The Atlanta constitution., 1894-04-30

the love of the people. a.'l, ..eie.H, IL, IN
your presence fully repaid for suherlilss ~
war anG arduous LABOR since, ~ your ~ ~,
dence that your love is still with me. me ne
man who seeks to rob me OF your , iove unea ,ue.
greater damage than If he took some ma ma
terial possession, or even my liberty. l aoM @
that true confederate soldier shali ,pe NO
be robbed of his crown, Tor l can say, o i
the oid governor who burned up the recoIu
of the Yazoo fraud, Unfold the leaves Ul
my heart and one name you Will 'i"0
we went into war to illustrate Georgia
and the man stultihes hims6lI VINO fon~n3 n"y1
that the confederate soldiers lo'5io @
for anything else than the ioNe
The Fire Begins to Fly.
"T,ron the last day at Appomattox in
the last fight of the DYING strugs'f boan AL
which L had part, there mas 1 nor ~, p9e1r for
day when Would not ma naVe nsceS s[41u h's u life
in the peril of battle. Great applause;)
Il would let my arm drop from 1tS 3oGins soGhes
before | would forget the soldiers. eva
of handkerchiefs by ladies.) ...
"Sixty-seven companies went out with
into battle We We're y young tbdn lao, became anne
q - GENERAL it was by the voice of the men
with whom had fought under the leadeh
shower OF bullets. (CheerS.) -,
II will not have the stars upon the
collar of my coat torn off by men VINO
advertise their enmity to soldiers IN norm
troll. But if it has to be done, let it be
done by these men who have fought WIN
me and whose homes L hau III NY hcepihs?.
These men, however, press me 10 lne4r
hearts as a confederate brother one OF
them said to me the other day; VIII
crawl across the county where I'VE 70
FIRE with me once The same teelinS IS
expressed toward me by men VINO lousn9
otbars Some people may wish the death
of confederate sentiment, but the great
heart of Georgia Will not resposu IN me
effort to degrade confederate seniinenl. emu l'.l
When sentiment dies you may as Wen ven bupy bp4,
the confederate heart. Ihls t, issue mas oeei'
| forced upOn me against my WISH
Party Harmony Called For.
"For two years the state has been divided
unon n1lblic issues The evil effect OF TINS
| division has been felt in the soclai ad1 ana
business relations as well as the polltlcai.
We should look around to see how people
| can be brought back to political unity.
| Some have gone into extremes pecauSe roased uneS
| had grievances grievances which pressed
| them Now | that there are signs
| that some of these extreme ideas may be
| obandoned and | trust that some honest
| effort will be made to bring the people 10
| eether The democrat is a true disciple or
| Thomas jefferson. There is only one KIND
| of democracy. and it does not neea 4;e any any
| otber label If jefferson were standing mere
today reading the democratic platform ne ne
| would take every plank of it, Prolongeo
aii% 80 lei'G"9l too Would Hickory Jackson.
(Cheerso =, , noon,a We believe that
the principles of the platform are the prn41
cinles of the constitution and if carried out
| to practical effect they VIII cure az th9
evils of which we complain. we Sh94id ,qli q
consolidate the democratic power OF TINS
state so that in the contest OF 1890 our
united support should go ;s 70 doatb b5t in
unftv there lies all the hope OF lie. IRON
division Poland fell Scotland lost her liber-
tv and democracy lost the presidency III
10G' I'VE want a united democracy" sac
| General Evans. lin the west ana soutH-
| (rheers long repeated and east if possible
iS Georgian VINO VIII ttSGIl
the principles of his state for some 'mpor-
tant office? I would not take my tue 70 10 az az
| officer" declared the general impreSSlVely
..jf if had to be amid the ruins of my party
or through the degradation OF my prlh
General Evans referred to national mat
ters substantially as reported in othel
speeches, emphasizing, however, the neces
| sty of strong, united action in favor OF th'
| reneal of the 10 per cent tax on banks
which is one of the questions now pressing
before congress.
| he that our banks must be free to lSsu
bills and then shall not be under q bal
| which degrades the sovereignty or on
state. It's repeal would break the conges
ton now existing"
General Evans devoted some time to an
| swerinG charges set afiOat about the con
| federate home. These charges. spread b
Atkinson supporters. attacked the motives
the purposes and the honor of the me-
who originally carried through and nov
control the Home property. They Wer
to the effect that it was hut on Atla0t
' ~ ''t-tIH 't 'p''i llptA'7H INA t'IetA41tks
were Ia he Graro"-1 .fa@..---+ i~~-----'~---
..The movement had its origin in tn
purost sentiment" said he, Owe wer
scattering flowers over the dead when th
question Was asked, what we doin'
for the living? Confederate veterans aD
pealed to the legislature to the whole 10 i.
and not to one man of it. for pensions. Th
legislature responded Then il was fOun'
that there We're widows of veterans il
want, and the women of Georgia, unitfn9
with the veterans, called upon the same
body for help. 1t was granted by th
legislature of Georgia, and not by a single
| Individual. 1t was found char there were
others not entitled to aid under ANY recog
nzed rules of pensions who needed help
They were poor. old, 1ecrcpit, fricudlcss
and without family. Shou!c these men
| heroes Of battles at which the 'TorC. won
Gered rot by the Wayside or sink into hope
less degradation i'm poorhouse in a LAND
which was iliumined by their deeds? Ir
answer TO this came that movement which