The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-09
opposlne the pemocratic Party.

Opposing the Democratic Party
Hon. Martin V. Calvin was elected 20
the legislature by the democracy of Rich
mond county. with the understanding that
he would vote for Gov Gordon for senator.
Indeed. the democrats Of that county in
structed him 10 vote for Gov. Gordon.
After the election the alliance Of r edmond
county adopted resolutions instructIng
him TO vote against Gov. Gordon.
In card the other day Mr..
Calvin, although q strong allianceman,
and devoted TO the interest of the alliance,
announced that he woul follow the ins rue
tons given MIN by the democracy. As an
honorable man he could not have done
otherwise. An announcement that he
would obey the Instructions of the alliance
would have been an admission that he would
prove faithless to the trust reposed in him
by the democrats of his county.
But by what authority did the alliance of
Richmond county instruct MIN with respect
to the senatorshipi 1t did not nominate
him. The democratic party nominated
and elected him, and 1t instructed him 10
vote for Gov. Gordon.
a number of weeks ago a state contem-
porarv said that the alliance is the Demo-
cratic party itself" The MORNING NEWS
at once asserted that the statement was not
correct, and made it quite clear that the
alliance is not the Democratic party;
and the action of the Richmond
county alliance is evidence that it
is not The Democratic party of
Richmond county Instructed Mr.. Calvin to
do one thing and the alliance of that county
instructed him not TO do that thing The
alliance arrayed itself against the Demo
cratic party. Could there be any stronger
evidence that the alliance Is not only not
the Democratic party, but that it is not at
all times in harmony with the Democratic
party!
The Richmond county alliance is not the
only county alliance that has placed itself
in opposition to the Democratic party on
the senatorial question. Several other
county alliances have instructed the repre-
sentatiyes from their respective counties to
vote against Gov. Gordon for senator,
although these representatives were elected
with the distinct understanding that they
should vote for Gov. Gordon.
How often has it been said recently by the
alliance leaders that the alliance is not OPP
posing the Democratic party in any respect!
And yet it will hardly be denied that it
placed itself in opposition to the Democratic
party when it instructed Martin " Calvin
to disobey the instructions given MIN by
the Democratic party.
There is no doubt that nearly all the ALI
ancemen in Georgia are democrats, but all
the representatives and senator's of tile leg
islature who were elected the other day are
democrats and were elected as such. BY
what right does the alliance pretend to
instruct them, or to dictate to them, in any
way! There is no surer way to disrupt the
organization that is wholly distinct from
the Democratic party, aud which admits
only alliancemen TO it's meetings, to attempt
TO dictate the course which the party
shall pursue upon any matter. If
the constituents OF the Representatives and
senator's want to instruct them with regard
to any question let them call mass meetings
of democrats and make known their will
The majority of these constituents may be
alliancemen, but that fact does not give
them the authority to speak to democratic
members of the legislature as alliancemen,
They must speak as democrats, and spea k
openly, SO that all the world may hear
what they say and know the reasons
for any action they may take.