The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-04
"GEOKGEA'S BANKS UNBROKEN."

! "GEORGIA'S BANKS UNBROKEN."
"Clarl1 Howell Assures the National Demo-
crazy Good Majority Next Wednesday.
| From Fridays New York Herald
| Events of the past week strengthen the wide
| spread confidence that the democracy is on the
| march to certain victory. President Cleve
| lands remarkably business-like letter Of accep-
| lance Is fully as strong as his former utter
| ances on public questions, and there Is n vein
of solid and substantial conservatism running
| through it that commends 1t to the favorable
| consideration Of the business interests OF the
! country.
His letter is as matter of fact az any public
| document on record. He wastes space on
| rhetoric unnecessary fourishes, but gong
straight to the questions at issue points the
| people in plain language to the burdens they
| are now bearing and to the evil and danger OF
| further trusting the conduct Of the govern
ment in the hands Of Il party which has so
palpaby manifested it's inability to protect
| the interests Of the people when the royal
prerogativc of monopoly is at stake.
He makes clear the case Of the masses
against the classes and emphasizes the neon
| trovertihle fact that protection robs the poo
pie while 1t possibly benefits the exclusive
few who. by favor of federal action. are rid
| ing on the backs of the people to the estab-
| lishment of moneyed aristocraCy as closely
related to the administration OF the govern
|
| interviewer in the administrative history Of
| Great Britain.
| The war has been over for twenty seven
years and the people are still paying the in
creased taxes levied for It's support. AS Mr.
! Cleveland so forcibly shows, the protective
| system adopted an eXigency OF war mas
| been accepted by the republican party as
| national peace policy; in other words, the war
! Is over. but the tariff still moves on, and
| like the Wandering Jew, the republicans would
| have it move on forever, ever increasing with
| the greed of it's benefciaries.
| An interesting incident of the developments
| of the week has been the precipitous fight Of
| General Weaver from the south, which he
| was induced to visit by the most extravaEnnt
| claims of the third party leaders in Georgia
| and other southern states. They promised him
| that his political path would be strewn with
| roses, and that he would be received with I'M
| paralleled enthusiasm by the solid phalanxes
| of third party soldiers who just on the
| eve OF sweeping four five southern states.
and who We're certain to carry Georgia by
| rousing ma jority.
| Weaver came. no saw he left in thorough
| disgust. The bubbles Of joyous assurances
| which went up before his wondering eyes In
Iowa burst with unexpected suddenness in
| Georgia, and the shattered fragments dazed
| the third party presidential nominee. His
| first station In Georgia was In Ware county.
| which county, II Is said. has not more than
| twenty-five third party disciples in it. He
| next went to Albany which proudly boasts
| of having only one third party follower. His
| first speech naturally met with Indifferent
| success, and his disgust was intensified with
| the progress of his march through Georgia.
lie was neither rotten-egged nor hooted down,
| as has been claimed, with shrewd purpose, In
| order that he may pose as martyr ana there
| by turn his flight from the south to advantage.
Though Mr.. Halstead took formal leave Of
! the south several weeks ago l observe that he
tla tr,,f will
tonshing aydty and declares In substance
that the entire south is again in rebellion,
because n six-year-old boy in Macon broke
egg on the wall in the progress of General
Viewers speech, for which he was promptly
arrested and punished. The egg throwing
fake Jrked before Mr.. Halstcad
took hold of it. The climax of his plunGi
the south iii rebellion account of it PIE
sentS such Interesting spectacle that it IS
good place to drop ii. watching in the mean
time for the next step In the development of
the alarming situation thus produced.
Georgia elects its state ticket next Wednes-
day. 1t will then make answer to the claims
OF the new party, which has coalesced with
the republicans in opposition to the democratic
ticket The administration bureau at Wash
ugtOn urged the coalition and a fun force OF
federal office holders in the state is back OF
it. W. A. pledger q well known colored poll
ticlan and republican Office holder, protested
against 1t ana urged that the republicans
put out Il straight state ticket. Acting under
orders from Washington this not done
and Pledger announced that he would support
the democratic state ticket, believing that
such course best for the colorcd voter,
as it in no way affected their allegiance to
the republican party. He made n few speeches
and when this Information was conveyed to
Washington he was immediately ordered to
proceed there on business which would keep
him there a week or ten days. 1t is presumed
that he will he released from Washington in
ample time TO return after the election is
over. Nevertheless Georgia, on the eve of its
election, sends greetings to the national de-
mocracy and promises the state by from 80 900
to $4,000 Majority.
To an observer Mt this distance 1t seems
| that there is but threatening spcci on the
horizon OF national success. and that is the
ofiicious interference OF the loud mOuthed
gang of silk stockings who are holding mid.
night caucuses with the Grace democracy of
New York city. Their avowed purpose IS
| the overthrow Of Tammany and the regular
| organization of the state. 1t Is q matter for
| general cOngratulaton that the national COM
| mite has promptly repudiatcd tho efforts Of
! these political barn burners to put ont n mli-
nicipal ticket In opposition to Tammany this
! fall. Without the vote and active co-opera-
ton Of Tammany New York is as certainly
republican as Vermont. 1t does seem to be
| the very height Of folly and the essence Of
! political crime that the bright assurances OF
tdIIyl1 New 1OFh SnOutU De threatened
this time by the selfish manipulations of az,
element which, claiming to be democratic,
is really at work q line which may defeat
the democratic national ticket.
Happily the democratic campaign committee
has stamped its dsapproval on the effort 10
divide the party at this critical hour and if
the Wreckers proceed they may derive such
satisfaction can be found in four years of
republican rule. 1t Is to be hoped that they
will at least recognize the expression from the
democratic headquarters and desist from what
can only eventuate in serious loss to the
party. CLARK HOWELL
West Virginia Looks Alright.
Washington, September 2S.-(Special. J.
Representative Mitchell, of Wisconsin,
| and Anderson, of West Virginia, are the
only congressman in town today. Mr..
Mitchell is chairman of the democratic
congressional committee. He has just re-
turned from New York and says that
the democrats about headquarters are
very confident of victory and that the