The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-05-08
HOKBSMITH'S TRIP TO DIXIE
A SUSPICION THAT SILVER CUTS
A FIGURE IN 1T.

A Belief That the Secretary May Head the
sesboard Delegations to the Sound
Money Convention.
A Washington press .dispatch to the
Savannah News says:
Secretary Hoke Smiths departure for
Georgia last Saturday night is SAID TO
have more than ordinary Specification.
It is generally believed here that Secre-
tarv Smith has gone south to lend his
personal influence anil the weight Of the
administration to the movement in be-
half of sound money in the south ana
the counteracting OF the free silver SEN
timent which is beng aroused and
strengthened in one wing of the southern
democracy.
1t is also thought that the going CT
Secretary Smith is the beginning OF the
Hegira of administration otfiials to dit
ferent sections of the country in the IN
lerest of sound money which is expected
to occur within the next three weeks.
Secretary Carlisle will probably be the
next member of the cabinet TO wend his
his wav westward and southwark, and
after that it is expect there will be a
Or city general spreading out Of officials
OF lesser rank to take park in the polltl-
cal AGITATION throughout the country.
The belief prevails in some quarters
that Secretary Smith intends to head the
DELEGATIONS from the Atlantic seaboard
states of the south to the sound money
convention. which has been called 10
meet at Memphis on May % next. There
will be a great deal of work to to done IN
connection with the organization, as II
is proposed to have a representative
body of men, IMPLYING the best and most
conservative business interests OF the
south The promoters of the scheme are
LAYING great stress upon the necessity OF
making the meeting a representative one
81 that il cannot be claimed with justice
nv the free silver agitators and stump
sneakers that it was packed body, com
nosed of bankers and the capltallstic
elements of the cities of the south.
From present Indications there Will
probably be sharp contest in G' orgla
between the free coinage people, under
Leadership Of Nj. Crisp, and the sound
money men, headed by Secretary Smith,
10 dominate the sentiment of the state
onite as spirited as the struggle dow be-
| inc conducted in Illinois between the
r NO factions OF the democracy dividing
| on the silver line. Georgia holds about
tbe same relative position to the Atlantic
saab,ard states in point of importance,
both upon political and business merits.
The influence of Georgia upon the neigh
boring states has increased to striklh
degree in both these respects, and in the
last few years. Georgia newspapers cir
culate extensively throughout the
southern states. the political leaders of
Georgia are well known and en- OF in
Auencp. while Atlanta, as the center OF
the industrial new south, is in close and
svmpathetic touch with the business in
te,ests and enterprises south of MasOns
0ixions line. It is considered import
ant. therefore, to the sound money peO-
nile that Georgia should throw the
weight # her influence against unIlmltet
free coinage. Whether this can be &C
complished or not is, Of course, matter
of doubt at this time, but the sound
money men propopes to be quite CONT
dent OF their ability to make the effort
successful.