Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-19
Beneficial Effects Of the FELTON,
Coalition.

Coalition.
All the indications are that the Inde-
pendent Nahoneite- Radical coalition re-
Gently effected in Georgia, and Of which
Rev. W. II. FELTON,, D. D., is the recog-
nized champion and apostle, will be
fraught with the greatest benefit to the
old-Iine Democratic party Of the State.
Last year, owing to no opposition, and
20 the fact that the party had grown top
heavy, a serious schism was threatened
in its ranks, and We passed through a
political civil war, which, like all civil
wars, was unusually bitter, and
threatened at one time to sever
many old personal as well
as political ties. With the
appearance Of a common enemy this
year, however. We are glad to see that
these family dissensions and differences
have been already forgotten, and that
the Democracy Of the State, once more
firmly united, are preparing themselves
to win q victory next fall which will
prove TO the country that the spirit Of
patriotism is not yet dead by any means
in the Empire State Of the South, and
that when her welfare is threatened by
her political enemies, the better class Of
her citizens are ready, as one man, to
rush to her defense.
Unmistakable evidence to prove that
this is not mere idle supposition, or that
the wish is not father to the thought,
has been already furnished by men
prominent in our politics. Hon. A 81.
Stephens, for instance, who, a few years
ago, virtually defed the Democratic
party by announcing his determination
to "stand for reelection" in his Con
gressiOnal district, nomination or no
nomination, and who made it his boast
that he "tOted" his own skillet, has been
prompt TO denoUnce the new RadicO-
Independent coalition, and range himself
in the ranks Of the organized Democ-
racy. Hon. 3. II. Hill also, who. in
the past, has been frequently accused Of
regeneration and political vacillation,
has taken up toe cudgels againt the Rev
erend Independent and bis mongrel
organization, and is doing sturdy battle
for the Democracy; while Senator Brown,
who has been charged, in various specials
from Washington, as having been listen
ing to proposals to lead the new move
ment, not only. but few months since,
openly declared, both in and out the
State, that he was "an organized Demo
Graf, but has recently emphatically an
nOunced his intention to support the
State Democratic ticket of 1892 The
prompt action Of these gentlemen show
very plainly that the effect Of the FELTON,
movement has already been to arouse
the Democratic party Of Georgia. and
solidify it against what it regards as a
menace to the party as a political organi
zatiOn, and to the best interests Of Geor-
gis.
This Independent Republican coali-
ton Of Rev. DR.. FELTON,, therefore, may
be regarded in the light of a double
blessing. 1t will not only have the effect
Of purifying the Democratic party Of the
State by effectually wedding it of false
friends and wolves in sleeps clothing
who in the seductive guise Of ''Jeffer-
sonia1 Democrats" are seeking to lead the
people of the State into the arms of Rad
icalism-but it will heal past dis ensions
in Democratic ranks, aud cause the
party to stand, more firmly than ever,
shoulder TO shoulder, in defense of the
State Under these circumstances victory
is assured beforehand, and next fell the
Georgia Democracy will show to the
country at large that, while they may at
times differ among themselves, when
ever a combination arises, having for its
object the committing their State to the
tender mercies Of Office seekers and pc
litical harp:es, they are still, as in times
past, the same reliable old guard, ever
on the alert to defend and protect the
welfare Of the commonwealth.