The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-09-21
WHERE HE STANDS.

Eds JOUnNAL-hb my mottVoS
for supporting the organized demo-
cratic nominee has been a matter
for discussion by some of my friends,
l wish to state that have ever been
democrat, and have supported the
ticket throughout, with the excep
ton of the member to Congress from
this district. ], as a free citizen,
have thu right to a choice among
men, or measures. Therefore be-
lieving, at that time, that the Inde-
pendent candidate was good and
true democrat, chose to lend him
my feeble efforts, to correct the all
legged abuses that he and other indie
pendent friends claimed to exist in
the camp of the organized. After
careful investigation, | find, that
after all that has been said and is
being said against the democratic
party, under whose banner the state
has attained an eminence, financial
ly, that is not enjoyed by another
Southern State in the Union, that it
would be we'll to stand by my time
honored party, in supporting Steph-
ems, Hardeman, Clements and the
entire Democratic ticket, the party
that redeemed this state of ours from
the rule of set of men, that had no
common interests with us, but, if
you but take their misrule, for the
short time they were in power here,
as fair sample, you will be bound
to admit their object was to plumber
the State at the expense of the peo-
pie. In the short space of two
years the same party, that to>day is
using every means, foul or fair, to
defeat the democratic party from
Bailiff to Governor, saddled upon
the tax payers of Georgia debt of
eight millions, besides the whole
amount paid into the treasury for
two years. Our credit abroad was
a thing of the past, our bonds we're
forced on the market at 40 cents in
the dollar, our people were disheart-
eued and unhappy, forced to sub
NIT to anything proposed by the
rulers at that time, by the bayonet.
Now, sirs, so far as abuses are con-
cerned, | know of none, but if there
are any said abuses tend TO relieve
us of the rule and dominion of par
ty that can only live, at the expense
and rule of the democratic party,
then, | say, so long as they do not
effect the life and liberty and honor
of my people, prefer them to ruin
and negro supremacy. There may
have been time that Independent
democrats, not liking the way that
some of their more fortunate fellow
men outwitted them in securing the
delegates, thereby riding into office,
and, determined to appeal to the
people for redress but, in my opin-
ion, such course now, is dangerous
to the interests of the lovers of good
government in this state. We find
battling under the same flag, stand
ing shoulder to shoulder, every ene>
my 10 the state of any political
creed, of all colors and races, iuscri,
bing on that banner, death to the
democratic party f; and yet we find
Georgians lending themselves to aid
an enemy who has but one object
in view and that is rule and ruin.
Let others do as they may, | feel
that l owe too much to the party
who has redeemed our noble state,
and under whose banner we have
peace, plenty and prosperity, to
follow any man or set of men, into
the camp of the radical party,
though the password be Independ-
entism.
A. G. DEMPSEY.