The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-17
EvERRIT INTERVIEWED.
BE Gives an Interesting Review of the
Political Situation.

Robert William Everett OF the Seventh dis
trict, whose manly stand for democratic
principles against the disorganizlng ele-
ments in his district has SO increased the
respect felt for him, especially among the
farmer members of the Democratic party In
the House of Representatives has given, in
response to inquiries, a most interesting
interview on the present political situation.
He said:
1.-THE highest duty of the real patriot is to
aid in SO cementing the Democratic party
OF the south that no sort of opposition polit-
ical wedge can divide it. Keeping the
| white vote Of the south together is more
nesdful than all else TO us. On the preserva-
tion of democratic unity and white suprem-
acy depends, in my opinion, the future safety
of the south.
"If the democracy Is badly divided by the
third party or any other agency, the bal
ance of power will be given to the negro
and republican misrule will stand a fine
chance Of again securing control Of the
| state. Only those who remember the hui
initiating difficulties attending the period of
reconstruction eau fully appreciate what
this means.
81 lived in Houston county just after the
war. We had 5000 negro voters and
about 900 white voters. The white voters
were iu large degree disfranchsed by the
force bill legislation then in effect.
AS result, we had a negro senator,
three negro representatives, q negro clerk
! of the court, and negro ordinary" And
with a shu1der, he added: "I never again
want to see that situation in Georgia."
PLATFORM OF THE PEOPLES PARTY.
When Col. Everett was asked what he
| thought Of the platform of the Peoples
party, he replied, with emphasis: "The last
three planks OF that platform are sufficient
| to eternally condemn it in the minds of all
good union men and all good southerners.
l cannot possibly indorse government own
ershlp OF telegraph lines or railroads or the
| payment OF tack pensions to union soldiers.
"The government ownership of railroads
| is subversive of the very foundation priuci.
pies Of our institutions. 1t is in pursuance
Of the socialistic principle that the govern
| ment should control the people, which is in
! direct opposition to the democratic principle
| that the people should control bilesgovern-
ment. 1t is national meddling with private
| interests.
"For instance. IL the government can con-
denim the Richmond and DAnvilie railroad,
belonging to a corporation, or the Western
and Atlantic railroad, belonging 60 the
state of Georgia, it can also condemn the
private railroad which Farmer Jim Smith
| owns and runs over his plantation. This
proves 1t to be direct Interference with
| private interest, which cannot be defended
| on either democratic or constitutional
grounds. Besides, it would bankrupt the
government TO buy the railroads. Another
feature, worse, perhaps, is that the
| power of appointment to all railroad posi-
lions, which would be given the govern
! ment, would enable the party in control
when such a law was esta bhshed to remain
| in control the balance of time.
STANDING OF ITS TRAINERS.
The people who made that platform -
Mr. Everett continued, "were neither rep
resentative of southern interests nor of the
alliance organization. Out Of over 800 dele
gates in the st. Louis convention, only 2O4
were members Of the alliance. Out of six
teen votes cast for Georgia, five only were
cast by the white alliance. which represents
| about 10000 members. while eleven votes
we're cast for the colored alliance. which
has been very little heard Of in the
state. And these eleven votes were taken
away from the colored man, Richardson,
who was sent there to represent his people,
and given to an Engllshman named Gil.
more who was ready to cast them as
directed by the manipulators of the conven-
tlon. This comparative representation OF
the negroes and the white people Ia about
like that which would result If the new
party should get control Of the state.
Another thing which shows the deceit
fulness Of the leaders who are asking Geor-
gia farmers to fellow them is that they try
to make it believed in the south that the
pension plank was not in the original plat
form. To be sure about this | wrote TO
Mr.. Hayes, the secretary Of the convention
who edit, a Knights OF Labor paper in
Philadelphia. His reply assured me that the
pension plank was part of the regular
platform and had been so printed all over
the north and west. The truth Is that in
the National Economist office, in Washing
ing city, Gs has been since virtually ad-
mitted, the platform to be sent south was
doctored to suit southern views. When
they understand this sort of trickerv,
Georgians, am sure, will not indorse it.n
POSTS BAD STANDING.
After moments reflection Col. Everett
resumed:
"The Georgia leader Of the movement
should be enough to kill 1t among our peo-
pie. G. G. Post knows nothing OF our in
stitutions, cares nothing for our traditions,
has only identified himself with
our interests while trying to break
up %the party which has proved our
salvation. He came from Chicago, that
hot bed OF anarchy, where he was the editor
Of a paper through which he daily slandered
all that was dear to the southern heart He
the candidacy Of Streeter, and has followed
every movement that has sown diScord
throughout the country"
In comparing the alliance demands with
the legislation advocated by the democracy,
Col. Everett said: 1.-THE southern alliance
men who are inclined to desert the demo-
cratic banner because the House failed to
pass free silver bill, should remember that
the democrats whom they are fghing did
all they could for that bill II every south
ern representative in congress had been a
Peoples party man, the result Of the silver
fight would have been the same.
1.-The southern democrats voted and talked
as much for free silver as southern third
party people could have done. The same
thing has been true of every other bill
passed in congress for the relief of the
people. l did all l could for free silver;
/ shall continue TO advocate it; and do
not believe that the measure is permanently
defeated. Our people. however, have been
awfully fooled as to the Importance OF this
question. Under the present law, the gov
ernment Issued silver certificates to the
amount OF $54, 900 900 year II the entire
output Of all the silver mines Of the United
States was coined it would only make au
increase of So 100000 year. And this In
craaaa in the c1rrancV Cuuld not nOsgihlv ba