The sun., 1894-10-14
THE SLUMP IN GEORGIA.
MR.. CLETELASD AND HoKE SMITH
the CAUSES OF III.
They Carried .. = Campsiea or Educstios
Agatnst the Policy OF the Democratic
PIatrorr. nnd Disgusted Democrats.

| ATLANTA Ga. Oct 1.-THE full election re-
turns from all the counties In Georgia have been
received. and the Democratic majority proves
10 be larger than the first reports showed. II
will be about ~, 900; but that Ia great slump
from the Al 900 majority two years ago The
Popullsts have Z Senators and AZ Representa-
tives in the legislature while the Republicans
| get Senator and 3 Representatives. Thus the
| Populists have one fourth Of the membersof the
| Legislature, and unless there be Democratic
| caucus, something which has never been neces-
sary in our Legislature, the Popullsts will be
able TO name the next Senator from Georgia.
| The slumpin Georgia is due solely TO disaffec-
| tion and disgust among Democrats with the
action OF Preslden. Cleveland. Georgia is over
whelmingly in favor of the free coinage Of
silver. 1t has always been so. But Mr.. Cleve-
land conceived the idea that he could educate
| the State to his way Of thinking. and he dele
gated Hoke Smith and Congressman Henry O..
| Turner to do the work OF education. Be-
| fore going into Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet
| Hoke Smith used 10 make free coinage
speeches about the State. But this time he
took the stump and shcllcd the woods
| from the mountains TO the wire grass
| against silver. On the other hand, Governor
| elect Atkinson and ten OF tho Georgia Con-
| gressmen announced themselves for free silver
which was in the Democratic State platform.
| The Campaign Committee attempted TO stop
| Hoke. but he would not be stopped. Then the
campaign degenerated into a fight between
Democrats with silver the issue. The Populists
had only two men the stump-Candidate
Hines and Tom Watson. They went about
quietly, while the Democratic orators. TO the
number of 100. taught contrary doctrines and
fought one another. twas sort OF Admnistra-
tion and danti-Adminstrationf fight. Conservative
Democrats became somewhat outraged at the
nuht ha m trati tbrpuuh nk Smith
and Turner was making against the State plat
form, and simply declared themselves out of it.
They refused to vote Mt all. In consequence the
Democratic vote fell OF fully twenty per cent.
in the State. The Populist white vote was less
than it was two years ago. The Populists. how
ever, made heavy gains among the negroes and
captured good proportion OF the shouting
Methodist element. These gains increased their
vote by a small percentage over that of two
years ago.
But the result was due solely to Democratic
apathy, dissatisfaction, and disgust 1t was due
to Hoke Smiths foolish campaign. In nearly
every county Smith spoke the Democratic vote
fully 20 per cent. less than two years ago.
Even in Atlanta, where Smith opened his cam
paign, and where there was heated contest for
city Offices the vote fell of TO 4,616 and Of this
number Hines. the Popullst, received 1.4s6.
OF the eleven Congress districts the Populists
carried the Tenth, Tom Watson's old district.
by 800 majority and the Ninth. in which Newt
Twitty is tho Populist candidate. by a dozen
votes. and they came within a few votes of car
rying the Fourth. This result is almost certain
TO be overcome in the Congressional elections
next month"; for the Democratic candidates are
stronger than Atkinson was, and as they are sill
yer men straight out the Democrats will turn
out and vote for them,
Governor-elect Atkinson himself holds the
policy of Mr.. Cleveland and his man Hoke Smith
responsible for the small Democratic majority.
In the first place. he says. thousands OF Demo-
Gratis did not vote because they thought their
votes would not be needed.
Again" he says. there was one thing in the
campaign which should not have happened. and
that was the division that stirred up over
the silver question. The State Democracy ought
to subserve the declarations OF the party in the
Convention, and when the State Democratic
Convention was held and the party set forth its
principles in the platform that was framed. all
Democrats should have knuckled To that plat
form. Some OF them didn't knuckle. Many
speeches were made here and there about the
State in support OF single gold standard, going
directly against the utterances OF the party in
convention assembled.
IF there was anything In plain words In The
State Democratic platform it was the pledge OF
hope to the masses for the free coinage OF silver
And yet during the campaign there were
speeches and speeches by this man and that
directly against legislation in this direction.
"In this way it easy for the Democratic
voters to get all myst1ed and doubtful. There
must be in all party organization some head and
that head, according to my idea, is the Conyen-
tion OF the party: Every speaker, every worker,
ought TO have fallen right Into line the state
Convention and fought Il out on that line.
Instead of this. one man would get up and speak
make a speech that would have put to shame
the most rnbld goldbug. II was wrong. Too
much personal ambition was thrown into the
that did not stop short OF stirring up strife on
question that had been positively settled by the
condemnation cannot be expressed in words OF
Hoke smith has expressed no opinion on the
suit he simply packed his grip and stole silently
Verse verse criticism o. him which has been INDUCED
In all over the State have put an end TO his SEN
horse. TRe candidacy Of Consressman Henry
q. Turner for the Senate has been similarly az
deesd The LessSstGre Sbr mssts fSs on Oct IS and
ia the only issue among the candidates. Turner's
speeches in the campaign have had
eraby Jasper county had, In mass meeting,
instructed its representative 70, vote for him;
made a speech in the Court House at Month
cello. He talked against silver. When he had
leave the Court House before they passed resO-
lutions withdrawing their endorsement OF him
for the Senate and instructng their representa-
tive TO vote .for A; o. Bacon. Other counties
which were formerly for Turner have turned
against him. and his vote for Senator will con-
sequently be very small. These people have
gone 20 Bacon. and now the friends of the
Macon man claim that he will be elected on the
first ballot. Bacon has already declared In favor
OF Democratic caucus. and he and his friends
say that he will have majority OF ten or more
over all the candidates on the first ballot.
senator Pat Walsh Is making a gallant fight
for reelection, but he began IL after Bacon had
many pledges. Consequently on the fret ballot
Walsh will get only small vote. Girard and
Runner may both run ahead OF him, but In the
event that Bacon has missed his calculation and
fails TO win on the hrst ballot, Walsh's chances
will be good.
Among the legislators there Is a strong senti-
ment that Speak er Crisp Is the man who should
be sent 70 the Senate; Mr.. CRISP, however, be
lieyes that the next House will be Democratic.
and has said that he prefers to be Speaker
again. Among his friends In the Legislature
there Is some doubt as TO whether the next
House will be Democratic, and there seems TO
be a disposition in favor OF holding the Senate
rial election over one day until the result OF the
Congressional election is known II Crisp would
saw fha word he cOuld ha alAetad OERr all tha