The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-03-22
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

| friend to thousands.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE, !
| The Contest for the Democratic Nomination.
| Editor Constitution-The contest fer tho
democratic nomination has assumed shapes
| anu IhdseS, and inspired methods never be.
| fore known in the history of our republic.
| And it is of the utmost Importance that ye
| nave an enlightened view of the powers,
i'FCes and influences that we have tc mee1
| in this great crisis
1here has been an intSSll .eez.,7 s4r 2or ular.
ize and make universal the ~ ~ 35i5 ~ >
put one important issue for which M: IL rotd.
racy should contend, in this great coafct to.
! VIII: tariff reform" and that all otnar ones.
uois are comparatively insignificant Il this
tiue' 90 1af IRON it, in the estimation of
| one democrat, Mt least, that another Issue,
rises to Infinite Importance above ir
Inc tarif issue has at times been chief
rloiL iofV 10 1860 that WAS among tlla CHIEF
1881 eS' ana at times during that perloa tho
cLiel OF nil But after a long-fou-ht battle
the democratic view was corlpletel,- yictori,
GUS ana triumphant. and the old wing party,
le advocates Of protection 7tro ire.
Cably beaten. And then it was tha+ tho
northern Wing OF that party changed its name
ana principles and took the name Of fye re-.
publican party. very great misnonor. The
ahtl-8taFery party had but weak organiza.
' pu' tIe northern wings joined them,
ana called their name rs stated Tie aoutb,
ern wings refused longer to act win tboro
Stephens ana Toombs were the leaders hi
Georgia, and Mr. T0onbs declared that tho
hoIIhefn wing party was completely "dns
hatlonaiiZed and sectionalized, and mat br,
Cp"iu 10 longer act with them" and Mr.
stephens took the same view of if. and there,
was complete separation of the two ,vfnoq
OF the party. And the so-calIed re,,,1lics,4
party by It's extreme and aggressive meas.
ores IN q few years caused secession ana the
war. W
in 1873, the hopeless days OF the souths
"heA we mad no protection against wrong
ana fraud III congress or out Of it, thah
wicked legislation for the demonstration ~
SILVER was I}erpetrated, and the great Danio
followed which shriyeled values till there were,
scarcely any solvent men left in tie south.
Anu lor a long series Of years things goa
worse ana worse and it was OF before abauh
the year 1879, that real estate began To r,actF .
even ia the progressive city of Atlanta
Inns 4e5' sAdtl9A Hrs been regarded as one
VI ,it i14o .'>t--~I W-,i.9a ana outra;es eyer
pt!Peudttu pJ civilized government. And
sucu IL lA4nS could not have been contein.
Ilateu OF enacted except i'll the interest OF
such men Us We're expecting to be pcncutted
ny lie general rum. Ind these men nave had
thCir Time OF ndf.4sJ since tina. g.e;it crime
was enacted. AanJ Of theh have become
IAiionalrc5, CT tens and some Of lun.
dfeoS OF millions o. them if not such noyg
wa, ia Il 1GW years, become bnliUAaIres
ana tntT now seem TO nave the lower to
choke business 10 death whenever they Choose
me WorsAlPers Of Mr.. Cleveland si;eak OF
him as the greatest living democrat Of this
age, and use other like extrayagant cxDres.
slonS. II the committing OF the grcatesb
biundcrS OF this or any other age constitutes
Inn that, it is conceded. Would any othen
man have Kept III Office 20 per cent CT all the
CIlceholuers under him who were his iUliticat
enemies, and have daring whole four ycars%
term, pat III office but 80 per cent of his oGicea
holders Of his political friends? 1nerc was 3,
out, but he declined 10 do 50, and it IS pre-.
Sumable that the TAscaIs contributed largely
TO turning linn cut. Yet, The southern states
stood faithfully to hum, and WouId have
eiected him again if lie could have carried nIa
own state. -
But his mistakes arc more excusable than
some OF his av0Wed principles. Here Is tho
question that arises: III the destruction OF
SILVER was u great and yillAlnouS wrong on
the part OF those who perp1trated thar crime
what excuse is there for any honest man who
is bent ON perpetuatng that wrong? And in
whose interest is TIE pcrpatu;.ti0n OF that
wrong except Wall street and the miliionaireS
of the land? ii -Ar. Cleveland has e ones
hundredth part OF the greatness his W0rShip4
pcrS attribute to him, he ought to have wise
dom and sense enough 10 see that ii is wrongs
Would any other great and wise man t.: Ike has
lessons on the great financial question from M
Wall street reform CLUB? Can he be Ignorant
or mistaken about the right and justice of
this matter? Is this the kind of politics fop
the people for the south?
What the factsI Wall street saw that
they had the ubiquitous, so-called republican,
party dlluOSL SOlluIS t9IluSC me Tree coinage
OF silver, and that party IN power by thel9
help. and plSmy OF Il president who belUnged
to them one Of their slaves, ready to sign
Il force Dill that the democratic south shOul3
never be heard from again i'll q presidentiaY
election, and that he and Ills like should rule
this county, te lOutr as Tue forbearancu Of the
Almighty sEv4Iu .llcW such Villalnous wrong
to exist. Ike question with them YVES, how
snail we proTl4c against q change on th4
silver question il case the democracy S1oulG
again come iAtU power? New ORR - n1CeSt
sary to demouratiu success and Nj tieYef.
land is probable cuII.date The IlopeG
thing te * uolie nov, - 10 ger NJ CieYeN.
land with us lie silver question, # lie il
not already win 10, and push him WAtu mlSh4
and main for the >.eInUctatic Nomination.. U2
course we can beI- Elm, as we uid Wbcu hl5
prospects were much better than they eyeG
Will be again; Jut L lie Should bt tie2teda
we Will, with AiAl nave silver Geal ANY wow,
and we VIII aid tie cry that there Is put ona
issue ana ailege ,lut il is tartn reform.
But they AFTER aM hiie' ma that M. - -
looming up III New York. How shall we Ing"e
tnis? Well We viii oppose him to The u
most and ii he should carry New ACfk III thg
election for delegates to the national couYens
lion we Will raise the cry Of fraud ana make
the democrats vi other states believe that ne
cannot carry the state Oh New IoTh At ing
election ii he should De noHlEateu anN
thereby prevent his nomination: 10 do tuS, we
win control papers III every state tiltt WIZ
publish and declare and swear that liii can ne
not carry New York, ana ontoI "a
elected ii nominated We will thus Keep
liii from being nominated, and we can peaa
my other man that they may nominate.
q # onDaars that we are contendiDS oil.
.ccIiy with Wall street and all the mliiion7
lires of the land. ali tie money power Wmeh
sIacted Barrison and 1t is clear that they 1n@
-end st;jl 10 nut bayonets around the polls IN
he democratic south that these southern
,tntes shall be heard from no more III eIes'
on nt A'i Notwithstanding the whole money
,owrr is arrayed to keep the present party
,o% mower aud to pass the force bill, aud puh
=, ,,1Pnnnts around the polls in the south, and
1 III the south is so threatened, and that Mrs
Hi carried New, York in the election for
IN 10 democratic
.ontion almost soIidy, still, INSCRIPTIONS
,ewspapers in Georgia and throughout th9
and with one accord cry out that he cann0a
AIRY New York at the election if nomnatedi
TEey seem to be of the Wall street party4
md are doing all they can TO ruin the demos
rattle party. A DEMOChAA