The advocate., 1890-12-03
THE LATE SENATORIAL ELECTION IN
GE0RGIA.

GEORGIA.
The election Of Ex-Governor, ex-Sena-
tor John B. Gordon, Of Georgia, TO the
United States Senate, on November l9,
1890, as the successor to Senator Joseph
4. Brown, an ex-governor Of the state,
was a political Occurance that called
forth very much remark and considera-
BILE inquiry from smany portions Of our
common country.
THE ADVOCATE has been written 10 by
many correspondents concerning II, and
II here presents something to lts many
readers that may serve as a partial expla-
nation Of how II came to pass.
II Is in perfect order here to state that
actual, complete success to a political
movement must needs come through az
organization formed politically Cor tho
express purpose OF fully consummatIng
the objects seriously sought TO be ac-
complished, and scarcely ever can they
be wrought out by a party in politics
that is enllsted in other work.
The defeat Of Pat Calhoun, the "al-
lance" nominee-not a peoples move
ment as in Kansas-by the distinguished
General Gordon, is thus referred TO by
the PeOple'S EcOaOmist, Of ThomastOn,
Georgia, In It's issue of November 20:
The election is over and John b. Gordon
is United States Senator, elected by the
votes OF members of the alliance, largely.
While he is not our choice we cheerfully
submit and expect him 10 do at least what
he promises.
We do not understand that by the seleC-
tiOn Of General Gordon that our platform
has been surrendered or changed, but re-
mains the same unaltered sub-treasury or
something better, and no is honor bound TO
work for IL with all his might and main.
Our readers may expect to be kept fully
posted as TO where and from whom mOas-
ures Of relief for the toiling masses shall
come The Peoples Economist proposes
now TO be put on record that the war is
over, and anything that points TO resurreCt-
ing its memory for the sake of war reC-
ord 10 elevate any man TO position that he
does not merit, may expect an opponent.
No one will deny that any speaker in this
campaign for General Gordon failed TO say
and emphasize GOrdon's war record, and
any man in Georgia who was present In the
city Of Atlanta during these three weeks,
musi admit this was the card used and
played for all IL was worth, and TO have left
IL out would have resulted in his defeat. The
political bosses who have manipulated mat
tors in the past have eXerted themselves ON
this occasion, while we cheerfully submit.
Assuming TO speak the sentiment OF all true
RllianCemen, we do most earnestly protest
against epithets and insinuatiOns aimed
Rt our leaders, and urge every alliance in
the state TO meet them with resolutions that
have In them no uncertain sound.
Then, brothers Of the order, let us come
together again and labor for the promotion
of che general good. Let us fX indelibly in
our minds that measures is the most impor-
tant factor TO give us relief; men is q sec
ondary consideration; and until we rise
above hero worship we may expect TO re-
main as we are, subjects Of achemers, trick
sters and the old political bosses, the king
of which abides in the capital Of Georgia.
Itisan old adage, "By others faults
wise men correct their own" The fore