The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-14
The Character of the Campaign.

The democratic campaign in this state
this wear should be earnest and thorough.
1t should be kept free from personalities
and conducted on high plane. The aim
Of the democratic press and speakers should
be to show the people that 1t is to their in
terests that the Democratic party shall be
victorious
The campaign committee will meet on
next Wednesday to arrange the details OF
the campaign work. The chairman Of that
committee is well qualified for the duties
which devolve upon him, and his associates
will render him every assistance in their
power. The committee understands the
Importance Of calling into the field all Of
the democratic forces and Of conducting the
political battle so that every voter will be
reached in one way and another.
Two things should be Kept in view from
the beginning of the campaign until the
end Of it. One is the necessity for getting
every democrat 10 cast his vote, and the
other to make as many converts as possible
from among those who are not now IN
accord with the Democratic party. Ihere
are thousands of democrats throughout the
state who have become indifferent as TO
whether they vote or not. The Democratic
party has been 80 largely in the majority
for so many years that they have felt that
their votes were not needed to secure It's
success They cannot afford to feel
chat way this year. The democracy has
an active and aggressive opponent
in the third party, and that party is to be
assisted by the Republican party. IL has
been announced that the Republican party
PROPOSES to do all it can for the success OF
the third party. 1t is we'll understood what
its object is. 1t is to defeat the Democratic
party. The Republican party has no love
for the third party and is not going to assist
II because It wants TO see it in power 1t
believes that if it can bring about the over
throw of the Democratic party by helping
the third party In this campaign the way
for it to get into power will be open. 1t is
apparent, therefore, that no democrat can
afford to be inactive IN this years con-
test.
While we belive that the Democratic
party will carry the state easily
the majority at the state election in
October should be made as large as posi-
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November. An old-time democratic ma
jority in October will 80 dshearten the re-
publicans and the third party people that
they will feel like letting the November
election go by default
What is wanted is democratic campaign
club in every militia district. These clubs
should have able and enthusiastic leaders
who will see to IL that every club member
is active in making converts and in stirring
Indifferent democrats to activity. Such
clubs would be worth more than campaign
speakers or any amount Of campaign litera-
ture. They would make dem cratic prin-
ciples the subject Of discussion in every
household, and discussion would insure
democratic success.
or course these must be political meetings
IN every town, In every county, and at every
cross roads, il possible, and these meetings
should be addressed by well-informed
speakers. These speakers, together with the
democratic newspapers, will furnish the
democratic clubs with the arguments with
which TO make converts.
No doubt Chairman Atkinson has in mind
all these things to which we call attention,
and that he will make use Of them. He is
going into this contest to win, and he will
win.