The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-05-24
Atlanta Newspapers and Georgia
Politics.

see the drive and brag which charac-
terize this city you will not think it is
a Southern city. 1t has all the hustle
and "get-up- and-get" of aWestern city,
and it is peopled by as energetic and
thrifty business men as those who
builded the great cities of Detroit and
St. Paul. But if you partake of the
hospitality of this city you will soon
find that it is of the olden time. Also,
if you can get the business men to talk
politics awhile, yon will find that it
has the genuine democracy that
grows indigenous in our Southern
climate. And speaking about politics,
the city is full of delegates who at
tended the State convention Friday.
Its only purpose was to elect delegates
to the national democratic convention,
but it was the elimination of the
hottest campaign since-well Geor-
gians always do things in red-hot
way. The Constitution several months
ago championed the cause of David B.
Hill and the Journal came out strongly
for Cleveland. Never has a campaign
within party limits been more iercely
waged. 1t has been battle of trum-
pets and printers ink. Every man.
woman and child has been interviewed,
and had the interview published in one
of the papers. The result of this ac-
tive campaign is that the four dele
gates at large are for Cleveland
and the Cleveland men claim nearly
all of the district delegates. The Hill
ticket was headed by Capt. Evan P.
Howell, of the Constitution, and the
Cleveland ticket by Mr.. T. H. kich-
ardson, of the Journal. 1t was
newspaper war, and Cleveland and
Hill were both well nigh lost sight of
in the great issue of (Which of the two
rival papers will win?'
The feht inside the alliance ranks is
very bitter, and threatens to destroy
forever the usefulness of the alliance.
Two years ago the alliance was a
great power in Georgia. To-day its
ranks are divided and discord is its
king. Long ago l predicted in the
CHRONICLE that if prominent North
Carolina alliancemen went into the
third party the result would be such
discord and weakness as to destroy
the power of the order for good.
Coming up On the train to-day | talked
with dozen alliancemen-some
straight democrats, some third party
men, and some undecided and waver-
ring as to the future political action.
One of them was strong third party
man, and we had long and interest
ing discussion for, though not an edu-
Gated man, he was evidently man Of
great native capacity. He blamed the
democrats for many things, and finally
said, ''why the national democratic
party does not even promise US oct
ter banking SYSTEM" and while the
democratic party is right on the tariff
the peoples party promises US more
than you democrats.
replied by asking him if he would
not prefer to have a note fol
$4,000 signed by ricl
men, than note for $500,
900 signed by man Of no es
tate. The peoples party can afford t.
promise anything and everything, fo
it will never have to pay its debts, bu
the democratic party must not promis,
: anything, however good, unless it Cal
redeem its promise. Not many year
ago two distinguished North Carolin
inns, who are both dead, were togethe
in a pleasant company. One wa
very wealthy, the other very impecu
nious. The subject under discussio
: was the needs Of the university, an
both were of the alumni. The poo
man finally said: "Let's endow it;
: will agree to give my chec
s for $4,000 if Mr.. X will d
likewise" This sounded generous. On
mans check was worth many time
$4,000; the other wasn't worth
cent. The promise of the democrat
n party is valuable. 1t must be carefl
: what it promises and must fulfill i
: pledges. The peoples party can prom
E ise anything. and be assured that the
; will never be called upon to pay. II
n difference is everything, and it is b
J. cause of this, and because the dem
cratic party is the only hope of IL
people, that our farmers are not goir
into any third party.
IF Idaho Miners on a Strike.
By Telegraph to the State Chl on1cIe.
:, SALT LAKE CITY, May 23.-C,
= Blunt, commanding the 10th infant
. at Fort Douglas, near this city, b
been notified by the war departme
to hold his command in readiness
march at an hours notice to the see
Is of the strike among the miners
t. Ceur d Alene, Idaho.
:, knights of the Golden Eagle.
By Telegraph to the State Chronicle