New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-20
ANT-BOuRBoNIsM IN THE SOUTH.

ANTI-BOURBONISM IN THE SOUTH.
INDEPENDENT VOTERS INCREASING Is GEORGIA.
POPULAR SENTIMENT NOT REPRESENTED By IRE
STATE PRRss-PROsPECTs or SOME INDRPEHD-
ENT CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS.
IBT TELEGRAFH TIE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON. Aug. ia woll-known Georgian
and ex-COpfederate. who has been severely cen
sured by the press Of his State for recent letter to
the Postmaster-G General on Bourbonism has written
a second letter to Judge Key, in which he reviews
the whole history of Southern politics before and
since the war; and advocates Conservatism in the
South. He then adds, speaking of the Bourbon
Democrats:
When two years ago. Dr. FELTON, beatthe regular nomi-
nee for Congress in the With District of Georgia by
small majority, they attered thcmseyes that the Dem
ocracy OF that district on not go to the polls IN force
When last year. ne beat the regular noninee more IMAM
1000 votes, they were dumbfoulded Bat now, lie
blind ratesnakes In August, they gIOpng about in
the fury OF their late of DR.. FELTON, striking
Chairman Ry know Of P Se Executive co%moe Of he
socaed organized Democracy Of the state OF Georgia,
Ridge District the suggestion OF bis couoreeE OF tile
organized" bnckod by host OF hired writers Of the
OF independent popular thought that has in among
the honest yeOmanry OF the district
the inereduous that most OF the newspapers OF the
south are n1t is ny tbs ssneca
siuce, ny emancipation from bayonet government
the minds OF the people have been eancpated from tue
maj very Emancipation. Northern men travelling for
pleasure and representatives OF the Northern press
journeying south for the purpose Of ascerantng the
state popular sEiiment wall DOW DO greatly ~ 1aut
n they draw their differences the state OF that sent
meut from observations confined 10 our cities and towns
and from the statements OF the writers TO be Ound IN
The editorial Oinewsnapcrs In every Congressional
district i'm tits state there advocates OF
ndepend6nsm All tnat needed to prove this Is that
OF ability aud integrity shan announce hlm.
self as an independent candidate. That H. Is not
done in every district s mainly TO be nat a.,
OF our men of ability and integrity that
fobds their mourning the expense incident % canvass
The organized would nave thrown Az stephens Oul "
they dared But discretion has overcome Their ValOr,
force OF whelmng popular sentiment IN MS ayor'
concluded formally nominate ana claim him rs iul-
n9lgf ton IN tbn Win District will beat his opponent
Judge Lester, from 1000 10 1000 votes 1et yOn In
iabaoo that Testers friends Jealous to make IA
the towns that FELTON, will no beaten, you would be
are most solid for FELTON,, who has their confidence
and affection 10 extent few pubic men have ever
district Is making much Roadway. IL he is not elected
he will fall bat little behind hs opponent al the polls
I'm Tho statements hereby make speak from personal
knowledge, for have recently been much among the
people OF these two m9anta,h as Lles. ,oo,, .
strong and growing A Young man named hafceuus
A. Thornton, without the following OF suggestion OF
Bourbon press profess 10 regard HIN as true repre-
sentative OF the independent thnksrs ot the District
or some other Of the influential independent thinkers
co3d name announce himself the nominee OF the "0r
canned" would probably De beaten, OF, II elected.
Would Dot pass the winning post more than neeks
length ahead.
mtuts whether consulted with any OF the inde
pepdtIt candidates. 70 this reply by assuring you
nave not what may no The ultenor nm OF the Jude
ieudent candidates named / know not am as thor
ouRly incOgulto every one OF them as am 10 the
writer's OF The Constitution. 40 not, and did not, eX
peot 10 affect for good al the Interest Of any cardi
date am personally IN the counsel OF any OF them
Iudependentism IN Germany and the southern States
"A a movement begun IN the popular miud, aud not the
suRRestton OF political trcksters independent canni
dates percoiying its existence ana YiGOr, In annOnc
ing themselves each mad the good sense 10
recognise "a popular demand, and 10 propose % sup
py il All the voters of Georgia who seated Governor
Colaut IN the chair OF tbs Executive OF the state by
a majority OF $4,000, cannot see toe danger
professed by the organized" Democracy OF
restol alton of carpet-bag rule. They arc deier-
mined 10 decide for themselves for whom they shall vote
IN the newspapers OF this State hayo acknowledged
ana published world the existence OF tendency
IN the popular mind spurn the dicauOn OF nominating
cOnven tons suppose theT have partisan purpose Ia
protesting 10 ignore deny It's existence This ten
deney mas not been provoked by the manpulatOns Of
cArDetbag politicians. II Us SPONTANEOUS and perYadss
the masses. II Is the natural consequence OF
Mr. HaYes's policy, which has lifted on a erushiug
weight peoples minds and einaDcipated them
ffOm the nightmare that paTayEed them POLITICALLY
as them tine mercy OF mugs OF machine poll
ticans OF whom later they viii electuay ld
themselves. must still insist that there Is peed OF
independent journalism the South which shall more
faithfully reflect the popular sentiment than many OF
the newspapers now existing.