The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-12
MOSES AT BUENA VISTA.
The CONGRESSMAN MAKES A
STRONG SPEECH.

Coquetting With the Third Party
People With View to Becoming
Their Candidate for Congress-.
COLUMBUS, GA, April 11.-Hon. Charles
L. Moses is here tonight on his way from
Buena Vista, where he spoke to-day TO a
large audience. Marion is reputed to be
the strongest third party county in the dis
trict. Col Moses made an effective speech
there to-day and will speak in Newman to-
morrow, together with Hon. W. Y. Akin
son. 1t is understood that Mr.. Atkinson
will announce that he will not oppose Rep
resentative Moses for congress.
A report had reached here from Meri-
wether to the effect that Hon, Henry R.
Harris is coquetting with the third party
people with view to becoming their cam
iidate for congress. Col Harris is very
bitter against Representative Moses be-
cause be defeated him in his own county In
his last race.
LowNDEs COUNTY'S DEMOCRATS.
VALDOsTA, GA, April 1.-THE demo-
cratic executive committee Of Lowndes
county met here Saturday. About half Of
the membership of the committee were
Alliancemen, and majority Of that body
had voted with the third party in the re-
cent contest for ordinary in this county, in
which the new party was showed under.
Several OF this committee had been heard
TO say that they would never vote demo-
cratic ticket again; that they would vote
for republican first.
When the meeting was called to order
Chairman Griffin submitted the following
resolutions
WHEREAS, Since the election Of this commit
tee two years ago. various political plat
forms have been promulgated. and issues made
causing some dissenslon among the people
therefore, in order to test our right to act for
the Democratic party, be 1t
Res0ired, That we heartily reindorse the
national democratic platform Of 1888, which is
the latest authoritative declaration of our prn-
ciples: that we owe QUO allegiance as democrats
10 that party only, and that we repudiate as I'M
democratic all other platforms, or r solutions.
or declarations of political principles, which
are incorporated with or antagonIstic to said
democratic platform.
W E. Harrell asked to have his name
stricken from the roll, and he retire from
the meeting. He Is a third party man
aud will fight 1t out on that line. The bal
Rnce Of the alliancemen remained, among
them Hon. W. W. Webb, president of the
county alliance and lecturer of the eleventh
congressional district. He and others dis
cussed the resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted by rising vote. Mr.. Webb
said in his speech that he had been pub
lished as a third party man, but it was I'M
true. His name had been signed to
and printed with some resolutions
including the st. Louis conference without
his knowledge and consent, and be init
mated that he was goipg to make it warm
for those who had used his name without
authority from him. The publication re-
ferred to was made in the alliance paper in
Atlanta.
The election two weeks ago crushed the
"a -, md
drives the last nail in its coffin.
The executive committee then called a
mass meeting, to be held May 4, to aD-
point new executive committee, and to
select delegates to the Atlanta convention.
Congressman Turner has no serious OPP
position in this portion Of the district. a
great many alliancemen have declared for
him. He speaks at Douglas, Coffee county,
on Wednesday, at Way cross on Thursday
and at Brunswick on Saturday. The indi-
cations are that he will sweep the district.
TURNER'S ADMIRERS MEET.
WAYCRoss, GA, April IA meeting
composed Of the admirers of Congressman
Turner was held here Saturday for the pur-
pose of organizing a Turner Club. j. S.
Sharpe was appointed chairman and Rob.
ert Daniels secretary. A great deal of en-
thusiasm was manifested. One hundred
and torty-seven names were enrolled. A
committee on reception and resolu-
Lions was appointed. An invita-
ton was rendered Mr.. Turner by the
club to address the people of
Waycross, and he has accepted. He will
speak at Waresboro on Thursday. April IA,
at II O'Clock, and at Waycross Thursday
night. The committee has also sent invita-
tions to Judge Mershon, Col. Frank Harris,
and Col. J. W. Bennett of Brunswick to be
present and speak on the political issues of
the day.
Since the publication of Judge Spencer
r. Atkinson's letter iudorsing the Ocala
platform many of his admirers in Waycross
and Ware county have turned against him
and declare that they will not support him.
He spoke here few nights ago. His ad
dress was a reiteration Qn stronger terms)
of the principles laid down in his letter. He
stood out firmly for the Ocala platform and
declared that he saw nothing Objectionable
in it.
The people of this county say he lacks the
reputation and influence at Washington
that Mr.. Turner has. To make a change
now, when the times demand experienced
hands to guide the good old democratic
ship to the harbor Of safety. they claim,
would not be wise thing to do. Some
people think that Judge Atkinson is sailing
under two oolors; that his object in this is
to get both the democratic and third party
vote by claiming to stand within the ranks
of the Democratic party and at the same
time promising to legislate Ocala platform
ideas if necessary. However this may be,
ID remains to be said in justice to Judge At
kinson that many of his friends here are
still standing by him.
BULLOCK COUNTY's DEMOCRATS.
PEMBROKE, GA, April 11.-This county
has long been known as the banner county
of democracy, aud it is her determination
not to permit the lowering Of her standard
in that respect in the triangular contest
now being inaugurated throughout the
land. Macune's impracticable demands,
Jerry Simpsons visionary schemes, and Tom
Watson's syllabub addresses will not cause
the grand old party of local self-govorn-
ment and tariff reform to weigh anchor
and drift from her ancient moorings into
the uncertain waters of third
bartyism. The people are not
fooled as to the platform Of that hybrid
affair with its 81, 900, 000, 900 pension plank.
Third party organs and speakers NAV
eliminate it from their southern programme
in order to catch the votes of the dissatisfied
farming element, but democratic patriots
arc determined that the true issue shall not
be thus stripped of its baneful significance
to the whole people of the south. The
triumph Of third partYism means the ex-
pendlture Of millions Of dollars to pay the
soldiers who fought in the union army the
difference between greenbacks aud gold dur
ing the late war between the states. There
we're vast armies of men paid off during
that four VaarSl gtruUpla in daDrz n; -