People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12
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BESEU W JhStANcs
The popuIiats won in Baldwin
county, and won fairly, too.
The official count gave Judge
Hines a majority Of 33, and Mr.
Ennis, for the legislature, 8.
Not one democrat discovered that
the election was unfair until the re-
suit was announced.
Then it was that q great howl
went up.
The 1Lilledgoville Daily Bse'
edited by Miss Ellen Dortch, an
nounoed that Mr.. Howard, the de-
feated democratic candidate, would
contest, basing tie announcement
con reliance in the courage Of Dick
Howard"
The Bee thus delivers itself:
Many Of the democrats OF the city are
speaking against contest 1t will
create strife array the county against
the city are the leading arguments OF
the anti-contesJ men. Why, men of
MilledGeville, where is your manhood 7
Can men with white skin be so das-
tardly as to favor policy of cowardice?
Suppose it does cause strife, is it not
better to have the strife and fight it
out now, than to have future trouble
with the populists? Such trouble as
they have visited upon South Carolina
and Kansas And it will array the
county against the town. Bah What
trashy argument
What part of the county will it array
against the town to have an election
properly managed ? What are the
populists of this county? Are they
the white voters of the county? No
A Hundred times no! The, Negro ele-
ment is tbs country crowd that white
men of Milledpeyiile are afraid OF az
raging against them! Men with white
skin, that claim 4 citizenship in the
proudest state Of q great republic, SER
vilely cringing before the banded col
ored vote Afraid to raise their voices
in protestl Cowardly willing to sub
rli5 to Negro rule! For shame! For
very shnmel
Further on, tie following worsd
are found;
The white flag OF democracy trails
in the dust today trampled under black
feet Men Of Milledgevillts, where is
your courage? The old parry that has
stood guard at your fresides, protect
ing the virtue OF your wives and daugh-
ters against the horrors of social equal
ity between the races, is threatened by
black hosts today, and goes crying for
defenders in the erstwhile proud old
county of Baldwin.
Is there no brave man among you to
take up The stainless flag OF the white
mans party and give it place to which
the legal vote Of the county entities it?
The article closes thus:
Men OF MilIedgeville, does not your
patriotism-your southern blood-re-
spond to the southern elOquence--the
southern devotion to white rule, OF the
immortal Grady? For shame, that
one of our sex should have to beg you
to be true TO your manhood-to the
party that stands guard at your hearth
stones
God pity the person who would
give uitersnce to such words, and
would be SO blind TO justice.
The reason assigned for contest
ing is, that Mr.. Ennis was elected by
the Negroes.
Did any Negroes vote for Mr..
Howard? If so, and he had been
successful, it could have been said
that ne was elected by the Negroes.
Some OF Baldwin's best and BRAY
est sons voted for Mr.. Ennis, and he
was honestly elected.
Beautiful words on the side of
right and justice, are calculated to
stir mems souls and to lead them to
action.
But when such are employed by a
woman in advising lawlessness, a
feeling Of pity is aroused.
We refer to the Bees article for
one reason only, to-wit: It's words
seemed to have baen needed by
those interested in the advice given.
Our offar TO saud the Peo-