The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25
H GREAT RALLY.
Mr. Watson Receives an Overwhelming
Ovation.

was enthusiastic and immense. There
were fully s 900 people present.
The meeting was held in the Moody
tabernacle and was called to order at
8 o'clock.
Judge J K Hines presided.
After the excitement of Watson's IN
trance had subsidized, after the ferment
OF enthusiasm was stilIed, after the
hoarse yelling was checked by the con,
tlnued efforts of Judge J. K, Hines,
who waved his hands to pacify, a tell
form issued from the crowd and scan
ned the audience. He had been intro
duced by Judge Hines as Howard, of
Alabama, the man who placed Watson
in nomination at st. Louis.
II would be recreant to my trust"
he eajG, if I failed to raise my voice in
behalf OF this great movement, if l
failed to voice the sentiment Of the
people Of this great country. We have
reached q crisis. We are facing new
conditions. We are upon the verge of
q political revolution.
I'VE aaid at St. Louis that we were
willing to sacrifice everything for the
tOillng millions. We will give up every
thing, but We must not let our party
| &c. We are ready TO present a united
front to the people. We are willing to
stand side by side for the fray. I ask
you, my Democratic friends, TO get IL
line with Us, All that we ask is that
the Peoples party flag be carried by
Thomas Watson. The time is upon US
nov, and unless we get the reins in our
hands God knows when we will make
another stand. 1 congratulate the
Democrats for naming a gallant man
a man who represents the principles of
the Peoples party. Watson and Bryan,
the two great leaders OF the people
the Moses and the Aaron who shall
lead US across the red sea Of Mckinley
ism, into the promised land.-My
friends, let US take courage for the CON
fl ct. We are going to be victorious.
We are in the midst Of the most stu
pendous struggle the world has ever
seen. We are marching on to a great
triumph"
Howard was given a wild ovation.
After a few preliminaries Tom Wat
son came. Mr.. Watson was looking
we'll. He stepped to the platform from
the sawdust floor with an agile step
aud bounded on the rostrum, already
crowded with his friends, with a light
leap.
For five minutes the yelling had been
continuous, pUnctuated at intervals
with peculiar Mandatory expressions
from different parts of the huge hall.
The delegation to the st. Louis con
vention met the Democrats half way,
and now we ask the Democrats Of
G 3orgia to meet US half way"
I'VE must cu5 loose from Eastern
and Northern connections and align
ourselves with the great West"
After the Chicago Convention the
great leaders winked at each other and
said to themselves: We have caught
the bear"
After the st. Luis Convention
there WASN'T one who dared to wink
and swear that the bear hadn't caught
him"
I'VE want to be fair. When you ask
US to give our support to Sewell from
the rigorous regions of Maine, we must
most respectfully decline. I say VIC
cannot vote for him and you ought
not to-"
My God, hasn't the South played
second fiddle long enough?'
We are not going to put out any
nominee against Mr.. Bryan. We are
going to vote for him whether you take
Sawau down or not. am going to try
to get every vote for Bryan whether
Watson goes down in defeat or not"
Let Bryan have every vote you've
got. Let Senator Jones insult you at
his pleasure. Think of your country,
and what the result of McKjnleyism
means, and may God Almighty take
care of you and your party"
1t was such expressions as these that
uEO'o tuo 6ISAU tAOUSAuU P0oPk0 JILL
posing the audience wild. It was the
earnest voice of Tom Watson that fred
them to white heat with enthusiasm.
At the end of every sentence there
was a storm of yelis, a hurricane Of
huzzas from his enthused supporters.
He spoke an hour and a half. The pee
pie cried for more. They crowded
about the platform. They scrambled
over each other in their feverish eager
noss to oat hold of Watson's hand-to