The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-09-17
QUESTIONS OF THE HOUR,
Gcms from Ale xandcr II. Stephens's Grent
Spee Oh In Atlanta.

Speech In Atlanta.
From the Atlanta CONSTRUCTORS Report
Our institutions are in peril, II the people
are not vigant and watchful, and do not exer-
else that patriotism which is necessary to
maintain them: party in this country now.
Just us in the days of Adams, are looking 10
with the States to bring all our institutions
here under the control, management. and leg
solidation and Capitalization which will end in
empire and despotsm. This is the tendency
in an alarming degree in the United States.
We must unyedingly maintain our rights
81 81 home rule, or local seif-g2vernmcnt How is
men must unite This is orsani2ation. That
country will be submerged in imperialism be-
fore you are aware of it.
Never did refuse to support the nominee Of
my party except once. and that was when the
Democrats openly and avowedly. made what
Mr.. Greeley. Well, | never made any derar-
lures Mover s nenr IWe 6p from rrne,1ies
form WAS ammo announsed did not Believe 'i It
tn, y,h didn't bcsyG n9rf than did
wanted to win except was right.
l have said. and say now, that I believe in
nominations as the best way to secure concert
mating convention and remains in 1t, in my
Judgment he is bound in honor to abide 10y it,
uulcSS SDuc ITaul louI pay is IlScONrTtu.
am for fair nomination. free ballot. and u
fair count.
In 1886 we were all at Cincinnati. There
We're Pierce. the President. buchanan. and
Observation-Disclosures OF high ordcr-and there
We're the sneaks or tied-out horses thinking
they would finally come in when neither OF
these eminent mon could get two thirds. Doug
Grophed him: Buchanan has got a majority
Of the Convention He asked me what he
ought to do. / said: Telegraph Richardson.
"A A In "a
ycntion. withdraw my name and let the major
ity prevail He lid So and the next morning
Buchanan. nor you nor Pierce can over get
two-thlrds tho others the tied-out horses
Will get it. We cannot elect them and buchanan
we can" The telegram went the next morn
ing, and Buchanan was nominated. and Breck-
journed in a jubilee. And that is the history
OF the two thirds rule, and the only President
we could have elected then was nominated
really under the majority rule
I wa, better pleased and gratihsd with re.
mark | saw the other day IN n Philadelphia
paper than all the .squb5 L have seen. This
was relating to the length OF time ! have been
in pgS r ioT tGat sr ne has nsfr
since 1896 nearly continuously one way and
another, and have got a little more very little
Congress male It RUE; u solemn covenant
Wih myself and signed i th thu day before t"ok
aoa T"f in Oh tl city eNeept 'Ng ny 'I pay
| served my constituents faiht9nfiully'n
rartmcnt- $4,000 At one time and sent it 70 the
contractor who sent il To- Inc, and he sent me
back five PR cent. told him could not re-
members of Congress did il. lie only forward
cd it 20 me IL lawyer before the departments.
l told him wh,t Had done L had collected as
II lawyer. mean Us an attorney lor another. /
suppose 5000 Goa aud / never would takp II
cont All ever did then did in my public ca
pacity not even attending tn" supreme Court
when the House was in session. l have NJ.
tended there in vacation. but never would
My coorcl friend, you have as much interest
in the pending contest as your white friends
trent. ! may be indulsod by those who do
not know M IN stating how have bcirended
and have ieIr toward your race was for your
education beiVru the war. thought it wrong,
i thought it WAS against the interests Of both
races to q de9y them elncation i,,houEht they
treaty and Dr. Talmage's published communi-
cation TO the coorod people the year before
secession After the war divided my plln!a-
ismIl i,o Id did not sell h S nor mule,
ni my stock with the needy families and gave
!!hcn provisions from my own crbto rrnn them.
The next year they paid mo rent The mule
power. the horse power the cows the calves
the pigs. tho sows and the sheep, to every ono
j gave five sheep apiece. That is the way sot
them up. That shows you how iolt toward
When there are short crops ] see that they do
not want when there are good crops they pay
in that county-bnArlod the teaoherS. ho-
leyed as sud IN mvspecrh T. the Lngisat,Gro
give them all civil right. Iadyoratcd it cary all
the civil rights they wore entitled to. | have
defended tho lives of more loXpoct than any
other man in GGorgip-saved them from exceed
ton. l could detail many cases OF THIS 'ort;
but win not. This very year mad four colorsd
persons ut the schools in Atlanta. some vt the
university and some ut the minister's school
the seminary-fnur IN all. educating them Tor
the MINISTRY W Sny 20 n EMSw M
am your friend or not. and have been; whether
have stood by you N ynRr tr"rnrs 20 a1 ,Nis
White of Augusta. They have al been At my
house. and | have entertained them with all
respect according to their condition.
The Democratic platform has been an
nounccd; Nobody can except to It except to
S man !, speak y The fandsmonta, TRUTH. Of
our Government being, glttering generalities,
times, They, do not appreciate, those great
truths which set out py lncut ,h upon yon
are not in a condition to maintain their rights
Our platform sets out those essential princi-
pies upon which the Government rests. In my
opinion all that n platform ought to set out is
great truths. eternal and everlasting truths,
That lie az the e. S"na AND
Democracy inetas Christqnity; Hol every one
that thirseth. come and drink OF tho waters Of
all class SEES invite Republicans invite everybody
that loyos the truth. That j. our platform,
The issue Is presented. would invoke every
Democrat who has "A sparl; OF fire IN his heart
from tho mountains to the seaboards. 10 come
together. unite and rally. shoulder 10 shoulder
phaanx in this fight and sayc the State of
Georgia from the degradation that may rh;uc
when the Democracy Is once overwhelmed Let
one and all then here Tonight and Throughout,
tho State. every man who believes in DGmoc-