, 1870-09-23

anc Political Standardization n,
s-anson Stcphcns-DcmoCr ~
position to .ac Const.1uslomP,
Correspondent os IL. t,.;
nc |'Ea9o tribune.
The Df Dfmocr,or ~ t.AaStA' naa oa'' Sept. H.
un.xnactoI 49,, " ueoreaa arc suffering
ua.!ee'eu' ano most dangerous, tribulations
a, u, .ne present time, The State unrecon~
racy anx1ous for rccogui,ion' tlo nao,,1o oe laos
t:]y si,k Of Ibis 1ouq.cort;n,,aa, ueat~
},1c. nodornt;o,, ~ ou = po4ls'ea' sqnao-
ea.',. Aoas'a:.o.i anu conservatism most earn
ss'ls ufSeu IN Tue convention, was tho plat-
losm which Nepublicans and Democrats in
Georgia expected srould bo the principles upon
campaign. Tn f,cf w ~ nt,,a" uaAe 4',. !ne coming
esa,l.as :" laee no other platform WAS
sno!''ea IN the1r convention save that of the
Nhuonal Uen1ocratlc. party. But few ,1avs
since, tho chairman Of t..e State Central Com.
nittee issued letter which tl,raw , tarr;,i,
s' 'u'o 'uen sanks, anu Which hss
sa stsa'e" d "aost e3clltbg and Gcmoraliziag eff
teet. ..
nlu Ils hrotltr of A. n Tnst.., Nptoa Ste-
fjcn aru cGrsc,vs.;.,a aas.ead o. moucra-
nolIcr @ etrIsf'em ne has Advocated
plainly to the adrice OF Northern Democrats
20 1af as regards the selection OF c,udiiiatass
not obnoxious to the Foqrteenth Ameni1mont
ana A. ,soxe soze Mo s, Ca san I take the test oath
III. far hcttar tbst W. geAeses It would
forever urepycsend ths9p hnupg t,s4 sond t,a rama,a
pe n'tsrepfesented by men who can take that
ossn, such =, Is. santIp aaspensat!on from it."
!, onln stunence ceftalhly bteathes little of
on .tSts} n;GIa eEhnnaer 5 stephens in lis views
esssson ManE persons believe it wns con-
conyentnn @ of 1a,G aytra,,o u, caa~forisSille, by
otnGe' ana "hose names arc Robert Toonlbz,
d.. - ':tePhens, and Linton Stephens.
,,:n ~ ~ opposed to the Fourteenth aud
rnteentn Amcndments, and regards them as
"ncons1lta!'ona!, and terrible ususpatiou.
is hot 20 clear, evidonly tiinkinf It: too dane e
geISas, ,fp TO f1e party to advocate sucll bold
anu unhealthy policy.
10 give clear and correct expreas1oo of
nis views, ne copy another sentence, which
t1g angs Wl.I revolution, aud which plainly con-
uonai al Democratic PARTY:
afe and can - no dlsqualifications or
fhe cnsiinfian y n 1ae constitution Itself; and By
its pais as 1aae sasrsa Ii
called & Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amenimen1fs' IT,
neasea as ny CONGRESS ITSELF IN ita better days It
nrT vn,sucS sJ'aseg Wy ont pr radical revolution
Ills Ticatnn raw ses DC Iorsotten that
under color Of lid T. Ir;..e,+ ~ M sne name and
Amendments. was en,,o,iv naYaot utau Inteenth
same revolutionary parry 6ciorc tl,c nazssoe ~ e y;
either one OF those s.I-cailed amendments ~
opposition to the reconstruction laws of
Congress, aud in favor of the constitution as
It Tas in 1860, IS the motto Of tic Georeia
Democracy. if re accept Mr. Stephens latfer
III tue creed.
Conventions TO nominate candidates for
congress and The Legislature had already
nsen advertised in every portion IF Tia Stat::
Tue Democracy felt confident OF eaininns a
victory, il they we're moderate and eonser1,s
tive ia their viawa. They proclaimed unbliciv
that they would obtain great lumber of the
y, GOO negro voters in the State: tbav wnro
happy IN their bright anticipations,
But when the CHEF of the uartr thrar an.t
! wet blanket On their prospects and tI,o;r
plans. more detected and sorroTfni hoiv -
men bave never seen.
Sam Randall. as Chairman of the cooc,oa
siona' Democratic Committee. a]tfonrh ron-
'ldered all extremist, comes to the resc1e
md eaEs: "Such q policy will be fatal to the
,arty, and that "no person who cannot take
ne iron-clal oath will be admitted into
congress-"
Lbs, then, is the position it, which tha;
. .eoIeaa democracy stands to-day. Should tha
1entral COMMITTEES, and the Democrat;c nartr
dopt AIr. Stephens Yieus, thev Viii ha n,nsstt
horoughlv atI lecitimateIv heatan " ~oet
Strong argument and Ia1or viii be- ns4d IN
hinge the programme: fut. m fla othar
and. the leaders of the party ara s.t;sss5
nth this line Of policy, 9A4s@
Now let us glsnce moment at the condi-
ion and r}rnsnecfa nf tha Renub1,c.r ,ss4
eores. se hsa been en di9aodan rsi9 ond paT,