The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-13
RALLIES FOR THE PARTY
COL. LIVINGSTON DEFENDS HIS
RECORD IN CONGRESS.

He Declares Himself In Line With
the Democracy and Against the
Third Party Crsze-Brooks County
Also Against the Movement to Break
the Democratic Phslanx.
ATLANTA, GA, April 12-There was a
big democratic rally at Jonesboro. twenty
miles from here, to-day. Congressman
Livingston, Hon. Hoke Smith and Hon. E.
p Howell Of Atlanta, were the speakers.
1t was victory for democracy from start
10 finish. Clayton county has been claimed
strongly for the third party, but the meet
ing to-day dispeled all doubt as to how the
people there feel Col. Livingston was
the first speaker. He said he
did not want to go to con-
gress, but after Judge Stewart
has refused to say that he would work for
the alliance demands be agreed to run
against him as a democrat, and he has
made the race and was elected as democrat
and his record has been consistent one.
for when be accepted the nomination, he
said: Il accept the democratic banner and
never shall it trail in the dust" In refer
ring to his vote for Speaker Crisp, he said
he was willing for posterity to judge him
by the vote he cast for him. He reviewed
the st. Louis convention and among other
things he read a letter from Hum
phries, the man who cast the negro
votes at st. Louis. 1t was written
60 E. L. Richardson, president
of the colored alliance and was bristling
with incendiary doctrine. You ought to
be able" writes HUMPHREYS, ito remember
that you bolted from the hall at Atlanta
when l was to speak. How could | teach
II F,- l,t,f In,
vain, as your insolence had there quite out
grown your discretion. Finally. you know
shat am with the colored alliance because
the vast majority Of colored people want a
man they can trust in the day Of storm and
battle. Now show when and where, for one
interest or life Of the humblest
or poorest colored person living. Ny
life has been threatened a thousand
times and l am in danger TO be shot any
moment. Have ! ever quailed or lied like
a coward9 Which do you think the colored
people ought to trust-you or me3 This is
the last year that colored men and their
families will be driven like slaves, before
shotguns, into other peoples fields to work
on half pay" He continued reading the
letter as follows: II have now kindled a
fire in the south that will burn every chain
from colored limbs" After holding this
letter up as a specimen of third partyism,
and turning to Mr. Stewart, brother
Se s s.fsS h i2nn if his S'e oSursc
in congress had not been consistent.
MIR. Stewart said ne was satisfied with it.
Col Livingston sail he had never been in
q caucus held in the history OF Messrs. Cal
houn, Hines or Norwood but ne had been
in the alliance caucuses and had always
said he had no choice in the matter, but
would support the choice Of the alliance,
and when Mr.. Calhoun was nominated he
supported him. In referring to his trip
over the state with Messrs. Weaver and
Simpson, he said he was only reciprocating
the kindness with which he was treated in
Kansas. He spoke for two hours
BROOKS coUNTY's DEMOCRATS.
QUITMAN, GA, April IA grand rally
Of Brooks county's unterrided democrats
was held at the court house to-day. Ii
showed that Brooks will continue TO be the
solidly democratic county she has been for
years past and that third party men will
be scarce in this section. The following
preamble was introduced ard adopted with
out dissenting voice:
We, the democracy of the time-honored
county of Brooks, assembled for the purpose of
forming democratic club so that We may in a
united way battle shoulder 10 shoulder for the
time -honored principles of the grandest, modest
and purest political party in this country, and
the only party guaranteeing and protecting the
rights of the entire people, do hereby pledge
our undying and unfaltering support to the
principles of unauthorized democracy; and we
indorse absolutely and without q desire for
q chance the platform of said party as adopted
by the last democratic national convention and
she individuals hereto subscribing their names
do each and all adopt and subscribe to the fore
going.
This preamble was signed by all present,
a hundred or more. and during the day
Brooks county's stanch and true democrats
added their names to it as rapidly as they
had an opportunity. The following resolu-
tions were also unanimously passed by the
mass meeting:
Realizing that the attempt TO form third
party in Georgia is a thrust at the Democratic
party, especially the Democratic party of the
south. and believing that the instigators and
promoters are from the ranks of our old enemy,
the Republican party; therefore be 1t
ReS0lUed, That we denounce the movers as
republicans or in republican pay. That we de-
plore the fact that some of our citizens have
been misled into adopting this party, and that
We will exert ourselves TO the utmost to show
these deluded people the error of their way and
TO induce them to return to the true aud tried
party. That we have nothing but the klndest
feelings toward the alliance, some of the strong
est democrats being alliancemep, but we think
che Ocala platform impracticable, aud believe
the St. Louis platform to have been conceived
in fraud and deception and brought forth in
iniquity. That the threatening danger only
binds us stronger to the Democratic rarity and
we therefore pledge the strength of our minds
and bodies to this cause and to democratic prin-
cIples as represented by Grover Cleveland and
our own distinguished citizen, Henry G. Turner
Later the following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved further, That we have implicit and
unfaltering faith in the patriotism of Grover
Cleveland, and regard him as the soundest ex-
ponent of pure democracy in this country and
we unquallhedly indorse him for the presi-
dency.
1t is believed that this vigorous action Of
the county's democracy to-day will give in
cipient third partyism black eye from
which it will never recover. In addition
to the county club, democratic clubs are to
be organized in every militia district
in the county. The action of the all
lance in indorsing the st. Louis
platform has aroused the democracy as it
has not been aroused in years, and will have
the good effects of keeping it active and
alert. There is not a shadow Of a doubt
but that Hon. H g. Turner will carry the
county overwhelmingly. He is as strong, If
not stronger, here to-day than he has ever
been.