The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-02-16
HILL OR CLEVELAND.
A Striking Communication from Distin
guishcd Savannah Democrat.

SncU savannah DeuocTat'
EDITOR CoNsTITUTIoN-The democratic party
is now engaged in partisan disputes, full of
rancor and calumny and which bode no good
promise of success in the impending presidential
campaign. With an unweldy majority, COM
posed largely of new and inexperienced men in
the United States house of representatives, it isa
hard task to retain unity and present an unbroken
part in the coming contest.
Abuse Of great party leaders, personal conten-
tions among prominent democrats AMI rccrimina-
tions hitter and biting between the great demo-
cratic journals pain the hearts of those who love
the party its principles and it's history, ana who
believe that in its is bound up the peace,
fraternity and prosperity OF the country, and pre-
fer its victory to the preferment of any man or
CLIQUE Men claiming to be democrats are either
knowingly or Intentionally or blindly and fool
ishly engaged in the work of digging the grave of
the party.
The men who live in the towns and are not in
touch and sympathy with the great mass OF dem
ocratc voters are fatally unaware OF and
obIivious to the real situation, the true state OF
affairs The farmers and toilers Of the south. who
are white men, have stood by the democratic
marty and its standard bearers. They have never
faltered nor fiinched They know the evils from
which they suffer not the result of bad legls-
lation passed by party which has not been in
full power since the election of Lincoln.
They are today III as great financial straits as they
were in 1866. They think there are remedies
which can be promptly apd benehcially applied.
Nine-tenths of them believe in the free coinage of
silver the removal of prohibitory taxes on state
banks of issue, reasonable expansion OF tne cur
traction under our present national financial sys
which of the un 0 0 satss bondS
They demand action on these matters. They need
relief They will either have it through the dem
ocratic party abandon that party and seek 1t
through other political alignments and assocla-
tions They will support no man for congress or
the presidency who Is not with them ON these
issues. If the democrats nominate a man
some unknown man as yet, who is against their
views on these questions, or the platform
made is not in accord with tneir views, vet thy
masses that will defeat the candidate, and over
whelm the party. l have high regard for Mr..
Cleveland He is honest and able, but his nomi-
nation will be repudiated by the masses of the
people, and drive them into the third party. With
Blaine as the republican nominee he will be
some editors and city people Mr.. Cleveland
is popular. They sing his praises and denounce
his rivals. There are just enough OF them to make
a Eose and kick up dust, to lrritate ana dls-
satisfy the great mass of voters without whose
support no one can hope to win. On liberal. pro-
gressive platform. which meets the requirements
Of the times and demands of the people, there is
one democrat who can sweep the country like a
whirlwind, and one only, in in my judg-
sn fa5e a in his devoton to his
never tallied with it's enemies and who has never
permitted it's banner to trail in the dust OF de-
feat when borne by him. David Is. Hill can win
His nomination will be equivalent to an election.
He will be a democratic, not mugwump presi-
dent. Under his administration the country,
and disparage him is work OF folly and
political suicide for the party. With HIM Is sure
success. without him is imminent danger OF dis
office holder or seeker, l am democrat and
know the feelings, the wishes, the prejudices, If
you please, of the southern farmer and working