The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-18

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ocratic principles. With it's declara-
ton before us we do not know, indeed,
how far it goes, or whether it has con-
ceived new doctrines of its own which
it prefers to those that are set forth
in the Chicago platform, But, making
due allowances for everything of this
sort. we do not see how it can consist
entity put forth and father the state
ment it makes that resolutions endorS-
ing the Chicago platform and calling
on the president to redeem the pledges
of that platform are in the nature or
defeat of the administration. Does The
Press propose to join the little band of
political shysters who are now engaged
in slandering and disappearing MI.
Cleveland in Georgia by claiming that
q ratification of the Chicago platform IS
an attack on the democratic adminlStra-
ton? If so. does the editor OF Inc
Press sincerely believe that such
policy is calculated to add to the
strength and harmony of the party at
this juncture.
Remarkable as the declara ton OF The
Press is, it presents the issue squarely
and in shape that cannot possibly be
misunderstood. 1t says that the resolu-
tons adopted by the Fulton county
mass meeting, endorsing the Chicago
platform and calling on the president to
carry out it's pledges amount to "a de-
feat of the administration at the capl-
tai" The editor of The Press is an
experienced journalist and an able
writer He does not put words together
without understanding the meaning he
desires to convey. He says that the rati-
fication of the platform and the call on
the president to redeem its pledges IS q
defeat of the administration, and adds:
"But the state will not endorse these
resolutions"
We reproduce the resolutions in
another place and ask The Press to ex-
anime them and tell us why 1.-THE state"
will not endorse them. The state, as
we understand it, is the people. Polltl-
cally, the state is what majority OF
the voting population choose it to be.
At last accounts, it was democratic.
Has The Press any reason to believe
that it is other than democratic now
If our contemporary knows that the
state is not democratic-that the Chi
cago platform has suddenly and mys-
teriOuSly become obnoxious to those
who rushed to approve and applaud 1t
two years ago-and that Il majority of
the voters of Georgia have suddenly
become weary of democratic principles
then the declaration we have quoted
ceases to be remarkable, and is a simple
statement of Georga's change Of views.
But if the white voters of the state are
still democrats then there is not a word
nor Il sentiment in the Fulton county
resolutions that they cannot heartily
endorse?
VIII The Press kindly take up the
Fulton county resolutions examine
them carefully and critically and then
tell US frankly why it considers their
adoption a defeat for the administra-
ton? We take it for granted, of course,
that so sensible a newspaper will not
make q serious effort to give rcspecta-
bility to the demoralizing and undem-
Ocratic clamor that an endorsement of
the democratic platform is an attack on
Mr.. Cleveland. The Press can well
afford to leave that dangerous issue to
the fiy-up-th ecrceks that Matched it.