The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-02
HARDEMAN WITHDRAWS.
HIS health UNEQUAL TO THE
WORK OF THE CAMPAIGN.


Death If he Yielded to the Excite
ment of Political Speech making
The Issues of the Campaign Outlined
and Commented On.
MACON, GA, July 1.-Col Thomas Har-
deman has withdrawn from the guberna
torial race. The following is self-explana-
tory:
MACON, GA, July /, 1890.
To the Democratic Party Of Georoia:
FELLOW CITIZENs-ln retiring from the race
for governor, as | now do. decent respect TO
the opinions Of those who have thus far honored
me with their supporti demands that should
make known the reasons which have forced
this conclusion. Reaching this decision has
caused me much unrest, for will be severely
criticised by friends who do not realize the
plans and purposes of this campaign
and the many difficulties that environ
me in its prosecution. l therefore ask the
charity of your silence in discharging this Ito
me- unpleasant duty. My only hope OF success
would be in a thorough canvass by myself tand
friendsl of the state, In which the issues in
volved could be discussed and the Democratic
party aroused TO a proper sense of its duty at
this hour. That canvass cannot make, owing
to physical disability, as will appear from the
following note from my family physicians:
ADVICE OF HIS PHYSICIAN.
MACON, GA, June %, 1890.
| "Col Thomas Hdrdemdn, MIcOn, Ga:
my DEAR SIR-From your card in to-day's
issue of the Macon Telegraph | see that you
have consented TO discuss with Col Northen
the political issues of the gubernatorial cam
paign. AS your physician and friend most
earnestly protest against your decision. As
| you are aware, have for the past
| year impressed upon you the Importance of
absolute quiet, and the avoidance Of all excite
ment
The condition of your heart is such that il
| you attempt to make political speeches during
| this heated term, in my opinion it will be at
tended with imminent risk to your life.
Truly yours,
Duty to my family requires that l heed his
| counsel, especially as two efforts in that line
convince me of the propriety of his warning.
ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
| II is evident to all who have analysed this
canvass that 1t is purely and simply the farmers
| fight against all tine trades and professions not
| in full sympathy with their purposes. A CON
test OF this nature, if persisted in and
carried to its legitimate conclusions will create
strife and division among our people and divide
| our political organizations into warning class.
Such result no one would deplore more than
myself, or would make greater sacrifices to
| avert The state Of society in South Carolina
at present resulting from a struggle of like
character, the strife, the bitterness, and. had
almost said, the dismemberment OF the Demo
| cratic party, warn me against being party TO
such state of political and social disorganiza-
tion in Georgia.
DISASTER IN DIVISIONS.
| Divisions now, in the face of impending
| dangers which menace the south from federal
legislation, would be disastrous to every inter
| est of our people. Better submit TO the evils
that will result from class elevation than to
create by heated contests, divisions in the
democratic ranks that would seriously threaten
the party's existence for TO that party at
last we must look for relief and deliverance
from the burdens that oppress our people, For
these reasons withdraw from the gubernato-
rial race. In doing so cannot express in appro-
pirate terms my feelings of gratitude to the
friends in every part of Georgia, who have by
word and letter given me words of sympathy
and support. TO the press, who have noticed
in flattering terms of my candidacy, and have
credited mo so fully with fidelity to duty, to
principle and to the interest of the state and her
people, feebly express the acknowledgements
of grateful heart and give them the as
surance that in the private life to which retire
| shall never be derelict In duty to my party,
my people or my state. TO that portion of the
press who opposed me | am proud to say that,
with but one or two exceptions, they have done
so in a manner that commends itself TO every
one who recognizes treemans right to vote
for men and measures as their judgment die
tates
WORD TO THE FARMERS.
To my farmer friends who in days past con
ferred upon me honors and distinction, and to
my brethren in the alliance: l have been ad-
vertised through the state with what motive
will not here discuss) as being unfriendly to
your interest," and an enemy to your organiza-
ton, because, in the sincerity of my nature,
and from devotion to your interest, / warned
YOU of the dangers that threatened your organ
ization My life has indeed been failure if,
after years of devoted service to the agricul-
turists of Georgia, should in my old age, by
| act or word, belle every act or thought, word
or deed, spoken or done for the advancement
of your industry or the maintenance
of your rights. | warned you against the dan
gers that threatened your organization If made
political one Your president, in so many
words, did the same thing in his inaugural ad-
dress, and again renew 1t with all the earnest
ness of my nature. The principles and pur-
| n alliance commend themselves
my judgment and support, and no member of
the order will strike stronger blows In their de-
fense than myself; but when its aims and pur-
poses are perverted into political channels
feel it is a duty l owe you to hoist the danger
signal. Measured by your yard-stick, find that
in all but minor issues come up to its require
| ments. Upon the last one am found wanting,
| for | cannot consistently, with my sense of
duty and obligation, indorse it as measure of
relief worthy OF your confidence. l am wen
| aware that this measure (the Sub-treasury), as
stated in farmers alliance organ, 'is cardi-
nal principle of the organization. 1t is the test
and the SINE qua non OF the order. For an
| alliance man to say he is opposed TO t is like
member of the christian church disbelievng
the advent of the Savior. The battle is now
being fought on this line, and none other
| The tariff the bloody shirt and the nigger are
| all dwarfed into nsignificance." " / regret, my
| brethren, that | cannot indorse this plank in
your platform. II is true you have in 1t q clause
for the straddler 'or some better system, " and
| some avail themselves OF this "plan of escape
| but, as / said above, the sub-treasury plan is
the cardinal principle Of the alliance, and l
| am too honest to dodge it and too sincere to at
| tempt to curry your favor by straddling it.
| While desiring with you circulation of money
that will be sufficient for any and all demands
| of trade, ! am compelled to say that the
| increase, if obtained under your plan, would
| be temporary, for after the expansion under
| the provisions of your measure comes a con-
| traction. am forced to say to you that during
| the expansion of the currency while your prod
| ucts are in the warehouses under government
| control, the prices for everything you buy, ow-
| ing to initiation, will be high. but when your
| twelve months for storage have expired and
| you are compelled to withdraw your products
| contraction follows (for you must understand
| the amount borrowed prices are reduced and
| your products are sold at reduced
| figures. l am compelled to say to you
| that, denouncing class legislation which has
built up special Industries at the expense of the
| farming industries of the country you now de-
maad policy for yourselves of favoritism in
| legislation-a special system which. If granted
| you, should be granted to ALL and If granted to
| all would convert this government into a finan-
| cial agency to conduct and control the private
| business of its citizens. AS the lamented Henry
| Grady forciby described the tendency of such
| legislation the merchant would ask the govern
ment to control the arteries of trade, the manu-
| facturer that his product be protected, the rich
| ask for an army the unfortunate for help, this
| man for schools and that man for subsidy, and
so we have paternallsIq run mad. Icannot con-
sent to aid the Republican party (by ignoring
| the fundamental principles of my own partyl IN