The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-11

The Fourth OF July was day OF triumph
at Douglasvile. The Hon. Tom WATSON.
the flaming Georgia Populist who burned
his law library to make himself eligible to
membership in the Farmers Alliance. made
the first OF "a grand series Of speeches. which
will spread him "all over the State from
Tybee to Tennessee this summer A
crowd estimated at from 5000 to ], 200, &C.
cording to the politics Of the estimator.
awaited the orator. upon the heat OF their
Impotence sprinkling cool lemonade. The
day. like the man, was full OF fire.
THE eloquence Of WATSON" writes Mr.
REMsEN CRAWFORD Of the Atlanta 6nstitu-
ton" and he Is right eloquent man after
all-echoing with the bray Of hungry mules
tied to trees about the woods. the crying OF
the babes blisterlng beneath the pitless
rays Of a Fourth Of July sun and kicking
at the sunbeams that danced across their
mothers knees-all were blended to remind
one OF the old camp-meeting days down at
Wheatstraw camp grounds in the good old
county Of Lincoln. famous on tho pages Of
Georgia history
The braying had begun. but not the elo-
qucnce, when Major CHARLEY MCGREGoR,
TOMS Man Friday. hoped upon the plat
form, and reminded his hearers that now
was the time to subscribe to the Georgia
organ Of the Peoples party. edited with
great vehemence and owned at great ex-
pense by the Hon. THOMAS WATSON. Major
McGREGoR explained that Mr.. WATSON
conducted the paper not for gold or fee. but
for the good that it could do. No other
journal would contain Mr.. WATsoN's pro-
posed series Of $4,000 speeches. for which
he confidently hoped to obtain $4,000 SUBJ
scribers. This passing Of the hat cooled
the crowd perceptibly, and now it was time
for the hot wave. But Mr.. WATSON under
stands the art Of making himself expected.
He tarried a little longer. thereby working
the crowd up to feverish anticipation. A
stop-gap was needed. There were cries
OF MAGUARR1TY." "MAGUARRIrY." and
MAGUARR1TY appeared. We don't get
definite picture OF him. We seem to see a
gentleman who tempers Harvard whiskers
with Yale eyes. and we catch murmur
which seems to say. Il am the ploughboy
OF Paulding:" and then there is much ap-
plause and Mr.. MAGUARRITY is informed by
the delighted audience that he speaks the
TRUTH most comforting assurance. doubt
Sh! From the edges OF the crowd and
above the braying of the mules there rises
happy yell Here comes Little ToM!'
Yes. there he Is. and the mere sight of him
starts chaos OF applause and wild cheer
ing The conquering hero comes
The slim form OF the speaker and hero OF the day
was seen pushing away through the dense crowd to
the stand.
"He wore q light alpaca coat and the same Old b,p
black SLOUGH hat was on his head that was such .
familiar piece OF wool in the last campaign wArsoS's
face was somewhat fuller than when last the boys
saw him. faded and weary with tho toll unceas-
ing campaign. He smiled to the right and tho left
Roodhumoredly. He was soon seated tho stage all
covered with morning glories sunrowers builrushes
and every other sort Of flower In tho wild
woods of Georgia"
Amid those flowers. himself a daisy, he
stood while the man who introduced him
made sure OF the crowd by saying that after
the speech there would be spread in the
warehouse on the hill. To prevent OPPOSE
ton to the orator. woman In the ware
house would "'tend to the babies" during
the ceremonies. Prayer was offered in an
impressive manner" and then. pausing I'M
til the shouts died for want Of breath, the
voice OF Tom WATSON possessed the grove.
With his usual violet modesty Tho COM
pared the movement he has started in
Georgia with the work of JEFFERSON" He
expected to be called demagogue Just as
JEFFERSON was. but the principles of
the Democracy" cried Little Tom. "shal
never die; and shall be found fighting for
the old Jefforsonian doctrines as long
as my political career holds. out" Lit
tie TOMS conception OF Jeffersonian doc
trines may be judged from his advocacy of
Sub-Treasury warehouses and OF Govern
ment railroads. I'VE must take charge OF
the railroads" he shouted. THE Govern
ment must take them ali up and buy them
out" Great cheering.
Somebody wanted to know what Little
Tom thought OF Little CHARLEy's asser-
tion that Government railroads are not
feasible" Little CHARLEY" is the Hon.
CHARLES MOSES OF Coweta. member Of Con-
gress for the Fourth district. Little Tom
crushed him with this sidewise slur:
He Is n nice fellow to be talking about economy
ain'the Why. tell you. boys he tried TO vote him
self a bigger salary than BKs HILL ever got lie
wanted to vote TO get him man to write ali his let
tsrs for MIN. lie has actually above writing his
own letters Why remember when be used to bs |
nothing but little country school teacher and was
100. got tired of it and came starving she signs
Of which you can SEQ on mo yet"
Hilarity of the crowd and discontinue OF
the solitary MOSES man. Little Tom pro- |
tests that he is alive and keeping the |
Georgia Democrats alive
~ thought you were all dead up here Emuch laugh.
sr thought the political Coroner had 70; you long
ngo hear them tell It, "A Voice Not UGH II ANY,"
nnd you are like the fellow read about tho other
lay in Texas lilo had died suddenly and the Coroner
had been called in to hold an examination just AS
he verdict about 10 he rendered the fellow arose
N The con and cssed out the Coroner. and said he'd
10 blamed II he wasn't nucn alive as any of them
Much laughter 50 are you.
The Democrats OF this state don't do any Slssping
"hen I'm around, lAppIauEe.I The truth about it is
hey all Know I'm right Well. can bide my time and