The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-16

partlzan zeal, mixed with prohibition
will inure to the good of the state. bu
Tor one | distrust that method an
wish that the assurance of a true an
permanent reform might come to a
the people of Georgia, by all its peopl,
white and colOred, through the enlight
ened political conscience of all the pal
ties-democratic, populist and reput
lican.
''The democratic party is COMMITTEE
to restrict the evils of the liquor traI,
as far as possible. 1t stands COMM -
to take no backward step, and iu9V
believe that the state may req u"oly
expect from democratic legjt,oto w. 70
put down the abuses of the tl1o., Vne
tricks of the politician gyms u
lynching, the errors one CONVEX
lease, complaints of thy egro race and
the liquor immorality pon plan that
w mant be ef sustained osr aniis people.
owe TINS see ~ no party IN Geor-
oio cbonnions barroom dispensary :;
no {" p pn+u p dos5 the Carolina dispen-
sary; no nv proposes to interfere
With conn Jaws already adopted. We
aoonood = Ave come to an agreement
~ n,oin kues until the question "Who
SLonL d the offices?' doomed up to
49, "A the peace of the state.
!. .IOther statement l desire to make
at the liquor question affects all
6ple to such an extent that all par
Ges must agree to just legislation which
will be supported by settled public con-
victions. Wemust look to the officers
Of the law, the judiciary, the bar of
Georgia, the physicians, the educators
the ministry, the women and good citi-
zens to enforce the laws we have in or
der that something better may be
done. There is complaint that the laws
are not enforced, There is complaint
from the dry counties that they are
kept wet by blind tiger dispensary anC
the lug trade; that farming and other
interests still suffer, although they
vote their counties dry and ask for To-
cal option relief from the blind tiger
dispensary and Jug business. L dc
think that the liquor trade should re-
spect these wishes and honor the law
IT Is not fair to rob LEGAL option of it,
privileges. Let thu people be just il
dealing with the liquor men, and le
them be fair in dealing with the PEG
pie.
FUSION.
81 am frank to declare my objection
to a bargflned fusion for temporary
object 1t is better to have a genuine
union0f men who in the main agree OF
nrip,iples and are in common oppo
sit0n to another body of men who con
ind for a general contrary policy
Such is the attitude of the demOoratlc
party against it's ancient foes. Democ-
racy has stood for over a century for the
constitution, for fair tariff, for econ
omy and for general liberty, as against
federation, consolidation, unfair tariff
sectional rule, trusts, monopolies, con-
traction and the like, Its principles
are simple, its party is accessible tt
poor and rich, to white and cOlOred
It's aims are the security of liberty anC
the pursuits of a common happiness
Such a party deserves to be kept n
power, free from corruption, from dis
honor and from defeat. The democrat
who hopes for bimetallism through m
ternatiOnal agreement or any demo
crat who believes in general democra
cy but has been persuaded to favor Unt
perpetual single gold standard shoulc
not aid the radicals in breaking doW,i
his party. The populists VINO reVol
from radical republicanisru can come
into it. The peoples party democrat'
have no home but at lbs hearth. L
has great mission to fulfill beside
the conservative settlement OF the sll
yer question, and long after this agita
ton is over and the agitatorssare gon'
your children will need democratic
union. Destroy it! That cannot b
done! Should the heavens fall; SHOULD
political chaos cone as the work of tn
mad power of concentrated greed
democratic ideGs will shine on as fixe,
stars to religNt recognized govern
ment of Liberty.
CONCLUSION.
81 hav1 spoken my mind with the de
sire tobe fair and without fiatterinj
myself that my views are of good val
ne. 4 have no desire for office, or re
rnntdS | am not and will not he q can