The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

der was o. inns oltHi0l. ana comptroller
General Wright hoped that such would
turn out to be the case. From the FIRST,
however. there were evidences that fun
vote had been pollad. and tnat the cause
of the landslide from ;he party would have
To be looked for elsewhere. The vote in
Fulton was much heavier. and in all the
leading counties OF the state the figures
fully bore out The returns or two years ago.
y study of the figures presented above is
full answer TO the alleged interview
credited by The New York Herald to Sec
rotary Smith that a light vote had been
cast In the state. I'm fact, the very sec
tons which he spoke of as coming TO the
relief of the party because they were such
ardent friends of sound" money, sent up
small votes. showing that either the people
did not vote. or else there are not as
many voters there as in other parts Of the
state. The fourth senatorial district voted
only Lass. while the thirty-third cast S.2I9.
In the eighth district there were 1889 votes,
and In the thirty-tfth 9.S32. \ dozen middle
and north Georgia Dis tricts cast votes from
5000 to 9,o0a. while not one of the fourteen
south Georgia districts. the first excepted.
IN which Savannah is located, cast as MUCH
as 1900 votes. It shows thai. the upper half
Of the state is much more stirred up on
political issues than is the lower half.
The figures show that 1902 OF the 1913
democrats who voted in 1892, refused to
vote the same way this year or the 71052
ma jorisy which Governor Ncrthen received
IN 1852. SS.50S do not answer to the ma jority
roll cali this year. The popuists have add
ed ., 406 votes 10 their record OF two years
ago 1t is plain that somewhere between
these figures about coco democrats
must have voted lh6 populist ticket. These
figures are worth studying. because there
will have to be such measures taken as will
bring these Georgians back u their ale
glance. The same influences permitted
2O.Cc0 more democrats into the ranks Of the
popuists. means that TIE state will be lost
TO The democracy.
Forecast Made.
If the goldbug bushwhaclers want to
drive out 20.Oc1 democrats in every recurring
election they viii be ansverable for tn
ruin they invite. \ gentleman in the CAPT
toll. speaking on this point yesterday had
this To say:
Suppose the policy OF forcin.: rerIhli-
can money policy or the people : continued
with the same result as the late election
exhibits. the figures in October. 1896, VIII
read about this way:
Democratic vote OF 1891 . . . . ~, i90
Loss from campaign OF education =. 2o,OoO
lol.i9o
popnlist vote or 1881. :. !. >. =. :. .3es
2ii.s95
:
VINO are Interested in the success Of deinoc-
racy should understand that selfish politi-
clans have almost wrecked the party in the
present campaign. and that we are not in
position 10 meet another such fight. The
standard bearer OF the democracy in the
late campaign was Hon. w. y. Atkinson,
the Subernatorial nominee lie It was VINO.
~ chosen leadership and precedent. should
have directed the policy OF the campaign.
with . courage characteristics Of the man
Ia took his place IN the breaches and faith
fully cXpcunded the state platform 10 Tho
people declaring himself, rs did that plat
form, squarely In favor OF the free ana u0-
limited coinage of silver and especially or
posing the proposed subserytency OF Tor
cign nations That attitude assumed 10y
him would have retained the full party
strength Right in his face. without his IN
vitation or consent others introduced them
selves. pgesuminS to represent the adfn'h-
isirati0n. declaring not only for gold mono
meta,lisni. hut especially declaring that
nothing should be done about the silver
question until foreign nations had set tIe
pace. Even sucA insignificant kingdoms As
8eleiuW ara .SsYG!..a Jyc,y;. g iA'-., To- r''-
2 wrapgle deliberately introduced into "a"
canvass 6 is no wonder that the democrats
nr The state. became confused ana that .J-
or rural votes hopeless OF relief, permitted
themselves 10 be driven out Of the party.
o. the oi5."e0 voters in the state not .o'v'.
81 all kinds ana conditions, are SoidbrSs.
Georgia is Il free silver state. and II IS upon
thai platform only that those who nave i"it
t;,e party can Dee called back. and IL is only
on that platform that any party ia Ncolo'1
can live"
The rate of the Amendments.
There VIII he no summe: session OF The
Legislature.
The supreme court. as IL 5 now organized,
viii nave 10 set alons the best il can.
III, .onfed- rate veteran alone comes oct
with flying coioyS!
AMI that should be glory enough Tor n
Patriotic people Of Georgia.
The anne ndment for summer SEES ions 81
tn, legislature was early round 10 r. an li'-
conceived measure. Governor N"r'heh IL
WAS who first pointed out The com@!ifa-
ts.ns that would arise under Il oycr the
United States scuatorship. II il HAD passed
,ha legislature inst elected would have had
the election OF successor 10 Senator Cor
aen rs wei as ia senator Walsh. il
would have had the election AZ supreme
court judges for terms ye, hong ahead
AND other patronage falling u ~ would
have been OF a most succul"a, order. The
Ies, lawyers in the state were divided as
- what the amendment really would mean
in op-ration. rhe people. Win tAat con-
s5rvatyc instinct waich they always eN-
hihit IN grave crises, promptly No,ed Il
down. and by such majority ass cann0.
votes cast Tor l.. ami 59.@5; against Fl; al
adverse majority Of - abs.
The paonic seem 10 he consistently
AGAINST constitutional commitments" says
Secretary Gambler. They would sooner
study the question Of a constitutional con-
vsnuom outright. They 10 not believe ia
patchwork"
The Judges AmcnGHent.
The close shave BY which that amend
lu.nt for the increase of jul@as ON the su-
preme bench to FIVE, has a more depressing
effect than il IL had been defeated sy
reusi.l majority. IL makes one feel better
s..isiili 10 think that the people nave
spoken decisively, than To be hanging on Il
t,recipice of hope. TO hoe So near, and set
50 lar. IS most tantalznC
There is no doubt but tha- the supreme
court is bound To suffer from this action.
The s,in.cme court OF Georgia has always
maintained = high s..ading ~ the opinion
OF al. bar OF the union. The heoch has
always been occupied hy ulen oi thc frs
magnitude. whose opinions AMI innings
evfncsd nigh talent ana close judicial re-
scarrh TEc business OF The cuUrt mas %
increased ihat &. g. . physical inpossihiiity
:,r three men 80 h&aiic IL. Judge BECK
,,r.,,r.,.arof en- Incl. ia