the Justice
due me. | can quietly abide my time and
wait until passion shall pass away and
this country see that l am right. Today
] am giving out the lesson, lining the
hymn, and l want you boys to learn it. for
you have got to sing il the rest of the
year
THE CURRENCY UNDER JEFFERSON.
In Jeferson's time there were 200. OOO,-
000 treasury notes, when the population
was 6,500,0J0. Can't we stand ten times
as much to-day when the population is
ten times as great and business ten times
as largeI Let me read again from JEFF
fersOn for we are democrats, aud simon
pure and want TO carry on the doctrines
of our old fathers. l won't dare to de-
nounce state banks as swindlers, they
might say l wanted TO start up strife to
array the classes against each other, but
] viii read what jefferson said. The
democrats say John Sherman introduced a
billand put down $40 600, O of the peoples
money. | say yes, il is true, but why
don't you tell whose name is signed side
by side with Sherman's It's Thomas Bay
ard, Cleveland's first secretary of state
wearing now for the first time the high
gilded title of ambassador. He and
Sherman as confreres got together in a
room foot to foot, face to face, and then
they struck down in a emi-republican
way one hundred and forty millions
OF the peoples money"
EXPENSES OF THE GOVERNMENT
After discussing one feature of the tariff
and the unnecessary expense connected
with custom houses opposing the inter
nal revenue as faYoring the whisky trust
against the producer, he spoke of the
enormous expense of the government. In
JerfersOn's time the expenses were so
cents ahead Now they are ST. Mer-
chant millionaires were getting fewer and
fewer
The banks are bowling a home made
squeal and the farmer is ticlIled, not that
he likes misfortune but that misery loves
company
Railroad monopoly is the evil of the
day. Richard Olney, the attorney gencr-
al. was the representative of railroad
corporation Who does not shrink from
the future dominated by such forces
National legislation is the remedy Let
the government own and operate the
roads.
LIVELY CAMPAIGN PROMISED
If the God OF Abraham, Isaac and ia
cob will stand by me for the next ninety
days / will make the old state of Georgia
thrill from the mountains to the sea
These democrats in Washington will wish
TO Goo Tom Watson was there instead OF
down here n G orgia I will not say any
thing hard about anybody, but will dis
cuss measures as l know them To be right
For these principles l have been abused
and prosecuted by those who do not
give me credit for even hon
esty. They have made life bitter
for many an hour. They have placed
many thorn in my path, but they have
never planted one doubt in my soul, one