The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-20
Weak, But Vicious.

couple of weeks ago the MORNING
controversy growing out of the Constitu-
tion's assertion that 1.-THE alliance is the
Democratic party itself" The Constitution
was so completely knocked out" that it
ceased to assert that 1.-THE alliance is the
Democratic party itself" Its defeat must
have worried it good deal. for on Friday,
after silence of more than a week, it re-
ferred to the matter again, not, however,
to assert that "the alliance is
the Democratic party ITSELF" but
to call the MORNING NEWS conception and
understanding of the situation shallow and
superficial, to assert that its utterances are
stupid. and to try to injure it in the esti-
nation of the farmers by declaring that sit
was useless to carry on discussion with
newspaper which is not prepared to admit
that farmer is democrat if he belongs to
the alliance"
Evidently the Constitution has lost con-
fidence in the ability of any member of its
staff to show that its assertion that "the
alliance is the Democratic party itself" is
true, and has called in a new man, who
thinks that argument consists in trying to
behttle an opponent, and believes that
the best thing to do when bsaten on one
issue is to raise another, even if it is neces-
sary to disregard the truth to do so.
The MORNING News takes pleasure in
informing the Constitution that it does not
resort to belittling epithets to hold up its
end of an argument. Neither does it seek
to raise false issues to draw attention away
from the true one. If it can't maintain
position it takes it retires from it, aud in
retiring it doesn't attempt to cover it's re-
treat by an exhibition of bad temper nd
bad manners.
Has the Constitution ever seen ANYTHING
in the MORNING News that justified it in
saying that the MORNING News lis not
prepared to admit that a farmer is dem
ocrat if he belongs to the alliance9n 1t Ger
tainly has not Why, then, doss it seek to
convey the impression that it has. Does it
not know that the MORNING News has
said time aud time again that the great
majority OF the alliancemen of Georgia are
| democrats, and very good democratsl
OF course it does. Why, thea, does it say
that the MORNING NEWS sis not prepared
to admit that farmer is dem Ocrat if he
belongs to the alliancew We would like it
to answer this question. and in the mean
time, we again suggest that the ConStitu-
ton is In need of another lecture from the
Rev. DR.. Hawthorne, and, with the doctors
permission, we suggest as a text the story
in which Ananias is the leading character.
1t must be consoling aud encouraging for
Mr.. Delamater, the republican candidate
for governor in Pennsylvania, to read the
many letters written by prominent repub-
licans denouncing his candidacy and e.
clarng their intention to vote for ex-Gov.
Pattison, the democratic nominee. In a
recent letter Mr.. s. p Boyer, of Titus
vile, the home of Chairman Andrews of
the republican state committee, said Il
have always been a republican, and was
Graded in the old Wing party, hurrahed
for Henry Clay and Frelinghuysen, and
voted the Winfield Scott ticket in 1852, but
the last act of Boss Quay in forcing an OBJ
| Jectionable candidate upon the party is too
much for my republicanIsn. l am for
Robert f. Pattison for governor of Penn
sylvania." There are thousands Of repubi-
cans in Pennsylvania like Mr.. Boyer, who
will also assert their Independence in the
same way.
ba 81 ii.