Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-29
POSITION TOWARDS PoPULlsTs
MIsREPREsENTED, SAYS GUERRY
To the Editor Of The Journal:


To the Editor Of The Journal:
Referring to the reference Of the Hon.
J. r. Hogan to the occasion when Gen
eral Weaver was egged or attempted to
be egged in Macon in 1892. and to the err
roneous report of what had to say in
part on that occasion as quoted alone by
him in his speech when introducing Mr..
Terrell, l beg leave to say now that what
wrote on yesterday, though substantially
correct, was entirely from memory and
was not as full as it Should have been in
order to do me anything like complete
Justice in the premises.
1 find today on referring to the Macon
News that whether Intentionally or not,
the injustice done me is much greater and
more manifest even than had supposed.
l am glad to say, however, that am
still of the opinion that it was not inten-
tional on the part of Mr.. Hogan. for 1
have strong reason to suspect that he
was misled himself by a garbled extract
FURNISHED him through the agency of the
Macon Telegraph.
Now in order to show the fair minded
people of Georgia the kind of campaign
That is being waged against me, wish
to furnish herein some other portions Of
the account given by the Macon News of
that unfortunate occasion when General
our Third Party people were wronged in
the manner already mentioned.
After referring to the throwing of the
eggs, the Macon News reporter says:
General Weaver and party retired to
their rooms and left the wild crowd to
yell themselves hoarse. About this time,
the Young Mems Democratic club,
thousand strong, with brass band, arrived
on the scene from the court house, where
they had been in session.
Mrs. Weaver was in her room cleaning
the egg stain from her dress, etc.
when the crowd was widest Hon. Du-
pont Query appeared in the balcony. he
had just left the court house. where he
made a speech. When the crowd saw
him there they yelled, and when he
waved his hands over them like a magi-
clans wand, the crowd became silent
THE contrast was so striking. Mr..
Guerry asked the crowd II they would
hear Mrs. Lease. They indicated that
they would. Then said Mr.. Query all
who will give her respectful hearing,
hold up your hands.
with this remark. up went every hand
in the crowd, and the scene was a mag
nificent one.
Then said the speaker indicate
your willingness by remaining silent for
Ave minutes The crowd hushed, etc,
Now you see, Mr.. Editor. according to
this report, all Of which have quoted
so far as II bears upon the question, l
was acting as a peace-maker and l sue
ceeded in making peace.
1 was asking for justice and for respect
for those people and succeeded In OBTAIN
ing a unanimous assurance that the same
would be granted. 1t is apparent that
what the reporter of the News had me to
say is not consistent in It's phraseology
with the position had assumed, but
In, arfra cd M ovprpQqfOng that were
on the lips of different people whom my
self heard talk on that occasion, though L
cannot now recall the name OF a single
one OF them.
Yet these offensive words at this time
are singled out and charged to me and
published all over the state without any
inquiry as TO whether I really uttered
them or not. and for the manifest pur-
pose of prejudicing me in the eyes OF
those of my fellow citizens who were ag-
grieved on that occasion.
And the great fact which appears from
tie very report itself that acted as
peacemaker; that with my own friends
and party associates I took the position
that these people had been wronged, and
then and there insisted that their rights
should be respected, and that their rights
crowd unanimously yielded to my views
Is omitted. What is more, this same re-
port, or rather the omitted portion Of IT,
shows that on this occasion In oppositlon
to what had been done presumably at
least by my own party associates, l had
openly and publicly as the friend OF JUS
tice, acted as the friend of the Third
party people also.
In conclusion, let me state fact that is
becoming well known among the people
of this state. The same opponents VINO
are seeking to prejudice me In the eyes
of our ex-Populist friends on the ground
that I have abused or mistreated them
are at the same time in their efforts TO
prejudice me in the eyes OF Democrats
denouncing me as Populist.
But the high plane campaign must
move on and this is now its only kind OF
means of locomotion.
Yours truly,
DUPONT GUERRY.
Macon, Ga.