People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21


This man wants to be governor of
Georgia! In fact, freak of his
imagination has caused him to be-
lieve that he Is governor now, and in
an unguarded moment he has opened
the walls of his wrath against every
body who has dared to oppose him,
and has raised the lid of Pandora's
box in his effort to let out the devils
of discomfort and involve the party
in ruin, just SO long as he can be
nominated Atlanta Constitution Of
Juue l, 1894.
Why Atkinson Should not be
Governor.
can Atkinson Man." who posts
his letter in Griffin, asks US how can
we afford TO support Mr.. Atkinson
after he is nominated if he is
the1man we have described him
to be?
We ask our correspondent how he
can afford to support Mr.. Atkinson
in preference to General Evans il he
is what his record proves him to be?
One question is as fair as the other
and both are easily answered.
Ii the democratic party dominates
MIR. Atkinson in spite Of the methods
that he has introduced into Georgia
politics it will impart to his career
as public man a dignity and an
importance that it does not now
possess, and we shall feel warranted
in surrendering our objections to the
jugglery, the humbuggery and the
bulldozing and domineering methods
that have thus far market his efforts
to win popular approval in this state.
But we hope and believe that the
day is far distant when the honest
and incorruptible democrats of Geor-
gia can be either persuaded Or bull
dozed into endorsing the methods
that have given Mr.. Atkinson ma
iority of the votes that he now
boasts Of We do not believe that
the temper of the people will admit
of any such doubtful experiment
this year.
The fact that there has been no
popular protest against the frauds
and outrages on the peoples rights
that have been committed in a num-
Der of the counties possesses a sig
nifcance that the party cannot afford
to ignore.
It will not do for the people to
ignore these methods. They are an
attack on the rights and liberties OF
the people. They constitute serious
assault on the principle Of self-gov-
eminent, and those who submit to
them without protest are not worthy
of the freedom they enjoy.
Leaving the outrage upon our own
people altogether out of considera-
ton, what will be the effect on pub
lie opinion outside OF the state when
the manipulation Of counties in be-
half OF Mr.. Atkinson becomes
known? The people of Coffee
county have the right to vote and the
right to have their votes counted.
Aud yet this right has been denied
them. Five men, meeting together
thirty Or forty miles from the county
scat, cast the whole vote OF their
county for Mr.. Atkinson. This is
moi mere political manipulation and
wire pulling. 1t is a bold invasion
Of the rights of the people, daring
suppression of the popular will that
no party and no candidate can afford
to coUntenauec.
In Fannin county the people,
hearing that snap Judgment was
about to be taken or them assembled
together and registered the;, viii.
When they had returned to their
homes, little ring Of politicians de-
clared that enough votes ought 10 be
thrown out to change a majority
vote for General Evans into a ma
jority vote for Mr.. Atkinson. In
Oconee, a meeting called for a differ
ent purpose, proceeded to give the
county to Mr.. Atkinson, only twenty
men being present.
Mr. Atkmson's campaign is marked
not only by these outrageous attacks
on the rights Of the people, but by