People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12
StilI They Differ.

Still They Differ.
The dear democratic brethren hav-
ing disagreed before the election as 10
what democracy was, where it was
sat" or what it wanted, now pull
each others wool in the most ap-
proved fashion, each faction blaming
the other for the severe thrash ing
they got.
Here is the Journals @you did it::'
There are some democratic news
papers and politicians in Georgia
who have joined in the populist cry
that the business depression through
which we have passed, and the low
price of cotton which is still on us,
are attributed to the financial policy
of President Cleveland's administra-
ton.
They have proclaimed this asser-
ton time and time again, and,
though it has never been backed by
anything but gall,it has undoubtedly
deceived many voters. These dem
ocrats wonld have done the party
far less damage if they had gone
over bodily to the populists instead
of remaining in the democratic
ranks and firing upon a demo-
cratic administration. Such demo-
cratic testimony was the favorite
weapon of the populists, and I'M
doubtebly it had its effect
To which the Constitution holly
replies 'It was you who did it,"
Every vote lost to the democrats
and every vote gained to the popu-
lists is to be referred directly to the
efforts of the goldbug bushwhaokers
to convince the people of the state
that the party is not in favor of the
free coinage OF silver. These gold
bug bushwhackers went about from
county to county declaring that the
democratic party is not committed to
the policy of remonetizing silver,
without the consent of England, and
assuring the voters who came out to
hear them that such a policy would
be ruinous, and that the only remedy
for the repeal Of republican financial
legislation was for the people of this
country to obtain the consent aud CO.
operation of the monarchial powers
of Europe.
The journal claims that the de-
feat which the democratic party sui
fered is due to the party not being
quite outspoken enough in its en-
dotsement of the single standard
gold policy, and tries to sustain its
position by the following argument;
In these congressional districts
where the representatives have stood
by true democratic principles and the
financial planks OF the national and
state platforms, the majorities are
largest. In those districts where the
democrats tried TO beat the popuiists
on their oYsn platform, the greatest
slump has occurred, and in many in.
stances disaster has overtaken the
representatives of the party OF the
people.
The Constitution is equally as
positive in affirming that all the
woe and disaster Of the dear old
party is directly tracab!e in not be-
ing pronounced enough in favor Of
the free coinage of silver:
But this is not all. The goldbug
bushwhaokers, denying and disput-
ing a time-honored democratic plio-
ciple, went upon the stump with the
democratic candidate for governor,
and informed the democratic voters
that tie platform on which their
candidate Was nominated and the
position that he held ON the silver
question we're radically wrong.
Whenever these goldbug bush
whackers spoke from the Same plat.
form with the democratic candidate
for governor, or with the chairman
of the democratic executive com.
mittee, nothing prevented the affair
from taking the shape of a joint de-
bate but the forbearance OF those
democratic leaders and officials.
Under these circumstances peculiar
and unprecedented only Won
der is that the slump in the dem
ocra.io majorityis not more serious.
For shame, gentlemen, to be quar-
reling in the funeral procession on
the way to the cemetery.