The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-04-21
CONGRESSMAN EVERETT
WILL STAND SQUARELY BY THE
ORGANIZED DEMOCRACY.

WASHINGTON. April 15-I had long
talk with Colonel Everett, Of the seventh
to-day. about the third party and the pos
litical situation in Georgia.
Colonel Everett has done good work in
congress His speech on the tariff ques>
ton two weeks ago was far above the av~
erage and by it he mede reputation here.
| He has made reputation equalled by
no man in the house for attention to his
duties. Since the opening day OF the ses>
sion he has not missed roll call nor has
he been absent from the house at either a
day or night session. He is close OBJ
server of all things, and hard student.
When asked about the size and effect of
the third party in Georgia, he said
my information is that the third party
has strong home in some sections of the
state, and particularly is that true of those
sections which have, in the past, been dom
mated by third party leaders. The fearful
| financial straights to which the masses in
| Georgia have been subjected, by various
unwise and unjust laws and usages have
|
to take hold upon him, and in their des-
! peratioE they are auxiously seeking some
method OF relief. That is eminently Just
and proper, but very much fear that a
large portion of them are making a serious
mistake as to the methods adopted 1t is
certainly true that only by unity can we
| hope to accomplish the end desired. The
result of our last political campaign shows
what can be done by united action. The
| politics, principles and preferences of the
people of Georgia are essentially and nec-
essarily democratic.
II know of no relief sought or desired by
the people, that cannot be secured to them
by and through the democratic party in
pursuance of democratic principles. The
democracy OF Georgia is the people of Geor-
| gia. What reason or excuse ever can be
given tor deserving party of which they
| have absolute and entire control-a party
whose principles, politics and platforms
| are and ever should be but the reflections
of the sentiments and preferences OF the
great body politlc-the only party that, in
the days OF our darkest trials when carpet.
bag nisrule and oppression hung over our
loved southland as mighty pail, with sim
glepess of purpose, locked shields and in
/ one solid phalanx threw their irresistible
| strength against the minions of tyranny
| and restored the government of Georgia
into the hands Of its own democracy R
| Have Georgians so soon forgotten the In
| fanny, the shame, the degradations to which
they were subjected in those fearful DAYS
| of Reconstruction, Acknowledgement, CARPET
bagism and force bill, as to invite repeti-
| tion of the same, by unwisely dividing
| their strength, and thereby beckoning to
the front an irresponsible political element
| that is too often led captive at the will of
those whose supreme pleasure it would be
| to completely annihilate everything that
we hold sacred? Have Georgians so soon
| forgotten that it is not yet two years since
repetition of these same humiliAtions
was sought to be placed upon US by the
enactment of that supremest of all infam>
les. the force bill2 Have they so soon for
gotten that this infamy received the sane.
ton OF the last national house of represent
tatives, and that the party then in power,
but, thank God, now are relegated to the
rear, is greatly rejoicing over the wonder>
full breaking up Of the solid south
Are Georgians unmindful of the wonders
full activity that has been infused into re-
publican movements in our state, by the
threatened split in the democratic ranks
Il see nothing in our environments to
justify new party in the south, but, on
the contrary, see much that would impel
us all to more solidly blend ourselves in
one harmonious, democratic whole. The
advocates of third party contend that
there is not unity in the democratic party,
some democrats being for free silver and
some against it; some advocating free trade
outright, while others desire tariff for rev.
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the circulating medium of the country,
while Others seem to think the facilities for
the transactions of trade are ample. To
all such ! would say, if you cannot control
the political faith and predictions of ind-
viduals within party of which the great
masses have complete control, in which
there is, and has been for a quarter of a
century, absolute harmony on most points,
how can you hope, or even expect, to Sc.
cure and maintain harmony, concert of
action and unity of purpose in a party
composed OF men taken from the ranks of
every political creed, however antagonistie?
| assert to-day, without the fear of success
full contradiction, that already there is as
much difference iii opinions and prefer,
eEces among the advocates of the third
party, which is not quite two months old,
as exists between democrats after an exist.
ence of more than one hundred years.
TO illustrate: The third party people
IN the north and west are ardent advocates
OF plank No. IL. in the st. Louis platform,
while it is stencil in the nostrils of south
erners. Indeed. SO great is the diversity
OF interests, and hence diversity of opinion
on this point that in less than one week
after the formation of the platform it was
found necessary. in order to prevent abso.
Lutte revolution in the ranks of the new orr
ganization, to strike PLANK No. II from the
southern platform and retain it in the
northern-and then talk about deserving
the democracy because there is not abso,
lete unity
The democratic party has never yet been
SO strained as to find it necessary to have
two antagonistic platforms at the same
time, so as to adjust it to the preferences
OF different sections and different interests.
l thank God that the principles of democ,
racy are long enough and wide enough and
broad enough and deep enough and high
enough to take on every section and every
Cline and avarx infaroe+ q