The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15
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The Southern Associated Press reports
Of Monday night contained the follow
ing interview with Hon. IIoke Smith.
secretary of the interior. who reached
Washington on Monday. after 4 months
sojourn in Georgia. during which time
he WAS specially active in advocacy of
the new gold standard policy which has
brought cotton To about = cents 4 poamd.
Said Mr.. Smith:
The state ticket has been elected by be
tween aWm AMI 35.0O) majority. IL is msu-
ifestly unfair 40 compare this election with
the state election in i>93 when Governor
Northcn received = majority Of GSNH. Thcn
the republican STAT, convention declined to
endorse the popui!St candidate and failed to
pat cat any candidates Of their own. The
colored teachers OnGrGtlons endorsed Gov
ernor NOrthen. Governor Northen. there
fore. was moi opposed ny the republicans.
bat ou IN. contrary was supported by the
ma i0rity nf them. In the presidential clec-
ton 81 1872 both the republicans ana the
populists had tickets in the .leld and the
democratic majority was S.ooo. only 1850
more than the majority ia the recent cleo
ton. This year the republican state con-
vcnJion endorsed the populists and the re-
puhlicans voted almost sOlidiE Tor their tick
81. IL i fair that the comparisons should
made with the democratic majority in
ference OF only 5s1 votes MD -.7ar-s-s riiif-
this win be accounted FOR ny the light vote
pplled. Ii j. an interesting fact that the
stale committee did not spend S3,0Uu on The
entire campaign. II is noticeable too, ina,
reduction OF majorities took place in the
districts where the hShJ HHs conducted la
line with platform defending a sound cur
rency.
Ia. -. I. 4
talking about. In, {; viii interest the
people of Georgia Ia know by what alI-
tlsOrity the Statements is made Jhai The
republican state convention This year
endorsed the populisls. while two Years
ago il declined To du So. The truth is.
the republican, state convention This year
refused la cndorS. anybody az anything
AMI specially refused it, assent to the
effort Ia brihS about Il coalition with the
pnpulis;~. - much for this.
II would also interest our people to
know by what authority the statement
is made that ihc vote 81 last Wcdncs-
day was ~ very much li.htrr" ihan
that Of Two years age aS In account for
the difference in the democratic mt
Af@t AtA w tihAl - Altf ftN isiNh
"Wednesday was one Of the larSeSt ever
east ia the state.
Tie people would ALSO like To know
10y what authority tine statement is
ma.lc thai mo reduction at uaj"r,iics
tuok place in districts where the fight
WAS conducted in line with a pla
defending sound currency There
are jan. TWO districts in Georgia in
which ia lhc contests fnr congressional
nominations. = clear-cut issue WAS made
uu the financial question. One of these
districts * tina, in which Secretary
smith resides and which is now repre-
scented lay Colonel Livingston. III"
other is the sixth district, now repre-
scented 10y Mir. CabluiSs. who. after Il
service of one ;"rn. was defeated by
Mr. Bartlett for 40 other reason than
thaf Mr. CahanisS took the same posi-
ton on the financial question tuai *
now held 10y Mr.. Smith I'm Colonel i.iy-
insSTun'S district 10" issue was drawn
in Fulton county ANA LivinrSion'S ma
iOrity ~ Il thousand expresses the vc4-
DIET of the people Of this county. CON
gresham Crisp. who differed with See
rotary Smith ON every occasion on which
be- spoke in Georgia during the cam
paign just over. had the satisfaction of
seeing lis district give The largest dem
ocraiic mu i"rity Of any district i'm The
state and there * not Il district in Gcor
gia whose Democrat. ms jori;E would
not nave been larger il there had been
less gpllhng talk during the campaign.
Mr. Smith has gone wide 81 the mark.
and is unnecessarily pNiravagaut IN bis
explanation of the result of the Georgia
election.
Georgia'S majority on last "Wednesday
should have been 10000. As il was,
the difference between 10000 and 10000
represents the diroct loss Ia the party.
occ;lSioned 10y the too sudden eitor' to
republicaniZc the views of The voters
of Georgia ON the financial question.
Mr.. Smiths talk is fiub-,lub.