People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-08-26
The Democratic Fall Vote.

Inc 1oIoWIng Is an extract from
an editorial In the Atlanta Corst;tu.
sion Of the 9TH inst:
In all the democratic primaries that
have been held in Georgia during the
present. campaign, they have poliei their
aSuaI nu'nber OF votes this is the case
IN inc large counties, in the small coun-
ties' 10 lne q les, IN the country districts.
And when we find nearly as r,arr d,,,o,
cratic votes cast this year as was noIlad
last year and the year before the ipI;no-
lions make 1t reasonably certain that the
cid party has lost very little Of ;ts
strengthened eaough to affect the re-
suit" lo &c
Would it be pertinent to ask the
Constitution If he referred to Fulton
county, wheG, after an excited and
heated canvass by two of the Oldest
and most prominent citizens and
lawyers fer congressional nomina
ton, they were able to enlist the in
terest and votes of only 2,070 voters
cut Of & voting populations
claimed by the Constitution-of
10000? Or he may anude to FLOYD
county, with 43 votes for the Alliance
democrat, Everett, III. c., and 131.
for Judge Maddox, congressional as
pirant; or he may have his eye on
Clayton or Douglass. From such
reckless statements from a paper
claiming so much responsibility
e'good Lord deliver u.s."
While we, the Peoples party, do
not claim the $1,000 votes not cast
in the late primaries for democracy
in Fulton, and corresponding vote
east In Floyd and other counties ell
over the State, 'snothing could be
more significant" than this fact that
Mr.. Cleveland and his supporters
fail not only to enthuse but even to
excite sufficient interest to take tkem
to the polls in these primaries. al
the enthusiasm il confined to the
efice seekers. If the primaries
lately held Develop and emphasize
anyone fact more than another, 1t is
the Indifference manifested by the
people to vote for a party whose ma
tional standard bearer, not only I'M
der the dictation of Wall street re-
pudiates the coinage of silver, but
ignores every reform measure de-
manded by the late Georgia State
democratic convention which sent
delegates to Chicago to nominate
him.
The Constitution may ignore its
solemn pledges not to support any
man who did not favor the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver, but the
true democracy of the State, who
value principles above men and par
t.es, will not interest themselves i'll
advaa cling such hypocrisy as has
been demonstrated Ia the late pri
mariee. Mr.. Cleveland has no
claims on Southern and Western tax
payers, and will be able to arouse no
enthusiasm among the laboring
classes q; his support viii be confined
to merchants and professional men.
Why the sudden change in tie
editorials of the Consultation in the
last few weeks, and since the return
of it's chief from the North? While
there did he see a man, who prom
ised to make good all that he might
lose of subscribers by reason of his
change 2
The Atlanta Journal lost the most
Of It's subscribers more than a year
ago by its abuse of the Alliance and
the "Ocala fraud" The Constitu-
ton, profting by the sad experience
OF the Journal, endeavored to keep
its hold On the people by a show of
decent respect, inconsistent with the
demands of the party bosses, who In
return are rebelling at these signs OF
hkewarmness if not positive apos-
Gacy; some mysterious agency has
induced him to lay aside his small
arms, and is bringing to bear his
heavy artillery against the wealth
producers of the country, the very
people who have sustained and sup
ported him In the past. Will the
people whom he abuses and maigns
support him longer? We will see.
1t a fight of bondholders VS.. plow-
holders. The papers are manlpu-
lated by the former, while the la
borer without money is sustained by
a clear conscience and an abiding
faith in the ultimate triumph of
truth. MONROE.
Brent, Ga, Aug. 16, 1892.
Methods Used to Fool the People.