People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-28
DEMOCRATFOR HINES
CANNOT VOTE FOR HON. w.
Y. ATKINSON.
He GIVES GOOD REASONS
Why "The Men Who Control"
Should Be Turned
Down.

AS humble messenger Of the demo-
cratic party | desire to enter my pro-
test against the methods of ''the men
who control in this campaign on the
democratic side,
+ These methods must be rebuked and
the only way that I can think of to
make the protest effective is to vote
/ against them and for Judge Hines for
governor He is q man W no is above
/ reproach and would make model
! governor. l do not like some of the
planks in his platform, but this occa-
sion demands that we rise above and
go beyond mere party declarations and
make careful examination OF the
men.
was an original Evans man.
knew him. have known him for
years. l love him for his uprightness
and purity. He is indeed a man in
whom there is no guile. Before Mr.,
j Atkinson announced his candidacy for
the goyernorship, no one. not even the
despised populists had word to say
against his character or ability, or
could pick flaw in the matchless rec
ord of the old hero and Christian gen
tleman But Just as soon as Mr.. At
lSinson had announced for. the same
office, these same men, who had had
nothing but good to speak of the gen
eral up to this time, began circulating
the yilest ISLANDERS that the gutter pol
itician can manufacture.
He who few DAYS before had been
the good business man, the wise coun-
selor and able, eloquent and powerful
preacher of the gospel, suddenly be-
came an ignoramus who had been out
of public life so long that he knew mo-
body and had forgotten all about how
to run state affairs. 1t was as sud
denly discovered by these same fellows
that he was backed by a corrupt At
lanta ring who absolutely controlled
him; that he had not the ability TO
discuss the issues of the day with Judge
Hines and Mr. Watson, if he received
! the nomination.
Oh, the miserable lies this crowd told
in order to defeat the old hero.
The very memory OF this campaign
is stepea in the nostrils of decent
people, the state over.
But notwithstanding all these things,
] decided to stand by the nominees of
the party.
Then began the campaign between
the two parties. This campaign had
not been going on bnt short time
>whnr the same sort Of n game was
began on Judge Ines, the same cam
paign of abuse, vilification and SANDER
which had defeated Gen. Evans,
And this against a man whom the
democratic papers of Atlanta had de-
clared in advance not word could be
said
The dirty stories chronicled against
Judge Hines by the same crew of SLAM
derers who traduced Gen. Evans, ex-
snado in lirri,,ace x,r;f
messed in a campaign in Georgia.
Why is this so? Because from Atlzin-
son down to the most insignificant
local heeler the crowd who at present
are in control of the democratic party
are afraid honest, pure, upright men
will get control of Georgia affairs and
then Othello's occupation will be gone.
Turn them down for men who dare
to maintain their rights and those of
the people in the face OF the sluices of
villifcation which are poured out upon
them by those who traffic in the spoils
of victory those who are ready to sup
port any man or principles they think
can win; in short, all those who are
without principles and without policy,
held together by the cohesive proper
ties OF the public plumber"
Far minded democrats of Georgia. AS
democrat, appeal to you to rebuke
these men by voting for Judge Hines
for Governor But do not stop there.
Gen. Evans must be the next United
States Senator from Georgia instead of
those ring politicians. We can elect
him and we must do it.
I NV hurrah for Hines for Governor
and Evans or Senator. Old Cherokee
solid for both
HUEHONFF DENOCRAT.
CANTON. GA. Sept. %. 1894.