The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-02-13
THE FIRST BIG GUN.
THE G UBERNATORIAE CAMPAIGN Is
NOW EULLY ON.
Hon. w. Y. Atkinson Opens Up In Forsyth
Very Nice Audience Hears Him-A
synopsis of the First Speech

Spondence. To-day the be!itap sounds ana
the curtain goes dancing up over a scene
of political activity in Georgia.
The gubernatorial drama is on!
Here in the pretty little white city of
Forsyth Hon. W. \. Atkinson has made his
first speech in the active campaign that is
TO follow, and bowed his smiling salute to
the people of Georgia
The day has been perfect one; so sunny
and so bright; and it seems pity that MT.
Atkinson didn't give longer notice OF ms
speech that there might have been larger
crowd to hear him
There is but slight Difference
To one who has heard both MI. Amin
son and General Evans it is clear that there
lis no difference-absoutely no difference
in their positions as to puphc ISSUES NY
seem TO he lighting under the same luehu-
cal ffae. with the exception that there IS d
decided tendency on the part Oh Mr. A'NiH
son to arraign country against town anu
particularly to decry what he terms sheer
ingly the Atlanta ring OF politicians
Other than this they are together.
They both favor free coinage OF SILVER
state banks, income tax and all platIoiih
doctrines fulfilled OF unfulfllied. IheH po-
.sitions are the same.
In brief, Mr.. Atkinson starts ms ca''p"ls,.
with strict observance of the purposes SET
forth in the folf6wing formula, when ne
declares will be faithfully followed to the
end:
l. To stand upon the democratic PLATFORM
with both feet.
. To differ with Grover Cleveland III ms
conception OF the PLATFORM out MOI ~ NV
tesly denounce his administration.
j. To sneak kindly OF General c. A Evans
at all times for he is an honorable man
and yet, to accuse h-.l of inactivity lof 'ile
interests of democracy in the last eanip3isn
10y asking, Where, on, where was i'hooe''o
when the HSht went Out ,;-
l. TO hIIrI all .?lanner of bitter denuncla-
lions 1nnn WIN -. DEGREES shall be known
-; -; -. 80 "a Atlanta ring"
Ia '-i9 cdiiii"'@ 40 WV ,.,,,; man
D. 20 feclte ms career as " P"''' ~
Georgia layisIattir, when he was there
:. no close IA, depving the charge
That he : an enGm. oil me Jo' ,ne CONN.,
veterans p'cAlii9 - -, ,,El,
io''',s"'e go " ~ 49,, r,,l+ not 49,
tied lot lht tauS1 'u t"e - - -
amy II d Spu'Hell i"t',i ts ,5,'+ If I.,
&loh lhaI "It''a1S Mi[ii f. he no1;,lace: n
Sua-e anu % tno'5Hc - nv MIX, i.e5
very cltNeT, very nee Ne-N pict'S' WY
i1ne- ,..,
am in '@IoT ~ an , t..to ~ 80 ~
the SI'vdNt- y y, ~ -. -,,,.ro,,t -
10 ne 'dAtI 80 - .,' ~ i,l,.ts tbeI1 ~
80 ~ 7,,..issi,,,i tist as Inc Door are
t taSn 49, 80, ,,5;,re 81 believe that
the salaries OF me rch oUSat 10 pea t4 a.
@uoH- NHle ~ s,j das,,air tbo
.'tSeu eiA1 ~ - ~, 49, ~ M
fIEn are non u'i Z az ~. 49, o-'+
getting fithTi - ~ ua! - - Na me-
see how We ha}r tolerated IT as long as We
have. What IS /. mt giving the power Of
control OF t'te ll- CON : cNiie IitA 70 ne
rich VINO CONTRACT l. III" = i'Eil" II AZ WI,
al the time making themselves TlCheI ana
making u poorer
Favored state b"ni>S'
This LEADS me 10 say that | think that
banks of issue These would give US that
contradiction that we need. II would place