, 1879-07-04
GEORGIA REPUBLICANS.

mocEnry I.nkFwnrm md D!vldra-NcEro
Equality Tho 1asue m Wtseli Thoy Vote.
Chr, tspaaatnff Ntr fnr& Ttmts.
ATLANTA, June 21.--lhc abest man IN the
Republican party III Georgia Is cx.Attorney-
t;cncrat Amos r. Akcrnlan. lie resides nt Car
tersyjltc, about 10 miles NORTH Of Atlanta, md
is kept busy all tlr time by law practice which
extends over tic whole State. Though he has
always been firm III Ills political convtcsions yet
he has been SO honest aud sincere In them that
| lie los this respcct Of tho Democracy and the
warn esteem, Of mnny personal friends. A. q
LAWYER he has fcw equals in Georgia. and as
political manager, probably, his superior Is not
to 10 found in The State. llo Is pre-.
cm,uently the representative Republican OF
The State, md the hopes Of the party In this
section rect more up"n him than on any other
mnn. A day or two ago CORRESPONDENT OF inc
Times called on Mr. Aktrma'l to learn ILLS Views
an The political Issue. Of tile day, especially as
they relate to tlle coming Presidential canvass.
Thu distinguished Georgian tnIkcd very freely
anil lu Il ytry interesting manner. !ne !oho"'
lug j. IN accurate report ol t'lc interview,
HWAo do yDti think Is the most available nc.
puol,ran cantlElatc for tile Prcsidcncyi" asked
Mr. AScrman-i do no. feel at liberty to ex.
nrcst very po''svr opnn I on tnis = suogus s,Hr
unbeeonlnr Ia those WHO co'ln9t nope 70 a.a
n,rtl In ccrttng hin to the otl!ec. Southern
Republican. ought 10 be governed ln tt'ls matter
l,v tf,e Judgment Of their brethren n those
States wl,era The pinch Of the bnttle VIII come,
--,hnt Is, thc doubtful States of the North: II
the delegates fruu, those States In tile nominal
In: convention should be unanimous, os n.ear1y
so our dccrasra should vote With them;
hut II ilcy .honfa disagree, our de'ceatce ml9nt
properly exercise thtl Uwn preferences. Every
mnn who sill be seriously pressed 't. gpon n tug
: Convention wnuli make goUd President, ana
| a much hotter President ttsan unY man W',nm
tiu Democrats will nominate. The question
which OF three Or iour 1T n,cn Is the httcst Is
: hardly worth q Tnrm dtsettstion.
: 4'Wl.at Is the prustcet Of tile Republican
! PARTY in ucotrla ninl I'll" south!"
I Iii. Akcr1nnn-unpron,s!nv, as things nov
: apcar; In Georgia the patty II unnTeanzed n
capable men, with time. tneu'Is md disposition
t tur the work oi organization. We once hsd .
: few s,,c! men amung the holders Of Office.
Pirate citizens urc rel'rtant 10 undertake the
) task, eiarr from an apprehension tint they Wy
y be injured III businc*s or otherwise on nCcoYlt
Of ccnsptsuos , Ssti'ity !" nepoenn aa nn,E1 pd ed
difficult. The labor aud cxncnsc ot nf.ao ~
]ran campaign lere greatly exceed Fhas Is re- re-
Is 0ulrcd nj The North. The na1oT'J ot ouT
VOTERS tlIspcrsca and lve n rc'ne p'aees @
= They do uot read. mud must be 'ninr',,ea anu
rot,trd hy eura1;cre, and most OF our fneass!s
ESPECIALLY tlc eolor arr pour nen ~ ~ 'ns. ,Icn
Ie hotI, ,he voters md tl>tc Hho could organizc
!. thr ore discouraged hT the tlief that waerev-
Il or Republicans arc enh!eFouh ttty cannnt III.
temp. to UT W w'' eas thre baots tic result
u will be falsIHed n tic returns. Sot"Hubtauu
.c itg these iIlcl1ttce so!ne oi our ofat men nec
" incdating organization U! Tue par.5 WIZ ,s
% view to q contest next year. thes a1nf MOI nno
i, ,hrtnec}rcs equal 10 the eG1ort but nope lucy
II Will Wisely n,nnogcd It cAniot 1atl 70 &c
good. II 1t produces lare IN efeass aSo. ., ~, :.
Of fair ono, we shall gain yantaEc.erouraa 'ol o.
Is future contests nild the immediate benefit Q!
as n representation in tnc state LEGISLATURE an
III In Congress, And u tile Democrats p'even1
III viii he hurt by It IN Other parts ot ~ enns.
It, So, II, any crnnf the effort 'nnss help Acpuo
~ tn;s good resut viii moi con. unless The organ
cs lied party exerts Itself 10 earnest to iapfess y
"a IDEAS on the people OF GenrEta. Nothing
Hc moro useless than the mere shhw OF aa n.eah
hit appointing power nt Washington That eols1c oel
et- sons hare earned office by political tcr'iee s1ei'
m or for other purposes rs Eelfith nnA mose sin !
oil Ter. Muckeries Of this snts have done mich M I
cir bring us down tu ohr present tnnuit1t'i. 1hos
nr who have prarticcti them, !ustead Of irylnE
In. strengthen the party With recruits have LAHORE
Inc riyas IL for place Their zeal is al spent In str
ID. with the Republicans who arc not ot their &c
lAc none Of 1t Is excrettr.i nEainst ue Democrat
TO II these persons Cst cnntro. ot thc RnroPosf
Of Tic election Of 18TH about 5000 yntss We
the returned III f;cosgn for the lays Electos
M viii, vigorous organization, go1d isac.s O.
,st. ths nreparatory canvass mil in the election,
pa- ,eahL II, 100 would " addcu 10 tnat Eole.
in Hrrubitcans will exert themselves proper
these so,ol yotSr. w have reGresGnh'a.,,a M naoro
out purty af Georgia will sta!,d before TUG count
sns convicted Of practically DISTINGUISHING twots
,s e legal voters q the snts s,n;ss ;psss
'a'i about ticorgta 6clseyc that IN SIX Of the
3t tl,c majority OF tic voters nrc III heart Rcpu
e licn1, md Iii fair election, after fair clnSa
i wou cast Republican vo'S, & cs,o IN snesS q, Is
tEs tj determines tue politics u most of the VIII
anas rtlzens n1!l arrays them In here anu onseaes
t mus ins opposlt!on to the Republican par1y. :
oni. i,. What lie may When srcaKinE tor effect at
@ t@!cll North, whenever you thoroughly probe :
nus crre Southern Democrat: you viii iind ihat
'avo principal Ingredient IN his politics 70 0atred
me. me tie equal rights Of the negro. lse may 60
nth. nIu,t1 oI particuInr nets Of The Republican p
" Is: he may talk of State.rtghts: hc NAV ase
uG some Wild ductrluc III lnnnce; but bis notlc
! M tess subjects la.o not mace so ha,. uc
, ~ llas opposed, and he Is aRninst tho kepuhltt
purity bcrauke II las favored, the equal l!ahas
y Of Tic nsgru All other considerations are seeo
var nry III weight TO this. lle may 10 iricntl'
atl thc negro III mnnv rays, but he hates the nj
: no ns u fsscc in politics, AN. ho hates tte pa
,,rn :" which as entitled The negro to o. LOTT.
fSl''DSs a's Ds.noer.tc partve il j. ihs snr!aE q
oi,cn encounter II they mako serious ronl
must anywhere III tic soaili lt!n IA "eskes .l.a;
ug. wns ten years nGo: put y ~ e. " oeh.'us T.,
Iln9K strength. IT u un)uht' " 10 = ~ -
tho cpHshtcnt with ths p1eaenL iosnaa! ptut.,ne'
must OF the ueMccrhtn i~!t5 I'LL H.. "''S s.,
syeSt- | fundamental law u n''e Gu''s" " "
they nMl of every otatei II te'iaa :" ~. 49, y
with tim between t!G shS1s n'N ~ =. !"
'ul different sections OF tue eounirf. ~
ut Ut Erut!nn; IL ucbFekSes at"t III
Mr.. advance III prosperity. Inc Ntougee sh.h
heirs in. Is, the greater Is th need o! acoulNssAt
" bo fprrr, but tto norf autlehs .ie lafH ~,
III llH party that Ihthl.ncs tnns !oIet. uuo -, ~ ~ ~.
Atuti pAblttntls arn tnc!il!ea 70 Anauu ..n tas
lku hopeless. l'eelars ,!s utI'nse Ms!euats,
I fur. coI,,ain that they do not FerctFa eteoiif
10 st, 1ncnt aiul sympathy trom the NORTHERN lse
Nuw teanA mud from !fe Aun'ln1ttIa'u' ~ ~ ~. ~
lunso | ton. PerhHps th!a coilsplaint IL pL"uple
c0tt's personal tiisanpotlatlhent; uus ~ ns,S w
lerty, founded. ilc Iact WG'l'l 'Ersa ~ .a, nhn
I the rtaa0n Tor bnuetlsltf !leEn' !hstc A.a pEn