People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-09-29
COMING
The South Will Stand by the West
in the Fight for Liberty.
WAYCRoss. GA. Sent. IS. 1902

WAYcRoss, Ga, Sept. IS, 1893.
EDITOR VOICE: Dear Sir-Pres-
sure OF work has kept me from writ.
ing sooner, but though | may be a
little late in keeping my promise to
write, perhaps | may be able to say
something Of interest, if indeed any,
thing not pertaining to the Strip can
interest your readers just now.
Well, the invincible Tom Watson
has come and gone and it is a day
that will long be remembered by most
OF the people of the surrounding
country. In spite of the fact that
the roads were bad from excessive
rains and the Democrats had circu-
lated the report that the speaking
was not to be until Tuesday instead
of Monday and also the fact that all
the Democratic OYerSeers took espec-
ial pains to make everybody they pos
Sibly could work the nads on that
particular day, there was d crowd of
1000 or 25OO out to hear him, which is
by several hundred the largest crowd
that | have ever seen at a political
meeting at this place. The meeting
was cut in the pine woods and passed
off without the least disturbance 10
any way. Everybody paid the closest
attention and there was considerable
enthusiasm manifested by both
whites and blacks. ] think the time
is coming when the bOurbOnS will
find that the negro vote is not quite
so easily bought and sold as it has
been in the past. for the negrO, like
the white man, is fast learning to use
his head for something besides hat
rack, and he has about concluded
that if he ever enjoys his freedom he
has got to be man and do at least a
portion of his own thinking.
Mr.. Watson spoke about two hours
and quarter and when he went to
close many Voices cried go on" but
the speaker was wearied with the
heat of the day and closed amidst TIE
lOudeSt cheering. | think every one
in the crowd went to shake him by the
hand, Democrats and all. Let it not
be forgotten that this is an off year
and there is no contest for any Office.
1t is simply a campaign of education,
but the interest is greater now than
it has ever been before. Last fall we
heard frequently that WatsOn's mind
was affected and that he was sick and
could only live few months. Now
the Democrats are singing another
song altogether. Every one of them
say Watson is smart man and as
tough and wiry as whalebOne; that
he says lots of good things, but that
he stole all his good things from the
dear old party of our fathers"
Last fall they had him in etligy in a
coffin and after hauling the image all
over the city of Augusta, they took
it off and buried 1t and said that
'Tom Watson would never be heard
of again." But alas for granddaddy's
old party! The calamity bowling
Thomas failed to die or 60 to the lu-
natic asylum. They beat him out of
his seat in congress by corruption and
fraud, but he is still on deck and they
do not know what to do with him.
They are sick of their bargain and
are so sorry they did not let him 60 to
congress. They are in about the
same fix that the man was who got
mad bull by the horns. They got him
last fall sure enough, but they need
some one to help them let go.
In johnson county Mr.. Watson
spoke to crowd of 5000 people for
over two hours in the midst of a pour
ing rain. When it commenced to
rain he attempted to close, but the
enthusiastic crowd would not listen
to his stopping and with umbrellas
raised they staid in spite of wind and
rain. Let no one doubt any longer
that the south is going to throw Off
bourbon rule, but do not ask any
one to take my word for it, let the
Demos speak for themselves.
Here is quite lengthy clipping
from yesterdays Savannah Morning
NetCS, which suppose outside of the
Atlanta dailies has more influence in
the old party than any paper in the
state. 1t is strictly a Cleveland Or
gan and some of the Democrats here
in WaycrOsS-I was going to say,
SAY their prayers by it"-but per-
haps they do not go quite that far.
Here is the clipping:
What do yeu think Of this?" re-
marked Gov. Northern yesterday, as
he affixed his signature to an official
looking document. When he turned
1t over it proved to be the commits
sion due Tax Collector Clotfelter. re-
Gently elected in Rockdale county.
II beat Col. Peek 3l9 votes in Rock
dale-his own county, too, continued
the governor. 'Now you see | am
iceuinu a comm iccion n n th,.l ,.....,