The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-04
FELTON, UPFOR CONGRESS
THE CONVENTION OF THE JEFFER-
sONIANs AT ROME.

the United States ssnate The Plat
form an Anti Alliance One.
ROME, GA, Sept. S-Dr. W. H. FELTON,
OF Barlow county was to-day nominated
for congress in this the Seventh) district.
He accepted IN a two hours speech, in which
he did what no other candidate In the
United States has heretofore had the hardi-
hood to do-that is he, stopped not In at
tacklng the sub-treasury plan, but he
thrusted a two-edged sword of eloquence
into the body of the alliance itself, laying
bare its inside fcllies to the gaze of the
public at large. The speech is the sensa-
tion of the season. following closely as it
did upon the action of the convention,
which created a new Democratic party In
the district, and refused longer to be con-
trolled by the dark lantern secret organixa-
tion, as the farmers alliance was termed.
ORGANIZATION OF THE CONVENTION
The convention was organized at o'clock
by the election Of Col. Martin Van nBuren
AXE Of Polk county as chairman. Ii was a
cat and dried affair, and on taking the chair
the colonel read a speech cut out some time
ago and dried for the occasion. He referred
to the farmers alliance as an organization
yet seeking to control the Democratic party
of the district. He referred to himself as a
true and tried farmer, but man unwilling
TO be gagged by the alliance.
COL. YANCEY's SPEECH.
A committee on platform was appointed
and, while IL was out an old man with tot
tering frame aud whitened hair, a man with
memory of secession clinging to him, arose
and started to address the convention. He
was called TO the stage and there spoke, in a
voice tremulous with age and yet strong In
delineation of the glorious principles Of
the democracy bequeathed us by our
fathers. The old mau was Col. b. c. Yam
cey, brother of the celebrated William L.
Yancey.
NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
A motion was made to appoint a new
democratic executive committee for the
district, as the alliance had, in many cases,
absorbed the present members.
A delegate objected to the word absorbed.
as he said the democrats would do the alb
sorbing if there was any to be done. He
wanted the motion worded that there was
a conflict OF opinion. Another delegate.
who was from Walker county, agreed to
the change, but said he wanted IL distinctly
understood thar the alliance had absorbed
the Walker county mem0er Of the commit
tee. A new democratic executive commit
tee, to serve for two years, was then
appointed as follows: w. q. Cook of Ca
toosa, w. @. Tilton of Murray, j. M. Head
of Whitfield, Chuck Anderson of Cobb.
Robert |. Battle of Barlow, J. c. Wardlaw
of Walker, Julius A. Peek of Polk, J. G.
Darlington of Floyd, J. Nj. Taliaferro of
Chattooga, j. r. Ragsdaleo of Paulding and
John M. Lepham Of Harralson.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform committee then returned
and reported the following platform, which
was unanimously and enthusiastically
adopted.
We, the representatives OF the Democratic
party of the Seventh congressional district OF
the state OF Georgia, being in convention as
sembled, do hereby reaffirm our devotion to the
fundamental principles of the Democratic
party as contained In the platform of the party
adopted at st. Louis in 1888, and we recognize
the utterances of the national Democratic
party, when in convention assembled. as en-
titled to our supreme political allie glance.
In the platform Of the St. Louis convention
we note these words: THAT believing In the
doctrine OF equal rights to all and special fa
vors to none, we demand that taxation, ma
tional and state, shall noD be used to build up
one interest or class at the expense of all
Others" Therefore, the democracy of the
Seventh district plants itself unnchngly upon
this platform in opposition to q scheme
known as the subtreasury scheme, which pro-
poses to tax all classes and all industries in this
the expense of all others We plant ourselves
upon the Jeffersonian principles of equal and
exact Justice to all. Therefore we are unater-
ably opposed, as democrats, to giving power to
any secret political organization to suggest
candidates for Office or adopt platforms Of
political principles unknown and unrecognized
by the national Democratic party.
AGAINST GOVERNMENT TELEGnAHHY
All are opposed to authorizing the govern
ment to seize railroad and telegraph lines in
this country except In time of war. We be-
leve such demand to be the beginning of q
general attack on the rights Of all private prop
erty, and If successful would result in the over
throw of civil and religious liberty, to say moth
ing Of the tendency of such legislation TO the
Capitalization (of which have already too
much in this free republic), and the foistinR
upon the country OF a swarm of officers to do
the bidding OF the government.
We are opposed to class legislation and class
representation in our legislative councils. state
and national. We believe In q government by
the people and for the people We believe In
the Jeffersonian doctrine of encouragement of
agriculture. and of commerce as it's handmaid;"
'The diffusion Of information and the arraign-
ment OF all abuses at the bar of public opinion"
DON'T LIKE THE ALLIANCE.
We deprecate any political movement which
seeks to ostraciZe any OF the industries of this
country, while we cheerruny accord to the
egriculturist every right under the constitution
which belongs TO highly honorable and essen
tia industry. We are in favor Of granting equal
rights and privileges to every other honorable
and th-producing industry in this country
and the giving of every profession, calling and
occupation a fair and equal chance of prefer
ment in the race of life and Ia conducting the
affairs Of the nation.
We believe all taxation should be reduced to
the lowest possible limit consistent with the
maintenance OF the public credit and the neces-
sites Of the government. The taxes should be
laid on the luxuries rather than the necessarles
of life.
THE CURRENCY.
haIipva that the volume n oTfr pi1rrancv
founded on gold and silver coin, should bs in
ing the number Of gold and silver certificates
by authorizing the national banks to Increase
their circulation; by authorizing the national
banks to loan money on real estate;
by the repeal Of the tax on the
issue Of state banks, and IL necessary by in
creasing the volume Of our greenback currency, |
and any and all these issues redeemable by the |
government at the option Of the holder In |
con-
ALI are opposed to the Lodge force bill ard to |
any Legislation looking to the control of sover !
eign states by federal bayonets, and we hail |
with joy the action Of the federal Senate in de-
featiDg for the present this force bill.
GEoRGIA's PROSPERITY. |
The great increase of taxable property in the |
state Of Georgia. as shown By the tax returns
the easy terms upon which the state refunds |
her bonds as they become due, the splendid |
revenne which she will drive from the new lease |
of her railroad property, the handsome increase |
of her common school fund, the rapid develop |
ment of hor agricultural and mineral |
well being Of her citizenship, all testify to the
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