People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-09
OUR SOUTHERN GUEST.
Hon. Tenn Watson Addresses an
Enolm lis Audience.
POI ULIST DAWN LINCOLN.
A Character sketch of the Pop
u!i,t Vice Presidcntial Can.
didate.
From Il e Nebraska Independent
rs SEEN WITH woMAN's EYES

From u e Nebraska 1ndt pendent
rs SEEN wirm woMAN's EYES
The erea Popul 5: m citing was
advertised to tax, place a. 2 p. m,
in tLc L,Dsqing lheatte in the city Of
Ii COLI, the capital of Nebraska.
It w.s not free silver Reppbli-
can meeting. IL was not free sill
yer Dem cratic meeting. 1t was an
GU: and cut Populist meeting ard
the speaker was Tom Watson, the
vice presidential NOMINEES OF the
Populist convention. There were
men of all parties present, BUTT was
u Populst meeting. r ader, doyoa
remem Der e time only very few
year ago, when only dcz3o or SO
-boarted men could be gathert d
to hear Populist speaker?
Shortly after l o'clock the report
er, took possession of the tables on
the age. A. half past one, the
doors Eere opened and the audience
begaa to fe in. The theatre was
packed to the roo', the stage wal
rapidly filed a1d hundreds were
s ancing, unable TO get seats and 80
stood until the close OF the meeting.
A. 2 o'clock precisely, Tom Wat
son walked on the stage preceded by
Mr.. Edmister, the chairman OF the
state Populist committee. A burst
(f applause and all leaned forward
to gaze al the slight, boyish looking
figure and SIN oothly shaven face of
the southern orator who is making
such commotion in all the political
parties of the United States at the
present moment. If he gets elected,
he will be the mos famous vice pres
ident known in the history of tle
United States. He does not look
like the popular idea of the fiery
southerner lie locks qoiet, almost
significant, but there IS a hint, a
suggestion of the nature of the man,
in his hair which is dark brown with
CLINT of fire in it. It's shortness
and smoothness and well kept look
suggest self control.
Us in quiet con-
versatioAal way, taking the audience
INFO his conf ience at once, as do all
true orators. He reads an extract
from one of the little local republi-
can dailies which purports to give
the date of his arrival in the city,
the words he uttered and even the
sandwiches he ate. lis denies the
report sentence by sentence, thus
showing the unreliability of the gold
bug dailies, and when the laughter
of the audience has subsidized he gets
down to the work in hand by saying,
81 am a Populist." That fact must
be thoroughly understood by the
audience. He did not try to curry
favor with the free silver Republi-
cans, neither did he try to curry
favor with the free silver Democrats.
He stood on the platform of the prin-
ciples of the Populist party.
When he scored the railroad cor
poration senator from this state, John
M. Thurston, the great audience
cheered heartily. When he scored
the Democratic corporation attor-
neys in Cleveland's cabinet at Wash
ipgton, there was very feeble at
ten pit at cheer. lie aroused both
laughter and cheers by a pointed
sarcasm at the contrast. He gave
mastery exposition of the principles
and doctrines of the Populist party.
AS he warmed up to his work he
carried his audience with him. His
sentences were short and concise,
and brilliant with psradoxes. He
was quick and ready with reply and
repartee to his political opponents
who now and then flung out a ques-
ton or challenge. He showed
t oyopgh knowledge and understand
ing of the tax question as well as Of
the money question, and in discussing
the latter hs hit the gis- OF the whole
suoieot when he said that the ruling
Of Grover Cleveland in all the trans
actions, was shat gold must be &C
cepted as the money Of lioal pay
maDt, aud that tho whole effort OF
the money power was to bayo that
ruling enacted into Law
lie pledged his support 70 4 gan