The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-05-28
SOME NEW POINTS.
BOYKIN WRIG SPEECH ATTHOM-
SON ONE OF THE BEST YET.
MIR. Atlsinson's Populist Trade in the Legis-
Iature-The Democrats Defeated Which
He Could Have Easily Stopped.

Thomson Ga, May M.-(Special)-One of
the most telling speeches delivered during
the campaign was that of Hon. Boykin
Wright, chairman of the congressional cam
paign committee Of the tenth district, at
this place.
Than Mr.. Wright there is no man in the
tenth district who took more ctive inter-
est in the celebrated Watson-Back campaign
two years ago He was literally the soul
of the fight, and more to his excellent man
agement than to anything else the demo-
Gratis of the tenth district owe their famous
victory.
Mr.. Wright spoke in McDufie with Cen
eral Evans. They We're listened to by
large crowd from all parts of the country,
and Mr.. Wrights speech in full is presented
below, it goes to the core of the cam
paign and presents keynote which should
sound in every county in the state.
After Mr.. Wright had concluded, General
Evans spoke and made many friends. He
made one of the best speeches OF the cam
pagn, and there is no doubt. after the
splendid speeches by Mr.. Wright and Gen
eral Evans that McDuf1ie county which
acts tomorrow will instruct for General
Evans.
Mr.. Wright's Speech.
Mr.. p. B. Johnson acted as chairman OF
the meeting and called it to order He in
troduced Mr.. Boykin Wright as the first
speaker saying that he needed no intro
duction to an audience of the tenth district
(ApplaEse)
Mr.. Wright arose and said: "Eellow citi-
zens of McDufIie county. Fellow demo-
Gratis, Atkinson democrats. Evans demo-
Gratis and fellow populists: 1t has always
been in the past and is now. to me a pleas
ure to meet the people of McDufhe. Fer
many years L have come in and gone out
among you and have never had anything
but the kindliest of feelings 1t is in that
same spirit that | come to counsel with you
today on the issues of the democratic cam
paign.
ut is and should be source of pride to
the democracy of the tenth congressional
district that it has been instrumental in
contributing to the public service two such
men as Evans and Black-men who repre-
sent the highest and ripest qualities OF
Christian citizenship and craftsmanship,
and who have been chosen and put forward,
not by themselves, but by the people, and
not because of their own ambition for place,
but because of their peculiar and eminent
fitness for public office in the particular
eXigency that calls them forth.
THE democracy of the tenth congressional
district can perform no higher or more
patriotic service to the state than to revive
the ante-belum practice and set the ex
ample OF again naming only men of the most
exalted character and eminent abilities;
of permitting the people to rise up and call
to office the men whom they deem worthy
to rule over them.
1.-THE same sentiment which aCtuated US
in putting forward our standard bearer
the Hon. James G. c. Black in 1892, actu-
ates in putting forward in 1894 as
tan 10 nd han 10, cal
der, Clement A. Evans. (Applause.)
1--WE had hoped that his candidacy would
be received without opposition. We thought
that he was a harbinger of peace, that he
would cure all the dissension5 of our sorely
tried party. We thought that war and con-
tention had ceased and that we had found
man who would lead back into our ranks
many who had wandered away irt0 the mis-
taken policies OF pop'ti. fl:,.t ~ 4neutIcn 81
his name was received with enthusiasm
by the people and by the press from the
mountains to the seabOard. He was the
unanimous choice Of the people for the office
of governor.
Ambition Before Party Harmony.
but the campaign of peace destined to
recover our lost brethren had hardly begun
before it received a rude check. The legis-
lature was upon the of it's adjournment
when a caucus of its members favorable t.
the candidacy of Mr.. Atkinson was called
in the famous room 104, of the Klmball
house. Here the men who control decided
to dip their oars into the even current of
the campaign This ring of politicians de-
cided that they would choose the governor
in spite Of the fact that the people had al
ready spoken in no unmeasured terms. The
caucus broke up and its members went to
their homes and took off their coats to
work for you know whom.
Il will not say anything that will disqual-
ify me in coming before the people and adj
vocating the standard bearer of democracy,
whoever he may be. Mr.. Atkinson has
done noble and brave work for the party in
the past. For this we give him full credit
But the question before us today is wheth-
er the people of McDuf1ie are going to allow
their votes to be carried around in the peck
cts Of the men who control or viii they
cast their ballots for the man Of their
choice. if the will of this people is fairly
expressed | firmly believe that the democrats
of McDuffie will go overwhelmingly for the
noble old sOldier-Clement a. Evans. Cap
plauseD
Let me tell you some reasons why Cen
eral Evans should be the choice of the DEM
ocrats of the tenth congressional district
In the first place he belongs to the
tenth district. For ten years his home was
in Richmond county. He was the pastor of
the church of which | was member and
many times have | sat around the same
board and counseled with him on affairs OF
church and state. The members of his fam
many years taken prominent part IN It's
affairs. General Evans has large business
interests there, and l tell you, my fellow
democrats, General Evans helped us to re-
deem the tenth district | want you to UNI
derstand that General EVanS'S campaign
and the interest of the tenth district are
IDENTICAL He is one of us though we have
loaned him to Atlanta for awhile, yet we
claim him as our citizen and intend to make
him governor of this old state
Hale and Strong.
II have heard it circulated over the state
by the opposition that General Evans was
not a man of affairs, that he was an old
and feeble man, and that he could not be
trusted with the high office of governor.
My friends, these ISLANDERS, General
Evans is a man of affairs. He is but sixty
years Old, is in the prime and vigor OF a
magnificent life and stands today as the
candidate of the tenth district as the fit
test man in the state for the office of gov
crnor. (AppIauSe.)
"Another reason why / am for General
Evans is that | believe in the Bible doctrine
that Christian gentlemen should rule over
US. l believe him to be a pure and upright
man. whose administration Will be honest
and fair who will not descend to the tricks
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