The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-10-26
AN APPEAL TO THE SOUTH.

One of the strangest and saddest fea-
lures of the third party movement is the
fact that thousands of well-meaning far
mers in Georgia and Alabama are car
ried away by the infatuatlon.
With a faith but little short of fanati-
cism they are looking to Watson and
Kolb to land them in some political Ca
naan where money is to be had for the
asking.
The influence of these political adven-
turers is one of the marvels of the centu-
ry. Watson is certainly no fool, but he
is smarting under the dread of defeat.
Kolb is an average politician made furi-
GUS by his failure to secure the govern
orship in the late Alabama contest.
They are now engaged in simultane-
Gus effort to wreck the democ ratio party
in their respective states in the November
elections. 1t is never prudent thing to
despise an enemy and it behooves every
friend of honest government to be on the
alert and let the battle cry of democracy
be "Once more to the breachn'
Especially at those storm centers of
the political weather Augusta, At
lanta, Savannah, Birmingham, MOntgom-
cry and Mobile, let the registration of
Democratic voters 60 forward at dOub-
lie quick measure. Confronted IS we
will doubtless be by republican hire
lings at the polls, we must prepare to
put forth our utmost strength 1t is now
an open secret that the whole power of
the federal government will be used in
the south to assist the third party move
ment. So that the fight is between CO.
alition of republicans embracing large
majority of the negroes and a small con-
tingent of disaffected whites in solid ar
ray against the Democratic organization.
Should this result in the overthrow of
the democracy, then away goes tariff re-
form, RECOMMENDATION of silver and the
repeal of the 10 per cent. tax on state
banks of ISSUE This, however, is but
the beginning of most disastrous end.
Let us consider the aftermath of re-
publican victory. 1t will be followed by
an absolute surrender of state control of
our elections. Upon one frivolous pre-
text or another we shall be despoiled of
the last vestige of local self-government
and treated to force bills more stringent
than that which Dictator Reed rushed
through paralyzed house. Civil rights
bills will have resurrection. These
persistent agitors will engender race
conflicts TO the damage of our industrial
interests and 1.-The reign of chOas an old
night will be restored from the Poto-
mac to the Rio Grande.
1t is easy enough to sniff at these as
lurid prOphesies born of apolitical night
mare. But stranger things have happen
ed within the lifetime of a single genera
ton. With the defeat and de moraliza-
ton of the democratic party the hope of
constitutional liberty will perish
This it is that moves the Greshams and
McVeaghs and COxeS to renOunce their
lifelong allegiance to the republican par
t% Shall any southern democrat falter
in the face of such examples? If tempt
ed to do so let him remember that sol
id south carries the assurance of victory,
while divided south involves the loss
of all for which we have so earnestly
contended since the days of IS.
Let the south do its whole duty this
one time and the Rubicon of our polit-
cal destiny will be passed in glorious
triumph.-Atlanta Constitution.
PLAIN TAX FROM Mr.. INGALLS,.