People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21

MIR. Andrews to Chairman Clay.
ATLANTA, GA, August IS, '86.
Hon. 4. 8. clay, Chairman DEM
Ocrutic Executive Committee.
DEAR S1R-Yours of the 9Th inst.
to hand. may not be able to call
IN person upon yeu, as you suggest
l would be more than delighted to
do so. l have no doubt that you
would do your very best to dissuade
me from voting for Tom Watson for
vice President, which would be no
more than your duly, because of
your present position. But, sir, |
am not bound to any party. l must
admit that l love the old Demo
cratic party, I revere her glorious
past. l appreciate the fact that upon
her broad principles the very foun-
datien of the Republic res.s. They
must be maintained OF our country
is in danger. The class legislation
thab transfers the wealth of the many
to the few will eventually make serfs
of our great common people. The
robber tariff and the dishonest gold
standard must be guarded against,
or the very right to exist as a free
people will be endangered. We
must fight a centralized government
and demand states rights. A nation
that would be prosperous must let
the majority of its citizens be pros
porous. The Republican party is
opposed to the best interest Of a
maj ority of the American people.
1t only undertakes to add to the
fortunes of the banker and manufaot-
urer and corporations at the expense
Of the people, while the Democratic
party has the Interests OF all the peo-
pie at heart. For this | love her.
And when / look over her grand
achievements in building up the
greatest nation of earth, my heart
swells with loyal pride and my best
energies are at her command, for all
Of her glory, all Of her achievements
that brought the golden era of ma
tional greatness and prosperity was
the child of the South's Statesmen.
Up to 1860 the South had governed
with q masters hand the ship Of
State. The wisdom Of her states
men, the swaying elqquenoe Of her
orators and the nobl1 loyalty OF her
| people made the d. nocrstio party
the power in the Ia d. She ruled
firmly, but Justly. II G people were
content, and lay thg' cause at her
Iest with the rrast d. . cnItu tnat
aleeps upon its mothers breast 0,
how | adore that old South. How |
wish the last 40 years could be blot
ted from memory and I could live
and moTe in her glorious past.
Turn your eyes on our country
since the South has no longer the
command of the old ship. Then her
course was directed toward the har-
Dor of peace, oontentment and great
ness; she had left far behind the
REFERS that once lay in her path.
But now her course has been reversed
She is headed for the REFERS. The
man at the helm no longer concerns
himself for her safety. He is drunk
with the wine of plutocraoy. He is
sailing with every sail set. The
REFERS are not far distant. But the
loyal, patriotic South must throw
harsslf in the breach. She must call
bask her Washington and Jefferson
and her Jackson to the helm, and let
these young giants of the South dash
this traitor from her deck and reverse
his course. 1t must be done or all
is l2st.
Gut the Democratic party does
not favor such course. The East
and West and North have ignored
the South for nearly 40 years. The
South has ever been loyal to Democ-
racy. If any section in this country
has right to recognition from the
Democratic party it is the South.
Patiently and humbly has she fol-
lowed the lead of the North and
East. They have grown to consider
it as matter of course, and are dis
posed to frown down any suggestion
OF the South's advancement. We
have stood it with noble patience.
But there are limits to all things.