The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-11
A Word of Warning.


The MORNING News publishes this morn
/ ing letter from Senator Gordon in whoa
he points out that democrats of Georgia
and all the other southern states "ouiu
make a great political blunder II Vhey
should permit thems elves TO be 4eI i'i'O
supporting political demands when Tue
national Democratic party cahhoI 0JN
sistently, and will rot. indorse. Inc ue-
mands TO which he alludes are beng au'o-
Gated in about every 7ou'A9'" go
by men who have always
with the Democratic party anu ""o
now insist that they are democrats one
If .bern Congressman Watson, was rebuKed
NV an alliance farmer at a political meeting
~ Mil1adgeville last Saturday for assalllng
+ha Damocratic party. On other coca
s;o,s Mr. Watson had severely ar
-ai,,naI the Democratic party, and de-
oI,red that he could see very little
digarence between that party and the
Ranublican party. He holds that the Ocala
platform is a much better platform than
that of the Democratic party, and, as all
the world knows, the Ocala platform was
made a part of the platform Of the Peoples
party at its organization in Cincinnati In
May last.
And Mr. Watson is not the only democrat
of prominence in this and other southern
states who is teaching doctrines which will
never be adopted by the national Demo-
cratic party. In Mississippi. at the present
time, there are good many of them, but
Senator George and other staunch demo-
cratic leaders of that state are defend
ing democratic principles so vigorously that
they are not meeting with success.
In South Carolina. also, lively battle is
being waged between the defenders OF gen.
uine democratic doctrines and those who
would like to have the Democratic party in
dorse the demands which are advocated by
DR.. Macune, Mrs. Lease, Senator PETER
and Congressman Simpson. If what Con-
gresham Tillman of South Carolina says
Of DR.. Macune and Senator PETER is true
it seems strange that democrats any where
should heed what they say or give their ut
terance moments thought.
The Democratic party has most promis-
ing prospect Of winning great victory
next year. If 1T should, the masses of the
people would secure relief from the burdens
Of which they complain. The farmers es-
Decially would have their interests cared
for.
II, however, democrats of the south
should be led away from the Democratic
party by those who are in hearty sympathy
with the Peoples party the reforms so
greatly desired and needed would be indefi-
nitely postponed.
Senator Gordon's letter is timely one,
and will be read with profound interest
throughout this state. and, indeed, the en-
tire south. 1t shows that he is the same
sturdy democrat that he has always been,
and that he is ready to do battle for the
principles Of the national democratic party.
He has not been, and is not likely to be.
drawn away from safe democratic moor
iugs by such indefensible doctrines as have
been preached recently in this state by Gen.
Weaver, Congressman Simpson and others
There may be those who will say that
there is no necessity for this letter of SEN
ator Gordon. There is a necessity for it. II
there bad not been Senator Gordon would
not have written it, And there is neces-
sity for every prominent democrat to speak
out boldly for the doctrines Of the national
democratic party.