The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-06-28
GEN. EVANS WITHDRAWS.

| Atlanta, Ca, June %, lS94.-To the
/ Democratic Party in Georgia: This will
announce to you that now resume my
place in the ranks to continue as hereto>
fore my active service for the party, state
and country. The same considerations OF
party unity which prompted my candida
cy at first now induce me to withdraw. for
| would not press my personal preferment
so as to put in peril the success of my
party.
With great qualification l observe the
popular majorities which have spoken on
my behalf, and 1 desire to declare my
gratitude to all those who have thus UNI
! selGshly and earnestly supported my cause.
During the public discussions in all parts
OF the state for the last three months l
have endearored to, speak worthily of the
principles which / maintain without pro>
voking discord among our people or tar
nishing the honor of our party, and now
that the contest for the nomination is
ended l tender my services without re-
serve to the state executive committee,
and to the future campaign committee, to
be freely used in support Of the party and
its nominees.
In this withdrawal of my aspirations to
the highest Office in your gift, l take with
me the satisfaction of having borne myself
both as q true Democrat and as faithful
son of my native state, nor has the mis-
representation of my sentiments and acts
which were made for campaign purposes
affected my fealty 20 the party nor my pur>
pose to be true to myself.
l may be permitted to counsel you to
preserve the harmony, the principles and
the power of our party, not only in the
state, but in the Union. Our allegiance is
due TO the national as we'll as the state
Democratic party.
Ny views as published September, 1893,
urged earnestly the maintenance of our
state and national Democratic unity upon
the basis of the Chicago platform. held
then that differences OF opinions among
Democrats should not cause personal and
bitter criticisms of those OF our leaders
upon whom had been imposed the respon>
sibilities of Office, nor produce fractional
divisions In Democratic ranks In all
speeches made since then l have consists
emily held to that same counsel. Referring
to my interview of 1898, 1 beg leave to re-
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| ofassailing the entire Democratic congress,
and the national administration, in those
fault>hnding terms of impatient dissent
which may be expected of the foes of
Democracy, but cannot with proprety be
employed by its loyal friends Whatever
may be The dissatisfaction with the course
of events since the party came into power
it is certainly true that taken as whole
the national administration is Democratic
and our Georgia congressman are true
Democrats. We can, therefore, we'll leave
the task of condemnation to the foes OF the
party, and, laying aside personal antipa-
thles as we'll as tactious antagonism, we
S"-t- ~NN AANSN os5A CO with CdSu JULIET OuE
platform of principles and loyal su pport
of the leaders of our party.
We can confde ''in the integrity of pur.
pose on the part of the national admins
tration that all those great principles of
financial relief and civil reform clearly set
forth in the Chicago platform and pivoted
on reform in our system of custom house
taxation should have force and effect in
the laws to be enacted by congress and in
the conduct of every department of gov>
eminent" Such is the language of a vote
of confidence recently given by county
Democratic meeting, that every Democrat
may cast.
Upon our fidelity to our principles, our
patriotic devotion to our country, and our
party unity, depend the success of our na-
! tional party. Our state affairs demand
our equal attention upon tie same grounds
Believing that we will lave victory, both
state and national, am at your service.
| CLEMENT A. EVANS.