The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-19
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small Attendance and Little En-
thusiasm at Sandersville.

thuS1aSm at SanQeF6Wlll6.
sandersville, Ca, Aug. 1S.-Thomas E.
watson. the southern champion Of the
third party, spoke TO about 1000 people
in the court house yard here to-day. He
was introduced by Stanley kittrell. a
farmer Of this county. Although this is
one Of his stronghOlds, there was very
jtrIeCheering when he was presented to
the crowd He said that he entertained
M ILL feeling toward any one, but that the
deuOcrayic leaders of 1892 were cOrrupt
and had not carried out their promises.
The third party people were accused of
being anarchists, but their accusers were
men who held Office. He discussed the
ropulist platform at length The fiuan-
ciaI part, government ownership of
railroads. the present public school
system. the convict lease system
mob violence, a pure ballot box and other
rarts. showing his opinion of the plat
form While speaking of the railroad
plank, he said that iron roads should be
public like dirt roads; that the people
keep up the Savannah river, Oconee
river and the poorest negro in the county
is free while travelling in a rowbOat on
these streams, and he was in favor of the
government owning the railroads, be-
cause they were paying well and that it
would rot bankrupt the country to pur-
chase and run them. He said we needed
more money TO do business and live here
When the democrats went into
mower the people were getting under
republican administration about three
fourths of the. silver to which they were
entitled, but since the democrats had con
troll all was taken away. He talked con-
bly, about taxes and how the gov
eminent was spending thepeople's money.
He arraigned the democratic state govern
meut and some congressman from GeOr-
gia Watson said that when Gov
Northern was elected he was to work
great good. but that he had benefited no
one but himself. He asked what had Mr..
Noses and some Others done beneficial 10
the country; stated that Livingston in
his last race for denomination had done
what Peter did-denied his Lord
He said there was and never will be a
real democratic negro, that you can get
him TO vote the ticket and you can in
duCe him to dig a ditch, but when seen
thus doing be is certainly paid. A demo-
cratic negro is like ice in summer. You
have to wrap it in blankets and put it in
a dark place and set up watch to keep
it. He further stated that he had never
favored nor talked social equality. That
although Mr. Cleveland, when
governor of New York arranged the
school system so as both whites
and blacks would be Instructed
at the same place. He was opposed to any
such scheme and would never favor it. He
spoke considerably on lines to get the
negro captured, and in his characteristic
way was frequently applauded In..elos-
ing his remarks, he heaped encomiums
upon Judge Hines, and uagently requested
that the people support him for governors
Watson spoke two and One-Quarter
hours. His speech was somewhat con-
sentative, but it must be said that every
thing was very quiet, and there was
little enthusiasm. The crowd was
composed of men, women, children
and a multitude of Gesroes, many
of them being from adjoining
counties. There was also a large number
of democrats in the audience. Before the
speaking the third party nominated its
present representatives, in the legislature,
I, A. Smith and W. T. Askew, and nomi-
mated or indorsed W. }. Harper of Bald
win as candidate for the Senate from
the Twentieth district. If the populists
made any converts to-day it is not known.