People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-09-18
WATSON|S
SPEECH.
%Populist Candidate Addresses
q Great Audience at
Dallas, Texas.
THE WOES OF THE PEOPLE
Have Been Principally Caused
by Turning the Government
Over to Corporations.
THE WOES OF THE PEOPLE
sEWALL MUST COME DOWN.
Charges that Bryan's Chicago
Mate is Railroad King, a
National Banker and
MonOpolist.

National Banker and
MonOpolist.
From The Dallas Texas Morning News,
Sept sth.
Thomas E. Watson of Georgia ad-
dressed j. 900 persons at the fair grounds
Yesterday. From beginning to end of
his speech the wiry little Georgian set
the crowd afre. The cheering was
something more than the ordinary
manifestation Of the appreciation of
I've people. At times it lasted for two
or three minutes. Throughout the
speech there were interiections and
EXPLANATIONS of delight And all went
away pleased, if not converted
The Introductory exercises were
short Mayor Holland welcomed the
visitor and Gov Barnett Gibbs presen-
ted him in very few words. Then the
throng got chance to see the man
many of them had come many miles to
hear. As the orator stood up and sur
veved the wide reaches of the grand
stand, the center section and that to
tue north packed and damned, there
were expressions of disappointment
Some had evidently con with the idea
of seeing an Apollo or a giant in stat
ure. They we're visibly disappointed,
las Watson would never take prize in
: N"a.as j 59 eoyss or a single instant
remarle@ra s sont Of the speak
er's stand
Eyes, sa'dQRB brawny man be-
hind her, "he's little, but full of pizen. "
Watson fell to work in good style
There are no pyrotechnics about him,
nothing Of historiauism. He never re,
hearses a speech or studies a gesture.
He makes both just as they come to
him His gestures, by the way, are not
Is graceful as q dancing masters, but
they are very impressive. And they
frequently emphasize the speakers
words on the mind of the nearer. Wat
son uses his 1.-the body to perfection,
and his postures unstuded as they are,
form one Of the most attractive accom-
pauiments to his speeches His voice
is rather harsh, but ii carries we'll, and
with a wind blowing across the stand,
Inc was heard Yesterday to its remotest
confines,
Thefrst great cheer after the speaker
started in was when he referred to The
News. The crowd just made the rafters
q liver for a minute or 0.
When he paid his respects to Mr.
Sewall the applause was deafening, and
again when he declared that the Popu.
list party did not propose to be swal-
lowed up by he Democratic party.
All through the speech, as the YER
batim report printed below will show,
the enthusiasm coltluued, reaching its
climax at the end. When he had fin
ished Watsons hand was squeezed os
that it panied, Dozens and dozens of
people were fighting their way to the
speakers stand to tell him how well
they liked his speech and give his arm
another wrench. In this the women
We'd with the men and Mr.. Watson was
the recipient OF some very eXtravagant
compliments from the opposite sex.
As soon as he could make his escape
Mr.. Watson was driven to the Oriental
hotel, and during the afternoon ais
rooms were visited by hundreds of peo-
pie. He left at $3.50 this morning for
Bonham, where he addresses the people
at the fair grounds,
Mr.. Watson delivered his speech en-
tirely without notes. The News, an
ticipating such contingency, had
corps of expert stenographers on hand,
and this morning presents an absolute
ly correct and verbatim report Of what
he said. And as usual it will be the
only paper in Texas accomplishing this
feat.
Mayor T. 7, Holland opened the cere-
monies by short speech of welcome
He did not introduce the speaker of the
day, that duty having at the last mo,
ment been relegated 10 Hon Barnett
Gibbs.
Mr.. Holland said:
Ladies and Gentlemen-It is my
pleasant duty today to welcome the
laborers Of Dallas and the visiting
laborers and labor organizations to this
city. did not know until just at this
time that this was to be my duty.
welcome You all and turn the city over
to you. l have issued proclamation
making this day holiday for the police
as well as the rest of you and assure
you that the city is yours. The Hon
Barnett Gibbs Will introduce Georyia's