The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-09

a conservative and courageous leader-a
man of strong convictions and one who al
ways had the courage to express them.
Nature has made him leader of men aQd
his talents have placed him in the front
ranks of the advanced thinkers of the pres
ent age. / refer to that distinguished demo-
nat whom 1 now present the Hon. A. q.
Bacon, of the county Of Bibb.'
Mr. Browns utterances in praise of Major
Bacon were received with hearty cheers.
The cheering lasted long, and when about to
die out would be taken up again and again.
Major BhcOn Speaks.
Major Bacon was greeted with such an
ovation as seldom marks the reception OF
political speakers on the occasion of their
first speech in a campaign.
He had to wait several seconds for the
tremendous applause to die away. He was
confronted by a large concOurse of repre-
sentative citizens Of north Georgia. and the
impress of eagerness and interest was clear
ly stamped On their upturned faces. There
were won en- and children in the audience,
but for the most part it was made up of old
men whose hairs were white with the frosts
Of age and whose faces showed plainly the
mark of intelligence and thoughtfulness.
But they were all warmed with common
impulse to give Major Bacon cordlai
greeting, and they did it.
When, finally, the cheers were huShed,
Major Bacon proceeded to speak as follows:
Fellow Citizens-Fellow Democrats: do
not say ladies. because l included them
when l said fellow democrats Uaughter)
l come before you completely overcome by
the showering compliments of Mr.. Brown,
who has, with a pleasing speech just given
me Introduction to this audience. am CRATE
full to my friend FOR his gracious words,
but my own realization of how little de-
serve this praise is, l do assure you, most
embarrassing.
"Fellow citizens of Georgia: have come
To To 20 n h.
lie issues that confront us in these days and
times. l have come at the request, or invl-
taton of your democratic executive COM
mittee to speak on behalf of the party and
it's principles. L have not come in my own
behalf have not come IN the interest OF
any mani have come upon an invitation
that simply brings me here to speak for the
interest of the party, an invitation that it
has always been my pleasure to accept when
1 could, an invitation hat / shall always
continue to accept when l can. El,plauseo
II have come to speak to the a!l-impor-
tant question: why we should be demo-
Gratis and in proceeding to my task want
to repeat what l have just Said-that l am
not here for any attempted display-not here
in my own interests, but here in the hope
of doing my duty in the beginning OF try
ing campaign. We are in the beginning of a
campaign that will be to try to show that
the democratic party is not worthy Of trust.
We are in the beginning of campaign that
is going to be frighttul clash Of men who
formerly fought. under one flag, for one
cause, and that cause the liberty Of the in
dividual
I'VE are in the beginning Of a campaign
in which we will find those who have banded
together to teach members of our grand old
party that they must go forth to worship
new gods and walk through new fields.
regret that the time allowed me today will
not permit of an extended and thorough dis
cusSion of the question why we should now,
just as always, trust the democratic party
to give us those rights we feel we ought to
have-those enjoyments we might enjoy
from the general government. All we want
in this country is for each individual to
have ii fair chance. The great tombstone
of the democratic party is that it seeks to
give the individual a sovereignty he can
wear beneath his hat. Applause.)
''Whatever imposes upon citizen burdens
not borne alike by all other citizens of that
government is not democratic
Here Major Bacon went into a detailed
history Of the democratic party, tracing it
from Thomas Jefferson. He said that the
principles of Jefferson would never de.
They have been Incorporated in the demo-
cratic party and they would live. for the
democratic party would live and ever.
He said there can never be but two parties
in this country There never had been but
two main parties, although there had been
permanently. The two parties that must
live on are: First, the party that believes in
individual sovereignty, and second, the 9TH
party, that believes in protecting the few
at the expense of the many. He said the
two parties representing these two contrary
spirits in this country today were the demo-
cratic and the republican parties.
Now said the speaker, Il am told that
there is a liberal element of republicans
here. l don't know you by name, but l want
to say that L don't believe there is one of
you who is republican by principle. You
republicans because your fathers were
republicans and they were republicans be-
cause of war issues, but the war has been
over so long you can see those issues are
dead. Now, In point of fact, can you be
different from democrats ia Georgia? Your
interests the same. We al al in the
same boat. How can we be wet ami you
dry?
rs there man in Georgia who can be
benefited by a party that never seeks to
beneht the section in which he lives?
Il am told there are good many popu-
lists in this county. I also told that
they nave not honored me with their pres-
ence today. L am sorry, for | wanted to
talk with them In spirit of Reason of
soberness and of truth. 1 want to tell them
that there can be but two parties in this
country. My friends, the populists claim
that they are the heirs of jefferson. If So
they ought to be in the democratic ra1tv
the party of Jefferson. daughter and APP
plause.) The truth is they are not the heirs
of Jefferson, and while they have incorpor-
ated many things in their platform tina t
Jefferson favored, they have other things
in there that would make jefferson turn
over in his coffin" (Renewed laughter and
appiause)
Here the speaker went into a full discus
sion of the tariff, which took up very much
of his time. He showed how the protective
tariff of the republican party had caused
citizens to pay more for their necessities of
life than they ought to pay, and called this
tax. His figures on this argument were
very interesting and carried conviction with
them.
THE democratic party opposed this meas
ure,' said Major Bacon, "for the democratic
| party has always been opposed to giving
certain benefits to a few not enjoyed by the
whole people. Is there man within the
sound of my voice who will uphold the prin-
ciple that few should enjoy privileges of
the government not enjoyed by the masses ?
If not, then there is no man within the
sound of my voice but who ought to vote
the democratic ticket.
According to the figures of authorize
there are only per cent of the people of
this great commonwealth that enjoy the
benefits of the protective tariff. There are
seventy laborers to every owne: III this
country. These laborers do not ENJOY the
hon of he or;fr