People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-02


heard that same harangue, and, like
the Democrats of Stellaville, though
they differ with Mr.. Watson polit-
ically, they would promptly and will
ingly acknowledge that there was
nothing of an incendlary nature in
the speech referred to. There was
nothing in that speech to turn any
negro's head-unless something more
potent, powerful and persuasive had
already gained admission therein. To
give any degree of inceLdiarism to
this address, of Mr.. Watson's IS to-
tally unwarranted and only conclu-
sively shows that this mans words are
construed beyond the warranty of
fair analysis-that political intoler
ance or political capital is the reason
therefor, and not the facts.
And not only that, but the ma
jority of reasonable men know that
Ramsey fell because of whiskyism,
and not because of Wisconsin.
Now the nearer you get to whisky
ism the farther away from Watson
ism you get, and the nearer to Dem
ocracy. This is literal fact. Every
body knows that whisky was and is
the great Democratic vote persuader.
Democratic 'gin handing around"
frolics were going on in those days
continually, and close ferreting out
would no doubt unearth and estab-
lish the fact that Democratic, cam
paign, hit-your-mother-in-law whisky
crazed the brain of Henry Ramsey,
causing HIM to commit the heinous
crime, and not the remarks of Mr..
Watson. A whisky-soaked and I'M
reasonable Individual, nine times out
of ten, bears the Democratic brand.
And, again, if my memory does
not serve me badly-and it is gen
orally reliable-on the morning after
the crime, in publishing an account
of the same, the papers distinctly
stated that Ramsey shot Marshal
Harris while he was attempting to
arrest him for beating his wife, and
that Ramsey was thrashing his wife
because she went to the Watson
speaking the night previous and
failed to perform certain domestic
duties devolving upon her. Com
pare this with the late statement. Of
course, man crazed by the incen-
diary harangue of speaker would
go home and administer a sound
thrashing to his wife because she
neglected certain household duties in
order to hear the very same man
speak who had turned his head.
Everybody knows drunken man Is
- e. IL - Tent. 1t seems to man
up the tree that said drunken man
would be proud of her action, and,
maudling, commend and pat her on
the shoulder, instead of thrashing
her.
In fact, we have been credibly in
formed that Ramsey was a colored
Democrat. This makes explanation
easy. Whisky is the argument that
helps to make a colored Democrat
Loaded down with this Democratic
persuasion, it is easily understood
why he pounded his wife when he be-
came aware that she had neglected
her domestic duties in order to 60 and
hear Mr.. Watson speak. Naturally
Democratic persuasion in him would
not peacefully mix with Wisconsin
in her 1t will not mix now. Prin-
ciple and oppressive bossism never
will.
These being the facts, wherein lies
the justice of the sentence we have
quoted above? 1t has none. Like
Editor Gonzales attack on Governor
Tillman, that sentence emanates from
political intolerance, and not from
the facts. If it had not been good
political capital, that sentence would
never have been written. Fair and
open opponents will not Intentionally
fight a man in this manner, for they
would do themselves injustice and
acknowledge therein the weakness
of their stand.
By giving such cause for the
heinous crime committed on that
beautiful Sabbath day is assuredly
nothing more nor less than scandal
repeated or reprinted for the sole
purpose of robbing Mr.. Watson of
his good name and popularity. Here