The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-07-26
The Issue Here.


cratic notification meeting in New York
was literally overwhelming in its char
acter, showing Enthusiastically that even
before the campaign is fairly opened,
party enthusiasm has reached very high
pitch.
Mr.. Cleveland's speech of acceptance
Ia q very clear outline Of the issues on
which the campaign is to be fought-the
tariff and the force bill in the north; the
force bill and the tariff in the south.
Everything goes to show that on these
issues the democrats will win. The tariff
touches the pocket nerve and the threat
of force bill legislation goes to the very
root Of democratic principles, and stirs up
the indignation which freemen must al
WAYS feel when their rights and liberties
are aSsailed.
There is no need of any elaborate tariff
discussion at the south. There is no one
here to convert. Our people are practl-
cally unanimous in their opposition TO
a system which robs the producer and the
wage worker to enrich the manufacturer.
1t might be said, too, that there is 10
need 10 urge the white voters of the
south to oppose force bill legislation, but
the danger here is that many voters may
be led to support the peoples party and
thus endanger the success Of democracy
by precipitating n division at the very
moment when the party needs all its
strength to oppose republican aggression.
This is a. danger that cannot be ignored.
The peoples party in Georgia gets its
strength mainly from miSconception-
from an idea that financial relief is more
important than democratic success. The
movement has been helped along, too, by
the intolerance with which certain demo
cratic organs have attacked the alliance;
but its basis is the belief that the people
can secure relief by Gripping and destroy
ing the only organization that is able or
willing to give them the relief which they
demand.
1t is Il wild and foolish belief, for the
moment the farmers of the south desert
the democratic party which they are able
to control 10 suit themselves, that no
ment they give themselves ever
to tie confusion which will .'esult from
force bill legislation. BY dividing
the party III the SOutn illcH Iltke TepuD-
lican success reasonably sure, and oil the
evils that are bound to result from that
success will fall most heavily on rhe class
that is now seeking consolation in the
peoples party.
The farmers of Georgia will not need
financial relief when the federal deputy
marShals and white aliens begin to rally
the negroes around the polls and arrange
the machinery for perpetuating republic
an control of the country. They viii
need some other kind of relief but how
will they get it? 1T will be too late to
retrace their steps when the force bill is
in active operation. The democratic party
might be made even stronger than it was
in its prime, but with the polls in federal
control its strength would avail nothing.
Let the third party voters retrace their
steps before il is toe late. There is but
one issue that is as important rs the dem
Ocratic party and that is the force bill
issue Let 1t be kept before the people!
The English stage is growing very cor
rupt. Another actress has just married
British peer.