The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-01
Select Tarlff Reform pelezates.

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The time for the meeting of the Atlanta
convention which will select delegates to
Z the 81. Louis convention is not very far off
/ 1t is a matter of great importance that the
Atlanta convention shall be composed Of
men who fairly represent the people of the
! State. 1t has been stated already in the
/ MORNING News that there is an impression
: that an effort will be made in the conven-
tons of this ana other States TO adopt reSo-
/ buttons favoring the repeal of the internal
revenue taxes, and TO select delegates TO the
/ st Louis convention who are in sympathy
with such resolutions This effort may be
! successful if the tariff retormers are not on
their guard and exercise great care in the
/ selection Of those who will compose the
| State conventions.
! 1t can be readily seen what the purpose
of having resolutions favoring the repeal of
the internal revenue taxes, or the selection
of delegates hostile to these taxes, is. 1t is
to force the adoption of national platform
hostile to tariff reform. If such platform
we're adopted the denomination of Mr..
! Cleveland would not be possible. He could
not accept n denomination, even though it
were unanimous, unless the platform were
virtually an approval of his administration.
He has taken very bold position in favor
of tariff reform. and he could not, there
fore, become a candidate upon platform
which declared that position TO be hostile
to the declared policy of the Democratic
party Every State, therefore, which adopts
resolutions demanding the repeal of the ill.,
ternal revenue taxes, or which chooses dele
gates which favor the repeal of those taxes
before the tariff taxes are reduced, declares
! itself to be hostile to Mr.. Cleveland's re
nomination.
1t is certain that in this State the senti-
ment is strongly in favor of Mr. Cleveland's
denomination, and it is also strongly in
favor of reduction of tariff taxes. All
that is necessary, therefore, to secure
tariff reform delegation to st. Louis from
Georgia is to send only tariff reformers to
the Atlanta convention. This can be done
without trouble if the tariff reformers will
only take the trouble to exercise ordinary
diligence and care in selecting their repre-
sentatives TO the Atlanta convention.
As general thing, few men determine
who shall compose the State conventions
which choose the delegates to the national
convention, and these few are, as a rule,
the ones who have a special object TO accom-
plish. The Protectionists in this State,
although few in number are very active
and aggressive, and if the suspicion to which
allusion is made above is not wholly I'M
founded, their purpose is TO control the
State convention. In each county they will
make il their business to be present when
representatives to the Atlanta convention
are chosen, and they will strive TO have only
those appointed who are ready to do their
bidding.
The tariff reformers should watch them,
and make it a point TO defeat the protection
scheme. They should make sacrifices, if
necessary, in order to be present when those
who are to represent them in the State con-
vention are chosen. By pursuing this course
they will not only help along the cause of
tariff reform, but will help to renominate
Mr.. Cleveland.
The Democratic party canno: afford to
take a back track on tariff reform 1t is
pledged to reduce the tariff taxes, and if it
fails TO keep its pledge in this respect it will
lose the confidence of the people Let
Democrats all over the State, therefore,
arrange their affairs so that they can take
part in naming their representatives to the
Atlanta convention They have been
warned, and if they do not need the warn
ing they will have only themselves to blame
if protection delegation is chosen to go to
ST. Louis